- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music director
- Ghantasala
- Movie name
- Guna Sundari
- Movie release year
- 1955
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Jun 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Jil Jil Jil Raani is an exuberant, buoyant song that celebrates freedom, romance, and feminine beauty. The singer portrays herself as a joyous queen of melody who soars like a skylark in the open sky and sings blissful tunes. Through lush natural imagery involving blossoms, gentle moonlight, sweet nectar, and captivating art, she expresses an intoxicating sense of joy and artistic grace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaanam padi polae”
Comparing the singer's free-spirited singing to a skylark flying high in the sky using the comparative marker 'polae'.
Onomatopoeia & Rhythm (Eshai)
“Jil jil jil raani / Bul bul bul raani”
Repetition of catchy, rhythmic phonetic sounds 'Jil jil jil' and 'Bul bul bul' to create musical playfulness.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Kannai parikkum minnal kalaiyaaginenae”
Directly equating her vibrant self to dazzling lightning and living art ('Kalai').
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Trivia
Guna Sundari (1955) was a Tamil cinematic adaptation based on King Lear-inspired folklore, dubbed/adapted from the acclaimed Telugu original Gunasundari Katha (1949). The lyrics were written by the renowned dramatist and lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.
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