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Lyrics & meaning

Kalathanamaga

From Ulle Veliye · 1993

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Mano, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Ulle Veliye
Movie release year
1993
Lyrics added on
11 Sept 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kallathanamaaga
Kannam vaitha kaadhalanae
Solli thara venum
Thottu thottu naayaganae
Ullae irukku ho
Undhan ninaivu ho oo
Oru meththai ittu
Pakkam varanum
Kallathanamaaga
Kannam vaitha kaadhaliyae
Killi thara venum
Ullam enum thaamaraiyae
Thaa thadha
Thaadhaadhaa thaadhaa
Thaa thadha
Thaadhaadhaa thaadhaa
Thatta thatthadhaa thaa
Thatta thatthadhaa thaa
Thatta thattha thadha
Thattha thatthaa
Thatta thattha thadha
Thattha thatthaa
Koodu vittu koodu
Paayavaa
Aadi vittu meedhi kooravaa
Paadi vittu neeyum
Kooda vaa
Kodi sugam naanum kooravaa
Inba juram thaan
Yerudhae
Ellai varambai meerudhae
Ennai marandhen
Inba marundhae
Ullathil ennathil
Thithiththai podudhae
Kallathanamaaga
Kannam vaitha kaadhaliyae
Killi thara venum
Ullam enum thaamaraiyae
Ullae irukku ho
Undhan ninaivu ho oo
Indha thathai kili
Muththam tharanum
Kallathanamaaga
Kannam vaitha kaadhalanae
Solli thara venum
Thottu thottu naayaganae
Rooroo roorooroo roorooroo
Rooroo roorooroo roo
Rooroo roorooroo roorooroo
Rooroo roorooroo
Poothirundhu poovum
Vaadudhae
Kaathirundhu novum koodudhae
Kaathirundhu neram
Ponadhae
Kaamanukkum mogam aanadhae
Kanda kanavo kaadhalaa
Kaadhal thalaivaa thoovalaa
Ennai marandhen
Inba marundhae
Ullathil ennathil
Thithiththai podudhae
Kallathanamaaga
Kannam vaitha kaadhalanae
Male :Killi thara venum
Ullam enum thaamaraiyae
Ullae irukku ho
Undhan ninaivu ho oo
Male :Indha thathai kili
Muththam tharanum
Kallathanamaaga
Kannam vaitha kaadhalanae
Male :Killi thara venum
Ullam enum thaamaraiyae
Secretly and slyly,
My lover who stole a kiss on my cheek,
You must teach me,
Touching me gently, my hero!
Deep inside, oh...
Lies your memory, oh-ooh...
Making a bed for us,
You must come close.
Secretly and slyly,
My beloved who pressed her cheek to mine,
You must pluck and offer,
The lotus that is your heart!
Dha dhadha
Dhadhadha dhadha
Dha dhadha
Dhadhadha dhadha
Thatta thathatha tha
Thatta thathatha tha
Thatta thatha thatha
Thatha thatha
Thatta thatha thatha
Thatha thatha
Leaping from body to body,
Shall I enter your soul?
Shall I dance and tell you the rest?
After singing your song,
Come join me too!
Shall I share countless pleasures with you?
A sweet fever of bliss
Is rising high,
Crossing every limit!
I forgot myself,
O sweet cure of love!
In my heart and in my thoughts,
A joyful rhythm dances!
Secretly and slyly,
My beloved who pressed her cheek to mine,
You must pluck and offer,
The lotus that is your heart!
Deep inside, oh...
Lies your memory, oh-ooh...
This sweet little parrot
Must give you a kiss.
Secretly and slyly,
My lover who stole a kiss on my cheek,
You must teach me,
Touching me gently, my hero!
Roo-roo roo-roo-roo roo-roo-roo
Roo-roo roo-roo-roo roo
Roo-roo roo-roo-roo roo-roo-roo
Roo-roo roo-roo-roo
After blooming, the flower
Is slowly fading,
And waiting only makes the ache grow!
From waiting so long,
Time has slipped away,
And even the god of love is filled with desire!
Was it a dream I saw, my love?
Or a gentle shower of love, my hero?
I forgot myself,
O sweet cure of love!
In my heart and in my thoughts,
A joyful rhythm dances!
Secretly and slyly,
My lover who stole a kiss on my cheek,
You must pluck and offer,
The lotus that is your heart!
Deep inside, oh...
Lies your memory, oh-ooh...
This sweet little parrot
Must give you a kiss.
Secretly and slyly,
My lover who stole a kiss on my cheek,
You must pluck and offer,
The lotus that is your heart!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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