Aalolankili Thopilae
From Siraichalai · 1996
- Lyricist
- Arivumathi
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Siraichalai1996
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ……………………………… | In the grove of sweet chirping parrots, |
| Female | |
| Aalolankili thopilae | Oh precious golden parrot residing there, |
| Thangidum kili thangamae | Do not speak untruths, oh blabbermouth! |
| Illaadhadhai sollaadhadi ola vaayi.. | Do not play around, oh drama queen! |
| Vilaiyaadida koodaadhadi koothu kaari… | Oh gentle breeze that bathed in the river, |
| Male | |
| Aatril kulitha thendralae | Tell me, oh parrot, tell me... |
| Sollumae kili sollumae | Do not jump around, do not droop, oh troublemaker! |
| Thullaadhadi thuvalaadhadi vambu kaari… | Do not coax, do not sway, oh mischievous girl! |
| Konjaadhadi kulungaadhadi kurumbu kaari… | A dragonfly flies inside my heart, |
| Female | |
| Nenjil oru thumbi parakum | Oh my, oh my! |
| Aiyo aiaiyoo…. | Male: The beloved parrot sings a ballad, |
| Male :Chella kili sindhu padikkum | Oh my, oh my! |
| Haio haihaiyo… | In the grove of sweet chirping parrots, |
| Female | |
| Aalolankili thopilae | Oh precious golden parrot residing there, |
| Thangidum kili thangamae | Do not speak untruths, oh blabbermouth! |
| Illaadhadhai sollaadhadi ola vaayi.. | Do not play around, oh drama queen! |
| Vilaiyaadida koodaadhadi koothu kaari… | Love flows through the heart, |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kadakudhu idhayam | Is it because it swam in your eyes? Hoi... |
| Un kannil neendhi thaano.. hoi… | Female: In this heart fluttering with excitement, |
| Female :Thudi thudikira nenjil | Will there now be a drizzling rain? Hoi... |
| Ini thoovaanam mazhai thaano.. hoi… | It is the season for the festival of love, |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal vizha kaalam | Come into my hands, come, come... |
| Kaigalil vaa vaa | Oh woman like the moist moon, |
| Eera nila pennae | Coming with outstretched hands carrying sweet folk melodies, |
| Female | |
| Themmangai yendha varum | Oh gentle breeze... |
| Poongaatree… | Come swing on the golden swing of my hair! |
| En koondhal pon oonjal aadi vaa | A veena, a brand new veena, |
| Male | |
| Veenai pudhu veenai | I am the one who set its pitch! |
| Sruthi serthavan naaanae | In the songs of our love, |
| Nam kaadhalin geedhangalil | I will bend the sky itself! |
| Vaanam valaipenae | In the grove of sweet chirping parrots, |
| Female | |
| Aalolankili thopilae | Oh precious golden parrot residing there, |
| Thangidum kili thangamae | Do not speak untruths, oh blabbermouth! |
| Illaadhadhai sollaadhadi ola vaayi.. | Do not play around, oh drama queen! |
| Vilaiyaadida koodaadhadi koothu kaari… | You who gave me sweet dreams, |
| Female | |
| Kanavu kodutha neeyae | Is it fair for you to steal my sleep? Oo... |
| En urakkam vaangalaamo .. oo.. | When poetry awakens in the mind, |
| Male | |
| Kavidhai vizhikum neram | Can you just go off to sleep? Hoi... |
| Nee uranga pogalaamo.. hoi.. | At the corner of flower-like eyes, |
| Female | |
| Poo vizhiyin oram | A rainbow pattern shines, |
| Vaanavil kolam | The shyness of the golden maiden, |
| Ponmagalin naanam | Are you the child of the moon born here, |
| Male | |
| Nilaavin pillai inghu | Is it really you? |
