Mella Mella
From Vaazhkai · 1984
- Lyricist
- M. G. Vallaban
- Singers
- Seetharaman, Susheela
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Vaazhkai1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mella mella ennai thottu | Touching me very softly |
| Manmadhan un velaiyai | Oh Cupid, show your magic |
| Kaattu oh un pattu | Show your song |
| Aadu oh vanthaadu | Dance, come and dance |
| Male | |
| Nee tharaathathaal | Because you did not give |
| Naan thodaathathaal | Because I did not touch |
| Sollithanthu allikkolla | To teach and embrace |
| Sondhamaagavillaiyae | Has it not become our own? |
| Male | |
| Dhegam oh un dhegam | Body, oh your body |
| Mogam oh un dhaagam | Desire, oh your thirst |
| Male | |
| Vandu thedum poovai kandu | Seeing the flower sought by the beetle |
| Anthi maalai thoothugal | The evening time messengers |
| Pogum oh thappaathu | Will go without fail |
| Idhu podhum oh ippodhu | Is this enough for now? |
| Female | |
| Vanthu serum | Will come and join |
| Vaazhthu chendu | A bouquet of blessings |
| Rendu perum sernthidum | On the day the two unite |
| Naalil oh pon naalil | On that golden day |
| Tholil oh un maalai | Your garland upon the shoulder |
| Male | |
| Laa lalaalalaa laa | Laa lalaalalaa laa |
| Laa lalaalalaa laa | Laa lalaalalaa laa |
| Female :Naan thanthaalenna | Female: What if I give? |
| Nee thanthaalenna | What if you give? |
| Female | |
| Mella mella ennai thottu | Touching me very softly |
| Manmadhan un velaiyai | Oh Cupid, show your magic |
| Kaattu oh un pattu | Show your song |
| Aadu oh vanthaadu | Dance, come and dance |
| Female | |
| Thotta bodhum vitta bodhum | When touched and when left |
| Etti ninnu paarththathum | Looking from a distance |
| Oorum oh kalloorum | Shyness melts and oozes |
| Naanam oh pen naanam | Shyness, oh female shyness |
| Male | |
| Kaathil nooru kaadhal mettu | A hundred love tunes in the ear |
| Sollum jaathi mullaiyo | Does the jasmine flower speak? |
| Mottu oh penn chittu | Bud, oh little bird of a woman |
| Pattu oh ven pattu | Silk, oh white silk |
| Female | |
| Laa lalaalalaa laa | Laa lalaalalaa laa |
| Laa lalaalalaa laa | Laa lalaalalaa laa |
| Male :Vaa vanthaadu nee | Male: Come, come and dance |
| Oh kondaadu nee | Oh, celebrate! |
| Male | |
| Sollithanthu allikkolla | To teach and embrace |
| Sondhamaagavillaiyae | Has it not become our own? |
| Dhegam oh un dhegam | Body, oh your body |
| Mogam oh un dhaagam | Desire, oh your thirst |
| Female | |
| Lalalalalala lala laaa | Lalalalalala lala laaa |
| Male :Lala oh lalaa | Male: Lala oh lalaa |
| Female :Lala oh lalaa | Female: Lala oh lalaa |
| Female | |
| Mella mella ennai thottu | Touching me very softly |
| Manmadhan un velaiyai | Oh Cupid, show your magic |
| Kaattu oh un pattu | Show your song |
| Aadu oh vanthaadu | Dance, come and dance |
மெல்ல மெல்ல
என்னை தொட்டு
மன்மதன் உன் வேலையை
காட்டு ஓ உன் பாட்டு
ஆடு ஓ வந்தாடு
Touching me very softly
Oh Cupid, show your magic
Show your song
Dance, come and dance
நீ தராததால்
நான் தொடாததால்
சொல்லிதந்து அள்ளிக்கொள்ள
சொந்தமாகவில்லையே
Because you did not give
Because I did not touch
To teach and embrace
Has it not become our own?
தேகம் ஓ
உன் தேகம் மோகம்
ஓ உன் தாகம்
Body, oh your body
Desire, oh your thirst
வண்டு தேடும்
பூவை கண்டு அந்தி
மாலை தூதுகள்
போகும் ஓ தப்பாது
இது போதும் ஓ இப்போது
Seeing the flower sought by the beetle
The evening time messengers
Will go without fail
Is this enough for now?
வந்து சேரும்
வாழ்த்து செண்டு ரெண்டு
பேரும் சேர்ந்திடும்
நாளில் ஓ பொன் நாளில்
தோளில் ஓ உன் மாலை
Will come and join
A bouquet of blessings
On the day the two unite
On that golden day
Your garland upon the shoulder
..............................
நான் தந்தாலென்ன
நீ தந்தாலென்ன
Laa lalaalalaa laa
Laa lalaalalaa laa
Female: What if I give?
What if you give?
