- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music director
- S. Dakshinamurthi
- Movie name
- Athisaya Thirudan
- Movie release year
- 1958
- Lyrics added on
- 30 Jun 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a cheerful street-vendor melody sung by a flower seller pitching her blooms to prospective buyers. She enticingly lists all the wonderful occasions and uses for her flowers—garland making for weddings, scattering on bridal beds, decorating Navaratri Golu displays, and weaving into women's hair like pearl necklaces to make them look stylish.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Muthaaram pola pinunga”
Compares the arrangement of flowers in a woman's hair braid to a string of pearls ('Muthaaram pola').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Velvizhi veesum minnal kodiyilae”
Compares sharp eyes to spears ('Velvizhi') and slender women to lightning vines ('minnal kodiyilae').
Initial Alliteration (Anaapora / Monai)
“Aasai ponjaathi thalaiyil soottunga”
Repeated use of the initial 'Aa' sound across multiple lines to build rhythm ('Aasai', 'Appoluthae', 'Aaru', 'Aamaanga').
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Trivia
'Athisaya Thirudan' (1958) was directed by P. Pullaiah and starred T. R. Mahalingam alongside Savitri. The lyrics were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, who was famed for creating popular, rhythmic street-vendor folk songs in mid-20th-century Tamil cinema.
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