Maalaiyile Aarumani
From Airport · 1993
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- S. P. Venkatesh
- Details
- Airport1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Maalaiyilae aaru mani | Six o'clock in the evening |
| Saalaiyilae moodu pani | Dense fog on the road |
| Jannal oram nindru | Standing by the edge of the window |
| Avan paarkkindraan | He is watching |
| Male | |
| Ennennavo sinthanaikal | Various endless thoughts |
| Engengeyo karpanaigal | Imaginations wandering far and wide |
| Avan nenjil nooru sumaigal | A hundred burdens in his heart |
| Male | |
| Maalaiyilae aaru mani | Six o'clock in the evening |
| Saalaiyilae moodu pani | Dense fog on the road |
| Male | |
| Saayangaalaththil koodu thirumpa | Returning to their nests in the evening |
| Thavikkum naarai koottangal | Flocks of storks yearning to reach home |
| Dhisai naangum soozhnthu nindrathae | Surrounding from all four directions |
| Mega moottangal | Gathering dense clouds |
| Male | |
| Merkku vaanaththil veyyil maraiya | As sunlight disappears in the western sky |
| Mayangum sooryagandhiyin | The fading sunflower |
| Avai soodum karuppu aadaiyo | Are the evening twilight darkness |
| Maalai karukkalkal | The black garments worn by them? |
| Male | |
| Iyarkkai muzhuthum idhupol | Why is there sorrow like this |
| Yaen sogangal | Throughout all of nature? |
| Male | |
| Maalaiyilae aaru mani | Six o'clock in the evening |
| Saalaiyilae moodu pani | Dense fog on the road |
| Jannal oram nindru | Standing by the edge of the window |
| Avan paarkkindraan | He is watching |
| Male | |
| Ennennavo sinthanaikal | Various endless thoughts |
| Engengeyo karpanaigal | Imaginations wandering far and wide |
| Avan nenjil nooru sumaigal | A hundred burdens in his heart |
| Male | |
| Maalaiyilae aaru mani | Six o'clock in the evening |
| Saalaiyilae moodu pani | Dense fog on the road |
| Male | |
| Bhoomi pennukku | For the earth as a woman |
| Imaigal polavae | Just like her eyelashes |
| Pachai vanna pulveli | Is the green expanse of grass |
| Neengaatha yaekkam ennavo | What is this persistent longing |
| Angum neerthuli | That leaves a drop of dew there too? |
| Male | |
| Pookkal thaangidum marangal kooda | Even the trees that carry flowers |
| Padikkum mouna raagangal | Recite silent melodies |
| Yaaringu kaana koodumo | Who here can ever perceive |
| Verin thaagangal | The thirst of the deep root? |
| Male | |
| Manathil vilaiyum | Growing within the mind |
| Mayakkam oraayiram | A thousand lingering illusions |
| Male | |
| Maalaiyilae aaru mani | Six o'clock in the evening |
| Saalaiyilae moodu pani | Dense fog on the road |
| Jannal oram nindru | Standing by the edge of the window |
| Avan paarkkindraan | He is watching |
| Male | |
| Ennennavo sinthanaikal | Various endless thoughts |
| Engengeyo karpanaigal | Imaginations wandering far and wide |
| Avan nenjil nooru sumaigal | A hundred burdens in his heart |
| Male | |
| Maalaiyilae aaru mani | Six o'clock in the evening |
| Saalaiyilae moodu pani | Dense fog on the road |
மாலையிலே ஆறு மணி
சாலையிலே மூடு பனி
ஜன்னல் ஓரம் நின்று
அவன் பார்க்கின்றான்
Six o'clock in the evening
Dense fog on the road
Standing by the edge of the window
He is watching
என்னென்னவோ சிந்தனைகள்
எங்கெங்கேயோ கற்பனைகள்
அவன் நெஞ்சில் நூறு சுமைகள்
Various endless thoughts
Imaginations wandering far and wide
A hundred burdens in his heart
மாலையிலே ஆறு மணி
சாலையிலே மூடு பனி
Six o'clock in the evening
Dense fog on the road
சாயங்காலத்தில் கூடு திரும்ப
தவிக்கும் நாரைக் கூட்டங்கள்
திசை நான்கும் சூழ்ந்து நின்றதே
மேக மூட்டங்கள்
Returning to their nests in the evening
Flocks of storks yearning to reach home
Surrounding from all four directions
Gathering dense clouds
மேற்க்கு வானத்தில் வெய்யில் மறைய
மயங்கும் சூர்யகாந்திகள்
அவை சூடும் கருப்பு ஆடையோ
மாலை கருக்கல்கள்
As sunlight disappears in the western sky
The fading sunflower
Are the evening twilight darkness
The black garments worn by them?
இயற்கை முழுதும் இதுபோல்
ஏன் சோகங்கள்
Why is there sorrow like this
Throughout all of nature?
மாலையிலே ஆறு மணி
சாலையிலே மூடு பனி
ஜன்னல் ஓரம் நின்று
அவன் பார்க்கின்றான்
Six o'clock in the evening
Dense fog on the road
Standing by the edge of the window
He is watching
என்னென்னவோ சிந்தனைகள்
எங்கெங்கேயோ கற்பனைகள்
அவன் நெஞ்சில் நூறு சுமைகள்
Various endless thoughts
Imaginations wandering far and wide
A hundred burdens in his heart
மாலையிலே ஆறு மணி
சாலையிலே மூடு பனி
Six o'clock in the evening
Dense fog on the road
பூமி பெண்ணுக்கு
இமைகள் போலவே
பச்சை வண்ண புல்வெளி
நீங்காத ஏக்கம் என்னவோ
அங்கும் நீர்த்துளி
For the earth as a woman
Just like her eyelashes
Is the green expanse of grass
What is this persistent longing
That leaves a drop of dew there too?
