- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- P. Susheela, A. M. Raja
- Music director
- R. Govarthanam
- Movie name
- Orey Vazhi
- Movie release year
- 1959
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Apr 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Velli Meenum Thulli Aadudhae is a classic romantic duet from the film Orey Vazhi (1959), written by Kannadasan and set to music by R. Govarthanam. The song captures the exhilaration of two lovers expressing their affection and attraction through poetically charged metaphors of nature. The lover visualizes the lady's expressive eyes as dancing silver fish and her presence as liquid nectar speaking poetry. As the song progresses, the lovers compare themselves to the sky and the earth, bound together naturally like raindrops merging into the fertile soil.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Velli meenum thulli aadudhae en naeril”
Compares the expressive eyes of the beloved to a leaping silver fish (Velli meenum).
Simile (Uvamai)
“Sithiram pol kavidhai pesudhu”
Compares her artistic speech to poetry emerging from a portrait (Sithiram pol).
Simile (Uvamai)
“Vaanam pola nee irundhaai”
Compares the lovers to the sky (Vaanam) and the earth (Vaiyam).
Simile (Uvamai)
“Female :Mannil vilundha mazhaithuli”
Compares their union in life to raindrops merging into the soil (Mannil vilundha mazhaithuli polae).
Emoni / Alliteration
“Vaiyam pola naan irundhen”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across lines (Vaanam / Vaiyam).
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Trivia
Orey Vazhi (1959) featured memorable melodies composed by R. Govarthanam, who worked extensively in early Tamil cinema. Kannadasan's use of rich classical imagery such as comparing eyes to fish (Kayalvizhi) refreshed traditional Tamil literary conventions for modern film music lovers.
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