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Lyrics & meaning

Mayakka Oosi

From Yuvan Yuvathi · 2011

Lyricist
Kalai Kumar
Singers
Vijay Prakash, Madhumitha
Music director
Vijay Antony
Details
Yuvan Yuvathi2011

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Mayakka oosiYour gaze became an intoxicating injection,
Undhan paarvai aachuYour glance turned into an anaesthetic shot.
Adhu thaakki thaakkiStriking me over and over again,
Moorchai aanenaeI fainted into unconsciousness.
Marugi marugiGrieving repeatedly,
Dhinam urugi urugiMelting day after day,
Unnai thaangi thaangiHolding and carrying you constantly,
Motcham ponenaeI attained heavenly salvation.
Female
Nee illaamalWithout you,
Male :Uh uh uh uh uh uhMale: Uh uh uh uh uh uh
Female :Ennaal irukka mudiyaadhaeFemale: I cannot possibly live.
Male :Oh oh uh uh uh uhMale: Oh oh uh uh uh uh
Female :Enna aachchu yedhumFemale: What has happened to me,
Ennakku theriyaadhaeI do not know at all.
Male
Mayakka oosiAn intoxicating injection,
Undhan paarvai aachuYour gaze has become.
Adhu thaakki thaakkiStriking me over and over again,
Moorchai aanenaeI fainted into unconsciousness.
Male
Oh oh ohOh oh oh
Ulagil ulla azhagai ellamAll the beauty existing in this world,
Unnil kandenaeI saw within you.
Anumin nilayam ondraiA nuclear power station,
Undhan kannil kandenaeI witnessed inside your eyes.
Oh oh ohOh oh oh
Edhuvum puriyaamalWithout understanding anything,
Ennai ariyaamalWithout even knowing myself,
Unnil kaadhal kondenae ho hoI fell in love with you, ho ho.
Female
Silayai meettum uliyai polaeLike a chisel playing upon a stone sculpture,
Ennai thottaayaeYou touched me.
Kaalam seiyum viralaal ennaiWith the fingers of time,
Yedho seidhaaiyaeYou did something magical to me.
Udaiyai kalaiyaamal valiyai unaraamalWithout removing clothes, without feeling pain,
Sugamaaga kondraayae ho hoYou sweetly killed me, ho ho.
Male
Unnai kanda maru nodiyaeThe very second I laid eyes on you,
Irudhayam valapuram maaridudhaeMy heart shifted to the right side.
Female
Un kai theendum oru nodiyilIn that single moment when your hand touches me,
Narambhugal enakkullae vedikindradhaeThe nerves inside me explode with ecstasy.
Male
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ohOh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ohOh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Male
Mayakka oosiAn intoxicating injection,
Undhan paarvai aachuYour gaze has become.
Adhu thaakki thaakkiStriking me over and over again,
Moorchai aanenaeI fainted into unconsciousness.
Female
Thaniyae naamum kaanum neramWhen we meet together in solitude,
Bhoomi nirkkattumLet the earth come to a standstill.
Piriyaa vidaiyai sonna pinnaeOnly after saying an eternal goodbye,
Meendum suttrattumLet it resume spinning.
Siragai virikkaamal uyarae parakkaamalWithout spreading wings, without flying high,
Vizhi vinnai thaandattum ho hoLet our vision cross the heavens, ho ho.
Male
Undhan munnae thongum thottamThe garden hanging before you,
Thottru pogattumLet it accept defeat.
Neeyum soodaa pookkal ellaamAll the flowers you have not worn,
Kenji ketkattumLet them plead and beg.
Kadalum neeyaaga puzhalum naanaagaWith you being the sea and me being the river,
Unnil maiyam kollattum ho hoLet me merge and center within you, ho ho.
Female
Kaadhal endra vaarthaiyilaeIn that single word called love,
Aayiram kavidhaihal therigiradhaeA thousand poems become visible.
Male
Imaigal thaakki idhayangalaeAs eyelids strike, the hearts,
Podi podi podiyana udaigiradhaeShatter into fine, fine dust.
Male
Mayakka oosiAn intoxicating injection,
Undhan paarvai aachuYour gaze has become.
Adhu thaakki thaakkiStriking me over and over again,
Moorchai aanenaeI fainted into unconsciousness.
Marugi marugiGrieving repeatedly,
Dhinam urugi urugiMelting day after day,
Unnai thaangi thaangiHolding and carrying you constantly,
Motcham ponenaeI attained heavenly salvation.
Male
Nee illaamalWithout you,
Ennaal irukka mudiyaadhaeI cannot possibly live.
Enna aachchu yedhumWhat has happened to me,
Ennakku theriyaadhaeI do not know at all.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Mayakka Oosi' expresses the overwhelming intensity of falling deeply in love, comparing the lover's seductive gaze to a numbing or intoxicating syringe that strikes the protagonist into a trance. The lyrics convey how love alters physical and emotional perceptions, making time feel suspended, hearts shift positions, and nerves explode with electric sensations.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor (உவமை/உருவகம்)

Mayakka oosi / Undhan paarvai aachu

Comparing the gaze of the beloved to an intoxicating syringe ('Mayakka oosi undhan paarvai aachu') and a nuclear power plant ('Anumin nilayam ondrai undhan kannil kandenae').

Adukku Thodar (அடுக்குத் தொடர் / Repetition for Emphasis)

Adhu thaakki thaakki / Moorchai aanenae

Words repeated consecutively such as 'thaakki thaakki', 'marugi marugi', and 'urugi urugi' to emphasize the persistent and rhythmic sensation of emotional overwhelm.

Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)

Irudhayam valapuram maaridudhae

Exaggerating the physical sensation of love, such as the heart shifting to the right side ('Irudhayam valapuram maaridudhae') and nerves exploding ('Narambhugal enakkullae vedikindradhae').

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Trivia

The track 'Mayakka Oosi' features music composed by Vijay Antony for the 2011 Tamil romantic film 'Yuvan Yuvathi', starring Bharath and Rima Kallingal. The song became popular for its catchy electro-pop rhythm paired with unique hyper-romantic lyrical metaphors.

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