- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singers
- A. L. Ragavan, S. V. Ponnusami
- Music director
- T. Chalapathi Rao
- Movie name
- Uthami Petra Rathinam
- Movie release year
- 1959
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Aug 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful folk song from the 1959 film 'Uthami Petra Rathinam' celebrates love, attraction, and social camaraderie through lively, humorous verse. It paints rustic pictures of characters like Bangaaru the goat-herder and Mannaru dancing, alongside light teasing about dressing up and vanity with combs and mirrors. The main refrain highlights a simple truth of human life: without the joyful interaction between men and women, life loses its spirit, excitement, and celebratory fun.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Rubber polae thulladhae”
Compares energetic behavior or excitement to a bouncing rubber ball ('Rubber polae thulladhae').
Ethukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Aadu meikkura bangaaru / Aattam poduraan mannaru”
The second consonant sound 'd' is repeated in 'Aadu' and 'Aattam' to create a rhythmic folk beat.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Aadu meikkura bangaaru / Aattam poduraan mannaru”
The words 'Bangaaru' and 'Mannaru' rhyme at the end of consecutive lines, providing catchy rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
'Uthami Petra Rathinam' (1959) featured music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao, with iconic folk lyrics penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, famous for his catchy, rhythmic, and colloquial songwriting style in early Tamil cinema.
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