Mai Chirai
From Aaragan · 2024
- Lyricist
- Hari MR
- Singers
- Mervin Solomon, Srinisha Jayaseelan
- Music director
- Vivek – Jeshwanth
- Details
- Aaragan2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mai thengiya imaiyee | O eyelids filled with kohl |
| Kai vilangin valaiyee | O bangles acting like handcuffs |
| Un paarvai thottu thendamal | Without being touched and caressed by your gaze |
| Pidi patta kaidhum ingundo | Is there any prisoner captured here like this? |
| Sirai thaane un ullam | Your heart is a prison |
| Mai chirai thaane un ullam | Your heart is indeed a kohl-dark prison |
| Kodi minnal thottu theeyamal | Without being touched and burned by a million lightning bolts |
| Thappiya kaadum ingundo | Is there a forest here that ever escaped? |
| Thirai thaane en ullam | My heart is indeed a screen |
| Ven thirai thaane en ullam | My heart is indeed a white blank screen |
| Male | |
| Kannala mai chiraiyee | O kohl-laden prison of the eyes |
| Dhegam yaavum yellai illai | There are no boundaries for the body |
| Visiyaaga nee enaiyee | When you fan me like a gentle breeze |
| Vasiyam podhum yellai illai | There is no limit to the enchantment cast |
| Female | |
| Kai thaangiya karaiyee | O shore held gently by hands |
| Aazh kadalin padivae | O image of the deep ocean |
| Un swasa kaatril sikkamal | Without getting caught in the wind of your breath |
| Thirumbiya odam ingundo | Is there a boat here that ever returned? |
| Karai thaane un ullam | Your heart is indeed the shore |
| Paar karai thaane un ullam | Your heart is indeed the earth's shore |
| Female | |
| Un kadhal kaatru veesamal | Without your breeze of love blowing |
| Oru paruva kaalam ingundo | Is there any changing season here? |
| Idaiyaana en ullam | My heart trapped in between |
| Kan idaiyaana en ullam | My heart trapped in between your eyes |
| Male | |
| Kannala mai chiraiyee | O kohl-laden prison of the eyes |
| Dhegam yaavum yellai illai | There are no boundaries for the body |
| Visiyaaga nee enaiyee | When you fan me like a gentle breeze |
| Vasiyam podhum yellai illai | There is no limit to the enchantment cast |
| Female | |
| Haa…aaa….aaa… | Haa...aaa...aaa... |
| Male | |
| She was kinda perfect | She was kind of perfect |
| My little aphrodisiac | My little aphrodisiac |
| The smile was an attack | The smile was an attack |
| Puts me in a cardiac | Puts me in a cardiac arrest |
| You make me feel like | You make me feel like |
| I never did | I never did before |
| Where you runnn with you love | Where do you run with your love? |
| Baby girl come n take a seat | Baby girl, come and take a seat |
| Yaaru indha ponnu thanga sila pola | Who is this girl, like a golden statue? |
| Sticker pottu thamizhachi | A Tamil girl wearing a bindi |
| Graceful in her selai | Graceful in her saree |
| I dont care what ma mamma says | I don't care what my mama says |
| I dont care what the world says | I don't care what the world says |
| I know i love you | I know I love you |
| Male | |
| Kannala mai chiraiyee | O kohl-laden prison of the eyes |
| Dhegam yaavum yellai illai | There are no boundaries for the body |
| Visiyaaga nee enaiyee | When you fan me like a gentle breeze |
| Male | |
| Yaaru indha ponnu thanga sila pola | Who is this girl, like a golden statue? |
| Male | |
| Vasiyam podhum yellai illai | There is no limit to the enchantment cast |
| Kannala mai chiraiyee | O kohl-laden prison of the eyes |
மை தேங்கிய இமையே
கை விலங்கின் வலையே
உன் பார்வை தொட்டு தீண்டாமல்
பிடிபட்ட கைதும் இங்குன்டோ
சிறைதானே உன் உள்ளம்
மை சிறைதானே உன் உள்ளம்
கொடி மின்னல் தொட்டு தீயாமல்
தப்பிய காடும் இங்குன்டோ
திரைதானே என் உள்ளம்
வெண் திரைதானே என் உள்ளம்
O eyelids filled with kohl
O bangles acting like handcuffs
Without being touched and caressed by your gaze
Is there any prisoner captured here like this?
