Mallu Girl
From Varalaru Mukkiyam · 2022
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Shaan Rahman, Athira A. Nair
- Music director
- Shaan Rahman
- Details
- Varalaru Mukkiyam2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Malai thaen kanakka inipaa | She is sweet like mountain honey |
| Thengava undanjae sirippa | Her smile is like a cracked coconut |
| Enaththan manasil nenappa | What is in my heart is a thought of her |
| Kaettalo muraippa maraippa | If asked, she glares and hides away |
| Male | |
| Vella pattattam malli mottattam | Like white silk, like a jasmine bud |
| Munna ninna en nenju puttattam | When she stands before me, my heart crumbles like a steamed rice cake |
| Chorus :Chellamae | Chorus: My darling |
| Male :Arivo yaeralam | Male: Wisdom is abundant |
| Chorus :Kannamma | Chorus: My dear girl |
| Male :Azhago tharalam | Male: Beauty is plentiful |
| Chorus :Chellame | Chorus: My darling |
| Male :Ava oru sollu sonna kallum thullum | Male: If she utters one word, even stones would leap |
| Chorus | |
| Mallu girl | Mallu girl |
| Male :Kannamma chellamaa | Male: My dear girl, my darling |
| Riba riba | Riba riba |
| Riba riba | Riba riba |
| Chorus | |
| Mallu girl | Mallu girl |
| Male :Kannamma chellamae | Male: My dear girl, my darling |
| Riba riba | Riba riba |
| Riba riba | Riba riba |
| Chorus | |
| Mallu girl | Mallu girl |
| Male :Kannamma chellamae | Male: My dear girl, my darling |
| Riba riba | Riba riba |
| Riba riba | Riba riba |
| Chorus | |
| Mallu girl | Mallu girl |
| Male :Kannamma chellamae | Male: My dear girl, my darling |
| Vennila konjam vanilla konjam | A bit of moonlight, a bit of vanilla |
| Ore scoop la | In a single scoop |
| Chorus :Mallu girl | Chorus: Mallu girl |
| Male :Samanthi konjam strawberry konjam | Male: A bit of marigold, a bit of strawberry |
| Ore shop la | In a single shop |
| Chorus :Mallu girl | Chorus: Mallu girl |
| Male :Ulukki vitta kavitha kottun..than | Male: If shaken, poetry showers down |
| Chorus :Mallu girl | Chorus: Mallu girl |
| Male :Urusikitta azhage ottum | Male: Beauty rubs off when brushed against |
| My my my girl | My my my girl |
| Male | |
| Oh ..Mallu girl…(3) | Oh.. Mallu girl... |
| Male | |
| Kuzhala kaarkuzha | Is it hair, dark clouds |
| En mael veesi pona konji pesipona | Waving over me, talking fondly as she left |
| Ponnnae niyayam thana | O girl, is this fair? |
| Female | |
| Nizhalu un nizhale | Shadow, your shadow |
| En mel poosi pona | Smearing over me as you went |
| Aasai pesi pona | Speaking of desire and leaving |
| Kaadhal kulla gaana | A melody within love |
| Male | |
| Viralu poo viral | Fingers, flower-like fingers |
| En nenja konjam theendi | Touching my heart gently |
| Konjam ella thaandi | Crossing all limits a bit |
| Paanja danger thaadi | Crossing the danger boundary |
| Female | |
| Udhadu thaen udhadu | Lips, honey lips |
| Jodi thaedi yenga | Yearning looking for a pair |
| Athu muththam thanthu veenga | Swelling up after giving a kiss |
| Inga neenga vaanga | Come over here, you |
| Male | |
| Thuliya thuliya una naan kudikka | To drink you drop by drop |
| Ethula thodanga ethula mudikka | Where to begin, where to finish? |
| Female | |
| Nee thodangalaam | You can begin |
| Aana mudivae venam | But no ending at all |
| Thee mele pathikka | To ignite on fire |
| Ellamae thithikka | For everything to be sweet |
| Male | |
| Malai thaen kanakka inippa | She is sweet like mountain honey |
