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Maharajan Therile Maharani

From Merke Uthikkum Sooriyan · 1981

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malaysia Vasudevan, P. Susheela
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Merke Uthikkum Sooriyan
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
19 Oct 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maharani therilae maharajan nerilae
Oorgolamaai nee pogavae naan paaduven
Malar konjam thoovi mana pennai vaazhthi
Malar konjam thoovi mana pennai vaazhthi
Merkkae udhikkum sooriyan aa aa aa aa haa haa
Illaiyendru sonnom
Adhu illaiyendru vandhaai
Naan unnai vaazhthi paada
En kannil konden vaarthai
Illaiyendru sonnom
Adhu illaiyendru vandhaai
Naan unnai vaazhthi paada
En kannil konden vaarthai
Puthu baarangal
Konjam ilaipaarungal
Nenjil puthu baarangal
Konjam ilaipaarungal
Mudindha kadhaikku
Thodakkam ini yedhu
Maharajan therilae maharani nerilae
Oorgolamaai nee pogavae naan paaduven
Namakkaaga naamae dhisai maattri kondaal
Namakkaaga naamae dhisai maattri kondaal
Merkkae udhikkum sooriyan aa aa aa aa haa haa
Vaazhkai enbadhu nadagam illai
Vandhadhum ponadhum vedangal illai
Ullathaal pillaigal neengal
Vaazhkai enbadhu nadagam illai
Vandhadhum ponadhum vedangal illai
Ullathaal pillaigal neengal
Aanadhu aagattum marandhu
Ponadhu kidaithathu magizhndhu
Aanandha vaazhvai nee thodangu
Thodakkam varum munn mudivai thodalaama
Maharani therilae maharajan nerilae
Oorgolamaai nee pogavae naan paaduven
Dhisai maarinaalae nalam undu endraal
Dhisai maarinaalae nalam undu endraal
Merkkae udhikkum sooriyan aa aa aa aa haa haa
Paadhai podum nadhigal
Pin payanam pogum karaigal
Nadhigal pogum thaniyaaga
Karaigal vaazhum nilaiyaaga
Paadhai podum nadhigal
Pin payanam pogum karaigal
Nadhigal pogum thaniyaaga
Karaigal vaazhum nilaiyaaga
Oru aagayathil
Aadum tharisangu naan
Oru aagayathil
Aadum tharisangu naan
Irandu vizhiyil irandu baavama
Namakkaaga naamae dhisai maattri kondaal
Namakkaaga naamae dhisai maattri kondaal
Merkkae udhikkum sooriyan
Male :Merkkae udhikkum sooriyan
Merkkae udhikkum sooriyan aa aa aa aa haa haa
With the queen in the chariot and the king before her,
As you go along in procession, I will sing.
Showering a few flowers to bless the bride,
Showering a few flowers to bless the bride,
The sun rises in the west, ah ah ah ah ha ha!
We thought it would never happen,
yet you came and proved that wrong.
As I sing to bless you,
my eyes fill with unspoken words.
We thought it would never happen,
yet you came and proved that wrong.
As I sing to bless you,
my eyes fill with unspoken words.
With these new burdens,
please rest for a little while.
With new burdens in your heart,
please rest for a little while.
For a story that has already ended,
how can there be a new beginning now?
With the king in the chariot and the queen before him,
As you go along in procession, I will sing.
If we change our own direction for our own sake,
If we change our own direction for our own sake,
The sun will rise in the west, ah ah ah ah ha ha!
Life is not a stage play;
what came and went were not mere roles.
In your hearts, you are innocent children.
Life is not a stage play;
what came and went were not mere roles.
In your hearts, you are innocent children.
Let what happened be forgotten in the past;
be happy that what was lost has returned,
and begin a joyful life.
Can you touch the end before a beginning is even made?
With the queen in the chariot and the king before her,
As you go along in procession, I will sing.
If changing our direction brings good fortune,
If changing our direction brings good fortune,
The sun will rise in the west, ah ah ah ah ha ha!
Rivers carve a path of their own,
can the riverbanks travel along behind?
Rivers flow away all alone,
while the banks remain still forever.
Rivers carve a path of their own,
can the riverbanks travel along behind?
Rivers flow away all alone,
while the banks remain still forever.
Hanging in the open sky,
I am stranded like Trishanku (caught between worlds).
Hanging in the open sky,
I am stranded like Trishanku (caught between worlds).
Can two eyes express two different feelings?
If we change our own direction for our own sake,
If we change our own direction for our own sake,
The sun will rise in the west!
The sun will rise in the west!
The sun will rise in the west, ah ah ah ah ha ha!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Merkkae Udhikkum Sooriyan' expresses philosophical musings on life's unexpected twists, sacrifices, and relationships. The central metaphor of the sun rising in the west represents impossible or unprecedented events coming to pass, symbolizing dramatic shifts in destiny and life choices. The speaker reflects on how individuals alter their directions and embrace new beginnings despite past burdens, offering blessings for a happy future while acknowledging the bittersweet nature of changing paths.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Paradox / Oxymoron

“Merkkae udhikkum sooriyan aa aa aa aa haa haa”

'Merkkae udhikkum sooriyan' (Sun rising in the west) is an impossible event in nature, used here paradoxically to signify rare, impossible, or unexpected life occurrences.

Metaphor

“Paadhai podum nadhigal / Pin payanam pogum karaigal”

Comparing life's changing states and human relationships to flowing rivers and stationary banks ('Nadhigal pogum thaniyaaga / Karaigal vaazhum nilaiyaaga').

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Vaazhkai enbadhu nadagam illai / Vandhadhum ponadhum vedangal illai”

Tamil poetic rhyme where second consonants match across consecutive lines: 'Vaazhkai' / 'Vandhadhum'.

Imagery

“Maharani therilae maharajan nerilae / Oorgolamaai nee pogavae naan paaduven”

Evokes visual imagery of wedding celebrations and grand royal processions ('Maharani therilae maharajan nerilae').

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Trivia

This track features music composed by the veteran duo Shankar-Ganesh with lyrics written by legendary poet Kannadasan. The phrase 'Merke Uthikkum Sooriyan' is a classic Tamil idiom commonly employed in literature to represent extraordinary, unexpected occurrences.

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