Ilamai Koluvirukkum Iyarkai Male
From Hello Mister Zamindar · 1965
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. B. Sreenivas
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Hello Mister Zamindar1965
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hoo hoo hoo hoo ooo ooo ooo oo | Hoo hoo hoo hoo ooo ooo ooo oo |
| Ahaa aaa haa haaa | Ahaa aaa haa haaa |
| Hoo hoo hoo hoooo ooo | Hoo hoo hoo hoooo ooo |
| Male | |
| Ilamai koluvirukkum | Youth sits gracefully on the throne |
| Inimai suvai irukkum | Sweetness and delight reside here |
| Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae | In this age filled with natural fragrance |
| Penn illaamal sugamillai ulagathilae | Without a woman, there is no happiness in this world |
| Male | |
| Ilamai koluvirukkum | Youth sits gracefully on the throne |
| Inimai suvai irukkum | Sweetness and delight reside here |
| Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae | In this age filled with natural fragrance |
| Penn illaamal sugamillai ulagathilae | Without a woman, there is no happiness in this world |
| Male | |
| Anaithu valarppavalum thaaiyallavo | Is she not the mother who embraces and raises us? |
| Anaippil adanguvadhum aval allavo | Is she not the one who yields softly to an embrace? |
| Anaithu valarppavalum thaaiyallavo | Is she not the mother who embraces and raises us? |
| Anaippil adanguvadhum aval allavo | Is she not the one who yields softly to an embrace? |
| Male | |
| Kavingar paaduvadhum | That which poets sing about |
| Kalainjar naaduvadhum | That which artists seek after |
| Ilainjar thaeduvadhum pennallavo | That which young men look for, is it not womanhood? |
| Penn iyarkkaiyin seedhana parisallavo | Is not womanhood a gifted dowry from nature? |
| Male | |
| Ilamai koluvirukkum | Youth sits gracefully on the throne |
| Inimai suvai irukkum | Sweetness and delight reside here |
| Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae | In this age filled with natural fragrance |
| Penn illaamal sugamillai ulagathilae | Without a woman, there is no happiness in this world |
| Male | |
| Ponnum porulum vandhu | Will gold and material wealth come |
| Mozhi sollumaa | And speak comforting words of love? |
| Oru poovaikku maalaiyidum | To garland a delicate flower-like maiden |
| Manam varumaa | Will that wealth ever have a heart? |
| Male | |
| Ponnum porulum vandhu | Will gold and material wealth come |
| Mozhi sollumaa | And speak comforting words of love? |
| Oru poovaikku maalaiyidum | To garland a delicate flower-like maiden |
| Manam varumaa | Will that wealth ever have a heart? |
| Male | |
| Indru thaedi varum | What comes seeking you today |
| Naalai odi vidum | Will flee away tomorrow |
| Selvam sirithapadi amudhidumaa | Can transient wealth serve nectar with a smile? |
| Endha selvamum | Can any type of material wealth |
| Pennmaiyin sugam tharumaa | Ever grant the divine joy of womanhood? |
| Male | |
| Ilamai koluvirukkum | Youth sits gracefully on the throne |
| Inimai suvai irukkum | Sweetness and delight reside here |
| Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae | In this age filled with natural fragrance |
| Penn illaamal sugamillai ulagathilae | Without a woman, there is no happiness in this world |
| Male | |
| Ilamai koluvirukkum | Youth sits gracefully on the throne |
| Inimai suvai irukkum | Sweetness and delight reside here |
| Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae | In this age filled with natural fragrance |
| Penn illaamal sugamillai ulagathilae | Without a woman, there is no happiness in this world |
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓ
அஹா ஆஅ ஹா ஹா
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஓஓ
Hoo hoo hoo hoo ooo ooo ooo oo
Ahaa aaa haa haaa
Hoo hoo hoo hoooo ooo
இளமை கொலுவிருக்கும்
இனிமை சுவை இருக்கும்
இயற்கை மணமிருக்கும் பருவத்திலே
பெண் இல்லாமல் சுகமில்லை உலகத்திலே
Youth sits gracefully on the throne
Sweetness and delight reside here
In this age filled with natural fragrance
Without a woman, there is no happiness in this world
இளமை கொலுவிருக்கும்
இனிமை சுவை இருக்கும்
இயற்கை மணமிருக்கும் பருவத்திலே
பெண் இல்லாமல் சுகமில்லை உலகத்திலே
Youth sits gracefully on the throne
Sweetness and delight reside here
In this age filled with natural fragrance
Without a woman, there is no happiness in this world
அணைத்து வளர்ப்பவளும் தாயல்லவோ
அணைப்பில் அடங்குவதும் அவளல்லவோ
அணைத்து வளர்ப்பவளும் தாயல்லவோ
அணைப்பில் அடங்குவதும் அவளல்லவோ
Is she not the mother who embraces and raises us?
