- Lyricist
- Na. Kamarasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Needhikku Thalaivanangu
- Movie release year
- 1976
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Nov 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a romantic duet that expresses the deep longing, intimacy, and poetic anticipation of two lovers. Addressing their dreams as divine messengers of the God of Love, both partners urge these dreams to bring their loved one closer. The lyrics vividly describe romantic intimacy through rich imagery, equating nail marks to fine art, shyness to paintbrush strokes, and lips to blossoming flowers awaiting the heart's touch.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Kaadhal dhevanin thoodhargalae”
Dreams are directly personified and metaphorically called 'Thoodhargal' (messengers) sent by the God of Love.
Visual Imagery & Metaphor
“Angu naanangal thoorigai vannangalo”
Shyness is compared to the paint on a brush ('Thoorigai vannangal') painting romantic art on the body.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Idhazh endra malar mattum viriyattumae / Adhil idhayathin vandugal parakkattumae”
The lips are metaphors for a blooming flower ('Idhazh endra malar') and desires are compared to bees ('idhayathin vandugal').
Poetic Euphemism (Idakkardakkal)
“Oru kaaviyam thottilil thavazhattumae”
A newborn child is poetically referred to as a grand epic ('kaaviyam') crawling in a cradle.
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Trivia
This song belongs to the 1976 M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) film 'Needhikku Thalaivanangu'. Composed by M. S. Viswanathan and sung by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela, the song stands out for lyricist Na. Kamarasan's modern, highly metaphorical imagery which was considered fresh and distinct for Tamil cinema during the 1970s.
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