Mainave Mainave
From Vaanathaippola · 2000
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Unni Menon, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Vaanathaippola2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mynaavae mynaavae | Oh Myna bird, oh Myna bird |
| Ithu enna maayam | What kind of magic is this? |
| Mazhiyillai nanaigindren | There is no rain, yet I am getting drenched |
| Ithu enna maayam | What kind of magic is this? |
| Male | |
| Netru paartha paarvaiyo | The look you gave yesterday |
| Paalai vaarthu ponathu | Poured sweet milk into my soul |
| Indru paartha paarvaiyo | The look you gave today |
| Maalai maatri ponathu | Exchanged wedding garlands with me |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal enbathaa | Is this called love? |
| Ithai maayam enbathaa…. | Or should I call this magic? |
| Kaadhal enbathaa | Is this called love? |
| Ithai maayam enbathaa…. | Or should I call this magic? |
| Female | |
| Mynaavae mynaavae | Oh Myna bird, oh Myna bird |
| Ithu enna maayam | What kind of magic is this? |
| Mazhiyillai nanaigindren | There is no rain, yet I am getting drenched |
| Ithu enna maayam | What kind of magic is this? |
| Male | |
| Nathigarai manal meedhu | On the sand along the riverbank |
| Un peyar naan ezhutha | When I wrote your name |
| Manalellaam ponnaai pona | All the sand turned into gold |
| Maayam enna | What kind of magic is this? |
| Female | |
| Moongil kaattil | In the bamboo forest |
| Un peyarai | Your sweet name |
| Solli paarthen sugamaaga | I uttered with joy |
| Moongilgal kuzhalaana maayamena | And the bamboos turned into flutes, what magic! |
| Male | |
| Noolum illai | There is no string |
| Kaatrum illai | There is no wind |
| Vaanil parakkum | Yet flying high in the sky |
| Pattam aanen | I became a kite |
| Female | |
| Intha santhosa | These delightful |
| Maayangal innum enne | Magical wonders, what more is there? |
| Male | |
| Mynaavae mynaavae | Oh Myna bird, oh Myna bird |
| Ithu enna maayam | What kind of magic is this? |
| Female :Mazhiyillai nanaigindren | Female: There is no rain, yet I am getting drenched |
| Ithu enna maayam | What kind of magic is this? |
| Female | |
| Ambuvidum oru vedan | A hunter who shoots arrows |
| Kangalpattu thudikkindraan | Gets struck by a gaze and writhes in sweet pain |
| Maanondru vettaiyaadum | A deer hunting the hunter |
| Maayam enna | What kind of magic is this? |
| Male | |
| Panjai pola irukkindraai | You seem soft like cotton |
| Theeyai patra vaikkindrai | Yet you ignite a fire in me |
| Meen ondru thoondil podum | A fish catching a hook |
| Maayam enna | What kind of magic is this? |
| Female | |
| Megam ondru | A single cloud |
| Valaiyai veesa | Casting a net |
| Vaanam vanthu | And the vast sky coming |
| Siraiyil sikka | To get trapped inside a prison |
| Male | |
| Itha santhosa | These delightful |
| Maayangal innum enna | Magical wonders, what more is there? |
| Female | |
| Mynaavae mynaavae | Oh Myna bird, oh Myna bird |
| Ithu enna maayam | What kind of magic is this? |
| Male :Mazhiyillai nanaigindren | Male: There is no rain, yet I am getting drenched |
| Ithu enna maayam | What kind of magic is this? |
| Female | |
| Netru paartha paarvaiyo | The look you gave yesterday |
| Paalai vaarthu ponathu | Poured sweet milk into my soul |
| Male :Indru paartha paarvaiyo | Male: The look you gave today |
| Maalai maatri ponathu | Exchanged wedding garlands with me |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal enbathaa | Is this called love? |
| Ithai maayam enbathaa…. | Or should I call this magic? |
| Male :Kaadhal enbathaa | Male: Is this called love? |
| Ithai maayam enbathaa…. | Or should I call this magic? |
| Female | |
| Mynaavae mynaavae | Oh Myna bird, oh Myna bird |
| Ithu enna maayam | What kind of magic is this? |
| Male :Mazhiyillai nanaigindren | Male: There is no rain, yet I am getting drenched |
| Ithu enna maayam | What kind of magic is this? |
மைனாவே மைனாவே
இது என்ன மாயம்
மழை இல்லை நனைகின்றேன்
இது என்ன மாயம்
Oh Myna bird, oh Myna bird
What kind of magic is this?
