- Lyricist
- Ambikapathi
- Singer
- T. A. Mathuram
- Music directors
- C. R. Subbaraman, M. S. Gnanamani
- Movie name
- Paithiyakkaran
- Movie release year
- 1947
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Mar 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song captures the deep anguish of a young woman who has been forcibly married to an elderly, physically flawed, and lustful man. She yearns for her true beloved, questioning whether her desires will ever be fulfilled or if love in her life is merely an illusion like a mirage. She laments the injustice of her forced marriage and wonders if her sorrow will ever end or if her youth and time will be wasted.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Naesamellaam kaanal neer polae”
Compares love to a mirage ('kaanal neer'), emphasizing how deceptive and unreachable affection feels in her situation.
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Kaalam pona kaamugan Kalyaanam unmaiyaagumaa”
Repetition of the 'Ka' sound across words ('Kaalam', 'kaamugan', 'Kalyaanam') which adds rhythmic emphasis to her lamentation.
Rhetorical Question
“Kavalaiyadhu theerumaa kaalam veen pomaa”
Repeated use of interrogative suffixes ('-umaa') expressing despair and hopelessness rather than expecting an answer.
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Trivia
Paithiyakkaran (1947) was produced by the comedy duo N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram. The movie was adapted from a popular contemporary stage play and featured early onscreen appearances of M. G. Ramachandran.
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