- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Gopurangal Saivathillai
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 19 Jul 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful song features friends teasing a young woman who has recently attained puberty and begun dreaming about her future husband and romantic life. Using humorous folklore metaphors, her friends playfully mock her grand romantic expectations—telling her to dream of marrying a prince flying an airplane while teasingly suggesting only a simple town boy or a lame man will end up marrying her. The song playfully explores rural sisterhood and lighthearted banter surrounding youth, dreams, and traditional marriage expectations.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamanam)
“Yeli vaalu pola”
Compares the girl's thin hair braid to a rat's tail ('Yeli vaalu pola') and compares her self-image to Goddess/Queen Rathi ('Raani rathiyaattamaa').
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Adi velanja karumbu kolla”
Metaphorically compares the girl who came of age to a fully grown, mature sugarcane field ('velanja karumbu kolla').
Idiom / Metaphor
“Chorus :Kaeni thavala”
Uses the Tamil idiom 'Kaeni thavala' (frog in a well) to describe someone naive with limited experience of the world.
Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai)
“Kaadhal kalyaanatha”
Initial letter alliteration with 'Kaadhal kalyaanatha' and 'Nee kanavula'.
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Trivia
This track features in the 1982 Tamil hit drama 'Gopurangal Saivathillai', directed by Manivannan. The film starred Mohan, Suhasini, and Radha. The song was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by the acclaimed lyricist Vaali, sung predominantly by Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja, and chorus.
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