Kalaiyile Malai Vanthathu
From Chithirayil Nilachoru · 2013
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Sapthbarnar
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Chithirayil Nilachoru2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Naan kaathirundha | The moment I had been waiting for |
| Velai vandhadhu | Has finally arrived |
| Female | |
| Ini kaalam ellaam | From now on, for all time |
| Unnai thodarndhu vara | To follow you continuously |
| Un kaaladi thaan | Your feet alone |
| Ini saranam yena | Are my refuge from now on |
| Indha vaanamum boomiyum | As this sky and earth |
| Vaazhthu cholla | Bestow their blessings |
| Female | |
| Kaalaiyilae maalai vandhadhu | The wedding garland arrived in the morning |
| Naan kaathirundha velai vandhadhu | The moment I had been waiting for has arrived |
| Female | |
| Kangalai naan katti kondu | With my eyes blindfolded |
| Vaazhndhu vandhen | I had been living until now |
| Kan thirandhen enna azhagu | I opened my eyes, oh what beauty! |
| Female | |
| Ho ennathai naan eppadiyo oda vitten | Oh, I let my thoughts wander aimlessly |
| Indru adhil nalla thelivu | Today, there is great clarity in them |
| Moongil kaadum muzhusaa paadum | Even an entire bamboo forest sings |
| Pullaanguzhalaai maarum podhu | When it transforms into a flute |
| Chithiram ezhudhum kanmani azhagu | The picture-like beauty of my beloved |
| Nithamum valarum pournami nilavu | Like the full moon that rises daily |
| Unadhu iru vizhigalil kadhai ezhudhu | Write a story in your two eyes |
| Female | |
| Kaalaiyilae maalai vandhadhu | The wedding garland arrived in the morning |
| Naan kaatthirundha velai vandhadhu | The moment I had been waiting for has arrived |
| Female | |
| Indru mudhal vaazhum varai | From today until as long as I live |
| Naan unakku | I belong to you |
| Indha varam venum enakku | I need this boon for myself |
| Female | |
| Ho sindhanaiyil vandhu vandhu | Oh, for you who keeps coming and going |
| Pogum unakku | In my deep thoughts continuously |
| Sitridaiyil velai irukku | There is work awaiting at your slender waist |
| Enadhu unadhu manadhu namadhaaga | May my mind and your mind become ours together |
| Virundhu kalandhu viruppam unadhaaga | Sharing a feast where your desire becomes mine |
| Indraikku varaikkum ennoda kanakku | Up until today, it was my own accounting |
| Indraikku varaikkum ennoda kanakku | Up until today, it was my own accounting |
| Ennodu vandha ilamai ini unakku | The youth that came with me is now yours |
| Female | |
| Kaalaiyilae maalai vandhadhu | The wedding garland arrived in the morning |
| Naan kaathirundha vaelai vandhadhu | The moment I had been waiting for has arrived |
| Female | |
| Ini kaalam ellaam | From now on, for all time |
| Unnai thodarndhu vara | To follow you continuously |
| Un kaaladi thaan | Your feet alone |
| Ini saranam yena | Are my refuge from now on |
| Indha vaanamum boomiyum | As this sky and earth |
| Vaazhthu cholla | Bestow their blessings |
| Female | |
| Kaalaiyilae maalai vandhadhu | The wedding garland arrived in the morning |
| Naan kaathirundha velai vandhadhu | The moment I had been waiting for has arrived |
காலையிலே மாலை வந்தது
The moment I had been waiting for
Has finally arrived
நான் காத்திருந்த
வேளை வந்தது
From now on, for all time
To follow you continuously
Your feet alone
Are my refuge from now on
As this sky and earth
Bestow their blessings
இனி காலமெல்லாம்
உனைத் தொடர்ந்து வர
உன் காலடிதான்
இனி சரணமென
இந்த வானமும் பூமியும்
வாழ்த்து சொல்ல
The wedding garland arrived in the morning
The moment I had been waiting for has arrived
காலையிலே மாலை வந்தது
நான் காத்திருந்த வேளை வந்தது
With my eyes blindfolded
I had been living until now
I opened my eyes, oh what beauty!
கண்களை நான் கட்டிக்கொண்டு
வாழ்ந்து வந்தேன்
கண் திறந்தேன் என்ன அழகு
Oh, I let my thoughts wander aimlessly
Today, there is great clarity in them
Even an entire bamboo forest sings
When it transforms into a flute
The picture-like beauty of my beloved
Like the full moon that rises daily
Write a story in your two eyes
ஹோ எண்ணத்தை நான்
எப்படியோ ஓடவிட்டேன்
இன்று அதில் நல்ல தெளிவு
மூங்கில் காடும் முழுசா பாடும்
புல்லாங்குழலாய் மாறும் போது
சித்திரம் எழுதும் கண்மணி அழகு
நித்தமும் வளரும் பெளர்ணமி நிலவு
உனது இருவிழிகளில் கதை எழுது....
