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Maalai Mayanginal

From Inikkum Ilamai · 1979

Lyricist
Pulavar Mari
Singers
P. B. Sreenivas, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Inikkum Ilamai
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
14 Aug 2023

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Maalai mayanginaal
Female :Iravaagum
Male :Ilamangai mayanginaal
Female :Uravaagum
Maalai mayanginaal
Female :Iravaagum
Male: Ilamangai mayanginaal
Female :Uravaagum
Irandum mayanginaal edhuvaagum
Female :Oru inbalogamae uruvaagum
Maalai mayanginaal
Female :Iravaagum
Male :Ilamangai mayanginaal
Female :Uravaagum
Vanavillin vannam yaezhu
Yaen valainthathu en kannae
Female :Naanam vanthu thaalam poda
Thalai kuninthathu un munnae
Aa….aa…vanavillin vannam yaezhu
Yaen valainthathu en kannae
Female :Naanam vanthu thaalam poda
Thalai kuninthathu un munnae
Kamanidam radhidevi kattrathu enna
Female :Ammammaa sugamallavo
Male :Kamanidam radhidevi kattrathu enna
Female :Ammammaa sugamallavo
Maalai mayanginaal
Male :Iravaagum
Female :Ilamangai mayanginaal
Male :Uravaagum
Vaanam bhoomi inaiyum neram
Mazhaiyum vanthathaa en kannae
Female :Naanum neeyumnanaiyum pothu
Kudaiyum vendumaa en kannaa
Vaadaiyilae aada moodi vantha thendralaa
Female :Ammammaa naan sollavaa
Maalai mayanginaal
Female :Iravaagum
Male :Ilamangai mayanginaal
Female :Uravaagum
Mouna raagam paadum velai
Arththam purinthathaa sol kannaa….aa…
Male :edha geetham mudiyumpothu
Villakkam purinthathathu en kannae….ae….
Mouna raagam paadum velai
Arththam purinthathaa sol kannaa….aa…
Male :Vedha geetham mudiyumpothu
Villakkam purinthathathu en kannae….ae….
Nyaana ratham yaeri kadhal sorkkam pogalaam
Male :Ammammaa suvayallavaa
Female :Nyaana ratham yaeri kadhal sorkkam pogalaam
Male :Ammammaa suvayallavaa
When evening fades into twilight,
it turns into night.
When a young girl is charmed by love,
it turns into intimacy.
When evening fades into twilight,
it turns into night.
When a young girl is charmed by love,
it turns into intimacy.
If both lose themselves together, what happens?
A world of bliss is born.
When evening fades into twilight,
it turns into night.
When a young girl is charmed by love,
it turns into intimacy.
The seven colors of the rainbow,
why did they bend into an arch, my dear?
As shyness began to beat the rhythm,
it bowed its head before you.
Ah... The seven colors of the rainbow,
why did they bend into an arch, my dear?
As shyness began to beat the rhythm,
it bowed its head before you.
What did Rati learn from the god of love?
Oh my, isn't it pure pleasure?
What did Rati learn from the god of love?
Oh my, isn't it pure pleasure?
When evening fades into twilight,
it turns into night.
When a young girl is charmed by love,
it turns into intimacy.
At the hour when sky and earth unite,
did the rain also arrive, my dear?
When you and I get drenched together,
do we really need an umbrella, my darling?
Is it the gentle breeze that arrived draped in clothing against the cold?
Oh my, shall I tell you?
When evening fades into twilight,
it turns into night.
When a young girl is charmed by love,
it turns into intimacy.
When a silent melody plays,
did you understand its meaning, tell me, my love?
As the sacred song comes to an end,
the meaning became clear, my dear...
When a silent melody plays,
did you understand its meaning, tell me, my love?
As the sacred song comes to an end,
the meaning became clear, my dear...
Riding the chariot of wisdom, we can go to love's paradise.
Oh my, isn't it pure sweetness?
Riding the chariot of wisdom, we can go to love's paradise.
Oh my, isn't it pure sweetness?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet from the film Inikkum Ilamai (1979) expresses the sweet, intimate conversation between two lovers as twilight transforms into night. Through imaginative nature imagery—such as the rainbow bending in shyness, rain uniting the sky and earth, and silence performing a song—the song celebrates the evolving emotional and physical closeness between the couple.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Female :Iravaagum ... Female :Uravaagum

Matching end sounds in alternating lines such as 'Iravaagum' and 'Uravaagum', creating a rhythmic musical cadence.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Mouna raagam paadum velai

Silence is metaphorical described as 'Mouna raagam' (a silent musical scale/song), depicting unsaid romantic feelings.

Monai (Alliteration)

Vanavillin vannam yaezhu

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'Va' in 'Vanavillin' and 'vannam'.

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Trivia

The song 'Maalai Mayanginaal' from Inikkum Ilamai (1979) was composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh and features a rare vocal collaboration between the legendary crooner P. B. Sreenivas and S. P. Sailaja.

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