- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- P. Aadhinarayana Rao
- Movie name
- Mangayar Ullam Mangatha Selvam
- Movie release year
- 1962
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Jul 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a vibrant celebration of personal liberty, joy, and unrestrained happiness. The speaker feels completely unburdened and compares her state of freedom to a life without walls or confinement. She expresses her exhilaration through nature imagery, describing how she wishes to dance alongside ocean waves, explore creative arts, fly freely through forests like a singing cuckoo bird, and blossom happily like a flower following its own inclinations.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kuyil pole naanae”
The singer explicitly compares herself to a cuckoo bird using the comparative marker 'pole' to highlight her melodious and carefree nature.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Manam pol magizhum malar Naanallavoo”
The singer directly equates herself to a flower that blossoms according to its own heart's desire, symbolizing purity and uninhibited joy.
Initial Alliteration (Monai)
“Inaindhaaduvenae / Inba kalai naaduvenae”
Repetition of the initial letter sounds ('In-') in 'Inaindhaaduvenae' and 'Inba' creates rhythmic harmony across lines.
Repetition (Irrattai/Adukku)
“Sirai illadha ullaasa vaazhvidhae”
Lines are repeated verbatim to emphasize the theme of absolute freedom and to reinforce the song's catchy musical refrain.
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Trivia
The song is from the 1962 Tamil film 'Mangayar Ullam Mangatha Selvam', which was produced and composed by P. Adinarayana Rao. The movie was a remake of the successful 1960 Telugu film 'Devanthakudu'. S. Janaki's youthful and expressive vocal rendition was widely appreciated for capturing the lighthearted, euphoric mood of the lyrics written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.
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