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Lyrics & meaning

Hello Miss Chellama

From Karnaa · 1995

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Chetan, Arjun Sarja, Swarnalatha
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Karnaa
Movie release year
1995
Lyrics added on
5 Nov 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Telephone adikkuthu
Telephone adikkuthu
Telephone adikkuthu
Tring tring tring
Paithiyam pudikkudhu
Paithiyam pudikkudhu
Paithiyam pudikkudhu
Tring tring tring
Telephone adikkuthu
Telephone adikkuthu
Telephone adikkuthu
Tring tring tring
Telephone adikkuthu
Telephone adikkuthu
Heloo chellamaa
Un lover naan amma
Oru latcham number suththi
Kandu konden maa
Heloo chellaiyaa
Un aalu veraiyaa
Wrong number poda poda
Billu yerum yaa
Un aalu naan thandi
Female :Ennada perandi
Male :Kiliyathaan thedi paarthen
Kilaviya kanden di
Heloo chellamaa
Un lover naan amma
Oru latcham number suththi
Kandu konden maa
Heloo chellaiyaa
Un aalu veraiyaa
Wrong number poda poda
Billu yerum yaa
En kannai varudiyadhum
En jeevan parugiyadhum
Idhayaththai thirudiyadhum neeyaa
Tholai pesi pettiyilae
Thulai pottu pesiyadhum
Valai pottu thediyadhum neeyaa
Un pechil uyir undachu
Female :Haa yen innum peru moochu
Male :Sorgathin saavi engu kidaikkum
Female :Un kaiyin endha viralum thirakkum
Male :Ok
Heloo chellamaa
Un lover naan amma
Oru latcham number suththi
Kandu konden maa
Heloo chellaiyaa
Un lover naanaiyaa
Sandhichu neramachu
Mela sellaiyaa
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Pala latcham telephone-il
Un number ethuvendru
Sollaamal ponathenna thozhi
Suttaal thaan thangam varum
Pattaal thaan kaadhal varum
Ippothu nee arivaai thozha
Telephone-il kooum kuyil neeyae
Female :Aanalum arindhaayae
Male :Sorgathin saavi engu kidaikkum
Female :Un kaiyin endha viralum thirakkum
Male :Ok
Heloo chellamaa
Un lover naan amma
Oru latcham number suththi
Kandu konden maa
Heloo chellaiyaa
Un lover naanaiyaa
Sandhichu neramachu
Mela sellaiyaa
Muthangal thinboma
Female :Motchangal povoma
Male :Telephoen-il mutham ittu
Vazhthu sollamaa
{Telephone adikkuthu
Telephone adikkuthu
Telephone adikkuthu
Tring tring tring} (2)
The telephone is ringing
The telephone is ringing
The telephone is ringing
Tring tring tring
It is driving me crazy
It is driving me crazy
It is driving me crazy
Tring tring tring
The telephone is ringing
The telephone is ringing
The telephone is ringing
Tring tring tring
The telephone is ringing
The telephone is ringing
Hello, my darling
I am your lover, my girl
After dialing a hundred thousand numbers
I have finally found you, my dear
Hello, my dear man
Your sweet girl is someone else
Keep dialing wrong numbers
And your bill will just shoot up, mister
Hey girl, I am indeed your sweetheart
Female: What are you saying, grandson?
Male: I was searching for a sweet parrot
Male: But I ended up finding an old woman!
Hello, my darling
I am your lover, my girl
After dialing a hundred thousand numbers
I have finally found you, my dear
Hello, my dear man
Your sweet girl is someone else
Keep dialing wrong numbers
And your bill will just shoot up, mister
Is it you who caressed my eyes?
Is it you who drank my soul?
Is it you who stole my heart?
Inside the telephone booth
Is it you who spoke after drilling a hole?
Is it you who searched for me by casting a net?
Life blossomed in me through your words
Female: Ah, why are you still sighing so deeply?
Male: Where can I find the key to heaven?
Female: Any finger of your hand can unlock it
Male: Okay!
Hello, my darling
I am your lover, my girl
After dialing a hundred thousand numbers
I have finally found you, my dear
Hello, my dear man
Am I really your lover, mister?
It has been a long time since we met
Move forward now, my dear man
...
Among many lakhs of telephones
Which one was your number?
Why did you leave without telling me, my friend?
Only when refined by fire does gold shine
Only through experience does love blossom
Now you will understand, my friend
You are the cuckoo singing over the telephone
Female: And yet, you recognized me!
Male: Where can I find the key to heaven?
Female: Any finger of your hand can unlock it
Male: Okay!
Hello, my darling
I am your lover, my girl
After dialing a hundred thousand numbers
I have finally found you, my dear
Hello, my dear man
Am I really your lover, mister?
It has been a long time since we met
Move forward now, my dear man
Shall we feast on sweet kisses?
Female: Shall we attain ultimate bliss?
Male: By giving a kiss over the telephone
Male: Shall I send you my warm wishes?
The telephone is ringing
The telephone is ringing
The telephone is ringing
Tring tring tring
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and upbeat romantic track from the movie 'Karnaa' explores the excitement and comical struggles of love over the phone during the 1990s. The hero tries desperately to get through to his beloved by dialing endless phone numbers, ending up with hilarious wrong numbers and steep phone bills before finally hearing her voice.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Onomatopoeia

Tring tring tring

Imitates the literal sound of a vintage landline telephone ringing.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Suttaal thaan thangam varum / Pattaal thaan kaadhal varum

The second consonant 'tt' rhymes between 'Suttaal' and 'Pattaal' across consecutive lines.

Iyaipu (End Rhyming)

En kannai varudiyadhum / En jeevan parugiyadhum / Idhayaththai thirudiyadhum neeyaa

The lines end with the rhyming suffix '-adhum', creating a rhythmic cadence.

Metaphor

Telephone-il kooum kuyil neeyae

The heroine's voice over the telephone speaker is metaphorically compared to the sweet song of a cuckoo bird.

Did you know?

Trivia

Composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics by Vairamuthu, 'Karnaa' (1995) starring Arjun Sarja was a major musical hit. This song captured the emerging 1990s telephone culture in South India, referencing trunk calls, phone booths, accumulating call rates, and rotary dialing.

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