Your heart is a prison
Your heart is indeed a kohl-dark prison
Without being touched and burned by a million lightning bolts
Is there a forest here that ever escaped?
My heart is indeed a screen
My heart is indeed a white blank screen
கண்ணால மை சிறையே
தேகம் யாவும் எல்லை இல்லை
விசையாக நீ எனையே
வசியம் போதும் எல்லை இல்லை
O kohl-laden prison of the eyes
There are no boundaries for the body
When you fan me like a gentle breeze
There is no limit to the enchantment cast
கை தாங்கிய கரையே
ஆழ் கடலின் படிவே
உன் சுவாச காற்றில் சிக்காமல்
திரும்பிய ஓடம் இங்குன்டோ
கரை தானே உன் உள்ளம்
பார் கரை தானே உன் உள்ளம்
O shore held gently by hands
O image of the deep ocean
Without getting caught in the wind of your breath
Is there a boat here that ever returned?
Your heart is indeed the shore
Your heart is indeed the earth's shore
உன் காதல் காற்று வீசாமல்
ஒரு பாருவ காலம் இங்குன்டோ
இடையான என் உள்ளம்
கண் இடையான என் உள்ளம்
Without your breeze of love blowing
Is there any changing season here?
My heart trapped in between
My heart trapped in between your eyes
கண்ணால மை சிறையே
தேகம் யாவும் எல்லை இல்லை
விசையாக நீ எனையே
வசியம் போதும் எல்லை இல்லை
O kohl-laden prison of the eyes
There are no boundaries for the body
When you fan me like a gentle breeze
There is no limit to the enchantment cast
ஹா....ஆஅ.....அஆ....
Haa...aaa...aaa...
ஷீ வாஸ்கைண்ட பெர்பெக்ட்
மை லிட்டில் ஆப்ரோடிஸ்க்
தி ஸ்மைல் வாஸ் ஆன் அட்டாக்
புட்ஸ் மீ இன் ஆன் கார்டிக்
யூ மேக் மே பீல் லைக்
ஐ நெவெர் டிட்
வேர் யூ ரன் வித் யூ லவ்
பேபி கேர்ள் கம் அன் டேக் எ சீட்
யாரு இந்த பொண்ணு தங்க சிலை போல
ஸ்டிக்கர் போட்டு தமிழச்சி
கிரேஸ்புல் இன் ஹெர் சேலை
ஐ டோன்ட் கேர் வாட் ம மம்மா சேய்ஸ்
ஐ டோன்ட் கேர் வாட் தி வேர்ல்டு சேய்ஸ்
ஐ க்நொவ் ஐ லவ் யூ
She was kind of perfect
My little aphrodisiac
The smile was an attack
Puts me in a cardiac arrest
You make me feel like
I never did before
Where do you run with your love?
Baby girl, come and take a seat
Who is this girl, like a golden statue?
A Tamil girl wearing a bindi
Graceful in her saree
I don't care what my mama says
I don't care what the world says
I know I love you
கண்ணால மை சிறையே
தேகம் யாவும் எல்லை இல்லை
விசையாக நீ எனையே
O kohl-laden prison of the eyes
There are no boundaries for the body
When you fan me like a gentle breeze
யாரு இந்த பொண்ணு தங்க சிலை போல
Who is this girl, like a golden statue?
வசியம் போதும் எல்லை இல்லை
கண்ணால மை சிறையே
There is no limit to the enchantment cast
O kohl-laden prison of the eyes
Mai thengiya imaiyee
O eyelids filled with kohl
Kai vilangin valaiyee
O bangles acting like handcuffs
Un paarvai thottu thendamal
Without being touched and caressed by your gaze
Pidi patta kaidhum ingundo
Is there any prisoner captured here like this?
Sirai thaane un ullam
Your heart is a prison
Mai chirai thaane un ullam
Your heart is indeed a kohl-dark prison
Kodi minnal thottu theeyamal
Without being touched and burned by a million lightning bolts
Thappiya kaadum ingundo
Is there a forest here that ever escaped?
