You are so righteous – Rombha nalla vanda nee – Kalithokai 37

This poem is very interesting one. Hero loves the girl, but does not have guts to say it to the girl. Girl waits and loses her patience and decides to do something daring. At the end of the poem you would feel 'Rombha Nalavan Da neee' same as the heroine. This Kapilar poem can be easily tagged as a RomCom poem.

Inna Narpathu – Vadivelu version

Vadivelu version of Inna Narpathu by Poet Kapilar

Hero Boar and Mother’s smile – Akam 248

We have been introduced to boar hunting by the movie Bahubali 2. Here is one very interesting poem from Akananuru about a mother, daughter and lover with imagery of boar hunting..

The philosophy of love marriage – Kurunthokai 115

Happy Pongal to all the readers. I was so guilty of not writing for so long that I have decided to write on this day special to Tamilians all around the world. Few months ago I came across this poem in a book 'Sips from the Sangam cup'. This song really shows the wisdom of the Tamil people 2000 years ago. This poem answers on basic doubt most youngsters have these days. So without giving much more buildup like Tamil action heroes I will proceed to the poem.

January 14, 2010 18

Seperation of lovers – Krishna stealing clothes of Gopikas – Murgan in Thiruparankundram – Akam 59

This poem is one of the most important poems in Sangam literature. Though this is the kind of Sangam poem I like with lot of comparisons and hidden meanings, this poem particularly interests me for some other reason. This poem contains interesting references to Krishna myths and Murugan’s adobe Thiruparankundram. 59. பாலை தண் கயத்து அமன்ற வண்டு படு துணை மலர்ப்... Continue Reading →