Is she not the one who yields softly to an embrace?
Is she not the mother who embraces and raises us?
Is she not the one who yields softly to an embrace?
கவிஞர் பாடுவதும்
கலைஞர் நாடுவதும்
இளைஞர் தேடுவதும் பெண்ணல்லவோ
பெண் இயற்கையின் சீதன பரிசல்லவோ
That which poets sing about
That which artists seek after
That which young men look for, is it not womanhood?
Is not womanhood a gifted dowry from nature?
இளமை கொலுவிருக்கும்
இனிமை சுவை இருக்கும்
இயற்கை மணமிருக்கும் பருவத்திலே
பெண் இல்லாமல் சுகமில்லை உலகத்திலே
Youth sits gracefully on the throne
Sweetness and delight reside here
In this age filled with natural fragrance
Without a woman, there is no happiness in this world
பொன்னும் பொருளும் வந்து
மொழி சொல்லுமா
ஒரு பூவைக்கு மாலையிடும்
மணம் வருமா
Will gold and material wealth come
And speak comforting words of love?
To garland a delicate flower-like maiden
Will that wealth ever have a heart?
பொன்னும் பொருளும் வந்து
மொழி சொல்லுமா
ஒரு பூவைக்கு மாலையிடும்
மணம் வருமா
Will gold and material wealth come
And speak comforting words of love?
To garland a delicate flower-like maiden
Will that wealth ever have a heart?
இன்று தேடி வரும்
நாளை ஓடி விடும்
செல்வம் சிரித்தபடி அமுதிடுமா
எந்த செல்வமும்
பெண்மையின் சுகம் தருமா
What comes seeking you today
Will flee away tomorrow
Can transient wealth serve nectar with a smile?
Can any type of material wealth
Ever grant the divine joy of womanhood?
இளமை கொலுவிருக்கும்
இனிமை சுவை இருக்கும்
இயற்கை மணமிருக்கும் பருவத்திலே
பெண் இல்லாமல் சுகமில்லை உலகத்திலே
Youth sits gracefully on the throne
Sweetness and delight reside here
In this age filled with natural fragrance
Without a woman, there is no happiness in this world
இளமை கொலுவிருக்கும்
இனிமை சுவை இருக்கும்
இயற்கை மணமிருக்கும் பருவத்திலே
பெண் இல்லாமல் சுகமில்லை உலகத்திலே
Youth sits gracefully on the throne
Sweetness and delight reside here
In this age filled with natural fragrance
Without a woman, there is no happiness in this world
Hoo hoo hoo hoo ooo ooo ooo oo
Hoo hoo hoo hoo ooo ooo ooo oo
Ahaa aaa haa haaa
Ahaa aaa haa haaa
Hoo hoo hoo hoooo ooo
Hoo hoo hoo hoooo ooo
Ilamai koluvirukkum
Youth sits gracefully on the throne
Inimai suvai irukkum
Sweetness and delight reside here
Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae
In this age filled with natural fragrance
Penn illaamal sugamillai ulagathilae
Without a woman, there is no happiness in this world
Ilamai koluvirukkum
Youth sits gracefully on the throne
Inimai suvai irukkum
Sweetness and delight reside here
Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae
In this age filled with natural fragrance
Penn illaamal sugamillai ulagathilae
Without a woman, there is no happiness in this world
Anaithu valarppavalum thaaiyallavo
Is she not the mother who embraces and raises us?
