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Lyrics & meaning

I Love Who Love

From Kaalam Oru Naal Maarum · 1981

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
V. Kumar
Details
Kaalam Oru Naal Maarum1981

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Oh i love who loveOh I love who loves
I love who loveI love who loves
Pennellaam pennillaiAll women are not truly women
Intha pennai pol rambai kooda illaiEven Rambha is not like this woman
Myself something superMyself something super
Female
I love who loveI love who loves
Pennellaam pennillaiAll women are not truly women
Intha pennai pol rambai kooda illaiEven Rambha is not like this woman
Myself something superMyself something super
Female
Sangeetham ennaalum ponnaanathuMusic is always golden
Santhosam illaamal yaen vaazhvathuWhy live without happiness?
Pennaasai illaatha ulagam yaedhuWhich world exists without the desire for a woman?
Peraasai vanthaalum sugamaanathuEven if excessive desire comes, it is pleasant
Female
Kannukkullae pennai vaiththuKeeping a woman inside the eyes
Kaigal rendil kinnam vaiththuHolding a goblet in both hands
Vaazhnthaalae idhamaanathuLiving life like that is soothing
Female
I love who loveI love who loves
Pennellaam pennillaiAll women are not truly women
Intha pennai pol rambai kooda illaiEven Rambha is not like this woman
Myself something superMyself something super
Female
Naalthorum kalai ullaam valargindrathuEvery day the artistic mind grows
Maelnaadum keezhnaadum inaigindrathuThe West and the East are uniting
Ellaamae veguvaaga kuraigindrathuEverything is reducing greatly
Iravellaam pagalaaga therigindrathuAll night long it appears like daytime
Female
Aadi paarppom paadi paarpomLet us try dancing, let us try singing
Kaalam vanthaal odu povomWhen time comes, we will run away
Nam vaazhvai yaar ketpathu….Who is there to question our life?
Female
I love who loveI love who loves
Pennellaam pennillaiAll women are not truly women
Intha pennai pol rambai kooda illaiEven Rambha is not like this woman
Myself something superMyself something super

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song expresses a joyous, carefree celebration of life, love, music, and beauty. The singer boasts a high sense of self-appreciation, claiming to surpass even the celestial dancer Rambha in charm and splendor. The lyrics encourage embracing pleasures like music, romance, and dance without worrying about societal judgment or the passage of time.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uvaman)

Intha pennai pol rambai kooda illai

Comparing a earthly woman's beauty as superior to Rambha, the mythical celestial apsara.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Sangeetham ennaalum ponnaanathu

The second consonant 'n' is repeated across consecutive lines (Sangeetham / Santhosam / Pennaasai).

Antithesis (Muran)

Iravellaam pagalaaga therigindrathu

Contrasting night (iravu) and day (pagal) to describe an enchanting, sleepless atmosphere.

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Trivia

This track from the 1981 film Kaalam Oru Naal Maarum showcases a rare blend of Western pop phrasing ('Myself something super') with classic Tamil poetic hyperbole written by Pulamaipithan and set to tune by V. Kumar.

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