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Lyrics & meaning

Maaya Maamalare

From Demon · 2023

Lyricist
Karthik Netha
Singers
Sreekanth Hariharan, Reshma Raghavendra
Music director
Ronnie Raphael
Details
Demon2023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Maaya maamalareO mystical, magnificent flower,
Maayam kattum perazhagaeO grand beauty who weaves magical spells,
Maaya maamalareO mystical, magnificent flower,
Maarbinil pirakkum per uyiraeO supreme life born within my chest,
Male
Paarvai unai paarthathumThe moment my eyes gazed upon you,
Vaazhkkai enai paarthathaeLife itself looked back at me,
Naettrin nizhal naalaiyilThe shadow of yesterday,
Thalai saaithu thoonga varudhaeComes to rest its head and sleep in tomorrow,
Idhu mounam pularum nimishamThis is the moment when silence dawns,
Male
Maaya maamalareO mystical, magnificent flower,
Maayam kattum per uyiraeO supreme soul who displays magic,
Male
Naan naana per unarvilIn a profound feeling of becoming my true self,
Poothu uraindhenI bloomed and stood frozen,
Ellaam unadhaIs everything yours now?
Uyirai killi koduppenI would pluck my own life and give it to you,
Male
Velichamae unnai yendhinenO pure light, I embraced you,
Irul illaa oonaagirenI am becoming a body without darkness,
Female
Paarkkavae unai paarkkavaeJust to see you, to behold you,
Ezhezhu piravi eduppenI shall take birth across seven lifetimes,
Unadharugil karaindhu kidappenI will remain dissolved by your side,
Nidhamum malarndhu malarndhu sirippenI will blossom and smile every single day,
Male
Maaya maamalareO mystical, magnificent flower,
Maayam kattum perazhagaeO grand beauty who weaves magical spells,
Maaya maamalareO mystical, magnificent flower,
Maarbinil pirakkum per uyiraeO supreme life born within my chest

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Maaya Maamalare is a tender, deeply emotional romantic track from the horror-thriller film Demon (2023). Written by Karthik Netha, the song captures a sense of transcendent love and spiritual connection. The protagonist addresses their beloved as a magical flower and a soul born from deep within their own heart, expressing how meeting them brought true meaning and vitality to their existence. The lyrics portray love as an overwhelming awakening that dispels past darkness and brings quiet serenity. The lover expresses total surrender, offering their very life, promising to endure endless rebirths, and desiring to remain forever dissolved in the presence of their beloved.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Maaya maamalare

Compares the beloved directly to a mystical, magnificent flower ('Maaya maamalare').

Personification

Vaazhkkai enai paarthathae

Attributes human action to 'life' by describing it as looking back at the speaker.

Tamil Monai (Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)

Maaya maamalare / Maayam kattum perazhagae

Repetition of the initial 'M' sound across consecutive words creating melodic symmetry.

Hyperbole

Ezhezhu piravi eduppen

Exaggerates emotional devotion by offering to pluck out one's own life and endure multiple rebirths.

Synesthesia / Imagery

Idhu mounam pularum nimisham

Combines auditory and visual imagery by portraying 'silence' as something that 'dawns' like morning light.

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Trivia

Demon (2023) is a Tamil horror-thriller film starring Sachin and Abarnathi. Despite the film's eerie supernatural themes, 'Maaya Maamalare' stands out as a soulful, romantic composition created by Ronnie Raphael and lyrically elevated by Karthik Netha.

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