Mayajala Ulaga Vinotham
From Thalaivasal · 1992
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Bala Bharathi
- Music director
- Bala Bharathi
- Details
- Thalaivasal1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Indha ootha udalil uyir iruntha | As long as life remains in this fragile body, |
| Ulagil unakku sondham | You have relations and possessions in this world. |
| Uyir udalai vittu pogaiyilae | When life departs from the body, |
| Unakku yedhu bandham | What bond do you truly have left? |
| Male | |
| Maayajaala ulagam vinodham | This world of magical illusion is strange, |
| Nenja ulukkuthamma paazhum mayaanam | This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother. |
| Maayajaala ulagam vinodham | This world of magical illusion is strange, |
| Nenja ulukkuthamma paazhum mayaanam | This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother. |
| Male | |
| Pirivu oru iravu | Separation is like a dark night, |
| Adhu manasu kaanum thuravu | It is the renunciation experienced by the mind. |
| Pirivu oru iravu | Separation is like a dark night, |
| Adhu manasu kaanum thuravu | It is the renunciation experienced by the mind. |
| Ingu paadaiyilae poguthamma | Here, carried away on a funeral bier, |
| Nammalodu uravu | Goes our relationship. |
| Male | |
| Maayajaala ulagam vinodham | This world of magical illusion is strange, |
| Nenja ulukkuthamma paazhum mayaanam | This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother. |
| Maayajaala ulagam vinodham | This world of magical illusion is strange, |
| Nenja ulukkuthamma paazhum mayaanam | This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother. |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Udalu ulla uyiru | Life inside the body, |
| Idhu kadavuloda payiru…uu…uu… | Is a crop sown by God... |
| Udalu uulla uyiru idhu kadavuloda payiru | Life inside the body is a crop sown by God, |
| Idha sambalaakka koluthum bodhu | When it is burned down to ashes, |
| Eriyuthamma vayiru | My stomach burns in unbearable grief, oh mother. |
| Male | |
| Maayajaala ulagam vinodham | This world of magical illusion is strange, |
| Nenja ulukkuthamma paazhum mayaanam | This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother. |
| Maayajaala ulagam vinodham | This world of magical illusion is strange, |
| Nenja ulukkuthamma paazhum mayaanam | This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother. |
| Male | |
| Maayajaala ulaga vinodham | The strangeness of this illusory world, |
| Nenja ulukkuthamma paazhum mayaanam | This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother. |
இந்த ஊத்த உடலில் உயிர் இருந்தா
உலகில் உனக்கு சொந்தம்
உயிர் உடலை விட்டு போகையிலே
உனக்கு ஏது பந்தம்
As long as life remains in this fragile body,
You have relations and possessions in this world.
When life departs from the body,
What bond do you truly have left?
மாயாஜால உலகம் வினோதம்
நெஞ்ச உலுக்குதம்மா பாழும் மயானம்
மாயாஜால உலகம் வினோதம்
நெஞ்ச உலுக்குதம்மா பாழும் மயானம்..
This world of magical illusion is strange,
This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother.
This world of magical illusion is strange,
This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother.
பிரிவு ஒரு இரவு அது மனசு காணும் துறவு
பிரிவு ஒரு இரவு அது மனசு காணும் துறவு
இங்கு பாடையிலே போகுதம்மா நம்மளோட உறவு
Separation is like a dark night,
It is the renunciation experienced by the mind.
Separation is like a dark night,
It is the renunciation experienced by the mind.
Here, carried away on a funeral bier,
Goes our relationship.
மாயாஜால உலகம் வினோதம்
நெஞ்ச உலுக்குதம்மா பாழும் மயானம்
மாயாஜால உலகம் வினோதம்
நெஞ்ச உலுக்குதம்மா பாழும் மயானம்
This world of magical illusion is strange,
This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother.
This world of magical illusion is strange,
This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother.
...............................
உடலு உள்ள உயிரு இது கடவுளோட பயிரு
உடலு உள்ள உயிரு இது கடவுளோட பயிரு
இத சாம்பலாக்க கொளுத்தும்போது
எரியுதம்மா வயிறு
Life inside the body,
Is a crop sown by God...
