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Lyrics & meaning

Marubadi Song

From Tamil Indie Songs · 2024

Lyricist
Shril
Singer
Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose
Music directors
Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose, Salamon Sanlee
Details
Tamil Indie Songs2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Marubadi naan unna pathathumWhen I saw you once again
Mayanguren konjam keranguren diI swoon and feel a little dizzy, girl
Karuvizhi andha kanna pathathumLooking into those eyes with dark pupils
Kalangala kannu verkuthadiMy eyes grow blurry and sweat profusely
Male
Marubadi naan unna pathathumWhen I saw you once again
Mayanguren konjam keranguren diI swoon and feel a little dizzy, girl
Karuvizhi andha kanna pathathumLooking into those eyes with dark pupils
Kalangala kannu verkuthadiMy eyes grow blurry and sweat profusely
Male
Romantic paarvaiyilaWith a romantic gaze
Pazhaa pona nenja parakka vittaShe made my ruined heart fly high
Fuse pna bulbaiyum thaanEven a fused light bulb
Fire ah pottu enna yeriya vittaShe ignited with fire and made it burn
Male
First sightil heavy weight ahAt first sight, with heavy impact
En manasu ullara pugunthu puttaShe entered right inside my heart
Short cut-il dead endaaTaking a shortcut into a dead end
En life ah ava maathittaShe completely transformed my life
Male
Avalaala tholanjeneI lost myself because of her
Thediyum kedikala naan thaaneEven after searching, I couldn't find myself
Theriyaama ava melaWithout even realizing it
Naanum kaaadhalil vizhuntheneI fell in love with her
Male
Avalaala tholanjeneI lost myself because of her
Thediyum kedikala naan thaaneEven after searching, I couldn't find myself
Theriyaama ava melaWithout even realizing it
Naanum kaaadhalil vizhuntheneI fell in love with her
Male
Kutti nilaveOh tiny little moon
Unnai etti pudikataShall I reach out and hold you?
Love u solludi podhumJust say 'I love you', that is enough
Oru kannamoochiA game of hide-and-seek
Onna aadi pudikataShall I play and catch you?
Kandupudi kattipudiFind me and embrace me tight
Marubadi marubadiOnce again, once again
Marubadi oh marubadiOnce again, oh once again
Male
Marubadi naan unna pathathumWhen I saw you once again
Mayanguren konjam keranguren diI swoon and feel a little dizzy, girl
Karuvizhi andha kanna pathathumLooking into those eyes with dark pupils
Kalangala kannu verkuthadiMy eyes grow blurry and sweat profusely
Male
Marubadi naan unna pathathumWhen I saw you once again
Mayanguren konjam keranguren diI swoon and feel a little dizzy, girl
Karuvizhi andha kanna pathathumLooking into those eyes with dark pupils
Kalangala kannu verkuthadiMy eyes grow blurry and sweat profusely

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Marubadi' is an upbeat romantic Tamil indie track expressing the dizzying, exhilarating feelings of falling in love upon seeing one's beloved again. The singer describes how a single romantic gaze from her re-energizes his life, comparing himself to a fused lightbulb that is reignited by her presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Fuse pna bulbaiyum thaan / Fire ah pottu enna yeriya vitta

Comparing his emotionally inactive state to a 'fuse bulb' that gets ignited into 'fire' by her gaze.

Hyperbole

Kalangala kannu verkuthadi

Exaggerating the physical response to love by saying his eyes are 'sweating' and that he is completely lost to the point he cannot find himself.

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Marubadi naan unna pathathum / Karuvizhi andha kanna pathathum

Rhyming of second letters ('ru' in Marubadi / Karuvizhi) across adjacent lines to create rhythmic resonance.

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Trivia

'Marubadi' is a contemporary 2024 Tamil indie pop track composed by Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose and Salamon Sanlee, featuring modern colloquial urban slang mixed with traditional romantic imagery.

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