- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Neela Vaanam
- Movie release year
- 1965
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Dec 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a deeply poetic narration celebrating love, marriage, intimacy, and the anticipation of childbirth. Written by Kannadasan, it portrays the sacred union of newlyweds and metaphorically describes the mother's womb as a lotus temple where a child grows like a cluster of jasmine blossoms. The lyrics lovingly anticipate the newborn's developmental milestones and physical attributes, comparing its nose to a delicate sesame flower and predicting that it will inherit its mother's features and father's temperament.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Malligai sendaaga”
Compares the growing baby to a delicate bunch of jasmine flowers ('Malligai sendaaga').
Rupakam (Metaphor)
“Thaamarai kovilil pillai valarndhaan”
Metaphorically describes the womb as a lotus temple ('Thaamarai kovil').
Sangam Literary Motif (Ellu Poo Mookku)
“Siru ellu poovai azhagu paarkkum / Ilaiya kannanin mookku”
Uses the classical Tamil literary imagery of a sesame flower to describe a sharp, delicate nose.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Mangala mangaiyum / Maappillaiyum andru”
Rhyming of the second letter 'n' in 'Mangala' and 'Maappillaiyum'.
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Trivia
The imagery of 'Ellu poo mookku' (a nose like a sesame blossom) used by lyricist Kannadasan in this song is drawn directly from classical Tamil Sangam literature and devotional poetry, where sesame flowers were used as the gold standard of beauty for describing a delicate, perfectly proportioned nose.
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