- Lyricist
- Kovai Sabapathy
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- M. Ranga Rao
- Movie name
- Ivan Avanethan
- Movie release year
- 1960
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Sept 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic song from 'Ivan Avanethan' (1960) portrays a dancer attempting to seduce a royal prince turned sage away from his deep ascetic meditation. She questions why someone born to wear a crown would choose self-denial over earthly joys, warning him that youth and beauty are fleeting like a mirage. Through seductive words, rhythm, and melody, she entreats him to break his vow of silence and embrace sensory pleasure.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagaimai)
“En azhagu verum kaanalaagi povathaa”
Comparing fleeting physical beauty to a mirage ('kaanalaagi povathaa') to emphasize its transient nature.
Rhyme / Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Muraithaano…nerithaano…”
The lines end with rhythmic, rhyming musical suffixes ('muraithaano', 'nerithaano') creating a persuasive lyrical cadence.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Kann thiranthaal perinbamingu kaanumae / Kann moodinaal adhu kanavaagi pogumae”
Contrasting the experience of supreme reality upon opening one's eyes versus losing it as a dream when closing them.
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Trivia
This track features music composed by M. Ranga Rao, a legendary composer primarily celebrated in Kannada cinema, who worked on selective Tamil films in the early 1960s. The song showcases S. Janaki's classical rendition abilities early in her career.
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