Hello My Dear Wrong Number
From Manmadha Leelai · 1976
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- K. J. Yesudas, L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Manmadha Leelai1976
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hello | Hello |
| Female :Hello | Female: Hello |
| Male :Hello my dear wrong number.. | Male: Hello my dear wrong number.. |
| Hello my dear wrong number.. | Hello my dear wrong number.. |
| Ketkavae undhan kural sorgam | Just listening to your voice feels like heaven |
| Nerilae paarthaal enna vetkam | Why be shy to meet in person? |
| Ketkavae undhan kural sorgam | Just listening to your voice feels like heaven |
| Nerilae paarthaal enna vetkam | Why be shy to meet in person? |
| Karpanai oraayiram.. | A thousand imaginations... |
| Karpanai oraayiram | A thousand imaginations |
| Oru murai paarthaal enna.aa.. | What is wrong with meeting just once? |
| Female | |
| H e l l o | H e l l o |
| Male :Hello my dear wrong number.. | Male: Hello my dear wrong number.. |
| Female :Kettathum theerum | Female: Your thirst will be quenched |
| Ungal thaagam | Just by listening; |
| Nerinil paarthaal enna laabam | What is the point of meeting in person? |
| Kettathum theerum | Your thirst will be quenched |
| Ungal thaagam | Just by listening; |
| Nerinil paarthaal enna laabam | What is the point of meeting in person? |
| Arputham edhum illai | There is no miracle here, |
| Adhisaiya pennmai illai…hello | No extraordinary womanhood... hello |
| Male :Hello my dear wrong number.. | Male: Hello my dear wrong number.. |
| Female :Kettathum theerum | Female: Your thirst will be quenched |
| Ungal thaagam | Just by listening; |
| Nerinil paarthaal enna laabam | What is the point of meeting in person? |
| Male | |
| Kaaviriyin meeno | Are you a fish from the river Kaveri? |
| Female :Hmm | Female: Hmm |
| Male :Poviriyum thaeno | Male: Or honey dripping from a blooming flower? |
| Female :Hmm mmm | Female: Hmm mmm |
| Male | |
| Kaaviriyin meeno | Are you a fish from the river Kaveri? |
| Poviriyum thaeno | Or honey dripping from a blooming flower? |
| Devamagal thaano | Are you a divine goddess? |
| Thaedi varalaamo | May I come seeking you? |
| Female :Not yet.. | Female: Not yet.. |
| Poovai ennai paarthaal | If you look at flower-like me, |
| Kaadhal varakkoodum | Love might blossom. |
| Male :Really | Male: Really? |
| Female :Poovai ennai paarthaal | Female: If you look at flower-like me, |
| Kaadhal varakkoodum | Love might blossom. |
| Poojaiarai paarthal… | If you see the inner room... |
| Aasai varakkoodum | Desire might arise. |
| Male :I dont mind | Male: I don't mind |
| Karppanai oraayiram | A thousand imaginations, |
| Orumurai paarthaal enna | What is wrong with meeting just once? |
| Female | |
| Hello | Hello |
| Male :Hello my dear wrong number.. | Male: Hello my dear wrong number.. |
| Ketkavae undhan kural sorgam | Just listening to your voice feels like heaven |
| Female :Hmm | Female: Hmm |
| Male :Nerilae paarthaal enna vetkam | Male: Why be shy to meet in person? |
| Female :Hmm mmm | Female: Hmm mmm |
| Female | |
| Unnidathil kaadhal | Who is the one |
