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Lyrics & meaning

Kolluraale

From Maanavan 2024 Film · 2024

Lyricist
Chandru
Singer
Pradeep Kumar
Music director
Ghibran
Details
Maanavan 2024 Film2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kollurale kolla alagula oruthiA girl is killing me with her killer beauty,
En usura thaan ullangaiyila yethiLifting my life in her palm,
Nethi pottil vatta nilava than kadathiSmuggling the round moon in the bindi on her forehead,
Kandukkama kondupora adi aathiOh my, she walks away without even noticing me.
Male
Kollurale kolla alagula oruthiA girl is killing me with her killer beauty,
En usura thaan ullangaiyila yethiLifting my life in her palm,
Nethi pottil vatta nilava than kadathiSmuggling the round moon in the bindi on her forehead,
Kandukkama kondupora adi aathiOh my, she walks away without even noticing me.
Male
Siruppula sedharithan kedakurene tharaiyilaI lie shattered on the ground because of her smile,
Nenapula olarithan polamburene puriyalaI blabber in her thoughts and babble, unable to understand,
Swasikkum katha nee soodu yethi poguraYou heat up the air I breathe as you go,
Vasikkum varthaigal nee mattum than aaguraYou become the only words I read.
Male
Kada kadavena kadanthu poraYou pass by rapidly like a rush,
Engannu engannu theriyalaI don't know where to look,
Thoda thoda unna thudikumThe heart that throbs to touch you every moment,
Manasu unaku puriyalaYou don't understand it.
Kada kadavena kadanthu poraYou pass by rapidly like a rush,
Engannu engannu theriyalaI don't know where to look,
Thoda thoda unna thudikumThe heart that throbs to touch you every moment,
Manasu unaku puriyalaYou don't understand it.
Male
Kollurale kolla alagula oruthiA girl is killing me with her killer beauty,
En usura thaan ullangaiyila yethiLifting my life in her palm,
Male
Bakunnutha pakkuraShe looks with a sudden start,
Sukkunoora aakuraShe shatters me into smithereens,
Venna katti palla kaatti enna kolluraShowing her butter-like teeth in a smile, she kills me,
Dhoorathu nilavai thurathi pudikkaTo chase and catch the distant moon,
Thookatha tholachu thavicheneI lost my sleep and suffered,
Male
Buthagam somandu poocchedi onnuA flower plant carrying books,
Enna khadakkudeIs crossing past me,
Idhaya thudipu enakku ethiraMy heartbeat is against me,
Ekkachakkama thudikkudheIt is beating erratically,
Ippadi oruthi engada irundha imaikka marukudeWhere was such a girl hiding? My eyes refuse to blink!
Male
Adiyaathi nenapula mazha pencha manasulaOh my, in the rain of memories on my heart,
Thala saanji neeyum thoongendiLean your head and sleep, my dear,
Azhagootum pechula adinenja poraturaIn her beauty-enhancing talk, she turns my inner chest,
Uyirsootum oru varthaiyadiIt is a life-giving word, my dear.
Male
Adi kollurale kolla alagula oruthiOh my, a girl is killing me with her killer beauty,
En usura thaan ullangaiyila yethiLifting my life in her palm,
Nethi pottil vatta nilava than kadathiSmuggling the round moon in the bindi on her forehead,
Kandukkama kondupora adi aathiOh my, she walks away without even noticing me.
Male
Siruppula sedharithan kedakurene tharaiyilaI lie shattered on the ground because of her smile,
Nenapula olarithan polamburene puriyalaI blabber in her thoughts and babble, unable to understand,
Swasikkum katha nee soodu yethi poguraYou heat up the air I breathe as you go,
Vasikkum varthaigal nee mattum than aaguraYou become the only words I read.
Male
Kada kadavena kadanthu poraYou pass by rapidly like a rush,
Engannu engannu theriyalaI don't know where to look,
Thoda thoda unna thudikumThe heart that throbs to touch you every moment,
Manasu unaku puriyalaYou don't understand it.
Kada kadavena kadanthu poraYou pass by rapidly like a rush,
Engannu engannu theriyalaI don't know where to look,
Thoda thoda unna thudikumThe heart that throbs to touch you every moment,
Manasu unaku puriyalaYou don't understand it.
Male
Kollurale kolla alagula oruthiA girl is killing me with her killer beauty,
En usura thaan ullangaiyila yethiLifting my life in her palm,
Male
Kada kada kada kadaKada kada kada kada,
Kada kada kada kadaKada kada kada kada,
Kada kada kada kadaKada kada kada kada,
Kada kada kada kada hay…..Kada kada kada kada hay...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song captures the intense infatuation and romantic restlessness experienced by a young man enamored with a captivating woman. He portrays her charm as overwhelmingly powerful, describing how her presence disrupts his thoughts, sleep, and heart rhythm. Through vivid poetic imagery, he depicts her as a graceful beauty whose subtle expressions leave him completely entranced while she remains unaware of his deep affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

En usura thaan ullangaiyila yethi

Exaggerating the effect of the girl's beauty by claiming it literally takes his life onto her palm.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Nethi pottil vatta nilava than kadathi

Comparing the bindi on her forehead directly to a captive round moon.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Buthagam somandu poocchedi onnu

Metaphorically referring to a student girl carrying her books as a flowering plant moving past him.

Onomatopoeia (Anukaranai)

Kada kadavena kadanthu pora

Using 'Kada kadavena' to phonetically represent the rapid, swift movement of passing by.

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Trivia

Composed by Ghibran and rendered in Pradeep Kumar's distinct voice, the song blends contemporary acoustic instrumentation with evocative Tamil youth-culture lyricism penned by Chandru for the 2024 movie Maanavan.

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