- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- L. R. Eswari, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Shyam
- Movie name
- Idhayam Pesugirathu
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Feb 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic duet from 'Idhayam Pesugirathu' (1982), featuring lyrics by Kannadasan, is a romantic dialogue between two lovers expressing their deep passion through nature metaphors. The lovers interchange roles as the rain cloud ('Mazhai mugil') and the joyful peacock ('Ilam mayil'), symbolizing how one's arrival triggers ecstatic joy in the other, just as rain prompts a peacock to dance. Throughout the song, sensory imagery highlights their romance: the cool breeze acts as a chariot, dark tresses resemble rain clouds, and physical closeness creates thousands of joyful sensations. The song climaxes with the poetic philosophy that instead of searching for an unseen heaven far away, true bliss and heavenly experience are found right here in the lover's sweet shyness and intimacy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rupakan / Metaphor
“Thendral ennum thaer yaeri vaa”
The gentle breeze is metaphorically described as a chariot ('Thendral ennum thaer'), portraying nature as a vehicle bringing the lovers together.
Uvamaani / Imagery & Metaphor
“Kaarmega koondhal kaattrodu modhi”
Comparing dark long hair to rain-bearing clouds ('Kaarmega koondhal'), weaving nature's beauty directly into human affection.
Edhugai & Iyaibu / Rhyme & Contrast
“Sorkkam engo yaar kandathu / Vetkkam ingae naan kandathu”
Uses a contrasting rhyme between 'Sorkkam' (Heaven) and 'Vetkkam' (Shyness) to assert that real bliss exists in romantic intimacy rather than an abstract afterlife.
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Trivia
The soundtrack for 'Idhayam Pesugirathu' (1982) was composed by maestro Shyam. The film stars South Indian actors Westernized in style for the early 80s, and features late-career lyrics by legendary poet Kannadasan, who passed away in late 1981 shortly before the film's release.
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