- Lyricist
- Udumalai Narayanakavi
- Singer
- N. L. Ganasaraswathi
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Ambikapathy (Old)
- Movie release year
- 1957
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Feb 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This ecstatic song captures the pure joy of the heroine as her long-cherished dream of attaining her lover finally comes true. Overwhelmed with happiness, she playfully addresses the elements of nature around her—a dancing peacock, a singing cuckoo, and a timid spotted deer. She playfully asks the peacock not to dance and the cuckoo not to sing, teasingly worrying that if her lover sees their perfection, he might lose interest in her own song and dance. Finally, she shooes away the spotted deer with a kiss, jokingly asking if its timid gaze could ever match the beauty of her spear-like eyes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Apostrophe / Personification
“Aadaadhae mayilae”
Addressing non-human elements of nature directly (the peacock, cuckoo, and deer) as if they are conscious companions who could rival her.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Kanda kanavum indru palithadhae / Konda kolgai thaan barani paadudhae”
Rhyming of the second letter 'nda' across consecutive lines (Kanda / Konda).
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Paadum kuyilae paadaadhae”
Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Pa' in 'Paadum' and 'paadaadhae'.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“En velvizhiyin azhagai oppuvadhundodi”
Comparing sharp, captivating eyes to a spear ('Velvizhi').
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Trivia
From the classic 1957 film Ambikapathy starring Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi. The song was sung by P. Bhanumathi herself, composed by G. Ramanathan, and written by the legendary lyricist Udumalai Narayanakavi.
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