- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- P. Susheela, T. S. Bagavathi
- Music director
- R. Govarthanam
- Movie name
- Kairasi
- Movie release year
- 1960
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Aug 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song highlights the incomparable joy and value of a child in a woman's life. The lyricist asserts that sweeter delicacies like milk and honey, as well as vast material riches, pale in comparison to the presence of a child, who is described as a speaking treasure and a living, smiling deity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Initial Rhyme)
“Paalilum thaenilum suvaiyaedhu / Paavaiyar vaazhvil thunaiyaedhu”
Repetition of the initial sound 'P' in 'Paalilum' and 'Paavaiyar'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Poovidhazh vaayil punnagai pozhiyum / Paesum selvam paarthaara”
Describing the child metaphorically as 'Paesum selvam' (a speaking treasure) and 'Poovidhazh' (flower-petal lips).
Rhetorical Question
“Avar sirikkum deivam kandaara”
Using questions ('Avar sirikkum deivam kandaara', 'Inbam engae uruvaagum') to emphasize that nothing can match a child's smile or compensate for a mother's lost rights.
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Trivia
The song is from the 1960 Tamil film 'Kairasi', starring M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi. The music for the film was composed by R. Govardhanam with iconic lyrics written by Kannadasan.
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