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 ketkkum | It will resound for a thousand generations |
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| Kaadhalin sangeetham | The music of love |
| Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkum | It will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean |
| Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedham | Our melody is sacred scripture, love is scripture |
| Mmm mm | Mmm mm |
| Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm | Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm |
| Male | |
| Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkum | It will resound for a thousand generations |
| Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm | Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm |
| Male :Kaadhalin sangeetham | Male: The music of love |
| Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkum | It will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean |
| Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedham | Our melody is sacred scripture, love is scripture |
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| Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm | Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………… | ... |
| Female | |
| Oru murai vaanil parakalaam kaatril midhakalaam | Just once, let us fly in the sky and float in the breeze |
| Male :Sugangalai indru alakalaam nammai marakalaam | Male: Today let us measure joy and forget ourselves |
| Female :Aagaayam keezhaaga naan paarkkiren | Female: I see the sky down below |
| Male :Boologam meelaaga naan paarkkiren | Male: I see the earth up above |
| Female :Adhisayam enna anuvabam enna ragasiyam enna | Female: What a wonder! What an experience! What a secret! |
| Vaedham kaadhal vaedham | Sacred scripture, love is scripture |
| Mmm mm | Mmm mm |
| Male | |
| Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkum | It will resound for a thousand generations |
| Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm | Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm |
| Male :Kaadhalin sangeetham | Male: The music of love |
| Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkum | It will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean |
| Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedham | Our melody is sacred scripture, love is scripture |
| Mmm mm | Mmm mm |
| Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm | Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Malara edhu undhan udaladhu nenjam mayanguthu | Is it a flower, that body of yours? The heart swoons in ecstasy |
| Female :Pagal yedhu ingu iravedhu engu puriyudhu | Female: What is day here, where is night? I lose all sense of time |
| Male :Pennukkul sorgathai nana paarkkiren | Male: In a woman's embrace, I see paradise |
| Female :Pesungal kaathaara naan ketkkiren | Female: Keep talking, I listen to my heart's content |
| Male :Sangama neram managala melam engilum ketkkum | Male: At this time of union, auspicious music will resound everywhere |
| Vaedham kaadhal vaedham mm mm | Sacred scripture, love is scripture mm mm |
| Female | |
| Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkum | It will resound for a thousand generations |
| Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm | Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm |
| Male :Kaadhalin sangeetham | Male: The music of love |
| Both :Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkum | Both: It will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean |
| Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedham | Our 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) |
ஆயிரம் தலைமுறை கேட்கும் ம்ம்ம்ம்..
காதலின் சங்கீதம்
காற்றிலும் கேட்கும் கடலிலும் கேட்கும்
எங்களின் ராகம் வேதம் காதல் வேதம்...ம்ம்
குழு :
ம்ம்ம்ம்..ம்ம்ம்ம்..
It will resound for a thousand generations
Mm mm mm mm mm
The music of love
It will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean
Our melody is sacred scripture, love is scripture
Mmm mm
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm
ஆயிரம் தலைமுறை கேட்கும்
குழு :
ம்ம்ம்ம்..ம்ம்ம்ம்..
காதலின் சங்கீதம்
காற்றிலும் கேட்கும் கடலிலும் கேட்கும்
எங்களின் ராகம் வேதம் காதல் வேதம்...ம்ம்...
குழு :
ம்ம்ம்ம்..ம்ம்ம்ம்..
It will resound for a thousand generations
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm
Male: The music of love
It will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean
Our melody is sacred scripture, love is scripture
Mmm mm
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm
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...
ஒருமுறை வானில் பறக்கலாம் காற்றில் மிதக்கலாம்
சுகங்களை இன்று அளக்கலாம் நம்மை மறக்கலாம்
ஆகாயம் கீழாக நான் பார்க்கிறேன்
பூலோகம் மேலாக நான் பார்க்கிறேன்
அதிசயம் என்ன அனுபவம் என்ன ரகசியம் என்ன
வேதம் காதல் வேதம்...ம்ம்ம்ம்
Just once, let us fly in the sky and float in the breeze
Male: Today let us measure joy and forget ourselves
Female: I see the sky down below
Male: I see the earth up above
Female: What a wonder! What an experience! What a secret!
Sacred scripture, love is scripture
Mmm mm
ஆயிரம் தலைமுறை கேட்கும்
குழு :
ம்ம்ம்ம்..ம்ம்ம்ம்..
