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Kallil Ooriya Kaviyam

From Kai Niraiya Kasu · 1974

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Kai Niraiya Kasu
Movie release year
1974
Lyrics added on
3 Oct 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Laalalaho laalalaho
Laalalaho laalalaa
Kallil ooriya kaviyam idhuthaan
Kadhal naadaga kaatchiyum idhuthaan
Kallil ooriya kaviyam idhuthaan
Kadhal naadaga kaatchiyum idhuthaan
Vaanam keezhae bhoomi maelae
Maara pogum mayakkam idhuthaan
Vaanam keezhae bhoomi maelae
Maara pogum mayakkam idhuthaan
Sorkkam ingu kandaen
Pakkam vanthu nindraen
Sorkkam ingu kandaen
Pakkam vanthu nindraen
Female :Innum konjam pogapoga
Inbalogam thaerilae
Kallil ooriya kaviyam idhuthaan
Kadhal naadaga kaatchiyum idhuthaan
Adho….paravaigal
Anaihthu magizhgindra sugam
Female :Idho………ilamaiyai kalanthu
Magizhatum unthan idhayam
Adho….paravaigal
Anaihthu magizhgindra sugam
Female :Idho………ilamaiyai kalanthu
Magizhatum unthan idhayam
Poovil amainthathu manjam
Bodhai nirainthathu nenjam
Female :Idhuvarai paarththaai inbaththil paathi
Inimael theriyum anantha jothi
Indrae thirakkum vaanathil veedhi
Kallil ooriya kaviyam idhuthaan
Kadhal naadaga kaatchiyum idhuthaan
Female :Vaanam keezhae bhoomi maelae
Maara pogum mayakkam idhuthaan
Maara pogum mayakkam idhuthaan
Kondu vaa orae orutharam
Unnai kondu po sugam sugam ena ennai
Naalai unakkithu yaethu
Nee aadu ennai vilaiyaadu
Ondru nee ondru naan
Indru naam ondruthaan
Kondu vaa orae orutharam
Unnai kondu po sugam sugam ena ennai
Naalai unakkithu yaethu
Nee aadu ennai vilaiyaadu
Ondru nee ondru naan
Indru naam ondruthaan
Lalalaho lalalaho
Lalalaho lalala
This is an epic poem carved in stone
This is a scene from the drama of love
This is an epic poem carved in stone
This is a scene from the drama of love
Sky down below, earth up above
This is the dizzy intoxication that turns the world upside down
Sky down below, earth up above
This is the dizzy intoxication that turns the world upside down
I found heaven right here
I came close and stood beside you
I found heaven right here
I came close and stood beside you
Female: As we go a little further
A world of bliss will arrive on a chariot
This is an epic poem carved in stone
This is a scene from the drama of love
Look there... the birds
The sweet joy of holding each other close
Female: Here... blending our youthful passion
Let your heart rejoice
Look there... the birds
The sweet joy of holding each other close
Female: Here... blending our youthful passion
Let your heart rejoice
A bed made of flowers
A heart filled with intoxication
Female: You have only seen half of pleasure so far
From now on, you will see the radiant light of pure joy
Today itself, a pathway in the sky will open
This is an epic poem carved in stone
This is a scene from the drama of love
Female: Sky down below, earth up above
This is the dizzy intoxication that turns the world upside down
This is the dizzy intoxication that turns the world upside down
Bring yourself to me, just this once
Take me away with you into sweet, sweet pleasure
Will you ever get this chance tomorrow?
Dance away and play with me
You are one, and I am one
Today, we are truly one
Bring yourself to me, just this once
Take me away with you into sweet, sweet pleasure
Will you ever get this chance tomorrow?
Dance away and play with me
You are one, and I am one
Today, we are truly one
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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