- Lyricist
- Ka. Mu. Sheriff
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Movie name
- Deivame Thunai
- Movie release year
- 1959
- Lyrics added on
- 31 Aug 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic song expresses heartfelt joy, love, and contentment within a family. It celebrates the birth of a child whose arrival brings blossom and joy to previously unfulfilled hearts. The speaker addresses nature—the moon, breeze, and flowers—asking if they can match the child's sweet babble or the noble qualities of the child's father and mother.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moni / Alliteration (Tamil: மோனை)
“Malaratha malarellaam malaravae”
Repetition of the 'Ma' sound at the beginning of words in the phrase 'Malaratha malarellaam malaravae'.
Simile (Tamil: உவமையணி)
“Niththilam pol vanthuthiththaai mainthanae”
Comparing the child's birth to the shining emergence of a pearl ('Niththilam pol').
Personification
“Kaanugindra vennilavae unnaiyae / Inithaaga ondru ketpean kooruvaai”
Addressing the white moon ('vennilavae') and asking it a question as if it were a conscious listener.
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Trivia
Written by the prominent Tamil poet and lyricist Ka. Mu. Sheriff for the 1959 movie 'Deivame Thunai', this song uses nature imagery to praise family bonds and maternal affection, a hallmark motif of 1950s Tamil cinema poetry.
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