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Lyrics & meaning

Aayiram Thalaimurai

From Kalyana Rasi · 1990

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Manoj Gyan Varma
Details
Kalyana Rasi1990

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkumIt will resound for a thousand generations
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Kaadhalin sangeethamThe music of love
Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkumIt will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean
Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedhamOur melody is sacred scripture, love is scripture
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Male
Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkumIt will resound for a thousand generations
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Male :Kaadhalin sangeethamMale: The music of love
Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkumIt will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean
Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedhamOur melody is sacred scripture, love is scripture
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Female
Oru murai vaanil parakalaam kaatril midhakalaamJust once, let us fly in the sky and float in the breeze
Male :Sugangalai indru alakalaam nammai marakalaamMale: Today let us measure joy and forget ourselves
Female :Aagaayam keezhaaga naan paarkkirenFemale: I see the sky down below
Male :Boologam meelaaga naan paarkkirenMale: I see the earth up above
Female :Adhisayam enna anuvabam enna ragasiyam ennaFemale: What a wonder! What an experience! What a secret!
Vaedham kaadhal vaedhamSacred scripture, love is scripture
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Male
Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkumIt will resound for a thousand generations
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Male :Kaadhalin sangeethamMale: The music of love
Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkumIt will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean
Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedhamOur melody is sacred scripture, love is scripture
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Chorus
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Male
Malara edhu undhan udaladhu nenjam mayanguthuIs it a flower, that body of yours? The heart swoons in ecstasy
Female :Pagal yedhu ingu iravedhu engu puriyudhuFemale: What is day here, where is night? I lose all sense of time
Male :Pennukkul sorgathai nana paarkkirenMale: In a woman's embrace, I see paradise
Female :Pesungal kaathaara naan ketkkirenFemale: Keep talking, I listen to my heart's content
Male :Sangama neram managala melam engilum ketkkumMale: At this time of union, auspicious music will resound everywhere
Vaedham kaadhal vaedham mm mmSacred scripture, love is scripture mm mm
Female
Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkumIt will resound for a thousand generations
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Male :Kaadhalin sangeethamMale: The music of love
Both :Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkumBoth: It will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean
Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedhamOur melody is sacred scripture, love is scripture
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Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm…(4)Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm...(4)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkum' from the film Kalyana Rasi is a grand celebration of eternal love, characterizing love as an immortal music that reverberates across a thousand generations, the wind, and the ocean. The lovers express their overwhelming joy, describing the sensation of love as so transcendent that it flips reality—turning the sky upside down and making night and day blend into one continuous state of bliss.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedham

Love is equated to divine scriptures (Vedas) and timeless music.

Hyperbole (Uvarchoi / Athisayokthi)

Aagaayam keezhaaga naan paarkkiren / Boologam meelaaga naan paarkkiren

Exaggerating love's euphoric physical sensation where the sky appears below and the earth above.

Anaphora & Rhyme (Edukai / Monai)

Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkum

Repetition of sound patterns and structures with 'ketkkum' and 'vaedham' creating a chanting, scriptural rhythm.

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Trivia

Written by the acclaimed Tamil poet Pulamaipithan, the song elevates romantic devotion to a spiritual dimension by repeatedly calling love 'Vaedham' (sacred scripture). Kalyana Rasi (1990) features music composed by Manoj-Gyan.

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