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Aayiram Thalaimurai

From Kalyana Rasi · 1990

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Manoj Gyan Varma
Movie name
Kalyana Rasi
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
7 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkum
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Kaadhalin sangeetham
Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkum
Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedham
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Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm
Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkum
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Male :Kaadhalin sangeetham
Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkum
Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedham
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Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm
………………………
Oru murai vaanil parakalaam kaatril midhakalaam
Male :Sugangalai indru alakalaam nammai marakalaam
Female :Aagaayam keezhaaga naan paarkkiren
Male :Boologam meelaaga naan paarkkiren
Female :Adhisayam enna anuvabam enna ragasiyam enna
Vaedham kaadhal vaedham
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Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkum
Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm
Male :Kaadhalin sangeetham
Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkum
Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedham
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Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm
…………………………..
Malara edhu undhan udaladhu nenjam mayanguthu
Female :Pagal yedhu ingu iravedhu engu puriyudhu
Male :Pennukkul sorgathai nana paarkkiren
Female :Pesungal kaathaara naan ketkkiren
Male :Sangama neram managala melam engilum ketkkum
Vaedham kaadhal vaedham mm mm
Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkum
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Male :Kaadhalin sangeetham
Both :Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkum
Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedham
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A thousand generations will hear it,
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The music of love!
It will be heard in the wind, it will be heard in the sea,
Our melody is sacred, a scripture of love.
Mmm mm,
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm,
A thousand generations will hear it,
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm,
Male: The music of love!
It will be heard in the wind, it will be heard in the sea,
Our melody is sacred, a scripture of love.
Mmm mm,
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm,
...
For once, we can fly in the sky and float upon the breeze,
Male: Today we can measure every joy and forget ourselves.
Female: I see the sky down below me,
Male: I see the earth up above me.
Female: What wonder is this? What a feeling! What is this secret?
A sacred scripture, a scripture of love.
Mmm mm,
A thousand generations will hear it,
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm,
Male: The music of love!
It will be heard in the wind, it will be heard in the sea,
Our melody is sacred, a scripture of love.
Mmm mm,
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm,
...
Is that a flower or your body? My heart is completely captivated.
Female: Where is day and where is night? How can I even tell?
Male: Inside a woman, I see heaven itself.
Female: Speak on, I am listening with all my heart.
Male: In this time of union, auspicious drums echo everywhere.
A sacred scripture, a scripture of love, mm mm.
A thousand generations will hear it,
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm,
Male: The music of love!
Both: It will be heard in the wind, it will be heard in the sea,
Our melody is sacred, a scripture of love.
Mmm mm,
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm… (4)
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Male
Chorus
Female
Male
Chorus
Male
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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