Meaning of Certain Phrases in Kannana Kanney song.

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HariUp
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Meaning of Certain Phrases in Kannana Kanney song.

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I was listening to the song "Kannana Kanney" from the movie Viswasam, sung by Sid Sriram. Looking at the lyrics, there is a phrase whose meaning I cannot fully understand:

"Mayil ondrai PAkiren
Malayaki Adinen"

I know that its literal translation is "I am seeing a peacock and I am dancing like the rain". However, it doesn't quite make sense to me in the wider context - can someone provide a better understanding of what this line is trying to convey?

The full verse:

"Mayil ondrai PAkiren
Malayaki Adinen
Intha utchaham POthum
sAha thondrum
ithE vinAdi."

KKishore
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Re: Meaning of Certain Phrases in Kannana Kanney song.

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I think the song is written in context of a father singing for his daughter. Usually poets talk about how a peacock dances for rain in joy but here the father feels he's dancing like the rain on seeing his daughter who he imagines to be like a peacock..

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