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Lyrics & meaning

Malarukul Malarukul

From Pudhiya Payanam · 2009

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Sabitha Selvam
Music director
Prasad Ganesh
Details
Pudhiya Payanam2009

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Malarukul malarukul marainthirukkumHidden deep inside a flower,
Vaasanai kaadhal olinthirukkumJust like its fragrance, love remains concealed.
Unakullum enakullum anal veesumA fiery warmth blows within you and me,
Swasangal kaatrinil pesi kollumAs our breaths converse with each other in the air.
Idhu dhaan kaadhal idhu dhaan kaadhalThis indeed is love, this indeed is love,
Idhudhaan kaadhalThis is love.
Female
Toonga manamillai ninaivinil neeMy heart refuses to sleep as you fill my thoughts,
Toonginaal vizhikka manamillai kanavilum neeAnd if I do sleep, I wish not to wake, for you are in my dreams too.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song portrays the subtle, profound nature of love that resides within two souls, comparing love's hidden presence to the sweet fragrance trapped inside a blossom. It highlights a deep spiritual and physical connection where even the lovers' breaths interact silently in the breeze, generating a fiery warmth of romance inside both of them. The lyrics beautifully capture the sweet obsession of being in love, where thoughts of the beloved keep one awake at night, and dreaming of them makes awakening entirely unwanted.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Malarukul malarukul marainthirukkum Vaasanai kaadhal olinthirukkum

Compares love residing imperceptibly within human hearts to fragrance hidden deep inside a flower blossom.

Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Unakullum enakullum anal veesum

The internal acoustic symmetry created by matching 'Unakullum' and 'Enakullum'.

Antithesis (Muran)

Toonga manamillai ninaivinil nee Toonginaal vizhikka manamillai kanavilum nee

Contrasts sleeplessness in real-life thoughts against unwillingness to awaken from dreams, illustrating romantic devotion.

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