Maayavi
From Mugamoodi · 2012
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Chinmayi
- Music director
- K. Krishna Kumar
- Details
- Mugamoodi2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Maayavi maayavi | Oh illusionist, oh mysterious one |
| Theeyaagi varuvaan | He will arrive like a blazing fire |
| Manathodum mugamoodi | Wearing a mask over his mind |
| Anithae thaan thirivaan | Adorning it, he roams around |
| Female | |
| Thalai thodum alaiyena | Like a wave that touches the heights |
| Ezhunthiduvaan…nenjil | He will rise inside the heart |
| Inaithidum mazhaiyena nanaithiduvaan | Like a connecting rain, he will drench completely |
| Female | |
| Maayavi maayavi | Oh illusionist, oh mysterious one |
| Theeyaagi varuvaan | He will arrive like a blazing fire |
| Manathodum mugamoodi | Wearing a mask over his mind |
| Anithae thaan thirivaan | Adorning it, he roams around |
| Female | |
| Bayam moolum neram | Whenever fear sparks and rises |
| Tharai vanthu kaapan | He descends to earth to protect |
| Thuyar konda perai | Those who are drowning in sorrow |
| Karai kondu serpaan | He carries them safely to the shore |
| Female | |
| Kadamai mudinthaal | Once his duty is fulfilled |
| Paranthiduvaan paavi | The mischievous hero flies away |
| Ivalin thuyaram maranthiduvaan | He forgets the grief of this girl |
| Avanoodu ival idhayam tholaiyum | Her heart gets lost along with him |
| Thanimai theruvil | In the lonely street of solitude |
| Ivalodu avan nizhalum alaiyum | His shadow wanders alongside her |
| Female | |
| Maayavi maayavi | Oh illusionist, oh mysterious one |
| Theeyaagi varuvaan | He will arrive like a blazing fire |
| Manathodum mugamoodi | Wearing a mask over his mind |
| Anithae thaan thirivaan | Adorning it, he roams around |
| Female | |
| Thalai thodum alaiyena | Like a wave that touches the heights |
| Ezhunthiduvaan…nenjil | He will rise inside the heart |
| Inaithidum mazhaiyena nanaithiduvaan | Like a connecting rain, he will drench completely |
| Female | |
| Ezhunooru koodi | Seven billion human faces |
| Mugam ingu undu | Exist in this world |
| Alagaana ondrai | A single beautiful face among them |
| Evar kanda thundu | Who has ever witnessed? |
| Female | |
| Manathor uruvam | An image formed within the mind |
| Varaigirathae kaatril | Gets drawn in the wind |
| Kanavaai athuvum karaigirathae | And like a dream, it melts away |
| Kodumai athil kodumai ..yethuvo | What is the ultimate cruelty among cruelties? |
| Vizhigalil irunthum | Is it having eyes to see |
| Unnai kaanavae mudiyaathathuvo… | Yet being unable to see your face? |
| Female | |
| Maayavi maayavi | Oh illusionist, oh mysterious one |
| Theeyaagi varuvaan | He will arrive like a blazing fire |
| Manathodum mugamoodi | Wearing a mask over his mind |
| Anithae thaan thirivaan | Adorning it, he roams around |
| Female | |
| Thalai thodum alaiyena | Like a wave that touches the heights |
| Ezhunthiduvaan…nenjil | He will rise inside the heart |
| Inaithidum mazhaiyena nanaithiduvaan | Like a connecting rain, he will drench completely |
மாயாவி மாயாவி
தீயாகி வருவான்
மனதோடும் முகமூடி
அணிந்தே தான் திரிவான்
Oh illusionist, oh mysterious one
He will arrive like a blazing fire
Wearing a mask over his mind
Adorning it, he roams around
தலை தொடும் அலையென
எழுந்திடுவான் - நெஞ்சில்
இணைத்திடும் மழையென
நனைத்திடுவான்
Like a wave that touches the heights
He will rise inside the heart
Like a connecting rain, he will drench completely
மாயாவி மாயாவி
தீயாகி வருவான்
மனதோடும் முகமூடி
அணிந்தே தான் திரிவான்
Oh illusionist, oh mysterious one
He will arrive like a blazing fire
Wearing a mask over his mind
Adorning it, he roams around
பயம் மூளும் நேரம்
தரை வந்து காப்பான்
துயர் கொண்ட பேரை
கரை கொண்டு சேர்ப்பான்
Whenever fear sparks and rises
He descends to earth to protect
Those who are drowning in sorrow
He carries them safely to the shore
கடமை முடிந்தால்
பறந்திடுவான் - பாவி
இவளின் துயரம் மறந்திடுவான்
அவனோடிவள் இதயம் தொலையும்
தனிமைத் தெருவில்
இவளோடவன் நிழலும் அலையும்
Once his duty is fulfilled
The mischievous hero flies away
He forgets the grief of this girl
Her heart gets lost along with him
In the lonely street of solitude
His shadow wanders alongside her
மாயாவி மாயாவி
தீயாகி வருவான்
மனதோடும் முகமூடி
அணிந்தே தான் திரிவான்
Oh illusionist, oh mysterious one
He will arrive like a blazing fire
Wearing a mask over his mind
Adorning it, he roams around
தலை தொடும் அலையென
எழுந்திடுவான் - நெஞ்சில்
இணைத்திடும் மழையென
நனைத்திடுவான்
Like a wave that touches the heights
He will rise inside the heart
Like a connecting rain, he will drench completely
எழுநூறு கோடி
முகம் இங்கு உண்டு
அழகான ஒன்றை
எவர் கண்டது உண்டு
Seven billion human faces
Exist in this world
A single beautiful face among them
Who has ever witnessed?
