- Lyricist
- Poovai Senguttavan
- Singers
- Mu. Ka. Muthu, S. V. Ponnusami, B. Vasantha
- Music director
- T. S. Naresh
- Movie name
- Ingeyum Manithargal
- Movie release year
- 1975
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Aug 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Kadhal Enbathu Siraithaane' from 'Ingeyum Manithargal' (1975) is a romantic duet that metaphorically describes love as a sweet, inescapable prison where a woman's eyes act as the entrapping net. Rather than being a painful bondage, this prison is celebrated as a golden restraint that fills the heart's garden with eternal fragrance and happiness. The lyrics further weave in themes of faith, comparing a lover's deep longing to a devotee praying in a temple, expressing trust that sincere devotion in love will always be blessed and fulfilled by the divine.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai / Metaphor
“Kadhal enbathu siraitaanae / Adhil kanniyar vizhigal valaithaanae”
Compares love to a prison ('Kadhal enbathu siraithaane') and a woman's gaze to a net ('vizhigal valaithaane'), emphasizing the captivating, binding nature of love.
Metaphor
“Nenjenum thottaththil / Idhazh vidum malarukku maaraatha vaasam varum”
Compares the human heart to a garden ('Nenjenum thottaththil') where feelings bloom like everlasting scented flowers.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Adhu ennaalum pon vilangae… / Kai pattri kondaal sugamae…”
Refers to a prison bondage as 'pon vilangae' (golden fetters) and 'sugamae' (blissful), blending the idea of captivity with joy.
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Trivia
Mu. Ka. Muthu, the eldest son of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, starred in 'Ingeyum Manithargal' (1975) and sang this song himself alongside S. V. Ponnusami and B. Vasantha. The soundtrack was composed by T. S. Naresh.
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