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Kulebaa Vaa

From Ippadai Vellum · 2017

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Kumaresh Kamalakannan, Nalini Krishnan
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Ippadai Vellum
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
1 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaar kannum theendatha
Theevondrilae
Naam sendru vaazhvomaa
Vaa kaadhalae
Vaasangal poraadum
Kaadondrilae
Nee vandhaal poar ooyum
Vaa kaadhalae
Oru mutham seiyya
Oru naazhigai enbom
Pala muththam serthu
Oru maaligai seivom
Oru muthathaal
Ennai thandikka
Maru muthathaal
Ennai mannikka
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Neethaan en aasai poovaa
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Nenjellaam kaadhal lava
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Neethaan en aasai poovaa
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Nenjellaam kaadhal lava…aaa…
Vaan meengal
En vaanil veezhginrdathae
Kaal theendi
Megangal pogindrathae
Male :Oooo….
Paal veedhi veedondru
Vendaam endrae
Aal illaa kol ondru
Ketkindrathae
Un dhegam polae
Oru vinkalam vendum
Un mogam polae
Adhil minkalam vendum
Ozhi vegathil
Parappomae vaa
Pudhu logathil
Pirappomae vaa
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Neethaan en aasai poovaa
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Nenjellaam kaadhal lava
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Neethaan en aasai poovaa
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Nenjellaam kaadhal lava
Varudum oru
Raagam ketkindren
Un koondhal thanthaai..
Sirithaai oru
Haiku ketkindren
Siriththae nee nindraai
Vaazha…
En ullangai kettaaiyoo..
Thoonga …
En nenjin maiyam kettaaiyoo..
Vaanamae en vaanamae..
Mothamaai nee vendumae..
Aayiram maadhangal
Podhumae vaa..
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Neethaan en aasai poovaa
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Nenjellaam kaadhal lava
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Neethaan en aasai poovaa
Kulebaa vaa kulebaa vaa
Nenjellaam kaadhal lava…aaa….
Male :Aaaaa….aaa……..
Untouched by anyone's eyes,
on an island,
shall we go and live?
Come, my love.
Where sweet scents battle,
in such a forest,
the battle will end if you arrive.
Come, my love.
To share a single kiss,
let us say it takes an hour.
Gathering many kisses,
let us build a palace.
With one kiss,
to punish me;
with another kiss,
to forgive me.
Guleba, come! Guleba, come!
You are my flower of desire!
Guleba, come! Guleba, come!
My entire heart is filled with love's lava!
Guleba, come! Guleba, come!
You are my flower of desire!
Guleba, come! Guleba, come!
My entire heart is filled with love's lava... ah...
The stars
are falling into my sky.
Brushing against my feet,
the clouds drift away.
Male: Oh...
Refusing a home
in the Milky Way,
an uninhabited planet
it asks for instead!
Like your body,
I need a spaceship.
Like your passion,
it needs a battery.
At the speed of light,
come, let us fly!
In a new world,
come, let us be reborn!
Guleba, come! Guleba, come!
You are my flower of desire!
Guleba, come! Guleba, come!
My entire heart is filled with love's lava!
Guleba, come! Guleba, come!
You are my flower of desire!
Guleba, come! Guleba, come!
My entire heart is filled with love's lava!
For a gentle, caressing
melody, I ask,
and you gave me your hair.
You smiled;
I ask for a haiku poem,
and you just stood there smiling.
To live...
did you ask for my palm?
To sleep...
did you ask for the center of my chest?
O sky, my sky...
I want all of you completely!
A thousand months
are more than enough, come...
Guleba, come! Guleba, come!
You are my flower of desire!
Guleba, come! Guleba, come!
My entire heart is filled with love's lava!
Guleba, come! Guleba, come!
You are my flower of desire!
Guleba, come! Guleba, come!
My entire heart is filled with love's lava... ah...
Male: Aaa... aa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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