- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singer
- Gangai Amaran
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Movie name
- Aagaya Thamaraigal
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 15 Nov 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic and playful folk romantic song captures the burgeoning passion, teasing banter, and irresistible attraction between young lovers. Through vivid rural imagery—such as chewable betel leaves, breezy hillsides, and the full moon of Chithirai—the lyrics express the sensory thrill of romance, where a simple glance from the corner of an eye serves as an undeniable pledge of love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Adhu kadhal achchaaramthaan night line / Adhu kadhal achchaaramthaan (Line 6, 12, 24, 37, 43) / Pudhu kannaadi pettiyae singaariyae (Line 9, 40) / Chiththira maasa chandhiran (Line 28) / Ivan pakkaththu veettu indhiran (Line 29) / Vedhanaiyil noguraendi (Line 2) / Kallaai iruppathenna (Line 3) / Kadai kannaala vettura oiyaariyae (Line 10, 41) / Thullaama thulluthadi (Line 7, 13, 25, 38, 44) / Ennai killaama killuthadi (Line 8, 14, 26, 39, 45) / Jivvinnu paththikkumadi (Line 21) / Usuru pogaama ottikkadiyo (Line 35) / Ae villaa valaiyiraendi (Line 1) / Antha kaaman vadhaippathenna (Line 4) / Kannoram singaaramthaan (Line 5, 11, 23, 36, 42) / Pachchala/vaikkala/veththala/paththala rhyming monorhyme (Lines 15-18) / Nerungu/odhungu, kulira/elasu, mayakkam/thayakkam, thaagamo/thanikkum (Lines 19-20, 32-33) / Sevantha thaampoolam thiththikkumadi (Line 22) / Machchaana katkkadiyo (Line 34) / Vegura manasu (Line 20) / Thaagamo thavikkum (Line 33) / Moggaththa thanikkum (Line 33) / Ilam nenjilae aasa thulluthu (Line 30) / Kannula lesa solluthu (Line 31) / Yaeruthu mayakkam adha meeruthu thayakkam (Line 32) / Pack of folk idioms and playful hyperbole throughout the track.”
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Trivia
The song features music composed and sung by Gangai Amaran himself for the 1985 movie Aagaya Thamaraigal.
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