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Lyrics & meaning

Kiliye Kiliye

From Geethanjali · 1985

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Ilayaraja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Geethanjali
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
6 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kiliyae kiliyae
En cholai kiliyae
Kiliyae kiliyae
En cholai kiliyae
Kobam enna
En kootu kiliyae
Adi maanae mayakam ennadiii
Un manasa thoranthu solladi
Adi maanae mayakam ennadiii
Un manasa thoranthu solladi
Kiliyae kiliyae
En cholai kiliyae
Kobam enna
En kootu kiliyae
{Annamae aitha magalae
Andhi pagal yenguren
Thappu naan seiya vilayae
Vetti pottu thaanduren} (2)
Unna pola perazhagi
Ulagil illayadii
Ada enna pola olukam ullavan
Evanum illayadi
Theeyai pola iruken athula
Nee ottadhadiii
Unna mattum usuraa nenachen
Nee muttadhadii
Un kaiya mattum
Thottu vechen
Matha edam vittu vechen…vaaa
Kiliyae kiliyae
En cholai kiliyae
Kobam enna
En kootu kiliyae
Adi maanae mayakam ennadiii
Un manasa thoranthu solladi
Kiliyae kiliyae
En cholai kiliyae..ae..
Kobam enna
En kootu kiliyae
{Sandhegam mutti puduchi
Jalli kattu kalaiyaa
Nithamum sutham seiyanum
Pombalainga moolaiyaa} (2)
Nethilirundhu kaathu irundhen
Paasikku pathiyamaa
Ini mugam sevakka kuduka venum
Muthalum vattiyumaa
Un manasa varudi thirudi
Naan vechirukken
En manasa athilae vechu
Naan thachirukken
Intha ullam vella ullam
Sathiyama kallam ella…vaaa
Kiliyae kiliyae
En cholai kiliyae
Kobam enna
En kootu kiliyae
Adi maanae mayakam ennadiii
Un manasa thoranthu solladi
Little parrot, little parrot,
my garden parrot,
little parrot, little parrot,
my garden parrot!
Why this anger,
little bird of my nest?
Hey my deer, why are you so dazed?
Open your heart and tell me!
Hey my deer, why are you so dazed?
Open your heart and tell me!
Little parrot, little parrot,
my garden parrot!
Why this anger,
little bird of my nest?
Swan-like girl, my cousin,
I yearn for you day and night!
I haven't done anything wrong,
yet I leap over hurdles in my dhoti!
There is no beauty like you
in the whole wide world!
And a man as decent as me,
there is none around!
I am as pure as fire,
so do not spark trouble with it!
I saw you alone as my very life,
so do not lock horns with me!
I only held your hand
and touched nothing else,
leaving the rest untouched... come on!
Little parrot, little parrot,
my garden parrot!
Why this anger,
little bird of my nest?
Hey my deer, why are you so dazed?
Open your heart and tell me!
Little parrot, little parrot,
my garden parrot...
Why this anger,
little bird of my nest?
Suspicion has charged out wild,
like a raging jallikattu (bull-taming) bull!
Does one have to clear the doubts
from a woman's mind every single day?
I have been waiting since yesterday;
does anyone fast when starving?
Now you must shower me with love until our cheeks blush red,
paying back both the principal and the interest!
I gently caressed and stole your heart,
and kept it safe with me;
placing my own heart inside it,
I have stitched them together!
This heart of mine is simple and pure,
truly without any deceit... come to me!
Little parrot, little parrot,
my garden parrot!
Why this anger,
little bird of my nest?
Hey my deer, why are you so dazed?
Open your heart and tell me!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses a lover's playful yet earnest attempt to pacify his beloved who is angry and suspicious of him. He affectionally addresses her using poetic endearments such as parrot, doe, and swan. He assures her of his noble intentions and purity of affection, pleading with her to open her heart, cast away her doubts, and reconcile with him.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor & Endearment

Kiliyae kiliyae / En cholai kiliyae

Addressing the beloved as 'Kiliyae' (parrot) and 'Maanae' (doe) to express deep affection and admiration.

Simile (Upamai)

Sandhegam mutti puduchi / Jalli kattu kalaiyaa

Comparing doubt/suspicion to a furious Jallikattu bull ('Jalli kattu kalaiyaa').

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Nethilirundhu kaathu irundhen / Muthalum vattiyumaa

The second letter 'th' rhymes between 'Nethilirundhu' and 'Muthalum'.

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Trivia

The song is composed by Ilaiyaraaja for the 1985 Tamil movie Geethanjali starring Murali and Nalini, featuring lyrics by Vairamuthu.

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