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Lyrics & meaning

Maaripocho

From Kanam · 2022

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Karthi, Chorus
Music director
Jakes Bejoy
Details
Kanam2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Maaripocho enna aachoHas everything changed, what happened?
Maaripocho enna aachoHas everything changed, what happened?
Male
Kaalam maara ellaamae maaraAs time changes, everything changes,
Vaanam maaravillaBut the sky hasn't changed.
Enna suthi ellaamae maaraAs everything around me changes,
Naanum maaralaI haven't changed.
Male
Kaadil road-u veedellaam veraRoads and houses on the land are different,
Kaathil maatham illaBut the wind feels no change.
Kannu paakkum ellaamae maaraAs everything the eye sees changes,
Neeyum maaralaYou haven't changed.
Male
Ellaamae maaripoyaachoHas everything changed completely?
Chorus :……………………[Chorus vocalization]
Male :Ellaamae maaripoyaachoMale: Has everything changed completely?
Chorus :……………………[Chorus vocalization]
Maaripocho enna aachoHas everything changed, what happened?
Maaripocho enna aachoHas everything changed, what happened?
Male
Kaanavillai naam endruSaying that we are missing,
Thedi chelgirom endruSaying that we are searching,
Baaliyathai naam engaeWhere did we lose
Tholaithom tholaithomOur childhood? We lost it!
Male
Kaadhal adhu oru thalaiyaaiOne-sided romantic love,
Ooril undu kadhai kadhaiyaaiHas many stories in town;
Paasam ingu oru thalaiyaaiBut here, one-sided affection,
Unarnthom unarnthomWe felt it, we felt it!
Male
Netru indru naalaiyai maatrinaaiYou altered yesterday, today, and tomorrow;
Naan indru naanum illaiToday I am not myself anymore.
Kaalathin kaazhchalai maathinaaiYou altered the perception of time;
Edhum inbam illaiThere is no joy in anything.
Male
Ellaamae maaripoyaachoHas everything changed completely?
Chorus :……………………[Chorus vocalization]
Male :Ellaamae maaripoyaachoMale: Has everything changed completely?
Chorus :……………………[Chorus vocalization]
Maaripocho enna aachoHas everything changed, what happened?
Maaripocho enna aachoHas everything changed, what happened?
Male
Maaripocho maaripochoHas it changed? Has it changed?
Eppadi maatruHow do I change it back?
Innukkulla kaayangalaeThese wounds deep inside,
Eppadi aatruHow do I heal them?
Male
En munnae oar vazhiyilA path lies ahead of me,
Pinnae oar vazhiA path lies behind me,
Engu pogum en manam endrathuWhere will my heart go, it asks.
Maaripocho …maaripochoHas it changed... has it changed...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Maaripocho from Kanam (2022) is a poignant reflection on time travel, personal loss, and the permanence of emotional bonds. The protagonist contemplates how physical surroundings, time, and relationships evolve over the years, while core feelings of grief, love, and identity remain frozen or deeply wounded. The song highlights the tragedy of losing one's childhood and suffering one-sided affection despite altering time itself.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Kaalam maara ellaamae maara / Vaanam maaravilla

Matching of the second consonant sound in Tamil poetry across adjacent lines ('Kaalam' / 'Vaanam' and 'Kaadil' / 'Kaathil').

Antithesis / Contrast

En munnae oar vazhiyil / Pinnae oar vazhi

Contrasting spatial and temporal directions to emphasize psychological turmoil and confusion.

Anaphora

Maaripocho enna aacho

Repetition of the opening phrase 'Maaripocho enna aacho' to anchor the central theme of existential disorientation.

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Trivia

Popular South Indian actor Karthi lent his voice as a guest singer for this soulful track composed by Jakes Bejoy. The song echoes the time-travel narrative of Kanam (titled Oke Oka Jeevitham in Telugu).

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