- Lyricist
- Kavi Rajagopal
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- R. Sudharsanam
- Movie name
- Mamiyar Mechiya Marumagal
- Movie release year
- 1959
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Oct 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This delightful song uses rich nature imagery to depict natural elements coming together to celebrate an upcoming wedding. The falling rain and golden sunshine mixing with the earth create a refreshing fragrance, setting a joyful atmosphere. The wind plays like a Nadaswaram, thunder roars like wedding drums, lightning acts as the golden wedding thread, and frogs croak like priests reciting Vedic chants, turning the natural world into a grand wedding hall. Furthermore, elements like banana blossoms, mushrooms, lotus flowers, snails, and crabs are imagined as active participants serving lamps, holding umbrellas, dancing, and carrying palanquins in the festivities. The clouds form the canopy while the rain falls like pearl strings, completing a vibrant allegory of nature rejoicing in union.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Nathai muthu pallakku thookka / Nandu nadanam aadudhu”
Elements of nature such as the wind, frogs, mushrooms, snails, and crabs are given human traits and roles in a wedding ritual.
Simile / Metaphor
“Kottu melamaaga idi idikka / Minnal thanga thaali katta”
Thunder is compared to beating drums, lightning to the tying of the mangalsutra, and rain to strings of pearls.
Moonaikkai (Initial Alliteration)
“Mazhaiyum peiyudhu / Manjal veyilum kaayudhu”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across consecutive lines (Mazhaiyum / Manjal / Mannodu / Manam).
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Trivia
From the 1959 movie 'Mamiyar Mechiya Marumagal', this classic track composed by R. Sudarsanam with lyrics by Kavi Rajagopal features T. M. Soundararajan's expressive vocals. It remains well-remembered for its whimsical personification of nature preparing for a traditional Tamil wedding.
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