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Ilaigal Meethum Malargal

From Kulirkala Megangal · 1986

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Kulirkala Megangal
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
11 Jul 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Ilaigal meedhum malrgal meedhum
Pani vizhum kaalam
Female :Chinna idaiyai thedum
Idhazhai thedum mani vizhi neelam} (2)
Manjal veiyil konjum malai meedhu
Female :Indha mangai vannam thunjum madi meedhu
Male :Manjal veiyil konjum malai meedhu
Female :Indha mangai vannam thunjum madi meedhu
Idhu oru ilamai naadagam
Female :Inaindhathu iruvar jaadhagam
Male :Naal ellam sangeetham nenjamellam santhosam
Ilaigal meedhum malrgal meedhum
Pani vizhum kaalam
Female :Chinna idaiyai thedum
Idhazhai thedum mani vizhi neelam
Aaa….aaa….aaa…aa…
Female :Haa..aaa…aa…aa…
Male :Haa..aa..aa.aaFemale :Aaa…aa..aa..
Moongil marangalil ezhu swarangalil
Paadal ezzhuthidum kaattru
Maeni theendumoo
Manadhil oru mogam thondrumaa
Thozhai thazhuviya aadai nazhuvida
Thogai azhaginai paarkka
Yekkam aanadho
Iravinil thookam ponadho
Vaalibam vattum bothu
Male :Ver oru naragam yaedhu
Female :Poovudal vaadum bothu
Male :Thendralai nee vidu thoothu
Ilaigal meedhum malrgal meedhum
Pani vizhum kaalam
Male :Chinna idaiyai thedum
Idhazhai thedum mani vizhi neelam
Manjal veiyil konjum malai meedhu
Male :Indha mangai vannam thunjum madi meedhu
Female :Manjal veiyil konjum malai meedhu
Male :Indha mangai vannam thunjum madi meedhu
Idhu oru ilamai naadagam
Male :Inaindhathu iruvar jaadhagam
Female :Naal ellam sangeetham nenjamellam santhosam
Ilaigal meedhum malrgal meedhum
Pani vizhum kaalam
Female :Chinna idaiyai thedum
Idhazhai thedum mani vizhi neelam
Naetru iravinil neenda kanavinil
Neeyum nerungida kanden
Mogam vilaindhathu
Viyarvai vara dhegam nanainthathu
Kaalai vidiyalil kaanum kanavugal
Naalai palithidum kannae
Maalai soodalaam
Mudhal iravil leelai kaanalaam
Naayagan neeyum thaanga
Male :Vaai idhazh thaenai vaanga
Female :Aanandha gangai pongum
Male :Azhagiya dhegam engum
Ilaigal meedhum malrgal meedhum
Pani vizhum kaalam
Female :Chinna idaiyai thedum
Idhazhai thedum mani vizhi neelam
Manjal veiyil konjum malai meedhu
Female :Indha mangai vannam thunjum madi meedhu
Male :Manjal veiyil konjum malai meedhu
Female :Indha mangai vannam thunjum madi meedhu
Idhu oru ilamai naadagam
Female :Inaindhathu iruvar jaadhagam
Male :Naal ellam sangeetham nenjamellam santhosam
Ilaigal meedhum malrgal meedhum
Pani vizhum kaalam
Male :Chinna idaiyai thedum
Idhazhai thedum mani vizhi neelam
On the leaves and on the flowers,
it is the season when dew falls.
Female: Searching for the slender waist,
searching for the lips, are deep blue eyes.
Golden sunlight caresses the hills,
Female: while this youthful beauty rests upon your lap.
Male: Golden sunlight caresses the hills,
Female: while this youthful beauty rests upon your lap.
This is a drama of youth,
Female: our two horoscopes have aligned.
Male: Music all day long, and joy filling the heart!
On the leaves and on the flowers,
it is the season when dew falls.
Female: Searching for the slender waist,
searching for the lips, are deep blue eyes.
Aa... aa... aa... aa...
Female: Haa... aa... aa... aa...
Male: Haa... aa... aa... aa... Female: Aa... aa... aa...
Through the bamboo trees, in seven musical notes,
the breeze composes a song.
Will it touch the body?
Will a sweet longing arise in the heart?
As the cloth draped over the shoulder slips down,
to reveal this graceful beauty,
has a deep yearning begun?
Has sleep vanished into the night?
When youth aches with desire,
Male: what other torment could there be?
Female: When this delicate body wilts with longing,
Male: send the gentle breeze as your messenger!
On the leaves and on the flowers,
it is the season when dew falls.
Male: Searching for the slender waist,
searching for the lips, are deep blue eyes.
Golden sunlight caresses the hills,
Male: while this youthful beauty rests upon my lap.
Female: Golden sunlight caresses the hills,
Male: while this youthful beauty rests upon my lap.
This is a drama of youth,
Male: our two horoscopes have aligned.
Female: Music all day long, and joy filling the heart!
On the leaves and on the flowers,
it is the season when dew falls.
Female: Searching for the slender waist,
searching for the lips, are deep blue eyes.
Last night in a long dream,
I saw you drawing close to me.
Passion blossomed,
and my body was drenched in sweat.
Dreams seen at the break of dawn,
will surely come true tomorrow, my dear!
We can exchange wedding garlands,
and share sweet play on our wedding night.
As you, my beloved, embrace and support me,
Male: to taste the honey of your lips,
Female: a river of bliss will overflow,
Male: all across this beautiful body!
On the leaves and on the flowers,
it is the season when dew falls.
Female: Searching for the slender waist,
searching for the lips, are deep blue eyes.
Golden sunlight caresses the hills,
Female: while this youthful beauty rests upon your lap.
Male: Golden sunlight caresses the hills,
Female: while this youthful beauty rests upon your lap.
This is a drama of youth,
Female: our two horoscopes have aligned.
Male: Music all day long, and joy filling the heart!
On the leaves and on the flowers,
it is the season when dew falls.
Male: Searching for the slender waist,
searching for the lips, are deep blue eyes.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ilaigal Meedhum Malrgal Meedhum from the 1986 film Kulirkala Megangal is a romantic duet expressing the tender passion and playful yearning between two lovers. Set against a lush natural backdrop of mist, mountain sunlight, and gentle breezes, the song compares youth and romance to a harmonious play orchestrated by fate. The lovers express their deep emotional and physical connection, dreaming of their upcoming union and lifelong companionship. Lyricist Vaali weaves vivid imagery of nature seamlessly with intimate feelings, portraying romance as a sweet melody created by the wind blowing through bamboo groves. The song evokes a sense of idyllic joy, warmth, and eager anticipation for marital bliss.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Paadal ezzhuthidum kaattru

The wind is personified as an artist/poet writing songs through the bamboo trees.

Uvamai (Metaphor)

Female :Poovudal vaadum bothu

The female body is poetically compared to a delicate flower that fades without love.

Metaphor

Female :Aanandha gangai pongum

Overflowing ecstasy and joy are poetically metaphorized as the surging river Ganges.

Iyaibu (Rhyme)

Ilaigal meedhum malrgal meedhum

End-rhyme and internal rhythmic harmony created through matching suffixes like 'meedhum'.

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Trivia

Kulirkala Megangal (1986) features lyrics by the legendary Vaali, who was renowned for effortlessly blending nature imagery with sensual romance in 1980s Tamil cinema sound tracks.

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