- Lyricist
- Saravanabhavananthar
- Singer
- P. Leela
- Music director
- C. N. Pandurangan
- Movie name
- En Thangai (1952 Film)
- Movie release year
- 1952
- Lyrics added on
- 9 May 2019
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
This melancholic song portrays the deep sorrow and guilt of a woman who feels her life has been devoid of joy from the start. She laments that every passing day brings only hardship and that all her hopes and dreams have crumbled into illusions. Beyond her personal grief, she suffers from remorse for having inflicted pain upon a sightless girl. She references the classical Tamil adage that actions done in the morning bring retribution by the afternoon, accepting her suffering as the karmic consequence of her past misdeeds.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question
“Enpol ulagil undo”
The line 'Enpol ulagil undo' asks if there is anyone as unfortunate in the world, emphasizing the singer's extreme despair without expecting an answer.
Moral Proverb / Allusion
“Murpagal seidha vinai Pirpagal vilayumendra”
Refers to the famous ancient Tamil proverb 'Murpagal seidha vinai pirpagal vilayum', illustrating karmic payback.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Murpagal seidha vinai ... Mozhiyin unmaiyiai indrae”
Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds 'M' in 'Murpagal' and 'Mozhiyin', giving rhythmic cadence to the verse.
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Trivia
'En Thangai' (1952) was a major early film in M. G. Ramachandran's career, based on a popular play of the same name written by T. S. Natarajan. The music for the film was scored by C. N. Pandurangan.
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