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Lyrics & meaning

Maamazhai Vaanam

From Naanum Single Thaan · 2019

Lyricist
Kabilan Vairamuthu
Singer
Armaan Malik
Music director
Hitesh Manjunath
Details
Naanum Single Thaan2019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Maamazhai vaanamSky of heavy rain
Neralai vagumStreaming in alignment
Aayiram raagam ..A thousand melodies
Aarambam …Is the beginning
Male
Vaalibam ennumThe painting called youth
Ooviyam theendhumIs being touched with color
Vaazhnthida thaanaeJust to live this life
Nee vendumI need you
Male
Un nenjamWill your heart
Konjam thaazha vandhuCome down a little
En kaadhal yetrukkollumoAnd accept my love?
Un koondhal kaatril aadum podhuWhen your hair sways in the wind
En perai eludhichellumoWill it write my name as it goes?
Male
Niramae illaa… en ulagilIn my colorless world...
Kannathin vannam kondu vandhaaiYou brought the shade of cheeks
Mozhiyae illaa… kavithaigalaiPoems without language...
Mounathil sollivittu ponaai…You left after speaking them in silence...
Male
Maamazhai vaanamSky of heavy rain
Neralai vagumStreaming in alignment
Aayiram raagam ..A thousand melodies
Aarambam …Is the beginning
Male
Vaalibam ennumThe painting called youth
Ooviyam theendhumIs being touched with color
Vaazhnthida thaanaeJust to live this life
Nee vendumI need you
Male
Ezhezhu kandam thannilAcross the seven continents
Nee engae ponaalumWherever you go
Thaneerai soozhvenadi…I will surround you like water...
Thamaraiyae…Oh lotus flower...
Male
Ezhezhu jenmam thannilAcross seven lifetimes
Nee yaarai vanthaalumWhomever you come as
Unnodu vazhvenadi …I will live with you...
Male
Adi kaatril endhan kaatrilOh in the breeze, in my breeze
Panikkaalam paayuthaeThe winter season surges
Adhil vaasam undhan vaasamIn that fragrance, your fragrance
En swaasam thuvaikirathaeDrenches my breath
Male
Niramae illaa… en ulagilIn my colorless world...
Kannathin vannam kondu vandhaaiYou brought the shade of cheeks
Mozhiyae illaa… kavithaigalaiPoems without language...
Mounathil sollivittu ponaai…You left after speaking them in silence...
Male
Maamazhai vaanamSky of heavy rain
Neralai vagumStreaming in alignment
Aayiram raagam ..A thousand melodies
Aarambam …Is the beginning
Male
Vaalibam ennumThe painting called youth
Ooviyam theendhumIs being touched with color
Vaazhnthida thaanaeJust to live this life
Nee vendumI need you
Male
Theeratha thratchai thottamAn endless vineyard
Unnodu en nesamMy love for you is like that
Ennaalum saayathadiIt will never fade or bend
ThaaraniyaeOh world of mine
Male
Thooratha ottrai megamLike a distant single cloud
Kaattrodu povadhu polFloating away with the wind
En kaadhal maayathadiWill my love vanish?
Male
Indha paadal mudiyum munnaeBefore this song ends
Un mudivai solladiTell me your decision
Pala paadal thiraiyil vandhaalIf many songs play on screen
Adhu thunbam tharum allava..Won't that bring sorrow?
Male
Niramae illaa… en ulagilIn my colorless world...
Kannathin vannam kondu vandhaaiYou brought the shade of cheeks
Mozhiyae illaa… kavithaigalaiPoems without language...
Mounathil sollivittu ponaai…You left after speaking them in silence...
Male
Maamazhai vaanamSky of heavy rain
Neralai vagumStreaming in alignment
Aayiram raagam ..A thousand melodies
Aarambam …Is the beginning
Male
Vaalibam ennumThe painting called youth
Ooviyam theendhumIs being touched with color
Vaazhnthida thaanaeJust to live this life
Nee vendumI need you
Male
Un nenjamWill your heart
Konjam thaazha vandhuCome down a little
En kaadhal yetrukkollumoAnd accept my love?
Un koondhal kaatril aadum podhuWhen your hair sways in the wind
En perai eludhichellumoWill it write my name as it goes?
Male
Hoo ooo ooo oo hoo oooHoo ooo ooo oo hoo ooo
Hooo oooo ooo oo hoo oo hoo oooHooo oooo ooo oo hoo oo hoo ooo

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song is a romantic ballad where the protagonist expresses profound love and adoration for his beloved. He compares his once dull and colorless world to a vibrant canvas brought to life by her arrival. He expresses devotion across seven continents and seven births, asking her to accept his love before time slips away.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

Thaneerai soozhvenadi… Thamaraiyae…

Comparing the protagonist surrounding the beloved to water surrounding a lotus flower.

Uruvagaim (Metaphor)

Vaalibam ennum Ooviyam theendhum

Youth is metaphorically portrayed as a painting waiting to be filled with life and color.

Odhugai / Monnai (Alliteration & Rhyme)

Theeratha thratchai thottam / Thooratha ottrai megam

Repetition of initial and matching sounds across consecutive Tamil lines creating a melodic cadence.

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Trivia

Written by Kabilan Vairamuthu, the lyricist blends traditional Tamil imagery of nature—like rain, lotus, and water across seven births—with modern romantic expression.

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