There is no rain, yet I am getting drenched
What kind of magic is this?
நேற்று பார்த்த பார்வையோ
பாலை வார்த்து போனது
இன்று பார்த்த பார்வையோ
மாலை மாற்றி போனது
காதல் என்பதா இதை மாயம் என்பதா
காதல் என்பதா இதை மாயம் என்பதா
The look you gave yesterday
Poured sweet milk into my soul
The look you gave today
Exchanged wedding garlands with me
மைனாவே மைனாவே
இது என்ன மாயம்
மழை இல்லை நனைகின்றேன்
இது என்ன மாயம்
Is this called love?
Or should I call this magic?
Is this called love?
Or should I call this magic?
மைனாவே மைனாவே
இது என்ன மாயம்
மழை இல்லை நனைகின்றேன்
இது என்ன மாயம்
Oh Myna bird, oh Myna bird
What kind of magic is this?
There is no rain, yet I am getting drenched
What kind of magic is this?
நதி கரை மணல் மீது
உன் பெயர் நான் எழுத
மணல் எல்லாம்
பொன்னாய் போன மாயம் என்ன
On the sand along the riverbank
When I wrote your name
All the sand turned into gold
What kind of magic is this?
மூங்கில் காட்டில்
உன் பேரை சொல்லி பார்த்தேன்
சுகமாக மூங்கில்கள்
குழலான மாயாமென
In the bamboo forest
Your sweet name
I uttered with joy
And the bamboos turned into flutes, what magic!
நூலும் இல்லை
காற்றும் இல்லை
வானில் பறக்கும்
பட்டம் ஆனேன்
There is no string
There is no wind
Yet flying high in the sky
I became a kite
இந்த சந்தோச மாயங்கள்
இன்னும் என்ன
These delightful
Magical wonders, what more is there?
மைனாவே மைனாவே
இது என்ன மாயம்
மழை இல்லை நனைகின்றேன்
இது என்ன மாயம்
Oh Myna bird, oh Myna bird
What kind of magic is this?
Female: There is no rain, yet I am getting drenched
What kind of magic is this?
ஆம்புவிடும் ஒரு வேடன்
கண்கள் பட்டு
துடிக்கின்ற மான் ஒன்று
வேட்டை ஆடும் மாயம் என்ன
A hunter who shoots arrows
Gets struck by a gaze and writhes in sweet pain
A deer hunting the hunter
What kind of magic is this?
பஞ்சை போல இருக்கின்றாய்
தீயை பற்ற வைக்கின்றாய்
மீன் ஒன்று தூண்டில் போடும்
மாயம் என்ன
You seem soft like cotton
Yet you ignite a fire in me
A fish catching a hook
What kind of magic is this?
மேகம் ஒன்று
வலையை வீச
வானம் வந்து
சிறையில் சிக்க
A single cloud
Casting a net
And the vast sky coming
To get trapped inside a prison
இந்த சந்தோச மாயங்கள்
இன்னும் என்ன
These delightful
Magical wonders, what more is there?
மைனாவே மைனாவே
இது என்ன மாயம்
மழை இல்லை நனைகின்றேன்
இது என்ன மாயம்
Oh Myna bird, oh Myna bird
What kind of magic is this?
Male: There is no rain, yet I am getting drenched
What kind of magic is this?
நேற்று பார்த்த பார்வையோ
பாலை வார்த்து போனது
இன்று பார்த்த பார்வையோ
மாலை மாற்றி போனது
The look you gave yesterday
Poured sweet milk into my soul
Male: The look you gave today
Exchanged wedding garlands with me
காதல் என்பதா
இதை மாயம் என்பதா
காதல் என்பதா
இதை மாயம் என்பதா
Is this called love?
Or should I call this magic?
Male: Is this called love?
Or should I call this magic?
மைனாவே மைனாவே
இது என்ன மாயம்
மழை இல்லை நனைகின்றேன்
இது என்ன மாயம்
Oh Myna bird, oh Myna bird
What kind of magic is this?
Male: There is no rain, yet I am getting drenched
What kind of magic is this?
Mynaavae mynaavae
Oh Myna bird, oh Myna bird
Ithu enna maayam
What kind of magic is this?
Mazhiyillai nanaigindren
There is no rain, yet I am getting drenched
Ithu enna maayam
What kind of magic is this?
Netru paartha paarvaiyo
The look you gave yesterday
Paalai vaarthu ponathu
Poured sweet milk into my soul
Indru paartha paarvaiyo
The look you gave today
Maalai maatri ponathu
Exchanged wedding garlands with me
Kaadhal enbathaa
Is this called love?
