- Lyricist
- Na. Kamarasan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Ingeyum Oru Gangai
- Movie release year
- 1984
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Sept 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a playful, romantic rural courtship track where the protagonist enthusiastically praises the physical beauty, grace, and charm of his beloved village maiden. Using vivid imagery from rural Tamil life—such as Comparing her brows to a bent bow, her waist to an udukku drum, her sweetness to fresh palm sap (padhani), and comparing their dynamic to a bull following a spirited cow—he expresses his deep affection and longing for her. Throughout the song, the hero tries to woo her by offering traditional gifts like a young calf and promising a prosperous life together. He speaks of how her gaze intoxicates him and makes him forget sleep and hunger, blending innocent romantic devotion with folk humor and vibrant rural sensibilities.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Oru villa valachchi vechcha puruvamo”
Compares the curve of her eyebrows directly to a bent bow ('villa valachchi').
Uvamai (Simile)
“Udukka pidi idaiyum oorvasi pol nadaiyum”
Compares her waist to the narrow midsection of an 'udukku' drum and her graceful walk to the celestial dancer Urvasi.
Ethugai (Second-Letter Rhyme)
“Oru villa valachchi vechcha puruvamo / Ada killa marantha poovu uruvaamo”
Rhyming of the second letter 'l' ('la') in 'villa' and 'killa'.
Metaphor
“Kaala naanum kaaram pasu pinnaadi vaaren”
The speaker metaphorically addresses himself as a bull ('kaala') following behind his feisty beloved, styled as a spirited cow ('kaaram pasu').
Metaphor / Imagery
“Inichchirukkum padhani”
Uses fresh, naturally sweet palm nectar ('pathani') as a metaphor for the girl's sweetness and endearing presence.
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Trivia
Written by poet Na. Kamarasan for the 1984 Tamil film 'Ingeyum Oru Gangai' (directed by Manivannan, starring Murali and Tara). Na. Kamarasan was famous for blending traditional Tamil poetic metaphors with rustic, folksy colloquialisms, which is prominently seen here with references to rural life elements like palm sap (padhani) and cattle rearing.
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