Lolita
From Engeyum Kadhal · 2011
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singers
- Karthik, Prashanthini
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Engeyum Kadhal2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Lolita ha lolita | Lolita, ah Lolita! |
| Un dhooram kooda pakkamaaga maaruthae | Even distance from you turns into closeness. |
| Male | |
| Ponmanjal manjal pennae engae selgiraai | Golden-yellow woman, where are you heading? |
| Minnanjal polae vanthu sendru kolgiraai | You come and go like an email, taking my breath away. |
| Nee vegam kaatti pogum pothu noguthae | It hurts when you walk away showing your speed. |
| Un dhooram kooda pakkamaaga maaruthae | Even distance from you turns into closeness. |
| Male | |
| Lolita ha lolita | Lolita, ah Lolita! |
| Un karai illaatha kangal vetti thalluthae | Your flawless, borderless eyes strike and push me away. |
| Unmaiyai naan sollatta | Shall I tell you the truth? |
| Un mulaam poosaatha pechil ellaam ullathae | Everything is contained in your unvarnished, honest talk. |
| Male | |
| Ponmanjal manjal pennae engae selgiraai | Golden-yellow woman, where are you heading? |
| Minnanjal polae vanthu sendru kolgiraai | You come and go like an email, taking my breath away. |
| Nee vegam kaatti pogum pothu noguthae | It hurts when you walk away showing your speed. |
| Un dhooram kooda pakkamaaga maaruthae | Even distance from you turns into closeness. |
| Male | |
| Lolita ha lolita | Lolita, ah Lolita! |
| Un karai illaatha kangal vetti thalluthae | Your flawless, borderless eyes strike and push me away. |
| Unmaiyai naan sollatta | Shall I tell you the truth? |
| Un mulaam poosaatha pechil ellaam ullathae | Everything is contained in your unvarnished, honest talk. |
| Female | |
| Kottum pothae mazhai | Rain is best enjoyed when it pours. |
| Thottaal vittaal pizhai | It is a mistake whether you touch or leave it. |
| Varsei vaanam maatri paarkkiraai | You look at the sky as if changing its colors like a rainbow. |
| Pengal ellaam chedi | All women are plants, |
| Patri kollum kodi | Creepers that latch on, |
| Endrae thappu thappaai solgiraai | You keep making all these wrong assumptions. |
| Male | |
| Naan naal pakkam neer soozhntha theevallavaa | Am I not an island surrounded by water on all four sides? |
| Yaar vanthaalum saaigindra thaer allavaa | Am I not a temple chariot that bows to anyone who comes? |
| Naan alai noorai adai kakkum kadal allavaa | Am I not the sea that hatches a hundred waves? |
| En aagaayam adhil kooda pala vennila | In my sky, there are even multiple full moons. |
| Male | |
| Manjal manjal pennae engae selgiraai | Yellow-hued woman, where are you heading? |
| Minnanjal polae vanthu sendru kolgiraai | You come and go like an email, taking my breath away. |
| Nee vegam kaatti pogum pothu noguthae | It hurts when you walk away showing your speed. |
| Un dhooram kooda pakkamaaga maaruthae | Even distance from you turns into closeness. |
| Male | |
| Lolita ha lolita | Lolita, ah Lolita! |
| Un karai illaatha kangal vetti thalluthae | Your flawless, borderless eyes strike and push me away. |
| Unmaiyai naan sollatta | Shall I tell you the truth? |
| Un mulaam poosaatha pechil ellaam ullathae | Everything is contained in your unvarnished, honest talk. |
| Male | |
| Thaanaai vanthaal rusi | If it comes naturally, taste it, |
| Thalli sendraal rasi | If it moves away, appreciate it, |
| Ennum vaazhkai inbam allavaa | Isn't that the true pleasure of life? |
| Mutham endraal siri | If it is a kiss, smile, |
| Katik kondaal veri | If it is an embrace, let passion take over, |
| Kannai moodik kondu killavaa | Shall I pinch you with my eyes closed? |
| Female | |
| Nee sollum pala nooril naan illaiyae | I am not one among the hundreds you talk about. |
| Un azhagaana pala poovil thaen illaiyae | There is no nectar in many of your beautiful flowers. |
| Un vellathil naan ondrum purambillaiye | I am not an outsider to your flood of emotions. |
| Nee rusi paarkka thalai thaalthum arumbillaiyae | I am not a flower bud that bows its head for you to taste. |
| Male | |
| Lolita ha lolita | Lolita, ah Lolita! |
| Un karai illaatha kangal vetti thalluthae | Your flawless, borderless eyes strike and push me away. |
| Unmaiyai naan sollatta | Shall I tell you the truth? |
| Un mulaam poosaatha pechil ellaam ullathae | Everything is contained in your unvarnished, honest talk. |
| Male | |
| Rath thatha.. tha rath thatha | Rath thatha.. tha rath thatha |
| Thatharathatha thatrae raa | Thatharathatha thatrae raa |
| Oh laela oh laela oh ullae lae lae lalae ..lolitaa.. | Oh laela oh laela oh ullae lae lae lalae ..lolitaa.. |
லொலிடா ஹா
லொலிடா உன் தூரம் கூட
பக்கமாக மாறுதே
Lolita, ah Lolita!