| Nee dhaano.. | For all the blooms in the flower garden, |
| Poon cholai pookalukku | Are you the mother? |
| Thaai thaano… | Is desire the love landscape of Agathinai? |
| Female | |
| Aasai aga thinaiyaa | Are words the classical poetry of Kalithogai? |
| Vaarthai kalithoghaiya | My love, come, come, |
| Anbae nee vaa vaa | Like a fresh love poem from Kuruntogai! |
| Puthu kaadhal kurunthoghaiya | Oh gentle breeze that bathed in the river, |
| Male | |
| Aatril kulitha thendralae | Tell me, oh parrot, tell me... |
| Sollumae kili sollumae | Do not jump around, do not droop, oh troublemaker! |
| Thullaadhadi thuvalaadhadi vambu kaari… | Do not coax, do not sway, oh mischievous girl! |
| Konjaadhadi kulungaadhadi kurumbu kaari… | A dragonfly flies inside my heart, |
| Female | |
| Nenjil oru thumbi parakum | Oh my, oh my! |
| Aiyo aiaiyoo…. | Male: The beloved parrot sings a ballad, |
| Male :Chella kili sindhu padikkum | Oh my, oh my! |
| Haio haihaiyo… | In the grove of sweet chirping parrots, |
| Female | |
| Aalolankili thopilae | Oh precious golden parrot residing there, |
| Thangidum kili thangamae | Do not speak untruths, oh blabbermouth! |
| Illaadhadhai sollaadhadi ola vaayi.. | Do not play around, oh drama queen! |
| Vilaiyaadida koodaadhadi koothu kaari… | |
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In the grove of sweet chirping parrots,
ஆலோலங் கிளி
தோப்பிலே தங்கிடும் கிளி
தங்கமே இல்லாததை
சொல்லாதடி ஓல வாயி
விளையாடிடக் கூடாதடி
கூத்துக்காரி
Oh precious golden parrot residing there,
Do not speak untruths, oh blabbermouth!
Do not play around, oh drama queen!
Oh gentle breeze that bathed in the river,
ஆற்றில் குளித்த
தென்றலே சொல்லுமே
கிளி சொல்லுமே துள்ளாதடி
துவளாதடி வம்புக்காரி
கொஞ்சாதடி குலுங்காதடி
குறும்புக்காரி
Tell me, oh parrot, tell me...
Do not jump around, do not droop, oh troublemaker!
Do not coax, do not sway, oh mischievous girl!
A dragonfly flies inside my heart,
நெஞ்சில் ஒரு
தும்பி பறக்கும் அய்யோ
அய்யய்யோ
செல்லக்கிளி
சிந்து படிக்கும் ஹைய்யோ
ஹைஹைய்யோ
Oh my, oh my!
Male: The beloved parrot sings a ballad,
Oh my, oh my!
In the grove of sweet chirping parrots,
ஆலோலங் கிளி
தோப்பிலே தங்கிடும் கிளி
தங்கமே இல்லாததை
சொல்லாதடி ஓல வாயி
விளையாடிடக் கூடாதடி
கூத்துக்காரி
Oh precious golden parrot residing there,
Do not speak untruths, oh blabbermouth!
Do not play around, oh drama queen!
Love flows through the heart,
காதல் கடக்குது
இதயம் உன் கண்ணில்
நீந்தித்தானோ ஹோய்
துடிதுடிக்கிற
நெஞ்சில் இனி தூவானம்
மழைதானோ ஹோய்
Is it because it swam in your eyes? Hoi...
Female: In this heart fluttering with excitement,
Will there now be a drizzling rain? Hoi...
It is the season for the festival of love,
காதல் விழாக்
காலம் கைகளில் வா
வா ஈர நிலாப் பெண்ணே
Come into my hands, come, come...
Oh woman like the moist moon,
Coming with outstretched hands carrying sweet folk melodies,
தெம்மாங்கை
ஏந்த வரும் பூங்காற்றே
என் கூந்தல் பொன்னூஞ்சல்
ஆடி வா
Oh gentle breeze...
Come swing on the golden swing of my hair!
A veena, a brand new veena,
வீணை புது வீணை
சுருதி சேர்த்தவன் நானே
நம் காதலின் கீதங்களில்
வானம் வளைப்பேனே
I am the one who set its pitch!
In the songs of our love,
I will bend the sky itself!
In the grove of sweet chirping parrots,
ஆலோலங் கிளி
தோப்பிலே தங்கிடும் கிளி
தங்கமே இல்லாததை
சொல்லாதடி ஓல வாயி
விளையாடிடக் கூடாதடி
கூத்துக்காரி
Oh precious golden parrot residing there,
Do not speak untruths, oh blabbermouth!
