- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- P. Susheela, P. Jayachandran
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Manjal Nila
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Mar 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This romantic duet from the film Manjal Nila (1982) captures the deep longing and emotional union between two lovers. They welcome the soothing flower breeze and the melody accompanying it, framing their yearning as an eternal thirst for togetherness. The lyrics express how youthfulness brings unspoken desires and sweet imaginations, comparing lingering memories to the vast flow of the Cauvery river. Through poetic imagery of floral garlands, refuge, and poetry created in stillness, both partners express how incomplete their song of life remains without each other's presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Etai (Repetition)
“Poonthendral kattrae vaa vaa”
The phrase 'vaa vaa' is repeated at the end of lines for emphasis and musical rhythm.
Emonical Rhyme / Etukai (Second-letter rhyming)
“Nenjam unathu thanjam / Konjum ninaivu manjam”
Matching second consonant sounds ('n') in consecutive lines ('Nenjam' / 'Konjum').
Upama (Simile)
“Kaaveri pola ninaivil aaum”
Compares memories flowing in the mind to the river Cauvery ('Kaaveri pola').
Metaphor / Rupaka
“Poovaaramae enthan ponnaaramae”
Metaphorically addressing the beloved as a golden floral garland ('ponnaaramae').
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Trivia
Manjal Nila is a 1982 Tamil film directed by H. S. Venu. The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, featuring lyrics written primarily by Gangai Amaran. The song highlights Gangai Amaran's signature style of using nature imagery like breeze ('thendral') and rivers ('Kaaveri') to depict romantic emotions.
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