Muthae Muthamma
From Ullaasam · 1997
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Kamal Haasan, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Karthik Raja
- Details
- Ullaasam1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Lae lae lae lae hooo | Lae lae lae lae hooo |
| Yela la lae lae hooo | Yela la lae lae hooo |
| Lae lae lae lae hooo | Lae lae lae lae hooo |
| Yela la lae lae hooo | Yela la lae lae hooo |
| Thannanaenae than nan naanae nae | Thannanaenae than nan naanae nae |
| Thannanaenae than nan naanae nae | Thannanaenae than nan naanae nae |
| Thadhareenana….aaa…aaa….thananaa naa | Thadhareenana....aaa...aaa....thananaa naa |
| Male | |
| Muthae muthamma | Oh precious Muthamma |
| Mutham onnu tharalama | May I give you a kiss? |
| Kaadhal manjathil | In the bed of love |
| Kanakugal varalama | May sweet dreams arrive? |
| Male | |
| Muthae muthamma | Oh precious Muthamma |
| Mutham onnu tharalama | May I give you a kiss? |
| Kaadhal manjathil | In the bed of love |
| Kanakugal varalama | May sweet dreams arrive? |
| Male | |
| Kadaluku kaadhal vandhaal | If the ocean falls in love |
| Karayeri vandhaal podhum | It is enough if it comes ashore |
| Kavidhaikku kaadhal vandhaal | If poetry falls in love |
| Thangadhamma | It cannot be contained! |
| Chorus | |
| Ullasam ullsam | Joy, celebration! |
| Ulagengum ullasam | Joy all over the world! |
| Sandhosham sandhosham | Happiness, happiness! |
| Engengum sandhosham | Happiness everywhere! |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal payanam thodarattum | Let the journey of love continue |
| Sooriyanil poo malaratum | Let a flower bloom on the sun |
| Kaadhal vellam pongattum | Let the flood of love overflow |
| Bhoomi muzhudhum paayatum | Let it flow across the entire earth |
| Male | |
| Poovil siragu mulaikatum | Let wings sprout on flowers |
| Kaadhal solli parakattum | Let them fly speaking of love |
| Vaanam udaindhu pogatum | Let the sky break open |
| Sorga vaasal theriyatum | Let the gates of heaven appear |
| Female | |
| Poongaatru kaadhal kondal | If the gentle breeze falls in love |
| Bhoologam kondadum | The whole world will celebrate |
| Poojaikku vaazhum pookal | Flowers living for worship |
| Sollaamal thindadum | Will struggle without words |
| Un swasa kaatrodu naan vaazven anbae | I shall live within your breath, my love |
| Chorus | |
| Muthu muthu muthu muthu muthu | Pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl |
| Muthu muthu muthu muthu muthu | Pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl |
| Male | |
| Muthae muthamma | Oh precious Muthamma |
| Mutham onnu tharalama | May I give you a kiss? |
| Kaadhal manjathil | In the bed of love |
| Kanakugal varalama | May sweet dreams arrive? |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………………………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Vanam muzhudhum pournami | Is the full moon across the entire sky |
| Un azagil dhan vandhadho | Born only from your beauty? |
| Dhesam muzhudhum minmini | Are the fireflies across the nation |
| Un varavai than thedutho | Searching only for your arrival? |
| Female | |
| Manmadhanin per sonnadhaal | Because the name of Cupid was uttered |
| Mazhai thuligal soodaanadho | Did the raindrops turn hot? |
| Ilamai kadhavum thirandhadhaal | Because the doors of youth opened |
| Ithazhgal thinam poraadutho | Do the lips wrestle every day? |
