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Lyrics & meaning

I Love You

From Ullathai Allitha · 1996

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Mano, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Sirpy
Movie name
Ullathai Allitha
Movie release year
1996
Lyrics added on
1 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
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{ I love you love you
love you love you sonnalae
Ullathai alli alli thanthaalae } (3)
{ Kannula kaadhal camera
Kondu vanthaalae supera } (2)
{ I love you love you
love you love you sonnalae
Ullathai alli alli thanthaalae } (2)
{ Un kai valaiyal enni
Kondae pesa pidikum
Un ullankaiyil kannam
Vaithu thoonga pidikum } (2)
Nee kaal valika
Kaathirukum neram pidikum
Naan pesa pesa
Thoorugindra megam pidikum
Un kolusugal vitu
Sendra osai pidikum
Un mutham pata
Eeram thottu paarka pidikum
Yae aasaiku aasai
Potiya manmathanoda lootiya
Yae selaiku veti
Potiya eppavum kaadhal dutya
{ I love you love you
love you love you sonnalae
Ullathai alli alli thanthaalae } (2)
{ Un kangal thodum
Thoorathukul vaazha pidikum
Nee konjum bothu
Kuthugindra meesai pidikum } (2)
Un koonthaluku
Kaathirukum pookal pidikum
Nee vekka pattu
Maarugindra vannam pidikum
Nee thottu thottu
Seiyum indha leelai pidikum
Nee sokki sokki kan
Mayangum thooram pidikum
Yae nenjukul aasa kodi thaan
Sonnathu athilae paathi thaan
Yae nenjukul aasa kodi thaan
Sonnathu athilae paathi thaan
{ I love you love you
love you love you sonnenae
Ullathai alli alli thanthenae } (2)
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'I love you, love you,'
When she said, 'I love you, love you,'
She gathered her heart and gave it all away.
With a love camera in her eyes,
She brought it so superbly.
'I love you, love you,'
When she said, 'I love you, love you,'
She gathered her heart and gave it all away.
Counting the bangles on your wrist,
I love to keep talking with you.
Resting my cheek upon your palm,
I love to fall asleep.
While your legs grow tired,
I love the time spent waiting for you.
As I go on talking and talking,
I love the clouds drizzling rain.
Left behind by your anklets,
I love the sound that lingers.
Where your kiss has landed,
I love to feel the damp warmth.
Hey, is desire competing with desire?
Is it playful mischief with Cupid?
Hey, is the sari competing with the veshti?
Is love duty going on all the time?
'I love you, love you,'
When she said, 'I love you, love you,'
She gathered her heart and gave it all away.
Within the reach of your eyes,
I love to live my life.
When you cozy up to cuddle me,
I love the tickle of your mustache.
Waiting for your long tresses,
I love the eager flowers.
As you blush so shyly,
I love the changing hues on your face.
Touching me again and again,
I love these playful games you play.
As you become spellbound,
I love the dreamy trance in your eyes.
Hey, ten million desires fill my heart!
What I have spoken is only half of them.
Hey, ten million desires fill my heart!
What I have spoken is only half of them.
'I love you, love you,'
When I said, 'I love you, love you,'
I gathered my heart and gave it all away.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic romantic duet from 'Ullathai Allitha' captures the playful, romantic confession between two lovers. They express how small, intimate moments—such as resting a cheek on an open palm, listening to anklet sounds, feeling a prickly mustache during a cuddle, or watching each other blush—bring immense joy to their lives. The lyrics highlight that despite expressing so many fond feelings, what has been spoken is only a fraction of the infinite love they hold in their hearts.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Kannula kaadhal camera

Comparing the expressive, capturing gaze of the eyes to a 'camera' capturing love ('Kannula kaadhal camera').

Repetition / Reduplication (Adukkuthodar)

Ullathai alli alli thanthaalae

Use of repeated words like 'alli alli' (shoveling/giving abundantly), 'thottu thottu' (touching repeatedly), and 'sokki sokki' (entranced repeatedly) to intensify emotional rhythm.

End Rhyme / Anaphora (Iyaibu)

Thoorugindra megam pidikum

Consistent repetition of the word 'pidikum' (is delightful/liked) at the end of almost every line in the stanzas to create a rhythmic list of favorite things.

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Trivia

Composed by Sirpy for the 1996 hit comedy film 'Ullathai Allitha', this song was sung by Mano and K. S. Chithra with lyrics by Pazhani Bharathi. The track became an iconic chartbuster of the mid-90s Tamil cinema, celebrated for its youthful visuals featuring Karthik and Rambha.

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