- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Music director
- Master Venu
- Movie name
- Pudhiya Pathai – 1960
- Movie release year
- 1960
- Lyrics added on
- 19 Dec 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This lighthearted and joyful song uses a playful story-like narrative to describe a blooming romance and an extravagant wedding. It begins by comparing a beautiful girl to a iconic Thanjavur head-nodding doll who claps along to the rhythm. A young man carrying a bat meets her, and they fall in love instantly. With their parents' blessings, they marry in grand fashion. The song humorously exaggerates the grand scale of the wedding—describing a seven-day celebration with endless feasts, an airplane procession, and millions worth of lavish gifts so wondrous that merely looking at them satisfies all hunger.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Thanjavur bommai polae”
Compares the girl's playful nodding and movements to a traditional Thanjavur bobble-head doll ('Thanjavur bommai polae').
Initial Alliteration (Monai)
“Thanjavur bommai polae / Thalaiyaattum ponnu”
Repetition of the 'Tha' sound at the start of adjacent words or lines ('Thanjavur' / 'Thalaiyaattum').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Aeroplanilae inaiyillaa Oorvalamaam”
Exaggeration of the wedding procession taking place in an airplane and gifts so valuable they fly hunger away.
Did you know?
Trivia
The 'Thanjavur Bommai' (Tanjore Doll) is a famous traditional Indian handcrafted toy made of terracotta or papier-mâché, known for its continuous head-nodding motion. It serves as a classic cultural motif in Tamil lyricism to describe rhythmic, graceful, or playful head movements.
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