- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- Sujatha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Johnny
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 19 Aug 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
"Oru Iniya Manathu" is a sublime, uplifting song from the 1980 Tamil film *Johnny*. The song serves as a poetic celebration of music as an all-encompassing, life-sustaining force. It depicts how a sweet, sensitive heart embraces musical melodies and experiences an unending flood of pure joy and psychological liberation. The lyrics portray music as an electric spark illuminating deep thoughts and uniting inner passions. Expressing the exuberance of youth and romance, the song invites free-spirited minds to express themselves through poetry and heartfelt connection, surrendering completely to the divine rhythm of life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Inbam puthu vellam”
Joy/Bliss is directly metaphorized as a fresh, surging flood ('puthu vellam').
Imagery / Metaphor
“Ennathil raagathin Min swarangal”
Musical notes ('swarangal') are vividly depicted as electric or lightning sparks ('min') lighting up one's thoughts.
Iyaipu (Rhyming Endings)
“Suvaiyuttum vannamae / Malarantha kalamae / Ragabavamae / Adhil serntha thalamae”
Consecutive lines end with the suffix '-amae', creating a melodious poetic rhythm.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Paruva vayathin kannavilae / Paranthu thiriyum manangalae”
Both lines start with the matching initial consonant sound 'Pa' ('Paruva' and 'Paranthu').
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