Mayakkam Enadhu
From Kungumam · 1963
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Kungumam1963
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam | Illusion is my motherland |
| Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi | Silence is my mother tongue |
| Kalakkam enadhu kaaviyam | Agitation is my epic poem |
| Naan kanneer varaindha oviyam | I am a painting drawn with tears |
| Male | |
| Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam | Illusion is my motherland |
| Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi | Silence is my mother tongue |
| Kalakkam enadhu kaaviyam | Agitation is my epic poem |
| Naan kanneer varaindha oviyam | I am a painting drawn with tears |
| Male | |
| Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam | Illusion is my motherland |
| Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi | Silence is my mother tongue |
| Male | |
| Pagalil thondrum nilavu | The moon appearing during the day |
| Kan paarvaikku maraindha azhagu | A beauty hidden from sight |
| Pagalil thondrum nilavu | The moon appearing during the day |
| Kan paarvaikku maraindha azhagu | A beauty hidden from sight |
| Thirai moodiya silai naan | I am a statue veiled by a curtain |
| Thunba chiraiyil malarndha malar naan | I am a flower that bloomed in a prison of sorrow |
| Thirai moodiya silai naan | I am a statue veiled by a curtain |
| Thunba chiraiyil malarndha malar naan | I am a flower that bloomed in a prison of sorrow |
| Male | |
| Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam | Illusion is my motherland |
| Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi | Silence is my mother tongue |
| Kalakkam enadhu kaaviyam | Agitation is my epic poem |
| Naan kanneer varaindha oviyam | I am a painting drawn with tears |
| Male | |
| Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam | Illusion is my motherland |
| Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi | Silence is my mother tongue |
| Male | |
| Naanae enakku pagaiyaanen | I have become my own enemy |
| En naadagathil naan thiraiyaanen | In my own drama, I became the curtain |
| Thaenae unakku puriyaadhu | Sweet one, you will not understand |
| Andha dheivam varaamal vilangaadhu | It will not be clear unless that God intervenes |
| Male | |
| Naanae enakku pagaiyaanen | I have become my own enemy |
| En naadagathil naan thiraiyaanen | In my own drama, I became the curtain |
| Thaenae unakku puriyaadhu | Sweet one, you will not understand |
| Andha dheivam varaamal vilangaadhu | It will not be clear unless that God intervenes |
| Male | |
| Vidhiyum madhiyum verammaa | Fate and intellect are different things, my dear |
| Adhan vilakkam naan thaan paarammaa | Look, I am the very explanation for that |
| Vidhiyum madhiyum verammaa | Fate and intellect are different things, my dear |
| Adhan vilakkam naan thaan paarammaa | Look, I am the very explanation for that |
| Madhiyil vandhaval neeyammaa | You are the one who entered my intellect |
| En vazhi maraithaal vidhiyammaa | If my path is blocked, that is fate, my dear |
| Madhiyil vandhaval neeyammaa | You are the one who entered my intellect |
| En vazhi maraithaal vidhiyammaa | If my path is blocked, that is fate, my dear |
| Male | |
| Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam | Illusion is my motherland |
| Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi | Silence is my mother tongue |
| Kalakkam enadhu kaaviyam | Agitation is my epic poem |
| Naan kanneer varaindha oviyam | I am a painting drawn with tears |
| Male | |
| Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam | Illusion is my motherland |
| Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi | Silence is my mother tongue |
மயக்கம் எனது தாயகம்
மௌனம் எனது தாய்மொழி
கலக்கம் எனது காவியம்
நான் கண்ணீர் வரைந்த ஓவியம்
Illusion is my motherland
