- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- K. S. Chithra, Mano
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Movie name
- Vaanathaippola
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Aug 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the movie Vaanathaippola is a celebratory family melody centered around the arrival of a new bride into an affectionate household of brothers. Using gentle floral and avian metaphors, the lyrics welcome the bride (the jasmine flower/little dove) into the family (the rose garland/flock of mynas). It describes the happiness of seeing new anklet sounds in the house, a new hand lighting the family altar lamp, and the merging of two lives into one enduring bond across births.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani / Metaphor (உவமை)
“Rojapoo maalaiyilae ..ae.. Oru mullaipoo sergiradhae”
Comparing the existing family brothers to a rose garland (Rojapoo maalai) and mynas (Mainaakkal), while comparing the incoming bride to a delicate jasmine flower (Mullaipoo) and a dove (Pura).
Metonymy / Imagery
“Innoru kolusum Satham seidhidumae”
Using 'Innoru kolusum satham' (sound of another anklet) and 'Innoru kaiyum dheebam yetridumae' (another hand lighting the lamp) as poetic imagery to signify the presence and domestic role of a newly married bride.
Emoni / Second Letter Rhyme (எதுகை)
“Inbam pongum / Engal veetil / Innoru kolusum”
Rhyming of the second letter 'n' in consecutive lines 'Inbam' / 'Engal' / 'Innoru' creating melodic rhythm.
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Trivia
Vaanathaippola (2000), directed by Vikraman and starring Vijayakanth in dual roles, was a major blockbuster known for its themes of brotherly love and family sentiment. Music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, though Pa. Vijay penned the heartwarming lyrics celebrating familial unity.
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