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Mavale Mavale

From Theerpugal Virkapadum · 2021

Lyricist
Srikanth Varadan
Singers
Sean Roldan, S. N. Prasad
Music director
S. N. Prasad
Movie name
Theerpugal Virkapadum
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
14 Feb 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Edhukkaaga poranthaennu
Thelivaaga puriya vacha
Enakkaana mugavariyaa
Adaiyaalam theriya vacha
Idhamaa imsai pannura
Tharamaa thaalaattura
Arivaa pesi pinnura
Ulagaththa azhagaakkura
Mavalae mavalae
Enna petha mavalae
En saeiyum avalae
Thaayum avalae
Mavalae mavalae
Enna petha mavalae
En saeiyum avalae
Thaayum avalae
Thaayae illa kalangavillai
Thunaiyaa usuraa nee irukkura
Inimae neethaanenakku pulla
Nenjukkulla vachu thaanguvaen
Un kannukkulla
Naan enna paaththaen
En kadhal anukkulla unna paathaen
Mannai vittu naan ponaalum
Nizhalaa kooda nippaen
Mavalae mavalae
Enna petha mavalae
En saeiyum avalae
Thaayum avalae
……………….
Idhamaa imsai pannura
Tharamaa thaalaattura
Arivaa pesi pinnura
Ulagaththa azhagaakkura
En saeiyum avalae
Thaayum avalae
En saeiyum avalae
Thaayum avalae
……………….
Enna petha mavalae….
Why I was born,
you made me clearly understand.
As an address of my own,
you showed me who I am.
You trouble me so sweetly,
you soothe me with a wonderful lullaby,
you speak so smartly and weave your charm,
you make the whole world beautiful.
My daughter, oh my daughter,
the daughter who became a mother to me!
She is my child,
and she is my mother too.
My daughter, oh my daughter,
the daughter who became a mother to me!
She is my child,
and she is my mother too.
Having no mother, I did not grieve,
because you are here as my life and companion.
From now on, you are my child and everything to me,
I will hold you close to my heart and protect you.
Inside your eyes,
I saw myself.
In every trace of my love, I saw you.
Even when I leave this earth,
I will stand beside you like a shadow.
My daughter, oh my daughter,
the daughter who became a mother to me!
She is my child,
and she is my mother too.
...
You trouble me so sweetly,
you soothe me with a wonderful lullaby,
you speak so smartly and weave your charm,
you make the whole world beautiful.
She is my child,
and she is my mother too.
She is my child,
and she is my mother too.
...
The daughter who became a mother to me...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This tender father-daughter song captures a father's deep emotional attachment and reverence towards his daughter. He expresses that her arrival gave meaning, identity, and direction to his life, effectively filling the painful void left by the absence of his own mother. To him, she is a paradoxical combination of a child he must protect and a maternal figure who nurtures his soul. The lyrics highlight the absolute bond between them, as the father promises eternal love and protection that transcends even death, pledging to remain as her guarding shadow. Through sweet descriptions of her endearing antics, intelligence, and comfort, the song portrays how a daughter can give rebirth to her father's spirit.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Paradox / Oxymoron

“Enna petha mavalae”

'Enna petha mavalae' translates to 'My daughter who gave birth to me'. It uses paradox to poetically express how becoming a father to his daughter gave him a spiritual rebirth.

Epistrophe / Iyaiputh Thodai (End Rhyme)

“Idhamaa imsai pannura / Tharamaa thaalaattura”

Successive lines end with the rhyming verb suffix '-ura' (pannura, thaalaattura, pinnura, azhagaakkura), creating a soothing rhythmic flow resembling a lullaby.

Metaphor

“En saeiyum avalae / Thaayum avalae”

The daughter is directly equated to both a child ('saei') and a mother ('thaay'), highlighting the total reversal of caregiving roles in emotional depth.

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Trivia

The song 'Mavalae' features in the 2021 Tamil action-thriller film 'Theerpugal Virkapadum', starring Sathyaraj. Composed by S. N. Prasad, the song features vocals by renowned singer-composer Sean Roldan along with S. N. Prasad himself, beautifully anchoring the emotional father-daughter subplot central to the film's narrative.

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