Malaiyoram Mayile
From Oruvar Vaazhum Aalayam · 1988
- Lyricist
- Ponnadiyan
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chitra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Oruvar Vaazhum Aalayam1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| : Malaiyoram….vilaiyaadum | By the mountainside... playing |
| Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae | O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing! |
| Female :Aang….appuram | Female: Ah... and then? |
| Male :Vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru | Male: Who taught you how to play? |
| Female :Mm mm vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru | Female: Mm mm, who taught you how to play? |
| Female | |
| Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae | O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing! |
| Male :Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae | Male: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing! |
| Vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru | Who taught you how to play? |
| Female: Mm mm vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru | Female: Mm mm, who taught you how to play? |
| Female | |
| Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae | O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing! |
| Male :Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae | Male: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing! |
| Male | |
| Poomara kaaththu saamaranthaan | The breeze from flowering trees acts like a royal fan |
| Veesuthu ingae vaasanaithaan | Fragrance wafts gently around here |
| Female :Poomara kaaththu saamaranthaan | Female: The breeze from flowering trees acts like a royal fan |
| Veesuthu ingae vaasanaithaan | Fragrance wafts gently around here |
| Male :Maanira poovae yosanai yaeno | Male: O dusky-complexioned flower, why are you lost in thought? |
| Mamanai thaanae saeranum neeyae | You should join hands with your beloved cousin |
| Female :Aaa….aaa…..aa….aaa….aa…aaa…. | Female: Aaa... aaa... aa... aaa... aa... aaa... |
| Male | |
| Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae | O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing! |
| Female :Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae | Female: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing! |
| Male :Vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru | Male: Who taught you how to play? |
| Female :Mm mm vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru | Female: Mm mm, who taught you how to play? |
| Female | |
| Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae | O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing! |
| Male :Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae | Male: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing! |
| Male | |
| …………. | ... |
| Female :…………. | Female: ... |
| Male | |
| Kaviri aattrangaraiyinilae | On the banks of the Kaveri river |
| Kaattrinil aadum poongodiyae | O flowering creeper swaying in the wind! |
| Female :Kaviri aattrangaraiyinilae | Female: On the banks of the Kaveri river |
| Kaattrinil aadum poongodiyae | O flowering creeper swaying in the wind! |
| Male :Aadidum poovum aasaiyaithaanae | Male: Even the swaying flower expresses its desire |
| Kooruthu ingae maamalai thaenae | It speaks its longing here, O mountain honey! |
| Female :Aaa….aaa…..aa….aaa….aa…aaa…. | Female: Aaa... aaa... aa... aaa... aa... aaa... |
| Male | |
| Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae | O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing! |
| Female :Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae | Female: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing! |
| Male :Vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru | Male: Who taught you how to play? |
| Female :Mm mm vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru | Female: Mm mm, who taught you how to play? |
| Female | |
| Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae | O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing! |
| Male :Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae | Male: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing! |
மலையோரம்......விளையாடும்
மலையோரம் மயிலே விளையாடும் குயிலே
ஆங்....அப்புறம்
விளையாட்ட சொல்லித் தந்ததாரு
ம்ம் ம்ம் விளையாட்ட சொல்லித் தந்ததாரு
By the mountainside... playing
O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Female: Ah... and then?
Male: Who taught you how to play?
Female: Mm mm, who taught you how to play?
மலையோரம் மயிலே விளையாடும் குயிலே
மலையோரம் மயிலே விளையாடும் குயிலே
விளையாட்ட சொல்லித் தந்ததாரு
பெண்
: ம்ம் ம்ம் விளையாட்ட சொல்லித் தந்ததாரு
O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Male: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Who taught you how to play?
Female: Mm mm, who taught you how to play?
மலையோரம் மயிலே விளையாடும் குயிலே
மலையோரம் மயிலே விளையாடும் குயிலே
O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Male: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
பூமாரக் காத்து சாமரந்தான்
வீசுது இங்கே வாசனதான்
பூமாரக் காத்து சாமரந்தான்
வீசுது இங்கே வாசனதான்
மானிறப் பூவே யோசனை ஏனோ
மாமனைத் தானே சேரனும் நீயே
ஆஆ....ஆஆ...ஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆ...ஆஆ....
The breeze from flowering trees acts like a royal fan
Fragrance wafts gently around here
Female: The breeze from flowering trees acts like a royal fan
Fragrance wafts gently around here
Male: O dusky-complexioned flower, why are you lost in thought?
You should join hands with your beloved cousin
Female: Aaa... aaa... aa... aaa... aa... aaa...
மலையோரம் மயிலே விளையாடும் குயிலே
மலையோரம் மயிலே விளையாடும் குயிலே
விளையாட்ட சொல்லித் தந்ததாரு
ம்ம் ம்ம் விளையாட்ட சொல்லித் தந்ததாரு
O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Female: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Male: Who taught you how to play?
Female: Mm mm, who taught you how to play?
மலையோரம் மயிலே விளையாடும் குயிலே
மலையோரம் மயிலே விளையாடும் குயிலே
O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Male: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
....................
