Kaalam Maaralaam
From Vaazhkai · 1984
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Vaazhkai1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ahaaaaa…aaaaa…. | Ahaaaaa…aaaaa…. |
| Female :Aaaa…aaa…aaa…aaaa… | Female vocalization: Aaaa…aaa…aaa…aaaa… |
| Male :Ahaaaaa…aaaaa…. | Male vocalization: Ahaaaaa…aaaaa…. |
| Female :Aaaa…aaa…aaa…aaaa… | Female vocalization: Aaaa…aaa…aaa…aaaa… |
| Male :Hmmm…mmm.. | Male vocalization: Hmmm…mmm.. |
| Female :Hmmmm…. | Female vocalization: Hmmmm…. |
| Male | |
| Kaalam maaralaam | Time may change, |
| Nam kaadhal maarumaa | Will our love ever change? |
| Kaalam maaralaam | Time may change, |
| Nam kaadhal maarumaa | Will our love ever change? |
| Thadaigal thondrumbodhum | When obstacles arise, |
| Thalaivi paarvai podhum | A glance from my beloved is enough. |
| Female | |
| Ini varum kaalam maaralaam | The coming times may change, |
| Nam kaadhal maarumaa | Will our love ever change? |
| Kaalam maaralaam | Time may change, |
| Nam kaadhal maarumaa | Will our love ever change? |
| Thadaigal thondrumbodhum | When obstacles arise, |
| Thalaivan paadham podhum | The presence at my beloved's feet is enough. |
| Male | |
| Ini varum kaalam maaralaam | The coming times may change, |
| Nam kaadhal maarumaa | Will our love ever change? |
| Male | |
| Endhan tholil nee saaindhaai | You leaned against my shoulder, |
| Innum enna mounamo | Why is there still this silence? |
| Female :Pullin meedhu poo veezhndhaal | Female: If a blossom falls upon the grass, |
| Osai enna ketkumaa | What sound would ever be heard? |
| Male | |
| Malligai kodi | The jasmine vine |
| Tholaich chutrudhae | Twines around the shoulder. |
| Female :Devan thottadhaal | Female: Touched by the Divine, |
| Bhoomi sutrudhae | The Earth spins around. |
| Male | |
| Udalil gaandham kondu | Carrying magnetism within the body, |
| Thazhuvum thangam ondru | A piece of gold embraces. |
| Female :Idhazhgalil eeramanadhu indru | Female: Today, the lips have grown moist. |
| Female | |
| Ini varum kaalam maaralaam | The coming times may change, |
| Nam kaadhal maarumaa | Will our love ever change? |
| Kaalam maaralaam | Time may change, |
| Nam kaadhal maarumaa | Will our love ever change? |
| Male :Thadaigal thondrumbodhum | Male: When obstacles arise, |
| Thalaivi paarvai podhum | A glance from my beloved is enough. |
| Male | |
| Ini varum kaalam maaralaam | The coming times may change, |
| Nam kaadhal maarumaa | Will our love ever change? |
| Female | |
| Kaalamennum thaenaatril | In the honeyed river of time, |
| Naamirandu odangal | We two are floating boats. |
| Male :Vaazhndhu kaattum nam vaazhkkai | Male: The life we live together |
| Vaiyagaththin paadangal | Will serve as lessons for the world. |
| Female | |
| Ullangkaigalaal | With my palms, |
| Unnai mooduven | I shall shield and cover you. |
| Male :Unnai kaakkavae | Male: Just to protect you, |
| Mannil vaazhuven | I shall live upon this earth. |
| Female | |
| Vaazhum kaalam yaavum | For all the time I live, |
| Madiyiil saaindhaal podhum | Resting in your lap is enough. |
| Male :Tholgalil thoongum paarijaadham | Male: A Parijatha flower sleeping on my shoulders. |
| Male | |
| Ini varum kaalam maaralaam | The coming times may change, |
| Nam kaadhal maarumaa | Will our love ever change? |
| Kaalam maaralaam | Time may change, |
| Nam kaadhal maarumaa | Will our love ever change? |
| Female :Thadaigal thondrumbodhum | Female: When obstacles arise, |
| Thalaivan paadham podhum | The presence at my beloved's feet is enough. |
| Female | |
| Ini varum kaalam maaralaam | The coming times may change, |
| Nam kaadhal maarumaa | Will our love ever change? |
| Male & Female :Kaalam maaralaam | Male & Female: Time may change, |
| Nam kaadhal maarumaa…. | Will our love ever change?… |
ஆஹா ஆஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஹா ஆஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்ம்
ஹ்ம்ம்ம்
Ahaaaaa…aaaaa….