காதலின் சங்கீதம்
காற்றிலும் கேட்கும் கடலிலும் கேட்கும்
எங்களின் ராகம் வேதம் காதல் வேதம்...ம்ம்...
குழு :
ம்ம்ம்ம்..ம்ம்ம்ம்..
It will resound for a thousand generations
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm
Male: The music of love
It will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean
Our melody is sacred scripture, love is scripture
Mmm mm
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm
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...
மலரெது உந்தன் உடலெது நெஞ்சம் மயங்குது
பகலெது இங்கு இரவெது எங்கு புரியுது
பெண்ணுக்குள் சொர்க்கத்தை நான் பார்க்கிறேன்
பேசுங்கள் காதார நான் கேட்கிறேன்
சங்கம நேரம் மங்கல மேளம் எங்கிலும் கேட்கும்
வேதம் காதல் வேதம்..ம்ம்..
Is it a flower, that body of yours? The heart swoons in ecstasy
Female: What is day here, where is night? I lose all sense of time
Male: In a woman's embrace, I see paradise
Female: Keep talking, I listen to my heart's content
Male: At this time of union, auspicious music will resound everywhere
Sacred scripture, love is scripture mm mm
ஆயிரம் தலைமுறை கேட்கும்
குழு :
ம்ம்ம்ம்..ம்ம்ம்ம்..
காதலின் சங்கீதம்
இருவர் :
காற்றிலும் கேட்கும் கடலிலும் கேட்கும்
எங்களின் ராகம் வேதம் காதல் வேதம்...ம்ம்..
குழு :
ம்ம்ம்ம்..ம்ம்ம்ம்..(4)
It will resound for a thousand generations
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm
Male: The music of love
Both: It will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean
Our melody is sacred scripture, love is scripture
Mmm mm
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm...(4)
Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkum
It will resound for a thousand generations
Mm mm mm mm mm
Mm mm mm mm mm
Kaadhalin sangeetham
The music of love
Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkum
It will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean
Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedham
Our melody is sacred scripture, love is scripture
Mmm mm
Mmm mm
Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm
Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkum
It will resound for a thousand generations
Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm
Male :Kaadhalin sangeetham
Male: The music of love
Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkum
It will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean
Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedham
Our melody is sacred scripture, love is scripture
Mmm mm
Mmm mm
Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm
………………………
...
Oru murai vaanil parakalaam kaatril midhakalaam
Just once, let us fly in the sky and float in the breeze
Male :Sugangalai indru alakalaam nammai marakalaam
Male: Today let us measure joy and forget ourselves
Female :Aagaayam keezhaaga naan paarkkiren
Female: I see the sky down below
Male :Boologam meelaaga naan paarkkiren
Male: I see the earth up above
Female :Adhisayam enna anuvabam enna ragasiyam enna
Female: What a wonder! What an experience! What a secret!
Vaedham kaadhal vaedham
Sacred scripture, love is scripture
Mmm mm
Mmm mm
Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkum
It will resound for a thousand generations
Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm
Male :Kaadhalin sangeetham
Male: The music of love
Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkum
It will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean
Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedham
Our melody is sacred scripture, love is scripture
Mmm mm
Mmm mm
Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm
…………………………..
...
Malara edhu undhan udaladhu nenjam mayanguthu
Is it a flower, that body of yours? The heart swoons in ecstasy
Female :Pagal yedhu ingu iravedhu engu puriyudhu
Female: What is day here, where is night? I lose all sense of time
Male :Pennukkul sorgathai nana paarkkiren
Male: In a woman's embrace, I see paradise
Female :Pesungal kaathaara naan ketkkiren
Female: Keep talking, I listen to my heart's content
Male :Sangama neram managala melam engilum ketkkum
Male: At this time of union, auspicious music will resound everywhere
Vaedham kaadhal vaedham mm mm
Sacred scripture, love is scripture mm mm
Aayiram thalaimurai ketkkum
It will resound for a thousand generations
Chorus :Mm mm mm mm mm
Chorus: Mm mm mm mm mm
Male :Kaadhalin sangeetham
Male: The music of love
Both :Kaatrilum ketkkum kadalilum ketkkum
Both: It will be heard in the breeze, it will be heard in the ocean
Engalin raagam vaedham kaadhal vaedham
Our melody is sacred scripture, love is scripture
Mmm mm
Mmm mm
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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