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Lyrics & meaning

Melakkum Lolakkum

From Kasthuri Manjal · 1992

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Kasthuri Manjal
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
2 Jun 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Melakkum lolakkum
Kondaadum chinnakutty
Female :Maeni ellam thaen olugum
Maama un vellakatti
Poovum nettri pottum
Vecha selam maambalam
Female :Needhaan idha vaangi thinnu
Pakkum naal varum
Pazhutha pazham enakku enakku thaan
Kadicha thinna edhukku vazhakku thaan
Female :Kudukka oru samaiyam irukkudhu
Edhukku ippo manasu parakkudhu
Hoo melakkum lolakkum
Kondaadum chinnakutty
Female :Maeni ellam thaen olugum
Maama un vellakatti
Vaazhathoppu oram
Veiyil saayum neram
VAndhaal enna vannakkili
Mundhaani thaan paai virukka
Naalu peru paartha
Maanam kappal yerum
Enmeni tahan tahandidumae
Ammadi nee pooparikka
Munnalum pinnalum thaan
Jolikkudhadi
Ponnaana singaaranthaan
Thottaalum pattaalum thaan
Thavaru seiya thonaadhoo
Inneram thaan
Panjanai podumpadi
Ennaiyae thoonduthadi
Manmadhan podum kanai thaan
Female :Hmmm mmmm
Melakkum lolakkum
Kondaadum chinnakutty
Female :Maeni ellam thaen olugum
Maama un vellakatti
Naalum unnai enni
Pottu vecha kanni
Appaadiyoo kann thoongiyae
Anjaaru naal aayiduchu
Kaadhal ennum novvu
Nenjil konda poovu
Kalloduthaan thallaadudhoo
Ippodhu naan kaiyanaichu
Angaeyum ingaeyum thaan
Unarchi ennai andraadum
Kondaadudhu
Achaaram vechaale thaan
Manisil oru urchaagam
Undaagudhu
Thottadhu paadhiyena
Vittadhu meedhiena
Suttadhu maeni enakku
Haa haa haa
Melakkum lolakkum
Kondaadum chinnakutty
Female :Maeni ellam thaen olugum
Maama un vellakatti
Poovum nettri pottum
Vecha selam maambalam
Female :Needhaan idha vaangi thinnu
Pakkum naal varum
Pazhutha pazham enakku enakku thaan
Kadicha thinna edhukku vazhakku thaan
Female :Kudukka oru samaiyam irukkudhu
Edhukku ippo manasu parakkudhu
Hoo…aaaaa melakkum lolakkum
Kondaadum chinnakutty
Female :Maeni ellam thaen olugum
Maama un vellakatti
With dangling earrings and swaying charms,
she is my playful little darling!
Female: With honey dripping all over my body,
my darling, I am your sweet lump of jaggery!
Wearing flowers and a bindi on her forehead,
she is like a sweet Salem mango!
Female: You are the one who will take and taste it,
that day will surely come!
A ripe fruit belongs only to me, only to me!
Why should there be any dispute to bite and eat it?
Female: There is a right time to give it,
why is your heart fluttering so restlessly right now?
Ooh, with dangling earrings and swaying charms,
she is my playful little darling!
Female: With honey dripping all over my body,
my darling, I am your sweet lump of jaggery!
By the edge of the banana grove,
just as the evening sun sets,
why don't you come by, my colorful parrot?
Your sari drape can spread out like a bed!
If people happen to see us,
my reputation will be ruined!
My body will cool down and find relief,
oh dear girl, when you come to pick flowers!
Both from the front and from behind,
it sparkles and shines,
your golden, gorgeous beauty!
If I touch or brush against you,
wouldn't I feel like doing something naughty,
at this very hour?
Urging me to spread a soft bed,
it stirs my deep feelings,
this arrow shot by Manmathan (the god of love)!
Female: Hmmm mmmm...
With dangling earrings and swaying charms,
she is my playful little darling!
Female: With honey dripping all over my body,
my darling, I am your sweet lump of jaggery!
Thinking of you every single day,
this young girl wearing a bindi,
oh goodness, to close my eyes in sleep,
it has already been five or six days!
This ache called love,
borne by this flower of a girl in her heart,
is it wavering against a rock of a man?
Now that I hold you close in my arms,
here, there, and everywhere,
burning passion stirs me up
and celebrates every day!
Only when an advance token of love is placed,
a wave of excitement
springs up in the heart!
Having touched only halfway,
and leaving the rest behind,
my body burns with longing!
Ha ha ha!
With dangling earrings and swaying charms,
she is my playful little darling!
Female: With honey dripping all over my body,
my darling, I am your sweet lump of jaggery!
Wearing flowers and a bindi on her forehead,
she is like a sweet Salem mango!
Female: You are the one who will take and taste it,
that day will surely come!
A ripe fruit belongs only to me, only to me!
Why should there be any dispute to bite and eat it?
Female: There is a right time to give it,
why is your heart fluttering so restlessly right now?
Ooh... aah, with dangling earrings and swaying charms,
she is my playful little darling!
Female: With honey dripping all over my body,
my darling, I am your sweet lump of jaggery!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Melakkum lolakkum' is a lively romantic folk-style duet from the 1992 Tamil film Kasthuri Manjal, composed by Deva with lyrics written by the veteran poet Vaali. The song features a playful banter between two lovers where the hero playfully teases and expresses his overwhelming physical and emotional longing, while the heroine responds with coy restraint, reminding him that there is a proper time and place for everything. Rich in traditional sensory metaphors such as ripe Salem mangoes, honey, and jaggery, Vaali weaves rural Tamil idioms into an enticing melody sung brilliantly by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra. The dynamic back-and-forth captures the youthful innocence, romantic tension, and rural charm characteristic of early 1990s Tamil cinema music.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor (உவமை)

Maama un vellakatti

Comparing the heroine's sweetness and beauty to 'vellakatti' (jaggery block) and 'selam maambalam' (Salem mango).

Mondhai / Rhyme & Alliteration (எதுகை / மோனை)

Melakkum lolakkum

Use of matching sound patterns in 'Melakkum' and 'lolakkum', creating rhythmic folk musicality.

Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)

Maanam kappal yerum

Exaggeration of losing sleep for days and honor sailing on a ship ('Maanam kappal yerum') to express intense romantic feelings.

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Trivia

Composed by Deva during his golden era of rural folk hits in the early 1990s, this duet highlights the iconic vocal chemistry of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra paired with Vaali's signature colloquial lyricism.

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