- Lyricist
- Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Movie name
- Paasavalai
- Movie release year
- 1956
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Apr 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful and romantic song features a young woman playfully teasing her beloved ('machaan') and urging him to abandon his old, conservative ways to embrace love and happiness with her. She expresses her infatuation from the previous day and uses rich imagery comparing herself to untouched blossoms, sweet mountain honey, and a bright parrot to persuade him not to hold back his feelings.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Machaan unnai paarthu / Mayangi ponen naethu / Manasu vecha inbam varum”
Repetition of the initial 'Ma' sound in 'Machaan', 'Mayangi', and 'Manasu'.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kannodu kannu pinni / Ennadhadhellam enni / Thannanthani irundha kani / Innamum sonna ilam kanni”
Repetition of the 'nn' consonant cluster in the second syllable of 'Kannodu', 'Ennadhadhellam', 'Thannanthani', and 'Innamum'.
Uvamai (Metaphor / Simile)
“Naanthaanaiyaa malaithaen thaanaiyaa”
The singer compares herself to rare mountain honey ('Malaithaen') and a picturesque parrot ('Sithirakkili').
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Trivia
This track belongs to the 1956 Tamil movie 'Paasavalai', produced by the iconic Modern Theatres studio in Salem and directed by A. S. A. Sami. The film's music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, featuring playful lyrics written by Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram.
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