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Lyrics & meaning

Bailamore

From Kadhal Virus · 2002

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Silambarasan, Tippu
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Kadhal Virus
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
5 Sept 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Bailamore bailamore baila
Bailamore bailamore baila
Bailamore bailamore baila
Bailamore bailamore baila
Bailamore kaathaarae
Miss pannadhae
Miss chennai
Bailamore kaathaarae
Miss pannadhae
Miss chennai
Kalloori maanavar kangal
Ellaam ingae unmeldhaan
(Chennai de la monde
Chennai de la monde)
Azhagae azhagae azhagae azhagae
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
Azhagae
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
Bailamore bailamore baila
Bailamore bailamore baila
Bailamore bailamore baila
Bailamore bailamore baila
Bailamore kaathaarae
Miss pannadhae
Miss chennai
Ka-ka-kalloori maanavar kangal
Ellaam ingae unmeldhaan
………………………….
Mellidai enbadhu
Minnalaanadhaa
Mennadai enbadhu
Thendral aanadhaa
Dhaeipirai nilavu
Aadaiyaanadhaa
Pournami nilavu
Paavaiyaanadhaa
Mellidai enbadhu
Minnalaanadhaa
Mennadai enbadhu
Thendral aanadhaa
Dhaeipirai nilavu
Aadaiyaanadhaa
Pournami nilavu
Paavaiyaanadhaa
Azhagae
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
Azhagae
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
Bailamore kaathaarae
Miss pannaadhae
Miss Chennai
Ka-ka-kalloori maanavar kangal
Ellaam ingae unmeldhaan
………………………….
Malarinamdhaan
Ulagathin aadai
Malargalukku aadaiyaa
Kani inamdhaan kizhakku aadai
Kannigalukkae aadaiyaa
Mayal poosiyae kannil thaniyilae
Veyil vaadudhaan kaadhaloo
Neela aadaiyaal nonjum nyaavayam
Koiyum azhagidhaan modeloo
Azhagae
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
Azhagae
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
Bailamore kaathaarae
Miss pannaadhae
Miss Chennai
Ka-ka-kalloori maanavar kangal
Ellaam ingae unmeldhaan
………………………..
Azhagae
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
Azhagae
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
.......................
Bailamore, bailamore, baila
Bailamore, bailamore, baila
Bailamore, bailamore, baila
Bailamore, bailamore, baila
Oh breeze of Bailamore,
Do not miss it,
Miss Chennai!
Oh breeze of Bailamore,
Do not miss it,
Miss Chennai!
The eyes of college students,
Are all fixed on you right here!
(Chennai de la monde,
Chennai de la monde)
O beauty, beauty, beauty, beauty!
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
O beauty!
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
Bailamore, bailamore, baila
Bailamore, bailamore, baila
Bailamore, bailamore, baila
Bailamore, bailamore, baila
Oh breeze of Bailamore,
Do not miss it,
Miss Chennai!
Co-co-college students' eyes,
Are all fixed on you right here!
.......................
Has that slender waist
Turned into lightning?
Has that gentle stride
Turned into a soft breeze?
Has the waning moon
Become your garment?
Has the full moon
Become a maiden?
Has that slender waist
Turned into lightning?
Has that gentle stride
Turned into a soft breeze?
Has the waning moon
Become your garment?
Has the full moon
Become a maiden?
O beauty!
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
O beauty!
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
Oh breeze of Bailamore,
Do not miss it,
Miss Chennai!
Co-co-college students' eyes,
Are all fixed on you right here!
.......................
A world of flowers
Is the garment of the world;
Are flowers a garment unto themselves?
The eastern sky is draped in delicate hues,
Are they garments meant for young maidens?
With passion lined in her eyes, all alone,
Does love wither away like heat?
Adorned in a blue outfit, the heart yearns;
Is this captivating beauty a model?
O beauty!
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
O beauty!
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
Oh breeze of Bailamore,
Do not miss it,
Miss Chennai!
Co-co-college students' eyes,
Are all fixed on you right here!
.....................
O beauty!
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
O beauty!
Oh ohh ohh oh ohh
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Bailamore' from Kadhal Virus (2002) is an energetic, high-fashion dance song celebrating the beauty and glamour of a modern woman competing in or winning a beauty pageant ('Miss Chennai'). The song highlights how her charm completely mesmerizes college students and onlookers alike. Lyrically, legendary lyricist Vaali fuses traditional Tamil imagery—comparing a woman's slender waist to lightning, her walk to a breeze, and her face to the full moon—with contemporary western concepts, Latin dance rhythms, and multilingual phrasing to portray modern youth culture.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Mōnai & Ethukai (Alliteration & Consonance)

Mellidai enbadhu Minnalaanadhaa / Mennadai enbadhu Thendral aanadhaa

Rhythmic pairing of initial and secondary letters across parallel lines ('Mellidai' / 'Mennadai', 'Minnal' / 'Thendral').

Uruvakam (Metaphor)

Pournami nilavu Paavaiyaanadhaa

Directly metaphorizing the full moon as the maiden ('Paavai').

Rhetorical Question

Dhaeipirai nilavu Aadaiyaanadhaa

Using poetic questions ending in '-aa' ('Minnalaanadhaa', 'Aadaiyaanadhaa') to express wonder rather than seek answers.

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