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Lyrics & meaning

Kallil Ooriya Kaviyam

From Kai Niraiya Kasu · 1974

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Details
Kai Niraiya Kasu1974

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Laalalaho laalalahoVocalization / melody humming.
Laalalaho laalalaaVocalization / melody humming.
Male
Kallil ooriya kaviyam idhuthaanThis is an epic poem soaked into stone,
Kadhal naadaga kaatchiyum idhuthaanThis is also a scene from a romantic drama.
Kallil ooriya kaviyam idhuthaanThis is an epic poem soaked into stone,
Kadhal naadaga kaatchiyum idhuthaanThis is also a scene from a romantic drama.
Female
Vaanam keezhae bhoomi maelaeThe sky below, the earth above,
Maara pogum mayakkam idhuthaanThis is an intoxication that is about to invert reality.
Vaanam keezhae bhoomi maelaeThe sky below, the earth above,
Maara pogum mayakkam idhuthaanThis is an intoxication that is about to invert reality.
Male
Sorkkam ingu kandaenI found heaven right here,
Pakkam vanthu nindraenI came and stood close to you.
Sorkkam ingu kandaenI found heaven right here,
Pakkam vanthu nindraenI came and stood close to you.
Female :Innum konjam pogapogaFemale: As we journey a little further,
Inbalogam thaerilaeThe world of bliss awaits on a chariot.
Male
Kallil ooriya kaviyam idhuthaanThis is an epic poem soaked into stone,
Kadhal naadaga kaatchiyum idhuthaanThis is also a scene from a romantic drama.
Male
Adho….paravaigalLook there... the birds,
Anaihthu magizhgindra sugamEnjoying the bliss of embracing each other.
Female :Idho………ilamaiyai kalanthuFemale: Look here... blending our youth,
Magizhatum unthan idhayamMay your heart rejoice.
Male
Adho….paravaigalLook there... the birds,
Anaihthu magizhgindra sugamEnjoying the bliss of embracing each other.
Female :Idho………ilamaiyai kalanthuFemale: Look here... blending our youth,
Magizhatum unthan idhayamMay your heart rejoice.
Male
Poovil amainthathu manjamA bed is prepared upon flowers,
Bodhai nirainthathu nenjamThe heart is filled with ecstasy.
Female :Idhuvarai paarththaai inbaththil paathiFemale: Until now you have experienced only half the pleasure,
Inimael theriyum anantha jothiFrom now on, the eternal divine light will be revealed,
Indrae thirakkum vaanathil veedhiToday a pathway opens in the sky.
Male
Kallil ooriya kaviyam idhuthaanThis is an epic poem soaked into stone,
Kadhal naadaga kaatchiyum idhuthaanThis is also a scene from a romantic drama.
Female :Vaanam keezhae bhoomi maelaeFemale: The sky below, the earth above,
Maara pogum mayakkam idhuthaanThis is an intoxication that is about to invert reality,
Maara pogum mayakkam idhuthaanThis is an intoxication that is about to invert reality.
Female
Kondu vaa orae orutharamBring yourself to me just once,
Unnai kondu po sugam sugam ena ennaiTake yourself away, calling me sheer delight,
Naalai unakkithu yaethuWill you have such a chance tomorrow?
Nee aadu ennai vilaiyaaduDance now, sport with me!
Ondru nee ondru naanYou are one, I am one,
Indru naam ondruthaanToday we are united as one!
Female
Kondu vaa orae orutharamBring yourself to me just once,
Unnai kondu po sugam sugam ena ennaiTake yourself away, calling me sheer delight,
Naalai unakkithu yaethuWill you have such a chance tomorrow?
Nee aadu ennai vilaiyaaduDance now, sport with me!
Ondru nee ondru naanYou are one, I am one,
Indru naam ondruthaanToday we are united as one!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Kallil Ooriya Kaviyam Idhuthaan from the 1974 film Kai Niraiya Kasu is an intoxicating romantic duet celebrating intense love and sensual harmony. The song presents passion as an overwhelming force that disrupts ordinary perception, metaphorically flipping the sky and the earth upside down.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Paradox / Hyperbole

Vaanam keezhae bhoomi maelae / Maara pogum mayakkam idhuthaan

The imagery of the sky going below and the earth moving above exaggerates the disorienting, head-spinning experience of deep ecstasy.

Emoni / Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Poovil amainthathu manjam / Bodhai nirainthathu nenjam

Tamil poetic rhyming where the second letter aligns ('oo' sound in poovil/bodhai or 'l' in kallil/kaviyam), creating rhythmic harmony.

Anaphora & Monism Wordplay

Ondru nee ondru naan / Indru naam ondruthaan

Repetition of the word 'ondru' (one) builds up to the climax of two distinct individuals becoming unified.

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Trivia

Composed by the dynamic duo Shankar-Ganesh and penned by Kannadasan, this duet highlights the iconic playback pairing of T. M. Soundararajan and L. R. Eswari, who were renowned for delivering vibrant, high-energy duets in 1970s Tamil cinema.

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