| Thaengava undanjae sirippa | Her smile is like a cracked coconut |
| Enaththan manasil nenappa | What is in my heart is a thought of her |
| Kaettalo muraippa maraippa | If asked, she glares and hides away |
| Male | |
| Vella pattattam malli mottattam | Like white silk, like a jasmine bud |
| Munna ninna en nenju puttattam | When she stands before me, my heart crumbles like a steamed rice cake |
| Chorus :Chellamae | Chorus: My darling |
| Male :Arivo yaeralam | Male: Wisdom is abundant |
| Chorus :Kannamma | Chorus: My dear girl |
| Male :Azhago tharalam | Male: Beauty is plentiful |
| Chorus :Chellame | Chorus: My darling |
| Male :Ava oru sollu sonna kallum thullum | Male: If she utters one word, even stones would leap |
| Chorus | |
| Mallu girl | Mallu girl |
| Male :Kannamma chellamaa | Male: My dear girl, my darling |
| Riba riba | Riba riba |
| Riba riba | Riba riba |
| Chorus | |
| Mallu girl | Mallu girl |
| Male :Kannamma chellamae | Male: My dear girl, my darling |
| Riba riba | Riba riba |
| Riba riba | Riba riba |
| Chorus | |
| Mallu girl | Mallu girl |
| Male :Kannamma chellamae | Male: My dear girl, my darling |
| Riba riba | Riba riba |
| Riba riba | Riba riba |
| Chorus | |
| Mallu girl | Mallu girl |
| Male :Kannamma chellamae | Male: My dear girl, my darling |
| Female :ennila konjam vanilla konjam | Female: A bit of moonlight, a bit of vanilla |
| Ore scoop la | In a single scoop |
| Chorus :Mallu girl | Chorus: Mallu girl |
| Male :Samanthi konjam strawberry konjam | Male: A bit of marigold, a bit of strawberry |
| Ore shop la | In a single shop |
| Chorus :Mallu girl | Chorus: Mallu girl |
| Female :Ulukki vitta kavitha kottun..than | Female: If shaken, poetry showers down |
| Chorus :Mallu girl | Chorus: Mallu girl |
| Male :Urusikitta azhage ottum | Male: Beauty rubs off when brushed against |
| My my my girl | My my my girl |
மலை தேன் கணக்கா இனிப்பா
தேங்காவா உடஞ்சே சிரிப்பா
எனத்தான் மனசில் நெனப்பா
கேட்டாலோ முறைப்பா மறைப்பா
She is sweet like mountain honey
Her smile is like a cracked coconut
What is in my heart is a thought of her
If asked, she glares and hides away
வெள்ள பட்டாட்டம் மல்லி மொட்டாட்டம்
முன்ன நின்னா என் நெஞ்சு புட்டாட்டம்
குழு :
செல்லமே
அறிவோ ஏராளம்
குழு :
கண்ணம்மா
அழகோ தாராளம்
குழு :
செல்லமே
அவ ஒரு சொல்லு சொன்னா கல்லும் துள்ளும்
Like white silk, like a jasmine bud
When she stands before me, my heart crumbles like a steamed rice cake
Chorus: My darling
Male: Wisdom is abundant
Chorus: My dear girl
Male: Beauty is plentiful
Chorus: My darling
Male: If she utters one word, even stones would leap
மல்லு கேள்
கண்ணம்மா செல்லமா
ரிபா ரிபா ரிபா ரிபா
Mallu girl
Male: My dear girl, my darling
Riba riba
Riba riba
மல்லு கேள்
கண்ணம்மா செல்லமே
ரிபா ரிபா ரிபா ரிபா
Mallu girl
Male: My dear girl, my darling
Riba riba
Riba riba
மல்லு கேள்
கண்ணம்மா செல்லமே
ரிபா ரிபா ரிபா ரிபா
Mallu girl
Male: My dear girl, my darling
Riba riba
Riba riba
மல்லு கேள்
கண்ணம்மா செல்லமே
வெண்ணிலா கொஞ்சம் வேனிலா
கொஞ்சம் ஒரே ஸ்கூப்புல
குழு :
மல்லு கேள்
சாமந்தி கொஞ்சம் ஸ்ட்ராபெர்ரி
கொஞ்சம் ஒரே ஷாப்புல
குழு :
மல்லு கேள்
உலுக்கி விட்டா கவித கொட்டுந்தான்
குழு :
மல்லு கேள்
உரசிக்கிட்டா அழகே ஒட்டும்
மை மை மை கேர்ள்
Mallu girl
Male: My dear girl, my darling
A bit of moonlight, a bit of vanilla
In a single scoop
Chorus: Mallu girl
Male: A bit of marigold, a bit of strawberry
In a single shop
Chorus: Mallu girl
Male: If shaken, poetry showers down
Chorus: Mallu girl
Male: Beauty rubs off when brushed against
My my my girl
மல்லு கேர்ள் மல்லு கேர்ள்
மல்லு கேர்ள் மல்லு கேர்ள்
Oh.. Mallu girl...
