- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- G. K. Venkatesh
- Movie name
- Ponnukku Thanga Manasu
- Movie release year
- 1973
- Lyrics added on
- 19 Dec 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Neram Iravu Neram' is a sultry and affectionate romantic track expressing the warmth and playfulness of night-time intimacy between lovers. The singer addresses her partner during a mild lovers' tiff ('oodal'), reframing his anger as her good fortune and inviting him to set aside pretense and come closer.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edukai (Second letter rhyming)
“Un kobam en yogam / Un thanjam en manjam allavoo”
Matching second consonants in words like kobam (anger) and yogam (fortune), as well as thanjam (refuge) and manjam (bed).
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Naan thaayaaga vendum / Nee saeyaaga vendum”
Rhyming ends in lines with 'thaayaaga' (mother) and 'saeyaaga' (child).
Metaphor (Uruvagatai)
“En kaigal undhan thottil allavooo”
Metaphorically describing the arms as a cradle for the loved one.
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Trivia
The film 'Ponnukku Thanga Manasu' (1973) featured music composed by legendary veteran G. K. Venkatesh, under whom maestro Ilaiyaraaja worked as an assistant and arranger during this era before making his own composer debut in 1976.
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