- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Moondram Pirai
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Oct 2017
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
Poongaatru Pudhithaanathu is a soulful and uplifting track from the classic film Moondram Pirai (1982). The song captures the pure, innocent, and joyful relationship between the male protagonist and the female lead, who suffers from amnesia and behaves like a child. The lyrics portray how their meeting has breathed a fresh wind of hope and happiness into their lives, renewing everything around them with childlike wonder.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Varugindra kaatrum sirupillaiyagum”
The incoming breeze is personified as a playful little child.
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Maragathakkillai mozhi pesum”
Comparing the heroine's sweet speech and innocence to that of a precious emerald parrot.
Analogy
“Nadhiyengu sellum kadalthannai thedi”
Comparing the natural flow of a river seeking the sea to the natural pull of destiny bringing two souls together.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Poongaatru pudhithaanathu / Pudhu vazhvu sathiraduthu”
Rhyming of the second consonant character in adjacent lines for rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung by K. J. Yesudas, 'Moondram Pirai' features some of lyricist Kannadasan's final works written before his demise in 1981. The film was directed by Balu Mahendra and won national acclaim for both Kamal Haasan and Sridevi.
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