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Lyrics & meaning

Jegame Inba Mayame

From Athma Shanthi · 1952

Lyricist
T. N. Rajappa
Singer
A. P. Komala
Music director
T. R. Pappa
Details
Athma Shanthi1952

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Jegamae inba mayamaeThe world is full of joy
Miga sugamae kaanbomae vaazhvilaeWe shall experience immense happiness in life
Jegamae inba mayamaeThe world is full of joy
Female
Saagaramum kulir maamadhiyodaeThe ocean along with the cool moon
Female
Saagaramum kulir maamadhiyodaeThe ocean along with the cool moon
Moganamaai magizhndhadudhal paareerLook at them dancing together delightfully and charmingly
Saagaramum kulir maamadhiyodaeThe ocean along with the cool moon
Moganamaai magizhndhadudhal paareerLook at them dancing together delightfully and charmingly
Female
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Female
Jegamae inba mayamaeThe world is full of joy
Miga sugamae kaanbomae vaazhvilaeWe shall experience immense happiness in life
Jegamae inba mayamaeThe world is full of joy
Female
Vaazhvil eerudal ooruyir naamaeIn life, we are two bodies with a single soul
Thaazhvu yedhinimelae..ae….ae…ae..What sorrow or lowliness can touch us anymore?
Vaazhvil eerudal ooruyir naamaeIn life, we are two bodies with a single soul
Thaazhvu yedhinimelaeWhat sorrow or lowliness can touch us anymore?
Female
Yaavum inimai kaadhal magimaiEverything is sweet, such is the greatness of love
Yaavum inimai kaadhal magimaiEverything is sweet, such is the greatness of love
Jegamae inba mayamaeThe world is full of joy
Miga sugamae kaanbomae vaazhvilaeWe shall experience immense happiness in life
Jegamae inba mayamaeThe world is full of joy

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Jegamae Inba Mayamae from the 1952 movie Athma Shanthi is a joyful romantic song celebrating love and optimism. The lyrics paint a world transformed by love into a place of complete happiness, comparing the lovers' harmony to nature's beauty—such as the ocean dancing in delight under the cool full moon. The couple expresses their profound spiritual connection, declaring that they exist as two bodies with one soul. Through this elevated state of love, all troubles recede, making everything in existence seem sweet and sublime.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Refrain / Anaphora

Jegamae inba mayamae

The line 'Jegamae inba mayamae' is repeated throughout the song as a refrain to constantly reinforce the core motif of worldly joy.

Personification

Saagaramum kulir maamadhiyodae Moganamaai magizhndhadudhal paareer

The ocean and the cool moon are personified as entities dancing together delightfully.

Metaphor

Vaazhvil eerudal ooruyir naamae

The phrase 'eerudal ooruyir' (two bodies, one soul) is a poetic metaphor expressing complete emotional and spiritual unity between lovers.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Yaavum inimai kaadhal magimai

The words 'inimai' and 'magimai' end with the same rhyming suffix (-imai), creating a pleasant musical cadence.

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Trivia

Athma Shanthi (1952) was a notable film produced during the early era of South Indian cinema featuring actor T. R. Ramachandran. It was produced simultaneously in Malayalam under the title Aathmasakhi, making it one of the early bilingual productions of that era.

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