Life inside the body is a crop sown by God,
When it is burned down to ashes,
My stomach burns in unbearable grief, oh mother.
மாயாஜால உலகம் வினோதம்
நெஞ்ச உலுக்குதம்மா பாழும் மயானம்
மாயாஜால உலகம் வினோதம்
நெஞ்ச உலுக்குதம்மா பாழும் மயானம்
This world of magical illusion is strange,
This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother.
This world of magical illusion is strange,
This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother.
இந்த ஊத்த உடலில் உயிர் இருந்தா
உலகில் உனக்கு சொந்தம்
உயிர் உடலை விட்டு போகையிலே
உனக்கு ஏது பந்தம்
மாயாஜால உலகம் வினோதம்
நெஞ்ச உலுக்குதம்மா பாழும் மயானம்...
The strangeness of this illusory world,
This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother.
Indha ootha udalil uyir iruntha
As long as life remains in this fragile body,
Ulagil unakku sondham
You have relations and possessions in this world.
Uyir udalai vittu pogaiyilae
When life departs from the body,
Unakku yedhu bandham
What bond do you truly have left?
Maayajaala ulagam vinodham
This world of magical illusion is strange,
Nenja ulukkuthamma paazhum mayaanam
This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother.
Maayajaala ulagam vinodham
This world of magical illusion is strange,
Nenja ulukkuthamma paazhum mayaanam
This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother.
Pirivu oru iravu
Separation is like a dark night,
Adhu manasu kaanum thuravu
It is the renunciation experienced by the mind.
Pirivu oru iravu
Separation is like a dark night,
Adhu manasu kaanum thuravu
It is the renunciation experienced by the mind.
Ingu paadaiyilae poguthamma
Here, carried away on a funeral bier,
Nammalodu uravu
Goes our relationship.
Maayajaala ulagam vinodham
This world of magical illusion is strange,
Nenja ulukkuthamma paazhum mayaanam
This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother.
Maayajaala ulagam vinodham
This world of magical illusion is strange,
Nenja ulukkuthamma paazhum mayaanam
This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother.
…………………………
Udalu ulla uyiru
Life inside the body,
Idhu kadavuloda payiru…uu…uu…
Is a crop sown by God...
Udalu uulla uyiru idhu kadavuloda payiru
Life inside the body is a crop sown by God,
Idha sambalaakka koluthum bodhu
When it is burned down to ashes,
Eriyuthamma vayiru
My stomach burns in unbearable grief, oh mother.
Maayajaala ulagam vinodham
This world of magical illusion is strange,
Nenja ulukkuthamma paazhum mayaanam
This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother.
Maayajaala ulagam vinodham
This world of magical illusion is strange,
Nenja ulukkuthamma paazhum mayaanam
This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother.
Maayajaala ulaga vinodham
The strangeness of this illusory world,
Nenja ulukkuthamma paazhum mayaanam
This wretched graveyard shakes my heart, oh mother.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant philosophical track from Thalaivasal (1992) reflects on the impermanence of human existence, mortality, and the illusion of worldly attachments. The song emphasizes that all human relationships and material bonds endure only as long as life inhabits the physical body. The moment death arrives, all ties dissolve, leaving behind nothing but the stark reality of the cremation ground. Through vivid imagery, lyricist Vairamuthu depicts life as a crop nurtured by God, which ultimately burns into ashes, leaving the living in deep sorrow and highlighting the inescapable truth of death.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Udalu uulla uyiru idhu kadavuloda payiru”
Human life residing within the physical body is directly compared to a crop cultivated by God.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Pirivu oru iravu”
The pain of separation brought by death is metaphorically equated to an inescapable dark night.
Idiomatic Expression (Vayiru Eriyudhu)
“Eriyuthamma vayiru”
The phrase 'Eriyuthamma vayiru' uses a common Tamil idiom denoting intense sorrow and emotional anguish.
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Trivia
Thalaivasal (1992) was the directorial debut of director Selva. The film's musical score was composed by Bala Bharathi, who also personally lent his vocal performance to this grief-stricken funeral song written by Vairamuthu.
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