Anaippil adanguvadhum aval allavo
Is she not the one who yields softly to an embrace?
Anaithu valarppavalum thaaiyallavo
Is she not the mother who embraces and raises us?
Anaippil adanguvadhum aval allavo
Is she not the one who yields softly to an embrace?
Kavingar paaduvadhum
That which poets sing about
Kalainjar naaduvadhum
That which artists seek after
Ilainjar thaeduvadhum pennallavo
That which young men look for, is it not womanhood?
Penn iyarkkaiyin seedhana parisallavo
Is not womanhood a gifted dowry from nature?
Ilamai koluvirukkum
Youth sits gracefully on the throne
Inimai suvai irukkum
Sweetness and delight reside here
Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae
In this age filled with natural fragrance
Penn illaamal sugamillai ulagathilae
Without a woman, there is no happiness in this world
Ponnum porulum vandhu
Will gold and material wealth come
Mozhi sollumaa
And speak comforting words of love?
Oru poovaikku maalaiyidum
To garland a delicate flower-like maiden
Manam varumaa
Will that wealth ever have a heart?
Ponnum porulum vandhu
Will gold and material wealth come
Mozhi sollumaa
And speak comforting words of love?
Oru poovaikku maalaiyidum
To garland a delicate flower-like maiden
Manam varumaa
Will that wealth ever have a heart?
Indru thaedi varum
What comes seeking you today
Naalai odi vidum
Will flee away tomorrow
Selvam sirithapadi amudhidumaa
Can transient wealth serve nectar with a smile?
Endha selvamum
Can any type of material wealth
Pennmaiyin sugam tharumaa
Ever grant the divine joy of womanhood?
Ilamai koluvirukkum
Youth sits gracefully on the throne
Inimai suvai irukkum
Sweetness and delight reside here
Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae
In this age filled with natural fragrance
Penn illaamal sugamillai ulagathilae
Without a woman, there is no happiness in this world
Ilamai koluvirukkum
Youth sits gracefully on the throne
Inimai suvai irukkum
Sweetness and delight reside here
Iyarkkai manamirukkum paruvathilae
In this age filled with natural fragrance
Penn illaamal sugamillai ulagathilae
Without a woman, there is no happiness in this world
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song from 'Hello Mister Zamindar' celebrates the beauty, grace, and irreplaceable value of womanhood during youth. Penned by Kannadasan, the lyrics emphasize that life without a woman lacks true joy, highlighting how a woman encompasses various nurturing and romantic roles—from a mother who rears children with love to a beloved soulmate sought by artists, poets, and young men alike.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Assonance)
“Ilamai koluvirukkum / Inimai suvai irukkum / Iyarkkai manamirukkum”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'I' across consecutive lines (Ilamai, Inimai, Iyarkkai), creating a smooth melodic rhythm.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kavingar paaduvadhum / Kalainjar naaduvadhum / Ilainjar thaeduvadhum”
Rhyming endings with '-adhum' creating musicality in the strophes.
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Penn iyarkkaiyin seedhana parisallavo”
Describing womanhood metaphorically as a divine dowry gift presented by Mother Nature.
Rhetorical Question
“Ponnum porulum vandhu / Mozhi sollumaa”
Using questions to highlight the superiority of genuine emotional companionable joy over inanimate material wealth.
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Trivia
Composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy with vocals by P. B. Sreenivas, 'Ilamai Koluvirukkum' features actor Gemini Ganesan in the film 'Hello Mister Zamindar' (1965). The song stands out for Kannadasan's philosophical take on elevating womanhood above transient material wealth.
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