- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Pendyala Nageswara Rao
- Movie name
- Thiruttu Raman
- Movie release year
- 1955
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Oct 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the 1955 film 'Thiruttu Raman' serves as a didactic moral guide aimed at a young child or listener referred to affectionately as 'Babu'. Penned by Kannadasan, the lyrics counsel the young boy against bad company, petty fights, truancy, and disrespecting teachers. It stresses the value of honesty, respecting parents, seeking high moral standards, and treating knowledge and rational thinking as vital as one's own eyes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Arivum porulum kann polavae”
Compares knowledge and wealth to the two eyes of a person, highlighting their critical necessity.
Refrain / Anaphora
“Theirinjikko babu ippavae”
The phrase 'Theirinjikko babu' is repeatedly reinforced throughout the song to emphasize the core advice.
Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Sillara payalgalai koodiviya / Killi sandai poduviyaa”
The lines 'Sillara payalgalai koodiviya' and 'Killi sandai poduviyaa' use second-letter rhyming to create a playful, memorable rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
'Thiruttu Raman' (1955) was a film starring T. K. Shanmugam. Kannadasan frequently incorporated simple, highly moralistic verse aimed at child characters, reflecting the Dravidian movement's emphasis on rationalism (Pagutharivu) during that era.
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