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Lyrics & meaning

Chellakili

From Romeo · 2024

Lyricist
Vijay Antony
Singer
Adithya RK
Music director
Barath Dhanasekar
Details
Romeo2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Chellakiliyae…kai serumadiMy darling parrot, come into my hands
Hey… rasa maga hey… rasa magaHey prince's daughter, hey prince's daughter
En chellame oh en chellameOh my darling, oh my darling
Unai kaanave uyir thanginenI survived just to see you
Male
Vidhi aanadheIt became fate
Pizhai aanadheIt became a mistake
Manadhodu dhanWithin the mind
VilaiyaadudheIt is playing games
Male
Un arugil naan irundhumEven though I am near you
Unai nerunga mudiyaamalUnable to get close to you
Vazhi indri thavikindrenI struggle without a way
Naan kanneMy dear eye
Male
Unai kaanum varam kidaithumEven after receiving the boon of seeing you
Udan sera mudiyaamalUnable to be together with you
Kaatradum maramaagirenI become a tree swaying in the wind
Male
Un arugil naan irundhumEven though I am near you
Unai nerunga mudiyaamalUnable to get close to you
Vazhi indri thavikindrenI struggle without a way
Naan kanneMy dear eye
Male
Unai kaanum varam kidaithumEven after receiving the boon of seeing you
Udan sera mudiyaamalUnable to be together with you
Kaatradum maramaagiren…I become a tree swaying in the wind...
Male
En chellakili naa sellum vazhiMy darling parrot, the path I travel
Nee illaamale pogutheGoes on without you
En pasakili naan pogum vazhiMy green parrot, the path I go
Theervu illamale pogudheyGoes on without any resolution
Chorus
Yella yelley yella yelleyYella yelley yella yelley
Yaelaela yaelaela yella yelleyYaelaela yaelaela yella yelley
Male :Rasa magaMale: Prince's daughter
Chorus :Yella yelley yella yelleyChorus: Yella yelley yella yelley
Yellaiye yellaiye yella yelleyIs there no limit, no limit, yella yelley
Yella yelley yella yelleyYella yelley yella yelley
Yaelaela yaelaela yella yelleyYaelaela yaelaela yella yelley
Male :Rasa magaMale: Prince's daughter
Male
Varthaigal podhumeJust a few words would be enough
Paadhi thunbam pogumeHalf of the sorrow would vanish
Aayinum yaarume pesavillayeYet no one speaks
Male
Arugil irundhumDespite being nearby
Iru veru dhuruvamTwo different poles
Ye indha soga kathaiWhy this sad story?
Male
Manadhin valigal velikattidamalWithout showing the pain of the mind outside
Thaliva indri vaazhum nilaiA state of living without relief
Male
Udhiradha vidhaiyoduWith an unsprouted seed
Mazhai nirum uravaadiRainwater bonding
Manalodu chediyaagumaCan a plant grow in the sand?
Sariyo thavaro ini naam evaroRight or wrong, who are we now?
Mounangal badhilagumaWill silences become the answer?
Male
En rasathiye kai saeraamaleOh my queen, without joining hands
Naal ellaamume pogudheAll the days pass by
Nee pesaamalum naa sollaamalumWithout you speaking, without me saying
Naal pogindradhae kaadhaleThe days pass by, my love
Male
Oyamale oyamaleUnceasingly, unceasingly
En ennam en pechu ketkamaleMy thoughts do not listen to my words
Ipodhu pol eppodhumeLike now, forever
En pechu ketkamaleNot listening to my words
Male
Oyamale oyamaleUnceasingly, unceasingly
En ennam en pechu ketkamaleMy thoughts do not listen to my words
Chorus :Rasa magaChorus: Prince's daughter
Thanimai inimel valigal inimelLoneliness from now on, pain from now on
Pogaadhu maramale…Will not leave without lingering...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This poignant track expresses the deep anguish of a husband who finds himself physically close to his beloved wife yet emotionally alienated and distant. Despite being in the same space, silence and unsaid emotions create an invisible barrier between them, leaving him feeling like two opposite poles living together without true connection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Iru veru dhuruvam

Comparing the lovers to two opposite poles ('Iru veru dhuruvam') to emphasize emotional distance despite physical proximity.

Imagery & Analogy

Udhiradha vidhaiyodu Mazhai nirum uravaadi Manalodu chediyaaguma

Using natural imagery of rain trying to nurture a seed in dry sand ('Udhiradha vidhaiyodu... Manalodu chediyaaguma') to symbolize unrequited effort and unfulfilled love.

Simile / Personification

Kaatradum maramaagiren

Comparing his helpless, unstable emotional state to a tree continuously swaying helpless in the wind.

Anaphora / Refrain

En chellakili naa sellum vazhi / En pasakili naan pogum vazhi

Repetition of endearing terms like 'En chellakili' and 'En pasakili' to accentuate affection amidst emotional sorrow.

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Trivia

In the 2024 film 'Romeo', lead actor Vijay Antony himself penned the lyrics for this melancholic track composed by Barath Dhanasekar and rendered by Adithya RK.

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