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Lyrics & meaning

Malaroadu Piranthavala

From Iniyavale · 1998

Lyricist
Seeman
Singers
Hariharan, Anuradha Sriram
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Iniyavale
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
29 Sept 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Malarodu piranthavalaa
Nilavodu valarnthavalaa
Uyirodu kalanthavalaa
Ivalthaanaa ivalthaanaa ivalthaanaa….
Manathodu ullavaraa
Naan thedum nallavaraa
Enai aalum mannavaraa
Ivarthaanaa ivarthaanaa ivarthaanaa…
Venpaniyae megaththudan oorvalamaa
Kangalilae kadhalargal porkkalamaa….aa….
Manathodu ullavaraa
Naan thedum nallavaraa
Enai aalum mannavaraa
Ivarthaanaa ivarthaanaa ivarthaanaa….
Un theendalil uyir varai vaerkkiraen
En iravinai neelamaai ketkiraen
Male :Un naanaththai jaasagam ketkiraen
Pon anthiyaai vaanaththil saekkiraen
Iravugal thorum vizhi nilavil kanavugal pookkum
Thalavanai thedum idhu oru thalaiyanaiyaagum
Male :Megamae megamae oru vaanavil thoorigai
Paarththathum viyakkiraen paal nilaa oviyam
Manathodu ullavaraa
Naan thedum nallavaraa
Enai aalum mannavaraa
Ivarthaanaa ivarthaanaa ivarthaanaa….
Un madiyinil oru ganam saaigiraen
Naan marupadi mazhalaiyaai aagiraen
Female :Vennsaamaram imaigalaal veesuvaen
En kangalaal kadhalai pesuvaen
Santhana silaiyaa seithathu manamatha kalaiyaa
Saelaiyil alaiyaa veesi varum thendralin nilaiyaa
Female :Kadhalae kadhale pudhu kavithaiyaa thaaimadi
Vaai mozhi ketkaiyil poongaaviyam pirakkuthae
Malarodu piranthavalaa
Nilavodu valarnthavalaa
Uyirodu kalanthavalaa
Ivalthaanaa ivalthaanaa ivalthaanaa…
Thaavaniyae pulveli paai maramaa
Kadhalilae thoodhaaga poe varuvaa…aa…
Malarodu piranthavalaa
Nilavodu valarnthavalaa
Uyirodu kalanthavalaa
Ivalthaanaa ivalthaanaa ivalthaanaa….
Was she born along with the flowers?
Did she grow up with the moon?
Has she merged into my very soul?
Is it really her? Is it her? Is it her?
Is he the one living in my heart?
Is he the good man I have been searching for?
Is he the king who rules over me?
Is it really him? Is it him? Is it him?
Oh white mist, are you in a procession with the clouds?
Is there a battlefield of lovers in their eyes?
Is he the one living in my heart?
Is he the good man I have been searching for?
Is he the king who rules over me?
Is it really him? Is it him? Is it him?
At your touch, my very soul breaks into a sweat,
I pray for my night to last longer.
I beg for your shy modesty as alms,
And spread it across the sky like a golden dusk.
Every night, dreams blossom in the moon of my eyes,
As this pillow longs for my beloved man.
Oh cloud, oh cloud, a rainbow paintbrush,
Looking at it, I marvel at this milky moon painting.
Is he the one living in my heart?
Is he the good man I have been searching for?
Is he the king who rules over me?
Is it really him? Is it him? Is it him?
I rest my head on your lap for a moment,
And I become a child once again.
I will fan you with my eyelashes like a gentle whisk,
And speak of love through my eyes.
Is she a sandalwood statue carved by the god of love?
Is she a wave wrapped in a saree, or a drifting gentle breeze?
Oh love, oh love, is a mother's lap a brand new poem?
Hearing the words from your lips, a beautiful epic is born.
Was she born along with the flowers?
Did she grow up with the moon?
Has she merged into my very soul?
Is it really her? Is it her? Is it her?
Is your half-saree a sail on a green meadow?
Go as a messenger of love, and she will come...
Was she born along with the flowers?
Did she grow up with the moon?
Has she merged into my very soul?
Is it really her? Is it her? Is it her?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song from the 1998 movie 'Iniyavale' is a romantic duet expressing deep longing, admiration, and awe between two lovers discovering each other. The hero marvels at his beloved's beauty, comparing her to flowers, the moon, and a divine painting created by a rainbow. The heroine reciprocates with equal intensity, questioning if he is the king of her heart and expressing how safe and reborn she feels in his warmth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Malarodu piranthavalaa / Nilavodu valarnthavalaa / Uyirodu kalanthavalaa”

The second letter 'la' (ல) rhymes across lines 1, 2, and 3 ('Malarodu', 'Nilavodu', 'Uyirodu'), creating rhythm.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Megamae megamae oru vaanavil thoorigai / Paarththathum viyakkiraen paal nilaa oviyam”

The beloved is directly compared to a painting made of milky moon and painted with a rainbow brush.

Repetition for Emphasis (Adukkuthodar)

“Ivalthaanaa ivalthaanaa ivalthaanaa….”

The repetition of 'Ivalthaanaa' and 'Ivarthaanaa' emphasizes disbelief and joyful recognition of finding true love.

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Trivia

This song features lyrics written by Seeman, who is widely known today as a prominent political leader in Tamil Nadu (chief coordinator of Nam Tamilar Katchi). Before his full-time entry into politics, he was a active film director and lyricist in Tamil cinema.

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