- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. B. Charan, Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Sillunu Oru Kadhal
- Movie release year
- 2006
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Apr 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Majaa Majaa' is a playful and sensual romantic duet from the 2006 film 'Sillunu Oru Kadhal', composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Vaali. The song captures the intimate nocturnal dialogue between two lovers expressing their deep passion, playful affection, and longing for union. Through vivid imagery, the lyrics describe how two individual breaths merge into one as desire consumes them. Vaali weaves modern colloquialisms alongside classic metaphors, comparing intense longing to indigestion that can only be relieved by love, creating an alluring and rhythmically vibrant romantic track.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Oh..aasai enum ajeeranam”
Desire is directly metaphorized as indigestion ('aasai enum ajeeranam') that gets cured by intimacy.
Simile (Upamai)
“Ver mel neer pol yaar vizhuvaaro”
Falling in love or surrendering to passion is compared to water falling onto roots ('ver mel neer pol').
Repetition / Alliteration (Anaphora & Edhugai)
“Nachunnu oru ichu veikkavaa / Naanum vechu / Neeyum vechu / Achu veikkavaa”
Rhythmic repetition of rhyming colloquial words ('ichu', 'vechu', 'achu') creates a catchy phonetic bounce.
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Trivia
Composed by A. R. Rahman for 'Sillunu Oru Kadhal' (2006), this song features dynamic vocals by Shreya Ghoshal and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. Vaali famously incorporated contemporary urban slang like 'ginger beer' into the Tamil lyrics to give it a modern, playful feel.
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