- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Durga
- Music director
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Movie name
- Thudikkum Karangal
- Movie release year
- 1983
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Nov 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Vaalibam Vaadaadha Poomaalai is a vibrant, lighthearted celebration of youth, love, and life's simple joys. The lyricist compares youth to an everlasting floral garland and mind-space to a blooming flower garden. The song captures the sensory delight of cool breezes, romantic glances, and the exhilaration that springtime energy brings to human heart and relationships.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Vaalibam vaadaadha poomaalai”
Youth ('Vaalibam') is directly equated to an unfading floral garland ('vaadaadha poomaalai').
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Manadhil vaazhndhidum ennangal poonjolai”
Thoughts in the mind ('ennangal') are directly conceptualized as a garden of flowers ('poonjolai').
Etukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Ahaaha aadum koodum inimaigal / Ohoho odum paadum thanimaigal”
The second consonant sound 'du' matches in 'aadum' and 'odum', creating internal rhythmic harmony.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Aanandham paeraanandham”
Repetition of 'Aanandham' highlights the pervasive mood of joy.
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Trivia
The film Thudikkum Karangal (1983) stars Rajinikanth and Radha. Notably, playback singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam composed the music for this film, making it one of his prominent soundtrack works as a music director.
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