Female vocalization: Aaaa…aaa…aaa…aaaa…
Male vocalization: Ahaaaaa…aaaaa….
Female vocalization: Aaaa…aaa…aaa…aaaa…
Male vocalization: Hmmm…mmm..
Female vocalization: Hmmmm….
காலம் மாறலாம்
நம் காதல் மாறுமா காலம்
மாறலாம் நம் காதல் மாறுமா
தடைகள் தோன்றும் போதும்
தலைவி பார்வை போதும்
Time may change,
Will our love ever change?
Time may change,
Will our love ever change?
When obstacles arise,
A glance from my beloved is enough.
இனி வரும்
காலம் மாறலாம் நம்
காதல் மாறுமா காலம்
மாறலாம் நம் காதல்
மாறுமா தடைகள் தோன்றும்
போதும் தலைவன் பாதம்
போதும்
The coming times may change,
Will our love ever change?
Time may change,
Will our love ever change?
When obstacles arise,
The presence at my beloved's feet is enough.
இனி வரும் காலம்
மாறலாம் நம் காதல்
மாறுமா
The coming times may change,
Will our love ever change?
எந்தன் தோளில்
நீ சாய்ந்தாய் இன்னும்
என்ன மௌனமோ
பெண் : புல்லின் மீது பூ
வீழ்ந்தால் ஓசை என்ன
கேட்குமா
You leaned against my shoulder,
Why is there still this silence?
Female: If a blossom falls upon the grass,
What sound would ever be heard?
மல்லிகை கொடி
தோளை சுற்றுதே
தேவன் தொட்டதால்
பூமி சுற்றுதே
The jasmine vine
Twines around the shoulder.
Female: Touched by the Divine,
The Earth spins around.
உடலில் காந்தம்
கொண்டு தழுவும் தங்கம்
ஒன்று
இதழ்களில் ஈரமானது
இன்று
Carrying magnetism within the body,
A piece of gold embraces.
Female: Today, the lips have grown moist.
இனி வரும்
காலம் மாறலாம் நம்
காதல் மாறுமா காலம்
மாறலாம் நம் காதல்
மாறுமா
தடைகள் தோன்றும்
போதும் தலைவி பார்வை
போதும்
The coming times may change,
Will our love ever change?
Time may change,
Will our love ever change?
Male: When obstacles arise,
A glance from my beloved is enough.
இனி வரும்
காலம் மாறலாம் நம்
காதல் மாறுமா
The coming times may change,
Will our love ever change?
காலமென்னும்
தேனாற்றில் நாம் இரண்டு
ஓடங்கள்
வாழ்ந்து காட்டும்
நம் வாழ்க்கை வையகத்தின்
பாடங்கள்
In the honeyed river of time,
We two are floating boats.
Male: The life we live together
Will serve as lessons for the world.
உள்ளங்கைகளால்
உன்னை மூடுவேன்
உன்னை காக்கவே
மண்ணில் வாழுவேன்
With my palms,
I shall shield and cover you.
Male: Just to protect you,
I shall live upon this earth.
வாழும் காலம்
யாவும் மடியில் சாய்ந்தால்
போதும்
தோள்களில்
தூங்கும் பாரிஜாதம்
For all the time I live,
Resting in your lap is enough.
Male: A Parijatha flower sleeping on my shoulders.
இனி வரும்
காலம் மாறலாம் நம்
காதல் மாறுமா காலம்
மாறலாம் நம் காதல்
மாறுமா
தடைகள் தோன்றும்
போதும் தலைவன் பாதம்
போதும்
The coming times may change,
Will our love ever change?
Time may change,
Will our love ever change?
Female: When obstacles arise,
The presence at my beloved's feet is enough.
இனி வரும்
காலம் மாறலாம் நம்
காதல் மாறுமா
ஆண் & பெண் :
காலம்
மாறலாம் நம்
காதல் மாறுமா
The coming times may change,
Will our love ever change?
Male & Female: Time may change,
Will our love ever change?…
Ahaaaaa…aaaaa….
Ahaaaaa…aaaaa….
Female :Aaaa…aaa…aaa…aaaa…
Female vocalization: Aaaa…aaa…aaa…aaaa…
Male :Ahaaaaa…aaaaa….
Male vocalization: Ahaaaaa…aaaaa….
Female :Aaaa…aaa…aaa…aaaa…
Female vocalization: Aaaa…aaa…aaa…aaaa…
Male :Hmmm…mmm..
