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Lyrics & meaning

Marakamudiyavillai

From Jaathi Malli · 1993

Lyricist: Vairamuthu
Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director: Maragadha Mani
Details: Jaathi Malli1993

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Female
Aah aa aaa aaa aaa aa aaa	Aah aa aaa aaa aaa aa aaa
Marakka mudiyavillai ee	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiyavillai ee	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Female
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Female
Aindhil arindha sa ri ga ma pa dha nee	The musical notes learned at age five
Marakka mudiya villai	I am unable to forget
Aaru vayadhil yeriya maedai	The stage stepped onto at six years of age
Marakka mudiayvaillai	I am unable to forget
Annai thandha pattu saelai	The silk saree gifted by my mother
Marakka mudiyavaillai	I am unable to forget
Adhu raththtathin nanaindha naalai	The day it was soaked in blood
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Female
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Male
Marakka thaan ninaikindren	I only try to forget
Marakka mudiya villai	Yet I am unable to forget
Marakka thaan ninaikindren	I only try to forget
Marakka mudiya villai	Yet I am unable to forget
Male
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Male
Pattamboochi piditha naatkal	The days spent catching butterflies
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Paalum pazhamum pazhaya paadal	The old song 'Paalum Pazhamum'
Marakka mudiyavillai..	I am unable to forget
Mudhal mudhalai vaitha meesai	The very first mustache drawn
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
En mugam tholaindhu pona naalai	The day my face was lost
Marakka mudiyavillai….	I am unable to forget
Male
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Haa…haha aa haan haa aaa hmm	Haa... haha aa haan haa aaa hmm
Female
Mazhai aadiya engal veedhiyil	In our street where rain danced
Alai aadiya thanneer melae	Atop the rippling water
Vilaiyaadiya kaagidha kappal	The paper boat that played
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Male
Naan aadiya kaagidha kappal	The paper boat I floated
Thanneeril muzhgidum munnae	Before it sank in the water
Kanneeril moozhgiya sogam	The tragedy of sinking in tears
Marakka mudiyavillai	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiya villai	I am unable to forget
Marakka mudiya villai	I am unable to forget
Indha manadhai thalli vaithu	Keeping this heart set aside
Irukka mudiyavillai	I am unable to live

Tamil lyrics

English translation

அஹ் ஆஅ ஆஅ ஆஅ ஆஆ

மறக்க முடியவில்லை ஈ....

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை ஈ....

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

Aah aa aaa aaa aaa aa aaa

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

ஐந்தில் அறிந்த ச ரி க ம ப த நீ

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

ஆறு வயதில் ஏறிய மேடை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

அன்னை தந்த பட்டு சேலை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

அது ரத்தம் சிந்தி நனைந்த நாளை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

The musical notes learned at age five

I am unable to forget

The stage stepped onto at six years of age

I am unable to forget

The silk saree gifted by my mother

I am unable to forget

The day it was soaked in blood

I am unable to forget

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

மறக்கத்தான் நினைக்கின்றேன்

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்கத்தான் நினைகின்றேன்

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

I only try to forget

Yet I am unable to forget

I only try to forget

Yet I am unable to forget

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

பட்டாம்பூச்சி பிடித்த நாட்கள்

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

பாலும் பழமும் பழைய பாடல்

மறக்க முடியவில்லை.....

முதல் முதலாய் வைத்த மீசை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

என் முகம் தொலைந்து போன நாளை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை....

