Kolame
From Penguin · 2020
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singer
- Susha
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Penguin2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Huu uuu uuu huu uuu uuu | [Vocalizing] |
| Huu uuu uuu huu uuu uuu | [Vocalizing] |
| Female | |
| Kolamae en kolamae | Oh Rangoli pattern, my precious pattern! |
| Puzhudhiyil poovin vannam seidhomae | We created the color of flowers in the dust! |
| Podhumae nee eppodhumae | You are enough, forever and always! |
| Nee vandhaalae meendum kaiyil ellaamae | If you arrive, everything is back in my hands! |
| Idhu nijama…pudhu nirama…aa | Is this real... a new shade of color... ah? |
| Kirukkalukkul nindra oviyama | Is it a masterpiece standing within random scribbles? |
| Female | |
| Mazhai vizhum paadhai endru | Like a path where rain falls, |
| Mazhalayin paarvai ondru | A single innocent glance of a child, |
| Manadhinai thaenakkuma…aa… | Does it make the heart sweet like honey... ah... |
| Chorus | |
| Haa…aa…aa..haa..aa..aa…aa… | [Vocalizing] |
| Haa…aa…aa..haa..aa..aa…aa… | [Vocalizing] |
| Female | |
| Podhumae nee eppodhume | You are enough, forever and always! |
| Nee vandhaalae meendum kaiyil ellaamae | If you arrive, everything is back in my hands! |
| Female | |
| Kulaavum ezhisayum | The charming seven musical notes, |
| Kodi poo dhisaiyum | And directions adorned with millions of flowers, |
| Aadi nee asaiya kaangiren | I see them sway as you dance and move! |
| Paal nila pisaiyum | Kneading the milky moonlight, |
| Paarvayin vasiyam | The spell of your gentle look, |
| Paaraiyum kasiyum engiren | I say even a solid rock will melt! |
| Female | |
| Thadaagamo kalaabamo | Whether a quiet pond or a peacock's plumage, |
| Un kai pada uruvaagumo | Will it come into existence with your touch? |
| Maada maaligayum | Even grand multi-storied mansions, |
| Jaadaiyaal pozhiyum | Shower down at a mere gesture from you, |
| Unnai pol suvaiyum aagumo | Can they ever become as sweet as you? |
| Female | |
| Pirai…ee…naan thaan | I am the crescent moon... |
| Nirai…ee…nee thaan | You are the full moon... |
| Chorus | |
| Huu uuu uuu huu uuu uuu | [Vocalizing] |
| Huu uuu uuu huu uuu uuu | [Vocalizing] |
| Female | |
| Enai thodum adheedhamae | Oh transcendent feeling touching me, |
| Orae murai azhai | Call out to me just once! |
| Idham tharum un nooru thoorigai | Your hundred paintbrushes that offer comfort, |
| Padaamal povadhae pizhai | It is a fault if they leave without touching! |
| Female | |
| Alai…eee…naan thaan | I am the surging wave... |
| Anai…ee…naan thaan | I am the holding dam... |
| Chorus | |
| Huu uuu uuu huu uuu uuu | [Vocalizing] |
| Huu uuu uuu huu uuu uuu | [Vocalizing] |
| Female | |
| Thaana na naa…thaana na naa..aa… | [Vocalizing] |
| Nee vandhaalae meendum kaiyil ellaamae… | If you arrive, everything is back in my hands... |
ஹு ஊ ஊ ஹு ஊ ஊஊஊ
ஹு ஊ ஊ ஹு ஊ ஊஊஊ
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
கோலமே என் கோலமே
புழுதியில் பூவின் வண்ணம் செய்தோமே
போதுமே நீ எப்போதுமே
நீ வந்தாலே மீண்டும் கையில் எல்லாமே
இது நிஜமா....புது நிறமா....ஆ....
கிறுக்களுக்குள் நின்ற ஓவியமா
Oh Rangoli pattern, my precious pattern!
We created the color of flowers in the dust!
You are enough, forever and always!
If you arrive, everything is back in my hands!
Is this real... a new shade of color... ah?
Is it a masterpiece standing within random scribbles?
மழை விழும் பாதை என்று
மழலையின் பார்வை ஒன்று
மனதினை தேனாக்குமா.....ஆ.....
Like a path where rain falls,
A single innocent glance of a child,
Does it make the heart sweet like honey... ah...
ஹா....ஆ....ஆ.....ஹா.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....
ஹா....ஆ....ஆ.....ஹா.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
போதுமே நீ எப்போதுமே
நீ வந்தாலே மீண்டும் கையில் எல்லாமே
You are enough, forever and always!
If you arrive, everything is back in my hands!
குலாவும் ஏழிசையும்
கோடி பூ திசையும்
ஆடி நீ அசைய காண்கிறேன்
பால் நிலா பிசையும்
பார்வையின் வசியம்
பாறையும் கசியும் என்கிறேன்
The charming seven musical notes,
And directions adorned with millions of flowers,
I see them sway as you dance and move!
Kneading the milky moonlight,
The spell of your gentle look,
I say even a solid rock will melt!
தடாகமோ கலாபமோ
உன் கை பட உருவாகுமோ
மாடா மாளிகையும்
ஜாடையில் பொழியும்
உன்னை போல் சுவையும் ஆகுமோ
Whether a quiet pond or a peacock's plumage,
Will it come into existence with your touch?
Even grand multi-storied mansions,
Shower down at a mere gesture from you,
Can they ever become as sweet as you?