| Ullavargal yaaro | Who harbors love for you? |
| Male :Enna vendru solven | Male: How shall I express it, |
| Unnaiyandri yaaro | Who else could it be besides you? |
| Female :Veli ulla mullai | Female: I am a jasmine flower behind a fence, |
| Male :Veli enakkillai | Male: Fences don't exist for me, |
| Female :Veli ulla mullai | Female: I am a jasmine flower behind a fence, |
| Male :Veli enakkillai | Male: Fences don't exist forInternal me, |
| Female :Porumaiyudan irungal | Female: Please have some patience, |
| Male :Mudhumai varum variyo | Male: Until old age comes upon us? |
| Female | |
| Hello | Hello |
| Male :Hello my dear wrong number.. | Male: Hello my dear wrong number.. |
| Ketkavae undhan kural sorgam | Just listening to your voice feels like heaven |
| Female :Hmm | Female: Hmm |
| Male :Nerilae paarthaal enna vetkam | Male: Why be shy to meet in person? |
| Female :Hmm mmm | Female: Hmm mmm |
| Male :Karpanai oraayiram.. | Male: A thousand imaginations... |
| Oru murai paarthaal enna.aa.. | What is wrong with meeting just once? |
| Female | |
| Hello | Hello |
| Male :Hello | Male: Hello |
ஹலோ
ஹலோ
ஹலோ மை டியர் ராங் நம்பர்
ஹலோ மை டியர் ராங் நம்பர்
கேட்கவே உந்தன் குரல் சொர்க்கம்
நேரிலே பார்த்தால் என்ன வெட்கம்
கேட்கவே உந்தன் குரல் சொர்க்கம்
நேரிலே பார்த்தால் என்ன வெட்கம்
கற்பனை ஓராயிரம்
கற்பனை ஓராயிரம்
ஒரு முறை பார்த்தல் என்ன....ஆ...
Hello
Female: Hello
Male: Hello my dear wrong number..
Hello my dear wrong number..
Just listening to your voice feels like heaven
Why be shy to meet in person?
Just listening to your voice feels like heaven
Why be shy to meet in person?
A thousand imaginations...
A thousand imaginations
What is wrong with meeting just once?
ஹலோ
ஹலோ மை டியர் ராங் நம்பர்
கேட்பதில் தீரும்
உங்கள் தாகம்
நேரினில் பார்த்தால் என்ன லாபம்
கேட்பதில் தீரும்
உங்கள் தாகம்
நேரினில் பார்த்தால் என்ன லாபம்
அற்புதம் ஏதும் இல்லை
அதிசய பெண்மை இல்லை..ஹலோ
ஹலோ மை டியர் ராங் நம்பர்
கேட்டதும் தீரும்
உங்கள் தாகம்
நேரினில் பார்த்தால் என்ன லாபம்
H e l l o
Male: Hello my dear wrong number..
Female: Your thirst will be quenched
Just by listening;
What is the point of meeting in person?
Your thirst will be quenched
Just by listening;
What is the point of meeting in person?
There is no miracle here,
No extraordinary womanhood... hello
Male: Hello my dear wrong number..
Female: Your thirst will be quenched
Just by listening;
What is the point of meeting in person?
காவிரியின் மீனோ
ஹ்ம்ம்
பூவிரியும் தேனோ
ஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம்
Are you a fish from the river Kaveri?
Female: Hmm
Male: Or honey dripping from a blooming flower?
Female: Hmm mmm
காவிரியின் மீனோ
பூவிரியும் தேனோ
தேவமகள் தானோ
தேடி வரலாமோ
நாட் எட்
பூவை என்னைப் பார்த்தால்
காதல் வரக்கூடும்
ரியலி
பூவை என்னைப் பார்த்தால்
காதல் வரக்கூடும்
பூஜையறைப் பார்க்கும்
ஆசை வரக்கூடும்
ஐ டோன்ட் மைன்ட்
கற்பனை ஓராயிரம்
ஒரு முறை பார்த்தல் என்ன
Are you a fish from the river Kaveri?
Or honey dripping from a blooming flower?
Are you a divine goddess?
May I come seeking you?
Female: Not yet..
If you look at flower-like me,
Love might blossom.
Male: Really?
Female: If you look at flower-like me,
Love might blossom.
If you see the inner room...