| Male | |
| Nijamaga vaazhum kaadhal | Love that lives in reality |
| Nizhalaagi pogadhu | Will never turn into a shadow |
| Niramindri vaazhum kaadhal | Love that lives without color |
| Ennalum maaradhu | Will never change through time |
| Kaadhal mezhugaai urugiren vaa vaa anbae | I melt like love's wax, come to me my love |
| Chorus | |
| Muthu muthu muthu muthu muthu | Pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl |
| Muthu muthu muthu muthu muthu | Pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl |
| Female | |
| Muthae muthamma | Oh precious Muthamma |
| Mutham alli vidalama | May I shower you with kisses? |
| Kaadhal manjathil | In the bed of love |
| Kanakugal varalama | May sweet dreams arrive? |
| Male | |
| Muthae muthamma | Oh precious Muthamma |
| Mutham onnu tharalama | May I give you a kiss? |
| Kaadhal manjathil | In the bed of love |
| Kanakugal varalama | May sweet dreams arrive? |
| Male | |
| Kadaluku kaadhal vandhaal | If the ocean falls in love |
| Karayeri vandhaal podhum | It is enough if it comes ashore |
| Kavidhaikku kaadhal vandhaal | If poetry falls in love |
| Thangadhamma | It cannot be contained! |
| Chorus | |
| Ullasam ullsam | Joy, celebration! |
| Ulagengum ullasam | Joy all over the world! |
| Sandhosham sandhosham | Happiness, happiness! |
| Engengum sandhosham | Happiness everywhere! |
ஏ லே லே லே ஹா
ஏ லல லே லே ஹா
ஏ லே லே லே ஹா
Lae lae lae lae hooo
Yela la lae lae hooo
Lae lae lae lae hooo
Yela la lae lae hooo
Thannanaenae than nan naanae nae
Thannanaenae than nan naanae nae
Thadhareenana....aaa...aaa....thananaa naa
ஏ லல லே லே ஹா
தந்தானே னே தந்தன்னா னே
தந்தானே னே தந்தன்னா னே
தனரீனனா....ஆ..ஆ...தனனா னா
Oh precious Muthamma
May I give you a kiss?
In the bed of love
May sweet dreams arrive?
முத்தே முத்தம்மா
முத்தம் ஒன்னு தரலாமா
காதல் மஞ்சத்தில்
கணக்குகள் வரலாமா
Oh precious Muthamma
May I give you a kiss?
In the bed of love
May sweet dreams arrive?
முத்தே முத்தம்மா
முத்தம் ஒன்னு தரலாமா
காதல் மஞ்சத்தில்
கணக்குகள் வரலாமா
If the ocean falls in love
It is enough if it comes ashore
If poetry falls in love
It cannot be contained!
கடலுக்கு காதல் வந்தால்
கரையேறி வந்தால் போதும்
கவிதைக்கு காதல் வந்தால்
தாங்காதம்மா
Joy, celebration!
Joy all over the world!
Happiness, happiness!
Happiness everywhere!
உல்லாசம் உல்லாசம்
உலகெங்கும் உல்லாசம்
சந்தோஷம் சந்தோஷம்
எங்கெங்கும் சந்தோஷம்
Let the journey of love continue
Let a flower bloom on the sun
Let the flood of love overflow
Let it flow across the entire earth
காதல் பயணம் தொடரட்டும்
சூரியனில் பூ மலரட்டும்
காதல் வெள்ளம் பொங்கட்டும்
பூமி முழுதும் பாயட்டும்
Let wings sprout on flowers
Let them fly speaking of love
Let the sky break open
Let the gates of heaven appear
பூவில் சிறகு முளைக்கட்டும்
காதல் சொல்லி பறக்கட்டும்
வானம் உடைந்து போகட்டும்
சொர்க வாசல் தெரியட்டும்
If the gentle breeze falls in love
The whole world will celebrate
Flowers living for worship
Will struggle without words
I shall live within your breath, my love
பூங்காற்று காதல் கொண்டால்
பூலோகம் கொண்டாடும்
பூஜைக்கு வாழும் பூக்கள்
சொல்லாமல் திண்டாடும் உன் சுவாச
காற்றோடு நான் வாழ்வேன் அன்பே...
Pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl
Pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl
முத்து முத்து
முத்து முத்து முத்து
முத்து முத்து முத்து முத்து முத்து
Oh precious Muthamma
May I give you a kiss?
In the bed of love
May sweet dreams arrive?
