Maya
From Mugen Rao Album Songs · 2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hoo hoo hoo hooo hae hae | (Vocalizing) |
| Hoo hoo hoo hooo hoo hoo hoo ooo | (Vocalizing) |
| Hoo ooo hoo ooo hooo oo | (Vocalizing) |
| Male | |
| Kanaamalae povathadi | It disappears and goes away, my dear |
| Un nenappil naanum inga | Here I am, lost in thoughts of you |
| Venamunnu sollathadi | Don't say you don't want me |
| Venumunae neeyum ninnu | Standing there intentionally |
| Male | |
| Yeno yeno unnai paarkamalae | Without seeing you, for some reason |
| Kangal rendil kanneer kudiyeruthae | Tears take up residence in both my eyes |
| En thozhi unthan thozhil dhinam saayamalae | My friend, without leaning on your shoulder every day |
| En pagal ingu iruttiduthae….ae….. | My daytime turns into darkness here |
| Male | |
| Yaar yaaro edho pesi | Random people talking random things |
| Un manasa thaa…aan | Tried to change your mind |
| En nenappa azhikka paartha | And tried to erase my memory |
| Adhu mudiyala thaa…aan | But that wasn't possible at all |
| Male | |
| Thanna thaniya nadakkuran kaattula | I walk all alone in the wilderness |
| Naan ippo pulamburenaa | Am I rambling in distress right now? |
| Vellam yeruthu manasu muzhusa | A flood rises to fill my whole heart |
| Un poo mugam thaan…. | It is filled only with your flower-like face |
| Male | |
| Ullukulleyae… | Deep inside... |
| Nee unna vechiyae | Keeping yourself... |
| Nee enna thechiyae | You wore me down |
| Un usurukulla | Inside your soul |
| Male | |
| Ullukulleyae… | Deep inside... |
| Male :Yaar unna | Male: Whoever... |
| Male :Nee unna vechiyae | Male: Keeping yourself... |
| Male :Sonnalum | Male: Even if anyone says anything... |
| Male :Nee ennai thechiyae | Male: You wore me down... |
| Male :Nenjile unna vechi sumappenae anbae | Male: I will carry you within my heart, my love |
| Male :Nanae nanae naaa… | Male: (Vocalizing) |
| Male | |
| Kannukullae thondridum katchigal | The visions that appear within my eyes |
| Mugamaanathu un mugamaanathu… | Became a face, indeed your face... |
| Kanneer ingu azhaiyena thengi | Tears gathering here like a wave |
| Nadhiyaanathu athu kadalaanathu | Became a river, and then became an ocean |
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹே ஹே
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓ
(Vocalizing)
(Vocalizing)
(Vocalizing)
காணாமலே போவாதடி
உன் நெனப்பில் நானும் இங்க
வேணாமுன்னு சொல்லாதடி
வேணும்முன்னே நீயும் நின்னு
It disappears and goes away, my dear
Here I am, lost in thoughts of you
Don't say you don't want me
Standing there intentionally
ஏனோ ஏனோ உன்னை பார்க்காமலே
கண்கள் ரெண்டில் கண்ணீர் குடியேறுதே
என் தோழி உந்தன் தோளில் தினம் சாயாமலே
என் பகல் இங்கு இருட்டிடுதே.....ஏ.....
Without seeing you, for some reason
Tears take up residence in both my eyes
My friend, without leaning on your shoulder every day
My daytime turns into darkness here
யார் யாரோ ஏதோ பேசி
உன் மனச தா....ஆன்
என் நினைப்ப அழிக்க பார்த்தா
அது முடியல தா....ஆன்
Random people talking random things
Tried to change your mind
And tried to erase my memory
But that wasn't possible at all
தன்னன் தனியா நடக்குறேன் காட்டுல
நான் இப்போ பொலம்புறனா
வெள்ளம் ஏறுது மனசுல முழுசா
உன் பூ முகம்தான்
I walk all alone in the wilderness
Am I rambling in distress right now?
