- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Paasa Deepam
- Movie release year
- 1973
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Jan 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic devotional melody captures a woman's vivid dream of marrying Lord Krishna. She recounts every detail of her dream wedding to the Lord: from gathering metaphorical flowers of love from the garden of her mind to witnessing traditional wedding decorations, auspicious music, festoons, turmeric, vermilion, and a grand procession. She describes the emotional peak of the father giving away his daughter (Kanyadaan) and relatives showering blossoms with heartfelt blessings. The song beautifully bridges sacred divine devotion (Bhakti) and romantic bridal longing (Sringara), culminating in her seeing Lord Krishna himself during the auspicious milk and fruit custom on the wedding night.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Manamenum solaiyil malar parithaen naan”
Compares the human mind directly to a lush garden ('Manamenum solaiyil' - the garden called the mind).
Alliteration (Mona)
“Kanavu kandaen kannaa”
Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'K' across 'Kanavu', 'kandaen', and 'kannaa'.
Epiphora / End Rhyme (Ebu)
“Naanam pongida kandaen”
Repetition of the word 'kandaen' (I saw) at the end of successive lines to create a rhythmic narrative flow of dream visions.
Alliteration & Assonance (Moona)
“Maalai soodum mangai naanun / Maaya karunai kandaen”
Repetition of the 'M' sound in 'Maalai', 'mangai', and 'Maaya' creates a melodic cadence.
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Trivia
This song pays homage to Andal's immortal 'Vaaranam Aayiram' from the Nachiyar Thirumozhi, where the saint poetess Andal describes her dream of marrying Lord Ranganatha. Kannadasan adapted this classical Vaishnavite devotional concept into contemporary film poetry, while M. S. Viswanathan gave it a poignant ragam-based composition rendered softly by P. Susheela.
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