- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Manamulla Marutharam
- Movie release year
- 1958
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Feb 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from 'Manamulla Marutharam' (1958), written by legendary lyricist A. Maruthakasi and set to music by K. V. Mahadevan, uses a simple everyday agricultural imagery—rice being inherent to paddy—to illustrate that faith is an essential, intrinsic component of the human heart. The lyrics warn against letting deceit, suspicion, and anger cloud one's clear judgment, comparing these negative qualities to dark clouds that obscure the goodness of a mind.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Avasiyam avasiyam avasiyam”
The word 'Avasiyam' (essential) is repeated three times consecutively to emphasize the absolute necessity of faith and practical wisdom in life.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thollai kodukkum karumegam”
Troubles, doubts, and deceit are metaphorically depicted as dark clouds ('karumegam') that darken a good mind.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Nambikkai ondrae vaazhvin latchiyam / Vambu vilaikkum aathiram alatchiyam”
End rhymes such as 'latchiyam', 'alatchiyam', 'avasiyam', and 'ragasiyam' create a rhythmic, memorable musical flow.
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Trivia
Lyricist A. Maruthakasi was renowned for weaving everyday rural metaphors, like grain and farming concepts, into moral guidance songs during the 1950s Golden Era of Tamil cinema.
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