- Lyricist
- Aalangudi Somu
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- S. Vedhachalam
- Movie name
- Oru Viral
- Movie release year
- 1965
- Lyrics added on
- 7 May 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Malligai Mottu Sangeduthu is a poetic Tamil romantic song expressing a young woman's joyful anticipation of her beloved's arrival. She perceives nature as actively celebrating her romance—visualizing a beetle using a jasmine bud as a conch to play auspicious music, and feeling the gentle breeze rush in like a messenger heralding her lover's approach. In the stanzaic reflections, she draws elegant parallels to show that every natural occurrence has its rightful sanctuary: rivers belong to the sea, parrots belong to sweet fruits, desires belong to the mind, and her loving heart belongs entirely to her partner.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Malligai mottu sangeduthu”
Comparing a closed jasmine bud to a conch (sangu) played by a buzzing beetle to create auspicious music.
Personification
“Melliya thendral odi vandhu endhan mannan varavai koorudhamma”
Attributing human traits to the breeze, depicting it as running fast to convey news of her lover's arrival.
Simile (Upamai)
“Kaaveri nadhi polae idaiyaadum”
Comparing the graceful movement of the heroine's waist to the gentle flow of the Kaaveri river.
Anaphora / Structural Parallelism
“Kadalae medai... Kaniyae medai... Manamae maedai”
Repetition of 'medai' (stage/platform) across lines to establish various natural relationships.
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Trivia
Oru Viral (1965), directed by C. M. Trivedi, is historically celebrated as the first full-length thriller/horror film in Tamil cinema history. Despite the film's suspenseful theme, this track composed by Vedha with lyrics by Aalangudi Somu remains a sweet and enduring romantic classic.
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