- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Eetti (1985 Film)
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 1 Dec 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a deeply comforting and emotionally charged lullaby-like melody where the speaker comforts her beloved in a moment of pain, isolation, and distress. She recalls their deep soul connection and shared memories amidst nature in Thalamalai forest, calling upon nature—the sky, clouds, and deer—to bear witness to their timeless love. Through poignant rhetorical questions about whether their bond has dried up like the Kaveri river or burned away like a garden, she reassures him that her love remains unwavering. Blending romantic devotion with motherly affection, she offers her lap as a place of rest and invites him to find peace and sleep in her comforting presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Thaalamalak kaattilae / Thanthanaththom paattilae”
Repetition of the initial 'Th' sound across both lines creates a rhythmic, melodic flow.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Paayil paduththa kadhal manasu / Noyil thudichchaa thaayin manasu”
Repetition of the second letter 'y' in 'Paayil' and 'Noyil' establishes a poetic harmony.
Personification
“Vaanam ariyum…..megam ariyum…. Thulli oodum maanum ariyum”
Attributing human traits of knowing and witnessing memories to nature (sky, clouds, deer).
Rhetorical Question
“Nanthavanam theenjathaa / Kaverithaan kaanjathaa / Namma sontham ponathaa”
Using dramatic questions to express sorrow and question whether an enduring bond could ever vanish like a dried river or burnt garden.
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Trivia
Written by the legendary Tamil poet and lyricist Pulamaipithan, the song features rich rural imagery and classical Tamil metaphors such as referencing the Kaveri river and Thalamalai forest to represent everlasting attachment. The film 'Eetti' (1985) starred Vijayakanth and Nalini in lead roles.
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