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Lyrics & meaning

Ilamai Koluvirukkum Iyarkai Female

From Hello Mister Zamindar · 1965

Lyricist: Kannadasan
Singer: P. Susheela
Music director: Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name: Hello Mister Zamindar
Movie release year: 1965
Lyrics added on: 25 Jul 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Hooo oooo ooo hoo ooo oo

Hoo hooo ooo ooo

Hooo ooo oooo hooo

Ilamai koluvirukkum

Inimai suvai irukkum

Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae

Penn illaamal sugamillai ulagathilae

Ilamai koluvirukkum

Inimai suvai irukkum

Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae

Penn illaamal sugamillai ulagathilae

Anaithu valarppavalum thaaiyallavo

Anaippil adanguvadhum aval allavo

Anaithu valarppavalum thaaiyallavo

Anaippil adanguvadhum aval allavo

Kavingar paaduvadhum

Kalainjar naaduvadhum

Ilainjar thaeduvadhum pennallavo

Penn iyarkkaiyin seedhana parisallavo

Ilamai koluvirukkum

Inimai suvai irukkum

Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae

Penn illaamal sugamillai ulagathilae

Ponnum porulum vandhu

Mozhi sollumaa

Oru poovaikku maalaiyidum

Manam varumaa

Ponnum porulum vandhu

Mozhi sollumaa

Oru poovaikku maalaiyidum

Manam varumaa

Indru thaedi varum

Naalai odi vidum

Selvam sirithapadi amudhidumaa

Endha selvamum

Pennmaiyin sugam tharumaa

Ilamai koluvirukkum

Inimai suvai irukkum

Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae

Penn illaamal sugamillai ulagathilae

Ilamai koluvirukkum

Inimai suvai irukkum

Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae

Penn illaamal sugamillai ulagathilae

Ho oh oh ho oh oh

Ho ho oh oh

Ho oh oh ho

Where youth reigns in all its grace,

Where sweetness has its taste,

In this youthful season filled with nature's fragrance,

There is no joy in this world without a woman.

Where youth reigns in all its grace,

Where sweetness has its taste,

In this youthful season filled with nature's fragrance,

There is no joy in this world without a woman.

Isn't it a mother who holds and raises you?

Isn't it a woman who surrenders to an embrace?

Isn't it a mother who holds and raises you?

Isn't it a woman who surrenders to an embrace?

What poets sing of,

What artists long for,

And what young men seek—isn't it a woman?

Isn't woman nature's precious dowry gift?

Where youth reigns in all its grace,

Where sweetness has its taste,

In this youthful season filled with nature's fragrance,

There is no joy in this world without a woman.

Can gold and wealth ever come

And speak tender words?

Can they bring the wedding joy

Of garlanding a flower-like woman?

Can gold and wealth ever come

And speak tender words?

Can they bring the wedding joy

Of garlanding a flower-like woman?

It may come seeking you today,

And slip away tomorrow;

Can wealth serve you sweet meals with a loving smile?

Can any treasure on earth

Ever give the bliss of a woman's love?

Where youth reigns in all its grace,

Where sweetness has its taste,

In this youthful season filled with nature's fragrance,

There is no joy in this world without a woman.

Where youth reigns in all its grace,

Where sweetness has its taste,

In this youthful season filled with nature's fragrance,

There is no joy in this world without a woman.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ilamai koluvirukkum is a classic Tamil romantic composition from the film Hello Mister Zamindar (1965). Lyricist Kannadasan celebrates the vital presence and multifaceted glory of womanhood during youth. The song highlights how the spring of youth—replete with natural joy and charm—remains incomplete without female companionship, warmth, and love. Kannadasan brilliantly contrasts transience with essence, illustrating that gold and material wealth are temporary companions that cannot speak words of affection or offer true emotional warmth. A woman, by contrast, is portrayed as mother, lover, muse for poets, inspiration for artists, and nature's supreme gift to humanity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaal / Initial Assonance (Adhi Ethukai)

“Ilamai koluvirukkum / Inimai suvai irukkum / Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae”

The opening words of lines 4, 5, and 6 ('Ilamai', 'Inimai', 'Iyarkkai') share the initial vowel sound 'I', creating musical symmetry in Tamil verse structure.

Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvakain)

“Penn iyarkkaiyin seedhana parisallavo”

Womanhood is metaphorically described as 'nature's dowry gift' (iyarkkaiyin seedhana parisu), highlighting her innate value.

Antithesis / Contrast

“Indru thaedi varum / Naalai odi vidum”

Contrasts the fleeting nature of material wealth ('arrives today, flees tomorrow') with the lasting warmth of human affection.

Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Ani)

“Anaithu valarppavalum thaaiyallavo”

Asks rhetorical questions ending in 'allavo' or 'umaa' to strongly emphasize self-evident truths about a woman's emotional irreplaceable worth.

Did you know?

Trivia

The song 'Ilamai koluvirukkum' features in the 1965 Tamil comedy-drama 'Hello Mister Zamindar' starring Gemini Ganesan and Savitri. The music was composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, with playback singing provided by P. B. Sreenivas.

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