Even distance from you turns into closeness.
பொன்மஞ்சள்
மஞ்சள் பெண்ணே எங்கே
செல்கிறாய் மின்னஞ்சல்
போலே வந்து சென்று
கொல்கிறாய் நீ வேகம்
காட்டி போகும்போது நோகுதே
உன் தூரம் கூட பக்கமாக மாறுதே
Golden-yellow woman, where are you heading?
You come and go like an email, taking my breath away.
It hurts when you walk away showing your speed.
Even distance from you turns into closeness.
லொலிடா ஹா
லொலிடா உன் கரை
இல்லாத கண்கள் வெட்டி
தள்ளுதே உண்மையை நான்
சொல்லட்டா உன் முலாம் பூசாத
பேச்சில் எல்லாம் உள்ளதே
Lolita, ah Lolita!
Your flawless, borderless eyes strike and push me away.
Shall I tell you the truth?
Everything is contained in your unvarnished, honest talk.
பொன்மஞ்சள்
மஞ்சள் பெண்ணே எங்கே
செல்கிறாய் மின்னஞ்சல்
போலே வந்து சென்று
கொல்கிறாய் நீ வேகம்
காட்டி போகும்போது நோகுதே
உன் தூரம் கூட பக்கமாக மாறுதே
Golden-yellow woman, where are you heading?
You come and go like an email, taking my breath away.
It hurts when you walk away showing your speed.
Even distance from you turns into closeness.
லொலிடா ஹா
லொலிடா உன் கரை
இல்லாத கண்கள் வெட்டி
தள்ளுதே உண்மையை நான்
சொல்லட்டா உன் முலாம் பூசாத
பேச்சில் எல்லாம் உள்ளதே
Lolita, ah Lolita!
Your flawless, borderless eyes strike and push me away.
Shall I tell you the truth?
Everything is contained in your unvarnished, honest talk.
கொட்டும் போதே
மழை தொட்டால் விட்டால்
பிழை வார்செய் வானம் மாற்றி
பார்க்கிறாய் பெண்கள் எல்லாம்
செடி பற்றி கொள்ளும் கொடி
என்றே தப்பு தப்பாய் சொல்கிறாய்
Rain is best enjoyed when it pours.
It is a mistake whether you touch or leave it.
You look at the sky as if changing its colors like a rainbow.
All women are plants,
Creepers that latch on,
You keep making all these wrong assumptions.
நான் நால்பக்கம்
நீர் சூழ்ந்த தீவல்லவா
யார் வந்தாலும் சாய்கின்ற
தேர் அல்லவா நான் அலை
நுாறை அடை காக்கும் கடல்
அல்லவா என் ஆகாயம் அதில்
கூட பல வெண்ணிலா
Am I not an island surrounded by water on all four sides?
Am I not a temple chariot that bows to anyone who comes?
Am I not the sea that hatches a hundred waves?
In my sky, there are even multiple full moons.
