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Lyrics & meaning

En Mel Vizhundha

From May Madham · 1994

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
P. Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
May Madham
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
21 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
En mel vizhundha mazhai thuliyae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
Indru ezhudhiya en kaviyae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
En mel vizhundha mazhai thuliyae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
Indru ezhudhiya en kaviyae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
Ennai ezhuppiya poongaatrae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
Ennai mayakkiya mellisaiyae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
Udambil uraigindra orr uyir pol
Unakkul dhaanae naan irundhen
En mel vizhundha mazhai thuliyae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
Female :Indru ezhudhiya en kaviyae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
Mannai thirandhaal neer irukkum
En manadhai thirandhaal nee iruppaai
Male :Oliyai thirandhaal isai irukkum
En uyirai thirandhaal nee iruppaai
Vaanam thirandhaal mazhai irukkum
En vayadhai thirandhaal nee iruppaai
Male :Iravai thirandhaal pagal irukkum
En imaiyai thirandhaal nee iruppaai
En mel vizhundha mazhai thuliyae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
Indru ezhudhiya en kaviyae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
Ilaiyum malarum urasugayil
Enna baashai pesidumoo
Male :Alaiyum karaiyum urasugayil
Pesum baashai pesidumoo
Mannum vinnum urasugayil
Enna baashai pesidumoo
Male :Paarvai rendum pesikondaal
Baashai oomai aaividumoo
En mel vizhundha mazhai thuliyae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
Indru ezhudhiya en kaviyae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
Ennai ezhuppiya poongaatrae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
Ennai mayakkiya mellisaiyae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
Udambil uraigindra orr uyir pol
Unakkul dhaanae naan irundhen
En mel vizhundha mazhai thuliyae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
Indru ezhudhiya en kaviyae
Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai
O raindrop that fell on me,
where have you been all these days?
O poem I wrote today,
where have you been all these days?
O raindrop that fell on me,
where have you been all these days?
O poem I wrote today,
where have you been all these days?
O gentle breeze that woke me,
where have you been all these days?
O sweet melody that charmed me,
where have you been all these days?
Like the life living inside a body,
I was right within you all along.
O raindrop that fell on me,
where have you been all these days?
O poem I wrote today,
where have you been all these days?
If you open the earth, there is water.
If you open my heart, there you will be.
If you open sound, there is music.
If you open my soul, there you will be.
If you open the sky, there is rain.
If you open my youth, there you will be.
If you open the night, there is daylight.
If my eyelids open, there you will be.
O raindrop that fell on me,
where have you been all these days?
O poem I wrote today,
where have you been all these days?
When a leaf and a flower brush against each other,
what language do they speak?
When a wave and the shore brush against each other,
do they speak the very same language?
When the earth and sky touch each other,
what language do they speak?
When two gazes speak with each other,
does language itself fall silent?
O raindrop that fell on me,
where have you been all these days?
O poem I wrote today,
where have you been all these days?
O gentle breeze that woke me,
where have you been all these days?
O sweet melody that charmed me,
where have you been all these days?
Like the life living inside a body,
I was right within you all along.
O raindrop that fell on me,
where have you been all these days?
O poem I wrote today,
where have you been all these days?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

En Mel Vizhundha Mazhai Thuliyae is a soulful romantic duet expressing the wonder of finding love. The lovers marvel at where their partner was hiding all these years, comparing them to refreshing rain, a newly penned poem, a gentle breeze, and mesmerizing music. Through vivid poetic metaphors comparing love to unseen natural elements—like water hidden inside the earth or rain inside the sky—they reveal how deeply their souls are integrated.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“En mel vizhundha mazhai thuliyae”

Compares the beloved directly to a raindrop, a newly penned poem, a breeze, and sweet music.

Refrain / Anaphora

“Ithanai naalaai engirundhaai”

Repeated line emphasizing the sweet astonishment of meeting late in life after longing.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Udambil uraigindra orr uyir pol”

Uses 'pol' (like/as) to compare living inside the lover to the soul residing inside a physical body.

Parallelism / Conditional Imagery

“Mannai thirandhaal neer irukkum / En manadhai thirandhaal nee iruppaai”

Uses matching 'thirandhaal... iruppaai' conditional structures to draw parallels between natural secrets and the presence of love.

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Trivia

Composed by A. R. Rahman for the 1994 film May Madham directed by Venus Balu, this track was sung by P. Jayachandran and K. S. Chithra with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song is famed for its soothing woodwind arrangements, acoustic guitar work, and deeply lyrical Tamil poetry.

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