- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Jayachandran
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Ore Mutham
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Mar 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Raajaa Ponnu' from the film 'Ore Mutham' (1980) is a joyful and romantic song penned by the legendary Kannadasan. The track centers around a lover tenderly inviting his beloved—referred to affectionately as a royal princess—to dance with joy in the river and celebrate their union. He praises her purity, symbolized by white garments and a clean heart, and sees their relationship as destiny brought to life. He envisions their upcoming marriage with traditional symbols like vermilion, flowers, wedding chariots, and sacred lights, describing life as a grand epic upon which they are writing a brand new chapter together. The song expresses innocence, celebration of love, and profound hope for a bright, shared future.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ezhugai (Rhyme / Rhythm)
“Konja aanandha naattiyam aadadi / Nadhiyinil aadadi / Kulunga kulunga aadadiyo”
The repetition of 'aadadi' across lines creates a rhythmic, musical flow mirroring the dance movement.
Uvamai (Metaphor / Imagery)
“Kaaviyam vaazhvoru kaaviyam / Adhilae pudhidhaai kadhai ezhudhu”
Comparing life to a grand epic ('Kaaviyam vaazhvoru kaaviyam') and asking the beloved to write a new story in it.
Anaphora / Repetition (Irattai Kilavi / Sorkal)
“Kulunga kulunga aadadiyo”
The word 'Kulunga kulunga' uses rhythmic doubling to visually and audibly mimic swaying or bouncing rhythmically while dancing.
Symbolism
“Manam vellai thaan udai vellai thaan”
'Manam vellai thaan udai vellai thaan' uses the color white as a symbol for purity of heart, spirit, and intention.
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Trivia
'Ore Mutham' is a 1980 Tamil drama featuring lyrics by the renowned Kannadasan. The lyrics prominently capture rural warmth, traditional marital symbolism (sendhooram, kalyaana thaer, karpoora dheepam), and classical Tamil poetic motifs where nature and human emotion intertwine seamlessly.
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