- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- Raj Seetharaman, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Movie name
- Oru Malarin Payanam
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Dec 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Pillai Manam Vellai Manam' centers on theme of pure love, emotional innocence, and quiet suffering. The speaker reflects on a mind as pure and untainted as a child's ('Pillai manam vellai manam'), cherishing the beloved's affection as a priceless gift ('seedhanam'). Despite feeling lost and comparing their troubled soul to a precious golden instrument lying ignored in dust, the speaker finds singular hope and life's true meaning in the mere sight of the beloved's face.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Ponmani veenai puzhuthiyil ingae”
Compares a pure, precious, yet mistreated mind/life to a golden veena lying neglected in dust.
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa)
“Kannil imai enna sumai”
Questions how an eyelid could ever feel like a burden to the eye, metaphorically asserting that beloved people or true love can never be a burden.
Edukai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Pillai manam / Ullaththilae un anbu seedhanam”
The second consonant sound 'll' is repeated across lines ('Pillai' / 'Ullaththilae').
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Karaigalai thedum kadalalai paarthaen”
Repetition of the initial sound 'ka' across words in the line ('Karaigalai', 'kadalalai').
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Trivia
'Oru Malarin Payanam' (1985) was directed by Muktha Srinivasan and starred Lakshmi, Murali, and Urvashi. The lyrics were written by the renowned poet Pulamaipithan, known for introducing rich classical Tamil metaphors into film lyrics.
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