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Mela Thaalam

From Sivagamiyin Selvan · 1974

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Sivagamiyin Selvan
Movie release year
1974
Lyrics added on
13 Jan 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mela thaalam ketkkum kaalam
Viraivil varuga varuga endru
Pen paarkka vandhenadi
Mela thaalam ketkkum kaalam
Viraivil varuga varuga endru
Pen paarkka vandhenadi
Vidiya vidiya kadhaigal solla
Varuven naan kalyaana pennaagi
Manam inikka inikka
Varuven naan kalyaana pennaagi
Idhazh sivakka sivakka
Varuvaai nee kalyaana pennaagi
Poongodi thannai mella thottu
Mullai poo pola alli kollavaa
Maangani kannam velli thattu
Thandhu pandhaattam thulli varavaa
Poongodi thannai mella thottu
Mullai poo pola alli kollavaa
Maangani kannam velli thattu
Thandhu pandhaattam thulli varavaa
Maan kutti kannukku
Mai potta pennukku
Pakkam ninnaal sokkum
Endhan kannammaa
Vaadaadha maeniyai
Raajaangam polavae
Neeyaala kaiyodu thandhaenaiyaa
Cha cha cha cha cha chamcham chamcham
Ya ya ya ya ya lalla lallaa
Cha cha cha cha cha chamcham chamcham
Ya ya ya ya ya lalla lallaa
Mela thaalam ketkkum kaalam
Viraivil varuga varuga endru
Pen paarkka vandhenadi
Vidiya vidiya kadhaigal solla
Varuven naan kalyaana pennaagi
Manam inikka inikka
Varuvaai nee kalyaana pennaagi
Idhazh sivakka sivakka
Varuven naan kalyaana pennaagi
Aalilai idai pandhalittu
Unnai aadamal aada chollavaa
Aayiram muthu manjamittu
Unnai vaadaamal vaada chollavaa
Aalilai idai pandhalittu
Unnai aadamal aada chollavaa
Aayiram muthu manjamittu
Unnai vaadaamal vaada chollavaa
Nee thotta pakkamum
Naan konda vetkamum
Kannaadiyin munnaal nindru sollavaa
Aanandha thollaiyai
Azhagaana pillaiyaai
Thaalaattu paadi naan kondaadavaa
Cha cha cha cha cha chamcham chamcham
Ya ya ya ya ya lalla lallaa
Cha cha cha cha cha chamcham chamcham
Ya ya ya ya ya lalla lallaa
Mela thaalam ketkkum kaalam
Viraivil varuga varuga endru
Pen paarkka vandhenadi
Vidiya vidiya kadhaigal solla
Varuven naan kalyaana pennaagi
Manam inikka inikka
Varuven naan kalyaana pennaagi
Idhazh sivakka sivakka
Varuvaai nee kalyaana pennaagi
Wishing for the time of wedding drums and music
To arrive soon, so very soon,
I have come to see my bride-to-be!
Wishing for the time of wedding drums and music
To arrive soon, so very soon,
I have come to see my bride-to-be!
To talk and share stories until dawn,
I will come to you as your bride!
With my heart full of sweetness,
I will come to you as your bride!
With your lips blushing deep red,
You will come to me as my bride!
Gently touching this slender flowering vine,
Shall I scoop you up like fresh jasmine flowers?
Offering my mango-sweet cheeks like a silver plate,
Shall I come bouncing playfully to you like a ball?
Gently touching this slender flowering vine,
Shall I scoop you up like fresh jasmine flowers?
Offering my mango-sweet cheeks like a silver plate,
Shall I come bouncing playfully to you like a ball?
For this girl with fawn-like eyes,
Adorned with lovely kohl,
Standing beside her makes me swoon,
Oh, my dear Kannamma!
My fresh and youthful body,
Just like a whole kingdom,
I hand over to you to rule, my love!
Cha cha cha cha cha cham-cham cham-cham
Ya ya ya ya ya lalla lalla
Cha cha cha cha cha cham-cham cham-cham
Ya ya ya ya ya lalla lalla
Wishing for the time of wedding drums and music
To arrive soon, so very soon,
I have come to see my bride-to-be!
To talk and share stories until dawn,
I will come to you as your bride!
With your heart full of sweetness,
You will come to me as my bride!
With my lips blushing deep red,
I will come to you as your bride!
Making a canopy around your slender waist,
Shall I ask you to dance without moving?
Spreading a bed of a thousand pearls,
Shall I invite you to melt in love without fading?
Making a canopy around your slender waist,
Shall I ask you to dance without moving?
Spreading a bed of a thousand pearls,
Shall I invite you to melt in love without fading?
The spots where your touch lingered,
And the shy blushes that came over me,
Shall I stand before the mirror and tell them all?
This sweet, joyful trouble of ours,
Born as a beautiful child,
Shall I celebrate by singing a lullaby?
Cha cha cha cha cha cham-cham cham-cham
Ya ya ya ya ya lalla lalla
Cha cha cha cha cha cham-cham cham-cham
Ya ya ya ya ya lalla lalla
Wishing for the time of wedding drums and music
To arrive soon, so very soon,
I have come to see my bride-to-be!
To talk and share stories until dawn,
I will come to you as your bride!
With a heart growing ever sweeter,
I will come to you as your bride!
With lips blushing deep red,
You will come to me as my bride!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Mela Thaalam Ketkkum Kaalam is a delightful romantic duet expressing the excitement and deep affection between two lovers anticipating their upcoming wedding. The hero arrives for the bride-seeing ritual, eager for the auspicious day when wedding drums will resound. The heroine responds with endearing bashfulness and passion, eagerly dreaming of the day she adorns the role of a bride to spend nights sharing sweet endearments with him. Through charming imagery of flowers, pearls, and royal kingdom metaphors, both partners exchange playful vows of devotion and love, envisioning a joyous life together filled with warmth and family happiness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Mullai poo pola alli kollavaa

Compares embracing the lover to gently gathering delicate jasmine flowers using 'pola'.

Metaphor (Urvagam)

Maangani kannam velli thattu

Metaphorically equates her smooth, sweet cheek to a mango fruit and a silver plate.

Alliteration (Monai)

Maan kutti kannukku / Mai potta pennukku

Repetition of the initial letter 'M' across consecutive lines for poetic rhythm.

Metaphor (Urvagam)

Raajaangam polavae / Neeyaala kaiyodu thandhaenaiyaa

Compares her youth and body to a vast kingdom handed over to her lover to rule over.

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Trivia

'Mela Thaalam Ketkkum Kaalam' from the 1974 film Sivagamiyin Selvan features music composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan. The song is performed by legendary playback singers T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela, picturized on Sivaji Ganesan and Vanisri.

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