Maayam Seithayo
From Aadhiyum Andhamum – (2014) · 2014
- Lyricist
- Kaushik
- Singer
- Chinmayi Sripada
- Music director
- L. V. Ganeshan
- Details
- Aadhiyum Andhamum – (2014)2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Maayam seithaayo maayam seithaayo | Did you perform magic, did you perform magic? |
| Ennai naan maranthaenae | I forgot myself completely. |
| Maayam seithaayo maayam seithaayo | Did you perform magic, did you perform magic? |
| En manathai naan thanthaenae | I gave away my heart. |
| Female | |
| Vizhigalil vaanavillai korththu | Stringing a rainbow in my eyes, |
| Seviyinil punnagaiyum saerththu | Adding a smile to my ears, |
| Mudhal murai vaazhvinil suvaasiththaenae | I breathed for the first time in my life. |
| Female | |
| Vaanaththil mithakkum megam polae | Like a cloud floating in the sky, |
| Unnai thedi karaintha ullam | My heart dissolved searching for you, |
| Siragindri indruthaan paranthathae | Today, it flew without wings. |
| Female | |
| Kaattrai pol veesi yaeno | Blowing like the wind, why did I... |
| Siragindri paranthaeno | Fly without wings? |
| Kannaa naan unnai adaiya | Oh my beloved, to reach you, |
| Female | |
| Naan varaintha chiththiramo | Is the painting that I drew... |
| En munnae nirkuthaeno | Standing in front of me? |
| Anbe nee ennai yaaeththukka | My love, accept me. |
| Female | |
| Neethaan neethaano naan vaazhum arththamo | Are you, are you indeed the meaning of my life? |
| Imaiyil imaiyil arugil nindraai nindraai | In my eyelashes, in my eyelashes, you stood nearby, stood nearby. |
| Enthan urkkam kondu sendraayo | Did you take away my sleep? |
| Kannai katti unnai kaattil vittaalkooda | Even if blindfolded and left in a forest, |
| Ennai vanthadivaayo | Will you come reach me? |
| Female | |
| Maayam seithaayo maayam seithaayo | Did you perform magic, did you perform magic? |
| Ennai naan maranthaenae | I forgot myself completely. |
| Maayam seithaayo maayam seithaayo | Did you perform magic, did you perform magic? |
| En manathai naan thanthaenae | I gave away my heart. |
| Female | |
| Naan viralaal thodumpothu | When I touch with my fingers, |
| Nee ennai paarkkumpothu | When you look at me, |
| Kannaal naam pesikka | Let us speak with our eyes. |
| Female | |
| Naam vaazhum vaazhvae endrum | The life we live will forever... |
| Mudivillaa vaazhvaai maarum | Turn into an endless life. |
| Anbe nee yaendaa yosikka | My love, why do you hesitate? |
| Enthan uyiro pirinthaalum | Even if my soul departs, |
| Unakkul vaazhveno | Will I live within you? |
| Female | |
| Thedal thedal ini unthan thedal | Search, search, from now it is your search, |
| Enthan aayul mudiyum varai thedal | Search until the end of my life span. |
| Iravum pagalum ini maarum maarum | Night and day will change now, |
| Ennaal unthan ulagam maaripogum | Because of me, your world will change. |
| Female | |
| Maayam seithaayo maayam seithaayo | Did you perform magic, did you perform magic? |
| Ennai naan maranthaenae | I forgot myself completely. |
| Maayam seithaayo maayam seithaayo | Did you perform magic, did you perform magic? |
| En manathai naan thanthaenae | I gave away my heart. |
மாயம் செய்தாயோ மாயம் செய்தாயோ
என்னை நான் மறந்தேனே
மாயம் செய்தாயோ மாயம் செய்தாயோ
என் மனதை நான் தந்தேனே
Did you perform magic, did you perform magic?
I forgot myself completely.
Did you perform magic, did you perform magic?
I gave away my heart.
விழிகளில் வானவில்லை கோர்த்து
செவியினில் புன்னகையும் சேர்த்து
முதல் முறை வாழ்வினில் சுவாசித்தேனே
Stringing a rainbow in my eyes,
Adding a smile to my ears,
I breathed for the first time in my life.
வானத்தில் மிதக்கும் மேகம் போலே
உன்னைத் தேடிக் கரைந்த உள்ளம்
சிறகின்றி இன்று தான் பறந்ததே
Like a cloud floating in the sky,
My heart dissolved searching for you,
Today, it flew without wings.
காற்றைப் போல் வீசி ஏனோ
சிறகின்றிப் பறந்தேனோ
கண்ணா நான் உன்னை அடைய
Blowing like the wind, why did I...
Fly without wings?
Oh my beloved, to reach you,
நான் வரைந்த சித்திரமோ
என் முன்னே நிற்குதேனோ
அன்பே நீ என்னை ஏத்துக்க
Is the painting that I drew...
Standing in front of me?
My love, accept me.
நீ தான் நீ தானோ நான் வாழும் அர்த்தமோ
இமையில் இமையில் அருகில் நின்றாய் நின்றாய்
எந்தன் உறக்கம் கொண்டுச் சென்றாயோ
கண்ணைக் கட்டி உன்னை காட்டில் விட்டால் கூட
என்னை வந்தடைவாயோ....
Are you, are you indeed the meaning of my life?
In my eyelashes, in my eyelashes, you stood nearby, stood nearby.
Did you take away my sleep?
Even if blindfolded and left in a forest,
Will you come reach me?
மாயம் செய்தாயோ மாயம் செய்தாயோ
என்னை நான் மறந்தேனே
மாயம் செய்தாயோ மாயம் செய்தாயோ
என் மனதை நான் தந்தேனே
Did you perform magic, did you perform magic?
I forgot myself completely.
