- Lyricist
- Udumalai Narayanakavi
- Music director
- Alandur Sivasubramaniyam
- Movie name
- Ashok Kumar
- Movie release year
- 1941
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Mar 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic song is a profound expression of devotion and admiration addressed to a lordly or divine figure. The singer asks a rhetorical question throughout the song: 'Is there anyone in this world or the heavens who would not be captivated upon seeing you?' The lyrics systematically praise the subject's divine attributes, including physical beauty, matchless virtue, bravery, grandeur, generosity, graceful walk, prudence in speech, artistic wisdom, and melodious song. The praise spans both earthly realms across all eight cardinal directions and celestial spheres above the moon, emphasizing that the subject's splendor captivates all men and women everywhere.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Refrain (Pallavi repetition)
“Unai kandu mayangaadha pergalundo”
The line 'Unai kandu mayangaadha pergalundo' is repeated systematically across stanzas to anchor the central theme of irresistible charm.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Dheerathilae uyar gambeerathilae / Kodai udhaarathilae nadai oiyaarathilae”
The suffix '-athilae' is used repetitively to construct a musical end rhyme across several descriptive lines.
Emona / Rhyme Scheme (Tamil Edugai)
“Dhaanathilae dhaanathilae sol nidhaanathilae”
Matching second consonants across words ('Dhaanathilae' / 'nidhaanathilae') creates internal melodic harmony.
Hyperbole (Atisayokti)
“Andarilae nila mandalamel para”
Extending the hero's magnetic beauty up to the realm above the moon ('nila mandalamel') highlights his cosmic significance.
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Trivia
This song was rendered by the legendary Tamil cinema superstar and Carnatic singer M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar (MKT) in the landmark 1941 film 'Ashok Kumar'. Composed in a classical Carnatic style based on Raga Behag, it remains one of the earliest iconic solos in Tamil cinema history, penned by the famed poet Udumalai Narayanakavi.
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