- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, Poorani
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Movie name
- Tharaiyil Pootha Malar
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 20 May 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Tharaiyil Pootha Malar (1980) features a dynamic romantic track composed and written by Gangai Amaran, sung by T. M. Soundararajan and Poorani. The song begins as a poetic duet describing romantic water sports ('Jala Kireedai'), where the couple compliments each other's beauty, comparing it to celestial entities like Rambha and Sridevi amidst flowing river currents.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Pon alaigal polae aadidum”
Compares the joyful swaying of the heart to golden river waves ('Pon alaigal polae aadidum').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thoondi podum kannaaththaa”
Describing her enchanting glance as a fishing hook ('Thoondi podum kannaaththaa') that hooks the lover's heart.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En manathin dheepamae”
Refers to the lover's beloved as the 'lamp of my heart' ('En manathin dheepamae').
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Trivia
This track showcases Gangai Amaran's versatility as both composer and lyricist. It uniquely blends classical poetic Sanskritized Tamil terms like 'Jala Kireedai' and 'Adhiroopa' in the first half with earthy, colloquial rural Tamil imagery ('Potti kadai', 'Kattaang coffee', 'Tea adikkirapothu') in the second half.
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