Silence is my mother tongue
Agitation is my epic poem
I am a painting drawn with tears
மயக்கம் எனது தாயகம்
மௌனம் எனது தாய்மொழி
கலக்கம் எனது காவியம்
நான் கண்ணீர் வரைந்த ஓவியம்
Illusion is my motherland
Silence is my mother tongue
Agitation is my epic poem
I am a painting drawn with tears
மயக்கம் எனது தாயகம்
மௌனம் எனது தாய்மொழி
Illusion is my motherland
Silence is my mother tongue
பகலில் தோன்றும் நிலவு
கண் பார்வைக்கு மறைந்த அழகு
பகலில் தோன்றும் நிலவு
கண் பார்வைக்கு மறைந்த அழகு
திரை மூடிய சிலை நான்
துன்பச் சிறையில் மலர்ந்த மலர் நான்
திரை மூடிய சிலை நான்
துன்பச் சிறையில் மலர்ந்த மலர் நான்
The moon appearing during the day
A beauty hidden from sight
The moon appearing during the day
A beauty hidden from sight
I am a statue veiled by a curtain
I am a flower that bloomed in a prison of sorrow
I am a statue veiled by a curtain
I am a flower that bloomed in a prison of sorrow
மயக்கம் எனது தாயகம்
மௌனம் எனது தாய்மொழி
கலக்கம் எனது காவியம்
நான் கண்ணீர் வரைந்த ஓவியம்
Illusion is my motherland
Silence is my mother tongue
Agitation is my epic poem
I am a painting drawn with tears
மயக்கம் எனது தாயகம்
மௌனம் எனது தாய்மொழி
Illusion is my motherland
Silence is my mother tongue
நானே எனக்குப் பகையானேன்
என் நாடகத்தில்தான் திரை ஆனேன்
தேனே உனக்குப் புரியாது
அந்த தெய்வம் வராமல் விளங்காது
I have become my own enemy
In my own drama, I became the curtain
Sweet one, you will not understand
It will not be clear unless that God intervenes
நானே எனக்குப் பகையானேன்
என் நாடகத்தில் நான் திரை ஆனேன்
தேனே உனக்குப் புரியாது
அந்த தெய்வம் வராமல் விளங்காது
I have become my own enemy
In my own drama, I became the curtain
Sweet one, you will not understand
It will not be clear unless that God intervenes
விதியும் மதியும் வேறம்மா
அதன் விளக்கம் நான்தான் பாரம்மா
விதியும் மதியும் வேறம்மா
அதன் விளக்கம் நான்தான் பாரம்மா
மதியில் வந்தவள் நீயம்மா
என் வழி மறைத்தாள் விதியம்மா
மதியில் வந்தவள் நீயம்மா
என் வழி மறைத்தாள் விதியம்மா
Fate and intellect are different things, my dear
Look, I am the very explanation for that
Fate and intellect are different things, my dear
Look, I am the very explanation for that
You are the one who entered my intellect
If my path is blocked, that is fate, my dear
You are the one who entered my intellect
If my path is blocked, that is fate, my dear
மயக்கம் எனது தாயகம்
மௌனம் எனது தாய்மொழி
கலக்கம் எனது காவியம்
நான் கண்ணீர் வரைந்த ஓவியம்
Illusion is my motherland
Silence is my mother tongue
Agitation is my epic poem
I am a painting drawn with tears
மயக்கம் எனது தாயகம்
மௌனம் எனது தாய்மொழி
Illusion is my motherland
Silence is my mother tongue
Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam
Illusion is my motherland
Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi
Silence is my mother tongue
Kalakkam enadhu kaaviyam
Agitation is my epic poem
Naan kanneer varaindha oviyam
I am a painting drawn with tears
Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam
Illusion is my motherland
Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi
Silence is my mother tongue
Kalakkam enadhu kaaviyam
Agitation is my epic poem
Naan kanneer varaindha oviyam
I am a painting drawn with tears
Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam
Illusion is my motherland
Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi
Silence is my mother tongue
Pagalil thondrum nilavu
The moon appearing during the day
Kan paarvaikku maraindha azhagu
A beauty hidden from sight
Pagalil thondrum nilavu
The moon appearing during the day
Kan paarvaikku maraindha azhagu
A beauty hidden from sight
Thirai moodiya silai naan
I am a statue veiled by a curtain
Thunba chiraiyil malarndha malar naan
I am a flower that bloomed in a prison of sorrow
Thirai moodiya silai naan
I am a statue veiled by a curtain
Thunba chiraiyil malarndha malar naan
I am a flower that bloomed in a prison of sorrow
Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam
Illusion is my motherland
Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi
Silence is my mother tongue
Kalakkam enadhu kaaviyam
Agitation is my epic poem
Naan kanneer varaindha oviyam
I am a painting drawn with tears
Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam
Illusion is my motherland
Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi
Silence is my mother tongue
Naanae enakku pagaiyaanen
I have become my own enemy
En naadagathil naan thiraiyaanen
In my own drama, I became the curtain
Thaenae unakku puriyaadhu
Sweet one, you will not understand
Andha dheivam varaamal vilangaadhu
It will not be clear unless that God intervenes
Naanae enakku pagaiyaanen
I have become my own enemy
En naadagathil naan thiraiyaanen
In my own drama, I became the curtain
Thaenae unakku puriyaadhu
Sweet one, you will not understand
Andha dheivam varaamal vilangaadhu
It will not be clear unless that God intervenes
Vidhiyum madhiyum verammaa
Fate and intellect are different things, my dear
Adhan vilakkam naan thaan paarammaa
Look, I am the very explanation for that
Vidhiyum madhiyum verammaa
Fate and intellect are different things, my dear
Adhan vilakkam naan thaan paarammaa
Look, I am the very explanation for that
Madhiyil vandhaval neeyammaa
You are the one who entered my intellect
En vazhi maraithaal vidhiyammaa
If my path is blocked, that is fate, my dear
Madhiyil vandhaval neeyammaa
You are the one who entered my intellect
En vazhi maraithaal vidhiyammaa
If my path is blocked, that is fate, my dear
Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam
Illusion is my motherland
Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi
Silence is my mother tongue
Kalakkam enadhu kaaviyam
Agitation is my epic poem
Naan kanneer varaindha oviyam
I am a painting drawn with tears
Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam
Illusion is my motherland
Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi
Silence is my mother tongue
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song, penned by Kannadasan, expresses deep existential grief and melancholy. The protagonist laments their tragic life, comparing their soul to a painting drawn with tears, a flower blooming in a prison of suffering, and a statue hidden behind a curtain. The lyrics reflect on how tragic circumstances and fate (Vidhi) override human intellect and intentions (Madhi), leaving the speaker feeling alienated even from themselves. Through rich metaphorical imagery, the song portrays a heart broken by silent suffering, where confusion becomes home and silence becomes the only language left to speak.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagamy (Metaphor)
“Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam / Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi”
Extensive use of metaphors comparing abstract feelings of grief to tangible or cultural identities like motherland, mother tongue, epic poem, and painting.
Mona (Alliteration)
“Mayakkam enadhu thaayagam / Maunam enadhu thaai mozhi”
Repetition of the initial letter 'M' across consecutive lines (Mayakkam, Maunam).
Esubu (Rhyme/Refrain)
“Kalakkam enadhu kaaviyam / Naan kanneer varaindha oviyam”
Rhyming ends 'thaayagam', 'mozhi', 'kaaviyam', 'oviyam' creating a lyrical cadence.
Wordplay / Contrast (Vidhi vs Madhi)
“Vidhiyum madhiyum verammaa”
Contrasting 'Vidhi' (Fate) and 'Madhi' (Intellect/Mind), a classic Kannadasan stylistic motif exploring destiny versus free will.
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Trivia
The movie Kungumam (1963) features music scored by K. V. Mahadevan and stars Sivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, and Vijayakumari. Kannadasan's philosophical lines in this song are often cited as some of his finest expressions of sorrow and philosophical acceptance.
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