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Lyrics & meaning

Hello Hello

From Monisha En Monalisa · 1999

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha
Music director
T. Rajendar
Details
Monisha En Monalisa1999

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Hello monisha hereHello, Monisha here.
Who is callingWho is calling?
Female
Hello…..hello…..Hello... hello...
Neenga yaar pesurathu unga per ennaWho is speaking? What is your name?
Male
Hello hello helloHello hello hello
Hello hello helloHello hello hello
Perai naan sollavaaShall I tell you my name?
Rasigan naan allavaaAm I not your fan?
Kaadhilae pesavaa kadhaalan aagavaaShall I whisper in your ear? Shall I become your lover?
I love you monisha…..aa…..i love youI love you Monisha... ah... I love you
Male
Hello hello helloHello hello hello
Hello hello helloHello hello hello
Female
Enna misterWhat, mister?
Perai ketta paadureengaWhen asked for your name, you are singing?
Female
Yae….hae….hae…..yae….hae….hae…..Yae... hae... hae... yae... hae... hae...
Yae….hae….hae…..yae….hae….hae…..Yae... hae... hae... yae... hae... hae...
Female
Enna mister unga istaththukkuWhat mister, as you please...
Edhai edhaiyo vaasichchittu irukinga...you are playing whatever random tunes?
Male
Hahhaahhaa…..unnai naan nesikkiraenHaha... I love you.
Adhaiyae naan vaasikkiraenI am playing the music of that love.
Unnai naan nesikkiraenI love you.
Adhaiyae naan vaasikkiraenI am playing the music of that love.
Idhayaththai yaasikkiraenI am begging for your heart.
Kidaikkumaa ena yoshikkiraenI wonder if I will get it.
Kidaikkumaa ena yoshikkiraenI wonder if I will get it.
Female
Nesiththaalum vaasiththaalumEven if you love, even if you play music,
Yaasiththaalum yoshiththaalumEven if you beg, even if you wonder,
Idhayam kidaikaathuYou won't get my heart.
Ennai nerunga mudiyaathuYou cannot come near me.
Male
Is it so hello hello helloIs it so? Hello hello hello
Hello hello hello hello pleaseHello hello hello hello please
Female
Mister ippoMister, now...
Ungalukku enna venum...what do you want?
Male
Vendum vendumI want, I want...
Kadhal vendum tharuvaayaa...I want love, will you give it?
Female
NeverNever
Male
Mendum meendumAgain and again...
Pesa vendum thodarvaayaa...I want to talk, will you continue?
Female
Chanceless…Chanceless...
Male
Kanni manam malarnthidumaaWill the maiden's heart blossom?
Female
Kaagitha meen neendhidumaaWill a paper fish swim?
Male
Pidivaathamthaan sari aagumaaWill stubbornness ever yield?
Aan vaadhamthaan haa arangerumaaWill a man's argument triumph?
Female
Impossible…..mm….Impossible... mm...
Male
Hello hello helloHello hello hello
Hello hello helloHello hello hello
Perai naan sollavaaShall I tell you my name?
Rasigan naan allavaaAm I not your fan?
Kaadhilae pesavaa kadhaalan aagavaaShall I whisper in your ear? Shall I become your lover?
I love you monisha…..aa…aa…i love youI love you Monisha... ah... ah... I love you
Male
Hello hello helloHello hello hello
Hello hello hello….Hello hello hello....

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a playful phone-call duet between the female lead (Monisha) and an anonymous male admirer. The hero calls Monisha to confess his deep love and admiration, resorting to musical banter and romantic propositions rather than giving his name. Monisha remains playfully skeptical, countering his declarations with witty rejections, declaring that his attempts are as futile as expecting a paper fish to swim in water.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

unnai naan nesikkiraen / adhaiyae naan vaasikkiraen / idhayaththai yaasikkiraen / kidaikkumaa ena yoshikkiraen

The lines end with rhythmic, rhyming verbal suffixes ('nesikkiraen', 'vaasikkiraen', 'yaasikkiraen', 'yoshikkiraen'), a hallmark of T. Rajendar's lyrical style.

Metaphor

Kaagitha meen neendhidumaa

Compares the impossibility of winning her heart over to a paper fish trying to swim in water.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Kanni manam malarnthidumaa / Kaagitha meen neendhidumaa

The second letter 'n' (ன/கி) creates an Ethugai harmonic sound pattern across the two lines.

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Trivia

This track is from the 1999 Tamil movie 'Monisha En Monalisa', written, directed, and composed by T. Rajendar. The song relies heavily on TR's signature quick-witted, rhyming lyricism and telephone-romance dynamics popular in late-90s Tamil cinema.

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