Male vocalization: Hmmm…mmm..
Female :Hmmmm….
Female vocalization: Hmmmm….
Kaalam maaralaam
Time may change,
Nam kaadhal maarumaa
Will our love ever change?
Kaalam maaralaam
Time may change,
Nam kaadhal maarumaa
Will our love ever change?
Thadaigal thondrumbodhum
When obstacles arise,
Thalaivi paarvai podhum
A glance from my beloved is enough.
Ini varum kaalam maaralaam
The coming times may change,
Nam kaadhal maarumaa
Will our love ever change?
Kaalam maaralaam
Time may change,
Nam kaadhal maarumaa
Will our love ever change?
Thadaigal thondrumbodhum
When obstacles arise,
Thalaivan paadham podhum
The presence at my beloved's feet is enough.
Ini varum kaalam maaralaam
The coming times may change,
Nam kaadhal maarumaa
Will our love ever change?
Endhan tholil nee saaindhaai
You leaned against my shoulder,
Innum enna mounamo
Why is there still this silence?
Female :Pullin meedhu poo veezhndhaal
Female: If a blossom falls upon the grass,
Osai enna ketkumaa
What sound would ever be heard?
Malligai kodi
The jasmine vine
Tholaich chutrudhae
Twines around the shoulder.
Female :Devan thottadhaal
Female: Touched by the Divine,
Bhoomi sutrudhae
The Earth spins around.
Udalil gaandham kondu
Carrying magnetism within the body,
Thazhuvum thangam ondru
A piece of gold embraces.
Female :Idhazhgalil eeramanadhu indru
Female: Today, the lips have grown moist.
Ini varum kaalam maaralaam
The coming times may change,
Nam kaadhal maarumaa
Will our love ever change?
Kaalam maaralaam
Time may change,
Nam kaadhal maarumaa
Will our love ever change?
Male :Thadaigal thondrumbodhum
Male: When obstacles arise,
Thalaivi paarvai podhum
A glance from my beloved is enough.
Ini varum kaalam maaralaam
The coming times may change,
Nam kaadhal maarumaa
Will our love ever change?
Kaalamennum thaenaatril
In the honeyed river of time,
Naamirandu odangal
We two are floating boats.
Male :Vaazhndhu kaattum nam vaazhkkai
Male: The life we live together
Vaiyagaththin paadangal
Will serve as lessons for the world.
Ullangkaigalaal
With my palms,
Unnai mooduven
I shall shield and cover you.
Male :Unnai kaakkavae
Male: Just to protect you,
Mannil vaazhuven
I shall live upon this earth.
Vaazhum kaalam yaavum
For all the time I live,
Madiyiil saaindhaal podhum
Resting in your lap is enough.
Male :Tholgalil thoongum paarijaadham
Male: A Parijatha flower sleeping on my shoulders.
Ini varum kaalam maaralaam
The coming times may change,
Nam kaadhal maarumaa
Will our love ever change?
Kaalam maaralaam
Time may change,
Nam kaadhal maarumaa
Will our love ever change?
Female :Thadaigal thondrumbodhum
Female: When obstacles arise,
Thalaivan paadham podhum
The presence at my beloved's feet is enough.
Ini varum kaalam maaralaam
The coming times may change,
Nam kaadhal maarumaa
Will our love ever change?
Male & Female :Kaalam maaralaam
Male & Female: Time may change,
Nam kaadhal maarumaa….
Will our love ever change?…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kaalam Maaralaam is a romantic duet expressing the eternal and unyielding bond between two lovers. They proclaim that even if time changes and hardships emerge, their deep affection and devotion will remain immutable. The lovers draw comfort from each other's presence, describing their quiet, intimate connection through natural imagery like flowers softly landing on grass and boats floating together down the river of time.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Rupakam)
“Kaalamennum thaenaatril / Naamirandu odangal”
Compares time to a river of honey (thaenaaru) and the lovers to two boats (odangal) navigating through it.
Imagery & Visual Analogy
“Pullin meedhu poo veezhndhaal / Osai enna ketkumaa”
Uses the subtle, silent image of a flower falling on soft grass to describe gentleness, love, and quiet intimacy.
Emonai (Initial Alliteration)
“Thadaigal thondrumbodhum / Thalaivi paarvai podhum”
Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Th' across consecutive lines for poetic rhythm.
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Trivia
The song 'Kaalam Maaralaam' from the 1984 film 'Vaazhkai' features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu and vocal renditions by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki.
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