- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Movie name
- Ival Oru Seethai
- Movie release year
- 1978
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Sept 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Manjal Maeni Mayakkum Rani from the 1978 movie Ival Oru Seethai is a classic sensuous track performed by the legendary L. R. Eswari, composed by V. Kumar, and written by Kannadasan. The song captures a woman enticing her beloved, calling him her Cupid (Manmathan) and king, and inviting him to embrace the warmth and pleasure of youth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Manjal maeni mayakkum rani”
Repetition of the 'Ma' sound across words creates rhythmic flow.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Maangani naan thaen suvai nee”
The woman compares herself to a ripe mango and her lover to the taste of honey.
Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Palarai mayakkum vayathu”
Repetition of the 'la/za' sounds across initial positions in consecutive lines (Palarai / Pazhagum / Paruva).
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Trivia
L. R. Eswari was Tamil cinema's undisputed queen of seductive and western-infused club numbers throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Her expressive voice gave this V. Kumar composition its iconic allure.
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