- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chitra
- Music director
- Raveendran
- Movie name
- Kanmaniye Pesu
- Movie release year
- 1986
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Jan 2022
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Vaanam engal ellai
Female :Ellai
Male :Oorenna perenna
Raja veettu pillai
Female :Pillai
Engaeyum engaeyum
Santhosam
Female :Santhosam
Male :Ullaththil inikkira
Ullaasam
Female :Ullaasam
Kalloori paravaigal naam
Achchamenna vetkkamenna
Michchamenna meedhamenna
Vaanam engal ellai
Male :Ellai
Female :Oorenna perenna
Raja veettu pillai
Male :Pillai
Engaeyum engaeyum
Santhosam
Male :Santhosam
Female :Ullaththil inikkira
Ullaasam
Male :Ullaasam
Kalloori paravaigal naam
Achchamenna vetkkamenna
Michchamenna meedhamenna
Vaanam engal ellai
Ellai ellai ellai ellai ellai
Raja veettu pillai
Pillai pillai pillai pillai pillai
Maanguyil polavae ellorum maaralaam
Female :Maalaiyil solaiyil saneetham paadalaam
Male :Kelunammaa namma kuralai
Female :Thoththu pogum keni thavala
Saareeraththil enna korachchal
Female :Solla ponaa rompa eraichchal
Male :Paattu padikka kaththu tharanum
Female :Velai adhukku oththu varanum
Male :Neram ippo nallaa irukku
Vaanam engal ellai
Ellai ellai ellai ellai ellai
Raja veettu pillai
Pillai pillai pillai pillai pillai
…………….
Maanavan maanavi kalloori naatgalil
Male :Naayagan naayagi kalyaana medaiyil
Female :Yaarukkendru yaarai solvatho
Naanam vittu perai solvatho
Yaaru nenjam yaarin pakkamo
Sollungammaa enna vekkamo
Female :Kannil irukku kadhal kavithai
Male :Alli kondathu entha manathai
Female :Yaaraal adhai solla mudiyum
Vaanam engal ellai
Female :Ellai
Male :Oorenna perenna
Raja veettu pillai
Female :Pillai
Engaeyum engaeyum
Santhosam
Female :Santhosam
Male :Ullaththil inikkira
Ullaasam
Female :Ullaasam
Kalloori paravaigal naam
Achchamenna vetkkamenna
Michchamenna meedhamenna
Vaanam engal ellai
Ellai ellai ellai ellai ellai
Raja veettu pillai
Pillai pillai pillai pillai pillai
...
The sky is our limit!
Female: Limit!
Male: What town, what name does it matter?
We are children of a royal home!
Female: Children!
Everywhere, everywhere...
...is pure happiness!
Female: Happiness!
Male: Sweetening inside the heart...
...is pure joy!
Female: Joy!
We are the birds of college!
What fear is there, what shyness is there?
What is held back, what is left behind?
The sky is our limit!
Male: Limit!
Female: What town, what name does it matter?
We are children of a royal home!
Male: Children!
Everywhere, everywhere...
...is pure happiness!
Male: Happiness!
Female: Sweetening inside the heart...
...is pure joy!
Male: Joy!
We are the birds of college!
What fear is there, what shyness is there?
What is held back, what is left behind?
The sky is our limit!
Limit, limit, limit, limit, limit!
Children of a royal home!
Children, children, children, children, children!
We can all turn into singing cuckoos!
Female: In the evening grove, we can sing sweet melodies!
Male: Just listen to my voice!
Female: Even a well-frog would lose to it!
What flaw is there in my singing voice?
Female: To tell the truth, it is just loud noise!
Male: I must teach you how to sing!
Female: You should be fit for the job first!
Male: The time is just right now!
The sky is our limit!
Limit, limit, limit, limit, limit!
Children of a royal home!
Children, children, children, children, children!
...
Boy student and girl student during college days,
Male: Become hero and heroine on the wedding stage!
Female: Who can say who is meant for whom?
Who will cast aside shyness and say the name?
Whose heart leans towards whose?
Tell us now, why all this shyness?
Female: There is a love poem in the eyes!
Male: Which heart did it sweep away?
Female: Who can really tell?
The sky is our limit!
Female: Limit!
Male: What town, what name does it matter?
We are children of a royal home!
Female: Children!
Everywhere, everywhere...
...is pure happiness!
Female: Happiness!
Male: Sweetening inside the heart...
...is pure joy!
Female: Joy!
We are the birds of college!
What fear is there, what shyness is there?
What is held back, what is left behind?
The sky is our limit!
Limit, limit, limit, limit, limit!
Children of a royal home!
Children, children, children, children, children!
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Male
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic song celebrates youth, freedom, and college life. The youth describe themselves as free birds whose boundaries reach as high as the sky itself, unbound by rigid identities, fear, or shyness. Through playful banter, the male and female voices tease each other about singing ability, romance, and future marriage, embracing the joy of the present moment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kalloori paravaigal naam”
Compares young college students directly to free-spirited birds.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Maanguyil polavae ellorum maaralaam”
Uses 'polavae' (like) to compare everyone's potential singing and transformation to sweet cuckoo birds.
Edhukai (Second letter rhyming)
“Achchamenna vetkkamenna / Michchamenna meedhamenna”
The second consonant sound 'ch' matches across adjacent words, creating rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
This track is a celebrated duet from the movie 'Kakki Sattai' (1985), composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali, capturing the lively dynamic of youth culture during the 1980s.
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