Marakkuma Nenjam
From Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu · 2022
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singer
- A. R. Rahman
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oh marakkuma nenjam | Oh, will the heart forget? |
| Manasula salanam | Restlessness in the mind. |
| Marakkuma nenjam | Will the heart forget? |
| Manasula salanam | Restlessness in the mind. |
| Male | |
| Nenjukulla nachcharikkum | Inside the heart, persistent and nagging, |
| Pattam poochikku | To the butterfly, |
| Thaena thandha enna aagum | What happens if honey is fed? |
| Nenjukulla nachcharikkum | Inside the heart, persistent and nagging, |
| Pattam poochikku | To the butterfly, |
| Thaena thandha enna aagum | What happens if honey is fed? |
| Male | |
| Pulla! | Oh my dear! |
| Chorus | |
| ……………… | |
| Male | |
| Adangaadha rattinaththil | Riding on an uncontrollable giant wheel, |
| Yerikkitu mela mela mela pogum | Going up, higher, and higher, |
| Adhil ninnu keezha paartha | Standing up there and looking down below, |
| Pulli pulliyaa thaanae thonum | Everything looks merely like tiny dots; |
| Male | |
| Adhu pola bodha unda engum | Is there an intoxication like that anywhere? |
| Adhu pola bodha unda engum | Is there an intoxication like that anywhere? |
| Adhu pola bodha unda engum | Is there an intoxication like that anywhere? |
| Male | |
| Marakkuma nenjam | Will the heart forget? |
| Marakkuma nenjam | Will the heart forget? |
| Manasula salanam | Restlessness in the mind. |
| Marakkuma nenjam | Will the heart forget? |
| Manasula salanam | Restlessness in the mind. |
| Male | |
| En nenjukulla | Inside my heart, |
| En nenjukulla nacharikkum | Persistent and nagging inside my heart, |
| Pattam poochiku | To the butterfly, |
| Thaena thandha enna aagum | What happens if honey is fed? |
| Nenjukulla nacharikkum | Persistent and nagging inside my heart, |
| Pattam poochiku | To the butterfly, |
| Thaena thandha enna aagum..hmm | What happens if honey is fed.. hmm |
| Male | |
| Thandhana thandhana | Thandhana thandhana |
| Chorus :……………. | Flying inside my heart, |
| Male :En nenjukulla parakkura | Butterfly, |
| Pattam poochi | Nagging inside my heart, |
| Chorus :……………. | Butterfly, |
| Male :En nenjukulla nachcharikkum | |
| Pattam poochi | |
| Chorus | |
| ……………. | |
| Chorus | |
| Engu thodangum | Where does it begin? |
| Engu mudiyum | Where does it end? |
| Engu thodangum | Where does it begin? |
| Male :Engu thodangum | Where does it begin? |
| Chorus :Engu mudiyum | Where does it end? |
| Male :Engu mudiyum | Where does it end? |
| Chorus :Aatru payanam | The journey of the river, |
| Male :Aatrin payanam | The journey of the river. |
ஓ மறக்குமா நெஞ்சம்
மனசுல சலனம்
மறக்குமா நெஞ்சம்
மனசுல சலனம்
Oh, will the heart forget?
Restlessness in the mind.
Will the heart forget?
Restlessness in the mind.
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள நச்சரிக்கும்
பட்டாம்பூச்சிக்கு
தேன தந்தா என்னாகும்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள நச்சரிக்கும்
பட்டாம்பூச்சிக்கு
தேன தந்தா என்னாகும்
Inside the heart, persistent and nagging,
To the butterfly,
What happens if honey is fed?
Inside the heart, persistent and nagging,
To the butterfly,
What happens if honey is fed?
புள்ள
Oh my dear!
......................
அடங்காத ராட்டினத்தில் ஏறிக்கிட்டு
மேல மேல மேல போகும்
அதில் நின்னு கீழ பார்த்தா
புள்ளி புள்ளியா தானே தோணும்
Riding on an uncontrollable giant wheel,
Going up, higher, and higher,
Standing up there and looking down below,
Everything looks merely like tiny dots;
அது போல போத உண்டா எங்கும்
அது போல போத உண்டா எங்கும்
அது போல போத உண்டா எங்கும்
Is there an intoxication like that anywhere?
Is there an intoxication like that anywhere?
Is there an intoxication like that anywhere?
மறக்குமா நெஞ்சம்
மறக்குமா நெஞ்சம்
மனசுல சலனம்
மறக்குமா நெஞ்சம்
மனசுல சலனம்
Will the heart forget?
Will the heart forget?
Restlessness in the mind.
Will the heart forget?
Restlessness in the mind.
என் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள என் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
என் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள நச்சரிக்கும்
பட்டாம்பூச்சிக்கு
தேன தந்தா என்னாகும்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள நச்சரிக்கும்
பட்டாம்பூச்சிக்கு
தேன தந்தா என்னாகும்..ஹ்ம்ம்
Inside my heart,
Persistent and nagging inside my heart,
To the butterfly,
What happens if honey is fed?
