- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Anathai Ananthan
- Movie release year
- 1970
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Oct 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic 1970 duet features a playful romantic banter between a couple. The heroine playfully asks her partner to remain still and refrain from teasing her ("Summa irungalenn konjam"), while the hero lovingly retorts that true intimacy and romantic bond can never stay passive or still ("Summa irukkuma sondham"). Kannadasan uses rich, sensory imagery—comparing their embrace to a train compartment attaching to an engine, a flower bud ripening into fruit, and a mind buzzing excitedly like a beetle. Set to K. V. Mahadevan's rhythmic composition, the song celebrates physical closeness, burgeoning desire, and the joy of romantic affection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Injinilae petti onnu inaiyudhu”
The act of a train engine connecting to a carriage is used as a metaphor for lovers embracing and bonding closely.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Vandu pol alaiyudhu alaiyudhu alaiyudhu”
The hero's restless, romantic mind is explicitly compared to a buzzing beetle ('vandu pol') hovering around flowers.
Repetition / Anaphora (Adukku Thodar)
“Inaiyudhu inaiyudhu inaiyudhu / Valaiyudhu valaiyudhu valaiyudhu”
Words are repeated thrice sequentially to create a rhythmic, musical pulse reflecting continuous action and sensory excitement.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Injinilae petti onnu / Idaiyinilae kai irandu”
The second letter consonant sound ('nj' / 'd') follows rhyming harmony across consecutive lines in classical Tamil lyric writing.
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Trivia
The song is from 'Anathai Ananthan' (1970), directed by the famed duo Krishnan-Panju and starring A. V. M. Rajan and Jayanthi. The music director, K. V. Mahadevan (often known as 'Mama'), was renowned for incorporating playful folk rhythms into mainstream Tamil film songs. T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela's lively vocal inflections—including laughs and giggles embedded into the track—made this song a memorable romantic duet of that era.
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