Malare Mounama
From Karnaa · 1995
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Karnaa1995
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Malarae…. mounamaa | Oh flower, are you silent? |
| Mounamae… vedhamaa | Is silence a sacred Veda? |
| Female :Malargal… pesumaa | Do flowers speak? |
| Pesinaal ooyumaa anbae.. | If they speak, would they ever stop, my beloved? |
| Male | |
| Malarae…. mounamaa | Oh flower, are you silent? |
| Mounamae… vedhamaa | Is silence a sacred Veda? |
| Male | |
| Aahhhh.aaahhhhhaaa…..aaaaaaaaa… | Ah... (vocalization) |
| Male | |
| Paadhi jeevan kondu dhegam vaazhndhu vandhadho..haan | Did this body live carrying only half a soul? |
| Female :Meedhi jeevan unnai partha podhu vandhadhoo..ooo | Did the remaining soul arrive when I looked at you? |
| Male | |
| Edho sugam ulloorudhae | Some unknown joy wells up deep inside. |
| Female :Enoo manam thallaadudhae | Why is the heart swaying so? |
| Male | |
| Edho sugam ulloorudhae | Some unknown joy wells up deep inside. |
| Female :Enoo manam thallaadudhae | Why is the heart swaying so? |
| Male :Viralgal thodavaa..Female :Virundhai peravaa | Should my fingers touch? / Shall I receive the feast? |
| Male :Maarboodu kangal moodavaa.. | Shall I close my eyes against your chest? |
| Male | |
| Malarae…. mounamaa ..aaa | Oh flower, are you silent? |
| Female :Malargal… pesumaa | Do flowers speak? |
| Female | |
| Kanavu kandu endhan kangal moodi kidandhen | I lay with my eyes closed, lost in a dream. |
| Male :Kaatrai pola vandhu kangal mella thirandhen | Like the gentle breeze, I came and opened your eyes softly. |
| Female | |
| Kaatrae enai killaadhiru | Oh breeze, do not pinch me. |
| Male :Poovae ennai thallaadhiru | Oh flower, do not push me away. |
| Female | |
| :Kaatrae enai killaadhiru | Oh breeze, do not pinch me. |
| Male :Poovae ennai thallaadhiru | Oh flower, do not push me away. |
| Female | |
| Uravil uravae…Male :Uyirin uyirae | The soul of my relationships! / The life of my life! |
| Female :Pudhu vaazhkai thandha vallalae | Oh benevolent one who gave me a brand new life! |
| Male | |
| Malarae…. mounamaa…ahh | Oh flower, are you silent? |
| Mounamae… vedhamaa | Is silence a sacred Veda? |
| Female :Malargal… pesumaaaa.aa | Do flowers speak? |
| Pesinaal ooyumaa anbae.. | If they speak, would they ever stop, my beloved? |
| Male | |
| Malarae….Female :Hmm…. | Oh flower... / Hmm... |
| Male :Mounamaa…Female :Hmm…. | Are you silent... / Hmm... |
| Male :Mounamae…Female :Hmm…. | Is silence... / Hmm... |
| Male :Vedhamaa…Female :Aahhhh… | A sacred Veda? / Ah... |
மலரே
மௌனமா மௌனமே
வேதமா
மலர்கள்
பேசுமா பேசினால்
ஓயுமா அன்பே
Oh flower, are you silent?
Is silence a sacred Veda?
Do flowers speak?
If they speak, would they ever stop, my beloved?
மலரே
மௌனமா மௌனமே
வேதமா
Oh flower, are you silent?
Is silence a sacred Veda?
.............................
Ah... (vocalization)
பாதி ஜீவன்
கொண்டு தேகம்
வாழ்ந்து வந்ததோ
ஹான்
மீதி ஜீவன்
உன்னைப் பார்த்த
போது வந்ததோ
Did this body live carrying only half a soul?
Did the remaining soul arrive when I looked at you?
ஏதோ சுகம்
உள்ளூறுதே
ஏனோ மனம்
தள்ளாடுதே
Some unknown joy wells up deep inside.
Why is the heart swaying so?
ஏதோ சுகம்
உள்ளூறுதே
ஏனோ மனம்
தள்ளாடுதே
Some unknown joy wells up deep inside.
Why is the heart swaying so?
Should my fingers touch? / Shall I receive the feast?
Shall I close my eyes against your chest?
விரல்கள்
தொடவா
விருந்தை
பெறவா
மார்போடு
கண்கள் மூடவா
Oh flower, are you silent?
Do flowers speak?
மலரே மௌனமா
மலர்கள் பேசுமா
I lay with my eyes closed, lost in a dream.
Like the gentle breeze, I came and opened your eyes softly.
கனவு கண்டு
எந்தன் கண்கள் மூடிக்
கிடந்தேன்
காற்றைப் போல
வந்து கண்கள் மெல்லத்
திறந்தேன்
Oh breeze, do not pinch me.
Oh flower, do not push me away.
