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Lyrics & meaning

Kaal Mulaitha Poove

From Maattrraan · 2012

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Javed Ali, Mahalakshmi Iyer
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Maattrraan
Movie release year
2012
Lyrics added on
21 Aug 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Kaal mulaitha poovae
Ennodu ballet aada vaa vaa
Volga nadhi polae
Nillamal kaadhal paada vaa vaa
Camomile poovin vaasam adhai
Un idhazhgalil kandenae
Soviet oviya kavithaigalai
Un vizhigalin vilimbinil kanden!
Asaiyum asaivil manadhai pisaiya
Idhaya idukil mazhaiyai pozhiya
Uyirai urasi analai ezhuppa
Yeriyum veriyai therithaai
Vaai mulaitha kaatare
Ennodu baallet aada vaa vaa
Volga nadhi polae
Nillamal kaadhal paada vaa vaa!
Nilavugal thalaiyai kuninthathae
Malargalin mamathai azhinthathae
Kadavulin kadamai mudinthathae
Azhagi nee pirantha nodiyilae
Thalaigal kuninthatho?
Mamathai azhinthatho?
Kadamai mudinthatho?
Pirantha nodiyilae!
Hey pennae…
Hey pennae…
Un valaivugalil
Tholaivathu pola unarugiren
Idaiyinilae thinarugiren
Kanavithuthaana… vinavugiren
Lala lala lal lalala….
Kaal mulaitha poovae
Ennodu ballet aada vaa vaa
Volga nadhi polae
Nillamal kaadhal paada vaa vaa
Iravilae nilavu erigayil
Thirigalai viralgal theriyuthae
Arugilae nerungi varugayil
Ilagiya ozhukkam uruguthae!
Nilavugal erigayil
Viralgal thiriyutho?
Nerungi varugayil
Ozhukkam urugutho?
Yeno yeno.. enai yeno
Urukkugiraai
Nerupinai nenjil irakugiraai
Idaiveliyai surukkugiraai
Irakame indri… Irakkugiraai
………………….
Kaal mulaitha poovae
Ennodu ballet aada vaa vaa
Female : Volga nadhi polae
Nillamal kaadhal paada vaa vaa
Camomile poovin vaasam adhai
Un idhazhgalil kandenae
Soviet oviya kavithaigalai
Un vizhigalin vilimbinil kanden!
{Asaiyum asaivil manadhai pisaiya
Idhaya idukil mazhaiyai pozhiya
Uyirai urasi analai ezhuppa
Yeriyum veriyai therithaai} (2)
...
O flower that sprouted feet,
Come, come dance ballet with me!
Like the Volga River,
Come, come sing of love without pause!
The scent of chamomile flowers,
I found upon your lips!
Soviet painted poetry,
I saw at the corners of your eyes!
With every movement stirring my heart,
Showering rain into the corners of my heart,
Brushing against my soul to kindle a fire,
You sparked a burning passion!
O breeze that sprouted a voice,
Come, come dance ballet with me!
Like the Volga River,
Come, come sing of love without pause!
The moons bowed their heads,
The pride of flowers faded away,
God's duty was fulfilled,
The very moment you were born, my beauty!
Did heads bow down?
Did pride fade away?
Was duty fulfilled,
The moment I was born?
Hey girl...
Hey girl...
In your curves,
I feel like I am losing myself!
At your waist, I lose my breath,
Is this a dream? I wonder...
La la la la laal la la la...
O flower that sprouted feet,
Come, come dance ballet with me!
Like the Volga River,
Come, come sing of love without pause!
When the moon glows in the night,
Fingers search for the lamp wicks,
As you draw closer to me,
All gentle restraint melts away!
When moons glow,
Do fingers search for wicks?
When drawing close,
Does restraint melt away?
Why, oh why... why do you
Melt me like this?
You pour fire into my chest,
You shrink the distance between us,
And without any mercy... you pour it in!
...
O flower that sprouted feet,
Come, come dance ballet with me!
Female: Like the Volga River,
Come, come sing of love without pause!
The scent of chamomile flowers,
I found upon your lips!
Soviet painted poetry,
I saw at the corners of your eyes!
{With every movement stirring my heart,
Showering rain into the corners of my heart,
Brushing against my soul to kindle a fire,
You sparked a burning passion!} (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaal Mulaitha Poovae from Maattrraan is a surreal romantic song that blends Russian cultural and geographical imagery with intense romantic expression. The song portrays two lovers comparing each other to nature and art—a flower that has gained legs to dance, and a wind that has gained a voice to sing. References to ballet, the Volga river, chamomile blossoms, and Soviet paintings highlight the aesthetic elegance of their bond. As the duet progresses, it touches upon how the heroine's birth humbled nature itself, making moons bow and flowers lose their pride. The song beautifully captures the sensory intoxication, passion, and physical closeness shared between the lovers as their restraint melts away.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Kaal mulaitha poovae”

Comparing the heroine to a flower with legs ('Kaal mulaitha poovae') and the hero to a wind with a mouth ('Vaai mulaitha kaatare').

Simile (Uvamaani)

“Volga nadhi polae”

Comparing the continuous flow of love and singing to the uninterrupted flow of the Volga River ('Volga nadhi polae').

Iyaibu (Rhyme / End Rhyme)

“Nilavugal thalaiyai kuninthathae”

Rhyming line endings across verses creating a musical cadence ('kuninthathae', 'azhinthathae', 'mudinthathae').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

“Nilavugal thalaiyai kuninthathae”

Exaggerating the heroine's birth as something that made the moons bow down and flowers lose their vanity.

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Trivia

Lyricist Madhan Karky intentionally incorporated specific Russian motifs like the Volga River, Chamomile (Russia's national flower), and Soviet fine art into the Tamil lyrics because the track was filmed across picturesque locations in Russia, including Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

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