மஞ்சள் மஞ்சள்
பெண்ணே எங்கே
செல்கிறாய் மின்னஞ்சல்
போலே வந்து சென்று
கொல்கிறாய் நீ வேகம்
காட்டி போகும்போது நோகுதே
உன் தூரம் கூட பக்கமாக மாறுதே
Yellow-hued woman, where are you heading?
You come and go like an email, taking my breath away.
It hurts when you walk away showing your speed.
Even distance from you turns into closeness.
லொலிடா ஹா
லொலிடா உன் கரை
இல்லாத கண்கள் வெட்டி
தள்ளுதே உண்மையை நான்
சொல்லட்டா உன் முலாம் பூசாத
பேச்சில் எல்லாம் உள்ளதே
Lolita, ah Lolita!
Your flawless, borderless eyes strike and push me away.
Shall I tell you the truth?
Everything is contained in your unvarnished, honest talk.
தானாய் வந்தால்
ருசி தள்ளி சென்றால் ரசி
என்னும் வாழ்க்கை இன்பம்
அல்லவா முத்தம் என்றால்
சிரி கட்டி கொண்டால் வெறி
கண்ணை மூடி கொண்டு கிள்ளவா
If it comes naturally, taste it,
If it moves away, appreciate it,
Isn't that the true pleasure of life?
If it is a kiss, smile,
If it is an embrace, let passion take over,
Shall I pinch you with my eyes closed?
நீ சொல்லும்
பல நூறில் நானில்லையே
உன் அழகான பல பூவில்
தேன் இல்லையே உன்
வெள்ளத்தில் நான் ஒன்றும்
புறம்பில்லையே நீ ருசி பார்க்க
தலை தாழ்த்தும் அரும்பில்லையே
I am not one among the hundreds you talk about.
There is no nectar in many of your beautiful flowers.
I am not an outsider to your flood of emotions.
I am not a flower bud that bows its head for you to taste.
லொலிடா ஹா
லொலிடா உன் கரை
இல்லாத கண்கள் வெட்டி
தள்ளுதே உண்மையை நான்
சொல்லட்டா உன் முலாம் பூசாத
பேச்சில் எல்லாம் உள்ளதே
Lolita, ah Lolita!
Your flawless, borderless eyes strike and push me away.
Shall I tell you the truth?
Everything is contained in your unvarnished, honest talk.
.......................................
Rath thatha.. tha rath thatha
Thatharathatha thatrae raa
Oh laela oh laela oh ullae lae lae lalae ..lolitaa..
Lolita ha lolita
Lolita, ah Lolita!
Un dhooram kooda pakkamaaga maaruthae
Even distance from you turns into closeness.
Ponmanjal manjal pennae engae selgiraai
Golden-yellow woman, where are you heading?
Minnanjal polae vanthu sendru kolgiraai
You come and go like an email, taking my breath away.
Nee vegam kaatti pogum pothu noguthae
It hurts when you walk away showing your speed.
Un dhooram kooda pakkamaaga maaruthae
Even distance from you turns into closeness.
Lolita ha lolita
Lolita, ah Lolita!
Un karai illaatha kangal vetti thalluthae
Your flawless, borderless eyes strike and push me away.
Unmaiyai naan sollatta
Shall I tell you the truth?
Un mulaam poosaatha pechil ellaam ullathae
Everything is contained in your unvarnished, honest talk.
Ponmanjal manjal pennae engae selgiraai
Golden-yellow woman, where are you heading?
Minnanjal polae vanthu sendru kolgiraai
You come and go like an email, taking my breath away.
Nee vegam kaatti pogum pothu noguthae
It hurts when you walk away showing your speed.
Un dhooram kooda pakkamaaga maaruthae
Even distance from you turns into closeness.
Lolita ha lolita
Lolita, ah Lolita!
Un karai illaatha kangal vetti thalluthae
Your flawless, borderless eyes strike and push me away.
Unmaiyai naan sollatta
Shall I tell you the truth?
Un mulaam poosaatha pechil ellaam ullathae
Everything is contained in your unvarnished, honest talk.
Kottum pothae mazhai
Rain is best enjoyed when it pours.
Thottaal vittaal pizhai
It is a mistake whether you touch or leave it.