Desire might arise.
Male: I don't mind
A thousand imaginations,
What is wrong with meeting just once?
ஹலோ
ஹலோ மை டியர் ராங் நம்பர்
கேட்கவே உந்தன் குரல் சொர்க்கம்
ஹ்ம்ம்
நேரிலே பார்த்தால் என்ன வெட்கம்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
Hello
Male: Hello my dear wrong number..
Just listening to your voice feels like heaven
Female: Hmm
Male: Why be shy to meet in person?
Female: Hmm mmm
உன்னிடத்தில் காதல்
உள்ளவர்கள் யாரோ
என்ன வென்று சொல்வேன்
உன்னையன்றி யாரோ
வேலி உள்ள முல்லை
வேலி எனக்கில்லை
வேலி உள்ள முல்லை
வேலி எனக்கில்லை
பொறுமையுடன் இருங்கள்
முதுமை வரும் வரையோ
Who is the one
Who harbors love for you?
Male: How shall I express it,
Who else could it be besides you?
Female: I am a jasmine flower behind a fence,
Male: Fences don't exist for me,
Female: I am a jasmine flower behind a fence,
Male: Fences don't exist forInternal me,
Female: Please have some patience,
Male: Until old age comes upon us?
ஹலோ
ஹலோ மை டியர் ராங் நம்பர்
கேட்கவே உந்தன் குரல் சொர்க்கம்
ஹ்ம்ம்
நேரிலே பார்த்தால் என்ன வெட்கம்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
கற்பனை ஓராயிரம்
ஒரு முறை பார்த்தால் என்ன
Hello
Male: Hello my dear wrong number..
Just listening to your voice feels like heaven
Female: Hmm
Male: Why be shy to meet in person?
Female: Hmm mmm
Male: A thousand imaginations...
What is wrong with meeting just once?
ஹலோ
ஹலோ
Hello
Male: Hello
Hello
Hello
Female :Hello
Female: Hello
Male :Hello my dear wrong number..
Male: Hello my dear wrong number..
Hello my dear wrong number..
Hello my dear wrong number..
Ketkavae undhan kural sorgam
Just listening to your voice feels like heaven
Nerilae paarthaal enna vetkam
Why be shy to meet in person?
Ketkavae undhan kural sorgam
Just listening to your voice feels like heaven
Nerilae paarthaal enna vetkam
Why be shy to meet in person?
Karpanai oraayiram..
A thousand imaginations...
Karpanai oraayiram
A thousand imaginations
Oru murai paarthaal enna.aa..
What is wrong with meeting just once?
H e l l o
H e l l o
Male :Hello my dear wrong number..
Male: Hello my dear wrong number..
Female :Kettathum theerum
Female: Your thirst will be quenched
Ungal thaagam
Just by listening;
Nerinil paarthaal enna laabam
What is the point of meeting in person?
Kettathum theerum
Your thirst will be quenched
Ungal thaagam
Just by listening;
Nerinil paarthaal enna laabam
What is the point of meeting in person?
Arputham edhum illai
There is no miracle here,
Adhisaiya pennmai illai…hello
No extraordinary womanhood... hello
Male :Hello my dear wrong number..
Male: Hello my dear wrong number..
Female :Kettathum theerum
Female: Your thirst will be quenched
Ungal thaagam
Just by listening;
Nerinil paarthaal enna laabam
What is the point of meeting in person?
Kaaviriyin meeno
Are you a fish from the river Kaveri?
Female :Hmm
Female: Hmm
Male :Poviriyum thaeno
Male: Or honey dripping from a blooming flower?
Female :Hmm mmm
Female: Hmm mmm
Kaaviriyin meeno
Are you a fish from the river Kaveri?
Poviriyum thaeno
Or honey dripping from a blooming flower?
Devamagal thaano
Are you a divine goddess?
Thaedi varalaamo
May I come seeking you?
Female :Not yet..
Female: Not yet..
