- Lyricist
- Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
- Singer
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- T. G. Lingappa
- Movie name
- Kuzhanthaigal Kanda Kudiyarasu
- Movie release year
- 1960
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Mar 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Virunthaagum Isai Amudham from the 1960 movie Kuzhanthaigal Kanda Kudiyarasu is a classical celebration of the transcendent, therapeutic power of music and Tamil poetry. Rendering with grand vocal resonance by Seerkazhi Govindarajan and composed by T. G. Lingappa, the song metaphorically likens music to a celestial feast of nectar infused with sweet honey-like ragas and rhythm that acts as a soul-healing medicine. Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam's lyrics describe how drinking the sweet, ear-cooling words of classical Tamil imbued with the nine emotional rasas can dissolve past karma and alter one's consciousness. The song echoes the traditional adage that music universally entrances all beings—captivating innocent infants, deadly cobras, worldly-detached sages, and wicked sinners alike into a state of selfless bliss.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Kanindha naruthaen enum raagamudan / Arumarundhaana layam”
Music is metaphorically equated to divine nectar (Isai Amudham), ragas to ripe honey (Naruthaen enum raagam), and rhythm to precious medicine (Arumarundhaana layam).
Auditory and Gustatory Imagery
“Suvai migundha sevi kulirndha sendhamizh / Sollai paruga ulla nilai maarum”
The lyricist blends senses by describing the act of 'drinking' ear-pleasing classical Tamil words (sevi kulirndha sendhamizh sollai paruga).
Monai (Initial Alliteration / Harmony)
“Paal manam maaratha paalagarum / Perum padaikalanga seerum naagangalum”
Repetition of consonant sounds across lines (Paalagarum, Padaikalanga, Paavigalum) creates a rhythmic, musical structure.
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Trivia
This song creatively articulates the ancient Indian Sanskrit aesthetic principle 'Shishur vetti pashur vetti vetti ganarasam phani' (Music is enjoyed by infants, animals, and cobras) by listing children, cobras, sages, and sinners as being equally entranced by divine melody. Kuzhanthaigal Kanda Kudiyarasu (1960) was a prominent children's fantasy film directed by K. B. Nagabhushanam.
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