- Lyricist
- Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Kappalotiya Tamizhan
- Movie release year
- 1961
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Mar 2025
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
In this poignant patriotic song written by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar, the poet expresses deep anguish over the passivity, cowardice, and moral hypocrisy of his fellow countrymen during the Indian freedom struggle. Addressing a parrot ('Kiliye') in a traditional folk style, he criticizes those who boast about swadeshi ideals, boycott of foreign goods, and grand virtues through empty speeches while lacking true courage or moral strength in action. He laments their submissive mindset, fearfulness, and cold indifference toward the suffering of their own brothers who perish in misery, highlighting the tragic lack of unified national consciousness and righteous action among the oppressed masses.
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Poetic devices
Apostrophe (Kili Pattu)
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Trivia
The song is adapted from Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar's poem written in the 'Kili Pattu' (Parrot Song) poetic meter. In the 1961 historical drama film Kappalottiya Thamizhan, directed by B. R. Panthulu, the song was rendered by Trichy Loganathan to portray the social awakening and political struggles of freedom fighter V. O. Chidambaram Pillai.
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