A flood rises to fill my whole heart
It is filled only with your flower-like face
உள்ளுக்குள்ளேயே....
நீ உன்னை வச்சியே
நீ என்னை தெச்சியே
உன் உசுருகுள்ள
Deep inside...
Keeping yourself...
You wore me down
Inside your soul
உள்ளுக்குள்ளேயே....
யார் உன்ன
நீ உன்ன வச்சியே
சொன்னாலும்
நீ என்னை தெச்சியே
நெஞ்சிலே உன்ன வச்சி சுமப்பேனே அன்பே
நானே நானே னா........
Deep inside...
Male: Whoever...
Male: Keeping yourself...
Male: Even if anyone says anything...
Male: You wore me down...
Male: I will carry you within my heart, my love
Male: (Vocalizing)
கண்ணுக்குள்ளே தோன்றிடும் காட்சிகள்
முகமானது உன் முகமானதே
கண்ணீர் இங்கு அழையென தேங்கி
நதியானது அது கடலானது
The visions that appear within my eyes
Became a face, indeed your face...
Tears gathering here like a wave
Became a river, and then became an ocean
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
நீந்தித்தான் பாக்கணுமுன்னா
நீந்தித்தான் வருவேன் உன்னை பாக்கவே
மரணம் எனை சீண்டினா
உனக்காகவே உயிர் வாழ்வனே
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
யார் யாரோ ஏதோ பேசி
உன் மனச தா....ஆன்
என் நினைப்ப அழிக்க பார்த்தா
அது முடியல தா....ஆன்
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
தன்னன் தனியா நடக்குறேன் காட்டுல
நான் இப்போ பொலம்புறனா
வெள்ளம் ஏறுது மனசுல முழுசா
உன் பூ முகம்தான்
Hoo hoo hoo hooo hae hae
(Vocalizing)
Hoo hoo hoo hooo hoo hoo hoo ooo
(Vocalizing)
Hoo ooo hoo ooo hooo oo
(Vocalizing)
Kanaamalae povathadi
It disappears and goes away, my dear
Un nenappil naanum inga
Here I am, lost in thoughts of you
Venamunnu sollathadi
Don't say you don't want me
Venumunae neeyum ninnu
Standing there intentionally
Yeno yeno unnai paarkamalae
Without seeing you, for some reason
Kangal rendil kanneer kudiyeruthae
Tears take up residence in both my eyes
En thozhi unthan thozhil dhinam saayamalae
My friend, without leaning on your shoulder every day
En pagal ingu iruttiduthae….ae…..
My daytime turns into darkness here
Yaar yaaro edho pesi
Random people talking random things
Un manasa thaa…aan
Tried to change your mind
En nenappa azhikka paartha
And tried to erase my memory
Adhu mudiyala thaa…aan
But that wasn't possible at all
Thanna thaniya nadakkuran kaattula
I walk all alone in the wilderness
Naan ippo pulamburenaa
Am I rambling in distress right now?
Vellam yeruthu manasu muzhusa
A flood rises to fill my whole heart
Un poo mugam thaan….
It is filled only with your flower-like face
Ullukulleyae…
Deep inside...
Nee unna vechiyae
Keeping yourself...
Nee enna thechiyae
You wore me down
Un usurukulla
Inside your soul
Ullukulleyae…
Deep inside...
Male :Yaar unna
Male: Whoever...
Male :Nee unna vechiyae
Male: Keeping yourself...
Male :Sonnalum
Male: Even if anyone says anything...
Male :Nee ennai thechiyae
Male: You wore me down...
Male :Nenjile unna vechi sumappenae anbae
Male: I will carry you within my heart, my love
Male :Nanae nanae naaa…
Male: (Vocalizing)
Kannukullae thondridum katchigal
The visions that appear within my eyes
Mugamaanathu un mugamaanathu…
Became a face, indeed your face...
Kanneer ingu azhaiyena thengi
Tears gathering here like a wave
Nadhiyaanathu athu kadalaanathu
Became a river, and then became an ocean
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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