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Kalyanam Nam Kalyanam

From Thangamalai Ragasiyam · 1957

Lyricist
Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Leela
Music director
T. G. Lingappa
Movie name
Thangamalai Ragasiyam
Movie release year
1957
Lyrics added on
18 Apr 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kalyanam namm kalyanam
Kaadhal kalyaana vaibogam kondaaduvom
Ullasa singaara panpaduvom
Naam panpaaduvom
Kalyanam namm kalyanam
Kaadhal kalyaana vaibogam kondaaduvom
Ullasa singaara panpaduvom
Naam panpaaduvom
Haa..aaaa..aaa..aaa..aa…
Maamalar solai maligai polae
Maamalar solai maligai polae
Malai meedhil neerodai alai modhum velai
Kalyanam namm kalyanam
Both :Kaadhal kalyaana vaibogam kondaaduvom
Ullasa singaara panpaduvom
Naam panpaaduvom
Inidhaan aasaigal ninaivaagi vaazhvil
Manamaana innaalil iniyaedhu kaadhal
Male :Hahhahahahaa
Female :Inidhaan aasaigal ninaivaagi vaazhvil
Manamaana innaalil iniyaedhu kaadhal
Manamaanadhaal gunam maarumaa
Manamaanadhaal gunam maarumaa
Maraiyaadha anaandham kuraiyaagumaa
Kalyanam namm kalyanam
Kaadhal kalyaana vaibogam kondaaduvom
Ullasa singaara panpaduvom
Naam panpaaduvom
Hoo oo oo hoo oo oo
Kaadhal vaazhvennum kadal meedhil naamae
Male :Kanivodu neendhi karai kaanuvomae
Illvaazhkaiyae nalvaazhkaiyaai
Ennaalum singara pann paaduvom
Kalyanam namm kalyanam
Both :Kaadhal kalyaana vaibogam kondaaduvom
Ullasa singaara panpaduvom
Naam panpaaduvom
Wedding, our wedding!
Let us celebrate the joyous wedding of our love!
Let us sing a cheerful, romantic melody!
Let us sing our melody!
Wedding, our wedding!
Let us celebrate the joyous wedding of our love!
Let us sing a cheerful, romantic melody!
Let us sing our melody!
Ha... aaaa... aa... aa... aa...
Like a mansion in a blooming flower garden,
Like a mansion in a blooming flower garden,
As the mountain stream's waves gently surge,
Wedding, our wedding!
Both: Let us celebrate the joyous wedding of our love!
Let us sing a cheerful, romantic melody!
Let us sing our melody!
Only now will all our desires come true in life,
On this wedding day, what more is left to desire in love?
Male: Hahahaha!
Female: Only now will all our desires come true in life,
On this wedding day, what more is left to desire in love?
Just because we are wed, will our loving nature change?
Just because we are wed, will our loving nature change?
Will our unending joy ever diminish?
Wedding, our wedding!
Let us celebrate the joyous wedding of our love!
Let us sing a cheerful, romantic melody!
Let us sing our melody!
Ho... oh... oh... ho... oh... oh...
Across this ocean called our life of love,
Male: We will swim with tender care and reach the shore!
Making our married life a truly good one,
We will forever sing a romantic melody!
Wedding, our wedding!
Both: Let us celebrate the joyous wedding of our love!
Let us sing a cheerful, romantic melody!
Let us sing our melody!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kalyanam Namm Kalyanam is a joyous celebratory duet from the 1957 classic film Thangamalai Ragasiyam. The lead couple expresses their deep romance and boundless happiness on the occasion of their wedding, envisioning a peaceful and prosperous future together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Maamalar solai maligai polae

Compares their beautiful, elevated state of joy to a grand mansion in a lush flower garden using 'polae'.

Metaphor (Uvameyam)

Kaadhal vaazhvennum kadal meedhil naamae

Metaphorically compares life rooted in love to a vast ocean ('kadal') that the couple will navigate together.

Monai (Alliteration)

Maamalar solai maligai polae

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'M' across key words creating rhythmic acoustic flow.

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Trivia

Composed by T. G. Lingappa for the 1957 blockbuster Thangamalai Ragasiyam, this duet features the iconic vocal pairing of T. M. Soundararajan and P. Leela, capturing the golden era's classic romantic musical aesthetic.

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