மெல்ல மெல்ல
என்னை தொட்டு
மன்மதன் உன் வேலையை
காட்டு ஓ உன் பாட்டு
ஆடு ஓ வந்தாடு
Touching me very softly
Oh Cupid, show your magic
Show your song
Dance, come and dance
தொட்ட போதும்
விட்ட போதும் எட்டி நின்னு
பார்த்ததும் ஊறும் ஓ கள்ளூறும்
நாணம் ஓ பெண் நாணம்
When touched and when left
Looking from a distance
Shyness melts and oozes
Shyness, oh female shyness
காதில் நூறு
காதல் மெட்டு சொல்லும்
ஜாதி முல்லையோ
மொட்டு ஓ பெண் சிட்டு
பட்டு ஓ வென் பட்டு
A hundred love tunes in the ear
Does the jasmine flower speak?
Bud, oh little bird of a woman
Silk, oh white silk
.........................
வா வந்தாடு நீ
ஓ கொண்டாடு நீ
Laa lalaalalaa laa
Laa lalaalalaa laa
Male: Come, come and dance
Oh, celebrate!
சொல்லிதந்து
அள்ளிக்கொள்ள
சொந்தமாகவில்லையே
தேகம் ஓ உன் தேகம்
மோகம் ஓ உன் தாகம்
To teach and embrace
Has it not become our own?
Body, oh your body
Desire, oh your thirst
லலலலலல லல லா
லாலா ஓ லாலா
லாலா ஓ லாலா
Lalalalalala lala laaa
Male: Lala oh lalaa
Female: Lala oh lalaa
ஆண் & பெண் :
......................
Touching me very softly
Oh Cupid, show your magic
Show your song
Dance, come and dance
மெல்ல மெல்ல
என்னை தொட்டு
மன்மதன் உன் வேலையை
காட்டு ஓ உன் பாட்டு
ஆடு ஓ வந்தாடு
Mella mella ennai thottu
Touching me very softly
Manmadhan un velaiyai
Oh Cupid, show your magic
Kaattu oh un pattu
Show your song
Aadu oh vanthaadu
Dance, come and dance
Nee tharaathathaal
Because you did not give
Naan thodaathathaal
Because I did not touch
Sollithanthu allikkolla
To teach and embrace
Sondhamaagavillaiyae
Has it not become our own?
Dhegam oh un dhegam
Body, oh your body
Mogam oh un dhaagam
Desire, oh your thirst
Vandu thedum poovai kandu
Seeing the flower sought by the beetle
Anthi maalai thoothugal
The evening time messengers
Pogum oh thappaathu
Will go without fail
Idhu podhum oh ippodhu
Is this enough for now?
Vanthu serum
Will come and join
Vaazhthu chendu
A bouquet of blessings
Rendu perum sernthidum
On the day the two unite
Naalil oh pon naalil
On that golden day
Tholil oh un maalai
Your garland upon the shoulder
Laa lalaalalaa laa
Laa lalaalalaa laa
Laa lalaalalaa laa
Laa lalaalalaa laa
Female :Naan thanthaalenna
Female: What if I give?
Nee thanthaalenna
What if you give?
Mella mella ennai thottu
Touching me very softly
Manmadhan un velaiyai
Oh Cupid, show your magic
Kaattu oh un pattu
Show your song
Aadu oh vanthaadu
Dance, come and dance
Thotta bodhum vitta bodhum
When touched and when left
Etti ninnu paarththathum
Looking from a distance
Oorum oh kalloorum
Shyness melts and oozes
Naanam oh pen naanam
Shyness, oh female shyness
Kaathil nooru kaadhal mettu
A hundred love tunes in the ear
Sollum jaathi mullaiyo
Does the jasmine flower speak?
Mottu oh penn chittu
Bud, oh little bird of a woman
Pattu oh ven pattu
Silk, oh white silk
Laa lalaalalaa laa
Laa lalaalalaa laa
Laa lalaalalaa laa
Laa lalaalalaa laa
Male :Vaa vanthaadu nee
Male: Come, come and dance
Oh kondaadu nee
Oh, celebrate!
Sollithanthu allikkolla
To teach and embrace
Sondhamaagavillaiyae
Has it not become our own?
Dhegam oh un dhegam
Body, oh your body
Mogam oh un dhaagam
Desire, oh your thirst
Lalalalalala lala laaa
Lalalalalala lala laaa
Male :Lala oh lalaa
Male: Lala oh lalaa
Female :Lala oh lalaa
Female: Lala oh lalaa
Mella mella ennai thottu
Touching me very softly
Manmadhan un velaiyai
Oh Cupid, show your magic
Kaattu oh un pattu
Show your song
Aadu oh vanthaadu
Dance, come and dance
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This sensual and rhythmic duet portrays a romantic interaction between two lovers calling upon Manmadhan (Cupid) to ignite their romance. They share their tender feelings, describing physical closeness, playful coyness, and deep passionate yearning using evocative imagery from nature such as flowers, beetles, and soft silk.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Apostrophe (Invocation)
“Manmadhan un velaiyai”
Addressing 'Manmadhan' (the Hindu deity of love/Cupid) directly to unleash passion.
Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Dhegam oh un dhegam / Mogam oh un dhaagam”
Rhyming of the second letter 'egam' across consecutive lines for rhythmic flow.
Metaphor
“Mottu oh penn chittu / Pattu oh ven pattu”
Comparing the female protagonist to a blooming flower, a young bird, and white silk.
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Trivia
This track is featured in the 1984 Tamil film 'Vaazhkai', directed by C. V. Rajendran, featuring music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by M. G. Vallabhan.
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