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Aagayam Aagayam

From Chithiram Pesuthadi · 2006

Lyricist
Mysskin
Singer
Hariharan
Music director
Sundar C Babu
Details
Chithiram Pesuthadi2006

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Aagayam aagayamIs the sky really burdened by the clouds above?
Megam baaramaIs the cloud a burden to the sky?
Un vazhvil un vazhvilIn your life, in your life...
Naanae sogama...am I the cause of sorrow?
Male
{Uyirae ennai velagaathaeOh my life, do not move away from me,
En nizhalae ennai piriyaathae} (2)Oh my shadow, do not separate from me.
En paadal…en kaadhalMy song... my love,
Unnai endrum thedi varum anthaWill forever come searching for you, just like that...
Male
Aagayam aagayamIs the sky really burdened by the clouds above?
Megam baaramaIs the cloud a burden to the sky?
Un vazhvil un vazhvilIn your life, in your life...
Naanae sogama...am I the cause of sorrow?
Male
Vaanavil vannamWill the colors of a rainbow...
Malaiyil saayam pogumo...fade away due to the rain?
Thaayin muththamWill a mother's loving kiss...
Kulainthukku kaayam aagumo...ever turn into a wound for the child?
Male
Pongaatrae poovai kollathaeOh harsh wind, do not crush the delicate flower,
En anbae nenjai killathaeOh my beloved, do not pinch my heart.
En paadal…en kaadhalMy song... my love,
Unnai endrum thedi varum anthaWill forever come searching for you, just like that...
Male
Aagayam aagayamIs the sky really burdened by the clouds above?
Megam baaramaIs the cloud a burden to the sky?
Un vazhvil un vazhvilIn your life, in your life...
Naanae sogama...am I the cause of sorrow?
Male
Nilavum oliyumWill the moon and its glowing light...
Ingu pirinthu pogumo...ever part ways here?
Alaiyum karaiyumWill the ocean wave and the shore...
Nelaiyaai velagi pogumo...permanently drift apart from each other?
Male
Thendralae thalli chellathaeOh gentle breeze, do not blow me away,
Idhaya kathavinai moodikkollathaeDo not shut the doors of your heart.
En paadal…en kaadhalMy song... my love,
Unnai endrum thedi varum anthaWill forever come searching for you, just like that...
Male
Aagayam aagayamIs the sky really burdened by the clouds above?
Megam baaramaIs the cloud a burden to the sky?
Un vazhvil un vazhvilIn your life, in your life...
Naanae sogama...am I the cause of sorrow?
Male
{Uyirae ennai velagaathaeOh my life, do not move away from me,
En nizhalae ennai piriyaathae} (2)Oh my shadow, do not separate from me.
En paadal…en kaadhalMy song... my love,
Unnai endrum thedi varum anthaWill forever come searching for you, just like that...
Male
Aagayam aagayamIs the sky really burdened by the clouds above?
Megam baaramaIs the cloud a burden to the sky?
Un vazhvil un vazhvilIn your life, in your life...
Naanae sogama...am I the cause of sorrow?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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