- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Neela Vaanam
- Movie release year
- 1965
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Nov 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a tender romantic expression where the protagonist addresses his fast-paced thoughts as messengers, pleading with them to travel to his beloved and convey the profound state of his loving heart. He imagines a joyful, lifelong journey together, searching for spring year after year, playing like children, and eventually transitioning into parenthood as time advances.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Ohoho odum ennangalae”
The singer addresses his inner thoughts ('odum ennangalae') as living messengers and instructs them to go to his beloved.
Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Neerum maarum / Nilamum maarum arivom kannaa”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Ne' in consecutive lines ('Neerum' and 'Nilamum').
Metaphor
“Kaaladhevan koyil meedhu / Paasadheepam kaanuvom”
Love is conceptualized as a sacred lamp ('Paasadheepam') lit within the temple dedicated to the God of Time.
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Trivia
Written by the iconic Kannadasan, the song features rich classical Tamil imagery contrasting the impermanence of nature (water and land changing) with the permanence of true love under the witness of the blue sky ('Neelavaanam').
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