முத்தே முத்தம்மா
முத்தம் ஒன்னு தரலாமா
காதல் மஞ்சத்தில்
கணக்குகள் வரலாமா
...
.................................
Is the full moon across the entire sky
Born only from your beauty?
Are the fireflies across the nation
Searching only for your arrival?
வானம் முழுதும் பௌர்ணமி
உன் அழகில் தான் வந்ததோ
தேசம் முழுதும் மின்மினி
உன் வரவை தான் தேடுதோ
Because the name of Cupid was uttered
Did the raindrops turn hot?
Because the doors of youth opened
Do the lips wrestle every day?
மன்மதனின் பேர் சொன்னதால்
மழை துளிகள் சூடானதோ
இளமை கதவும் திறந்ததால்
இதழ்கள் தினம் போராடுதோ
Love that lives in reality
Will never turn into a shadow
Love that lives without color
Will never change through time
I melt like love's wax, come to me my love
நிஜமாக வாழும் காதல்
நிழலாகி போகாது
நிறமின்றி வாழும் காதல்
எந்நாளும் மாறாது
காதல் மெழுகாய் வருகிறேன்
வா வா அன்பே
Pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl
Pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl
முத்து முத்து
முத்து முத்து முத்து
முத்து முத்து முத்து முத்து முத்து
Oh precious Muthamma
May I shower you with kisses?
In the bed of love
May sweet dreams arrive?
முத்தே முத்தம்மா
முத்தம் ஒன்னு தரலாமா
காதல் மஞ்சத்தில்
கணக்குகள் வரலாமா
Oh precious Muthamma
May I give you a kiss?
In the bed of love
May sweet dreams arrive?
முத்தே முத்தம்மா
முத்தம் ஒன்னு தரலாமா
காதல் மஞ்சத்தில்
கணக்குகள் வரலாமா
If the ocean falls in love
It is enough if it comes ashore
If poetry falls in love
It cannot be contained!
கடலுக்கு காதல் வந்தால்
கரையேறி வந்தால் போதும்
கவிதைக்கு காதல் வந்தால்
தாங்காதம்மா
Joy, celebration!
Joy all over the world!
Happiness, happiness!
Happiness everywhere!
உல்லாசம் உல்லாசம்
உலகெங்கும் உல்லாசம்
சந்தோஷம் சந்தோஷம்
எங்கெங்கும் சந்தோஷம்
Lae lae lae lae hooo
Lae lae lae lae hooo
Yela la lae lae hooo
Yela la lae lae hooo
Lae lae lae lae hooo
Lae lae lae lae hooo
Yela la lae lae hooo
Yela la lae lae hooo
Thannanaenae than nan naanae nae
Thannanaenae than nan naanae nae
Thannanaenae than nan naanae nae
Thannanaenae than nan naanae nae
Thadhareenana….aaa…aaa….thananaa naa
Thadhareenana....aaa...aaa....thananaa naa
Muthae muthamma
Oh precious Muthamma
Mutham onnu tharalama
May I give you a kiss?
Kaadhal manjathil
In the bed of love
Kanakugal varalama
May sweet dreams arrive?
Muthae muthamma
Oh precious Muthamma
Mutham onnu tharalama
May I give you a kiss?
Kaadhal manjathil
In the bed of love
Kanakugal varalama
May sweet dreams arrive?
Kadaluku kaadhal vandhaal
If the ocean falls in love
Karayeri vandhaal podhum
It is enough if it comes ashore
Kavidhaikku kaadhal vandhaal
If poetry falls in love
Thangadhamma
It cannot be contained!
Ullasam ullsam
Joy, celebration!
Ulagengum ullasam
Joy all over the world!
Sandhosham sandhosham
Happiness, happiness!
Engengum sandhosham
Happiness everywhere!
