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Lyrics & meaning

Va Kalli

From Kalavaani Mappillai · 2018

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singers
Anthony Daasan, Anitha Karthikeyan
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Details
Kalavaani Mappillai2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Missu miss aanaIf Miss becomes missed
Mrs aagumIt becomes Mrs
Kissu kiss aanaIf kiss becomes kiss
Guiness aagumIt makes a Guinness record
Thassu bussulamAll the fizz and fuss
English aagumWill turn into English
Intha paattu youtubeThis song on YouTube
Facebook ellaamAnd Facebook
Trending aagumWill start trending
Male
Vaa kalli munnalaCome in front, you sly girl
Vaasam malli pinnalaFragrant jasmine is behind
Seema nelli kannalaWith eyes like sweet berries
Seendi vitta thannalaYou provoked me automatically
Male
Ah ah isottuAh ah pull it
Ah ah ah alekkuAh ah ah lift it up
Ah ah isottuAh ah pull it
Ah ah ah alekkuAh ah ah lift it up
Female
Ah vittu sollallaSpeaking without hesitation
Aala vettum mappillaiThe groom who conquers people
Poo mottu anbaalaA flower bud, with love
Pooti vecha nenjalaLocked inside the heart
Female
Vaa nee alekkaCome and lift me up
Vaada nee alekkaCome on, lift me up
Nee ennai melakkaLift me gently above
Thookkikadaa alekkaLift and carry me away effortlessly
Male
Kandapadi aasai vechanI desired wildly
Naanum un melaFor you
Female :Sonna padi aadurenaeFemale: I dance to your tunes
Aiyyo unnalaOh dear, because of you
Male
Kaththi kaththiShouting and screaming
Sandai podumFighting continuously
Sandai illa paaruLook, this isn't that kind of fight
Female :Kaththi vechuFemale: With a knife
Konnu podumSlays and kills
Sandaiya nee paaruLook at this kind of battle
Male
Ah ah isokkuAh ah rhythm and pull
Ah ah ah alekkuAh ah ah lift up
Ah ah isokkuAh ah rhythm and pull
Ah ah ah alekkuAh ah ah lift up
Female
Unakkunnu samanjirukkenI am matured just for you
Azhaga amanjirukkenI am beautifully settled
Kitta vanthu ottinakkaWhen I come close to embrace
Etti neeyum oduriyaeYou step back and run away
Male
Hey osarama valarnthirukkenHey, I have grown tall
Ozhukkama naan irukkenI remain well-behaved
Kannu renda moodi kittuClosing both your eyes
Vaanavilla theduriyeYou search for a rainbow
Female
En nenja thottuTouch my heart
Nee ennai muttuDash against me
Ini meththaiyila jallikattuNow, it's bull-taming on the mattress
Male
En kaiya thotttuTouch my hands
En kaala thottuTouch my feet
Hey meththaiyilaHey, on the mattress
Ini mallukattuNow let's wrestle
Female
Hey onnae onnuHey, just one thing
Kannae kannuMy dear eyes
Ippo kodu pothumGive it now, that's enough
Male :Hey intha pudiMale: Hey, take this
MothathaiyumEverything in total
Thanthuttenae naanuI have given it all
Male
Vaa en thangattiCome, my gold nugget
Neethaan en pondattiYou are my wife
Nee adi illattiIf you aren't there, darling
Naan kerangiduven kannattiI will get dizzy, my dear
Female
Vaa en aithalaCome my handsome lover
Vaada en aithalaCome on, my lover
Naan un manasulaIn your heart
Vechurikken aithalaI have kept you, my lover
Chorus
HoiHoi
Hoi hoi hoi hoiHoi hoi hoi hoi
Alekka lekka lekka alekkaLift up, lift up, lift up
Alekka lekka lekka alekkaLift up, lift up, lift up
Male
Kazhugu kanazhagiEagle-eyed beauty
Manasa kothuriyaeYou peck at my heart
Kadugu machazhagiMustard-mole beauty
Usura pichu poguriyaeYou rip my life away
Female
Aasai pechu azhagaLoving words spoken beautifully
Aala saikuthaeAre swaying the person
Ice-eh vechu ennaiBy flattering me
Nice-u panna paakuriyaeYou try to charm me smoothly
Male
Naan thekki vechaAll that I have saved up
En aasai ellaamAll my desires
Adi theana pola thanthidavaDarling, shall I give them like honey?
Female
En thevai ellaamAll my needs
Naan sollidavaShall I express them?
Vanthu thaeni pola kottidavaShall I come and sting like a honeybee?
Male
Un pakkathilaNext to you
Bommai polaLike a doll
Aaguren di naanuI become, my girl
Female
Un moochi kaathaYour breath's air
Vangi naanumTaking it in, I too
Moochi vida porenAm going to breathe
Male
Vaa en lolakkuCome, my earring pendant
Vaadi en lolakkuCome, my earring pendant
Naan un melakkuI am your lamp
En manasa konjamMy heart a little bit
Cool aakkuMake it cool
Female
Vaa en aithalaCome my lover
Vaada en aithalaCome on my lover
Naan un manasulaIn your heart
Vechurikken aithalaI have kept you, lover
Male
Hey vaa kalli munnalaHey come, sly girl, in front
Vaasam malli pinnalaFragrant jasmine behind
Seema nelli kannalaWith eyes like sweet berries
Seendi vitta thannalaYou provoked me automatically
Female
Ah vittu sollallaSpeaking without hesitation
Aala vettum mappillaiThe groom who conquers people
Poo moottu anbaalaA flower bud, with love
Pooti vecha nenjalaLocked inside the heart
Male
Kandapadi aasai vechanI desired wildly
Naanum un melaFor you
Female :Sonna padi aadurenaeFemale: I dance to your tunes
Aiyyo unnalaOh dear, because of you
Male
Kaththi kaththiShouting and screaming
Sandai podumFighting continuously
Sandai illa paaruLook, this isn't that kind of fight
Female :Kaththi vechuFemale: With a knife
Konnu podumSlays and kills
Sandaiya nee paaruLook at this kind of battle
Male
Vaa en thangattiCome, my gold nugget
Neethaan en pondattiYou are my wife
Nee adi illattiIf you aren't there, darling
Naan kerangiduven kannattiI will get dizzy, my dear
Female
Vaa nee alekkaCome and lift me up
Vaada nee alekkaCome on, lift me up
Nee ennai melakkaLift me gently above
Thookkikadaa alekkaLift and carry me away effortlessly

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Kalavaani Mappillai' features a lively and romantic duet where the lead couple exchange flirtatious banter and playful affection. The song blends contemporary pop culture references (like YouTube, Facebook, and Guinness records) with traditional Tamil folk rhythms and local slang. The overall narrative highlights their intense mutual attraction, teasing, and passionate romance in a fun, upbeat manner.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (Rhyme)

Missu miss aana / Mrs aagum

Rhyming ending phrases like 'Missu miss aana / Mrs aagum' and 'Kissu kiss aana / Guiness aagum' create rhythmic balance.

Uvamai (Metaphor / Comparison)

Kazhugu kanazhagi / Manasa kothuriyae

Comparing sharp, attractive eyes to an eagle's sight ('Kazhugu kanazhagi').

Anaphora / Alliteration

Alekka lekka lekka alekka

Repetition of catchy, rhythmic non-lexical sounds like 'Alekka lekka lekka alekka' to heighten musical energy.

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Trivia

'Kalavaani Mappillai' is a 2018 Tamil comedy film starring Dinesh and Adhiti Menon. The song is known for its high-energy folk beat and modern viral culture references.

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