- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- T. R. Mahalingam
- Music director
- C. R. Subbaraman
- Movie name
- Macha Rekai
- Movie release year
- 1950
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Jan 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic song expresses the overwhelming bewitchment experienced by a man upon seeing an exquisitely beautiful woman. He compares her beauty and grace to a golden deer and a carved statue, feeling instantly struck by love. Stunned into immobility like a mountain, he describes her fragrant charm, lotus-like grace, and the enchanting sound of her jingling bangles and anklet bells, which entrance his heart completely.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kalai maanai pola thanga / Malai pola nindru asaiyamalae”
Compares the maiden's swift, graceful presence to a golden deer ('Kalai maanai pola thanga') and the lover's stunned immobility to a mountain ('Malai pola').
Onomatopoeia (Anukaran / Erattai Kilavi)
“Thiru kangana kanakanavendru muzhanga”
'Kanakanavendru' imitates the rhythmic jingling sound made by gold bangles.
Internal Rhyme (Etukai / Iyaibu)
“Mayangi nindren kandu thayangi nindren”
Use of rhyming paired verbs like 'Mayangi' and 'Thayangi' creates lyrical rhythm reflecting emotional hesitation.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vanjiyar thilagam nenjinil pugunthu”
'Vanjiyar thilagam' metaphorically exalts the lady as the supreme jewel or tilak among women.
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Trivia
'Macha Rekai' (1950) featured music scored by the celebrated maestro C. R. Subbaraman. Singer-actor T. R. Mahalingam's iconic high-pitched classical style and powerful voice are prominently showcased in this composition through intricate sangatis and vocal improvisations.
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