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Mailaanji

From Namma Veettu Pillai · 2019

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Pradeep Kumar, Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Namma Veettu Pillai
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
26 Jul 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mayilaanji mayilaanji
Mamen ohn mayilaanji
Kaiyodum kaalodum
Poosendi ena aanji
Kannadi pola
Kaadhal unna kaatta
Eerezhu logam
Paathu nikkuren
Kannaala neeyum
Noola vittu paakka
Kaathadiyaaga
Naanum suthuren
Sadha sadha
Santhoshamaaguren
Manokara un vaasathaal
Unnaala naanum nooraaguren
Parakkuren parakkuren
Therinjukadi
Female :Haa…aaa….
Chorus :Unakku naan enakku nee
Purinchukadi
Mayilaanji mayilaanji
Mamaa nee mayilaanji
Male :Kaiyodum kaalodum
Poosendi ena aanji
Hey ehh eh ehh…..
Parakkuren parakkuren
Therinjukadi
Unakku naan enakku nee
Purinchukadi
Koyil maniyosa
Kolusoda kalanthu pesa
Manasae thaavugindrathae..ae…
Thaayin udal sootta
Maravadha kuzhantha pola
Usurae oorugindrathae…ae..
Vilakkum kooda
Velli nilavaaga
Theriyum kolam ennavo…ooo…ooo
Kanakkillaama
Vandhu vidum kaadhal
Kuzhappum seidhi allavo…oo….oo…
Azhaga nee pesum thamizha
Arinjaa odaatho kavala
Una naan thaalattuvenae manakootula
Mayilaanji mayilaanji
Mamen ohn mayilaanji
Kaiyodum kaalodum
Poosendi ena aanji
Pallakku pola neeyum
Enna thookki
Desathi dhesam poga ennuren…
Vellaattu mela
Pattupoochi pola
Aalana unnai aala thulluren
Sadha sadha
Santhoshamaaguren
Male :Manokari un vaasathaal
Unnaala naanum nooraaguren
Nooraguren…
Parakkuren parakkuren
Therinjukadi
Female :Haa…aaa….
Chorus :Unakku naan enakku nee
Purinchukadi
Mayilaanji mayilaanji
Mamaa nee mayilaanji
Kaiyodum kaalodum
Sethenae una aanji
Henna, oh henna,
Your man is your henna!
On hands and feet,
Plucked like a bunch of flowers!
Just like a mirror,
When love shows you to me,
Looking at all the fourteen worlds,
I stand and gaze in wonder!
When you cast a glance like a thread
And look at me,
Like a spinning kite,
I twirl and fly about!
Every single moment,
I fill with joy!
Oh handsome one, with your sweet fragrance,
Because of you, I feel a hundred times alive!
I am flying, I am flying,
Know this, my girl!
Female: Haa... aah...
Chorus: I am for you, you are for me,
Understand this, my girl!
Henna, oh henna,
My love, you are my henna!
Male: On hands and feet,
Plucked like a bunch of flowers!
Hey yeah eh yeah...
I am flying, I am flying,
Know this, my girl!
I am for you, you are for me,
Understand this, my girl!
As the sound of temple bells
Blends with the chime of your anklets,
My heart leaps with joy!
Like a baby who never forgets
The warmth of its mother's embrace,
My soul is soaked in love!
What kind of magic is this,
Where even a simple lamp
Looks like a silver moon?
Love that comes rushing in
Beyond all measure,
Isn't it a bewildering thing?
Oh handsome one, hearing the sweet Tamil you speak,
Won't all worries run away?
I will rock you with a lullaby in the nest of my heart!
Henna, oh henna,
Your man is your henna!
On hands and feet,
Plucked like a bunch of flowers!
Like a palanquin,
With you carrying me,
I wish to travel to distant lands!
Like a butterfly
Perched upon a goat,
I leap with joy to rule over you, my grown man!
Every single moment,
I fill with joy!
Male: Oh lovely girl, with your sweet fragrance,
Because of you, I feel a hundred times alive!
A hundred times alive...
I am flying, I am flying,
Know this, my girl!
Female: Haa... aah...
Chorus: I am for you, you are for me,
Understand this, my girl!
Henna, oh henna,
My love, you are my henna!
On my hands and feet,
I have gathered and applied you!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Mayilaanji is a soulful rural romantic duet expressing deep affection and emotional connection between two lovers. Using traditional imagery of henna (Mayilaanji) that leaves an indelible stain on the hands and feet, the song illustrates how love deeply colors the lives of the couple. The lovers describe flying like kites, experiencing unconditional comfort like a child in a mother's embrace, and seeing everyday sights transformed into magical scenes through the lens of love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Mamen ohn mayilaanji”

Comparing the beloved uncle directly to henna (Mayilaanji) that permanently stains the hands and feet.

Simile (Upamai)

“Kannadi pola Kaadhal unna kaatta”

Comparing the reflection and clarity brought by love to that of a mirror.

Simile (Upamai)

“Kaathadiyaaga Naanum suthuren”

Comparing the heart's helpless spinning in love to a kite controlled by a string.

Alliteration (Moonaai)

“Sadha sadha Santhoshamaaguren”

Repetition of the 'S' consonant sound creating a pleasant phonetic rhythm.

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Trivia

Mayilaanji was a breakout hit melody composed by D. Imman for the 2019 film 'Namma Veettu Pillai'. The term 'Mayilaanji' is a dialectal variant of 'Maruthaani' (henna) widely used in southern districts of Tamil Nadu.

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