- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singers
- P. Susheela, P. Leela
- Music director
- S. Rajeswara Rao
- Movie name
- Kadan Vangi Kalyanam
- Movie release year
- 1958
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Oct 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This delightful duet from Kadan Vangi Kalyanam (1958) is structured as a musical conversation between two companions. One singer expresses wonder at natural phenomena happening out of their usual time, such as a cuckoo singing before spring or the moon shining bright prematurely, questioning why nature is acting so unusually. The second singer answers these queries with romantic philosophy, explaining that love alters all perception. Seeing one's beloved turns the mind into spring and makes the lover appear as the bright moon, causing the heart to overflow with joy and nature itself to seem enchanted.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Madhuvaedhum malargalum malaramalae”
Repetition of the 'm' sound at the beginning of consecutive words for rhythmic harmony.
Metaphor
“Ullamae vasandha rudhuvaanadhae”
Comparing the heart directly to the spring season ('vasandha rudhu') when one falls in love.
Metaphor
“Kaadhalanae venn nilavum aavaan”
Directly equating the lover to the bright full moon in the eyes of a maiden.
Rhyme and Anaphora
“Kaalamillaadha kaalathilae / Neramilladha nerathilae”
Repetition of structured questioning phrasing ('Kaalamillaadha kaalathilae' / 'Neramilladha nerathilae') to establish a persistent musical refrain.
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Trivia
'Kadan Vangi Kalyanam' (1958) was directed by L. V. Prasad and produced simultaneously alongside its Telugu counterpart 'Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu'. The song features legendary singers P. Susheela and P. Leela in a celebrated vocal duet composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.
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