குழல கார்குழல என் மேல் வீசி போனா
கொஞ்சி பேசி போனா
பொண்ணே நியாயம் தானா
Is it hair, dark clouds
Waving over me, talking fondly as she left
O girl, is this fair?
நிழல உன் நிழல
என் மேல் பூசி போனா
ஆசை பேசி போனா
காதுகுள்ள கானா
Shadow, your shadow
Smearing over me as you went
Speaking of desire and leaving
A melody within love
விரலு பூ விரல்
என் நெஞ்சை கொஞ்சம் தீண்டி
கொஞ்சம் எல்ல தாண்டி
பாஞ்சா டேஞ்சர் தாண்டி
Fingers, flower-like fingers
Touching my heart gently
Crossing all limits a bit
Crossing the danger boundary
உதடு தேன் உதடு
ஜோடி தேடி ஏங்க
அது முத்தம் தந்து வீங்க
இங்க நீங்க வாங்க
Lips, honey lips
Yearning looking for a pair
Swelling up after giving a kiss
Come over here, you
துளியா துளியா உன நான் குடிக்க
எதுல தொடங்க எதுல முடிக்க
நீ தொடங்கலாம்
ஆனா ஒரு முடிவே வேணாம்
தீ மேல பத்திக்க எல்லாமே தீத்திக்க
To drink you drop by drop
Where to begin, where to finish?
மலை தேன் கணக்கா இனிப்பா
தேங்காவா உடஞ்சே சிரிப்பா
எனத்தான் மனசில் நெனப்பா
கேட்டாலோ முறைப்பா மறைப்பா
You can begin
But no ending at all
To ignite on fire
For everything to be sweet
வெள்ள பட்டாட்டம் மல்லி மொட்டாட்டம்
முன்ன நின்னா என் நெஞ்சு புட்டாட்டம்
குழு :
செல்லமே
அறிவோ ஏராளம்
குழு :
கண்ணம்மா
அழகோ தாராளம்
குழு :
செல்லமே
அவ ஒரு சொல்லு சொன்னா கல்லும் துள்ளும்
She is sweet like mountain honey
Her smile is like a cracked coconut
What is in my heart is a thought of her
If asked, she glares and hides away
மல்லு கேள்
கண்ணம்மா செல்லமா
ரிபா ரிபா ரிபா ரிபா
Like white silk, like a jasmine bud
When she stands before me, my heart crumbles like a steamed rice cake
Chorus: My darling
Male: Wisdom is abundant
Chorus: My dear girl
Male: Beauty is plentiful
Chorus: My darling
Male: If she utters one word, even stones would leap
மல்லு கேள்
கண்ணம்மா செல்லமே
ரிபா ரிபா ரிபா ரிபா
Mallu girl
Male: My dear girl, my darling
Riba riba
Riba riba
மல்லு கேள்
கண்ணம்மா செல்லமே
ரிபா ரிபா ரிபா ரிபா
Mallu girl
Male: My dear girl, my darling
Riba riba
Riba riba
மல்லு கேள்
கண்ணம்மா செல்லமே
வெண்ணிலா கொஞ்சம் வேனிலா
கொஞ்சம் ஒரே ஸ்கூப்புல
குழு :
மல்லு கேள்
சாமந்தி கொஞ்சம் ஸ்ட்ராபெர்ரி
கொஞ்சம் ஒரே ஷாப்புல
குழு :
மல்லு கேள்
உலுக்கி விட்டா கவித கொட்டுந்தான்
குழு :
மல்லு கேள்
உரசிக்கிட்டா அழகே ஒட்டும்
மை மை மை கேர்ள்
Mallu girl
Male: My dear girl, my darling
