- Lyricist
- Aalangudi Somu
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Movie name
- Sankari
- Movie release year
- 1984
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Dec 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a sublime devotional and poetic tribute celebrating the divine beauty and supreme grace of Goddess Abhirami (and symbolically praising the ideal womanhood). The lyrics describe her glowing complexion, comparing her golden skin to a body washed in a vermilion river and tinted like the ripe kovai fruit. She represents both philosophical wisdom and motherly affection, embodying artistic energy and divine protection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Thamizhai eduththu kavithai thoduththu / Thalaiyadiyaaga panthaadi”
Matching first letters in words within the same line, such as 'Kunguma' and 'Kovai', or 'Thamizhai' and 'Thalaiyadiyaaga'.
Etukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kumutha mugaththu komalavalli / Kurunagai sinthum maharani”
Repetition of the second consonant across consecutive lines, such as the 'm' sound in 'Kumutha', 'Kurunagai', and 'Mamathai'.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Kunguma nadhiyil moozhgi ezhuntha”
Describing the red hues metaphorically as a 'Kunguma nadhi' (river of vermilion) and sweet blessings as 'Amutha mazhaiththaen' (nectar rain honey).
Upamai (Simile / Imagery)
“Kovai niraththu pon meni”
Comparing her radiant reddish complexion to the 'Kovai' fruit and her face to a blooming lotus ('Kumutha mugaththu').
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Trivia
The lyricist Aalangudi Somu invokes the classic Tamil literary genre 'Anthadhi' in line 16, referencing Abhirami Pattar's famous 18th-century Tamil devotional work 'Abhirami Anthadhi'. The song beautifully merges classical Tamil poetic traditions with film music under V. Kumar's composition.
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