Kaadhal payanam thodarattum
Let the journey of love continue
Sooriyanil poo malaratum
Let a flower bloom on the sun
Kaadhal vellam pongattum
Let the flood of love overflow
Bhoomi muzhudhum paayatum
Let it flow across the entire earth
Poovil siragu mulaikatum
Let wings sprout on flowers
Kaadhal solli parakattum
Let them fly speaking of love
Vaanam udaindhu pogatum
Let the sky break open
Sorga vaasal theriyatum
Let the gates of heaven appear
Poongaatru kaadhal kondal
If the gentle breeze falls in love
Bhoologam kondadum
The whole world will celebrate
Poojaikku vaazhum pookal
Flowers living for worship
Sollaamal thindadum
Will struggle without words
Un swasa kaatrodu naan vaazven anbae
I shall live within your breath, my love
Muthu muthu muthu muthu muthu
Pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl
Muthu muthu muthu muthu muthu
Pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl
Muthae muthamma
Oh precious Muthamma
Mutham onnu tharalama
May I give you a kiss?
Kaadhal manjathil
In the bed of love
Kanakugal varalama
May sweet dreams arrive?
…………………………………………
...
Vanam muzhudhum pournami
Is the full moon across the entire sky
Un azagil dhan vandhadho
Born only from your beauty?
Dhesam muzhudhum minmini
Are the fireflies across the nation
Un varavai than thedutho
Searching only for your arrival?
Manmadhanin per sonnadhaal
Because the name of Cupid was uttered
Mazhai thuligal soodaanadho
Did the raindrops turn hot?
Ilamai kadhavum thirandhadhaal
Because the doors of youth opened
Ithazhgal thinam poraadutho
Do the lips wrestle every day?
Nijamaga vaazhum kaadhal
Love that lives in reality
Nizhalaagi pogadhu
Will never turn into a shadow
Niramindri vaazhum kaadhal
Love that lives without color
Ennalum maaradhu
Will never change through time
Kaadhal mezhugaai urugiren vaa vaa anbae
I melt like love's wax, come to me my love
Muthu muthu muthu muthu muthu
Pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl
Muthu muthu muthu muthu muthu
Pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl
Muthae muthamma
Oh precious Muthamma
Mutham alli vidalama
May I shower you with kisses?
Kaadhal manjathil
In the bed of love
Kanakugal varalama
May sweet dreams arrive?
Muthae muthamma
Oh precious Muthamma
Mutham onnu tharalama
May I give you a kiss?
Kaadhal manjathil
In the bed of love
Kanakugal varalama
May sweet dreams arrive?
Kadaluku kaadhal vandhaal
If the ocean falls in love
Karayeri vandhaal podhum
It is enough if it comes ashore
Kavidhaikku kaadhal vandhaal
If poetry falls in love
Thangadhamma
It cannot be contained!
Ullasam ullsam
Joy, celebration!
Ulagengum ullasam
Joy all over the world!
Sandhosham sandhosham
Happiness, happiness!
Engengum sandhosham
Happiness everywhere!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Muthae Muthamma' from the 1997 film 'Ullaasam' is an exuberant and romantic celebratory song expressing the ecstasy, magic, and boundless joy of falling in love. The lyrics compare love to grand cosmic and natural phenomena—such as flowers blooming on the sun, the gentle breeze falling in love, and rain turning warm—emphasizing how love transforms and brightens the entire world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora (Edhugai / Repetition)
“Ullasam ullsam / Ulagengum ullasam”
Repetition of the phrase 'Ullasam ullsam' and 'Sandhosham sandhosham' creates a rhythmic beat celebrating joy.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Sooriyanil poo malaratum / Poovil siragu mulaikatum”
Poetic exaggeration describing impossible natural imagery like flowers blooming on the sun and wings growing on flowers to convey love's power.
Metaphor
“Kaadhal mezhugaai urugiren vaa vaa anbae”
Comparing the lover to melting wax ('Kaadhal mezhugaai urugiren') to express intense passion.
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Trivia
'Ullaasam' (1997) was produced by Amitabh Bachchan's ABCL banner. The soundtrack was composed by Karthik Raja, and 'Muthae Muthamma' features a memorable vocal rendition by legendary actor-singer Kamal Haasan alongside Bhavatharini and Swarnalatha.
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