- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Adhisayappiravigal
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Nov 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Mogam Enakkoru Raagam is a romantic duct from the 1982 Tamil film Adhisayappiravigal. The song captures the intense romantic passion between two lovers using musical metaphors. The lovers express how desire feels like a raga (melody) and intimacy through kisses feels like the rhythmic beat (thaalam) that completes the tune. Under a moonlit night, they reflect on how youth, love, and intimacy are mysteries that defy simple explanation and feel fresh every single day. Written by Vaali, the lyrics creatively weave musical notation imagery—such as writing notes ('suram') on lips—to depict romantic longing, intimacy, and the immortal nature of true love that transcends words.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagaththani)
“Mogam enakkoru raagam / Muththam adhiloru thaalam”
Desire is directly equated to a ragam (melody) and a kiss to a thaalam (rhythm), creating a music-based extended metaphor.
Imagery (Visual & Tactile)
“Paal mazhai thoovum pournami neram”
Milky rain during a full moon night provides evocative visual and atmospheric imagery.
Emoni / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Solli therivathalla sollil varuvathalla / Endrum mudivathalla nammai viduvathalla”
Use of internal rhyming and assonance in Tamil words like 'Solli', 'Sollil', and 'Endrum', 'Nammai'.
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Trivia
The film 'Adhisayappiravigal' (1982) features music scored by Sankar-Ganesh. Lyricist Vaali was renowned for seamlessly integrating classical fine arts terminology (like raagam, thaalam, suram) into sensual commercial cinema lyrics.
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