- Lyricist
- Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
- Singer
- Bhavatharani
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Bharathi
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Feb 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song expresses a lover's intense intoxication and adoration upon seeing and hearing his beloved. He compares her beauty and grace to nature's finest creations—a peacock's dance, a parrot's speech, and a cuckoo's voice. Lost in her mesmerising presence, his heart spins endlessly and he remains spellbound in love. He offers poetic praises, equating her golden face to the sun and her neck to a conch worthy of holding the crescent moon.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Mayil pola ponnu onnu Kili pola pechu onnu”
Compares the girl to a peacock ('Mayil pola'), her speech to a parrot ('Kili pola'), and her song to a cuckoo ('Kuyil pola').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thanga mugam parka”
Directly equates her face to gold ('Thanga mugam') and her neck to a conch ('Sangu kazhuthu').
Visual Imagery
“Velli nila megathula vaaradhupol”
Evokes vivid visual imagery of a silver moon appearing from behind clouds and a canopy woven of jasmine flowers.
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Trivia
The song 'Mayil Pola Ponnu Onnu' features in the critically acclaimed 2000 biographical film 'Bharathi', directed by Gnana Rajasekaran. Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, the track is sung by Bhavatharini and won immense praise for its nostalgic folk-infused melody and traditional Tamil lyricism.
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