- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Mano, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Sevvanthi
- Movie release year
- 1994
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Dec 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from Sevvanthi (1994) is a lively and affectionate rural duet expressing the joy and spark of love. The lovers tease each other with romantic banter, describing how a single glance creates melodies and kindles deep affection. Set against a backdrop of nature and hard work, love arrives as a playful disruption that sets the heart spinning with happiness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Maanae un kannalae mettu kattu / Paadaatha paattellaam ittu kattu”
The end-phrases 'mettu kattu' and 'ittu kattu' create a rhythmic, catchy poetic cadence at the close of consecutive lines.
Simile (Upamai)
“Penn manam pambaramaa aaduthadi”
The woman's thrilled and whirling heart is compared explicitly to a spinning top ('pambaram').
Personification
“Penn valarkkum koondhalidam / Megam potti ida paarkkuthadi”
The dark rain clouds are poeticized as sentient beings trying to compete with the dark length of a woman's hair, losing, and fleeing across the sky.
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Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali, the song features a vibrant folk rhythm characteristic of rural Tamil cinema soundtracks of the mid-1990s.
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