- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- T. K. Ramamoorthy
- Movie name
- Pattathu Rani
- Movie release year
- 1967
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Jan 2026
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful and romantic duet expresses the intoxicating feeling of love and romance, comparing passion to fine wine. The song captures a couple's deep mutual attraction, where every moment spent together feels fresh and novel despite their growing intimacy. Kannadasan poetically balances daytime simplicity with nighttime romance, illustrating how love envelops the mind completely.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Yen mayakkamaa / Indru than pazhakkamaa / Mella vaa nerukkamaa / Solla vaa surukkamaaa”
The end of lines 2 through 5 feature the repeating sound '-amaa' ('mayakkamaa', 'pazhakkamaa', 'nerukkamaa', 'surukkamaaa'), creating a rhythmic and musical cadence.
Ethukai (Second Letter Assonance)
“Madhu tharuvadhu paadhi mayakkam / Maadhu tharuvadhu meedhi mayakkam”
The second letters of 'Madhu' and 'Maadhu' match ('dhu'), creating a clever phonetic contrast between wine and woman.
Metaphor
“Orae kodiyilae iru kani kidaikkum”
Comparing lovers or their shared connection to two fruits growing together on a single vine.
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Trivia
Composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy for the 1967 film 'Pattathu Rani', this song features a famous lyrical wordplay by Kannadasan contrasting 'Madhu' (wine) and 'Maadhu' (woman). It remains a notable solo-composition era piece by Ramamoorthy after his separation from M. S. Viswanathan.
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