Do not play around, oh drama queen!
You who gave me sweet dreams,
கனவு கொடுத்த
நீயே என் உறக்கம்
வாங்கலாமோ ... ஓ
Is it fair for you to steal my sleep? Oo...
When poetry awakens in the mind,
கவிதை விழிக்கும்
நேரம் நீ உறங்கப்
போகலாமோ ஹோய்
Can you just go off to sleep? Hoi...
At the corner of flower-like eyes,
பூவிழியின் ஓரம்
வானவில் கோலம்
பொன்மகளின் நாணம்
A rainbow pattern shines,
The shyness of the golden maiden,
Are you the child of the moon born here,
நிலாவின் பிள்ளை
இங்கு நீதானோ பூஞ்சோலை
பூக்களுக்குத் தாய்தானோ
Is it really you?
For all the blooms in the flower garden,
Are you the mother?
Is desire the love landscape of Agathinai?
ஆசை அகத்திணையா
வார்த்தை கலித்தொகையா
அன்பே நீ வாவா புதுக்காதல்
குறுந்தொகையா
Are words the classical poetry of Kalithogai?
My love, come, come,
Like a fresh love poem from Kuruntogai!
Oh gentle breeze that bathed in the river,
ஆற்றில் குளித்த
தென்றலே சொல்லுமே
கிளி சொல்லுமே துள்ளாதடி
துவளாதடி வம்புக்காரி
கொஞ்சாதடி குலுங்காதடி
குறும்புக்காரி
Tell me, oh parrot, tell me...
Do not jump around, do not droop, oh troublemaker!
Do not coax, do not sway, oh mischievous girl!
A dragonfly flies inside my heart,
நெஞ்சில் ஒரு
தும்பி பறக்கும் அய்யோ
அய்யய்யோ
செல்லக்கிளி
சிந்து படிக்கும் ஹைய்யோ
ஹைஹைய்யோ
Oh my, oh my!
Male: The beloved parrot sings a ballad,
Oh my, oh my!
In the grove of sweet chirping parrots,
ஆலோலங் கிளி
தோப்பிலே தங்கிடும் கிளி
தங்கமே இல்லாததை
சொல்லாதடி ஓல வாயி
விளையாடிடக் கூடாதடி
கூத்துக்காரி
Oh precious golden parrot residing there,
Do not speak untruths, oh blabbermouth!
Do not play around, oh drama queen!
………………………………
In the grove of sweet chirping parrots,
Aalolankili thopilae
Oh precious golden parrot residing there,
Thangidum kili thangamae
Do not speak untruths, oh blabbermouth!
Illaadhadhai sollaadhadi ola vaayi..
Do not play around, oh drama queen!
Vilaiyaadida koodaadhadi koothu kaari…
Oh gentle breeze that bathed in the river,
Aatril kulitha thendralae
Tell me, oh parrot, tell me...
Sollumae kili sollumae
Do not jump around, do not droop, oh troublemaker!
Thullaadhadi thuvalaadhadi vambu kaari…
Do not coax, do not sway, oh mischievous girl!
Konjaadhadi kulungaadhadi kurumbu kaari…
A dragonfly flies inside my heart,
Nenjil oru thumbi parakum
Oh my, oh my!
Aiyo aiaiyoo….
Male: The beloved parrot sings a ballad,
Male :Chella kili sindhu padikkum
Oh my, oh my!
Haio haihaiyo…
In the grove of sweet chirping parrots,
Aalolankili thopilae
Oh precious golden parrot residing there,
Thangidum kili thangamae
Do not speak untruths, oh blabbermouth!
Illaadhadhai sollaadhadi ola vaayi..
Do not play around, oh drama queen!
Vilaiyaadida koodaadhadi koothu kaari…
Love flows through the heart,
Kaadhal kadakudhu idhayam
Is it because it swam in your eyes? Hoi...
Un kannil neendhi thaano.. hoi…
Female: In this heart fluttering with excitement,
Female :Thudi thudikira nenjil
Will there now be a drizzling rain? Hoi...
Ini thoovaanam mazhai thaano.. hoi…
It is the season for the festival of love,
Kaadhal vizha kaalam
Come into my hands, come, come...
