- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Thunaivi
- Movie release year
- 1981
- Lyrics added on
- 10 Mar 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Raja Maganae Ingu Vaaiyaa' from the movie Thunaivi (1981) is a seductive club-style track that blends sensory invitation with practical philosophical counsel. Sung with signature panache by L. R. Eswari, the performer invites a high-status man ('king's son') to enjoy the present pleasures, symbolized as a 'rose flower', while urging him to make wise choices for his future.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamanai)
“Unakkoru roja malar irukku rasikka”
Compares beauty and sensory delight to a 'roja malar' (rose flower).
Analogy (Upamaani)
“Meenukku thevai kulamallavaa / Kalai maanukku thevai valamallavaa”
Uses natural dependencies (fish in a pond, stag in a fertile forest, bee finding nectar) to rationalize human desires and mutual dependency.
Refrain / End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Thevaigal theernthaal sugamallavaa / Athai theerkkum karangal ivaiyallavaa”
Repeats rhetorical questioning suffixes like '-allavaa' at the end of lines to create a persuasive rhythmic cadence.
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Naalai pozhuthu pattri nalla mudivedukka”
Repetition of the 'n' phonetic sound across the line for poetic flow.
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Trivia
L. R. Eswari was celebrated as Tamil cinema's undisputed queen of club and cabaret numbers during the 1960s and 1970s. In this 1981 track composed by M. S. Viswanathan, lyricist Kannadasan infuses his trademark philosophical realism even within an alluring stage performance context.
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