- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- M. L. Vasanthakumari
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Movie name
- Kanniyin Kathali
- Movie release year
- 1949
- Lyrics added on
- 1 Sept 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song expresses the boundless, inexplicable happiness of a young heart experiencing the initial awakening of love. Unaware of the precise cause at first, the protagonist feels an intense inner delight that transforms her entire perception of reality. Nature itself appears transformed into poetry, with every sight evoking the image of cuckoos singing in forests, peacocks dancing in groves, and radiance filling the sky. As dreams and memories take on a fresh, wondrous perspective, she realizes that this inexplicable metamorphosis of her mind is the sweet onset of love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Manam malar pola vaazhvnilae”
Compares the mind blooming to a flower ('Manam malar pola') and external sights to epic poetry ('Kaanbavai yaavum kaaviyam pol').
Edukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kaanaththilae kuyil polae / Vaanaththilae oli polae / Kaavinilae mayil polae”
Rhyming of the second consonant '-na-' across consecutive nature imagery lines: Kaanaththilae (forest), Vaanaththilae (sky), Kaavinilae (grove).
Rhetorical Question
“Kaadhal enbathu idhuthaano / Manam maariyathaeno”
The protagonist introspectively questions the sudden shift in her emotional state, wondering if this feeling is love.
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Trivia
'Kanniyin Kathali' (1949) holds historical significance in Tamil cinema as the debut film of the legendary lyricist Kaviarasu Kannadasan. Directed by K. Ramnoth and produced by Jupiter Pictures, the movie featured music composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu and C. R. Subbaraman.
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