Kulebaa Vaa
From Ippadai Vellum · 2017
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Kumaresh Kamalakannan, Nalini Krishnan
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Ippadai Vellum2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaar kannum theendatha | On an island untouched |
| Theevondrilae | by anyone's eyes, |
| Naam sendru vaazhvomaa | shall we go and live? |
| Vaa kaadhalae | Come, my love. |
| Male | |
| Vaasangal poraadum | In a forest where |
| Kaadondrilae | fragrances contend with each other, |
| Nee vandhaal poar ooyum | if you come, the battle will cease. |
| Vaa kaadhalae | Come, my love. |
| Female | |
| Oru mutham seiyya | To share a kiss, |
| Oru naazhigai enbom | we shall say an hour passes. |
| Pala muththam serthu | Gathering many kisses, |
| Oru maaligai seivom | we shall build a palace. |
| Male | |
| Oru muthathaal | With one kiss, |
| Ennai thandikka | punish me. |
| Maru muthathaal | With another kiss, |
| Ennai mannikka | forgive me. |
| Male | |
| Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa | Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa! |
| Neethaan en aasai poovaa | You alone are my desired flower. |
| Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa | Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa! |
| Nenjellaam kaadhal lava | My entire heart is filled with love's lava. |
| Female | |
| Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa | Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa! |
| Neethaan en aasai poovaa | You alone are my desired flower. |
| Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa | Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa! |
| Nenjellaam kaadhal lava…aaa… | My entire heart is filled with love's lava... ah... |
| Female | |
| Vaan meengal | Stars from the sky |
| En vaanil veezhginrdathae | are falling into my sky. |
| Kaal theendi | Touching my feet, |
| Megangal pogindrathae | clouds are passing by. |
| Male :Oooo…. | Male: Oooo... |
| Female | |
| Paal veedhi veedondru | Saying we do not want |
| Vendaam endrae | a home in the Milky Way, |
| Aal illaa kol ondru | an uninhabited planet |
| Ketkindrathae | is being requested. |
| Male | |
| Un dhegam polae | Like your body, |
| Oru vinkalam vendum | a spacecraft is needed. |
| Un mogam polae | Like your passion, |
| Adhil minkalam vendum | a battery is needed inside it. |
| Female | |
| Ozhi vegathil | At the speed of light, |
| Parappomae vaa | come, let us fly! |
| Pudhu logathil | In a new world, |
| Pirappomae vaa | come, let us be born! |
| Female | |
| Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa | Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa! |
| Neethaan en aasai poovaa | You alone are my desired flower. |
| Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa | Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa! |
| Nenjellaam kaadhal lava | My entire heart is filled with love's lava. |
| Male | |
| Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa | Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa! |
| Neethaan en aasai poovaa | You alone are my desired flower. |
| Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa | Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa! |
| Nenjellaam kaadhal lava | My entire heart is filled with love's lava. |
| Male | |
| Varudum oru | To caress you, |
| Raagam ketkindren | I asked for a melody. |
| Un koondhal thanthaai.. | You offered your long hair. |
| Sirithaai oru | With a smile, |
| Haiku ketkindren | I asked for a Haiku poem. |
| Siriththae nee nindraai | You just stood there smiling. |
| Female | |
| Vaazha… | To live... |
| En ullangai kettaaiyoo.. | Did you ask for my palm? |
| Thoonga … | To sleep... |
| En nenjin maiyam kettaaiyoo.. | Did you ask for the center of my chest? |
| Male | |
| Vaanamae en vaanamae.. | My sky, oh my sky... |
| Mothamaai nee vendumae.. | I need all of you entirely. |
| Aayiram maadhangal | A thousand months |
| Podhumae vaa.. | are enough, come... |
| Male | |
| Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa | Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa! |
| Neethaan en aasai poovaa | You alone are my desired flower. |
| Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa | Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa! |
| Nenjellaam kaadhal lava | My entire heart is filled with love's lava. |
| Female | |
| Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa | Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa! |
| Neethaan en aasai poovaa | You alone are my desired flower. |
| Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa | Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa! |
| Nenjellaam kaadhal lava…aaa…. | My entire heart is filled with love's lava... ah... |
| Male :Aaaaa….aaa…….. | Male: Aaaaa... aaa... |
யார் கண்ணும்
தீண்டாத தீவொன்றிலே
நாம் சென்று வாழ்வோமா
வா காதலே
On an island untouched
by anyone's eyes,
shall we go and live?
