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From Mugen Rao Album Songs · 2019

Lyricist
Mugen Rao
Singer
Mugen Rao
Music director
Mugen Rao
Movie name
Mugen Rao Album Songs
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
5 Jul 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hoo hoo hoo hooo hae hae
Hoo hoo hoo hooo hoo hoo hoo ooo
Hoo ooo hoo ooo hooo oo
Kanaamalae povathadi
Un nenappil naanum inga
Venamunnu sollathadi
Venumunae neeyum ninnu
Yeno yeno unnai paarkamalae
Kangal rendil kanneer kudiyeruthae
En thozhi unthan thozhil dhinam saayamalae
En pagal ingu iruttiduthae….ae…..
Yaar yaaro edho pesi
Un manasa thaa…aan
En nenappa azhikka paartha
Adhu mudiyala thaa…aan
Thanna thaniya nadakkuran kaattula
Naan ippo pulamburenaa
Vellam yeruthu manasu muzhusa
Un poo mugam thaan….
Ullukulleyae…
Nee unna vechiyae
Nee enna thechiyae
Un usurukulla
Ullukulleyae…
Male :Yaar unna
Male :Nee unna vechiyae
Male :Sonnalum
Male :Nee ennai thechiyae
Male :Nenjile unna vechi sumappenae anbae
Male :Nanae nanae naaa…
Kannukullae thondridum katchigal
Mugamaanathu un mugamaanathu…
Kanneer ingu azhaiyena thengi
Nadhiyaanathu athu kadalaanathu
Hoo hoo hoo hoo hey hey
Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo oo
Hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
I am slowly fading away, girl,
lost in thoughts of you right here.
Don't tell me you don't want me,
after doing this to me on purpose.
For some reason, without seeing you,
tears have made a home in both my eyes.
My girl, without resting on your shoulder each day,
my daylight here turns into darkness...
Strangers said all kinds of things,
trying to sway your heart...
They tried to wipe away the memory of me,
but they simply couldn't!
Walking all alone in this wilderness,
am I crying out in despair now?
A flood rises across my entire heart,
thinking only of your flower-like face...
Deep inside...
you kept yourself,
you etched yourself into me,
inside your very soul...
Deep inside...
Male: Whatever anyone...
Male: you kept yourself...
Male: ...may say to you,
Male: you etched yourself into me...
Male: I will carry you in my heart, my love!
Male: Naane naane naa...
All the sights appearing before my eyes
turn into a face—it is your face...
My tears gather here like rising waves,
turning into a river, and then an ocean.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This melancholic track written and performed by Mugen Rao expresses the intense anguish of a lover yearning for his beloved after separation. He reflects on how life feels dark and directionless without her presence, as random gossip tries to erase his memory from her heart. Despite the loneliness and pain, he pledges to carry her image and love within his heart forever, comparing his tears and sorrow to a swelling river that flows into a vast ocean.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole / Metaphor

Kanneer ingu azhaiyena thengi / Nadhiyaanathu athu kadalaanathu

The lyrics exaggerate the protagonist's sorrow by describing tears pooling like waves, growing into a river, and eventually forming an ocean.

Metaphor

Un poo mugam thaan….

Compares the beloved's soft and gentle face to a tender flower ('poo mugam').

Iyaibu (Rhyme)

Nee unna vechiyae / Nee enna thechiyae

End-rhyming in Tamil poetry where phrases finish with rhythmic similarities like 'vechiyae' and 'thechiyae'.

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Trivia

Mugen Rao gained massive popularity across Malaysia and India through his independent music tracks before winning Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 in 2019. His emotionally charged lyrics often touch on themes of heartbreak, perseverance, and deep affection.

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