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Lyrics & meaning

Mainave Mainave

From Thithikudhe · 2003

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
P. Unnikrishnan, Sadhana Sargam
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Thithikudhe
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
22 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Mainaavae mainaavae en kanavil
Dhinam dhinam ketkum paadal neethaana
Hey mainaavae mainaavae en kangal
Boomiyil thediya thedal neethaana
Vinmeenaai tholaintha magal ven nilavaai vanthaala
Thediyavan kaigalilae devathaiyaai vizhunthaala
Pirivukum serthu inimel vaazhvom vaazhvom endraala
Mainaavae mainaavae en kanavil
Dhinam dhinam ketkum paadal neethaana
Mainaavae mainaavae en kangal
Boomiyil thediya thedal neethaana
Nee pona kaalam thottu en vaazhvil pagalae illai
Irulodu unnai thedi ilaithuvitten
Dhisaikondraai thedi sella vizhi naangu illai endru
Kanneerai sinthi sinthi karainthuvitten
Pirinthom andru thuliyaaga
Inainthom indru nathiyaaga
Neerin thaagam neeraal theernthathu
Aa aaaa mainaavae mainaavae en kanavil
Dhinam dhinam ketkum paadal neethaana
Mainaavae mainaavae en kanavil
Dhinam dhinam ketkum paadal neethaana
Sillendra mutham ondru cellellam nanaiyumpothu
Ullukul achapookal uthirgindradhae
Therodu poovanam ondru vaarodu sariyumpothu
Anuvellam aagaayampol pirigindradhae
Dhegam rendum piriyaatha
Jeevan eriyum sudaraaga
Mutham ennum ennai ootruvom
Aa aa aa ah
Mainaavae mainaavae en kanavil
Dhinam dhinam ketkum paadal neethaana
Aa ah mainaavae mainaavae en kangal
Boomiyil thediya thedal neethaana
Vinmeenaai tholaintha magal ven nilavaai vanthaala
Thediyavan kaigalilae devathaiyaai vizhunthaala
Pirivukum serthu inimel vaazhvom vaazhvom endraala
...
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Oh Myna, oh Myna, in my dream,
Are you the song heard every day?
Hey Myna, oh Myna, are you the search
My eyes searched for on this earth?
Did the daughter lost as a star return as the white moon?
Did she fall like an angel into the hands of the one who searched for her?
Did she say we will live, we will live from now on, compensating even for our separation?
Oh Myna, oh Myna, in my dream,
Are you the song heard every day?
Oh Myna, oh Myna, are you the search
My eyes searched for on this earth?
Ever since the time you left, there has been no daylight in my life.
Searching for you in the darkness, I have worn myself out.
Saddened that I don't have four eyes to search in every direction,
I dissolved away, shedding tears continuously.
We separated that day like water drops,
We united today like a river.
The thirst for water was quenched by water itself.
Ah ah, oh Myna, oh Myna, in my dream,
Are you the song heard every day?
Oh Myna, oh Myna, in my dream,
Are you the song heard every day?
When a cool kiss drenches every cell,
The flowers of fear inside wither away.
When a garden of flowers with a chariot slides along the chest,
Every atom expands like the sky.
Where the two bodies do not separate,
Like a burning flame of life,
Let us pour the oil called a kiss.
Ah ah ah ah
Oh Myna, oh Myna, in my dream,
Are you the song heard every day?
Ah ah, oh Myna, oh Myna, are you the search
My eyes searched for on this earth?
Did the daughter lost as a star return as the white moon?
Did she fall like an angel into the hands of the one who searched for her?
Did she say we will live, we will live from now on, compensating even for our separation?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Mainaavae Mainaavae' from the movie 'Thithikudhe' expresses deep emotional reunion, longing, and romantic affection. The protagonist addresses his beloved as a sweet singing bird ('Mainaa') and expresses how her absence left his life in complete darkness. Her return is compared to a lost star returning as a bright full moon and an angel falling back into the seeker's arms. Through poetic imagery, the song captures the journey of separation turning into joy, describing how two separated drops have joined together to form a river. It celebrates the intimacy, emotional healing, and warmth that come with reunion after a long period of longing and pain.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar / Anaphora

“Dhinam dhinam ketkum paadal neethaana”

Repetition of words like 'Dhinam dhinam' (day by day), 'sinthi sinthi' (shedding continuously), and 'vaazhvom vaazhvom' (we shall live) for rhythmic emphasis and heightened emotion.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Vinmeenaai tholaintha magal ven nilavaai vanthaala”

The lover compares his beloved to a lost star returning as a white moon ('Vinmeenaai tholaintha magal ven nilavaai vanthaala') and compares kisses to oil fueling a lamp ('Mutham ennum ennai').

Simile (Uvamai)

“Anuvellam aagaayampol pirigindradhae”

Comparing the expansion of inner emotions to the vastness of the sky using 'pol' ('aagaayampol').

Contrast / Antithesis

“Pirinthom andru thuliyaaga / Inainthom indru nathiyaaga”

Contrasting separation as single drops ('thuliyaaga') with reunion as a flowing river ('nathiyaaga').

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Trivia

The music for 'Thithikudhe' (2003) was composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. 'Mainaavae Mainaavae' was sung by P. Unnikrishnan and Sadhana Sargam, becoming one of the most popular melodious duets of the early 2000s in Tamil cinema.

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