- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan, Jikki
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Thozhan
- Movie release year
- 1960
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Jul 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic Tamil duet uses a series of natural and philosophical analogies to emphasize the necessity of union and companionship. Just as a body cannot live without life, a field cannot be green without crops, and a song cannot exist without the blending of poetry and music, human life is incomplete without love and togetherness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Iyalum isaiyum inaindhidamal / Mugilai kandu aadidaamal”
Matching second consonant 'ya' sound in adjacent poetic lines ('Payir' and 'Uyir', 'Iyalum' and 'Mugilai').
Rhetorical Question (Vinah-alankaram)
“Uravu konda ulam irandum pirivai virumbhuma”
The lyricist frames every pair of lines as a rhetorical question where the answer is an emphatic 'no', reinforcing the essential interdependence of lovers.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagim)
“Paasavalaiyil vilunthidamaal amaidhi kaanuma”
Comparing affection to a net ('Paasavalai') and happiness to a blossoming flower ('Inbam arumbhuma').
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Trivia
Composed by veteran music director G. Ramanathan with lyrics by legendary poet A. Maruthakasi, this song exemplifies the classic era of Tamil cinema music where nature imagery was extensively used to depict romantic devotion.
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