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Madi Meethu

From Annai Illam · 1963

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Annai Illam
Movie release year
1963
Lyrics added on
5 May 2019

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Madi meedhu thalai vaithu
Vidiyum varai thoonguvo..ooo..oom…
Maru naal ezhundhu paarpo..oo..oom…
Madi meedhu thalai vaithu
Vidiyum varai thoonguvo..oo…om
Maru naal ezhundhu paarpom
Madi meedhu thalai vaithu
Vidiyum varai thoonguvo..oo…om
Maru naal ezhundhu paarpom
Mangala kungumam nenjilae
Malligai malargal mannilae
Mangala kungumam nenjilae
Malligai malargal mannilae
Pongiya maeni kalaippilae
Pozhudhum pularum anaippilae
Aahaa
Male :Oho
Female :Mm hum…
Madi meedhu thalai vaithu
Male :Vidiyum varai thoonguvo..oo…om
Both :Maru naal ezhundhu paarpom
Iravae iravae vidiyaadhae
Inbathin kadhaiyai mudikkaadhae
Iravae iravae vidiyaadhae
Inbathin kadhaiyai mudikkaadhae
Seval kuralae koovaadhae
Seval kuralae koovaadhae
Serndhavar uyirai pirikkaadhae
Serndhavar uyirai pirikkaadhae
Madi meedhu thalai vaithu
Male :Vidiyum varai thoonguvo..oo…om
Both :Maru naal ezhundhu paarpom
Vaayin sivappu vizhiyilae
Malar kann veluppu idhazhilae
Vaayin sivappu vizhiyilae
Malar kann veluppu idhazhilae
Kaayum nilavin mazhaiyilae
Kaalam nadakkum uravilae
Aahaa
Female :Aahaa
Male :Mm hum…
Resting our heads on each other's lap,
Let us sleep until the break of dawn...
And wake up to see the new day...
Resting our heads on each other's lap,
Let us sleep until the break of dawn...
And wake up to see the new day.
Resting our heads on each other's lap,
Let us sleep until the break of dawn...
And wake up to see the new day.
Auspicious kumkum marking the chest,
Jasmine flowers scattered on the floor,
Auspicious kumkum marking the chest,
Jasmine flowers scattered on the floor,
With our bodies weary in sweet delight,
Dawn breaks softly in our embrace.
Aahaa
Male: Oho
Female: Mmm-hum...
Resting our heads on each other's lap,
Male: Let us sleep until the break of dawn...
Both: And wake up to see the new day.
O night, O night, do not turn to dawn,
Do not bring this tale of joy to an end.
O night, O night, do not turn to dawn,
Do not bring this tale of joy to an end.
O rooster, do not crow your call,
O rooster, do not crow your call,
Do not separate two united souls.
Do not separate two united souls.
Resting our heads on each other's lap,
Male: Let us sleep until the break of dawn...
Both: And wake up to see the new day.
The red of the lips showing in the eyes,
The pale glow of flower-like eyes on the lips,
The red of the lips showing in the eyes,
The pale glow of flower-like eyes on the lips,
Under the gentle shower of moonlight,
Time slips away in our deep closeness.
Aahaa
Female: Aahaa
Male: Mmm-hum...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Madi Meedhu Thalai Vaithu is a classic romantic duet expressing tender intimacy, longing, and eternal togetherness. The lovers rest in each other's embrace, wishing that the night of intimacy never ends and pleading with nature—the dawn and the rooster's crow—not to pull them apart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Apostrophe / Personification

“Iravae iravae vidiyaadhae”

Addressing the night (Iravae iravae) and rooster (Seval kuralae) as sentient entities and pleading with them to stop time.

Emon / Monorhyme (Edhugai)

“Mangala kungumam nenjilae / Malligai malargal mannilae”

Rhyming of second letters in Tamil poetry across lines (Mangala / Malligai).

Anaphora

“Seval kuralae koovaadhae”

Repetition of words at the beginning of successive lines for emotional emphasis.

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Trivia

The song from Annai Illam (1963) stars Sivaji Ganesan and Devika, with iconic music composed by K. V. Mahadevan and sung by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.

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