Riba riba
Riba riba
Mallu girl
Male: My dear girl, my darling
Female: A bit of moonlight, a bit of vanilla
In a single scoop
Chorus: Mallu girl
Male: A bit of marigold, a bit of strawberry
In a single shop
Chorus: Mallu girl
Female: If shaken, poetry showers down
Chorus: Mallu girl
Male: Beauty rubs off when brushed against
My my my girl
Malai thaen kanakka inipaa
She is sweet like mountain honey
Thengava undanjae sirippa
Her smile is like a cracked coconut
Enaththan manasil nenappa
What is in my heart is a thought of her
Kaettalo muraippa maraippa
If asked, she glares and hides away
Vella pattattam malli mottattam
Like white silk, like a jasmine bud
Munna ninna en nenju puttattam
When she stands before me, my heart crumbles like a steamed rice cake
Chorus :Chellamae
Chorus: My darling
Male :Arivo yaeralam
Male: Wisdom is abundant
Chorus :Kannamma
Chorus: My dear girl
Male :Azhago tharalam
Male: Beauty is plentiful
Chorus :Chellame
Chorus: My darling
Male :Ava oru sollu sonna kallum thullum
Male: If she utters one word, even stones would leap
Mallu girl
Mallu girl
Male :Kannamma chellamaa
Male: My dear girl, my darling
Riba riba
Riba riba
Riba riba
Riba riba
Mallu girl
Mallu girl
Male :Kannamma chellamae
Male: My dear girl, my darling
Riba riba
Riba riba
Riba riba
Riba riba
Mallu girl
Mallu girl
Male :Kannamma chellamae
Male: My dear girl, my darling
Riba riba
Riba riba
Riba riba
Riba riba
Mallu girl
Mallu girl
Male :Kannamma chellamae
Male: My dear girl, my darling
Vennila konjam vanilla konjam
A bit of moonlight, a bit of vanilla
Ore scoop la
In a single scoop
Chorus :Mallu girl
Chorus: Mallu girl
Male :Samanthi konjam strawberry konjam
Male: A bit of marigold, a bit of strawberry
Ore shop la
In a single shop
Chorus :Mallu girl
Chorus: Mallu girl
Male :Ulukki vitta kavitha kottun..than
Male: If shaken, poetry showers down
Chorus :Mallu girl
Chorus: Mallu girl
Male :Urusikitta azhage ottum
Male: Beauty rubs off when brushed against
My my my girl
My my my girl
Oh ..Mallu girl…(3)
Oh.. Mallu girl...
Kuzhala kaarkuzha
Is it hair, dark clouds
En mael veesi pona konji pesipona
Waving over me, talking fondly as she left
Ponnnae niyayam thana
O girl, is this fair?
