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Lyrics & meaning

Malare Enna Kolam

From Auto Raja · 1982

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Auto Raja
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
14 Dec 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Malarae ennenna kolam…
Edhanaal en meedhu kobam…
Malarae ennenna kolam…
Edhanaal en meedhu kobam…
Dhinamum vevvaeru niramo
Idhu thaan unnodu azhago
Malarae ennenna kolam
Malarae nalamaa…malarae nalamaa
Vasantham unnodu sondham
Unakkae ennodu bandham
Vasantham unnodu sondham
Unakkae ennodu bandham
Ezhmaiyin ilaiyudhiru kaalathil ingae
Poo yaedhu kaai yaedhu
Ninaithaal en paadha dhooram
Enakkaen un meedhu mogam
Thiruchabai yaeridum archanai malarae
Nee engae naan engae
Thiruchabai yaeridum archanai malarae
Nee engae naan engae
Nee engae naan engae
Malarae ennenna kolam…
Edhanaal en meedhu kobam…
Dhinamum vevvaeru niramo
Idhu thaan unnodu azhago
Malarae ennenna kolam
Malarae nalamaa…malarae nalamaa
Nilavai vaanathil paarthu
Arugae vaavendru kaettu
Nilavai vaanathil paarthu
Arugae vaavendru kaettu
Azhudhidum kuzhandhaiyin ambuli paruvam
Ennodu naan kandaen
Irukkum vargangal rendu
Ulagil eppodhum undu
Samaveli malaigalai thazhuvida ninaithaal
Vazhiyaedhu mudiyaadhu
Samaveli malaigalai thazhuvida ninaithaal
Vazhiyaedhu mudiyaadhu
Vazhiyaedhu mudiyaadhu
Malarae ennenna kolam…
Edhanaal en meedhu kobam…
Dhinamum vevvaeru niramo
Idhu thaan unnodu azhago
Malarae ennenna kolam
Malarae nalamaa…malarae nalamaa
O flower, what are all these changing moods...
Why are you angry with me?
O flower, what are all these changing moods...
Why are you angry with me?
A different color every day?
Is this your kind of beauty?
O flower, what are all these changing moods...
O flower, are you well? O flower, are you well?
Spring belongs to you,
and you share a bond with me.
Spring belongs to you,
and you share a bond with me.
In this autumn of my poverty,
what flowers or fruits could ever grow here?
When I think about it, my destination is so far away,
why then do I long for you?
O flower offered at the holy altar,
where are you, and where am I?
O flower offered at the holy altar,
where are you, and where am I?
Where are you, and where am I?
O flower, what are all these changing moods...
Why are you angry with me?
A different color every day?
Is this your kind of beauty?
O flower, what are all these changing moods...
O flower, are you well? O flower, are you well?
Looking at the moon in the sky,
and begging it to come down close,
Looking at the moon in the sky,
and begging it to come down close,
like a weeping child crying for the moon,
I see that same helpless longing in myself.
There are two social classes,
that have always existed in this world.
If the low plains desire to embrace the high mountains,
there is no way, it is impossible.
If the low plains desire to embrace the high mountains,
there is no way, it is impossible.
There is no way, it is impossible.
O flower, what are all these changing moods...
Why are you angry with me?
A different color every day?
Is this your kind of beauty?
O flower, what are all these changing moods...
O flower, are you well? O flower, are you well?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song 'Malarae Ennenna Kolam' from the 1982 movie Auto Raja portrays the melancholy of unrequited or socially constrained love. The protagonist addresses his beloved metaphorically as a delicate flower ('Malarae'). He laments the distance created by social and economic class divides, comparing her to a pure worship flower elevated to divine heights while feeling his own life is trapped in the dry autumn of poverty.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvameyam)

“Thiruchabai yaeridum archanai malarae”

Addressing the beloved as 'Malarae' (Flower) and 'Thiruchabai yaeridum archanai malarae' (A flower elevated to temple worship).

Contrast / Antithesis

“Samaveli malaigalai thazhuvida ninaithaal”

Contrasts the low flat plains ('Samaveli') trying to reach high mountains ('Malaigal'), symbolizing class disparity.

Rhetorical Question

“Nee engae naan engae”

Asking 'Nee engae naan engae' (Where are you and where am I?) to emphasize impossibility and emotional gap.

Did you know?

Trivia

Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Pulamaipithan and sung soulfully by K. J. Yesudas, 'Malarae Ennenna Kolam' is celebrated as a classic Tamil melody highlighting class barriers and emotional longing.

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