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 aagayam | Is the sky really burdened by the clouds above? |
| Megam baarama | Is the cloud a burden to the sky? |
| Un vazhvil un vazhvil | In your life, in your life... |
| Naanae sogama | ...am I the cause of sorrow? |
| Male | |
| {Uyirae ennai velagaathae | Oh my life, do not move away from me, |
| En nizhalae ennai piriyaathae} (2) | Oh my shadow, do not separate from me. |
| En paadal…en kaadhal | My song... my love, |
| Unnai endrum thedi varum antha | Will forever come searching for you, just like that... |
| Male | |
| Aagayam aagayam | Is the sky really burdened by the clouds above? |
| Megam baarama | Is the cloud a burden to the sky? |
| Un vazhvil un vazhvil | In your life, in your life... |
| Naanae sogama | ...am I the cause of sorrow? |
| Male | |
| Vaanavil vannam | Will the colors of a rainbow... |
| Malaiyil saayam pogumo | ...fade away due to the rain? |
| Thaayin muththam | Will a mother's loving kiss... |
| Kulainthukku kaayam aagumo | ...ever turn into a wound for the child? |
| Male | |
| Pongaatrae poovai kollathae | Oh harsh wind, do not crush the delicate flower, |
| En anbae nenjai killathae | Oh my beloved, do not pinch my heart. |
| En paadal…en kaadhal | My song... my love, |
| Unnai endrum thedi varum antha | Will forever come searching for you, just like that... |
| Male | |
| Aagayam aagayam | Is the sky really burdened by the clouds above? |
| Megam baarama | Is the cloud a burden to the sky? |
| Un vazhvil un vazhvil | In your life, in your life... |
| Naanae sogama | ...am I the cause of sorrow? |
| Male | |
| Nilavum oliyum | Will the moon and its glowing light... |
| Ingu pirinthu pogumo | ...ever part ways here? |
| Alaiyum karaiyum | Will the ocean wave and the shore... |
| Nelaiyaai velagi pogumo | ...permanently drift apart from each other? |
| Male | |
| Thendralae thalli chellathae | Oh gentle breeze, do not blow me away, |
| Idhaya kathavinai moodikkollathae | Do not shut the doors of your heart. |
| En paadal…en kaadhal | My song... my love, |
| Unnai endrum thedi varum antha | Will forever come searching for you, just like that... |
| Male | |
| Aagayam aagayam | Is the sky really burdened by the clouds above? |
| Megam baarama | Is the cloud a burden to the sky? |
| Un vazhvil un vazhvil | In your life, in your life... |
| Naanae sogama | ...am I the cause of sorrow? |
| Male | |
| {Uyirae ennai velagaathae | Oh my life, do not move away from me, |
| En nizhalae ennai piriyaathae} (2) | Oh my shadow, do not separate from me. |
| En paadal…en kaadhal | My song... my love, |
| Unnai endrum thedi varum antha | Will forever come searching for you, just like that... |
| Male | |
| Aagayam aagayam | Is the sky really burdened by the clouds above? |
| Megam baarama | Is the cloud a burden to the sky? |
| Un vazhvil un vazhvil | In your life, in your life... |
| Naanae sogama | ...am I the cause of sorrow? |
ஆகாயம்
ஆகாயம் மேகம்
பாரமா உன் வாழ்வில்
உன் வாழ்வில் நானே
சோகமா
Is the sky really burdened by the clouds above?
Is the cloud a burden to the sky?
In your life, in your life...
...am I the cause of sorrow?
{ உயிரே என்னை
விலகாதே என் நிழலே
என்னை பிரியாதே } (2)
என் பாடல் என் காதல்
உன்னை என்றும் தேடி
வரும் அந்த
Oh my life, do not move away from me,
Oh my shadow, do not separate from me.
My song... my love,
Will forever come searching for you, just like that...
ஆகாயம்
ஆகாயம் மேகம்
பாரமா உன் வாழ்வில்
உன் வாழ்வில் நானே
சோகமா
Is the sky really burdened by the clouds above?
Is the cloud a burden to the sky?
In your life, in your life...
...am I the cause of sorrow?
வானவில்
வண்ணம் மலையில்
சாயம் போகுமோ தாயின்
முத்தம் குழந்தைக்கு
காயம் ஆகுமோ
Will the colors of a rainbow...
...fade away due to the rain?
Will a mother's loving kiss...
...ever turn into a wound for the child?
பூங்காற்றே
பூவை கொல்லாதே
என் அன்பே நெஞ்சை
கிள்ளாதே என் பாடல்
என் காதல் உன்னை
என்றும் தேடி வரும்
அந்த
Oh harsh wind, do not crush the delicate flower,
Oh my beloved, do not pinch my heart.
