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Lyrics & meaning

Kottu Kottu Getti Melam

From Virunthu · 2024

Lyricist
B. K. Harinarayanan
Singers
Rahul Nambiar, Anjali Warrier
Music director
Ratheesh Vega
Movie name
Virunthu
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
1 Sept 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, beat the wedding drums!
It's a wedding in our home!
"What a wonderful couple they make!"
Is what everyone says at this wedding.
Invitations are printed and sent,
And a grand feast is served at this wedding.
Wearing fresh flowers and tying the sacred thali,
Two lives unite at this wedding.
Sing out your happiness!
Strike the festive drum!
To dance with full energy,
Look at all the townspeople gathered!
Note down the wedding gift money,
Wishing the couple a lifetime together!
Two hearts coming together as one,
That is this wedding.
When youth arrives,
A wedding takes place.
Two hearts coming together as one,
That is this wedding.
When youth arrives,
A wedding takes place.
My darling, to be with you
And spend my entire life,
You came to me like a flower.
My night's sleep
Will fly far away from now on,
With only joy on our bed.
My whole house will feel brand new,
Growing more beautiful with each passing day.
Tomorrow, when the morning sun
Rises in the sky,
The sweet tune of the nadaswaram will fill our ears.
Two hearts coming together as one,
That is this wedding.
When youth arrives,
A wedding takes place.
Two hearts coming together as one,
That is this wedding.
When youth arrives,
A wedding takes place.
With henna on your hands,
You will stand looking so lovely,
As the whole town blesses us together.
Come, my sweetheart, you are my wife!
I will live beside you like your shadow.
Now, whenever I look into the mirror,
You break into such a sweet, lovely laugh.
The good fortune
Of living for a thousand lifetimes—
We shall receive that blessing
And live together on this earth.
Two hearts coming together as one,
That is this wedding.
When youth arrives,
A wedding takes place.
Two hearts coming together as one,
That is this wedding.
When youth arrives,
A wedding takes place.
Two hearts coming together as one,
That is this wedding.
When youth arrives,
A wedding takes place.
Two hearts coming together as one,
That is this wedding.
When youth arrives,
A wedding takes place.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This lively marriage song from 'Virunthu' captures the vibrant and joyous atmosphere of a traditional Tamil wedding celebration. The lyrics highlight cultural customs such as beating the auspicious getti melam, printing wedding cards, serving lavish feasts, tying the thali, and receiving blessings and cash gifts (moi) from relatives and villagers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Alliteration)

Kottu kottu getti melam

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'K' to create a rhythmic drum-beat cadence.

Simile / Uvamai

Neeyum vanthaye poovaga

Comparing the gentle and graceful arrival of the bride into his life to a blooming flower ('poovaga').

Refrain / Anaphora

Irumanam ondrai inge / Serntha kalyanam

Repetition of the chorus line emphasizing the core theme of two loving hearts uniting in marriage.

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Trivia

'Virunthu' (2024) is an action-drama film starring Action King Arjun Sarja. The music is composed by Ratheesh Vega, infusing classical Tamil wedding instruments like Nadaswaram with energetic contemporary percussion.

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