- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- A. M. Raja
- Movie name
- Enakkoru Magan Pirappan
- Movie release year
- 1975
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Jul 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic romantic track features a woman expressing her profound love and complete surrender to her partner. She compares him to indispensable natural forces—a stream nurturing a flower, a cloud providing shade to dry land, and the vital life force flowing inside her body—emphasizing that their individual identities have merged into one.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Mai vizhi irandum nei vilakku”
Compares her eyes directly to lit ghee lamps in a temple ('Mai vizhi irandum nei vilakku').
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Udalukku neethaan uyirottam”
Compares the husband's presence to the vital flow of life inside a living body ('Udalukku neethaan uyirottam').
Ethirakai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Mai vizhi irandum... / Kaikal irandum...”
The second letter 'i' matches between 'Mai' and 'Kai', creating lyrical harmony across couplets.
Nature Allegory
“Vaanmugil kadalin neerai eduththu”
Uses the natural water cycle—clouds absorbing sea water and returning it as sweet rain—as an allegory for reciprocal love and devotion.
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Trivia
The film 'Enakkoru Magan Pirappan' (1975) featured music by the acclaimed singer-composer A. M. Raja, who was known for his sweet, melodious romantic compositions in Tamil cinema. Lyricist Kannadasan cleverly blends nature allegories with romantic devotion in this iconic song sung by P. Susheela.
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