Kaigalil vaa vaa
Oh woman like the moist moon,
Eera nila pennae
Coming with outstretched hands carrying sweet folk melodies,
Themmangai yendha varum
Oh gentle breeze...
Poongaatree…
Come swing on the golden swing of my hair!
En koondhal pon oonjal aadi vaa
A veena, a brand new veena,
Veenai pudhu veenai
I am the one who set its pitch!
Sruthi serthavan naaanae
In the songs of our love,
Nam kaadhalin geedhangalil
I will bend the sky itself!
Vaanam valaipenae
In the grove of sweet chirping parrots,
Aalolankili thopilae
Oh precious golden parrot residing there,
Thangidum kili thangamae
Do not speak untruths, oh blabbermouth!
Illaadhadhai sollaadhadi ola vaayi..
Do not play around, oh drama queen!
Vilaiyaadida koodaadhadi koothu kaari…
You who gave me sweet dreams,
Kanavu kodutha neeyae
Is it fair for you to steal my sleep? Oo...
En urakkam vaangalaamo .. oo..
When poetry awakens in the mind,
Kavidhai vizhikum neram
Can you just go off to sleep? Hoi...
Nee uranga pogalaamo.. hoi..
At the corner of flower-like eyes,
Poo vizhiyin oram
A rainbow pattern shines,
Vaanavil kolam
The shyness of the golden maiden,
Ponmagalin naanam
Are you the child of the moon born here,
Nilaavin pillai inghu
Is it really you?
Nee dhaano..
For all the blooms in the flower garden,
Poon cholai pookalukku
Are you the mother?
Thaai thaano…
Is desire the love landscape of Agathinai?
Aasai aga thinaiyaa
Are words the classical poetry of Kalithogai?
Vaarthai kalithoghaiya
My love, come, come,
Anbae nee vaa vaa
Like a fresh love poem from Kuruntogai!
Puthu kaadhal kurunthoghaiya
Oh gentle breeze that bathed in the river,
Aatril kulitha thendralae
Tell me, oh parrot, tell me...
Sollumae kili sollumae
Do not jump around, do not droop, oh troublemaker!
Thullaadhadi thuvalaadhadi vambu kaari…
Do not coax, do not sway, oh mischievous girl!
Konjaadhadi kulungaadhadi kurumbu kaari…
A dragonfly flies inside my heart,
Nenjil oru thumbi parakum
Oh my, oh my!
Aiyo aiaiyoo….
Male: The beloved parrot sings a ballad,
Male :Chella kili sindhu padikkum
Oh my, oh my!
Haio haihaiyo…
In the grove of sweet chirping parrots,
Aalolankili thopilae
Oh precious golden parrot residing there,
Thangidum kili thangamae
Do not speak untruths, oh blabbermouth!
Illaadhadhai sollaadhadi ola vaayi..
Do not play around, oh drama queen!
Vilaiyaadida koodaadhadi koothu kaari…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a playful, romantic duet expressing deep affection, teasing banter, and poetic passion between lovers. The lovers compare their feelings to lush elements of nature—gentle breezes bathing in rivers, golden parrots in groves, and fluttering dragonflies inside the heart. Lyricist Arivumathi blends rustic village warmth with classical Sangam literature metaphors, drawing references to classical poetry collections like Agathinai, Kalithogai, and Kuruntogai to celebrate the blossoming of new love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Aatril kulitha thendralae”
Compares the cool, refreshing breeze to someone who has taken a bath in a river.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Thullaadhadi thuvalaadhadi vambu kaari… / Konjaadhadi kulungaadhadi kurumbu kaari…”
The second letter 'l'/'n' rhyming structure creates rhythm across consecutive lines.
Sangam Literary Allusion
“Aasai aga thinaiyaa / Vaarthai kalithoghaiya / Puthu kaadhal kurunthoghaiya”
Explicitly references Sangam literature works (Agathinai, Kalithogai, Kuruntogai) to elevate romantic love to classical artistic stature.
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Trivia
Siraichalai (1996) is the Tamil dubbed version of Priyadarshan's acclaimed Malayalam period epic 'Kaalapani'. The soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with Tamil lyrics penned by poet Arivumathi.
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