- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Kovai Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- K. Vijaya Baskar
- Movie name
- Unga Veettu Kalyanam
- Movie release year
- 1975
- Lyrics added on
- 1 Jul 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful track portrays romantic banter and playful teasing between two lovers anticipating their upcoming union. The male lover coaxingly requests affection, sweet kisses, and physical closeness, comparing his stealthy romantic advance to a thief stealing love. The female lover playfully sets boundaries, reminding him of her family's presence nearby and emphasizing that traditional rituals like garlanding and tying the marital thread must take place before they indulge fully. As the song progresses, they exchange clever quips about rehearsing their future marital life. The male protagonist compares their night-time romance to 'secret lessons' they should study daily, while the heroine expresses maidenly bashfulness. Lyricist Vaali weaves witty Tamil proverbs and lighthearted double-entendres into the dialogue, creating a lively duet performed with exuberance by Kovai Soundararajan and L. R. Eswari.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kallanai polae”
Compares the hero entering the romantic space stealthily to a thief ('Kallanai polae').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Paarththaal naadagam arangerum”
Compares romantic intimacy to staging a theatrical play ('naadagam arangerum') and night-time passion to studying secret lessons ('ragasiyam paadam').
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Yaaro endru en ennam sonnathu / Neethaan endru en nenjam sonnathu”
Rhyming end phrases 'ennam sonnathu' and 'nenjam sonnathu' create a rhythmic parallel between mind and heart.
Ethugai (Second-letter Assonance)
“Niththam ippadi oththigai”
Repetition of the 'th' consonant sound in 'Niththam' and 'Paarththaal' / 'Raththiri'.
Wordplay / Idiomatic Proverb
“Kondraal paavam thindraal pogum”
Playful twist on the traditional Tamil proverb 'Kondraal paavam, thindraal pochhu', using wordplay on bashfulness 'killing' her.
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Trivia
Unga Veettu Kalyanam (1975) featured music by the legendary Kannada-Tamil composer K. Vijaya Bhaskar. Sung by Kovai Soundararajan and the expressive L. R. Eswari, this song highlights lyricist Vaali's trademark style of blending colloquial banter, folk proverbs, and theatrical metaphors into catchy film duets.
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