Thilothamma
From Kaadhal Mannan · 1998
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Bharathwaj, Anupama
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Kaadhal Mannan1998
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Naan madi yendhi | I held out my lap in supplication |
| Manpol yaasithen | I begged like the thirsty earth |
| En mazhaiththuliyae | Oh my precious raindrop |
| Yen dhaan yosiththaai | Why did you hesitate so much? |
| Manam thaanghaadhae | My heart cannot bear this distance |
| Pin vaanghaadhae | Do not pull back now |
| Male | |
| Thiloththammaa | Oh Tilottama |
| Thiloththammaa | Oh Tilottama |
| Thiloththammaa | Oh Tilottama |
| Chorus | |
| ………………….. | [Music] |
| Female | |
| Idhu meidhaanae | Is this truly real? |
| Unnai ketkkiren | I am asking you |
| Ada en kannai | Ah, my own eyes |
| Naanae paarkkiren | I am looking at myself |
| En kanneeril nandri solgindren | I express my gratitude through my tears |
| Male | |
| Thiloththammaa | Oh Tilottama |
| Thiloththammaa | Oh Tilottama |
| Thiloththammaa | Oh Tilottama |
| Female | |
| Ah ah ah ah ah ah | Ah ah ah ah ah ah |
| Ah ah ah ah ah ah | Ah ah ah ah ah ah |
| Female | |
| Maattram | A change |
| Manadhiloru maattram | A change within the heart |
| Maattram | A change |
| Vizhiyil thadumaattram | A faltering hesitation in the eyes |
| Thavarallavaa un nenjukku | Is it not wrong? To your heart |
| Thaazhpaalidu | Put a latch and bolt it |
| Male | |
| Hey hi hey hi hey hi hey hi | Hey hi hey hi hey hi hey hi |
| Kaadhal anaivarukkum poovo | Is love a soft flower for everyone else? |
| Enakku mattum mullo | Is it a sharp thorn only for me? |
| Mullo unnaal sollaamalae | Is it a thorn, kissing silently without speaking? |
| Muththaadavo | To kiss gently? |
| Male | |
| Thiloththammaa | Oh Tilottama |
| Thiloththammaa | Oh Tilottama |
| Thiloththammaa | Oh Tilottama |
| Male | |
| Idhu sollaadha | This is an unexpressed |
| Sogam allavaa | Sorrow, isn't it? |
| Adhai mounangal | That sorrow, the silences |
| Sollum allavaa | Will convey, won't they? |
| Thallipponaalum | Even if you step far away |
| Ullam poghaadhu | The inner soul will not wander away |
| Male | |
| Thiloththammaa | Oh Tilottama |
| Thiloththammaa | Oh Tilottama |
| Thiloththammaa | Oh Tilottama |
| Female | |
| Ival nenjodu | Within her heart |
| Yedho ulladhu | There is something hidden |
| Adhai un kaadhil | In your ear, if it is whispered |
| Sonnaal nalladhu | It would be wonderful |
| Mounam theerppomaa | Shall we break this silence? |
| Meendum paarppomaa | Shall we meet each other again? |
| Male | |
| Thiloththammaa | Oh Tilottama |
| Thiloththammaa | Oh Tilottama |
| Thiloththammaa | Oh Tilottama |
நான் மடி ஏந்தி
மண் போல் யாசித்தேன்
என் மழைத்துளியே ஏன்
தான் யோசித்தாய் மனம்
தாங்காதே பின் வாங்காதே
I held out my lap in supplication
I begged like the thirsty earth
Oh my precious raindrop
Why did you hesitate so much?
My heart cannot bear this distance
Do not pull back now
திலோத்தமா
திலோத்தமா
திலோத்தமா
Oh Tilottama
Oh Tilottama
Oh Tilottama
..............................
[Music]
இது மெய் தானே
உன்னைக் கேட்கிறேன்
அட என் கண்ணை நானே
பார்க்கிறேன் என் கண்ணீரில்
நன்றி சொல்கின்றேன்
Is this truly real?
I am asking you
Ah, my own eyes
I am looking at myself
I express my gratitude through my tears
திலோத்தமா
திலோத்தமா
திலோத்தமா
Oh Tilottama
Oh Tilottama
Oh Tilottama
ஆ ஆ ஆ
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
Ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah
மாற்றம் மனதிலொரு
மாற்றம் மாற்றம் விழியில்
தடுமாற்றம் தவறல்லவா
உன் நெஞ்சுக்குத் தாழ்ப்பாளிடு
A change
A change within the heart
A change
A faltering hesitation in the eyes
Is it not wrong? To your heart
Put a latch and bolt it
ஹே ஹி ஹே ஹி
ஹே ஹி ஹே ஹி காதல்
அனைவருக்கும் பூவோ
எனக்கு மட்டும் முள்ளோ
முள்ளோ உன்னால் சொல்லாமலே
முத்தாடவோ
Hey hi hey hi hey hi hey hi
Is love a soft flower for everyone else?
Is it a sharp thorn only for me?