Thirai thaane en ullam
My heart is indeed a screen
Ven thirai thaane en ullam
My heart is indeed a white blank screen
Kannala mai chiraiyee
O kohl-laden prison of the eyes
Dhegam yaavum yellai illai
There are no boundaries for the body
Visiyaaga nee enaiyee
When you fan me like a gentle breeze
Vasiyam podhum yellai illai
There is no limit to the enchantment cast
Kai thaangiya karaiyee
O shore held gently by hands
Aazh kadalin padivae
O image of the deep ocean
Un swasa kaatril sikkamal
Without getting caught in the wind of your breath
Thirumbiya odam ingundo
Is there a boat here that ever returned?
Karai thaane un ullam
Your heart is indeed the shore
Paar karai thaane un ullam
Your heart is indeed the earth's shore
Un kadhal kaatru veesamal
Without your breeze of love blowing
Oru paruva kaalam ingundo
Is there any changing season here?
Idaiyaana en ullam
My heart trapped in between
Kan idaiyaana en ullam
My heart trapped in between your eyes
Kannala mai chiraiyee
O kohl-laden prison of the eyes
Dhegam yaavum yellai illai
There are no boundaries for the body
Visiyaaga nee enaiyee
When you fan me like a gentle breeze
Vasiyam podhum yellai illai
There is no limit to the enchantment cast
Haa…aaa….aaa…
Haa...aaa...aaa...
She was kinda perfect
She was kind of perfect
My little aphrodisiac
My little aphrodisiac
The smile was an attack
The smile was an attack
Puts me in a cardiac
Puts me in a cardiac arrest
You make me feel like
You make me feel like
I never did
I never did before
Where you runnn with you love
Where do you run with your love?
Baby girl come n take a seat
Baby girl, come and take a seat
Yaaru indha ponnu thanga sila pola
Who is this girl, like a golden statue?
Sticker pottu thamizhachi
A Tamil girl wearing a bindi
Graceful in her selai
Graceful in her saree
I dont care what ma mamma says
I don't care what my mama says
I dont care what the world says
I don't care what the world says
I know i love you
I know I love you
Kannala mai chiraiyee
O kohl-laden prison of the eyes
Dhegam yaavum yellai illai
There are no boundaries for the body
Visiyaaga nee enaiyee
When you fan me like a gentle breeze
Yaaru indha ponnu thanga sila pola
Who is this girl, like a golden statue?
Vasiyam podhum yellai illai
There is no limit to the enchantment cast
Kannala mai chiraiyee
O kohl-laden prison of the eyes
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kannala Mai Chiraiyee' from the movie Aaragan is a contemporary romantic track expressing deep fascination and total surrender to love. The protagonist describes being captivatingly imprisoned by his lover's eyes, comparing her gaze to lightning and her heart to a gentle yet inescapable shore or prison. The lyrics combine traditional Tamil poetic metaphors with modern English rap verses, highlighting the mesmerizing impact of the beloved's traditional grace and charm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvam (Metaphor)
“Mai chirai thaane un ullam”
Comparing the lover's eyes lined with kohl directly to a prison ('Mai chirai') where the protagonist is willingly trapped.
Uvamaani (Simile)
“Yaaru indha ponnu thanga sila pola”
Comparing the woman to a golden statue ('thanga sila pola').
Hyperbole / Metaphor
“The smile was an attack / Puts me in a cardiac”
Describing the girl's smile dramatically as an 'attack' that induces 'cardiac arrest'.
Monnai (Initial Alliteration)
“Karai thaane un ullam / Paar karai thaane un ullam”
Repetition of the initial consonants/vowels in 'Thirai' and 'Ven thirai' or 'Karai' and 'Paar karai'.
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Trivia
Aaragan (2024) features music composed by the musical duo Vivek - Jeshwanth, known for blending modern hip-hop elements with soulful Tamil acoustic melodies. The song features vocals by Mervin Solomon and Srinisha Jayaseelan with lyrics penned by Hari MR.
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