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Maareesa

From Maareesan · 2025

Lyricist
Sabarivasan Shanmugam
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Maareesan
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
14 Jun 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maareesa summa kidaikkuma sugumaari
Sagichukko
Aridhaaram poda thuninjitta thalaiyaatta
Pazhagikko
Tholu mela yeri vedhaalam
Aattam podudhe nee sagichukko
Aadu vettum naalu vandha pinna
Ada nalli elumba alli eduthu nee kadichukko
Vaanam moodum meghamaai
Ada kovam marachu nee sirichukko
Saalai podum kolamaai
Ada valanji nelinji nee nadandhukko
Maareesa summa kidaikkuma sugumaari
Sagichukko
Aridhaaram poda thuninjitta thalaiyaatta
Pazhagikko
Kokkugal saetha paathu
Moonja sulichaa
Thullum thullum meenum
Miss aagumae
Solli vacha kuri
Mattum nenacha
Ada mookku mela
Mela thaalamae
Mokka mokka joke-ah
Neeyum sagichaa
Rokka rokka note-u
Kaiyil sikkumae
Poruthaar boomi aalvaar therinjikko
Porundhaa seruppu kadikkum purinjikko
Gundoosi thollil baloonin payanam
Ada veeta pootti saavi thirudan kaiyil ippo
Vaanam moodum meghamaai
Ada kovam marachu nee sirichukko
Saalai podum kolamaai
Ada valanji nelinji nee nadandhukko
Maareesa summa kidaikkuma sugumaari
Sagichukko
Aridhaaram poda thuninjitta thalaiyaatta
Pazhagikko
Maareesa, does a shower of comfort come for free?
Just endure it.
Once you dare to put on the makeup,
Get used to nodding along.
A ghost has climbed onto your shoulders
And is dancing away, so just put up with it.
Once the day of the feast arrives,
Grab that marrow bone and bite right in!
Like clouds masking the sky,
Hide your anger and wear a smile.
Like the winding curves of a road,
Bend, adapt, and keep walking on.
Maareesa, does a shower of comfort come for free?
Just endure it.
Once you dare to put on the makeup,
Get used to nodding along.
If cranes look down at the mud
And turn up their noses in disgust,
Even the leaping fish
Will slip right away.
If you only fixate on
A single preset aim,
Right on your nose,
Trouble will land a heavy blow!
If you can just put up with
Even the lamest of jokes,
Stacks of crisp cash
Will fall right into your hands.
Know this: the patient will rule the world.
Understand this: the wrong pair of shoes will only bite.
It is like a balloon traveling on the tip of a pin;
The house is locked, but the key is in the thief's hands now.
Like clouds masking the sky,
Hide your anger and wear a smile.
Like the winding curves of a road,
Bend, adapt, and keep walking on.
Maareesa, does a shower of comfort come for free?
Just endure it.
Once you dare to put on the makeup,
Get used to nodding along.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Maareesa' from the film Maareesan (2025), composed and rendered by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Sabarivasan Shanmugam, serves as a high-energy, pragmatic guide to survival and worldly wisdom. Addressing the protagonist Maareesan, the lyrics preach tactical endurance, humility, and street-smart adaptability in the face of daunting challenges, unpredictability, and fake pretenses. The core philosophy suggests swallowing one's pride, smiling through adversity, and waiting for the right moment to strike or claim rewards. Using colorful everyday metaphors—such as storks waiting in mud for fish, a balloon balancing on a needle, or a shoe that pinches—the song highlights the art of patience ('Poruthaar Boomi Aalvaar'). It encourages bending like a street Rangoli when situation demands, assuring that those who endure short-term indignities and play their cards smartly will ultimately prevail and reap rich rewards.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Mokka mokka joke-ah / Rokka rokka note-u”

The second consonant 'k' rhymes across lines 25 and 27 ('Mokka' and 'Rokka'), producing a rhythmic and catchy folk quality.

Uvamai (Simile)

“Vaanam moodum meghamaai... Saalai podum kolamaai...”

Compares hiding anger under a smile to clouds concealing the sky, and adapting movement to the winding patterns of a street Rangoli.

Pazhamozhi (Proverbial Allusion)

“Poruthaar boomi aalvaar therinjikko”

Incorporates the famous classical Tamil proverb 'Poruthaar Boomi Aalvaar' (The patient shall inherit the earth) to reinforce the song's core lesson.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Gundoosi thollil baloonin payanam”

Compares an extremely precarious and risky situation to a balloon journeying on the sharp tip of a safety pin.

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Trivia

'Maareesan' (2025) is a major Tamil film starring Vadivelu and Fahadh Faasil in lead roles, directed by Sudheesh Sankar and produced by Super Good Films. The song features Yuvan Shankar Raja's signature energetic vocal delivery paired with earthy folk-pop orchestration.

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