- Lyricist
- Poonguyilan
- Singers
- Vani Jairam, Chorus
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Manthoppu Kiliye
- Movie release year
- 1979
- Lyrics added on
- 4 May 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vellikilamai vidikaala
Vella kulathula vei kaala
Vellikilamai vidikaala
Vella kulathula vei kaala
Ulla kulira neer vaanga
Neerin kulira udal vaanga
Ulla kulira neer vaanga
Neerin kulira udal vaanga
Neeraadu neeraadu
Neeril neeyum sathiraadu
Neeraadu neeraadu
Neeril neeyum sathiraadu
Chii pongadi
{Sevatha ponnu maattikitta
Sirichu pesi sikkikitta
Sevatha ponnu maattikitta
Sirichu pesi sikkikkittaa} (2)
Sikkikitta…aa…
Vellikilamai vidikaala
Vella kulathula vei kaala
Ulla kulira neer vaanga
Neerin kulira udal vaanga
Neeraadu neeraadu
Neeril neeyum sathiraadu
Neeraadu neeraadu
Neeril neeyum sathiraadu
Lalalalalalaa……….
Neerukkullae ival nanaiyaa
Ival nenjukkulae avar nanaiya
Neerukkullae ival nanaiyaa
Ival nenjukkulae avar nanaiya
Oorukkullae oorvalamaam
Veetukkullae thani araiyaam
Oorukkullae oorvalamaam
Veetukkullae thani araiyaam
Edhukkaaga edhukkaaga ellam edhukaaga
Adhukkaga adhukkaga ellaam adhukkaaga
Female :Chumma irungadi
Sevatha ponnu maattikkitta
Sirichu pesi sikkikkittaa
Sevatha ponnu maattikkitta
Sirichu pesi sikkikkittaa..sikkikittaa
Vellikilamai vidikaala
Vella kulathula vei kaala
Ulla kulira neer vaanga
Neerin kulira udal vaanga
Neeraadu neeraadu
Neeril neeyum sathiraadu
Neeraadu neeraadu
Neeril neeyum sathiraadu
Alaiyil vandhu alai modhum
Angu aanandham aayiram uruvaagum
Alaiyil vandhu alai modhum
Angu aanandham aayiram uruvaagum
Kalaiyil pudhumai kalaiyaagum avar
Kattru kodukkum kattil kalai
Kalaiyil pudhumai kalaiyaagum avar
Kattru kodukkum kattil kalai
Ammammaa enna sugam enna sugam enna sugam
Appadiyae sollamma anbhu thozhi nee vaazhi
Female :Veveveveve
{Sevatha ponnu maattikkitta
Sirichu pesi sikkikkittaa
Sevatha ponnu maattikkitta
Sirichu pesi sikkikkittaa} (2)
Sikkikitta…
Vellikilamai vidikaala
Vella kulathula vei kaala
Ulla kulira neer vaanga
Neerin kulira udal vaanga
Neeraadu neeraadu
Neeril neeyum sathiraadu
Neeraadu neeraadu
Neeril neeyum sathiraadu
{Sevatha ponnu maattikkitta
Sirichu pesi sikkikkittaa
Sevatha ponnu maattikkitta
Sirichu pesi sikkikkittaa} (2)
Sikkikitta…
Early on Friday morning,
dip your feet into the sparkling pond.
Early on Friday morning,
dip your feet into the sparkling pond.
Let the water draw out the morning chill,
and let your body soak in the cooling touch.
Let the water draw out the morning chill,
and let your body soak in the cooling touch.
Bathe, go on and bathe,
dance and sway in the water!
Bathe, go on and bathe,
dance and sway in the water!
Oh, stop it, you girls!
The fair-skinned girl got caught,
smiling and chatting, she got hooked!
The fair-skinned girl got caught,
smiling and chatting, she got hooked!
She got hooked... ah...
Early on Friday morning,
dip your feet into the sparkling pond.
Let the water draw out the morning chill,
and let your body soak in the cooling touch.
Bathe, go on and bathe,
dance and sway in the water!
Bathe, go on and bathe,
dance and sway in the water!
La la la la la...
While she is soaked in the cool water,
he is soaked inside her heart.
While she is soaked in the cool water,
he is soaked inside her heart.
A wedding procession through the town,
and a private room inside the house!
A wedding procession through the town,
and a private room inside the house!
What is it for? What is it all for?
It is for that, it is all for that love!
Female: Just be quiet, girls!
The fair-skinned girl got caught,
smiling and chatting, she got hooked!
The fair-skinned girl got caught,
smiling and chatting, she got hooked... she got hooked!
Early on Friday morning,
dip your feet into the sparkling pond.
Let the water draw out the morning chill,
and let your body soak in the cooling touch.
Bathe, go on and bathe,
dance and sway in the water!
Bathe, go on and bathe,
dance and sway in the water!
As wave dashes upon wave,
a thousand joys will come alive there.
As wave dashes upon wave,
a thousand joys will come alive there.
A fine new art it will be,
the art of love he teaches in bed!
A fine new art it will be,
the art of love he teaches in bed!
Oh my, what pleasure, what sweet pleasure!
Keep speaking like that, dear friend, bless you!
Female: Ve-ve-ve-ve-ve!
The fair-skinned girl got caught,
smiling and chatting, she got hooked!
The fair-skinned girl got caught,
smiling and chatting, she got hooked!
She got hooked...
Early on Friday morning,
dip your feet into the sparkling pond.
Let the water draw out the morning chill,
and let your body soak in the cooling touch.
Bathe, go on and bathe,
dance and sway in the water!
Bathe, go on and bathe,
dance and sway in the water!
The fair-skinned girl got caught,
smiling and chatting, she got hooked!
The fair-skinned girl got caught,
smiling and chatting, she got hooked!
She got hooked...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic song 'Vellikilamai Vidikaala' from the 1979 film 'Manthoppu Kiliye' is a playful rural bathing song (Neeraadal) filled with banter between a newly married/in-love young woman and her female friends. Set early on a sacred Friday morning by a temple pond, her friends playfully tease her about falling in love, getting married, and experiencing the joys of intimacy with her beloved.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaai (First Letter Alliteration)
“Vellikilamai vidikaala / Vella kulathula vei kaala”
Matching initial consonant sounds in consecutive lines for rhythmic flow ('Vellikilamai' / 'Vella').
Edugai (Second Letter Assonance)
“Neerukkullae ival nanaiyaa / Ival nenjukkulae avar nanaiya”
Concordance of second letters ('r' sound in 'Neerukkullae' and 'Ival'/'Nenjukkulae').
Antithesis / Parallelism
“Oorukkullae oorvalamaam / Veetukkullae thani araiyaam”
Contrasting external rituals (village procession) with intimate privacy (a private room inside the home).
Did you know?
Trivia
'Manthoppu Kiliye' (1979) featured music composed by the dynamic duo Shankar-Ganesh, with lyrics penned by Poonguyilan. Sung masterfully by Vani Jayaram along with chorus vocals, this track vividly encapsulates authentic Tamil rural folk bathing traditions mixed with playful romantic teasing.
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