- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Annai Or Aalayam
- Movie release year
- 1979
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Oct 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Nathiyoram is a romantic duet set amidst serene nature featuring riverbanks, tea plantations, and mist-covered hills. The song paints a vivid picture of two lovers expressing their affection and bliss by comparing each other's beauty and actions to the gentle elements of nature, such as swaying reeds, drifting clouds, sleeping dew drops, and lush sandalwood forests.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaal / Alliteration (மோனை)
“Naanal ondru naanam kondu”
Repetition of the 'Na' sound at the beginning of words in the line creating a melodious rhythm.
Personification (தற்குறிப்பேற்ற அணி)
“Naanal ondru naanam kondu naatiyam aaduthu mella”
Attributing human emotions of shyness and the art of dancing to an inanimate river reed.
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Noolidai ennidam solla”
Comparing a slender waist directly to a thin thread ('Noolidai').
Iyaibu / Rhyme (இயைபு)
“Mugilthaano thugilthaano”
Internal rhyming of words ending with '-thaano' creating poetic symmetry.
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Trivia
The song 'Nathiyoram' from 'Annai Or Aalayam' (1979) was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela. The film starred Rajinikanth and Sripriya, and was produced by Devar Films, famous for featuring trained animals prominently in their movies.
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