- Lyricist
- Panchu Arunachalam
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Enkeyo Ketta Kural
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 15 Dec 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant track questioning the moral compass of life uses musical metaphors like rhythm (thaalam), melody (raagam), and emotion (baavam) to illustrate human relationships and ethics. The protagonist questions how one can live a meaningful life when fundamental values such as love, righteousness, and cultural tradition are abandoned. The lyrics emphasize that just as a song requires rhythm and tune, a home and marriage require devotion, commitment, and virtue. It reflects the pain of separation, loss of sacred bonds, and the collapse of traditional family values.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thaalathil seraadha paadal undaa / Raagathil illaadha geetham undaa”
Compares human life and marital virtue to musical elements such as thaalam (rhythm), raagam (melody), and baavam (expressions).
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Panpaadu saeraadha / Anbodu seraadha”
The second consonant 'n' is repeated across lines 'Panpaadu' and 'Anbodu' to create rhythmic unity.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Ennangal paazhaagum / Aasaigal veenaagum”
Lines end with the rhyming words 'paazhaagum' and 'veenaagum'.
Anaphora / Rhetorical Questioning
“Oru kaaval yaedhu kanavanai pirindhaal / Kovil yaedhu iraivanai marandhaal”
Repeated structural questioning starting with 'yaedhu' ('what/where') to emphasize loss and moral crisis.
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