- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Sengottai Singam
- Movie release year
- 1958
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Mar 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic song from Sengottai Singam celebrates the breathtaking beauty of nature as a soothing, joyful feast for human eyes. It describes how scenic landscapes, mountains resting under rain clouds, valleys teeming with dancing bees, and peacocks spreading their feathers like lightning act as a natural remedy to relieve all weariness and bring pure happiness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvameyam)
“Iru vizhi parugum virunthu”
Nature's beauty is poetically described as a 'feast' (virunthu) consumed through eyes and a 'medicine' (marunthu) that cures exhaustion.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Minnal kodi polae”
The movement and fan of the dancing peacock feather when clouds gather is compared to a brilliant streak of lightning using 'polae' (like).
Personification
“Sondha veedaaga enni ... Vandhu ondraaga thoongum indha malai melae”
Rain clouds are personified as herds of creatures considering the mountain peak as their home to sleep.
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Trivia
'Sengottai Singam' (1958) starred M. R. Radha and Ujala, with timeless melody compositions by 'Thirai Isai Thilagam' K. V. Mahadevan. Singer Jikki's vibrant and expressive vocal rendering made nature-praise tracks like this highly popular during the golden era of Tamil cinema.
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