- Lyricist
- Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
- Singers
- K. J. Yesudas, Saibaba
- Music director
- L. Vaidyanathan
- Movie name
- Ezhavathu Manithan
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 20 Dec 2021
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
This song is a timeless educational and social anthem composed by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar, featured in the 1982 film Ezhavathu Manithan. It begins as tender guidance for young children, encouraging them to run, play, study in the morning, sing sweet songs, and live freely and joyously like birds in nature without sitting idle or harboring malice toward peers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile
“Chinnajiru kuruvi polae”
The child is compared to a little bird wandering freely in 'Chinnajiru kuruvi polae'.
Anaphora
“Ellaarum orr kulam”
The repetition of 'Ellaarum' (Everyone) at the start of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic emphasis on absolute human equality.
Hyperbole
“Jegaththinai azhiththiduvom”
The dramatic exaggeration of destroying the whole world if even one person starves emphasizes the supreme moral imperative of social justice.
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Trivia
Ezhavathu Manithan (1982), directed by K. Hariharan with music by classical maestro L. Vaidyanathan, prominently featured the legendary poems of Subramanya Bharathiyaar and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
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