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Vellaikkara Mutham

From Chellamae · 2004

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Mahathi
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Chellamae
Movie release year
2004
Lyrics added on
22 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Lallaalaalaalaa lal laalaa lal lal laa
Lallaalaalaalaa lal laalaa lal lal laa
Lalal laalaaa laal aa lal lal laa
Lalal laalaaa laal aa lal lal laa
Vellaikaara mutham
En dhegam engum
Kotti kotti thanthaan
Vellaikaara mutham
En dhegam engum
Kotti kotti thanthaan
Uyir kollai kondaan
Utchan thalaiyil
Avan ichu muthathil
Pala natchathiram sitharuthu kannil
Antha idathil avan thantha muthathil
Sooriyangal enakkullae udainthida
Vellaikaara mutham
En dhegam engum
Kotti kotti thanthaan
Konjam konjam seththen
Kollai motcham konden
Cellgalin vergalil
Thaen sotta kanden
Ohooo izhappathu ingae
Inbam endru konden
Nashtangalae laabam ennum
Kanithangal kanden
Koduthathilae nirainthuvitten
Paruvam vanthathum
Kudainthu malarnthen
Palliaraiyil marubadi malarnthen
Vellaikaara mutham
En dhegam engum
Kotti kotti thanthaan
Vellaikaara mutham
En dhegam engum
Kotti kotti thanthaan
Uyir kollai kondaan
……………………….
Mogam kondu thaithaan
Moochu mutta vaithaan
Udambukkul uyir ulla
Idam kandu thottaan
Kattil kaadu kandaan
Kanni vettai kondaan
En uyir mattum vittu vittu
Ovvondraga chuttaan
Uchi kottiyae udaithuvittaan
Sithari kidanthen serthu eduthaan
Layithu kidanthen
Latchiyathai mudithaan
Thanna naana nana
En dhegam engum
Thanna naana nanaa
Vellaikaara mutham
En dhegam engum
Kotti kotti thanthaan
Uyir kollai kondaan
Utchan thalaiyil
Avan ichu muthathil
Pala natchathiram sitharuthu kannil
Antha idathil avan thantha muthathil
Sooriyangal enakkullae udainthida
La la la la la, la la la, la la la
La la la la la, la la la, la la la
La la la la, la la, la la la
La la la la, la la, la la la
Deep, passionate kisses
All over my body,
He showered on me.
Deep, passionate kisses
All over my body,
He showered on me,
And stole my very soul.
On the crown of my head,
With his sweet kiss,
Countless stars scatter before my eyes.
With the kiss he gave me in that secret place,
Suns shattered deep inside me.
Deep, passionate kisses
All over my body,
He showered on me.
I died a little by little,
I reached ultimate bliss,
And at the very roots of my cells,
I felt honey dripping.
Oh, I realized that losing myself here
Is the purest joy.
I discovered a strange math
Where every loss turns to gain.
In giving myself away, I became complete.
When youth arrived,
I opened up and blossomed,
And in the bedroom, I bloomed once more.
Deep, passionate kisses
All over my body,
He showered on me.
Deep, passionate kisses
All over my body,
He showered on me,
And stole my very soul.
...
Filled with passion, he pierced into me,
He left me breathless,
He found the place inside my body
Where life resides, and touched it.
He saw the bed as a forest,
And went on a maiden hunt;
Sparing only my life,
He struck down everything else, one by one.
Clicking his tongue in sympathy, he broke me down,
I lay scattered, and he gathered me up.
I lay lost in the spell,
While he achieved his desire.
Thanna naana nana
All over my body,
Thanna naana nanaa
Deep, passionate kisses
All over my body,
He showered on me,
And stole my very soul.
On the crown of my head,
With his sweet kiss,
Countless stars scatter before my eyes.
With the kiss he gave me in that secret place,
Suns shattered deep inside me.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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