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Mayakitta

From Guardian · 2024

Lyricist
Viveka
Singers
Srinisha Jayaseelan, Sam C. S
Music director
Sam C. S
Details
Guardian2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Yei mayakitta mayakitta mayakitta ennaHey, you captivated me, captivated me, captivated me!
Yei mayakitta mayakitta mayakitta ennaHey, you captivated me, captivated me, captivated me!
Mayakitta ennaCaptivated me!
Female
Mayakitta mayakitta mayakitta ennaCaptivated me, captivated me, captivated me!
Mayakitta mayakitta mayakitta ennaCaptivated me, captivated me, captivated me!
Mayakitta mayakitta ennaCaptivated me, captivated me!
Mayakitta ennaCaptivated me!
Male
Hey sathiyama enna ennavo panittaHey, truthfully, you have done something unexplainable to me.
Nodikkoru mora enna norukki thallittaEvery second, you crush me completely.
Saagura valiya enakku thandhuttaYou gave me a pain as intense as dying.
Azhage sariyaOh beauty, is this fair?
Female
Porandhadhu edhukkunnu nenachuttu irundha naanI, who was wondering why I was even born,
Bhrammana kettu thavichittu irundha naanI, who was struggling and questioning Lord Brahma,
Vaazhura aasaiya enakku thandhiyaeYou gave me the yearning desire to live.
Uyirae uyiraeOh my life, my life!
Male
Ennadi ye yenadi yeHey girl, why oh why?
Enna eppadi kolraHow are you killing me like this?
Ver evarum kattadhaA love that no one else has ever shown,
Kaadhal tharenI shall give to you.
Female
Uyir vazhi kodukkura anbula unnalaBecause of your love that causes deep emotional pain,
Uraiyuren unakkulla muluvathum thannalaI freeze entirely within you on my own.
Enakkini thaan jenmam thodangudhu unnalaOnly now does my true birth begin because of you.
Pala yugam pala nodi irukkanum un koodaI want to stay with you for many ages and many moments.
Male
Mayakitta mayakitta mayakitta ennaYou captivated me, captivated me, captivated me!
Mayakitta mayakitta mayakitta ennaYou captivated me, captivated me, captivated me!
Mayakitta mayakitta ennaCaptivated me, captivated me!
Mayakitta ennaCaptivated me!
Male
Ver yaarumela thonadha oruA love that never arose for anyone else,
Kaadhal thaan un mela yen thonudhuWhy does such love blossom for you?
Un kooda thaan vaazhnthida thaan aasai thaanMy only desire is to live my life with you.
Female : Scene aaguren naan unnala thaanFemale: I become a grand spectacle because of you.
Pen aaguren naan unnala thaanI become a complete woman because of you.
Kann moodi dhenamum kaadhal kondenyaeno naanWhy do I fall in love every day closing my eyes?
Male
Nee yen aasaigal thandhaayooDid you give me all these desires?
Yen enna laesaaga koidhaaiyooWhy did you gently pluck my heart away?
Vaa namma vaazhvomae paar meelaCome, let us live beyond this mundane world!
Neela illa ulagu theva illaWe do not need a world that lacks infinity.
Female
Nee oru kaattaru pol maariTransforming like a wild, untamed river,
Yen vandhu en vaazhvil serndhaayooWhy did you come and merge into my life?
Nee enna anbaala odaichittaYou broke me down completely with your love.
Uyiraai enakulla neranjittaYou filled inside me as my very soul.
Male
Uyir vazhi kodukkura anbula unnalaBecause of your love that causes deep emotional pain,
Uraiyuren unakkulla muluvathum thannalaI freeze entirely within you on my own.
Enakkini thaan jenmam thodangudhu unnalaOnly now does my true birth begin because of you.
Pala yugam pala nodi irukkanum un koodaI want to stay with you for many ages and many moments.
Female
Mayakitta mayakitta mayakitta ennaYou captivated me, captivated me, captivated me!
Mayakitta mayakitta mayakitta ennaYou captivated me, captivated me, captivated me!
Mayakitta mayakitta ennaCaptivated me, captivated me!
Mayakitta ennaCaptivated me!
Mayakitta ….mayakitta ..Captivated... captivated...
Mayakitta ennaYou captivated me!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Mayakitta Enna from the film Guardian (2024) is a passionate romantic duet portraying the transformative and intoxicating power of true love. The protagonists express how falling for each other has completely rewritten their lives—taking them from questioning their existence to giving them a profound desire to live and love endlessly.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Mayakitta mayakitta mayakitta enna

The word 'Mayakitta' is repeated successively to strongly emphasize the intense state of being mesmerized or enchanted.

Metaphor

Nee oru kaattaru pol maari

The lover is compared to a wild river ('Kaattaru') that abruptly surges into life and alters its landscape.

Hyperbole

Pala yugam pala nodi irukkanum un kooda

Exaggerating time into 'pala yugam' (many eons) to express an eternal yearning to stay together.

Iyaibu (Rhyme / Parallelism)

Scene aaguren naan unnala thaan / Pen aaguren naan unnala thaan

Matching end sounds ('unnala thaan') across consecutive lines to create melodic rhythm.

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Trivia

Mayakitta Enna was composed by Sam C.S. for the 2024 Tamil horror-thriller film Guardian, starring Hansika Motwani. In addition to composing, Sam C.S. lent his vocal style alongside co-singer Srinisha Jayaseelan, creating a blend of modern rhythm with traditional Tamil romantic lyricism penned by Viveka.

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