- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Mano
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Solla Thudikuthu Manasu
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 9 May 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Thaenmozhi Enthan Thaenmozhi is a soulful and poetic love song from the film Solla Thudikuthu Manasu. The song portrays a lover expressing his intense adoration and yearning for his beloved, named Thaenmozhi (meaning 'one whose voice is sweet like honey'). He praises her captivating features, comparing her hair to summer rain clouds and her presence to a celestial angel formed from a dream. As the song progresses, the lyricist Vaali uses hyperbole and deep classical reverence to illustrate the heroine's matchless beauty. He declares that even legendary Tamil epic poets like Kamban or Kaviyarasan (Kannadasan) would stand defeated and speechless in front of her grandeur, leaving the protagonist completely intoxicated and devoted to her love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Koonthal oru vaanam / Adhu kodai mazhai megam”
Compares her hair directly to a sky and a summer rain cloud without using explicit comparison words.
Hyperbole (Uyarnavu Navitchi)
“Kamban unnai paartha pothu / Vaarthai indri oduvaan”
Exaggerates her beauty by stating that even the greatest Tamil poet Kamban would run away speechless upon seeing her.
Anaphora / Repetition (Aduku Thodar)
“Mayanga mayanga / Inba kanavu ingu vanthu vanthu”
Repeats words like 'mayanga' and 'vanthu' for rhythmic emphasis and emotional intensity.
Personification / Metaphor
“Kanavu unathu udal aanathae”
Describes her body as a dream that physically materialized.
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Trivia
The film 'Solla Thudikuthu Manasu' (1988) featured iconic music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Vaali. This solo melody was rendered by K. J. Yesudas (with a popular alternate version sung by Mano) and remains one of the classic romantic Tamil songs of the late 1980s.
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