- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- A. L. Raghavan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Bhagyalakshmi
- Movie release year
- 1961
- Lyrics added on
- 10 Aug 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful and romantic duet from 'Bhagyalakshmi' explores the nature of mutual love and affection. The male protagonist approaches his beloved directly without any intermediary, expressing how love makes him do anything she desires, even driving him lovingly mad. The female protagonist playfully teases him at first, reminding him that love cannot be bought or forced, but eventually reciprocates his passion by offering to cure his love-madness with her affection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ezhuthu Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kaadhal paithiyam pollaadhu / Kaiyum kaalum nillaadhu”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across lines creating melodic harmony.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Aada chonnaalum aadugiren / Paada sonnaalum paadugiren”
Matching second letter rhyming scheme commonly found in Tamil prosody.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Vaaraai endhan paithiyamae / Manasukku seiven vaithiyamae”
End-rhyming words creating rhythmic closure.
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Trivia
The film 'Bhagyalakshmi' (1961) featured iconic music composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, with lyrics penned by Kannadasan. The track highlights Kannadasan's signature conversational yet poetic style in Tamil cinema.
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