- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Music director
- P. S. Diwakar
- Movie name
- Thayum Magalum
- Movie release year
- 1965
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Feb 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a motivational track that weaves classic Tamil wisdom and proverbs into encouraging counsel. Kannadasan uses agricultural metaphors like timing the crop-sowing and working hard for a harvest to emphasize that success requires prompt action, perseverance, and clarity of goal. It cautions against laziness while instilling courage. Furthermore, the song highlights character and heritage through the metaphor of a lion's cub never turning into a fox, asserting that a child nurtured with values will never go astray. It concludes with a reaffirmation of faith in divine justice, assuring that truth and righteousness will ultimately prevail over all odds.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Proverbial Allusion (Pazhamozhi)
“Paruvathai paarthu paiyir seiya venum”
Refers directly to the famous ancient Tamil proverb 'Paruvathai payir sei' (Sow crops at the right season).
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Singathin kutti / Siru nariyaai povathillai”
Compares a child raised with strong values to a lion's cub ('Singathin kutti') that will never degrade into a fox ('siru nari').
Monai (Initial Assonance / Alliteration)
“Singathin kutti / Siru nariyaai povathillai / Seeraaga valarntha pillai”
Repetition of the 'Si/Se' initial sounds in 'Singathin', 'Siru', and 'Seeraaga'.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Thuninthu vital tholvi illai / Thoongivitaal vetrivillai”
Contrasts daring/courage ('Thuninthu') leading to no defeat against sleeping/sloth ('Thoongivitaal') leading to no victory.
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Trivia
The film 'Thayum Magalum' (1965) featured music composed by P. S. Diwakar. Lyricist Kannadasan was well-known for integrating popular folk adages and Tamil proverbs seamlessly into cinema lyrics to impart moral values to the masses.
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