பூக்கள் தாங்கிடும் மரங்கள் கூட
படிக்கும் மௌன ராகங்கள்
யாரிங்கு காணக் கூடுமோ
வேரின் தாகங்கள்
Even the trees that carry flowers
Recite silent melodies
Who here can ever perceive
The thirst of the deep root?
மனதில் விளையும்
மயக்கம் ஓராயிரம்
Growing within the mind
A thousand lingering illusions
மாலையிலே ஆறு மணி
சாலையிலே மூடு பனி
ஜன்னல் ஓரம் நின்று
அவன் பார்க்கின்றான்
Six o'clock in the evening
Dense fog on the road
Standing by the edge of the window
He is watching
என்னென்னவோ சிந்தனைகள்
எங்கெங்கேயோ கற்பனைகள்
அவன் நெஞ்சில் நூறு சுமைகள்
Various endless thoughts
Imaginations wandering far and wide
A hundred burdens in his heart
மாலையிலே ஆறு மணி
சாலையிலே மூடு பனி
Six o'clock in the evening
Dense fog on the road
Maalaiyilae aaru mani
Six o'clock in the evening
Saalaiyilae moodu pani
Dense fog on the road
Jannal oram nindru
Standing by the edge of the window
Avan paarkkindraan
He is watching
Ennennavo sinthanaikal
Various endless thoughts
Engengeyo karpanaigal
Imaginations wandering far and wide
Avan nenjil nooru sumaigal
A hundred burdens in his heart
Maalaiyilae aaru mani
Six o'clock in the evening
Saalaiyilae moodu pani
Dense fog on the road
Saayangaalaththil koodu thirumpa
Returning to their nests in the evening
Thavikkum naarai koottangal
Flocks of storks yearning to reach home
Dhisai naangum soozhnthu nindrathae
Surrounding from all four directions
Mega moottangal
Gathering dense clouds
Merkku vaanaththil veyyil maraiya
As sunlight disappears in the western sky
Mayangum sooryagandhiyin
The fading sunflower
Avai soodum karuppu aadaiyo
Are the evening twilight darkness
Maalai karukkalkal
The black garments worn by them?
Iyarkkai muzhuthum idhupol
Why is there sorrow like this
Yaen sogangal
Throughout all of nature?
Maalaiyilae aaru mani
Six o'clock in the evening
Saalaiyilae moodu pani
Dense fog on the road
Jannal oram nindru
Standing by the edge of the window
Avan paarkkindraan
He is watching
Ennennavo sinthanaikal
Various endless thoughts
Engengeyo karpanaigal
Imaginations wandering far and wide
Avan nenjil nooru sumaigal
A hundred burdens in his heart
Maalaiyilae aaru mani
Six o'clock in the evening
Saalaiyilae moodu pani
Dense fog on the road
Bhoomi pennukku
For the earth as a woman
Imaigal polavae
Just like her eyelashes
Pachai vanna pulveli
Is the green expanse of grass
Neengaatha yaekkam ennavo
What is this persistent longing
Angum neerthuli
That leaves a drop of dew there too?
Pookkal thaangidum marangal kooda
Even the trees that carry flowers
Padikkum mouna raagangal
Recite silent melodies
Yaaringu kaana koodumo
Who here can ever perceive
Verin thaagangal
The thirst of the deep root?
Manathil vilaiyum
Growing within the mind
Mayakkam oraayiram
A thousand lingering illusions
Maalaiyilae aaru mani
Six o'clock in the evening
Saalaiyilae moodu pani
Dense fog on the road
Jannal oram nindru
Standing by the edge of the window
Avan paarkkindraan
He is watching
Ennennavo sinthanaikal
Various endless thoughts
Engengeyo karpanaigal
Imaginations wandering far and wide
Avan nenjil nooru sumaigal
A hundred burdens in his heart
Maalaiyilae aaru mani
Six o'clock in the evening
Saalaiyilae moodu pani
Dense fog on the road
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Maalaiyilae Aaru Mani' from the film Airport (1993) is a melancholic and reflective song rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam with music composed by S. P. Venkatesh and lyrics penned by Pazhani Bharathi. The song captures a protagonist standing quietly by a window at dusk, burdened by heavy thoughts and unspoken emotional weights. As twilight sets in, he observes the natural world around him—flocks of birds returning home, darkening clouds, wilting sunflowers, dew-covered grass, and silent trees—projecting his inner melancholy onto the canvas of nature. Through evocative imagery, the song explores themes of existential angst, unfulfilled longing, deep-seated emotional pain ('the thirst of the root'), and the silent sorrows shared between man and nature at the turn of evening.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Maalaiyilae aaru mani / Saalaiyilae moodu pani”
Repetition of second consonant sound in adjacent lines like 'Maalaiyilae' and 'Saalaiyilae'.
Personification & Simile (Uvamai)
“Bhoomi pennukku / Imaigal polavae / Pachai vanna pulveli”
Comparing the green grassland to the delicate eyelashes of Mother Earth with dewdrops acting as tears of longing.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Yaaringu kaana koodumo / Verin thaagangal”
Attributing deep emotional thirst to the invisible roots of a tree as a metaphor for hidden human pain.
Personification
“Pookkal thaangidum marangal kooda / Padikkum mouna raagangal”
Attributing human action to nature where trees are said to sing or read 'silent melodies'.
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Trivia
'Airport' (1993) features music by S. P. Venkatesh, a prominent composer in Malayalam cinema who composed for selected Tamil projects. Lyricist Pazhani Bharathi's poetic imagery in this track received critical appreciation for its rich Tamil literary nuances and melancholic nature metaphors.
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