- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Thambathiyam Oru Sangeetham
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Jan 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
In this song segment from Thambathiyam Oru Sangeetham, the singer expresses complex emotions of attraction, vulnerability, and existential reflection. He describes his delicate heart being captivated and gradually broken by a charming yet deceptive woman, whom he compares to a magnificent peacock seeking bonds. Alongside this romantic intrigue, there is a haunting consciousness of time and mortality ticking away. Lyricist Vaali masterfully employs floral imagery and double entendres to portray the woman's elusive and captivating nature.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Pun / Sledai (Double Entendre)
“Indha vanjimagal oru oodhaapoo / Indha kolamagal oru goiyaappoo”
Vaali uses wordplay with 'Oodhaapoo' (meaning a purple flower, but also 'a flower blown away by wind/bees') and 'Goiyaappoo' (meaning a guava blossom, but homophonous with 'koyyapoo' - a flower to be plucked).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Enthan ullam enum chinnachiru / Ival killi killi pariththu konda poovai”
Comparing the heart to a delicate flower that gets plucked away bit by bit, and comparing the maiden to a peacock displaying its feathers.
Rhyme / Ethirai (Second letter rhyming)
“Indha vanjimagal oru oodhaapoo / Indha kolamagal oru goiyaappoo”
The second letters 'ndha' match across lines creating a rhythmic harmony ('Indha vanjimagal' / 'Indha kolamagal').
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Trivia
Composed by the veteran maestro M. S. Viswanathan and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, this song highlights lyricist Vaali's signature talent for embedding clever Tamil wordplay (Sledai) into mainstream film music.
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