Thodalaam Thottalum
From Kalicharan · 1988
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Vani Jairam, T. L. Thiagarajan
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Kalicharan1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thodalaam | You can touch |
| Thottaalum yogamthaan | Even if touched, it is good fortune |
| Arumbaana thirumeni | The body that is like a bud |
| Malaraagum aasai thenoorum | Will blossom as desire oozes sweet nectar |
| Male | |
| Thodalaam | You can touch |
| Thottaalum yogamthaan | Even if touched, it is good fortune |
| Arumbaana thirumeni | The body that is like a bud |
| Malaraagum aasai thenoorum | Will blossom as desire oozes sweet nectar |
| Male | |
| Eera megam thooral poda | When wet clouds drizzle |
| Neram paarkkumo | Does it wait for time? |
| Female | |
| Verai paarthu vaadumbothu | When seeing the root wither |
| Neerai vaarkkumo | Will it pour water? |
| Male | |
| Yerikkaatrum poovai theenda | Does the lake breeze ask anyone |
| Yaarai ketkkumo | Before touching the flower? |
| Female | |
| Kaaval illaiyo | Is there no guard? |
| Ingu kelvi illaiyo | Is there no questioning here? |
| Male | |
| Kaathiruppatho | Shall I keep waiting? |
| Innum paarthiruppatho | Shall I keep watching further? |
| Female | |
| Thodalaam | You can touch |
| Thottaalum yogamthaan | Even if touched, it is good fortune |
| Arumbaana thirumeni | The body that is like a bud |
| Malaraagum aasai thenoorum | Will blossom as desire oozes sweet nectar |
| Female | |
| Odaithaane boomi pennin | Is it not the stream that acts as |
| Aadai pondratho | The dress for the Earth woman? |
| Male | |
| Aadai neekki paarkkathaane | To remove the dress and see |
| Vaadai yengutho | Does the northern wind yearn? |
| Female | |
| Paarkka paarkka melum melum | The more one looks, |
| Bothai yerutho | Does intoxication rise further? |
| Male | |
| Un vasathile | In your control |
| Iniya then kidaikkumo | Will sweet honey be found? |
| Female | |
| Pen mayakkamaa | Is it a woman's spell? |
| Rendu kan sivakkumaa | Will both eyes turn red? |
| Male | |
| Thodalaam | You can touch |
| Female | |
| Thottaalum yogamthaan | Even if touched, it is good fortune |
| Male | |
| Arumbaana | Bud-like |
| Female | |
| Thirumeni | Body |
| Male | |
| Malaraagum | Will blossom |
பெண்
: தொடலாம் தொட்டாலும் யோகம்தான்
அரும்பான திருமேனி மலராகும் ஆசை தேனூறும்
தொடலாம் தொட்டாலும் யோகம்தான்
அரும்பான திருமேனி மலராகும் ஆசை தேனூறும்
You can touch
Even if touched, it is good fortune
The body that is like a bud
Will blossom as desire oozes sweet nectar
இருவரும்
: தொடலாம் தொட்டாலும் யோகம்தான்
You can touch
Even if touched, it is good fortune
The body that is like a bud
Will blossom as desire oozes sweet nectar
ஆண்
: ஈர மேகம் தூறல் போட நேரம் பார்க்குமோ
பெண்
: வேரை பார்த்து வாடும்போது நீரை வார்க்குமோ
ஆண்
: ஏரிக் காற்றும் பூவை தீண்ட யாரை கேட்குமோ
பெண்
: காவல் இல்லையோ இங்கு கேள்வி இல்லையோ
ஆண்
: காத்திருப்பதோ இன்னும் பார்த்திருப்பதோ
When wet clouds drizzle
Does it wait for time?
பெண்
: தொடலாம் தொட்டாலும் யோகம்தான்
அரும்பான திருமேனி மலராகும் ஆசை தேனூறும்
இருவரும்
: தொடலாம் தொட்டாலும் யோகம்தான்
When seeing the root wither
Will it pour water?
பெண்
: ஓடைத்தானே பூமி பெண்ணின் ஆடை போன்றதோ
ஆண்
: ஆடை நீக்கி பார்க்கத்தானே வாடை ஏங்குதோ
பெண்
: பார்க்க பார்க்க மேலும் மேலும் போதை ஏறுதோ
ஆண்
: உன் வசத்திலே இனிய தேன் கிடைக்குமா
பெண்
: பெண் மயக்கமா ரெண்டு கண் சிவக்குமா
Does the lake breeze ask anyone
Before touching the flower?
