- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- K. V. Janaki
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Movie name
- Kanniyin Kadhali
- Movie release year
- 1949
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Nov 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song serves as an uplifting moral reflection on human life, contrasting a truthful existence with a life built on falsehood and deceit. A life grounded in truth is compared to the luminous, soothing moon in the night sky—unmatched in beauty and peace. Conversely, a unstable life driven by trickery is compared to wandering dark clouds, which bring only exhaustion, distress, and heartache. By choosing honesty, integrity, and righteousness, one achieves genuine bliss and lives with the carefree cheerfulness of playful deer.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaanin madhi pol maevum vaazhvae”
Compares a pure, ideal life to the luminous moon in the sky ('Vaanin madhi pol').
Simile (Upamai)
“Kaarmugil polae alaiyum vaazhvae”
Compares an unsteady and deceptive life to wandering dark rainclouds ('Kaarmugil polae').
Metaphor / Term of Endearment (Uruvagam / Anbu Peyar)
“Soorvu migumae maanae”
Addresses the listener affectionately as 'maanae' (deer-like woman).
Simile (Upamai)
“Thaavi kulavidum maan inam polae”
Compares a joyful, innocent life to a herd of deer leaping happily in nature ('maan inam polae').
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Trivia
Kanniyin Kadhali (1949) marked the silver screen debut of Kaviarasu Kannadasan as a lyricist. This song is historically revered as one of the very first film songs penned by Kannadasan, launching his legendary career in Tamil cinema.
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