- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Gauravam
- Movie release year
- 1973
- Lyrics added on
- 1 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song uses the metaphor of a melting candle to reflect on the passage of time, fate, and the unfolding future. As the candle burns, it brings light and reveals a newly emerging path filled with glory and hope, comparing new beginnings to rising clouds and swaying peacock feathers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Anbu ennum Koyil thannilae aasai Ennum deepam thannilae”
Compares love to a temple ('Anbu ennum Koyil') and desire/affection to a lighted lamp ('aasai / pasam ennum deepam').
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Erigindradhu / Therigindradhu / Varugindradhu”
Use of matching verb suffixes '-gindradhu' across successive lines to create rhythmic flow.
Personification
“Dharmam Ondru mayangugindradhu Thannai enni kalangukindradhu”
Righteousness (Dharmam) is personified as feeling swooned, confused, and anxious about its own existence.
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Trivia
The song comes from the classic 1973 Tamil courtroom drama 'Gauravam', starring Sivaji Ganesan in iconic dual roles as the veteran lawyer Barrister Rajanikant and his righteous nephew Kannan. Music for this acclaimed soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics penned by Kannadasan.
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