- Lyricist
- Narasimman
- Singer
- A. P. Komala
- Music director
- C. N. Pandurangan
- Movie name
- En Thangai (1952 Film)
- Movie release year
- 1952
- Lyrics added on
- 19 May 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song from the 1952 film 'En Thangai' expresses the sorrow and helplessness of a blind girl forced to perform relentless household labor under cruel treatment. The protagonist laments her tragic state, questioning why even basic empathy is denied to her by another woman, evoking the famous Tamil saying that even ghosts show mercy to women in distress.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme / Repetition)
“Veettai mezhughida vendum / Vaetti thuvaithida vendum / Maavai araithida vendum”
The repetition of the suffix 'vendum' (must do) at the end of consecutive lines emphasizes the endless list of grueling domestic chores forced upon the protagonist.
Etukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Veettai mezhughida vendum / Vaetti thuvaithida vendum”
The second consonant sound ('tt' / 't') rhymes in 'Veettai' and 'Vaetti', adding rhythmic cadence to her grief.
Pazhamozhi (Proverbial Allusion)
“Penn enil paeyum irangum enbaarae”
The line uses a traditional Tamil adage ('Penn enil paeyum irangum') to highlight the irony of a human showing less mercy than a ghost.
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Trivia
'En Thangai' (1952), starring M. G. Ramachandran, was based on a hugely popular stage play of the same name. The play and film depicted a tragic melodrama about sibling devotion, where the blind sister's suffering forms a key emotional core of the narrative.
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