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Maayakkara

From Mugil · 2021

Lyricist
Balaji Tharaneetharan
Singers
Govind Vasantha, Malvi Sundaresan
Music director
Revaa
Movie name
Mugil
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
17 Aug 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mella mella
Endhan ullae vandhu
Kaiyil thullum maayakkaara
Yei maayakkaara
En maayakkaara..aa…aa…
Yei maayakkaara
En maayakkaara..aa…aa…
Anbin vaasam therindha
Ye paasakkaara
Engal kootil serndha
Oo nesakkaara
Oh vilaiyaadi magizhaadha
Oru naalum ini kidaiyadhae
Nee enai thaedi vaaradha
Naal ondrum ini varadhae
Pillai polae odi vandhaai
Thandhai polae thadi nindren
Uyirgal yaavum ondru endru
Kattru thandhaai anbai thandhu
Ohooo ooo maayakkaara
Pillai polae odi vandhaai
Thandhai polae thadi nindren
Uyirgal yaavum ondru endru
Kattru thandhaai anbai thandhu
Hmm….aaa…..aa…
Nanana na na….
Yaavum pudhidhaaga
Endhan uravaaga
Oh endrum ini nilaiyaaga
Ennul irundha naan
Theevaai thirindha naan
Ellaam unnalae
Maariyadhae maayamaaga
En sol petchai ketkaadha
Oru seiyaaga nee vandhaaiyae
Pala vilai thandhum varadha
Santhosam neeyae
Vaada vaada maayakkaara
Maayakkaara
Vaada vaada pasakkaara
Paasakkaara
Vaada vaada maayakkaara
Vaada vaada nesakkaara
Angae ingae odikittu
Sandaigala pottukittu..kobakkaara
Istam pola suthikittu
Prachanaiyai kootikittu …sandakkaara
Yaaridamum sikkidaamal
Pichikkittu odivitta vithaikkaara
Veedu vandhu serndhu vidu
Veru engum pogidadhae…saettaikkaara
Pandrathaiyum panniputtu
Moonjiyai mattum thookkikittu
Vaeshakkaara
Solluratha ketkaama
Un paatukku paduthukittu..roshakkaara
Maayakkaara
Vaada vaada mayakkaara
Female :Vaada vaada mayakkaara
Male :Vaada vaada pasakkaara
Female :Pasakkaara
Male :Vaada vaada mayakkaara
Female :Maayakkaara
Male :Vaada vaada nesakkaara
Female :Nesakkaara
Male :Ohooo mayakkaara…(2)
Female :Maayakkaara
Male :Yei maayakkaara
En maayakkaara
Yei maayakkaara
En maayakkaara
Female :Maayakkaara
Slowly, gently,
You came into my heart
And bounce in my hands, you little magician!
Hey, little magician!
My little magician... ah...
Hey, little magician!
My little magician... ah...
Knowing the true scent of love,
Hey, affectionate one!
You joined our nest,
Oh, beloved friend!
A day without playing and smiling
Will never happen anymore.
A day you don't come running to me
Will never come anymore.
You came running to me like a child,
And I stood by you like a father.
That all living beings are one,
You taught me, giving all your love.
Oho oo, little magician!
You came running to me like a child,
And I stood by you like a father.
That all living beings are one,
You taught me, giving all your love.
Mmm... ah... ah...
Na na na na na...
Everything feels brand new,
As you became my family,
Oh, staying forever from now on.
The person I was inside myself,
Wandering alone like an island,
All of that, because of you,
Changed completely like magic!
Refusing to listen to what I say,
You arrived like a playful child!
What no amount of money could buy,
That true joy is you!
Come here, come here, little magician!
Little magician!
Come here, come here, loving one!
Loving one!
Come here, come here, little magician!
Come here, come here, beloved friend!
Running around here and there,
Picking silly fights... you feisty one!
Roaming around as you please,
Stirring up trouble... you troublemaker!
Without getting caught by anyone,
Dashing away in a flash... you clever trickster!
Come back home safely,
Don't go anywhere else... you naughty one!
After doing all your mischief,
Pouting with your nose in the air,
You little actor!
Without listening to a word I say,
Lying down just as you please... you stubborn one!
Little magician!
Come here, come here, little magician!
Female: Come here, come here, little magician!
Male: Come here, come here, loving one!
Female: Loving one!
Male: Come here, come here, little magician!
Female: Little magician!
Male: Come here, come here, beloved friend!
Female: Beloved friend!
Male: Oho, little magician...
Female: Little magician!
Male: Hey, little magician!
My little magician!
Hey, little magician!
My little magician!
Female: Little magician!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Maayakkaara is a heartwarming track from the movie Mugil that captures the tender, playful, and deep emotional bond between a human family and their beloved pet dog. The song portrays the pet as a magical child ('Maayakkaara') who brings boundless joy, heals feelings of isolation, and teaches the family unconditional love and empathy toward all living beings.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Pillai polae odi vandhaai / Thandhai polae thadi nindren

Compares the pet coming running to a innocent child, and the owner standing protectively like a father.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Theevaai thirindha naan

Compares the protagonist's previous isolated life to a lonely island ('Theev').

Iyaibu (End Rhyme / Epiphora)

Maayakkaara / Paasakkaara / Nesakkaara / Kobakkaara / Saettaikkaara

Repeated playful rhythmic suffix '-kkaara' across multiple lines to build end-rhyme and affection.

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Trivia

Mugil (2021) stars Vijay Sethupathi and Regina Cassandra, focusing on a family dealing with grief and bonding over a pet dog named Scooby. The soundtrack composed by Revaa and sung by Govind Vasantha along with Malvi Sundaresan was widely praised for its soothing, playful acoustic arrangement.

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