காற்றே
என்னைக் கில்லாதிரு
பூவே என்னைத்
தள்ளாதிரு
Oh breeze, do not pinch me.
Oh flower, do not push me away.
காற்றே
என்னைக் கில்லாதிரு
பூவே என்னைத்
தள்ளாதிரு
The soul of my relationships! / The life of my life!
Oh benevolent one who gave me a brand new life!
உறவே உறவே
உயிரின் உயிரே
புது வாழ்க்கை
தந்த வள்ளலே
Oh flower, are you silent?
Is silence a sacred Veda?
Do flowers speak?
If they speak, would they ever stop, my beloved?
மலரே
மௌனமா...ஆ
மௌனமே வேதமா
மலர்கள்
பேசுமா... பேசினால்
ஓயுமா அன்பே
Oh flower... / Hmm...
Are you silent... / Hmm...
Is silence... / Hmm...
A sacred Veda? / Ah...
மலரே
ஹ்ம்ம்
மௌனமா
ஹ்ம்ம்
மௌனமே
ஹ்ம்ம்
வேதமா
ஆஆ
Malarae…. mounamaa
Oh flower, are you silent?
Mounamae… vedhamaa
Is silence a sacred Veda?
Female :Malargal… pesumaa
Do flowers speak?
Pesinaal ooyumaa anbae..
If they speak, would they ever stop, my beloved?
Malarae…. mounamaa
Oh flower, are you silent?
Mounamae… vedhamaa
Is silence a sacred Veda?
Aahhhh.aaahhhhhaaa…..aaaaaaaaa…
Ah... (vocalization)
Paadhi jeevan kondu dhegam vaazhndhu vandhadho..haan
Did this body live carrying only half a soul?
Female :Meedhi jeevan unnai partha podhu vandhadhoo..ooo
Did the remaining soul arrive when I looked at you?
Edho sugam ulloorudhae
Some unknown joy wells up deep inside.
Female :Enoo manam thallaadudhae
Why is the heart swaying so?
Edho sugam ulloorudhae
Some unknown joy wells up deep inside.
Female :Enoo manam thallaadudhae
Why is the heart swaying so?
Male :Viralgal thodavaa..Female :Virundhai peravaa
Should my fingers touch? / Shall I receive the feast?
Male :Maarboodu kangal moodavaa..
Shall I close my eyes against your chest?
Malarae…. mounamaa ..aaa
Oh flower, are you silent?
Female :Malargal… pesumaa
Do flowers speak?
Kanavu kandu endhan kangal moodi kidandhen
I lay with my eyes closed, lost in a dream.
Male :Kaatrai pola vandhu kangal mella thirandhen
Like the gentle breeze, I came and opened your eyes softly.
Kaatrae enai killaadhiru
Oh breeze, do not pinch me.
Male :Poovae ennai thallaadhiru
Oh flower, do not push me away.
:Kaatrae enai killaadhiru
Oh breeze, do not pinch me.
Male :Poovae ennai thallaadhiru
Oh flower, do not push me away.
Uravil uravae…Male :Uyirin uyirae
The soul of my relationships! / The life of my life!
Female :Pudhu vaazhkai thandha vallalae
Oh benevolent one who gave me a brand new life!
Malarae…. mounamaa…ahh
Oh flower, are you silent?
Mounamae… vedhamaa
Is silence a sacred Veda?
Female :Malargal… pesumaaaa.aa
Do flowers speak?
Pesinaal ooyumaa anbae..
If they speak, would they ever stop, my beloved?
Malarae….Female :Hmm….
Oh flower... / Hmm...
Male :Mounamaa…Female :Hmm….
Are you silent... / Hmm...
Male :Mounamae…Female :Hmm….
Is silence... / Hmm...
Male :Vedhamaa…Female :Aahhhh…
A sacred Veda? / Ah...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Malare Mounama is a celebrated romantic duet expressing deep emotional intimacy and transcendent love. The song metaphorically compares silence between lovers to sacred scriptures (Vedas) and addresses the beloved as a delicate flower. The lovers describe how meeting each other felt like completing a half-lived soul, bringing unprecedented joy, tender surrender, and emotional warmth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Mounamae… vedhamaa”
Equating quiet intimacy and unsaid feelings to a holy scripture or truth.
Personification & Apostrophe
“Malarae…. mounamaa”
Addressing the flower as a sentient being capable of speech and silence.
Simile (Upamai)
“Kaatrai pola vandhu kangal mella thirandhen”
Comparing the lover's soft, unannounced arrival to a gentle gust of wind.
Anaphora / Alliteration (Monaai & Edhugai)
“Malarae…. mounamaa / Mounamae… vedhamaa”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds 'Ma' creating a soft, rhythmic lyrical flow.
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Trivia
Composed by Vidyasagar for the 1995 action-drama film Karnaa, 'Malare Mounama' is widely regarded as one of the peak romantic duets in Tamil cinema. Sung legendary vocalists S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki, the song won huge critical acclaim for Vidyasagar's lush lush orchestration and Vairamuthu's evocative poetic lyrics.
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