பிறை....ஈ....நான்தான்
நிறை.....ஈ.....நீதான்
I am the crescent moon...
You are the full moon...
ஹு ஊ ஊ ஹு ஊ ஊஊஊ
ஹு ஊ ஊ ஹு ஊ ஊஊஊ
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
எனை தொடும் அதீதமே
ஒரே முறை அழை
இதம் தரும் உன் நூறு தூரிகை
பாடாமல் போவதே பிழை
Oh transcendent feeling touching me,
Call out to me just once!
Your hundred paintbrushes that offer comfort,
It is a fault if they leave without touching!
அலை.....ஈ.....நான்தான்
அணை....ஈ....நான்தான்
I am the surging wave...
I am the holding dam...
ஹு ஊ ஊ ஹு ஊ ஊஊஊ
ஹு ஊ ஊ ஹு ஊ ஊஊஊ
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
தான னனா..... தான னனா.....ஆ....
நீ வந்தாலே மீண்டும் கையில் எல்லாமே
[Vocalizing]
If you arrive, everything is back in my hands...
Huu uuu uuu huu uuu uuu
[Vocalizing]
Huu uuu uuu huu uuu uuu
[Vocalizing]
Kolamae en kolamae
Oh Rangoli pattern, my precious pattern!
Puzhudhiyil poovin vannam seidhomae
We created the color of flowers in the dust!
Podhumae nee eppodhumae
You are enough, forever and always!
Nee vandhaalae meendum kaiyil ellaamae
If you arrive, everything is back in my hands!
Idhu nijama…pudhu nirama…aa
Is this real... a new shade of color... ah?
Kirukkalukkul nindra oviyama
Is it a masterpiece standing within random scribbles?
Mazhai vizhum paadhai endru
Like a path where rain falls,
Mazhalayin paarvai ondru
A single innocent glance of a child,
Manadhinai thaenakkuma…aa…
Does it make the heart sweet like honey... ah...
Haa…aa…aa..haa..aa..aa…aa…
[Vocalizing]
Haa…aa…aa..haa..aa..aa…aa…
[Vocalizing]
Podhumae nee eppodhume
You are enough, forever and always!
Nee vandhaalae meendum kaiyil ellaamae
If you arrive, everything is back in my hands!
Kulaavum ezhisayum
The charming seven musical notes,
Kodi poo dhisaiyum
And directions adorned with millions of flowers,
Aadi nee asaiya kaangiren
I see them sway as you dance and move!
Paal nila pisaiyum
Kneading the milky moonlight,
Paarvayin vasiyam
The spell of your gentle look,
Paaraiyum kasiyum engiren
I say even a solid rock will melt!
Thadaagamo kalaabamo
Whether a quiet pond or a peacock's plumage,
Un kai pada uruvaagumo
Will it come into existence with your touch?
Maada maaligayum
Even grand multi-storied mansions,
Jaadaiyaal pozhiyum
Shower down at a mere gesture from you,
Unnai pol suvaiyum aagumo
Can they ever become as sweet as you?
Pirai…ee…naan thaan
I am the crescent moon...
Nirai…ee…nee thaan
You are the full moon...
Huu uuu uuu huu uuu uuu
[Vocalizing]
Huu uuu uuu huu uuu uuu
[Vocalizing]
Enai thodum adheedhamae
Oh transcendent feeling touching me,
Orae murai azhai
Call out to me just once!
Idham tharum un nooru thoorigai
Your hundred paintbrushes that offer comfort,
Padaamal povadhae pizhai
It is a fault if they leave without touching!
Alai…eee…naan thaan
I am the surging wave...
Anai…ee…naan thaan
I am the holding dam...
Huu uuu uuu huu uuu uuu
[Vocalizing]
Huu uuu uuu huu uuu uuu
[Vocalizing]
Thaana na naa…thaana na naa..aa…
[Vocalizing]
Nee vandhaalae meendum kaiyil ellaamae…
If you arrive, everything is back in my hands...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful song from the movie 'Penguin' expresses a mother's profound, transcendent love and yearning for her child. The mother compares her child to a vibrant Rangoli drawn in dust, a complete full moon complementing her incomplete crescent, and a artistic masterpiece born out of random scribbles. Her child's presence brings warmth, completeness, and sheer happiness, making her feel as though her world is whole again.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kolamae en kolamae”
Comparing the child to a 'Kolam' (Rangoli pattern) and a beautiful artwork within scribbles ('Kirukkalukkul nindra oviyama').
Rhyme and Contrast (Edhukai / Ethir-marai Uruvagam)
“Pirai…ee…naan thaan / Nirai…ee…nee thaan”
Contrasting 'Pirai' (crescent moon/incomplete self) with 'Nirai' (full moon/complete child) using internal Tamil rhyming.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Paaraiyum kasiyum engiren”
An exaggeration highlighting the immense warmth and tenderness of the child's gaze, capable of melting even solid rock.
Visual Imagery (Kaatchi Uruvagam)
“Puzhudhiyil poovin vannam seidhomae”
Evokes a vivid mental image of finding vibrant flower-like colors right in the middle of plain dust.
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Trivia
'Kolamae' is a emotional track from the 2020 mystery-thriller film 'Penguin' starring Keerthy Suresh. The film's music was composed by Santhosh Narayanan with lyrics penned by Vivek, who frequently collaborates with Santhosh Narayanan to create deeply metaphorical, poetic Tamil songs.
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