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Lyrics & meaning

Vellaikkara Mutham

From Chellamae · 2004

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Mahathi
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Details
Chellamae2004

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Lallaalaalaalaa lal laalaa lal lal laaLa la la... (vocalizing melody)
Lallaalaalaalaa lal laalaa lal lal laaLa la la... (vocalizing melody)
Lalal laalaaa laal aa lal lal laaLa la la... (vocalizing melody)
Lalal laalaaa laal aa lal lal laaLa la la... (vocalizing melody)
Female
Vellaikaara muthamA fair-skinned lover's kiss
En dhegam engumAll over my body
Kotti kotti thanthaanHe showered and gave in abundance
Vellaikaara muthamA fair-skinned lover's kiss
En dhegam engumAll over my body
Kotti kotti thanthaanHe showered and gave in abundance
Uyir kollai kondaanHe plundered my soul completely
Female
Utchan thalaiyilOn the crown of my head
Avan ichu muthathilIn his loving, peck kiss
Pala natchathiram sitharuthu kannilMany stars scatter before my eyes
Antha idathil avan thantha muthathilIn the kiss he gave at that very spot
Sooriyangal enakkullae udainthidaSuns shatter within me
Female
Vellaikaara muthamA fair-skinned lover's kiss
En dhegam engumAll over my body
Kotti kotti thanthaanHe showered and gave in abundance
Female
Konjam konjam seththenI died bit by bit in ecstasy
Kollai motcham kondenI attained ultimate salvation
Cellgalin vergalilAt the very roots of my cellular level
Thaen sotta kandenI saw honey dripping
Female
Ohooo izhappathu ingaeOhooo, losing oneself here
Inbam endru kondenI realized it to be pure bliss
Nashtangalae laabam ennumThat losses are actually gains
Kanithangal kandenI discovered such mathematics
Female
Koduthathilae nirainthuvittenI found total fulfillment in giving
Paruvam vanthathumWhen youth arrived
Kudainthu malarnthenI unfurled and blossomed
Palliaraiyil marubadi malarnthenIn the bedchamber, I blossomed once again
Female
Vellaikaara muthamA fair-skinned lover's kiss
En dhegam engumAll over my body
Kotti kotti thanthaanHe showered and gave in abundance
Vellaikaara muthamA fair-skinned lover's kiss
En dhegam engumAll over my body
Kotti kotti thanthaanHe showered and gave in abundance
Uyir kollai kondaanHe plundered my soul completely
Male
………………………....
Female
Mogam kondu thaithaanWith passion he stitched me whole
Moochu mutta vaithaanHe made me gasp for breath
Udambukkul uyir ullaWhere the soul resides inside the body
Idam kandu thottaanHe located that exact spot and touched it
Female
Kattil kaadu kandaanHe saw the bed as a wilderness
Kanni vettai kondaanHe went hunting for a virgin maiden
En uyir mattum vittu vittuLeaving only my life spared
Ovvondraga chuttaanHe shot down everything else one by one
Female
Uchi kottiyae udaithuvittaanHe clicked his tongue and broke my defenses
Sithari kidanthen serthu eduthaanI lay scattered, and he gathered me up
Layithu kidanthenI lay immersed in delight
Latchiyathai mudithaanHe accomplished his desired goal
Female
Thanna naana nanaThanna naana nana
En dhegam engumAll over my body
Thanna naana nanaaThanna naana nanaa
Female
Vellaikaara muthamA fair-skinned lover's kiss
En dhegam engumAll over my body
Kotti kotti thanthaanHe showered and gave in abundance
Uyir kollai kondaanHe plundered my soul completely
Female
Utchan thalaiyilOn the crown of my head
Avan ichu muthathilIn his loving, peck kiss
Pala natchathiram sitharuthu kannilMany stars scatter before my eyes
Antha idathil avan thantha muthathilIn the kiss he gave at that very spot
Sooriyangal enakkullae udainthidaSuns shatter within me

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from the film 'Chellamae' (2004) expresses the overwhelming sensory and emotional experience of intimate love. The female protagonist describes the touch and kiss of her lover ('Vellaikaara mutham') as a transformative event that shatters her senses, scattering stars before her eyes and bursting suns inside her soul. She metaphorically portrays intimacy as a paradoxical state where losing oneself leads to supreme bliss and yielding completely feels like ultimate gain.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Agedhu (Ethukai - Second Letter Rhyming)

Mogam kondu thaithaan / Moochu mutta vaithaan

Rhyming of second letters in adjacent words/lines, such as 'Mogam' and 'Moochu', or 'Kattil' and 'Kanni'.

Hyperbole (Atisayokti)

Pala natchathiram sitharuthu kannil / Sooriyangal enakkullae udainthida

Exaggeration used for dramatic effect, such as suns shattering inside oneself or stars scattering in the eyes from a kiss.

Oxymoron / Paradox

Nashtangalae laabam ennum Kanithangal kanden

Contradictory ideas combined to illustrate spiritual and physical ecstasy where losses are framed as mathematical gains.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kattil kaadu kandaan / Kanni vettai kondaan

Comparing the bedchamber to a jungle and intimacy to a hunt, and cellular roots to honey dripping.

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Trivia

The track was composed by Harris Jayaraj for the romantic thriller 'Chellamae' (2004), starring Vishal and Reema Sen. Sung by Mahathi with lyrics by Vairamuthu, the song gained widespread popularity for its lush arrangement and bold lyrical imagery.

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