- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Puthu Paatu
- Movie release year
- 1990
- Lyrics added on
- 19 Dec 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song excerpt uses the tender imagery of a tightly closed flower bud opening in the wind to symbolize a young maiden's miraculous transition into motherhood. It frames this life milestone as an act of divine grace, claiming that the Mother Goddess herself opened her eyes to bestow the fortune of motherhood upon the woman.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kumbidum kai pola / Kuvinjirundha mottu onnu”
Compares the shape of a closed flower bud to hands folded together in prayer ('Kumbidum kai pola').
Personification
“Vaai vedichu poothadhinnu”
Attributes human speech/action to the flower bud by describing its blooming as 'opening its mouth' ('Vaai vedichu').
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Kumbidum kai pola / Kuvinjirundha mottu onnu”
The repetition of the initial consonant sounds ('Ku' in Kumbidum and Kuvinjirundha) creates a melodic Tamil prosodic rhythm.
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