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Lyrics & meaning

Kalai Maalai

From Airport · 1993

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singer
K. S. Chitra
Music director
S. P. Venkatesh
Movie name
Airport
Movie release year
1993
Lyrics added on
10 Mar 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaalai maalai dhinam
Kaadhal aaraathanam
Kaalanthorum manam
Kaanum aalinganam
Suttu viral meale padaathaa
Pattavudan thegam sudaathaa
Sutavudan thaagam varaathaa
Vanthavudan naanam vidaathaa
Meemdum meendum viral
Theendum pothum udal
Bedhai paarkkum kadal
Thaazham poovin madal
Kandapadi poovai killaathae
Killiyathai kayil allaathae
Alliyathum neethaan thullaathae
Thulli varum ilamai pollaathae
Kiss me rosy
Take it easy
Kannae paaraen kairaasi
Neela kann veesi naalum nee nesi
Pongum kadhal rushi
Dont be crasy
Konjam yosi
Bodhai yaerum nee pesi
Pogum thai maasam koodum vaigaasi
Theerum aasai pasi
Aaval meerum manam haa
Kaaval meerum dhinam ho
Female :Neram kaalam varum
Vendum inbam tharum
Vanthathadi neram ippothu
Thaththingatha thaalam thappaathu
Attaiyena neeyum ottaathu
Antharanga inbam kittaathu
Kaalai maalai dhinam
Kaadhal aaraathanam
Kaalanthorum manam
Kaanum aalinganam
Melum keezhum meettum neram
Veenai meni thallaadum
Aadhi anthangal aadhi thaalangal
Angam thaangaathaiyyaa
Thaenum paalum oorum neram
Thaagam thaanae undaagm
Thaagam theeraamal thegam seraamal
Kangal thoongaathammaa
Devan tholil ini
Thaavum aasai kili
Male :Jeevan vaazhum varai
Pesum kadhal kadhai
Indru mudhal naalai ennaalum
Ingu oru kodi kummaalam
Vanji magal aadum sendaattam
Vanthu vilaiyaadu vandaattam
Kaalai maalai dhinam
Kaadhal aaraathanam
Kaalanthorum manam
Kaanum aalinganam
Morning and evening, every day,
a worship of love.
Through all seasons, the heart
finds an embrace.
Won't your finger touch me?
Won't my body heat up the moment it touches?
Won't a thirst rise once it heats up?
Won't shyness vanish once it arrives?
Again and again, as fingers
touch the body,
it is like an ocean a young girl gazes at,
like the petals of a screwpine flower.
Don't pinch the flower carelessly,
don't scoop up what you plucked in your hands.
And having gathered it, don't leap around,
for this jumping youth can be troublesome!
Kiss me, Rosie,
take it easy!
Look at my lucky touch, darling!
Flash your blue eyes and love me every day,
you sage overflowing with love!
Don't be crazy,
think for a moment!
Your words make me intoxicated.
The month of Thai will pass and Vaikasi will arrive,
and our hungry desires will be satisfied.
The heart overflows with longing, ha!
A day that breaks past all limits, ho!
[Female] The right time will come,
and bring the pleasure we want.
That time has arrived right now,
the rhythm will not miss a beat!
Unless you cling close like a leech,
you won't get intimate pleasure!
Morning and evening, every day,
a worship of love.
Through all seasons, the heart
finds an embrace.
When strummed up and down,
this veena-like body sways.
These primal rhythms without beginning or end,
my body cannot bear them, my love!
When milk and honey flow,
thirst will naturally arise.
Without quenching that thirst, without our bodies uniting,
my eyes will not sleep, darling!
From now on, on my beloved's shoulder,
this parrot of desire will leap.
[Male] As long as life remains,
this love story will be told.
From today, tomorrow, and forever,
there will be endless celebration here.
Like a young girl playing with a ball,
come play around like a bee!
Morning and evening, every day,
a worship of love.
Through all seasons, the heart
finds an embrace.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaalai maalai dhinam is a sensual romantic song from the 1993 film Airport, composed by S. P. Venkatesh with lyrics by Pazhani Bharathi. The song articulates the intense physical longing and emotional passion between two lovers. Through musical and poetic imagery, the couple expresses how love transforms every moment into a daily ritual of devotion and intimate togetherness. The lyrics use musical metaphors—such as comparing the body to a veena and touch to rhythmic beats—to illustrate the sensory depth of their romance. The song captures the anticipation of marital union and the overwhelming surge of youthful passion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter agreement)

“Suttu viral meale padaathaa / Pattavudan thegam sudaathaa”

The second consonant 't' (ட்) repeats across consecutive lines (Suttu / Patta / Suta), creating rhythmic consistency.

Monai (First letter agreement / Alliteration)

“Kaalai maalai dhinam / Kaadhal aaraathanam”

The initial sound 'Ka' (கா) is repeated in consecutive words in the opening refrains.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Veenai meni thallaadum”

The human body is metaphorically referred to as a veena (lute) that sways when touched and played.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Attaiyena neeyum ottaathu”

Uses 'ena' (like) to compare clinging intimately in passion to the tight grip of a leech.

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Trivia

Airport (1993) features music composed by S. P. Venkatesh, a prolific composer primarily celebrated for his iconic soundtrack work in Malayalam cinema during the 1990s. The track showcases Pazhani Bharathi's early signature style of blending colloquial English phrases with evocative classical Tamil romantic imagery.

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