- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Movie name
- Palum Pazhamum
- Movie release year
- 1961
- Lyrics added on
- 20 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song from the 1961 classic film 'Paalum Pazhamum' expresses deep affection, comfort, and unconditional devotion towards a beloved who is in a vulnerable state. The speaker reminisces about her graceful, joyful presence when she brought milk and fruit with a sweet smile, contrasting it with her present frailty and distress. Expressing protective affection, the singer compares safeguarding her to an eyelid protecting the eye and vows to give up life itself to protect her, seeing in her the divine warmth of a mother he never knew.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Mayil pol nee varuvayae”
Compares the grace and beauty of the beloved's arrival to that of a peacock ('Mayil pol').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaadhar kodiyae kan malarvayae”
Addresses the beloved as a blooming vine of love ('Kaadhar kodiyae') and a rising moon ('Udhaya nilavae').
Simile (Upamai)
“Imaipol kaathirupayae”
Compares protective vigilance to an eyelid safeguarding the eye ('Imaipol').
Alliteration (Monai)
“Paalum pazhamum”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Pa' in 'Paalum' and 'pazhamum'.
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Trivia
The film 'Paalum Pazhamum' (1961) was directed by A. Bhimsingh and starred Sivaji Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi. The music was composed by the iconic duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy with lyrics penned by Kannadasan. This emotional melody sung by T. M. Soundararajan is considered one of the evergreen classics of Tamil cinema.
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