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Lyrics & meaning

En Manadhai Kollaiyadithavalae

From Kalloori Vaasal · 1996

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Hariharan, Anuradha Sriram
Music director
Deva
Details
Kalloori Vaasal1996

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
En manathai kollaiyadiththavalaeO girl who stole my heart,
En vayathai kandu pidiththavalae hae haeO girl who discovered my age, hae hae,
En manathai kollaiyadiththavalae pa pa paO girl who stole my heart, pa pa pa,
En vayathai kandu pidiththavalaeO girl who discovered my age,
Male
Azhagiya mugam enakkena thinamA beautiful face, every day just for me,
Avasaram en vizhigalil vizhumAn urgency falls into my eyes,
Mana thanthiyai padiththaen vanthaen ammammaI read the telegram of the mind and came, oh my!
Ingu minnal vegaththilHere at the speed of lightning,
Kandaen unnaiththaan oru jannal oraththilI saw you near the edge of a window.
Male
Moochchai pola unaithathaanaeJust like breath, it is you,
Ingu dhinam vaangum intha nurai eeralThat these lungs inhale every day here.
Nee illamal irunthaalaeIf you are not there,
Intha nurai eeral oru kurai eeralThese lungs become defective lungs.
Female
Nidham nidhamthaan kadhal raagamEvery single day, the melody of love,
Nigazhnthidaththaan ketkum thegamThe body yearns for it to happen.
Male : Neengaamal nenjil irukkuMale: It remains unremoved in my heart,
Unthan perthaan ingu dhesiya geetham enakkuYour name here is like a national anthem to me.
Aaa….aa…..aa….aa….Aaa....aa.....aa....aa....
Female
En manathai kollaiyadiththavanaeO boy who stole my heart,
En vayathai kandu pidiththavanae…..O boy who discovered my age...
Female
April madham kothiththaalumEven if the month of April boils with heat,
Unnai anaiththaalae adhu december thaanIf I embrace you, it becomes December.
December maatham kulirnthaalumEven if the month of December is freezing cold,
Unnai pirinthaalae adhu aprilthaanIf I separate from you, it becomes April.
Male
Unakkenathaan thozhi thozhiOnly for you, my friend, my friend,
Urukugiren neenda naaliI melt for a long time.
Female :Nee theenda koocham pirakkumFemale: When you touch me, shyness is born,
Konja neram sella neeAs a little time passes, when you,
Ketkum motcham pirakkumAsk, salvation is born.
Male :PapappaaMale: Papappaa
Male
En manathai kollaiyadiththavalae pa pa paO girl who stole my heart, pa pa pa,
En vayathai kandu pidiththavalaeO girl who discovered my age,
Male
Azhagiya mugam enakkena thinamA beautiful face, every day just for me,
Avasaram en vizhigalil vizhumA sense of urgency falls into my eyes,
Mana thanthiyai padiththaen vanthae ammammaI read the telegram of the mind and came, oh my!
Ingu minnal vegaththilHere at the speed of lightning,
Female
Kandaen unnaiththaan oru jannal oraththilI saw you near the edge of a window.
Male :Hamma hammamma haiyo hammaaMale: Hamma hammamma haiyo hammaa
Female :Haiyo haiyaiyyayo….haha….Female: Haiyo haiyaiyyayo....haha....

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

En Manathai Kollaiyadiththavalae from Kalloori Vaasal is a vibrant romantic duet expressing the euphoria and passion of young love. The lovers exchange sweet poetic confessions, describing how love alters their perception of the world—turning scorching summer months into cool winter moments and transforming simple breath into something sacred.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Contrast / Hyperbole

April madham kothiththaalum / Unnai anaiththaalae adhu december thaan

Contrasts the heat of April with the coolness of December to highlight the soothing emotional effect of being in the lover's embrace.

Internal Rhyme / Pun

Intha nurai eeral oru kurai eeral

Uses wordplay between 'nurai eeral' (lungs) and 'kurai eeral' (flawed/defective lungs) to show how life feels incomplete without love.

Metaphor

Unthan perthaan ingu dhesiya geetham enakku

Compares repeating the lover's name in one's heart to singing a national anthem, indicating supreme devotion.

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Trivia

Kalloori Vaasal (1996) features a rare early-career collaboration between actors Prashanth and Ajith Kumar, alongside Bollywood actress Pooja Bhatt. The soundtrack composed by Deva was a commercial hit in the mid-90s college youth music scene.

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