- Lyricist
- Puratchi Dasan
- Singer
- P. B. Sreenivas
- Music director
- Rajan Nagendra
- Movie name
- Rathna Manjari
- Movie release year
- 1961
- Lyrics added on
- 8 May 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a deep philosophical reflection on the transience of human life, the inevitability of aging, and the relentless march of time. It illustrates the human condition where one generation passes away while a new generation steps up, experiencing the same spectrum of emotions—joy, sorrow, vitality, and eventual decline. Through all this human drama, nature's cycles of day and night continue uninterrupted while the world watches on, burdened by a perpetual loss of peace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Muran (Antithesis)
“Oruvan vandhan .. oruvan ponaan”
Uses contrasting ideas of arrival ('vandhan') and departure ('ponaan') in the same line to emphasize the birth-and-death cycle of human life.
Muran (Antithesis)
“Azhudhan sirithaan”
Contrasts weeping ('Azhudhan') with laughing ('sirithaan') to represent the dual nature of human emotion.
Antithesis / Binary Pairing
“Iravu pagal varugiradhu”
Pairs opposing elements of nature—night ('iravu') and day ('pagal')—to symbolize the continuous, unstoppable progression of time.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Yedhyedho nadakkirathu / Nimmadhi izhandhu irukkiradhu”
The matching end sounds 'nadakkirathu' and 'irukkiradhu' create a rhythmic and musical flow at the conclusion of these couplets.
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Trivia
'Rathna Manjari' (1961) was a Tamil dub/bilingual release of the hit Kannada fantasy-adventure film 'Ratnamanjari', directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy. The music was composed by the legendary Kannada composer duo Rajan–Nagendra. Singer P. B. Sreenivas was renowned across South Indian cinema for delivering deep, contemplative philosophical songs with his signature velvet voice, and lyricist Puratchi Dasan crafted lyrics that seamlessly adapted Tamil philosophical sensibilities into dubbed musical tracks.
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