பெண்
: ...................
...
Female: ...
காவிரி ஆற்றங்கரையினிலே
காற்றினில் ஆடும் பூங்கொடியே
காவிரி ஆற்றங்கரையினிலே
காற்றினில் ஆடும் பூங்கொடியே
ஆடிடும் பூவும் ஆசையைத் தானே
கூறுது இங்கே மாமலைத் தேனே
ஆஆ....ஆஆ...ஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆ...ஆஆ....
On the banks of the Kaveri river
O flowering creeper swaying in the wind!
Female: On the banks of the Kaveri river
O flowering creeper swaying in the wind!
Male: Even the swaying flower expresses its desire
It speaks its longing here, O mountain honey!
Female: Aaa... aaa... aa... aaa... aa... aaa...
மலையோரம் மயிலே விளையாடும் குயிலே
மலையோரம் மயிலே விளையாடும் குயிலே
விளையாட்ட சொல்லித் தந்ததாரு
ம்ம் ம்ம் விளையாட்ட சொல்லித் தந்ததாரு
O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Female: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Male: Who taught you how to play?
Female: Mm mm, who taught you how to play?
மலையோரம் மயிலே விளையாடும் குயிலே
மலையோரம் மயிலே விளையாடும் குயிலே
O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Male: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
: Malaiyoram….vilaiyaadum
By the mountainside... playing
Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae
O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Female :Aang….appuram
Female: Ah... and then?
Male :Vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru
Male: Who taught you how to play?
Female :Mm mm vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru
Female: Mm mm, who taught you how to play?
Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae
O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Male :Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae
Male: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru
Who taught you how to play?
Female: Mm mm vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru
Female: Mm mm, who taught you how to play?
Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae
O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Male :Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae
Male: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Poomara kaaththu saamaranthaan
The breeze from flowering trees acts like a royal fan
Veesuthu ingae vaasanaithaan
Fragrance wafts gently around here
Female :Poomara kaaththu saamaranthaan
Female: The breeze from flowering trees acts like a royal fan
Veesuthu ingae vaasanaithaan
Fragrance wafts gently around here
Male :Maanira poovae yosanai yaeno
Male: O dusky-complexioned flower, why are you lost in thought?
Mamanai thaanae saeranum neeyae
You should join hands with your beloved cousin
Female :Aaa….aaa…..aa….aaa….aa…aaa….
Female: Aaa... aaa... aa... aaa... aa... aaa...
Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae
O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Female :Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae
Female: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Male :Vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru
Male: Who taught you how to play?
Female :Mm mm vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru
Female: Mm mm, who taught you how to play?
Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae
O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Male :Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae
Male: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
………….
...
Female :………….
Female: ...
Kaviri aattrangaraiyinilae
On the banks of the Kaveri river
Kaattrinil aadum poongodiyae
O flowering creeper swaying in the wind!
Female :Kaviri aattrangaraiyinilae
Female: On the banks of the Kaveri river
Kaattrinil aadum poongodiyae
O flowering creeper swaying in the wind!
Male :Aadidum poovum aasaiyaithaanae
Male: Even the swaying flower expresses its desire
Kooruthu ingae maamalai thaenae
It speaks its longing here, O mountain honey!
Female :Aaa….aaa…..aa….aaa….aa…aaa….
Female: Aaa... aaa... aa... aaa... aa... aaa...
Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae
O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Female :Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae
Female: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Male :Vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru
Male: Who taught you how to play?
Female :Mm mm vilaiyaatta solli thanthathaaru
Female: Mm mm, who taught you how to play?
Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae
O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Male :Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae
Male: O peacock by the mountainside, O cuckoo playing!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Malaiyoram Mayilae is a cheerful and romantic duet set against nature's backdrop. The lovers tease each other near lush mountains and the banks of the Kaveri river. The male lover fondly compares his beloved to a dancing peacock, a singing cuckoo, and a swaying creeper, teasingly asking who taught her such charming playfulness and encouraging her to give in to her romantic desires.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae”
The woman is figuratively addressed using natural metaphors like 'Mayil' (peacock), 'Kuyil' (cuckoo), 'Maanira poovae' (dusky flower), and 'Poongodi' (flowering vine).
Imagery (Kaatchi Uvamai)
“Poomara kaaththu saamaranthaan veesuthu ingae vaasanaithaan”
Vivid sensory imagery of scenic nature is evoked using elements like fragrant breezes ('poomara kaaththu'), riverbanks ('Kaviri aattrangaraiyinilae'), and mountain honey ('maamalai thaenae').
Alliteration (Monai)
“Malaiyoram mayilae vilaiyaadum kuyilae”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'M' in 'Malaiyoram mayilae' creating a melodic rhythm.
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Trivia
This song was composed by maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the 1988 Tamil film 'Oruvar Vaazhum Aalayam', starring Prabhu and Sivakumar. Featuring vocals by Malaysia Vasudevan and K. S. Chithra, the song is well known for its lighthearted folk-pop rhythms and catchy, conversational call-and-response structure.
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