Did you perform magic, did you perform magic?
I gave away my heart.
நான் விரலால் தொடும் போது
நீ என்னைப் பார்க்கும் போது
கண்ணால் நாம் பேசிக்க
When I touch with my fingers,
When you look at me,
Let us speak with our eyes.
நாம் வாழும் வாழ்வே என்றும்
முடிவில்லா வாழ்வாய் மாறும்
அன்பே நீ ஏண்டா யோசிக்க
எந்தன் உயிரோ பிரிந்தாலும்
உனக்குள் வாழ்வேனோ
The life we live will forever...
Turn into an endless life.
My love, why do you hesitate?
Even if my soul departs,
Will I live within you?
தேடல் தேடல் இனி உந்தன் தேடல்
எந்தன் ஆயுள் முடியும் வரை தேடல்
இரவும் பகலும் இனி மாறும் மாறும்
என்னால் உந்தன் உலகம் மாறிப் போகும்..
Search, search, from now it is your search,
Search until the end of my life span.
Night and day will change now,
Because of me, your world will change.
மாயம் செய்தாயோ மாயம் செய்தாயோ
என்னை நான் மறந்தேனே
மாயம் செய்தாயோ மாயம் செய்தாயோ
என் மனதை நான் தந்தேனே
Did you perform magic, did you perform magic?
I forgot myself completely.
Did you perform magic, did you perform magic?
I gave away my heart.
Maayam seithaayo maayam seithaayo
Did you perform magic, did you perform magic?
Ennai naan maranthaenae
I forgot myself completely.
Maayam seithaayo maayam seithaayo
Did you perform magic, did you perform magic?
En manathai naan thanthaenae
I gave away my heart.
Vizhigalil vaanavillai korththu
Stringing a rainbow in my eyes,
Seviyinil punnagaiyum saerththu
Adding a smile to my ears,
Mudhal murai vaazhvinil suvaasiththaenae
I breathed for the first time in my life.
Vaanaththil mithakkum megam polae
Like a cloud floating in the sky,
Unnai thedi karaintha ullam
My heart dissolved searching for you,
Siragindri indruthaan paranthathae
Today, it flew without wings.
Kaattrai pol veesi yaeno
Blowing like the wind, why did I...
Siragindri paranthaeno
Fly without wings?
Kannaa naan unnai adaiya
Oh my beloved, to reach you,
Naan varaintha chiththiramo
Is the painting that I drew...
En munnae nirkuthaeno
Standing in front of me?
Anbe nee ennai yaaeththukka
My love, accept me.
Neethaan neethaano naan vaazhum arththamo
Are you, are you indeed the meaning of my life?
Imaiyil imaiyil arugil nindraai nindraai
In my eyelashes, in my eyelashes, you stood nearby, stood nearby.
Enthan urkkam kondu sendraayo
Did you take away my sleep?
Kannai katti unnai kaattil vittaalkooda
Even if blindfolded and left in a forest,
Ennai vanthadivaayo
Will you come reach me?
Maayam seithaayo maayam seithaayo
Did you perform magic, did you perform magic?
Ennai naan maranthaenae
I forgot myself completely.
Maayam seithaayo maayam seithaayo
Did you perform magic, did you perform magic?
En manathai naan thanthaenae
I gave away my heart.
Naan viralaal thodumpothu
When I touch with my fingers,
Nee ennai paarkkumpothu
When you look at me,
Kannaal naam pesikka
Let us speak with our eyes.
Naam vaazhum vaazhvae endrum
The life we live will forever...
Mudivillaa vaazhvaai maarum
Turn into an endless life.
Anbe nee yaendaa yosikka
My love, why do you hesitate?
Enthan uyiro pirinthaalum
Even if my soul departs,
Unakkul vaazhveno
Will I live within you?
Thedal thedal ini unthan thedal
Search, search, from now it is your search,
Enthan aayul mudiyum varai thedal
Search until the end of my life span.
Iravum pagalum ini maarum maarum
Night and day will change now,
Ennaal unthan ulagam maaripogum
Because of me, your world will change.
Maayam seithaayo maayam seithaayo
Did you perform magic, did you perform magic?
Ennai naan maranthaenae
I forgot myself completely.
Maayam seithaayo maayam seithaayo
Did you perform magic, did you perform magic?
En manathai naan thanthaenae
I gave away my heart.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Maayam Seithaayo from the film Aadhiyum Andhamum (2014) is a soulful romantic track sung by Chinmayi Sripada. The protagonist expresses the spellbinding effect of falling in love, feeling as though her lover has cast a magical spell on her. She describes how love has altered her perception of the world—making her feel weightless like a floating cloud, painting a rainbow in her eyes, and granting her a newfound sense of vitality and purpose. The song details her deep devotion and longing, questioning if he is the true meaning of her existence. She envisions a timeless bond that transcends earthly existence, offering an eternal connection where even bodily separation cannot extinguish her love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile
“Vaanaththil mithakkum megam polae”
Compares the weightless feeling of love and dissolution of heart to a cloud floating in the sky using 'polae'.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Maayam seithaayo maayam seithaayo”
Repeats 'Maayam seithaayo' to emphasize the mesmerized state and wonder caused by the lover's presence.
Visual Imagery
“Vizhigalil vaanavillai korththu”
Uses vivid visual imagery of stringing a rainbow within eyes to depict inner joy and colorful emotions.
Hyperbole
“Kannai katti unnai kaattil vittaalkooda”
Exaggerates finding love even if left blindfolded in a thick forest to highlight unshakeable connection and faith.
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Trivia
Aadhiyum Andhamum (2014) is a Tamil psychological thriller written and directed by Kaushik, who also penned the lyrics for this romantic track. Rendered by Chinmayi Sripada, the song features music composed by L. V. Ganeshan.
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