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Kallil Pooveduppom Kaatril

From Thunive Thunai · 1976

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
L. R. Eswari, L. R. Anjali
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Thunive Thunai1976

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Kallil pooveduppomWe will pluck flowers from stone,
Kaattril naareduppomWe will extract fiber from the wind,
Kallil pooveduppomWe will pluck flowers from stone,
Kaattril naareduppomWe will extract fiber from the wind,
Female
Ingae sattamundu thittamundruHere there are rules and plans,
Engalukkul mattum undu aaduExclusive to us alone, so dance!
Female
Adi vetkaththai vittodiHey girl, cast away your shame and run,
Antha sorkkaththai kondaadiCelebrate that heaven!
Adi vetkaththai vittodiHey girl, cast away your shame and run,
Antha sorkkaththai kondaadiCelebrate that heaven!
Female
Engae paarthaalum thanga kattiWherever you look, there are gold bars,
Adi inbam kondaadu kannai kattiHey, celebrate pleasure blindfolded!
Pachai mottukkal katchai kattiGreen buds tied in sashes,
Nalla paadal paadattum thaalam thattiLet them sing a good song, beating the rhythm!
Chorus
…………………..
Female
Mangai ingaethaan thaniyaaga nindraalThe young woman stood here alone,
Vanga kadal thaandi maappillai vanthaanCrossing the Bay of Bengal, the groom arrived!
Adi hongkong thantha kattil unduHey, there is a bed gifted by Hong Kong,
Bangkok thantha meththai kondu poduBring and spread the mattress gifted by Bangkok!
Female
Adi vetkaththai vittodiHey girl, cast away your shame and run,
Antha sorkkaththai kondaadiCelebrate that heaven!
Adi vetkaththai vittodiHey girl, cast away your shame and run,
Antha sorkkaththai kondaadiCelebrate that heaven!
Chorus
……………….
Female
Salavai kallaalae araiyai kattiiBuilding a room with fine marble,
Sarasa padam pottaen kalaigal kottiI put up romantic pictures filled with art,
Neechal kulamondrai naduvil kattiConstructing a swimming pool right in the middle,
Neentha poraadi azhagu kuttiFight and swim through it, beautiful girl!
Chorus
…………………
Female
Maanam ponaalum varumaanam unduEven if honor is lost, there is income,
Mangai unakkaga vegumaanam unduYoung maiden, there is a reward waiting for you!
Adi neeyum undu avarum unduHey, you are here and he is here,
Naalu pakkam suvarum undu aaduWith walls on all four sides, so dance!
Female
Adi vetkaththai vittodiHey girl, cast away your shame and run,
Antha sorkkaththai kondaadiCelebrate that heaven!
Adi vetkaththai vittodiHey girl, cast away your shame and run,
Antha sorkkaththai kondaadiCelebrate that heaven!
Female
Kallil pooveduppomWe will pluck flowers from stone,
Kaattril naareduppomWe will extract fiber from the wind,
Kallil pooveduppomWe will pluck flowers from stone,
Kaattril naareduppomWe will extract fiber from the wind,
Female
Ingae sattamundu thittamundruHere there are rules and plans,
Engalukkul mattum undu aaduExclusive to us alone, so dance!
Female
Adi vetkaththai vittodiHey girl, cast away your shame and run,
Antha sorkkaththai kondaadiCelebrate that heaven!
Adi vetkaththai vittodiHey girl, cast away your shame and run,
Antha sorkkaththai kondaadiCelebrate that heaven!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This energetic dance song from the film 'Thunive Thunai' (1976) portrays a glamorously rebellious and carefree club atmosphere. The lyrics use bold hyperbole—such as plucking flowers from stone or pulling thread from the air—to symbolize accomplishing the impossible and breaking conventional social barriers in pursuit of worldly pleasures and material gain.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Kallil pooveduppom / Kaattril naareduppom

Extravagant exaggerations like plucking flowers from stones and pulling fiber from wind to convey impossible feats.

Emonai (First-letter Alliteration)

Kallil pooveduppom / Kaattril naareduppom

Matching first letters in consecutive words/lines (Kallil / Kaattril).

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Adi vetkaththai vittodi / Antha sorkkaththai kondaadi

Matching rhyming words at the end of lines ('vittodi' and 'kondaadi').

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Trivia

Composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan, this track features the iconic duet dynamic of sisters L. R. Eswari and L. R. Anjali, who were renowned for delivering high-energy club numbers in 1970s Tamil cinema.

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