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Lyrics & meaning

Lovena Lovethan

From Meera · 1992

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, Minmini
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Meera
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
20 Jul 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Lovunnaa love mannenna stove
Oru ullatha kavvu vaanathil thavvu
Mudhuvattam ellaam mudiyaamal vaada
Ilavattam ellaam kodi katti aada
Ada onnodu onnaa onnaaga aanaa kummaalam
Love-u pannaadha yaarum
Boomikku baaram ennaalum
Lovunnaa love mannenna stove
Oru ullatha kavvu vaanathil thavvu
Pattana kaadhalukku
Pala parkkugal beachu undu
Gramathu kaadhalukku
Kulam kuttaigal koyil undu
Kaadhalar eppozhudhum
Jaadhi baedhangal kandadhillae
Baabarum raamarum pol
Sanda poosalgal vandhadhillae
Oru muslimum
Hinduvum thaan saeraliyaa
Saerndhu pilla kutti
Pethukkittu vaazhaliyaa
Lovunnaa love mannenna stove
Female :Oru ullatha kavvu vaanathil thavvu
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Kaadhalar katchi endru
Oru katchiyai aarambippom
Tajmahal thannaiyae
Katchi chinnamaai therndheduppom
Thaerdhalil potti ittu
Indha dhesatthai naam pidipoom
Kaadhalar veettukku thaan
Ration cardugal naam koduppom
Love pannaadha
Pergalai naam thandippom
Podhu makkalum
Nam pakkathil thaan vaa haei
Lovunnaa love mannenna stove
Male :Oru ullatha kavvu vaanathil thavvu
Pappara pappappaa
Pappap pappara pappappaa
Pappara pappappaa
Pappap pappara pappappaa
Paapaa pappappaa
Pappa pappappaa pappappaa
Ullaasa kaadhalarai
Kollum villanai kaidhu seivom
Pollaadha thandanaiyaai
TV naadagam paarkka cholvom
Kaadhalar geetham ondru
Ilaiyarajavai poda cholvom
Kaadhalar koottathilae
Adhai kattaayam paada cholvom
Kaadhal seiyaadha
Kalyaanam sellaadhu haa
Namma kolgaigal
Thorkkaadhu vaa
Lovunnaa love mannenna stove
Oru ullatha kavvu vaanathil thavvu
Mudhuvattam ellaam
Mudiyaamal vaada
Ilavattam ellaam kodi katti aada
Love is love, like a kerosene stove!
Catch a heart and leap into the sky!
While the old folks wither away with age,
The youth reign supreme and dance with joy!
Ah, when we all unite as one, it is pure celebration!
Anyone who does not fall in love
Is forever a burden to this earth!
Love is love, like a kerosene stove!
Catch a heart and leap into the sky!
For romance in the city,
There are plenty of parks and beaches!
For romance in the village,
There are ponds, lakes, and temples!
Lovers have never
Cared about differences of caste!
Like Babur and Ram,
They have never fought or feuded!
Haven't a Muslim
And a Hindu come together in love?
Haven't they united, had children,
And lived happily together?
Love is love, like a kerosene stove!
Female: Catch a heart and leap into the sky!
Ha... aah... aah... aah...
Ha... aah... aah... aah...
Ha... aah... aah...
Under the name of the 'Lovers' Party',
Let us launch a political party!
The Taj Mahal itself,
We shall choose as our election symbol!
Contesting in the elections,
We will take charge of this nation!
Only to the homes of lovers,
Will we issue ration cards!
Anyone who doesn't fall in love,
We will punish them all!
Even the general public
Is firmly on our side, come on, hey!
Love is love, like a kerosene stove!
Male: Catch a heart and leap into the sky!
Pappara pappappa
Pappap pappara pappappa
Pappara pappappa
Pappap pappara pappappa
Paapaa pappappa
Pappa pappappa pappappa
Any villain who tries to harm
Carefree lovers, we will arrest him!
As a terrible punishment,
We will force him to watch TV serials!
A special anthem for lovers,
We will ask Ilayaraja to compose!
In every gathering of lovers,
We will make them sing it without fail!
Any wedding without love
Is completely invalid, ha!
Our ideals
Will never lose, come on!
Love is love, like a kerosene stove!
Catch a heart and leap into the sky!
While all the old folks
Wither away with age,
The youth reign supreme and dance with joy!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic and satirical song celebrates youth, romance, and freedom from social rigidities. The lyricist Vaali uses playful rhyming slang and humorous social commentary, portraying love as a unifying force that transcends religious and caste divisions. The lovers playfully propose forming their own political party with the Taj Mahal as its emblem, rewarding lovers with welfare benefits, and imposing humorous punishments (such as watching daily TV soaps) on anti-love villains. Ultimately, the song champions youthful joy, claiming that love gives genuine vitality to life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Assonance)

Mudhuvattam ellaam mudiyaamal vaada / Ilavattam ellaam kodi katti aada

Matching vowel/consonant sounds at the start of words across lines, such as 'Mudhuvattam' and 'Ilavattam'.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Oru ullatha kavvu vaanathil thavvu

Rhyming the second consonant in consecutive lines, such as 'kavvu' and 'thavvu'.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Lovunnaa love mannenna stove

Matching end sounds in lines, such as 'stove' and 'love', 'kavvu' and 'thavvu'.

Humorous Hyperbole

Pollaadha thandanaiyaai TV naadagam paarkka cholvom

Exaggerated punishment of forcing villains to watch TV soap operas.

Metonymy / Meta-reference

Kaadhalar geetham ondru Ilaiyarajavai poda cholvom

Self-referential meta line mentioning composer Ilaiyaraaja directly within the song lyrics.

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