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Mainave Mainave

From Vaanathaippola · 2000

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Unni Menon, K. S. Chithra
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Vaanathaippola
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
19 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Mynaavae mynaavae
Ithu enna maayam
Mazhiyillai nanaigindren
Ithu enna maayam
Netru paartha paarvaiyo
Paalai vaarthu ponathu
Indru paartha paarvaiyo
Maalai maatri ponathu
Kaadhal enbathaa
Ithai maayam enbathaa….
Kaadhal enbathaa
Ithai maayam enbathaa….
Mynaavae mynaavae
Ithu enna maayam
Mazhiyillai nanaigindren
Ithu enna maayam
Nathigarai manal meedhu
Un peyar naan ezhutha
Manalellaam ponnaai pona
Maayam enna
Moongil kaattil
Un peyarai
Solli paarthen sugamaaga
Moongilgal kuzhalaana maayamena
Noolum illai
Kaatrum illai
Vaanil parakkum
Pattam aanen
Intha santhosa
Maayangal innum enne
Mynaavae mynaavae
Ithu enna maayam
Female :Mazhiyillai nanaigindren
Ithu enna maayam
Ambuvidum oru vedan
Kangalpattu thudikkindraan
Maanondru vettaiyaadum
Maayam enna
Panjai pola irukkindraai
Theeyai patra vaikkindrai
Meen ondru thoondil podum
Maayam enna
Megam ondru
Valaiyai veesa
Vaanam vanthu
Siraiyil sikka
Itha santhosa
Maayangal innum enna
Mynaavae mynaavae
Ithu enna maayam
Male :Mazhiyillai nanaigindren
Ithu enna maayam
Netru paartha paarvaiyo
Paalai vaarthu ponathu
Male :Indru paartha paarvaiyo
Maalai maatri ponathu
Kaadhal enbathaa
Ithai maayam enbathaa….
Male :Kaadhal enbathaa
Ithai maayam enbathaa….
Mynaavae mynaavae
Ithu enna maayam
Male :Mazhiyillai nanaigindren
Ithu enna maayam
Oh myna, oh myna,
what is this magic?
There is no rain, yet I am drenched.
What is this magic?
The glance you gave me yesterday
soothed my heart like sweet milk.
And the look you gave me today
felt like we exchanged wedding garlands.
Shall I call this love,
or shall I call it magic?
Shall I call this love,
or shall I call it magic?
Oh myna, oh myna,
what is this magic?
There is no rain, yet I am drenched.
What is this magic?
On the sands by the riverbank,
as I wrote your name,
all the sand turned into gold—
what is this magic?
In the bamboo forest,
when I whispered your name
with so much joy,
the bamboos turned into flutes—what is this magic?
There is no string,
there is no breeze,
yet soaring high in the sky,
I became a kite.
What other joyful
wonders are yet to come?
Oh myna, oh myna,
what is this magic?
There is no rain, yet I am drenched.
What is this magic?
A hunter who shoots arrows
is struck by your eyes and trembles.
A deer hunting down the hunter—
what is this magic?
You seem soft as cotton,
yet you light a fire in me.
A fish casting a hook—
what is this magic?
When a single cloud
casts its net,
the sky itself
gets caught in its trap.
What other joyful
wonders are yet to come?
Oh myna, oh myna,
what is this magic?
There is no rain, yet I am drenched.
What is this magic?
The glance you gave me yesterday
soothed my heart like sweet milk.
And the look you gave me today
felt like we exchanged wedding garlands.
Shall I call this love,
or shall I call it magic?
Shall I call this love,
or shall I call it magic?
Oh myna, oh myna,
what is this magic?
There is no rain, yet I am drenched.
What is this magic?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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').

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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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