- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Deivathin Deivam
- Movie release year
- 1962
- Lyrics added on
- 22 May 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Nee illadha ulagathilae is an iconic classic Tamil song that captures the intense devotion, longing, and sweet surrender of a woman in love. The lyrics articulate how her physical senses and life purpose exist purely for her lover—her eyes were formed to gaze upon him and her body matured to rest upon his chest. Kannadasan poetically describes love as a cherished imprisonment, where she willingly wears golden shackles and steps into a cage of emotional devotion. Despite external obstacles or guards, her passionate heart breaks free to pursue her beloved. Waiting anxiously day after day, counting down today and tomorrow, she resolves to forever stay within his realm, affirming that a life devoid of him holds neither peace nor true consciousness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Pon vilangai vendumendrae pootti kondaenae”
Love is poetically framed as wearing 'golden handcuffs' (Pon vilangai), symbolizing willing surrender to sweet emotional captivity.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Un mugathai paarpadharkkae kangal vandhadhu”
Exaggeration that eyes were created solely for the purpose of seeing the beloved's face and the body grew only to lean on his chest.
Epizeuxis (Adukku Thodar)
“Thedi oodudhu thedi oodudhu”
Repetition of words in immediate succession to emphasize the intense urgency and passion of love.
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Trivia
Deivathin Deivam (1962), directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, featured music composed by legendary maestro G. Ramanathan. Sung exquisitely by P. Susheela with lyrics by Kaviarasu Kannadasan, this track remains one of the finest classical solo melodies in Tamil cinema history.
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