Poovai ennai paarthaal
If you look at flower-like me,
Kaadhal varakkoodum
Love might blossom.
Male :Really
Male: Really?
Female :Poovai ennai paarthaal
Female: If you look at flower-like me,
Kaadhal varakkoodum
Love might blossom.
Poojaiarai paarthal…
If you see the inner room...
Aasai varakkoodum
Desire might arise.
Male :I dont mind
Male: I don't mind
Karppanai oraayiram
A thousand imaginations,
Orumurai paarthaal enna
What is wrong with meeting just once?
Hello
Hello
Male :Hello my dear wrong number..
Male: Hello my dear wrong number..
Ketkavae undhan kural sorgam
Just listening to your voice feels like heaven
Female :Hmm
Female: Hmm
Male :Nerilae paarthaal enna vetkam
Male: Why be shy to meet in person?
Female :Hmm mmm
Female: Hmm mmm
Unnidathil kaadhal
Who is the one
Ullavargal yaaro
Who harbors love for you?
Male :Enna vendru solven
Male: How shall I express it,
Unnaiyandri yaaro
Who else could it be besides you?
Female :Veli ulla mullai
Female: I am a jasmine flower behind a fence,
Male :Veli enakkillai
Male: Fences don't exist for me,
Female :Veli ulla mullai
Female: I am a jasmine flower behind a fence,
Male :Veli enakkillai
Male: Fences don't exist forInternal me,
Female :Porumaiyudan irungal
Female: Please have some patience,
Male :Mudhumai varum variyo
Male: Until old age comes upon us?
Hello
Hello
Male :Hello my dear wrong number..
Male: Hello my dear wrong number..
Ketkavae undhan kural sorgam
Just listening to your voice feels like heaven
Female :Hmm
Female: Hmm
Male :Nerilae paarthaal enna vetkam
Male: Why be shy to meet in person?
Female :Hmm mmm
Female: Hmm mmm
Male :Karpanai oraayiram..
Male: A thousand imaginations...
Oru murai paarthaal enna.aa..
What is wrong with meeting just once?
Hello
Hello
Male :Hello
Male: Hello
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Hello My Dear Wrong Number' is a playful, flirtatious telephonic duet from the 1976 Tamil film 'Manmadha Leelai'. The song portrays a charming conversation between a charming man who connects to a woman via a wrong phone number. Mesmerized purely by her enchanting voice, the male protagonist tries to persuade her to meet him in person, while the female character teasingly holds him off, warning him that seeing her might spark uncontrollable affection and desire. The song captures the youthful excitement, mystery, and sensual banter of modern urban romance in the 1970s. Through witty exchanges and poetic metaphors comparing her to river fish, flower honey, and fenced jasmine, the lyrics written by Kannadasan highlight the sweet tension between eager masculine persistence and playful feminine restraint.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Ketkavae undhan kural sorgam / Nerilae paarthaal enna vetkam”
The second letters 't' (ட்) in 'Ketkavae' and 'r' (ற்) in 'Nerilae' follow rhythmic acoustic rhyme matching line patterns.
Iyaipu (End Rhyming)
“Kaaviriyin meeno / Poviriyum thaeno / Devamagal thaano”
The lines end with similar sounding rhyming words: 'meeno', 'thaeno', and 'thaano'.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Veli ulla mullai”
The woman compares herself to a jasmine flower protected inside a fenced yard, symbolizing her cautiousness.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)
“Karpanai oraayiram”
'A thousand imaginations' exaggerates the depth of creative romantic thoughts arising from a simple phone call.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Manmadha Leelai' (1976) was directed by K. Balachander and starred Kamal Haasan in the lead role. The soundtrack was composed by the legendary M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan. This song was sung by K. J. Yesudas and L. R. Eswari, and it became an iconic telephonic romance song in Tamil cinema history, frequently referenced for its stylish westernized rhythm and playful conversational structure.
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