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Kuyilosai Vellum

From Mannippu · 1969

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
A. P. Komala, P. Susheela
Music director
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Movie name
Mannippu
Movie release year
1969
Lyrics added on
14 Aug 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kuyilosaiyai vellum
Kuyilosaiyai vellum
Nalla kuralosaiyil konjum
Ovvoru sollum Kuyilosaiyai vellum
Kuyilosaiyai vellum
Nalla kuralosaiyil konjum
Ovvoru sollum Kuyilosaiyai vellum
Thuyilaadha kadal pola alaipaayum nenjum
Female :Thuyilaadha kadal pola alaipaayum nenjum
Female :Thaenana isai kettu thaanagath thunjum
Mozhiyodu isai sera sangeethamagum
Muraiyodu athai paada dheiveegamaagum
Mozhiyodu isai sera sangeethamagum
Muraiyodu athai paada dheiveegamaagum
Mozhiyodu isai sera sangeethamagum
Muraiyodu athai paada dheiveegamaagum
Thelivaana gnaaththil uruvaagum naadham
Thevittaatha suvaiyodu seviyengum mothum
Nalla kuralosaiyil konjum
Ovvoru sollum Kuyilosaiyai vellum
Mozhiyodu isai sera sangeethamagum
Muraiyodu athai paada dheiveegamaagum
Thelivaana gnaaththil ooo….oo…..
Thelivaana gnaaththil uruvaagum naadham
Thevittaatha suvaiyodu seviyengum mothum
Pugalodu porul saerkkum kalaiyaagum isaiyae
Female :Pugalodu porul saerkkum kalaiyaagum isaiyae
Ponnallik koduththaalum idharkaedhu vilaiyae
Female :Ponnallik koduththaalum idharkaedhu vilaiyae
Isai vellam paaigindra dhisaiyengum inbam
Aaa…..aaa…..aaa…..aa…..aa…..
Isai vellam paaigindra dhisaiyengum inbam
Idhai vella bhuvi meedhu vaereathu selvam
It surpasses the cuckoo's song,
It surpasses the cuckoo's song,
Sweetly caressing in a lovely voice,
Every single word surpasses the cuckoo's song.
It surpasses the cuckoo's song,
Sweetly caressing in a lovely voice,
Every single word surpasses the cuckoo's song.
A heart restless like the sleepless sea,
A heart restless like the sleepless sea,
Falls peacefully asleep upon hearing honey-sweet music.
When words unite with melody, it becomes true music,
When sung with proper grace, it turns divine.
When words unite with melody, it becomes true music,
When sung with proper grace, it turns divine.
When words unite with melody, it becomes true music,
When sung with proper grace, it turns divine.
The musical sound born from clear wisdom,
Fills the ears with a sweetness that never grows tiring.
Sweetly caressing in a lovely voice,
Every single word surpasses the cuckoo's song.
When words unite with melody, it becomes true music,
When sung with proper grace, it turns divine.
From clear wisdom... ooh...
The musical sound born from clear wisdom,
Fills the ears with a sweetness that never grows tiring.
Music is an art that brings both fame and wealth,
Music is an art that brings both fame and wealth,
Even if you give heaps of gold, nothing could match its worth.
Even if you give heaps of gold, nothing could match its worth.
Wherever the flood of music flows, there is pure joy,
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Wherever the flood of music flows, there is pure joy,
What other treasure on earth could ever surpass this?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Kuyilosaiyai Vellum' is a poetic tribute to the supreme beauty, power, and divinity of music. It describes how a sweet vocal tone conveying meaningful lyrics outshines even the natural, celebrated song of a cuckoo bird. Music possesses the profound therapeutic ability to calm a restless human mind—likened to an ocean that never sleeps—bringing it tranquil peace like sweet honey.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Thuyilaadha kadal pola alaipaayum nenjum”

Compares a restless, troubled human mind to an unslumbering ocean ('Thuyilaadha kadal pola').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Thaenana isai kettu thaanagath thunjum”

Refers to music directly as sweet honey ('Thaenana isai') and as a surging flood ('Isai vellam').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Mozhiyodu isai sera sangeethamagum / Muraiyodu athai paada dheiveegamaagum”

Matching second consonants in consecutive lines (e.g., Mozhiyodu / Muraiyodu; Pugalodu / Ponnallik).

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

“Ovvoru sollum Kuyilosaiyai vellum”

Exaggerating the vocal beauty of the singer as something that outshines the cuckoo's natural melody and is invaluable beyond gold.

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Trivia

Mannippu (1969) is a classic Tamil movie directed by M. Krishnan Nair. This song highlights lyricist Vaali's mastery in praising Carnatic music elements and traditional poetic aesthetics within Tamil film cinema.

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