Come, my love.
வாசங்கள்
போராடும் காடொன்றிலே
நீ வந்தால் போர் ஓயும்
வா காதலே
In a forest where
fragrances contend with each other,
if you come, the battle will cease.
Come, my love.
ஒரு முத்தம்
செய்ய ஒரு நாழிகை
என்போம் பல முத்தம்
சேர்த்து ஒரு மாளிகை
செய்வோம்
To share a kiss,
we shall say an hour passes.
Gathering many kisses,
we shall build a palace.
ஒரு முத்தத்தால்
என்னை தண்டிக்க மறு
முத்தத்தால் என்னை
மன்னிக்க
With one kiss,
punish me.
With another kiss,
forgive me.
குலேபா வா
குலேபா வா நீ தான்
என் ஆசை பூவா
குலேபா வா குலேபா
வா நெஞ்செல்லாம்
காதல் லாவா
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
You alone are my desired flower.
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
My entire heart is filled with love's lava.
குலேபா வா
குலேபா வா நீ தான்
என் ஆசை பூவா
குலேபா வா குலேபா
வா நெஞ்செல்லாம்
காதல் லாவா ஆஆ
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
You alone are my desired flower.
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
My entire heart is filled with love's lava... ah...
வான் மீன்கள்
என் வானில் வீழ்கின்றதே
கால் தீண்டி மேகங்கள்
போகின்றதே
ஓஓ
Stars from the sky
are falling into my sky.
Touching my feet,
clouds are passing by.
Male: Oooo...
பால் வீதி
வீடொன்று வேண்டாம்
என்றே ஆள் இல்லா
கோள் ஒன்று கேட்கின்றதே
Saying we do not want
a home in the Milky Way,
an uninhabited planet
is being requested.
உன் தேகம்
போலே ஒரு விண்கலம்
வேண்டும் உன் மோகம்
போலே அதில் மின்கலம்
வேண்டும்
Like your body,
a spacecraft is needed.
Like your passion,
a battery is needed inside it.
ஒளி வேகத்தில்
பறப்போமே வா புது
லோகத்தில் பிறப்போமே
வா
At the speed of light,
come, let us fly!
In a new world,
come, let us be born!
குலேபா வா
குலேபா வா நீ தான்
என் ஆசை பூவா
குலேபா வா குலேபா
வா நெஞ்செல்லாம்
காதல் லாவா
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
You alone are my desired flower.
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
My entire heart is filled with love's lava.
குலேபா வா
குலேபா வா நீ தான்
என் ஆசை பூவா
குலேபா வா குலேபா
வா நெஞ்செல்லாம்
காதல் லாவா
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
You alone are my desired flower.
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
My entire heart is filled with love's lava.
வருடும் ஒரு
ராகம் கேட்கின்றேன்
உன் கூந்தல் தந்தாய்
சிறிதாய் ஒரு ஹைகூ
கேட்கின்றேன் சிாித்தே
நீ நின்றாய்
To caress you,
I asked for a melody.
You offered your long hair.
With a smile,
I asked for a Haiku poem.
You just stood there smiling.
வாழ என்
உள்ளங்கை கேட்டாயோ
தூங்க என் நெஞ்சின்
மையம் கேட்டாயோ
To live...
Did you ask for my palm?
To sleep...
Did you ask for the center of my chest?
வானமே என்
வானமே மொத்தமாய்
நீ வேண்டுமே ஆயிரம்
மாதங்கள் போதுமே வா
My sky, oh my sky...
I need all of you entirely.
A thousand months
are enough, come...
குலேபா வா
குலேபா வா நீ தான்
என் ஆசை பூவா
குலேபா வா குலேபா
வா நெஞ்செல்லாம்
காதல் லாவா
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
You alone are my desired flower.
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
My entire heart is filled with love's lava.
குலேபா வா
குலேபா வா நீ தான்
என் ஆசை பூவா
குலேபா வா குலேபா
வா நெஞ்செல்லாம்
காதல் லாவா ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
You alone are my desired flower.
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
My entire heart is filled with love's lava... ah...
Male: Aaaaa... aaa...
Yaar kannum theendatha
On an island untouched
Theevondrilae
by anyone's eyes,
Naam sendru vaazhvomaa
shall we go and live?