Varsei vaanam maatri paarkkiraai
You look at the sky as if changing its colors like a rainbow.
Pengal ellaam chedi
All women are plants,
Patri kollum kodi
Creepers that latch on,
Endrae thappu thappaai solgiraai
You keep making all these wrong assumptions.
Naan naal pakkam neer soozhntha theevallavaa
Am I not an island surrounded by water on all four sides?
Yaar vanthaalum saaigindra thaer allavaa
Am I not a temple chariot that bows to anyone who comes?
Naan alai noorai adai kakkum kadal allavaa
Am I not the sea that hatches a hundred waves?
En aagaayam adhil kooda pala vennila
In my sky, there are even multiple full moons.
Manjal manjal pennae engae selgiraai
Yellow-hued woman, where are you heading?
Minnanjal polae vanthu sendru kolgiraai
You come and go like an email, taking my breath away.
Nee vegam kaatti pogum pothu noguthae
It hurts when you walk away showing your speed.
Un dhooram kooda pakkamaaga maaruthae
Even distance from you turns into closeness.
Lolita ha lolita
Lolita, ah Lolita!
Un karai illaatha kangal vetti thalluthae
Your flawless, borderless eyes strike and push me away.
Unmaiyai naan sollatta
Shall I tell you the truth?
Un mulaam poosaatha pechil ellaam ullathae
Everything is contained in your unvarnished, honest talk.
Thaanaai vanthaal rusi
If it comes naturally, taste it,
Thalli sendraal rasi
If it moves away, appreciate it,
Ennum vaazhkai inbam allavaa
Isn't that the true pleasure of life?
Mutham endraal siri
If it is a kiss, smile,
Katik kondaal veri
If it is an embrace, let passion take over,
Kannai moodik kondu killavaa
Shall I pinch you with my eyes closed?
Nee sollum pala nooril naan illaiyae
I am not one among the hundreds you talk about.
Un azhagaana pala poovil thaen illaiyae
There is no nectar in many of your beautiful flowers.
Un vellathil naan ondrum purambillaiye
I am not an outsider to your flood of emotions.
Nee rusi paarkka thalai thaalthum arumbillaiyae
I am not a flower bud that bows its head for you to taste.
Lolita ha lolita
Lolita, ah Lolita!
Un karai illaatha kangal vetti thalluthae
Your flawless, borderless eyes strike and push me away.
Unmaiyai naan sollatta
Shall I tell you the truth?
Un mulaam poosaatha pechil ellaam ullathae
Everything is contained in your unvarnished, honest talk.
Rath thatha.. tha rath thatha
Rath thatha.. tha rath thatha
Thatharathatha thatrae raa
Thatharathatha thatrae raa
Oh laela oh laela oh ullae lae lae lalae ..lolitaa..
Oh laela oh laela oh ullae lae lae lalae ..lolitaa..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Lolita' from Engeyum Kadhal is a playful yet philosophical dialogue between two lovers expressing attraction, independence, and the dynamics of modern romance. The male lead marvels at the woman's captivating eyes and straightforward demeanor, expressing how even her physical distance feels intimately close to him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Ponmanjal manjal pennae engae selgiraai / Minnanjal polae vanthu sendru kolgiraai”
The second consonant 'n' in 'Ponmanjal' matches 'Minnanjal', creating rhythmic harmony across consecutive lines.
Simile (Upamai)
“Minnanjal polae vanthu sendru kolgiraai”
Comparing the fleeting arrival and departure of the lover to a fast electronic mail ('Minnanjal').
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Naan naal pakkam neer soozhntha theevallavaa”
The female lead metaphors herself to an island, a chariot, and an ocean hatching waves to express her self-reliance and complex emotions.
Monaai (First-letter alliteration)
“Thaanaai vanthaal rusi / Thalli sendraal rasi”
The initial 'Th' sound repeats in 'Thaanaai' and 'Thalli'.
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Trivia
Composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics by Thamarai, 'Lolita' features upbeat, contemporary soundscapes recorded across international locations. Thamarai cleverly coins modern Tamil vocabulary like 'Minnanjal' (email) within classical romantic poetic framing.
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