- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Shoba Shankar, Chorus
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- May Madham
- Movie release year
- 1994
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Dec 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Margazhi Poove from the 1994 Tamil film May Madham, with music by A. R. Rahman and lyrics by Vairamuthu, is a deeply expressive song about a young woman longing for freedom, emotional solace, and simple joys. Despite living in luxury, she finds no peace on soft beds and yearns for the comforting lap of nature represented by the chilly, auspicious month of Margazhi. She dreams of simple pleasures like walking on the beach, drinking tea at a roadside stall, reading books, and living authentically without restrictions.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Pulveli kandaal muyal pol kuthippen”
Compares her desire for lighthearted freedom to a rabbit jumping on grass and floating like a cloud in the breeze.
Personification
“Venpaa paadi varum vandukku Sendhaen thandhuvidum sempookkal”
Attributes human poetic and musical traits to nature, describing red flowers giving honey to bees singing Venpa meter and myna birds giving rhythm to a singing girl.
Refrain / Repetition (Anaphora)
“Maargazi poovae maargazi poovae”
Repetition of the phrase 'Margazhi poove' reinforces the central metaphor of seeking gentle sanctuary and maternal peace.
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Trivia
The song was composed by A. R. Rahman and rendered by classical singer Shobana Vignesh (famously known as Mahanadhi Shobana) when she was a teenager, making it one of the most memorable Carnatic-pop fusion tracks of 90s Tamil cinema.
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