- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Uthama Puthiran – 1958 Film
- Movie release year
- 1958
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Jul 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Mullai Malar Melae is a romantic duet celebrating the blissful state of falling in love. Using classic Tamil literary tropes, the lovers compare their affection and visual attraction to vivid natural phenomena—bees drawn to fresh jasmine blossoms, fish leaping over white waves, lightning taking the form of a beautiful maiden, and a heart dancing hypnotically like a cobra charmed by music.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Mullai malar melae / Moikum vandu polae”
Comparing lovers bonding through affection to bees hovering around jasmine flowers using the explicit comparison word 'polae'.
Simile (Upamai)
“Vellai alai melae / Thullum kayal polae”
Comparing glance movements to carp fish leaping over white foam waves.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vennilavai bhoomiyin melae punnagaiyalae”
Directly equating the beloved's smiling face to the bright moon descending onto earth.
Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mullai malar melae / Vellai alai melae”
Rhyming of second consonant patterns between lines ('Mullai' and 'Vellai').
Did you know?
Trivia
Uthama Puthiran (1958) starred Sivaji Ganesan in a legendary dual role. Although credited as Unknown in some archives, the film's classic music was composed by G. Ramanathan, and this duet was rendered by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.
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