Ithai maayam enbathaa….
Or should I call this magic?
Kaadhal enbathaa
Is this called love?
Ithai maayam enbathaa….
Or should I call this magic?
Mynaavae mynaavae
Oh Myna bird, oh Myna bird
Ithu enna maayam
What kind of magic is this?
Mazhiyillai nanaigindren
There is no rain, yet I am getting drenched
Ithu enna maayam
What kind of magic is this?
Nathigarai manal meedhu
On the sand along the riverbank
Un peyar naan ezhutha
When I wrote your name
Manalellaam ponnaai pona
All the sand turned into gold
Maayam enna
What kind of magic is this?
Moongil kaattil
In the bamboo forest
Un peyarai
Your sweet name
Solli paarthen sugamaaga
I uttered with joy
Moongilgal kuzhalaana maayamena
And the bamboos turned into flutes, what magic!
Noolum illai
There is no string
Kaatrum illai
There is no wind
Vaanil parakkum
Yet flying high in the sky
Pattam aanen
I became a kite
Intha santhosa
These delightful
Maayangal innum enne
Magical wonders, what more is there?
Mynaavae mynaavae
Oh Myna bird, oh Myna bird
Ithu enna maayam
What kind of magic is this?
Female :Mazhiyillai nanaigindren
Female: There is no rain, yet I am getting drenched
Ithu enna maayam
What kind of magic is this?
Ambuvidum oru vedan
A hunter who shoots arrows
Kangalpattu thudikkindraan
Gets struck by a gaze and writhes in sweet pain
Maanondru vettaiyaadum
A deer hunting the hunter
Maayam enna
What kind of magic is this?
Panjai pola irukkindraai
You seem soft like cotton
Theeyai patra vaikkindrai
Yet you ignite a fire in me
Meen ondru thoondil podum
A fish catching a hook
Maayam enna
What kind of magic is this?
Megam ondru
A single cloud
Valaiyai veesa
Casting a net
Vaanam vanthu
And the vast sky coming
Siraiyil sikka
To get trapped inside a prison
Itha santhosa
These delightful
Maayangal innum enna
Magical wonders, what more is there?
Mynaavae mynaavae
Oh Myna bird, oh Myna bird
Ithu enna maayam
What kind of magic is this?
Male :Mazhiyillai nanaigindren
Male: There is no rain, yet I am getting drenched
Ithu enna maayam
What kind of magic is this?
Netru paartha paarvaiyo
The look you gave yesterday
Paalai vaarthu ponathu
Poured sweet milk into my soul
Male :Indru paartha paarvaiyo
Male: The look you gave today
Maalai maatri ponathu
Exchanged wedding garlands with me
Kaadhal enbathaa
Is this called love?
Ithai maayam enbathaa….
Or should I call this magic?
Male :Kaadhal enbathaa
Male: Is this called love?
Ithai maayam enbathaa….
Or should I call this magic?
Mynaavae mynaavae
Oh Myna bird, oh Myna bird
Ithu enna maayam
What kind of magic is this?
Male :Mazhiyillai nanaigindren
Male: There is no rain, yet I am getting drenched
Ithu enna maayam
What kind of magic is this?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Mynaave Mynaave is a romantic, euphoric song from the movie Vaanathaippola (2000), composed by SA Rajkumar and written by lyricist Pa. Vijay. The song expresses the enchanting feelings of newly discovered love, comparing its intoxicating effect to magical phenomena that defy logic and nature. The lovers describe how love transforms ordinary everyday elements—sands turning to gold, bamboos becoming flutes, and a deer hunting a hunter—symbolizing total surrender to the magical power of passion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Mazhiyillai nanaigindren”
Describing getting drenched when there is no physical rain falling, capturing the emotional surge of love.
Role Reversal / Irony
“Maanondru vettaiyaadum”
Reversing traditional roles where the prey (deer) hunts the hunter, and the fish catches the hook.
Metaphor
“Moongilgal kuzhalaana maayamena”
Comparing bamboos naturally turning into musical flutes merely upon uttering the lover's name.
Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Netru paartha paarvaiyo / Indru paartha paarvaiyo”
Tamil poetic rhyme device where the second letter matches across lines ('Netru' and 'Indru').
Did you know?
Trivia
Vaanathaippola was one of the biggest commercial blockbusters in Tamil cinema in the year 2000, starring Vijayakanth in dual roles. The music for this hit album was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, and the song 'Mynaave Mynaave' was sung by Unni Menon and K. S. Chithra.
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