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Lyrics & meaning

Maayaa Maamalare

From Demon · 2023

Lyricist
Karthik Netha
Singers
Sreekanth Hariharan, Reshma Raghavendra
Music director
Ronnie Raphael
Movie name
Demon
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
21 Mar 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maayaa! maa malarae!
Maayam kaattum perazhagae!
Maayaa! maa malarae!
Maarbinil perugum peruyirae
Paarvai unai paarththathum
Vaazhkkai enai paarththathae!
Netrin nizhal naalaiyil
Thalai saaiththu thoonga varuthae
Idhu mounam pularum nimisham
Maayaa! maa malarae!
Maayam kaattum perazhagae!
Maayaa! maa malarae!
Maarbinil perugum peruyirae
Naan naaanaaaa
Per unarvil poothu uraindhen
Ellaaam unadhaaa?
Uyirai killi koduppaen
Velichchamae unnai yendhinaen
Irulillaaa ooon aagiren
Paarkkavae unai paarkkavae
Eerezhu piravi eduppaen
Unatharugil karainthu kidappaen
Dhinamum malarnthu malarnthu silirppaen
Maayaa! maa malarae!
Maayam kaattum perazhagae!
Maayaa! maa malarae!
Maarbinil perugum peruyirae
Maya! Oh wondrous flower!
Oh great beauty who works magic!
Maya! Oh wondrous flower!
The great life swelling in my chest!
The moment my eyes saw you,
Life itself looked back at me!
The shadow of yesterday
Comes to lay its head and sleep in tomorrow!
This is the moment silence breaks into dawn...
Maya! Oh wondrous flower!
The great life that works magic!
Maya! Oh wondrous flower!
The great life swelling in my chest!
Am I still myself?
I bloomed and stood still in deep feeling,
Does everything belong to you?
I would pluck my very soul and give it to you.
Oh light, I held you close,
I am becoming a body free of darkness.
Just to look at you, to keep looking at you,
I will take birth fourteen times!
I will dissolve and lie beside you,
Every day, I will bloom again and again and thrill with joy!
Maya! Oh wondrous flower!
Oh great beauty who works magic!
Maya! Oh wondrous flower!
The great life swelling in my chest!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Maayaa Maa Malarae' from the movie Demon (2023) is a soulful, romantic expression of awe and deep affection towards a beloved named Maaya. The speaker marvels at her enchanting presence, describing her as a majestic flower and a magical illusion that breathes vitality into their existence. The realization of love is portrayed as a transcendent moment where life gains new meaning and darkness fades away.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaif (Alliteration / Initial Rhyme)

Maayaa! maa malarae! / Maayam kaattum perazhagae!

Repetition of the initial 'M' sound in 'Maayaa', 'maa', 'malarae', and 'Maayam' creates a melodic, rhythmic hook.

Ezhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Netrin nizhal naalaiyil / Thalai saaiththu thoonga varuthae

Rhyming of the second syllable 'tr' in 'Netrin' and 'th' in 'Thalai' creates traditional Tamil prosodic assonance across the couplet.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Velichchamae unnai yendhinaen

Comparing the beloved directly to a great flower ('maa malarae') and light ('Velichchamae').

Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Dhinamum malarnthu malarnthu silirppaen

Repetition of 'malarnthu malarnthu' (blooming and blooming) emphasizes continuous emotional renewal and joy.

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Trivia

Composed by Ronnie Raphael for the 2023 Tamil horror-thriller film 'Demon', this song features lyrics penned by renowned lyricist Karthik Netha, known for his evocative and poetic romantic verses in Tamil cinema.

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