- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Iravu Pookkal
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 15 Dec 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Inimel Naalum Ilam Kaalaithaan from the 1985 film Iravu Pookkal depicts a woman's emotional revival through love. Reflecting on a past filled with burden, grief, and feeling as diminished as a hidden waning moon, she describes how the entry of her beloved melts away her sorrow like wax and brings redemption. Her life transforms into a promise of eternal spring and marital bliss. The song metaphorically compares love to musical harmony, where her song rests on his melody (raagam) and rhythm (thaalam). As their shared life grows like a waxing moon, the lyrics celebrate renewal, joy, and emotional fulfillment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Kann kaana mudiyaatha piraiyaai thaeinthaen”
Compares her former state of suffering and invisibility to a waning crescent moon and a dry leaf melting like wax.
Contrast (Maranpattu Porul)
“Valar piraiyaaga valarum kaalam”
Contrasts her past as a waning crescent (piraiyaai thaeinthaen) with her present growth as a waxing crescent (valar piraiyaaga valarum kaalam).
Musical Metaphor / Parallelism
“En paattin aadhaaram unthan raagam / En raaga alangaram unthan thaalam”
Parallel lines equating love to the essential elements of Indian classical music (raagam and thaalam).
Rhyme (Ethirai / Iyaypu)
“Sarugaai kaainthu mezhukaai theinthu”
Use of end rhymes like raagam/thaalam and dried leaf/melting wax imagery to enhance musicality.
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Trivia
The song 'Inimel Naalum Ilam Kaalaithaan' features lyrics written by Gangai Amaran for the 1985 Tamil movie 'Iravu Pookkal', directed by S. Devarajan. The lyrics prominently employ musical motifs (raagam, thaalam, geedham, sangeetham) to represent marital harmony and emotional rebirth.
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