Persistent and nagging inside my heart,
To the butterfly,
What happens if honey is fed.. hmm
தந்தனானா தந்தனானா
குழு :
..............
என் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள பறக்குற
பட்டாம்பூச்சி
குழு :
...................
என் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள நச்சரிக்கும்
பட்டாம்பூச்சி
Thandhana thandhana
Flying inside my heart,
Butterfly,
Nagging inside my heart,
Butterfly,
...................
எங்கு தொடங்கும் எங்கு முடியும்
எங்கு தொடங்கும்
எங்கு தொடங்கும்
குழு :
எங்கு முடியும்
எங்கு தொடங்கும்
குழு :
ஆற்றின் பயணம்
ஆற்றின் பயணம்
Where does it begin?
Where does it end?
Where does it begin?
Where does it begin?
Where does it end?
Where does it end?
The journey of the river,
The journey of the river.
Oh marakkuma nenjam
Oh, will the heart forget?
Manasula salanam
Restlessness in the mind.
Marakkuma nenjam
Will the heart forget?
Manasula salanam
Restlessness in the mind.
Nenjukulla nachcharikkum
Inside the heart, persistent and nagging,
Pattam poochikku
To the butterfly,
Thaena thandha enna aagum
What happens if honey is fed?
Nenjukulla nachcharikkum
Inside the heart, persistent and nagging,
Pattam poochikku
To the butterfly,
Thaena thandha enna aagum
What happens if honey is fed?
Pulla!
Oh my dear!
………………
Adangaadha rattinaththil
Riding on an uncontrollable giant wheel,
Yerikkitu mela mela mela pogum
Going up, higher, and higher,
Adhil ninnu keezha paartha
Standing up there and looking down below,
Pulli pulliyaa thaanae thonum
Everything looks merely like tiny dots;
Adhu pola bodha unda engum
Is there an intoxication like that anywhere?
Adhu pola bodha unda engum
Is there an intoxication like that anywhere?
Adhu pola bodha unda engum
Is there an intoxication like that anywhere?
Marakkuma nenjam
Will the heart forget?
Marakkuma nenjam
Will the heart forget?
Manasula salanam
Restlessness in the mind.
Marakkuma nenjam
Will the heart forget?
Manasula salanam
Restlessness in the mind.
En nenjukulla
Inside my heart,
En nenjukulla nacharikkum
Persistent and nagging inside my heart,
Pattam poochiku
To the butterfly,
Thaena thandha enna aagum
What happens if honey is fed?
Nenjukulla nacharikkum
Persistent and nagging inside my heart,
Pattam poochiku
To the butterfly,
Thaena thandha enna aagum..hmm
What happens if honey is fed.. hmm
Thandhana thandhana
Thandhana thandhana
Chorus :…………….
Flying inside my heart,
Male :En nenjukulla parakkura
Butterfly,
Pattam poochi
Nagging inside my heart,
Chorus :…………….
Butterfly,
Male :En nenjukulla nachcharikkum
Pattam poochi
…………….
Engu thodangum
Where does it begin?
Engu mudiyum
Where does it end?
Engu thodangum
Where does it begin?
Male :Engu thodangum
Where does it begin?
Chorus :Engu mudiyum
Where does it end?
Male :Engu mudiyum
Where does it end?
Chorus :Aatru payanam
The journey of the river,
Male :Aatrin payanam
The journey of the river.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Marakkuma Nenjam from Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu captures a deep sense of nostalgia, emotional restlessness, and existential drift. The song uses evocative imagery—such as riding an uncontrollable Ferris wheel that turns the world below into tiny dots, or comparing life to a river whose origin and ending remain ambiguous—to reflect the protagonist's dizzying emotional state. The persistent butterfly fluttering inside the heart represents restless thoughts and memories that grow stronger when nurtured. Overall, the track conveys the bittersweet burden of memory and the unpredictable trajectory of human destiny.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Nenjukulla nachcharikkum Pattam poochikku”
Comparing fluttering internal emotions or nagging memories to a butterfly ('Pattam poochi') trapped inside the heart.
Analogy / Imagery (Uvamai)
“Adangaadha rattinaththil Yerikkitu mela mela mela pogum”
Comparing emotional intoxication to the dizzying perspective gained from sitting atop an uncontrollable giant wheel.
Refrain / Anaphora (Adukku Thodar)
“Engu thodangum Engu mudiyum”
Repetition of rhetorical questions to emphasize deep memory, yearning, and existential search.
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Trivia
Marakkuma Nenjam was released as the lead promotional single for Gautham Vasudev Menon's film 'Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu' (2022). Composed and sung by A. R. Rahman with lyricist Thamarai, the song echoes the transformation and displacement of the film's protagonist, Muthu, as he journeys from his native village to the Mumbai underworld.
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