- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- B. S. Sasirekha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Irandil Ondru
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Feb 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This soulful rural Tamil song expresses a motherly figure's hyperbolic affection and deep devotion toward her family. Through grand figurative gifts, she pledges vast landmarks, towns, and mountain ranges—such as Madurai, Tallakulam, Kolli Hills, and Kodagu—to her younger sister and son as tokens of boundaless love. These affectionate wishes are etched deeply into her heart. She earnestly prays to the divine, asking when God will fulfill these heartfelt desires and grant her family prosperity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Maanaa madurai thanthaen maduraiyila paathi thanthaen”
Exaggerated expressions of devotion where the singer claims to bequeath entire cities and mountain ranges (Madurai, Kolli Hills, Kodagu Hills) to her relatives as gifts of love.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu Thodai)
“Velli mala viraalimala verakedukkum naagamala / Kolli mala kodagu mala”
The rhythmic repetition of the suffix 'mala' (hills) at the end of multiple words across the fifth and sixth lines creates a lyrical folk cadence.
Anaphora (Repetition)
“Iththanaiyum intha manasukkullae”
The repeated phrase 'Intha manasukkullae' establishes an emotional centerpiece, reinforcing that these wishes are deeply internalized.
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Trivia
Featured in the 1988 film 'Irandil Ondru', this folk track was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by his brother Gangai Amaran. Rendered by singer B. S. Sasirekha, the song draws heavily from traditional Madurai region 'Lullaby/Oppari' style oral traditions where mothers figuratively gift places of prominence to their children.
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