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Lyrics & meaning

Kottu Kottu Getti Melam Male

From Virunthu · 2024

Lyricist
B. K. Harinarayanan
Singer
Rahul Nambiar
Music director
Ratheesh Vega
Movie name
Virunthu
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
26 Aug 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kottu kottu getti melam
Namma veetu kalyanam
Jodi semma jodi yinna
Pesum kalyanam
Pathirikai achu aduchu
Panthi vaikum kalyanam
Poo muduchu thaali katti
Serum kalayanam
Paadu aananthathai
Adida mathalatha
Jora aatam poda thaan
Paaru oor sanatha
Eluthu moi panatha
Jodi sernthu vaala thaan
Irumanam ondrai inge
Serntha kalyanam
Ilamai vanthaal ingu
Aagum kalyanam
Irumanam ondrai inge
Serntha kalyanam
Ilamai vanthaal ingu
Aagum kalyanam
Kanne un kooda
Kaalam ellam naan vaazha
Neeyum vanthaye poovaga
En raa thookam
Pogum thoorathil inimel
Methai mel santhosame
En veedu ellam puthusa maarume
Anu thinamum alagaagume
Naalai vaanathil sooriyan
Varum neram ketkum
Kaathil nathaswara raagam
Irumanam ondrai inge
Serntha kalyanam
Ilamai vanthaal ingu
Aagum kalyanam
Irumanam ondrai inge
Serntha kalyanam
Ilamai vanthaal ingu
Aagum kalyanam
Kaiyil maruthaani
Vanthu nippa alaga nee
Oore vaazhthume onnaga
Vaa thantati neeye pondanti
Nizhalaa naa vaazhven unnoda thaan
En kannati ini paatha nee kotti
Sirikiraye alagaaga thaan
Aayiram jenmangal
Vaazhnthidum yogangal
Vaangiye vaazhuvom
Boomi mela naamum
Irumanam ondrai inge
Serntha kalyanam
Ilamai vanthaal ingu
Aagum kalyanam
Irumanam ondrai inge
Serntha kalyanam
Ilamai vanthaal ingu
Aagum kalyanam
Irumanam ondrai inge
Serntha kalyanam
Ilamai vanthaal ingu
Aagum kalyanam
Irumanam ondrai inge
Serntha kalyanam
Ilamai vanthaal ingu
Aagum kalyanam
Beat the wedding drums loudly!
It is a wedding in our home!
Praising what a wonderful match they make,
A wedding everyone will talk about!
Printing invitations for all,
A wedding that serves a grand feast!
Adorning fresh flowers and tying the thali (sacred wedding thread),
A wedding that unites two lives together!
Sing songs of pure joy!
Beat the drums with energy!
To dance with great excitement,
Look at the whole town gathering!
Note down the wedding gift money,
For the couple to start their life together!
When two hearts unite as one,
A wedding happens!
When youth blossoms,
A wedding takes place!
When two hearts unite as one,
A wedding happens!
When youth blossoms,
A wedding takes place!
My dear, to live by your side
For the rest of my lifetime,
You came into my life like a flower.
My nightly sleep
Will stay far away from now on,
With nothing but joy on our bed!
My entire home will feel completely new,
Growing more beautiful with every single day.
Tomorrow, when the sun rises
In the morning sky, we will hear
The sweet tune of the nadaswaram (traditional wind instrument) in our ears.
When two hearts unite as one,
A wedding happens!
When youth blossoms,
A wedding takes place!
When two hearts unite as one,
A wedding happens!
When youth blossoms,
A wedding takes place!
With henna decorating your hands,
You will stand there looking so beautiful.
The whole town will bless us together as one!
Come, my darling wearing thandatti (traditional ear ornaments), you are my wife!
I will live as your shadow, always by your side.
Whenever you look at me, my darling,
You shower me with your sweet, charming laughter!
For a thousand lifetimes,
Blessed with all the fortunes of life,
We shall receive them and live together
Happily upon this earth!
When two hearts unite as one,
A wedding happens!
When youth blossoms,
A wedding takes place!
When two hearts unite as one,
A wedding happens!
When youth blossoms,
A wedding takes place!
When two hearts unite as one,
A wedding happens!
When youth blossoms,
A wedding takes place!
When two hearts unite as one,
A wedding happens!
When youth blossoms,
A wedding takes place!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This celebratory track from the movie 'Virunthu' (2024) captures the festive cheer, traditional rituals, and emotional warmth of a Tamil wedding. The lyrics illustrate various cultural aspects of marriage, including invitations, traditional music (melam and nadaswaram), wedding feasts (panthi), auspicious rituals (thaali katti), and gifts (moi panam). On a personal level, the groom expresses his joy, romantic anticipation, and devotion to his bride, promising to live as her shadow and share thousands of fortunate lifetimes together on earth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Kottu kottu getti melam

The repetition of 'Kottu kottu' at the beginning creates rhythmic energy and underscores the celebratory drum beats.

Simile / Visual Imagery

Neeyum vanthaye poovaga

The bride's arrival into the groom's life is compared to a flower ('poovaga'), symbolizing beauty, freshness, and grace.

Metaphor

Nizhalaa naa vaazhven unnoda thaan

The groom promises to live as a shadow ('Nizhalaa') alongside his partner, metaphorically expressing eternal companionship and protection.

Refrain / Chorus

Irumanam ondrai inge / Serntha kalyanam

The repeated lines emphasizing two hearts uniting ('Irumanam ondrai inge') serve as the core thematic anchor throughout the song.

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Trivia

'Virunthu' (2024) is a bilingual action-drama film starring Action King Arjun Sarja, directed by Prashanth Mampully with music composed by Ratheesh Vega. The song showcases traditional South Indian wedding festivities integrated into the narrative.

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