- Lyricist
- Aanai Vaidiyanatha Iyer
- Singers
- N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Mathuram
- Music director
- Aalathur V. Sivasubramaniam
- Movie name
- Ashok Kumar
- Movie release year
- 1941
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Jul 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic comedic duet from the 1941 movie Ashok Kumar features a humorous exchange between a lover expressing intense romantic longing and her witty partner who playfully deflects her advances. The heroine insists that having been touched, she belongs to him and demands that he embrace her and tie the sacred knot (Thaali). She describes her romantic yearning as a deep state of mind that causes her emotional suffering.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emoni / Rhyme (Aasaiyennum piniyae / Awshadhathaalae)
“Awshadhathaalae aagaadhu / Aasaiyennum piniyae”
Use of matching internal rhyme and initial rhyming sounds across complementary lines to enhance comedic rhythm.
Metaphor (Rupaka Alankara)
“Aasaiyennum piniyae”
Comparing romance/desire directly to an incurable disease ('Aasaiyennum piniye').
Simile (Upama Alankara)
“Thunaiyirukkum sippaai pola”
Comparing the hero's perceived supportive presence to a standing guard/soldier ('sippaai pola').
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Trivia
This comedic track features the legendary Tamil comedy duo N. S. Krishnan (NSK) and T. A. Madhuram. Ashok Kumar (1941) was a major landmark film starring M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, and NSK-Madhuram's comic subplots and songs were instrumental in making the film a box-office success.
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