- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Movie name
- Raagam Thedum Pallavi
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Apr 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song expresses the passionate adoration of a lover who views his beloved's beauty as superior to nature's finest marvels. After seeing her radiant face, even the full moon loses its charm for him. He describes her eyes as complex poetry that he reads daily without fully grasping, and her gaze as an infinite source of creative imagination that lulls his heart like soothing waves.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Atisayokthi (Hyperbole)
“Andha pournamiyai ivan rasipathillai”
Exaggerates the lady's beauty by claiming that the full moon pales in comparison to her face, making the protagonist lose interest in the moon.
Rupakam (Metaphor)
“Iru vizhi kavidhai dhinasari padithen”
Compares her eyes to written poetry ('Iru vizhi kavidhai') that the lover attempts to decode every day.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Minnalena nelindha menagaiyo..”
Compares the fluid, graceful movement of the maiden to a flash of lightning ('Minnalena').
Moonaadhiravu / Anaaporaa (Repetition/Rhyme)
“Pudhu pudhu vaarthai Dhinam dhinam thaedi”
Uses rhythmic repetition of rhyming phrases ('Pudhu pudhu vaarthai / Dhinam dhinam thaedi'), a signature style of lyricist T. Rajendar.
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Trivia
The film 'Raagam Thedum Pallavi' (1982) was written, directed, and musically scored by T. Rajendar himself. Known for his distinctive rhyming style and hyper-poetic imagery, T. Rajendar infused this song with classical Tamil metaphors contrasting nature and female beauty.
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