மனதோர் உருவம்
வரைகிறதே - காற்றில்
கனவாய் அதுவும் கரைகிறதே
கொடுமை அதில் கொடுமை எதுவோ
விழிகளில் இருந்தும்
உனை காணவே முடியாததுவோ
An image formed within the mind
Gets drawn in the wind
And like a dream, it melts away
What is the ultimate cruelty among cruelties?
Is it having eyes to see
Yet being unable to see your face?
மாயாவி மாயாவி
தீயாகி வருவான்
மனதோடும் முகமூடி
அணிந்தே தான் திரிவான்
Oh illusionist, oh mysterious one
He will arrive like a blazing fire
Wearing a mask over his mind
Adorning it, he roams around
தலை தொடும் அலையென
எழுந்திடுவான் - நெஞ்சில்
இணைத்திடும் மழையென
நனைத்திடுவான்
Like a wave that touches the heights
He will rise inside the heart
Like a connecting rain, he will drench completely
Maayavi maayavi
Oh illusionist, oh mysterious one
Theeyaagi varuvaan
He will arrive like a blazing fire
Manathodum mugamoodi
Wearing a mask over his mind
Anithae thaan thirivaan
Adorning it, he roams around
Thalai thodum alaiyena
Like a wave that touches the heights
Ezhunthiduvaan…nenjil
He will rise inside the heart
Inaithidum mazhaiyena nanaithiduvaan
Like a connecting rain, he will drench completely
Maayavi maayavi
Oh illusionist, oh mysterious one
Theeyaagi varuvaan
He will arrive like a blazing fire
Manathodum mugamoodi
Wearing a mask over his mind
Anithae thaan thirivaan
Adorning it, he roams around
Bayam moolum neram
Whenever fear sparks and rises
Tharai vanthu kaapan
He descends to earth to protect
Thuyar konda perai
Those who are drowning in sorrow
Karai kondu serpaan
He carries them safely to the shore
Kadamai mudinthaal
Once his duty is fulfilled
Paranthiduvaan paavi
The mischievous hero flies away
Ivalin thuyaram maranthiduvaan
He forgets the grief of this girl
Avanoodu ival idhayam tholaiyum
Her heart gets lost along with him
Thanimai theruvil
In the lonely street of solitude
Ivalodu avan nizhalum alaiyum
His shadow wanders alongside her
Maayavi maayavi
Oh illusionist, oh mysterious one
Theeyaagi varuvaan
He will arrive like a blazing fire
Manathodum mugamoodi
Wearing a mask over his mind
Anithae thaan thirivaan
Adorning it, he roams around
Thalai thodum alaiyena
Like a wave that touches the heights
Ezhunthiduvaan…nenjil
He will rise inside the heart
Inaithidum mazhaiyena nanaithiduvaan
Like a connecting rain, he will drench completely
Ezhunooru koodi
Seven billion human faces
Mugam ingu undu
Exist in this world
Alagaana ondrai
A single beautiful face among them
Evar kanda thundu
Who has ever witnessed?
Manathor uruvam
An image formed within the mind
Varaigirathae kaatril
Gets drawn in the wind
Kanavaai athuvum karaigirathae
And like a dream, it melts away
Kodumai athil kodumai ..yethuvo
What is the ultimate cruelty among cruelties?
Vizhigalil irunthum
Is it having eyes to see
Unnai kaanavae mudiyaathathuvo…
Yet being unable to see your face?
Maayavi maayavi
Oh illusionist, oh mysterious one
Theeyaagi varuvaan
He will arrive like a blazing fire
Manathodum mugamoodi
Wearing a mask over his mind
Anithae thaan thirivaan
Adorning it, he roams around
Thalai thodum alaiyena
Like a wave that touches the heights
Ezhunthiduvaan…nenjil
He will rise inside the heart
Inaithidum mazhaiyena nanaithiduvaan
Like a connecting rain, he will drench completely
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Maayavi captures the heroine's intense yearning and wonder towards a superhero vigilante who arrives like fire to protect people in distress. She views him as an elusive figure who masks both his face and his emotions, vanishing into thin air as soon as his mission is accomplished. As her heart wanders in lonely streets alongside his memory, she feels deeply attached to this unnamed savior. The song highlights her emotional predicament: out of seven billion faces on Earth, she cannot see the face of the man she loves, making her sight feel almost useless. It portrays a delicate blend of superhero mythos and romantic longing.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Theeyaagi varuvaan”
Compares the hero's sudden and intense arrival to fire ('Theeyaagi varuvaan').
Simile
“Thalai thodum alaiyena”
Compares the hero rising in her heart to a ocean wave reaching heights ('Thalai thodum alaiyena').
Hyperbole / Modern Imagery
“Ezhunooru koodi”
Refers to the global population ('Ezhunooru koodi' = 700 crores/7 billion) to emphasize the rarity and invisibility of her lover's face.
Rhetorical Question
“Vizhigalil irunthum / Unnai kaanavae mudiyaathathuvo…”
Expresses poetic agony by asking if there is any cruelty worse than possessing eyes yet being unable to see the loved one.
Did you know?
Trivia
Mugamoodi (2012), directed by Mysskin and starring Jiiva, is recognized as one of the early superhero films in Tamil cinema. The soundtrack was composed by K (Krishna Kumar), with lyrics penned by Madhan Karky. This track 'Maayavi' was sung by Chinmayi Sripaada and features subtle orchestral arrangements suited for a superhero romance.
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