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Kaalaakaalam Kalyanam

From Antha Uravukku Satchi · 1984

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
Vani Jairam, Chorus
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Antha Uravukku Satchi
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
30 Jan 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Kaalaakaalam kalyaanam aanaa
Kaaikkum pookkum thennampulla
Paalai kaatti pakkaththil aadi
Naalai eenum chinna pullai
Laali suba laali
Ini aadum kaaigal kodi
Sammanthi murai pesa vaadiyamma
Sammanthi murai pesa vaadiyamma
Kaalaakaalam kalyaanam aanaa
Kaaikkum pookkum thennampulla
Paalai kaatti pakkaththil aadi
Naalai eenum chinna pullai
Pillaiyendru solvathintha thennai
Pillai pettrorgalthaandi idhan annai
Thaalikatti vaiththu vidu munnae
Adhan thalai meedhu thallaadum pinnae
Ilaneeru varum paaru
Ennai pola unnai pola
Kaalaakaalam kalyaanam aanaa
Kaaikkum pookkum thennampulla
Paalai kaatti pakkaththil aadi
Naalai eenum chinna pullai
Aahaa oho aahaa oho
Aahaa oho oohho
Aahaa oho aahaa oho
Aahaa oho oohho
…………….
Selai kattum chinna pillai polae
Adhu chinna nadai poduthu paar melae
Maalaiyittu manam mudichchathaalae adhu
Maappillaiyai theduthu kannaalae
Ilai moodum aval maeni
Ennai pola unnai pola
Kaalaakaalam kalyaanam aanaa
Kaaikkum pookkum thennampulla
Paalai kaatti pakkaththil aadi
Naalai eenum chinna pullai
Kaal vazhiyae oottri vitta neeru
Adha thalai vazhiyae thiruppo tharum paaru
Paanai pola moodi vachchathaaru
Adha padachchavana paarththu nandri kooru
Vayasu vantha neram paarthu
Ennai pola unnai pola
Kaalaakaalam kalyaanam aanaa
Kaaikkum pookkum thennampulla
Paalai kaatti pakkaththil aadi
Naalai eenum chinna pullai
Laali suba laali
Ini aadum kaaigal kodi
Sammanthi murai pesa vaadiyamma
Sammanthi murai pesa vaadiyamma
...
If married in due season and right time,
The young coconut tree will flower and yield fruit.
Displaying its young spathis and dancing nearby,
Tomorrow it will give birth to little ones.
Lullaby, auspicious lullaby,
From now on, millions of tender fruits will sway.
Come, dear woman, to speak of in-law relationships!
Come, dear woman, to speak of in-law relationships!
If married in due season and right time,
The young coconut tree will flower and yield fruit.
Displaying its young spathis and dancing nearby,
Tomorrow it will give birth to little ones.
They call this coconut sapling a child,
Those who raised it are its true parents.
Before tying the sacred wedding thread,
Afterwards, it sways right above its head.
Look, sweet tender coconut water will pour forth,
Just like me, just like you!
If married in due season and right time,
The young coconut tree will flower and yield fruit.
Displaying its young spathis and dancing nearby,
Tomorrow it will give birth to little ones.
Aahaa oho aahaa oho
Aahaa oho oohho
Aahaa oho aahaa oho
Aahaa oho oohho
...
Like a young girl draped in a saree,
Look up above, it takes graceful short steps!
Because it was wedded with a garland,
It searches for its groom with its eyes!
Her body covered gently by leaves,
Just like me, just like you!
If married in due season and right time,
The young coconut tree will flower and yield fruit.
Displaying its young spathis and dancing nearby,
Tomorrow it will give birth to little ones.
The water poured at its roots,
Look, it returns it back through its top!
Who sealed it up like a pot?
Look to the Creator and offer your thanks!
Observing the time when youth arrives,
Just like me, just like you!
If married in due season and right time,
The young coconut tree will flower and yield fruit.
Displaying its young spathis and dancing nearby,
Tomorrow it will give birth to little ones.
Lullaby, auspicious lullaby,
From now on, millions of tender fruits will sway.
Come, dear woman, to speak of in-law relationships!
Come, dear woman, to speak of in-law relationships!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

In 'Kaalaakaalam Kalyaanam Aanaa', legendary lyricist Kannadasan crafts an exquisite allegory comparing the life cycle of a coconut tree to that of a young woman growing up, getting married, and attaining motherhood. The coconut sapling (thennampullai) is lovingly personified as a young girl who matures, gets 'garlanded', sways gracefully as if wearing a saree, and eventually yields sweet tender coconut water as a mother yields milk for her child.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification (Uruvagam)

Selai kattum chinna pillai polae

The coconut sapling ('thennampulla') is personified as a young maiden wearing a saree ('Selai kattum chinna pillai') and searching for her groom.

Moral Allegory & Contrast

Kaal vazhiyae oottri vitta neeru / Adha thalai vazhiyae thiruppo tharum paaru

Illustrates the philosophical lesson of gratitude and nature's generosity—water poured down at the roots is returned in sweet form at the very top.

Second-Letter Rhyme (Ethirai)

Pillaiyendru solvathintha thennai / Pillai pettrorgalthaandi idhan annai

The second consonant 'l' ('ll') creates a pleasing rhythmic match across lines.

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Trivia

This track showcases Kannadasan's mastery in drawing deep philosophical insights and human emotions from simple agricultural elements of rural Tamil Nadu.

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