ஆண்
: தொடலாம்
Is there no guard?
Is there no questioning here?
பெண்
: தொட்டாலும் யோகம்தான்
ஆண்
: அரும்பான
Shall I keep waiting?
Shall I keep watching further?
பெண்
: திருமேனி
You can touch
Even if touched, it is good fortune
The body that is like a bud
Will blossom as desire oozes sweet nectar
ஆண்
: மலராகும்
Is it not the stream that acts as
The dress for the Earth woman?
இருவரும்
: ஆசை தேனூறும்
தொடலாம் தொட்டாலும் யோகம்தான்...
To remove the dress and see
Does the northern wind yearn?
The more one looks,
Does intoxication rise further?
In your control
Will sweet honey be found?
Is it a woman's spell?
Will both eyes turn red?
You can touch
Even if touched, it is good fortune
Bud-like
Body
Will blossom
Thodalaam
You can touch
Thottaalum yogamthaan
Even if touched, it is good fortune
Arumbaana thirumeni
The body that is like a bud
Malaraagum aasai thenoorum
Will blossom as desire oozes sweet nectar
Thodalaam
You can touch
Thottaalum yogamthaan
Even if touched, it is good fortune
Arumbaana thirumeni
The body that is like a bud
Malaraagum aasai thenoorum
Will blossom as desire oozes sweet nectar
Eera megam thooral poda
When wet clouds drizzle
Neram paarkkumo
Does it wait for time?
Verai paarthu vaadumbothu
When seeing the root wither
Neerai vaarkkumo
Will it pour water?
Yerikkaatrum poovai theenda
Does the lake breeze ask anyone
Yaarai ketkkumo
Before touching the flower?
Kaaval illaiyo
Is there no guard?
Ingu kelvi illaiyo
Is there no questioning here?
Kaathiruppatho
Shall I keep waiting?
Innum paarthiruppatho
Shall I keep watching further?
Thodalaam
You can touch
Thottaalum yogamthaan
Even if touched, it is good fortune
Arumbaana thirumeni
The body that is like a bud
Malaraagum aasai thenoorum
Will blossom as desire oozes sweet nectar
Odaithaane boomi pennin
Is it not the stream that acts as
Aadai pondratho
The dress for the Earth woman?
Aadai neekki paarkkathaane
To remove the dress and see
Vaadai yengutho
Does the northern wind yearn?
Paarkka paarkka melum melum
The more one looks,
Bothai yerutho
Does intoxication rise further?
Un vasathile
In your control
Iniya then kidaikkumo
Will sweet honey be found?
Pen mayakkamaa
Is it a woman's spell?
Rendu kan sivakkumaa
Will both eyes turn red?
Thodalaam
You can touch
Thottaalum yogamthaan
Even if touched, it is good fortune
Arumbaana
Bud-like
Thirumeni
Body
Malaraagum
Will blossom
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Thodalaam is a romantic duet from the 1988 Tamil movie Kalicharan, composed by Chandrabose and written by lyricist Vaali. The song captures a sensual dialogue between two lovers expressing their deep attraction and romantic yearning. Through rich nature metaphors, such as drizzling rain clouds, gentle lake breezes, and flowing streams acting as garments for the earth, the lovers describe the natural and irresistible nature of love, desire, and physical closeness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Arumbaana thirumeni / Malaraagum aasai thenoorum”
Compares a young woman's body to an unblossomed bud (Arumbaana thirumeni) that blossoms with sweet honey when desire overflows.
Personification (Tharkurippu Aettru Ani)
“Odaithaane boomi pennin / Aadai pondratho”
Personifies nature by describing clouds drizzling without checking time, breeze touching flowers without permission, and the stream acting as a dress for Mother Earth.
Edhukai (Second letter rhyming)
“Eera megam thooral poda / Neram paarkkumo”
Rhyming of the second letter in adjacent lines ('Eera' and 'Neram', 'Verai' and 'Neerai') creating a rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
Kalicharan (1988) featured music by Chandrabose, who delivered multiple hit albums in Tamil cinema during the late 1980s. Sung by Vani Jayaram and T. L. Thiagarajan, this track highlights lyricist Vaali's signature ability to blend romantic intimacy with natural poetic imagery.
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