- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Savithiri
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Apr 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic song from the film 'Savithiri' celebrates devotion, resilience, and marital virtue inspired by Sita's steadfast loyalty to Rama. It reflects on how mindset dictates happiness and sorrow, emphasizing that contentment originates from within the heart rather than external circumstances. Kannadasan's profound lyrics invoke mythological precedents to illustrate how fate governs human existence while extolling the sanctity of marriage and traditional values.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Inbamo thunbamo veliyinil illai / Idhayaththil uruvaaividum”
Repetition of the second consonant 'n' across successive lines (Inbamo / Idhayaththil).
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Mangalam kuraiyaamal manjalum azhiyaamal”
Initial letter 'M' repeated across words in the same line (Mangalam / manjalum).
Allusion (Ilakkiya Kurippu)
“Endru vanam pugunthaal seedhai”
Direct reference to Sita entering the forest with Rama from the epic Ramayana.
Philosophical Antithesis
“Inbamo thunbamo veliyinil illai”
Contrasting 'Inbam' (Joy) and 'Thunbam' (Sorrow) to highlight internal perception.
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Trivia
Composed by M. S. Viswanathan and sung rendered soulfully by Vani Jairam, 'Savithiri' (1980) features iconic lyricism by Kannadasan. The lyrics draw heavily upon classical literary traditions and Ramayana allegories, a hallmark of Kannadasan's devotional and philosophical compositions.
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