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Kamban Kaviyam Ini

From Kalloori Kanavugal · 1988

Lyricist
Durai Sanjeevi
Singer
S. P. Shailaja
Music director
Mani Raja
Movie name
Kalloori Kanavugal
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
2 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kamban kaaviyam
Ini engum kaaman soothiram
Kaadhal urchavam
Sorgapuri vaayil thoranam
Manasil irukku kanakku therinjaa varuvaa silukku
Mella thodu solli tharum palli koodam thaan
Kamban kaaviyam
Ini engum kaaman soothiram
Maadhulam pookalae
Malargindra paruvathilae
Thogai mayil enna villai
Solla vandhadhenna kadhai
Kaaman kanai pattu vittadhoo
Vaasa malli thaenai alli
Kaaman palli thirakkava
Manasil irukku kanakku therinjaa varuvaa silukku
Mella thodu solli tharum palli koodam thaan
Kamban kaaviyam
Ini engum kaaman soothiram
Kaadhal urchavam
Sorgapuri vaayil thoranam
Manasil irukku kanakku therinjaa varuvaa silukku
Mella thodu solli tharum palli koodam thaan
Noolidai kaiyilae
Thudikindra raagangalae
Medaiyeri thaalam pottu
Mella andha yaazhai meettu
Bodhai raagam ketkindrathoo
Saaindhu kollum paavai annam
Paranthu sella nenaikudhoo
Manasil irukku kanakku therinjaa varuvaa silukku
Mella thodu solli tharum palli koodam thaan
Kamban kaaviyam
Ini engum kaaman soothiram
Kaadhal urchavam
Sorgapuri vaayil thoranam
Manasil irukku kanakku therinjaa varuvaa silukku
Mella thodu solli tharum palli koodam thaan
Poetry like Kamban's epic,
from now on, everywhere is the art of love.
A festival of love,
decorations at the gateway to paradise.
There is a trick in the heart; figure it out and this beauty will come.
Touch gently; this is a school that will teach you.
Poetry like Kamban's epic,
from now on, everywhere is the art of love.
Like pomegranate blossoms
in this blooming youth,
why is the peacock bending like a bow?
What story has it come to tell?
Has it been struck by the arrow of the god of love?
Gathering nectar from fragrant jasmine,
shall I open the school of love?
There is a trick in the heart; figure it out and this beauty will come.
Touch gently; this is a school that will teach you.
Poetry like Kamban's epic,
from now on, everywhere is the art of love.
A festival of love,
decorations at the gateway to paradise.
There is a trick in the heart; figure it out and this beauty will come.
Touch gently; this is a school that will teach you.
With a slender waist in hand,
these throbbing melodies,
stepping onto the stage to keep the beat,
gently strumming the lute.
Do you hear this intoxicating tune?
This swan-like beauty leaning close,
is she thinking of flying away?
There is a trick in the heart; figure it out and this beauty will come.
Touch gently; this is a school that will teach you.
Poetry like Kamban's epic,
from now on, everywhere is the art of love.
A festival of love,
decorations at the gateway to paradise.
There is a trick in the heart; figure it out and this beauty will come.
Touch gently; this is a school that will teach you.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Kamban Kaaviyam' from the 1988 film Kalloori Kanavugal is a sensual romantic track depicting the excitement and beauty of youthful love. Using rich poetic imagery, it compares the blossoming of romance to classical Tamil literature, Kama's scriptures, and musical ragas, framing romantic touch and affection as a school of love to be learned.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Mella thodu solli tharum palli koodam thaan”

Compares romantic affection and touch to a school that teaches intimate lessons.

Alliteration (Monai)

“Kamban kaaviyam / Ini engum kaaman soothiram”

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across lines ('Kamban', 'kaaviyam', 'kaaman').

Personification & Metaphor

“Saaindhu kollum paavai annam”

Describes the woman as a swan ('paavai annam') leaning and contemplating flight.

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Trivia

The song features music composed by Mani Raja and is sung by S. P. Shailaja, known for her expressive vocal style in romantic and melody tracks during the late 1980s.

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