- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, B. Sasirekha, Vanitha
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Movie name
- Thaai Paasam
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Feb 2021
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
This playful and humorous song from the 1988 Tamil movie Thaai Paasam features a husband caught between two wives competing for his attention. Using double entendres, musical metaphors (such as the Nadaswaram and Thavil), and local culinary treats, both wives tease and demand love from him as he humorously attempts to balance the two. Towards the conclusion, the track shifts into a satirical moral lesson warning that a man who takes two wives will never find peace or prosperity, humorously framing bigamy as a self-inflicted crime.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Manappara murukku pola / Thirunelveli alwa pola”
Compares affection and female charm to famous regional delicacies like Manapparai Murukku and Thirunelveli Halwa.
Anaphora (Adukku Thodar)
“Unnai kaanadha kannum kannalla / Unnai killadha kaiyum kaiyalla”
Repetitive rhythmic structure emphasizing complete negation to stress devotion and playful possessiveness.
Extended Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Irandu thavil vendum ..iraivanidam ketten / Adithu vaazha ondru …anaithu vazha ondru”
Uses traditional instruments (Nadaswaram and Thavil) as metaphors for romantic relationship dynamics and co-wives.
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Trivia
The song cleverly incorporates traditional South Indian musical instruments like the Nadaswaram and Thavil as double-entendre metaphors for romantic partnership, a signature style of lyricist Vaali in 1980s Tamil folk-comedic compositions.
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