Is it a thorn, kissing silently without speaking?
To kiss gently?
திலோத்தமா
திலோத்தமா
திலோத்தமா
Oh Tilottama
Oh Tilottama
Oh Tilottama
இது சொல்லாத
சோகம் அல்லவா அதை
மௌனங்கள் சொல்லும்
அல்லவா தள்ளிப்போனாலும்
உள்ளம் போகாது
This is an unexpressed
Sorrow, isn't it?
That sorrow, the silences
Will convey, won't they?
Even if you step far away
The inner soul will not wander away
திலோத்தமா
திலோத்தமா
திலோத்தமா
Oh Tilottama
Oh Tilottama
Oh Tilottama
இவள் நெஞ்சோடு
ஏதோ உள்ளது அதை உன்
காதில் சொன்னால் நல்லது
மௌனம் தீர்ப்போமா மீண்டும்
பார்ப்போமா
Within her heart
There is something hidden
In your ear, if it is whispered
It would be wonderful
Shall we break this silence?
Shall we meet each other again?
திலோத்தமா
திலோத்தமா
திலோத்தமா
Oh Tilottama
Oh Tilottama
Oh Tilottama
Naan madi yendhi
I held out my lap in supplication
Manpol yaasithen
I begged like the thirsty earth
En mazhaiththuliyae
Oh my precious raindrop
Yen dhaan yosiththaai
Why did you hesitate so much?
Manam thaanghaadhae
My heart cannot bear this distance
Pin vaanghaadhae
Do not pull back now
Thiloththammaa
Oh Tilottama
Thiloththammaa
Oh Tilottama
Thiloththammaa
Oh Tilottama
…………………..
[Music]
Idhu meidhaanae
Is this truly real?
Unnai ketkkiren
I am asking you
Ada en kannai
Ah, my own eyes
Naanae paarkkiren
I am looking at myself
En kanneeril nandri solgindren
I express my gratitude through my tears
Thiloththammaa
Oh Tilottama
Thiloththammaa
Oh Tilottama
Thiloththammaa
Oh Tilottama
Ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah
Maattram
A change
Manadhiloru maattram
A change within the heart
Maattram
A change
Vizhiyil thadumaattram
A faltering hesitation in the eyes
Thavarallavaa un nenjukku
Is it not wrong? To your heart
Thaazhpaalidu
Put a latch and bolt it
Hey hi hey hi hey hi hey hi
Hey hi hey hi hey hi hey hi
Kaadhal anaivarukkum poovo
Is love a soft flower for everyone else?
Enakku mattum mullo
Is it a sharp thorn only for me?
Mullo unnaal sollaamalae
Is it a thorn, kissing silently without speaking?
Muththaadavo
To kiss gently?
Thiloththammaa
Oh Tilottama
Thiloththammaa
Oh Tilottama
Thiloththammaa
Oh Tilottama
Idhu sollaadha
This is an unexpressed
Sogam allavaa
Sorrow, isn't it?
Adhai mounangal
That sorrow, the silences
Sollum allavaa
Will convey, won't they?
Thallipponaalum
Even if you step far away
Ullam poghaadhu
The inner soul will not wander away
Thiloththammaa
Oh Tilottama
Thiloththammaa
Oh Tilottama
Thiloththammaa
Oh Tilottama
Ival nenjodu
Within her heart
Yedho ulladhu
There is something hidden
Adhai un kaadhil
In your ear, if it is whispered
Sonnaal nalladhu
It would be wonderful
Mounam theerppomaa
Shall we break this silence?
Meendum paarppomaa
Shall we meet each other again?
Thiloththammaa
Oh Tilottama
Thiloththammaa
Oh Tilottama
Thiloththammaa
Oh Tilottama
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Thiloththammaa' from the film Kaadhal Mannan (1998), composed by Bharathwaj and written by Vairamuthu, is an emotionally charged romantic track expressing pleading love, longing, and subtle pain. The protagonist addresses his beloved as 'Tilottama' (comparing her beauty to the celestial nymph Tilottama), begging for her affection like parched land yearning for rain. The song beautifully captures the conflict of emotions, silent grief, and the quiet understanding shared between lovers through silence and gaze.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani / Metaphor (உவமை)
“Manpol yaasithen”
Comparing the protagonist begging for love to the parched earth waiting for rain ('Manpol yaasithen / En mazhaiththuliyae').
Rhetorical Question (வினா நவிற்சி)
“Kaadhal anaivarukkum poovo”
Using contrast questions comparing love to flowers for others and thorns for oneself ('Kaadhal anaivarukkum poovo / Enakku mattum mullo').
Personification / Imagery
“Adhai mounangal”
Attributing speech to silence ('Adhai mounangal / Sollum allavaa').
Did you know?
Trivia
Kaadhal Mannan (1998) marked a major musical hit for composer Bharathwaj and actor Ajith Kumar. The song 'Tilottama' became immensely popular for Hariharan's soulful rendition and Vairamuthu's poetic imagery comparing the heroine to the celestial beauty Tilottama.
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