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Kuliradikuthey

From Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil · 1972

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
L. R. Eswari, M. L. Srikanth, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil
Movie release year
1972
Lyrics added on
27 May 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Kulir adikkudhae kitta vaa kitta vaa
Chorus :Kitta vaa kitta vaa
Female :Thunai irukkudhae katta vaa katta vaa
Chorus :Katta vaa katta vaa} (2)
Velli pani megam vaanai thazhuvudho
Velli pani megam vaanai thazhuvudho
Kanni poo unnai thaan katti kollaadho
{Idhazhgalil muthirai ittadhu
Ethanai athanai enni soll
Female :Unakkedhu suvaiyoo sugamo
Idhamo padhamo petru kkol} (2)
Vaazhaipoo madal vaadaiyil thudikka
Nooru baavangal jaadaiyil nadikka
Male :Kannaadi paarthoru kaaviyam padikka
Summa nee vaavena kaalathil azhaikka
Kannaadi paarthoru kaaviyam padikka
Female :Kannaa nee vaa vena kaalathil azhaikka
Rasipathil ennavan mannavan
Endroru karpanai undaaga
Male :Rathangalil parpala arpudham unnidam
Undena ondraaga
Neelathaamarai neerinil midhakka
Female :Manjal maangani thaen thuli therikka
Sevvaanam pol manjam vaaivittu sirikka
Male :Jillendra kaatrinil serthunai anaikka
Malargalai melliya kai viral
Killiya baavanai ammammaa
Kani suvai thaangiya poongodi
Yaengiya kaaranam ennammaaa
Jodi poonguyil paadalin mayakkam
Male :Oodal endroru naadaga thodakkam
Sollaamal solvadhu kanniyar vazhakkam
Pennodu ver enna kaaranam irukkum
Velli pani megam vaanai thazhuvudho
Male :Kanni poo unnai thaan katti kollaadho
It feels so chilly, come close, come close!
Chorus: Come close, come close!
Female: Your partner is here, come hold me tight, come hold me tight!
Chorus: Come hold me tight, come hold me tight!
As the silver misty cloud embraces the sky,
As the silver misty cloud embraces the sky,
Won't this fresh young flower wrap her arms around you?
Count all the kisses
sealed upon the lips and tell me how many!
Female: Whatever brings you taste or delight,
whatever offers comfort and warmth, take it all!
As the petal of the banana blossom shivers in the cold breeze,
acting out a hundred emotions through subtle gestures,
Male: Looking into the mirror and reciting a poem of love,
inviting you at the right time, saying "Just come to me,"
Looking into the mirror and reciting a poem of love,
Female: Calling out at the right time, "My darling, come to me,"
As the sweet thought arises that my lover
is a king at appreciating romantic beauty,
Male: As we come together, knowing you possess
so many wondrous charms in your graceful form,
As a blue lotus floats upon the water,
Female: and a golden ripe mango sprinkles drops of nectar,
the bed blossoms into laughter like a crimson sky,
Male: as lovers hold each other close in the chilly breeze.
The way delicate fingers softly
pinched and plucked the blossoms, oh my!
Why did this flowering vine bearing sweet fruit
yearn so deeply, tell me?
The spell cast by the song of a pair of cuckoos
Male: is the beginning of a playful lovers' quarrel.
Expressing things without speaking words is the way of young women;
what other reason could a woman have?
As the silver misty cloud embraces the sky,
Male: Won't this fresh young flower wrap her arms around you?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This sensual and evocative duet depicts the intimate romance and playful flirtation between two lovers set against lush natural imagery. The lyrics move through vivid metaphors of nature—chilly winds, silver clouds hugging the sky, blooming lotuses, and ripe mangoes—to express deep passion, physical closeness, and emotional warmth amidst the cold weather.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Imagery and Metaphor

“Velli pani megam vaanai thazhuvudho”

The silver snow clouds embracing the sky ('Velli pani megam vaanai thazhuvudho') serve as a metaphor for the lovers' intimate warm embrace against the cold environment.

Personification and Simile

“Sevvaanam pol manjam vaaivittu sirikka”

The bed is personified as 'laughing out loud' ('vaaivittu sirikka') like the red evening sky ('Sevvaanam pol'), vividly capturing the joyful atmosphere of romantic union.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Velli pani megam... / Kanni poo unnai...”

Tamil poetic rhyme where the second letter matches across consecutive lines ('-ll-' in Velli / Kanni).

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Trivia

This romantic track is from the 1972 Tamil film 'Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil', featuring music composed by M.S. Viswanathan with lyrics penned by Vaali.

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