- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Vidhi
- Movie release year
- 1984
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Sept 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'L O V E Love Dhaan' from the 1984 Tamil film Vidhi is a playful and romantic duet written by lyricist Vaali. The song portrays a confident protagonist declaring his expertise in romance, humorously asserting that he is an expert rather than a novice learner ('L board'). Through poetic imagery of ocean waves merging with the land and dreams floating in the sky, the lovers express their deep mutual affection, passion, and longing for union. Vaali masterfully weaves traditional wedding and astrological metaphors—such as garlands, drums, and the astrological almanac (panchangam)—with modern, casual English expressions to convey that authentic love needs no formal calendar date or elaborate rituals to be celebrated.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Pun / Wordplay
“L board alla naan dhaan”
Vaali plays on the letter 'L' from 'LOVE' and references the 'L board' (Learner's sign on vehicles in India) to cleverly state he is an expert in love, not a beginner.
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Mangai ennum thanga kinnam”
The song compares a youthful maiden to a golden vessel ('thanga kinnam') filled with charm to be savored.
Visual Imagery
“Neela alaigal nilam vandhu kalandhanu ippodhu”
The image of blue waves crashing onto and merging with the shore represents the intimate emotional and physical union of lovers.
Rhythmic Parallelism / Rhyme
“Melam enna maalai enna / Neram enna kaalam enna”
The line uses rapid rhetorical questions and end-rhymes ('enna') to dismiss conventional wedding requirements in favor of immediate romantic union.
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Trivia
Featured in the hit 1984 Tamil legal drama 'Vidhi' starring Mohan and Suhasini, this song was composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh and rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki. Lyricist Vaali's clever mixing of English acronyms ('L-O-V-E') and modern colloquial concepts ('L board') became a popular stylistic trend in 1980s Tamil film music.
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