- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. G. Moorthy
- Movie name
- Illarame Nallaram
- Movie release year
- 1958
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Oct 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song expresses the deep pain and emotional turmoil of a woman whose joyful life has been ruined by an unexpected crisis, leaving her like a storm-ravaged garden turned into a desert. Stripped of her natural joy, she compares herself to a songless cuckoo and a danceless peacock, questioning whether she should sing or dance while pouring out her tragic state in a song of grief. Despite her prolonged suffering, she finds a ray of hope as the dark clouds begin to disperse, trusting that love will clear away the darkness of sorrow and bring moonlight-like joy back into her life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Paadatha kuyil aanen... Aadaatha mayil aanen”
Compares her joyless state to a cuckoo that cannot sing and a peacock that cannot dance.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Adhu paalaiyai polae kaaindhadhai”
Compares the dried-up garden of her life to a desert using the simile marker 'polae'.
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Thuyar enum irul neengiyae en vaazhvil”
Equates sorrow directly to darkness ('Thuyar enum irul').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Soozhndhidum megam kalaindhadhanaalae / Thondrum nilaa oli polae”
Compares the dispersal of sorrow to the clearing of clouds revealing moonlight.
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Trivia
'Illarame Nallaram' (1958) was directed by P. Pullaiah and starred Gemini Ganesan and Anjali Devi. The song features lyrics written by A. Maruthakasi set to music composed by K. G. Moorthy, poignantly delivered by singer P. Susheela.
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