The wedding garland arrived in the morning
The moment I had been waiting for has arrived
காலையிலே மாலை வந்தது
நான் காத்திருந்த வேளை வந்தது
From today until as long as I live
I belong to you
I need this boon for myself
இன்று முதல் வாழும் வரை
நான் உனக்கு
இந்த வரம் வேண்டும் எனக்கு
Oh, for you who keeps coming and going
In my deep thoughts continuously
There is work awaiting at your slender waist
May my mind and your mind become ours together
Sharing a feast where your desire becomes mine
Up until today, it was my own accounting
Up until today, it was my own accounting
The youth that came with me is now yours
ஹோ சிந்தனையில் வந்து வந்து
போகும் உனக்கு
சிற்றிடையில் வேலை இருக்கு
எனது உனது மனது நமதாக
விருந்து கலந்து விருப்பம் உனதாக
இன்றைக்கு வரைக்கும் என்னோட கணக்கு
இன்றைக்கு வரைக்கும் என்னோட கணக்கு
என்னோடு வந்த இளமையும் இனி உனக்கு
The wedding garland arrived in the morning
The moment I had been waiting for has arrived
காலையிலே மாலை வந்தது
நான் காத்திருந்த வேளை வந்தது
From now on, for all time
To follow you continuously
Your feet alone
Are my refuge from now on
As this sky and earth
Bestow their blessings
இனி காலமெல்லாம்
உனைத் தொடர்ந்து வர
உன் காலடிதான்
இனி சரணமென
இந்த வானமும் பூமியும்
வாழ்த்து சொல்ல
The wedding garland arrived in the morning
The moment I had been waiting for has arrived
காலையிலே மாலை வந்தது
நான் காத்திருந்த வேளை வந்தது
Naan kaathirundha
The moment I had been waiting for
Velai vandhadhu
Has finally arrived
Ini kaalam ellaam
From now on, for all time
Unnai thodarndhu vara
To follow you continuously
Un kaaladi thaan
Your feet alone
Ini saranam yena
Are my refuge from now on
Indha vaanamum boomiyum
As this sky and earth
Vaazhthu cholla
Bestow their blessings
Kaalaiyilae maalai vandhadhu
The wedding garland arrived in the morning
Naan kaathirundha velai vandhadhu
The moment I had been waiting for has arrived
Kangalai naan katti kondu
With my eyes blindfolded
Vaazhndhu vandhen
I had been living until now
Kan thirandhen enna azhagu
I opened my eyes, oh what beauty!
Ho ennathai naan eppadiyo oda vitten
Oh, I let my thoughts wander aimlessly
Indru adhil nalla thelivu
Today, there is great clarity in them
Moongil kaadum muzhusaa paadum
Even an entire bamboo forest sings
Pullaanguzhalaai maarum podhu
When it transforms into a flute
Chithiram ezhudhum kanmani azhagu
The picture-like beauty of my beloved
Nithamum valarum pournami nilavu
Like the full moon that rises daily
Unadhu iru vizhigalil kadhai ezhudhu
Write a story in your two eyes
Kaalaiyilae maalai vandhadhu
The wedding garland arrived in the morning
Naan kaatthirundha velai vandhadhu
The moment I had been waiting for has arrived
Indru mudhal vaazhum varai
From today until as long as I live
Naan unakku
I belong to you
Indha varam venum enakku
I need this boon for myself
Ho sindhanaiyil vandhu vandhu
Oh, for you who keeps coming and going
Pogum unakku
In my deep thoughts continuously
Sitridaiyil velai irukku
There is work awaiting at your slender waist
Enadhu unadhu manadhu namadhaaga
May my mind and your mind become ours together
Virundhu kalandhu viruppam unadhaaga
Sharing a feast where your desire becomes mine
Indraikku varaikkum ennoda kanakku
Up until today, it was my own accounting
Indraikku varaikkum ennoda kanakku
Up until today, it was my own accounting
Ennodu vandha ilamai ini unakku
The youth that came with me is now yours
Kaalaiyilae maalai vandhadhu
The wedding garland arrived in the morning
Naan kaathirundha vaelai vandhadhu
The moment I had been waiting for has arrived
Ini kaalam ellaam
From now on, for all time
Unnai thodarndhu vara
To follow you continuously
Un kaaladi thaan
Your feet alone
Ini saranam yena
Are my refuge from now on
Indha vaanamum boomiyum
As this sky and earth
Vaazhthu cholla
Bestow their blessings
Kaalaiyilae maalai vandhadhu
The wedding garland arrived in the morning
Naan kaathirundha velai vandhadhu
The moment I had been waiting for has arrived
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the immense joy and sense of fulfillment experienced when long-awaited love and union finally culminate in marriage. The protagonist reflects on their past life as a period of aimless wandering and blindness, which is now replaced with absolute clarity, beauty, and purpose upon uniting with their soulmate.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Sledai (Double Entendre / Pun)
“Kaalaiyilae maalai vandhadhu”
The word 'Maalai' carries a dual meaning: 'evening' and 'wedding garland'. 'Kaalaiyilae maalai vandhadhu' cleverly plays on the arrival of the wedding garland during the morning ceremony.
Uvamai (Metaphor/Simile)
“Moongil kaadum muzhusaa paadum pullaanguzhalaai maarum podhu”
Compares a raw bamboo forest finding its voice when turned into a flute to a person's life finding harmony and purpose through love.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Chithiram ezhudhum kanmani azhagu / Nithamum valarum pournami nilavu”
Rhyming of the second consonant ('th') across adjacent lines ('Chithiram' and 'Nithamum').
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Trivia
The soundtrack for 'Chithirayil Nilachoru' (2013) was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and directed by R. Sundarrajan. Legendary lyricist Vaali penned the song's poetry, making it one of his final creative collaborations before his passing in July 2013.
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