- Lyricist
- Poovai Senguttavan
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- M. B. Sreenivas
- Movie name
- Dhaagam
- Movie release year
- 1974
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Apr 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a deeply philosophical anthem celebrating universal brotherhood and humanity's inherent connection with nature. It frames the sky and the earth as the collective parents of all living creatures, presenting the entire world as one shared home where every living being is family.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vaanam namadhu thandhai boomi namadhu annai”
Directly equates nature to familial bonds, identifying the sky as father and earth as mother.
Parallelism
“Thaen pirandhadhu malarilae meen pirandhadhu neerilae”
Uses symmetrical syntactic structure to illustrate how different forms of life and elements acquire their identity.
Epistrophe (Iyaibu)
“Malaigalilae pirappadharkku aruvi endru peru”
Repeats the phrase 'endru peru' (is named) at the end of successive lines to create a rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
The song is from the 1974 film 'Dhaagam', composed by the legendary M. B. Sreenivas, who was renowned for introducing choral music styles and western classical influences to South Indian cinema. Lyrics were penned by Poovai Senguttavan.
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