Nizhalu un nizhale
Shadow, your shadow
En mel poosi pona
Smearing over me as you went
Aasai pesi pona
Speaking of desire and leaving
Kaadhal kulla gaana
A melody within love
Viralu poo viral
Fingers, flower-like fingers
En nenja konjam theendi
Touching my heart gently
Konjam ella thaandi
Crossing all limits a bit
Paanja danger thaadi
Crossing the danger boundary
Udhadu thaen udhadu
Lips, honey lips
Jodi thaedi yenga
Yearning looking for a pair
Athu muththam thanthu veenga
Swelling up after giving a kiss
Inga neenga vaanga
Come over here, you
Thuliya thuliya una naan kudikka
To drink you drop by drop
Ethula thodanga ethula mudikka
Where to begin, where to finish?
Nee thodangalaam
You can begin
Aana mudivae venam
But no ending at all
Thee mele pathikka
To ignite on fire
Ellamae thithikka
For everything to be sweet
Malai thaen kanakka inippa
She is sweet like mountain honey
Thaengava undanjae sirippa
Her smile is like a cracked coconut
Enaththan manasil nenappa
What is in my heart is a thought of her
Kaettalo muraippa maraippa
If asked, she glares and hides away
Vella pattattam malli mottattam
Like white silk, like a jasmine bud
Munna ninna en nenju puttattam
When she stands before me, my heart crumbles like a steamed rice cake
Chorus :Chellamae
Chorus: My darling
Male :Arivo yaeralam
Male: Wisdom is abundant
Chorus :Kannamma
Chorus: My dear girl
Male :Azhago tharalam
Male: Beauty is plentiful
Chorus :Chellame
Chorus: My darling
Male :Ava oru sollu sonna kallum thullum
Male: If she utters one word, even stones would leap
Mallu girl
Mallu girl
Male :Kannamma chellamaa
Male: My dear girl, my darling
Riba riba
Riba riba
Riba riba
Riba riba
Mallu girl
Mallu girl
Male :Kannamma chellamae
Male: My dear girl, my darling
Riba riba
Riba riba
Riba riba
Riba riba
Mallu girl
Mallu girl
Male :Kannamma chellamae
Male: My dear girl, my darling
Riba riba
Riba riba
Riba riba
Riba riba
Mallu girl
Mallu girl
Male :Kannamma chellamae
Male: My dear girl, my darling
Female :ennila konjam vanilla konjam
Female: A bit of moonlight, a bit of vanilla
Ore scoop la
In a single scoop
Chorus :Mallu girl
Chorus: Mallu girl
Male :Samanthi konjam strawberry konjam
Male: A bit of marigold, a bit of strawberry
Ore shop la
In a single shop
Chorus :Mallu girl
Chorus: Mallu girl
Female :Ulukki vitta kavitha kottun..than
Female: If shaken, poetry showers down
Chorus :Mallu girl
Chorus: Mallu girl
Male :Urusikitta azhage ottum
Male: Beauty rubs off when brushed against
My my my girl
My my my girl
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Mallu Girl' from the 2022 movie 'Varalaru Mukkiyam' is a playful, upbeat romantic track celebrating the charm, beauty, and allure of a girl hailing from Kerala (affectionately referred to as a 'Mallu girl'). The protagonist passionately describes her appealing qualities using vibrant imagery—comparing her sweet nature to mountain honey, her smile to fresh coconut, and her grace to a combination of vanilla, strawberries, and flowers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Malai thaen kanakka inipaa”
Compares the sweetness of the girl to mountain honey (Malai thaen kanakka inipaa) and her heart/fragility to cooked rice flour (puttattam).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Viralu poo viral”
Directly equates her flower-soft fingers to blossoms (Viralu poo viral) and lips to honey (Udhadu thaen udhadu).
Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai / Etukai)
“Vella pattattam malli mottattam”
Use of matching sounds like 'Vella pattattam' and 'malli mottattam' to build rhythm.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Ava oru sollu sonna kallum thullum”
Exaggerating that if she speaks just one word, even inanimate stones would jump in excitement.
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Trivia
The song 'Mallu Girl' is composed and sung by Shaan Rahman along with Athira A. Nair for the Tamil romantic comedy film 'Varalaru Mukkiyam' starring Jiiva. Madhan Karky wrote the lyrics blending modern urban imagery with playful regional references.
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