- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- A. M. Rajah
- Movie name
- Then Nilavu
- Movie release year
- 1961
- Lyrics added on
- 11 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Malare Malare Theriyadho is a soulful romantic song from the 1961 Tamil film Then Nilavu. The protagonist addresses a flower as her silent confidante, pouring out her feelings of love and yearning. She asks the flower to convey her emotional plight to her lover if he ever visits, drawing a parallel between shifting life circumstances and a changing dramatic play. Despite the changing times and world around her, she remains deeply devoted to her lover, holding on to the hope of their eventual reunion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification / Apostrophe
“Malarae theriyaadho”
Addressing an inanimate flower ('Malarae') directly as a living confidante capable of understanding emotion and passing messages.
Simile (Upamai)
“Maarum naadagam polae”
Comparing the changing phases of life to a dynamic theatrical play using 'polae'.
Chiasmus / Antimetabole
“Ennai nee arivaai unnai naan ariven”
Inverting words for poetic rhythm and balance ('Ennai nee arivaai unnai naan ariven').
Rhetorical Question
“Kaalamum maaradho…”
Expressing deep yearning through open-ended questions about time and destiny.
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Trivia
Then Nilavu (1961), directed by C. V. Sridhar, was one of the earliest Tamil feature films extensively shot on location in Jammu and Kashmir. The music was composed by A. M. Rajah, and this popular track was sung by P. Susheela.
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