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Machaan Machaan

From Silambattam (Film 2008) · 2008

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Ilayaraja, Bela Shende
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Silambattam (Film 2008)
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
15 Nov 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Machaan machaan
Un mela aasai vechchaan
Vechchu thechchaan thechchaan
Usuroda unnai thechchaan
Machaan machaan
En mela aasai vechchaa
Vechchu thechchaan thechchaan
Usuroda ennai thechchaan
Yaezhezhu jenmanthaan
Eduththaalum eppothum
nenjukkulla onna somappenae
Thaayaagi sila neram
Saeyaagi sila neram
Madimela unnai somappenae
Santhoshaththil ennai marappaene oo….oo….
Konnuputta konnuputta
Konnuputta konnuputta nenjukkulla
Konnuputta konnuputta
Vanthuputta senjuputta ennai unakkuththaan
Machaan machaan
Un mela aasai vechchaan
Vechchu thechchaan thechchaan
Usuroda unnai thechchaan
Solla vantha vaarththai
Sonna vaarththai solla pogum
Vaarththai yaavum nenjil inikkuthae
Ennai enna ketta
Enna sonna enna aanaen
Intha mayakkam engo izhukkuthae
Pennae unthan kolusu
Enthan manasa maatti poguthae
Pogum vazhi engum varuvaenae yae…yahhaee
Un peraiththaan solli thinam
Thaavaniya pottaenae
Male :Usuraththaan vittaakkooda
Unnaivida maattaenae
Maanae adi maanae yae yae…..
Konnuputta konnuputta
Konnuputta konnuputta nenjukkulla
Konnuputta konnuputta
Vanthuputta senjuputta ennai unakkuththaan
Machaan machaan
Un mela aasai vechchaan
Vechchu thechchaan thechchaan
Usuroda unnai thechchaan
Aasai vachcha nencha
Ilavam panjupola thaanae
Unnai thedi naalum parakkumae
Ammikkallu mela
Kaala vechchu metti podum
Antha naalae manasum nenaikkumae
Kannai moodi paaththaa
Engum neethaan vanthu pogura
Udal porul aaviyum neethaanae yae yaehaehae
Enna venum enna venum
Sollippudu raasaavae
Unnappola pottapulla
Peththukkudu rojaavae
Thaenae…..vanthaene….yaeyaehaehae
Konnuputta konnuputta
Konnuputta konnuputta nenjukkulla
Konnuputta konnuputta
Vanthuputta senjuputta ennai unakkuththaan
Machaan machaan
Un mela aasai vechchaan
Vechchu thechchaan thechchaan
Usuroda unnai thechchaan
My sweetheart, my lover,
He set his heart on you,
Held you close and melted into you,
And rubbed you into his very soul.
My sweetheart, my lover,
He set his heart on me,
Held me close and melted into me,
And rubbed me into his very soul.
Even if I take birth
Across seven whole lifetimes,
I will always carry you inside my heart.
Sometimes like a mother,
Sometimes like a child,
I will cradle you in my lap,
And lose myself in sheer joy, oh...
You have killed me, killed me with love,
Killed me deep inside my heart!
You have killed me, completely killed me,
You came and made me truly yours!
My sweetheart, my lover,
He set his heart on you,
Held you close and melted into you,
And rubbed you into his very soul.
The words I came to say,
The words I spoke, and the words I am yet to say,
Every single word feels so sweet in my heart.
What did you ask me?
What did I reply, and what became of me?
This sweet spell pulls me somewhere far away.
Girl, the sound of your anklets
Hooks and steals my heart away.
I will follow wherever your path leads, yeah...
Whispering only your name every day,
I draped my half-saree.
Even if my life leaves my body,
I will never let you go,
My darling, oh my gentle deer...
You have killed me, killed me with love,
Killed me deep inside my heart!
You have killed me, completely killed me,
You came and made me truly yours!
My sweetheart, my lover,
He set his heart on you,
Held you close and melted into you,
And rubbed you into his very soul.
This heart filled with longing
Is as light as cotton fluff,
Drifting each day in search of you.
Placing your foot on the stone
To put on the wedding toe-rings,
My heart keeps dreaming of that special day.
Whenever I close my eyes,
You are the only one drifting in and out.
You are my body, my possessions, and my breath of life, oh...
What do you want, what do you desire?
Just tell me, my king!
A little baby girl just like you,
Give birth to her for me, my rose!
My sweet honey... here I come...
You have killed me, killed me with love,
Killed me deep inside my heart!
You have killed me, completely killed me,
You came and made me truly yours!
My sweetheart, my lover,
He set his heart on you,
Held you close and melted into you,
And rubbed you into his very soul.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Machaan Machaan' is a joyful, rural romantic duet from the film Silambattam (2008), composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by legendary composer Ilaiyaraaja alongside Bela Shende. The song celebrates a deep, innocent, and enduring love between two young lovers in a village setting. The lyrics express their willingness to cherish each other across multiple births, adopting tender roles like parent and child for one another, and eagerly anticipating marriage and family life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Aasai vachcha nencha / Ilavam panjupola thaanae / Unnai thedi naalum parakkumae”

Compares a heart full of love floating towards the lover to lightweight silk-cotton fiber (Ilavam panju) flying in the wind.

Repetition / Anaphora (Adukku Thodar)

“Konnuputta konnuputta / Konnuputta konnuputta nenjukkulla”

Emphatic repetition of 'Konnuputta' (you killed me) to highlight how deeply overwhelmed the protagonist feels by love.

Contrast / Role Reversal (Thinaiporul)

“Thaayaagi sila neram / Saeyaagi sila neram / Madimela unnai somappenae”

The lyrics present an emotional contrast where the lover envisions acting both as a protective mother ('Thaayaagi') and a dependent child ('Saeyaagi') to the partner.

Polyptoton / Wordplay (Sol Nadai)

“Solla vantha vaarththai / Sonna vaarththai solla pogum / Vaarththai yaavum nenjil inikkuthae”

Repetition of variations of the root word 'Vaarththai' (words) creates a rhythmic phonetic pleasantness.

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Trivia

'Machaan Machaan' is notable because veteran maestro Ilaiyaraaja sang this playful romantic song composed by his son Yuvan Shankar Raja for actor Silambarasan (Simbu). Lyricist Na. Muthukumar penned rustic yet deeply affectionate lyrics that helped the song become one of the biggest Tamil chartbusters of 2008.

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