- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Manaivi Oru Mandhiri
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Apr 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a tender, auspicious blessing celebrating devotion, long life, and endless hope. The singer prays that the beloved lives a hundred years in prosperity, promising unconditional protection analogous to eyelids safeguarding the eyes. Through vibrant nature metaphors—breezes playing morning ragas and golden clouds showering flowers—the song paints a picture of a joyful, serene life path. It further imparts an encouraging message about patience and destiny, assuring that everyone's day will come when dreams materialize. It inspires confidence that the beloved will overcome obstacles, rule their own kingdom of life, and leave behind an enduring, immortal legacy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Vizhigalai kaakkum imaigalai polae”
Uses 'polae' (like) to compare protective love and care to eyelids safeguarding the eyes.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Edhirkaalam ondru ellorkkum undu / Ennangal eederum andru”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'E' across words in adjacent lines.
Personification / Metaphor
“Pon megam unai vaazhththumae / Adhu pooththoovi isai paadumae”
Attributes human behaviors (blessing, showering flowers, singing music) to golden clouds.
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Trivia
The lyrics were written by Muthulingam, an acclaimed Tamil poet and lyricist who notably served as a Poet Laureate (Aasthana Kavingnar) of Tamil Nadu.
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