- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Avalukendru Oru Manam
- Movie release year
- 1971
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Jul 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic song depicts a young woman celebrating her youthful beauty and blossoming romantic feelings. Through poetic self-reflection, she compares her eyes to blooming flowers and her soft cheeks to ripe fruits, declaring herself the embodiment of spring and grace. As she bathes in water, she sees herself as a lotus adorned in clothing, overwhelmed by tender emotions.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“En kangalthaan endru solveenadi…”
Directly equating her eyes to flowers ('Malar... En kangalthaan') and cheeks to fruits ('Kani... En kannamthaan').
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kaalathil vasanthamadi.. / Naan kolathil kumariyadi…”
The second consonant 'la' matches in 'Kaalathil' and 'kolathil', establishing lyrical harmony.
Personification / Nature Imagery
“Naan aadai kattum thamaraiyallo”
Comparing herself to a clothed lotus ('aadai kattum thamaraiyallo') floating gracefully in water.
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Trivia
This song is from the 1971 Tamil film 'Avalukendru Oru Manam', directed by C. V. Sridhar. The soundtrack was composed by the legendary M. S. Viswanathan with iconic lyrics by Kannadasan, famously sung by P. Susheela and L. R. Eswari.
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