The days spent catching butterflies

I am unable to forget

The old song 'Paalum Pazhamum'

I am unable to forget

The very first mustache drawn

I am unable to forget

The day my face was lost

I am unable to forget

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

ஹா.....ஹஹா ஆ ஹான் ஹா அஆஹ்ம்ம்

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

Haa... haha aa haan haa aaa hmm

மழை ஆடிய எங்கள் வீதியில்

அலை ஆடிய தண்ணீர் மேலே

விளையாடிய காகித கப்பல்

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

In our street where rain danced

Atop the rippling water

The paper boat that played

I am unable to forget

நான் ஆடிய காகித கப்பல்

தண்ணீரில் மூழ்கம்முன்னே

கண்ணீரில் மூழ்கிய சோகம்

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

இந்த மனதை தள்ளி வைத்து

இருக்க முடியவில்லை

The paper boat I floated

Before it sank in the water

The tragedy of sinking in tears

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

I am unable to forget

Keeping this heart set aside

I am unable to live

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

மறக்க முடியவில்லை

Female

Aah aa aaa aaa aaa aa aaa

Aah aa aaa aaa aaa aa aaa

Marakka mudiyavillai ee

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiyavillai ee

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Female

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Female

Aindhil arindha sa ri ga ma pa dha nee

The musical notes learned at age five

Marakka mudiya villai

I am unable to forget

Aaru vayadhil yeriya maedai

The stage stepped onto at six years of age

Marakka mudiayvaillai

I am unable to forget

Annai thandha pattu saelai

The silk saree gifted by my mother

Marakka mudiyavaillai

I am unable to forget

Adhu raththtathin nanaindha naalai

The day it was soaked in blood

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Female

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Male

Marakka thaan ninaikindren

I only try to forget

Marakka mudiya villai

Yet I am unable to forget

Marakka thaan ninaikindren

I only try to forget

Marakka mudiya villai

Yet I am unable to forget

Male

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Male

Pattamboochi piditha naatkal

The days spent catching butterflies

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Paalum pazhamum pazhaya paadal

The old song 'Paalum Pazhamum'

Marakka mudiyavillai..

I am unable to forget

Mudhal mudhalai vaitha meesai

The very first mustache drawn

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

En mugam tholaindhu pona naalai

The day my face was lost

Marakka mudiyavillai….

I am unable to forget

Male

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Haa…haha aa haan haa aaa hmm

Haa... haha aa haan haa aaa hmm

Female

Mazhai aadiya engal veedhiyil

In our street where rain danced

Alai aadiya thanneer melae

Atop the rippling water

Vilaiyaadiya kaagidha kappal

The paper boat that played

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Male

Naan aadiya kaagidha kappal

The paper boat I floated

Thanneeril muzhgidum munnae

Before it sank in the water

Kanneeril moozhgiya sogam

The tragedy of sinking in tears

Marakka mudiyavillai

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiya villai

I am unable to forget

Marakka mudiya villai

I am unable to forget

Indha manadhai thalli vaithu

Keeping this heart set aside

Irukka mudiyavillai

I am unable to live

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This poignant song from the film Jaathi Malli explores deep nostalgia, haunting childhood memories, and traumatic life events. Through the overwhelming repetition of 'Marakka mudiyavillai' ('I am unable to forget'), the narrator looks back at key milestones—learning musical notes at age five, stepping on stage at six, a mother's silk saree soaked in blood, playing with paper boats in rainy streets, and losing one's sense of self.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora

“Marakka mudiyavillai”

The deliberate repetition of 'Marakka mudiyavillai' at the end of nearly every line serves as a powerful rhythmic refrain that reinforces obsessive memory and trauma.

Mohnai (Initial Alliteration)

“Aindhil arindha sa ri ga ma pa dha nee / Aaru vayadhil yeriya maedai”

Tamil poetic device where initial letter sounds match across consecutive lines (Aindhil / Aaru / Annai / Adhu).

Metaphor & Imagery

“Thanneeril muzhgidum munnae / Kanneeril moozhgiya sogam”

Comparing a physical paper boat sinking in rainwater to a person drowning in tears and sorrow.

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Trivia

Jaathi Malli (1993) was directed by legendary filmmaker K. Balachander. The film's soundtrack was composed by Maragathamani (M. M. Keeravani), and the lyrics were penned by Vairamuthu. The song captures the psychological burden of unforgettable personal trauma within a classical-infused melody.

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