- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Thaikku Thalaimagan
- Movie release year
- 1967
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Oct 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This emotionally charged song expresses the irreplaceable divine status of a mother and the profound grief of an orphaned or separated child. The speaker reflects on how no earthly riches or comforts can substitute for a mother's embrace, as resting on a mother's lap instantly dispels all sorrow and suffering. A mother's patience over nine to ten months of pregnancy surpasses even the forbearance of the Earth itself, and her pure-hearted affection cradles the child in comfort.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora (எதுகை / Monai)
“Ethanai selvangal vandhaalumae / Ethanai inbangal thandhaalumae”
Repetition of initial patterns such as 'Ethanai selvangal' and 'Ethanai inbangal' creating a rhythmic lyrical opening.
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Vellai manadhai thottilaakki”
Comparing the mother's pure mind/heart directly to a cradle ('Vellai manadhai thottilaakki').
Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)
“Boomiyai minjiduvaal”
Exaggerating the mother's patience as surpassing even Mother Earth ('Boomiyai minjiduvaal').
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Trivia
This track from 'Thaikku Thalaimagan' (1967), starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, features music composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics written by Kannadasan, capturing the signature emotional tone associated with maternal themes in 1960s Tamil cinema.
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