- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Movie name
- Rajathi Rojakili
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Sept 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful folk song depicts a loving exchange where the male protagonist playfully woos his beloved. He expresses his romantic desire to be close to her, offering gifts of fine Kanchipuram silk sarees and jangling glass bangles to win her affections. He describes how his heart constantly leaps for her and how his eyes gaze longingly at her beauty. Despite her mild bashful resistance, he urges her to shed her shyness and embrace him, claiming that true joy and heavenly bliss can only be experienced when they are together without hesitation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Manasu meena pola un melae thaavuthu”
Comparing the restless, eager jumping of the heart to a fish leaping in water ('meena pola').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nee chinnanjiru mullai”
Comparing the heroine directly to a delicate young jasmine flower ('mullai').
Onomatopoeia (Anukaranai)
“Kalakalakkum kai valavi”
'Kalakalakkum' mimics the rhythmic clinking sound made by bangles on a wrist.
Metaphor (Visual Imagery)
“Kannu rendumthaan un maelae meyuthu”
Using the imagery of eyes grazing ('meyuthu') like livestock to express admiringly taking in someone's beauty.
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Trivia
Composed by Chandrabose for the 1985 film 'Rajathi Rojakili', the track showcases Malaysia Vasudevan's iconic voice tailored for vibrant rural folk melodies. Lyricist Muthulingam incorporated colloquial folk idioms and traditional romantic promises like gifting Kanchipuram silk sarees, which were quintessential elements of 1980s Tamil cinema romance.
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