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Lyrics & meaning

Kalathanamaga

From Ulle Veliye · 1993

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Mano, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Ulle Veliye1993

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
KallathanamaagaStealthily
Kannam vaitha kaadhalanaeOh lover who stole my heart
Solli thara venumYou must teach me
Thottu thottu naayaganaeOh hero, by touching again and again
Female
Ullae irukku hoIt is inside, ho
Undhan ninaivu ho ooYour memory, ho oo
Oru meththai ittuLaying down a mattress
Pakkam varanumYou must come close
Male
KallathanamaagaStealthily
Kannam vaitha kaadhaliyaeOh female lover who stole my heart
Killi thara venumYou must give a playful touch
Ullam enum thaamaraiyaeOh lotus-like heart
Chorus
Thaa thadhaThaa thadha
Thaadhaadhaa thaadhaaThaadhaadhaa thaadhaa
Thaa thadhaThaa thadha
Thaadhaadhaa thaadhaaThaadhaadhaa thaadhaa
Thatta thatthadhaa thaaThatta thatthadhaa thaa
Thatta thatthadhaa thaaThatta thatthadhaa thaa
Thatta thattha thadhaThatta thattha thadha
Thattha thatthaaThattha thatthaa
Thatta thattha thadhaThatta thattha thadha
Thattha thatthaaThattha thatthaa
Male
Koodu vittu kooduLeaving one nest to enter another
PaayavaaShall I leap across?
Aadi vittu meedhi kooravaaHaving danced, shall I say the rest?
Female
Paadi vittu neeyumHaving sung, you too
Kooda vaaCome along
Kodi sugam naanum kooravaaShall I reveal ten million pleasures?
Male
Inba juram thaanA fever of bliss
YerudhaeIs rising
Ellai varambai meerudhaeCrossing all boundaries
Female
Ennai marandhenI forgot myself
Inba marundhaeOh sweet medicine
Ullathil ennathilIn the heart, in the mind
Thithiththai podudhaeIt dances to a sweet beat
Male
KallathanamaagaStealthily
Kannam vaitha kaadhaliyaeOh female lover who stole my heart
Killi thara venumYou must give a playful touch
Ullam enum thaamaraiyaeOh lotus-like heart
Male
Ullae irukku hoIt is inside, ho
Undhan ninaivu ho ooYour memory, ho oo
Indha thathai kiliThis parrot bird
Muththam tharanumMust give a kiss
Female
KallathanamaagaStealthily
Kannam vaitha kaadhalanaeOh lover who stole my heart
Solli thara venumYou must teach me
Thottu thottu naayaganaeOh hero, by touching again and again
Chorus
Rooroo roorooroo rooroorooRooroo roorooroo roorooroo
Rooroo roorooroo rooRooroo roorooroo roo
Rooroo roorooroo rooroorooRooroo roorooroo roorooroo
Rooroo rooroorooRooroo roorooroo
Female
Poothirundhu poovumHaving bloomed, even the flower
VaadudhaeIs wilting away
Kaathirundhu novum koodudhaeWaiting has increased the pain
Male
Kaathirundhu neramThe time spent waiting
PonadhaeHas passed away
Kaamanukkum mogam aanadhaeEven the god of love feels passionate desire
Female
Kanda kanavo kaadhalaaWas it a dream I saw, my lover?
Kaadhal thalaivaa thoovalaaOh lord of love, soft feather?
Male
Ennai marandhenI forgot myself
Inba marundhaeOh sweet medicine
Ullathil ennathilIn the heart, in the mind
Thithiththai podudhaeIt dances to a sweet beat
Female
KallathanamaagaStealthily
Kannam vaitha kaadhalanaeOh lover who stole my heart
Male :Killi thara venumMale: You must give a playful touch
Ullam enum thaamaraiyaeOh lotus-like heart
Female
Ullae irukku hoIt is inside, ho
Undhan ninaivu ho ooYour memory, ho oo
Male :Indha thathai kiliMale: This parrot bird
Muththam tharanumMust give a kiss
Female
KallathanamaagaStealthily
Kannam vaitha kaadhalanaeOh lover who stole my heart
Male :Killi thara venumMale: You must give a playful touch
Ullam enum thaamaraiyaeOh lotus-like heart

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a playful and romantic duet from the 1993 Tamil movie 'Ulle Veliye'. The lovers express their deep affection, intimacy, and yearning for each other through poetic imagery and rhythmic beat improvisations. The song captures the overwhelming fever of love that crosses ordinary boundaries.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

Kallathanamaaga / Kannam vaitha kaadhalanae

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across words in the same line.

Metaphor (Uruvakamm)

Ullam enum thaamaraiyae

Directly equating the heart to a lotus flower ('Ullam enum thaamaraiyae').

Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Poothirundhu poovum / Kaathirundhu novum koodudhae

Matching second consonants across lines ('ndhu' in Poothirundhu / Kaathirundhu).

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Trivia

'Ulle Veliye' (1993) is a Tamil action drama directed by and starring Parthiban alongside Aishwarya. The soundtrack for the film was composed by maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Gangai Amaran.

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