- Lyricist
- Aalangudi Somu
- Singers
- L. R. Eswari, Chorus
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Movie name
- Enga Veettu Pillai
- Movie release year
- 1965
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Sept 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Kangalum Kaavadi Sindhaagattum is a festive, rhythmic song from the 1965 Tamil classic Enga Veettu Pillai. While formatted as a lively dance song blending romantic flirtation, it carries strong social and moral messages typical of MGR movies of that era. The song encourages righteousness, perseverance through hardships, awakening from laziness, and inspiring bravery in others.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaybu (End Rhyme)
“Kangalum kaavadi sindhaagattum / Kaalayar nenjathai pandhaadattum”
Almost every line ends with the suffix '-attum' (optative verb form 'let it happen'), creating a unified rhythmic cadence throughout the song.
Moonaal / Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Penmaiyum aanmaiyum ondraagattum / Perinba vaasalil nindraadattum”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words in the same line.
Metaphor
“Kozhaiyum unnaalae puli aagattum”
Comparing a coward transforming into a courageous person to becoming a tiger ('puli').
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Trivia
Enga Veettu Pillai (1965) starred M. G. Ramachandran in a legendary dual role. Although lyricist Aalangudi Somu penned this track, the iconic music of the movie was composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, and the song was performed primarily by L. R. Eswari and P. Susheela.
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