- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Palum Pazhamum
- Movie release year
- 1961
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Feb 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic song expresses the intense devotion, romantic longing, and emotional joy of a woman anticipating reunion with her beloved husband after a period of separation. She apostrophizes the passing clouds, asking them to convey her heart's devotion to her noble partner in her homeland. Through rich imaginative expressions, she envisions flying across the sky on wings of love and walking day and night across a bridge built purely from her thoughts. Reaching him, she imagines weeping tears of relief and standing spellbound in silent reverence, describing such overwhelming love as a divine sanctuary.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Apostrophe / Personification
“Thaavi varum meghamae”
Addressing the cloud directly ('Thaavi varum meghamae') as a messenger to carry news of love to her distant husband.
Metaphor (Rupaka)
“Kaadhal siragai kaatrinil virithu”
Describing love as having wings ('Kaadhal siragai') to express the desire to fly freely toward her beloved.
Metaphor (Rupaka)
“Kanneer kadalil kulikkavaa”
Comparing deep tears of joy and emotional release to an ocean ('Kanneer kadalil').
Metaphor (Rupaka)
“Ennangalaalae paalam amaiththu”
Framing intangible thoughts as a physical bridge ('Ennangalaalae paalam') built to span the distance of separation.
Simile (Upama)
“Thirumana pen pol”
Comparing her shyness to that of a bride on her wedding day ('Thirumana pen pol').
Monaai (Tamil Alliteration)
“Kaadhal siragai kaatrinil virithu”
Repetition of initial consonants like 'Kaadhal' and 'Kaatrinil' creating melodic alliteration across the line.
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Trivia
Featured in the iconic 1961 Tamil film 'Palum Pazhamum', this landmark composition was set to music by the legendary duo Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy, written by Kaviyarasu Kannadasan, and rendered by P. Susheela. The song gracefully captures the grace and emotional subtlety characteristic of classical Golden Era Tamil cinema music.
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