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Aagayam Aagayam

From Chithiram Pesuthadi · 2006

Lyricist
Mysskin
Singer
Hariharan
Music director
Sundar C Babu
Movie name
Chithiram Pesuthadi
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
11 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aagayam aagayam
Megam baarama
Un vazhvil un vazhvil
Naanae sogama
{Uyirae ennai velagaathae
En nizhalae ennai piriyaathae} (2)
En paadal…en kaadhal
Unnai endrum thedi varum antha
Aagayam aagayam
Megam baarama
Un vazhvil un vazhvil
Naanae sogama
Vaanavil vannam
Malaiyil saayam pogumo
Thaayin muththam
Kulainthukku kaayam aagumo
Pongaatrae poovai kollathae
En anbae nenjai killathae
En paadal…en kaadhal
Unnai endrum thedi varum antha
Aagayam aagayam
Megam baarama
Un vazhvil un vazhvil
Naanae sogama
Nilavum oliyum
Ingu pirinthu pogumo
Alaiyum karaiyum
Nelaiyaai velagi pogumo
Thendralae thalli chellathae
Idhaya kathavinai moodikkollathae
En paadal…en kaadhal
Unnai endrum thedi varum antha
Aagayam aagayam
Megam baarama
Un vazhvil un vazhvil
Naanae sogama
{Uyirae ennai velagaathae
En nizhalae ennai piriyaathae} (2)
En paadal…en kaadhal
Unnai endrum thedi varum antha
Aagayam aagayam
Megam baarama
Un vazhvil un vazhvil
Naanae sogama
O sky, O sky,
Is a cloud ever a burden to you?
In your life, in your life,
Have I become only sorrow?
{My life, do not drift away from me,
My shadow, do not part from me} (2)
My song... my love
Will always come searching for you...
O sky, O sky,
Is a cloud ever a burden to you?
In your life, in your life,
Have I become only sorrow?
Do the colors of a rainbow
Ever wash away in the rain?
Can a mother's kiss
Ever wound her child?
O raging wind, do not kill the flower,
My love, do not hurt my heart,
My song... my love
Will always come searching for you...
O sky, O sky,
Is a cloud ever a burden to you?
In your life, in your life,
Have I become only sorrow?
Can the moon and its light
Ever be separated here?
Can the wave and the shore
Ever part from each other forever?
O gentle breeze, do not push me away,
Do not shut the doors of your heart,
My song... my love
Will always come searching for you...
O sky, O sky,
Is a cloud ever a burden to you?
In your life, in your life,
Have I become only sorrow?
{My life, do not drift away from me,
My shadow, do not part from me} (2)
My song... my love
Will always come searching for you...
O sky, O sky,
Is a cloud ever a burden to you?
In your life, in your life,
Have I become only sorrow?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aagayam Aagayam Megam Baarama is a soulful and mournful song from the film Chithiram Pesuthadi (2006). The song captures the profound pain of romantic rift and longing. Through a series of poignant rhetorical questions, the protagonist asks if their love has become a burden, drawing parallels to natural phenomena like the sky carrying clouds, the moon giving light, or a ocean wave touching the shore. The lyrics express desperation and unshakeable affection, pleading with the beloved not to shut their heart. The speaker reaffirms that no matter how distant they become, their love and song will perpetually seek out the beloved.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhetorical Question & Metaphor

“Aagayam aagayam / Megam baarama”

Compares the protagonist's presence in their lover's life to clouds in the sky, asking 'Megam baarama' (Is the cloud a burden?) to emphasize natural togetherness.

Analogy / Hyperbole

“Thaayin muththam / Kulainthukku kaayam aagumo”

Asks whether a mother's kiss can ever hurt a child ('Thaayin muththam Kulainthukku kaayam aagumo') to show that true love can never intend harm.

Eyel / Rhyme (Iyaibu)

“Pongaatrae poovai kollathae / En anbae nenjai killathae”

End-rhyming words 'kollathae' and 'killathae' create a rhythmic and musical sorrow.

Personification

“Thendralae thalli chellathae”

Addresses the wind ('Pongaatrae', 'Thendralae') as a person capable of mercy and listening.

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Trivia

This iconic song from the 2006 Tamil film 'Chithiram Pesuthadi' was composed by Sundar C. Babu and written by the film's director Mysskin himself. The track gained immense popularity for its emotional lyrics and melancholic tune, establishing a signature dark/melancholic musical atmosphere that often characterizes Mysskin's filmography.

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