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Lyrics & meaning

Kalloori Malare

From Snegithiye · 2000

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
K. S. Chithra, Sujatha, Sangeetha Sujeeth
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Snegithiye
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
30 Apr 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kalloori malarae malarae
Kannodu sogama
Vetri ennum yeni padigal
Tholvigal thaanamma
Nee vanthu thunaiyaai nindral
Sogangal theenduma
Vaazhvodu ovvoru naalum
Orr paadam thaan amma
Siragulla paravaikellaam
Vaanam siridhamma
Wow wow woh
Wow wow wohu
Wow wow woh
Wow wow woh hoo hoo….
Kalloori malarae malarae
Kannodu sogama
Vetri ennum yeni padigal
Tholvigal thaanamma
Hu hu hu hu uuuu
Hu hu hu hu uuuu
Jeyithathu naangal adi
Thotrathu neengal adi
Paaraigal melae mutta ninaitha
Muttaigal thavidu podi
Vettrigal ellaamae
Niranthiram illayadi
Ice cream thalaiyil
Cherry pazham irupadhu
Arai nodi vazhkaiyadi
Muyalukku oosipottu
Thoonga vaithu
Therthalil aamaigal jeyithathadi
Muyalukku mayakkangal
Thelinthu vittaal
Aamaiyin paadugal aabathadi
Engalukku vetri yundu
Female :Eekkalukku siragundu
Female :Vendrathu yaar indru
Wow wow woh
Wow wow wohu
Wow wow woh
Wow wow woh hoo hoo….
Kalloori malarae malarae
Kannodu sogama
Vetri ennum yeni padigal
Tholvigal thaanamma
Iyarkaiyil kalanthu vidu
Idhayathai izhanthu vidu
Vannathu poochiyin siragil yeri
Vanangalil payana padu
Kanippori niruthi vidu
Kanakkugal maranthu vidu
Sooriyan oliyil noolondru eduthu
Panithuthuli korthu vidu
Muthamittu muthamittu kodigalile
Muthukkalai muthukalai eduthu vidu
Vaasanai illaatha ilaigalukku
Un swaasathil vaasanai koduthu vidu
Vaanavillai kondu vandhu
Female :Bhoomiyilae nattu vaithu
Female :Vaazhvil niramoottu
Wow wow woh
Wow wow wohu
Wow wow woh
Wow wow woh hoo hoo….
Kalloori malarae malarae
Kaiveesi aadamma
Kaatrodu siragu virinthu
Kacheri paadamma
Saalai oru vaasagasaalai
Vaasithu paaramma
Ovvoru poovum gaanam
Yosithu paaramma
Aanandham veliyil illai nammil thaanamma
{Wow wow woh
Wow wow wohu
Wow wow woh
Wow wow woh hoo hoo….} (2)
O college flower, dear flower,
is there sadness in your eyes?
The steps of the ladder to success
are failures along the way, my friend.
If you stand by me as support,
can sadness ever touch me?
In this life, every single day
is truly a lesson, my friend.
For any bird that has wings,
the vast sky is small, my friend.
Wow wow woh
Wow wow woh-hoo
Wow wow woh
Wow wow woh hoo hoo...
O college flower, dear flower,
is there sadness in your eyes?
The steps of the ladder to success
are failures along the way, my friend.
Hoo hoo hoo hoo ooooh
Hoo hoo hoo hoo ooooh
We are the ones who won, girls!
You are the ones who lost, girls!
The eggs that dared to strike the rocks
were smashed to pieces!
Every single victory
is never permanent, girl!
Resting on top of an ice cream,
a cherry's stay
lasts only half a second, girl!
By injecting the rabbit
and putting it to sleep,
the turtles won the race!
Once the rabbit's dizziness
clears away,
the turtles will be in great danger!
We have won!
Even houseflies have wings!
Who really won today?
Wow wow woh
Wow wow woh-hoo
Wow wow woh
Wow wow woh hoo hoo...
O college flower, dear flower,
is there sadness in your eyes?
The steps of the ladder to success
are failures along the way, my friend.
Blend into nature,
and lose your heart to it!
Ride on the wings of a butterfly
and travel through the forests!
Shut down the computer,
and forget all your calculations!
Draw a thread from the sunlight
and string the dew drops together!
Kiss the vines again and again,
and gather the pearls from them!
To the leaves that have no fragrance,
give scent with your own breath!
Bring down the rainbow,
plant it firmly in the ground,
and fill your life with colour!
Wow wow woh
Wow wow woh-hoo
Wow wow woh
Wow wow woh hoo hoo...
O college flower, dear flower,
swing your arms and dance!
Spread your wings in the breeze
and sing a sweet concert!
The road is a library,
try reading it, my friend!
Every flower is a song,
think about it, my friend!
Joy is not out in the world, it is within us!
{Wow wow woh
Wow wow woh-hoo
Wow wow woh
Wow wow woh hoo hoo...} (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kalloori Malare from Snegithiye (2000) is an upbeat college anthem celebrating youth, optimism, resilience, and true friendship. The lyricist Vairamuthu consoles a friend feeling down, encouraging her to view failure not as a defeat, but as a stepping stone on the ladder of success. Interspersed with playful college group rivalries and banter, the song highlights how victories and defeats in student life are fleeting like a cherry melting on an ice cream.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvameyam)

Vetri ennum yeni padigal Tholvigal thaanamma

Failures are directly equated to the steps/rungs of a ladder that leads to success.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Sooriyan oliyil noolondru eduthu Panithuthuli korthu vidu

Poetic exaggeration used to inspire imagination—taking a thread of sunlight to string dew drops together.

Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)

Iyarkaiyil kalanthu vidu / Idhayathai izhanthu vidu

The second consonant sound 'ya' is matched across consecutive lines (Iyarkaiyil / Idhayathai).

Metaphor (Urugavam)

Saalai oru vaasagasaalai Vaasithu paaramma

The street/road is metaphorically described as a reading room filled with practical life lessons.

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Trivia

Snegithiye (2000), directed by Priyadarshan, is notable for having an almost all-female primary cast including Jyothika, Sharbani Mukherjee, and Tabu. The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics by Vairamuthu, and 'Kalloori Malare' was performed by K. S. Chithra and Mahalakshmi Iyer.

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