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Malargale Malargale

From Love Birds · 1996

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Hariharan, K. S. Chithra
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Love Birds
Movie release year
1996
Lyrics added on
18 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Malargalae malargalae idhu enna kanavaa
Malaigalae malaigalae idhu enna ninaivaa aa…
Urugiyadhae… enadhullam
Perugiyadhae… vizhi vellam
Vinnodum nee thaan mannodum nee thaan
Kannodum nee thaan vaaa aaaa aaaa……
Megam thirandhu kondu mannil irangi vandhu
Maarbil olindhu kolla vaa vaa …aaaa
Maarbil olindhu kondaal maaran ambu varum
Koondhalil olindhu kolla varavaa…
En koondhal dhevan thoongum palli araiyaa araiyaa
Malar soodum vayadhil ennai marandhu povadhu thaan muraiyaa
Ninaikaadha neram illai kaadhal radhiyae radhiyae
Un perai chonaal podhum nindru vazhi vidum kaadhal nadhiyae
En swaasam un moochil un vaarthai en pechil
Aindharu nootrandu vaazhvom en vaazhvae vaa
Malargalae malargalae idhu enna kanavaa
Malaigalae malaigalae idhu enna ninaivaa aaa
Urugiyadhae… enadhullam
Perugiyadhae… vizhi vellam
Vinnodum nee thaan mannodum nee thaan
Kannodum nee thaan vaaa aaaa …..
Poovil naavirundhaal kaatru vaai thirandhaal
Kaadhal kaadhal endru pesum
Nilaa thamizh arindhaal alai mozhi arindhaal
Namm mel kavi ezhudhi veesum
Vaazhvodu valarpirai thaanae vanna nilavae nilavae
Vaanodu neelam polae izaindhu kondadhu indha uravae
Urangaadha neram kooda undhan kanavae kanavae
Oonodu uyirai polae uraindhu ponadhu thaan uravae
Marakaadhu un raagam marikaadhu en dhegam
Unakaaga uyir vaazhven vaa en vaazhvae vaa
Malargalae malargalae idhu enna kanavaa
Malaigalae malaigalae idhu enna ninaivaa aa
Urugiyadhae… enadhullam
Perugiyadhae… vizhi vellam
Vinnodum nee thaan mannodum nee thaan
Kannodum nee thaan vaaa aaaa aa….
O flowers, O flowers, is this a dream?
O mountains, O mountains, is this a memory?
My heart has melted...
Tears have overflowed from my eyes...
You are in the sky, you are on the earth,
You are in my eyes too, come to me...
Parting the clouds and coming down to the earth,
Come, come hide against my chest...
If I hide against your chest, the god of love will shoot his arrows,
Shall I come hide in your hair instead?...
Is my hair a bedroom for my lord to sleep in?
In my blooming youth, is it fair of you to forget me?
There is never a moment I do not think of you, my goddess of love,
Just saying your name makes the river of love pause and make way,
My breath is in your breathing, your words are in my speech,
Let us live for five or six centuries; come, my life, come!
O flowers, O flowers, is this a dream?
O mountains, O mountains, is this a memory?
My heart has melted...
Tears have overflowed from my eyes...
You are in the sky, you are on the earth,
You are in my eyes too, come to me...
If flowers had a tongue, if the breeze could speak,
They would only speak of love, sweet love,
If the moon knew Tamil, if the waves knew words,
They would write poems about us and shower them on us,
Our life is like a waxing moon, my radiant moon,
Like blue blending into the sky, our bond has become one,
Even the hours I stay awake are filled with dreams of you,
Like the soul fused with the body, this bond has settled deep within,
I will never forget your melody, my body will never turn you away,
I will live only for you; come, my life, come!
O flowers, O flowers, is this a dream?
O mountains, O mountains, is this a memory?
My heart has melted...
Tears have overflowed from my eyes...
You are in the sky, you are on the earth,
You are in my eyes too, come to me...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Malargalae is a classic, evocative romantic ballad from the 1996 movie Love Birds, composed by A.R. Rahman with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song depicts two lovers lost in the transcendent euphoria of love, questioning whether their profound happiness is a dream or reality. They invoke elements of nature—flowers, mountains, winds, and the moon—as symbolic witnesses to their eternal connection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Epizeuxis

“Malargalae malargalae idhu enna kanavaa”

Repetition of words like 'Malargalae malargalae' and 'Malaigalae malaigalae' at the start creates a rhythmic, musical emphasis on nature.

Etukai (Tamil Second-letter Rhyme)

“Urugiyadhae… enadhullam / Perugiyadhae… vizhi vellam”

The second consonant 'ru' in Urugiyadhae rhymes with 'ru' in Perugiyadhae, showcasing traditional Tamil poetic meter.

Personification

“Poovil naavirundhaal kaatru vaai thirandhaal / Kaadhal kaadhal endru pesum”

Attributes human capabilities like speaking Tamil and writing poetry to flowers, the wind, waves, and the moon.

Simile (Upamani)

“Vaanodu neelam polae izaindhu kondadhu indha uravae”

Compares the deep bond of love to the inseparable blueness of the sky and the soul within flesh.

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Trivia

Composed by A.R. Rahman and sung seamlessly by Hariharan and K.S. Chithra, this iconic song was filmed in picturesque landscapes across the United Kingdom, featuring Prabhu Deva and Nagma. It remains one of the most celebrated melodies in 1990s Tamil cinema history.

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