My song... my love,
Will forever come searching for you, just like that...
ஆகாயம்
ஆகாயம் மேகம்
பாரமா உன் வாழ்வில்
உன் வாழ்வில் நானே
சோகமா
Is the sky really burdened by the clouds above?
Is the cloud a burden to the sky?
In your life, in your life...
...am I the cause of sorrow?
நிலவும்
ஒளியும் இங்கு
பிரிந்து போகுமோ
அலையும் கரையும்
நிலையாய் விலகி
போகுமோ
Will the moon and its glowing light...
...ever part ways here?
Will the ocean wave and the shore...
...permanently drift apart from each other?
தென்றலே
தள்ளி செல்லாதே
இதய கதவினை
மூடிக்கொள்ளாதே
என் பாடல் என் காதல்
உன்னை என்றும் தேடி
வரும் அந்த
Oh gentle breeze, do not blow me away,
Do not shut the doors of your heart.
My song... my love,
Will forever come searching for you, just like that...
ஆகாயம்
ஆகாயம் மேகம்
பாரமா உன் வாழ்வில்
உன் வாழ்வில் நானே
சோகமா
Is the sky really burdened by the clouds above?
Is the cloud a burden to the sky?
In your life, in your life...
...am I the cause of sorrow?
{ உயிரே என்னை
விலகாதே என் நிழலே
என்னை பிரியாதே } (2)
என் பாடல் என் காதல்
உன்னை என்றும் தேடி
வரும் அந்த
Oh my life, do not move away from me,
Oh my shadow, do not separate from me.
My song... my love,
Will forever come searching for you, just like that...
ஆகாயம்
ஆகாயம் மேகம்
பாரமா உன் வாழ்வில்
உன் வாழ்வில் நானே
சோகமா
Is the sky really burdened by the clouds above?
Is the cloud a burden to the sky?
In your life, in your life...
...am I the cause of sorrow?
Aagayam aagayam
Is the sky really burdened by the clouds above?
Megam baarama
Is the cloud a burden to the sky?
Un vazhvil un vazhvil
In your life, in your life...
Naanae sogama
...am I the cause of sorrow?
{Uyirae ennai velagaathae
Oh my life, do not move away from me,
En nizhalae ennai piriyaathae} (2)
Oh my shadow, do not separate from me.
En paadal…en kaadhal
My song... my love,
Unnai endrum thedi varum antha
Will forever come searching for you, just like that...
Aagayam aagayam
Is the sky really burdened by the clouds above?
Megam baarama
Is the cloud a burden to the sky?
Un vazhvil un vazhvil
In your life, in your life...
Naanae sogama
...am I the cause of sorrow?
Vaanavil vannam
Will the colors of a rainbow...
Malaiyil saayam pogumo
...fade away due to the rain?
Thaayin muththam
Will a mother's loving kiss...
Kulainthukku kaayam aagumo
...ever turn into a wound for the child?
Pongaatrae poovai kollathae
Oh harsh wind, do not crush the delicate flower,
En anbae nenjai killathae
Oh my beloved, do not pinch my heart.
En paadal…en kaadhal
My song... my love,
Unnai endrum thedi varum antha
Will forever come searching for you, just like that...
Aagayam aagayam
Is the sky really burdened by the clouds above?
Megam baarama
Is the cloud a burden to the sky?
Un vazhvil un vazhvil
In your life, in your life...
Naanae sogama
...am I the cause of sorrow?
Nilavum oliyum
Will the moon and its glowing light...
Ingu pirinthu pogumo
...ever part ways here?
Alaiyum karaiyum
Will the ocean wave and the shore...
Nelaiyaai velagi pogumo
...permanently drift apart from each other?
Thendralae thalli chellathae
Oh gentle breeze, do not blow me away,
Idhaya kathavinai moodikkollathae
Do not shut the doors of your heart.
En paadal…en kaadhal
My song... my love,
Unnai endrum thedi varum antha
Will forever come searching for you, just like that...
Aagayam aagayam
Is the sky really burdened by the clouds above?
Megam baarama
Is the cloud a burden to the sky?
Un vazhvil un vazhvil
In your life, in your life...
Naanae sogama
...am I the cause of sorrow?
{Uyirae ennai velagaathae
Oh my life, do not move away from me,
En nizhalae ennai piriyaathae} (2)
Oh my shadow, do not separate from me.
En paadal…en kaadhal
My song... my love,
Unnai endrum thedi varum antha
Will forever come searching for you, just like that...
Aagayam aagayam
Is the sky really burdened by the clouds above?
Megam baarama
Is the cloud a burden to the sky?
Un vazhvil un vazhvil
In 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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