Vaa kaadhalae
Come, my love.
Vaasangal poraadum
In a forest where
Kaadondrilae
fragrances contend with each other,
Nee vandhaal poar ooyum
if you come, the battle will cease.
Vaa kaadhalae
Come, my love.
Oru mutham seiyya
To share a kiss,
Oru naazhigai enbom
we shall say an hour passes.
Pala muththam serthu
Gathering many kisses,
Oru maaligai seivom
we shall build a palace.
Oru muthathaal
With one kiss,
Ennai thandikka
punish me.
Maru muthathaal
With another kiss,
Ennai mannikka
forgive me.
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
Neethaan en aasai poovaa
You alone are my desired flower.
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
Nenjellaam kaadhal lava
My entire heart is filled with love's lava.
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
Neethaan en aasai poovaa
You alone are my desired flower.
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
Nenjellaam kaadhal lava…aaa…
My entire heart is filled with love's lava... ah...
Vaan meengal
Stars from the sky
En vaanil veezhginrdathae
are falling into my sky.
Kaal theendi
Touching my feet,
Megangal pogindrathae
clouds are passing by.
Male :Oooo….
Male: Oooo...
Paal veedhi veedondru
Saying we do not want
Vendaam endrae
a home in the Milky Way,
Aal illaa kol ondru
an uninhabited planet
Ketkindrathae
is being requested.
Un dhegam polae
Like your body,
Oru vinkalam vendum
a spacecraft is needed.
Un mogam polae
Like your passion,
Adhil minkalam vendum
a battery is needed inside it.
Ozhi vegathil
At the speed of light,
Parappomae vaa
come, let us fly!
Pudhu logathil
In a new world,
Pirappomae vaa
come, let us be born!
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
Neethaan en aasai poovaa
You alone are my desired flower.
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
Nenjellaam kaadhal lava
My entire heart is filled with love's lava.
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
Neethaan en aasai poovaa
You alone are my desired flower.
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
Nenjellaam kaadhal lava
My entire heart is filled with love's lava.
Varudum oru
To caress you,
Raagam ketkindren
I asked for a melody.
Un koondhal thanthaai..
You offered your long hair.
Sirithaai oru
With a smile,
Haiku ketkindren
I asked for a Haiku poem.
Siriththae nee nindraai
You just stood there smiling.
Vaazha…
To live...
En ullangai kettaaiyoo..
Did you ask for my palm?
Thoonga …
To sleep...
En nenjin maiyam kettaaiyoo..
Did you ask for the center of my chest?
Vaanamae en vaanamae..
My sky, oh my sky...
Mothamaai nee vendumae..
I need all of you entirely.
Aayiram maadhangal
A thousand months
Podhumae vaa..
are enough, come...
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
Neethaan en aasai poovaa
You alone are my desired flower.
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
Nenjellaam kaadhal lava
My entire heart is filled with love's lava.
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
Neethaan en aasai poovaa
You alone are my desired flower.
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Come Kulebaa, come Kulebaa!
Nenjellaam kaadhal lava…aaa….
My entire heart is filled with love's lava... ah...
Male :Aaaaa….aaa……..
Male: Aaaaa... aaa...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kulebaa is an energetic yet whimsical romantic song from the film Ippadai Vellum (2017), featuring music composed by D. Imman and lyrics written by Madhan Karky. The track portrays two lovers expressing their intense attraction and desire to transcend the mundane world, fantasizing about journeying to untouched islands, uninhabited planets, and cosmic spaces at the speed of light.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Nenjellaam kaadhal lava”
'Nenjellaam kaadhal lava' compares the overwhelming passion inside the lover's heart to molten volcanic lava.
Hyperbole / Cosmic Imagery
“Paal veedhi veedondru Vendaam endrae”
'Paal veedhi veedondruendaam... Un dhegam polae Oru vinkalam vendum' uses sci-fi hyperbole, asking for a spacecraft shaped like the lover's body to travel beyond the Milky Way.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa”
Repetition of 'Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa' acts as a rhythmical refrain and passionate vocal chant throughout the song.
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Trivia
Lyricist Madhan Karky often invents unique linguistic expressions in his songs; 'Kulebaa' serves as a playful invented term of endearment that sets a rhythmic tone for the duet. The song features music by D. Imman.
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