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Lyrics & meaning

Kottunga Kottunga

From Rajavin Parvaiyile · 1995

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Chorus
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Rajavin Parvaiyile
Movie release year
1995
Lyrics added on
21 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kadhai kadhaiyaam kaaranamaam
Kaaranathil kaadhalaraam vaazhga
Kadhai kadhaiyaam kaaranamaam
Kaaranathil kaadhalaraam vaazhga
Kummi kottunga kottunga kottungadi
Kaadhalukku vaazhthu cholli paadungadi
Kaigal thattunga thattunga thattungadi
Kan kulirum poo paritthu podungadi
There is a story, they say, and a reason,
And for that reason, long live the lovers!
There is a story, they say, and a reason,
And for that reason, long live the lovers!
Clap your hands and dance the Kummi (traditional clap-dance), girls!
Sing songs blessing their love, girls!
Clap your hands, clap and clap, girls!
Pluck flowers pleasing to the eyes and shower them, girls!
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a celebratory folk composition written in the traditional Kummi style, performed to rejoice over love and union. It calls upon women to gather, clap their hands in rhythm, sing blessings for the lovers, and shower eye-soothing blossoms to celebrate romance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Kummi kottunga kottunga kottungadi

Words like 'Kadhai kadhaiyaam', 'kottunga kottunga', and 'thattunga thattunga' are repeated consecutively to enhance the rhythmic tempo and emotion of folk dance.

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

Kadhai kadhaiyaam kaaranamaam

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across 'Kadhai', 'Kaaranathil', and 'Kaadhalaraam' creates a pleasing auditory harmony.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Kaadhalukku vaazhthu cholli paadungadi

The lines end with rhythmic matching suffixes 'kottungadi', 'paadungadi', 'thattungadi', and 'podungadi', typical of Tamil folk Kummi songs.

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Trivia

Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995) is historically significant in Tamil cinema as the only film to feature two future superstars, Vijay and Ajith Kumar, sharing the screen together as co-stars.

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