Mayakkama Kan Thirakkuma
From Anbu Chinnam · 1989
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Anbu Chinnam1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mayakkamaa kan thirakkumaa | Is it faintness? Will the eyes open? |
| Mayakkamaa kan thirakkumaa | Is it faintness? Will the eyes open? |
| Pen mayil vittu pogumaa | Will the female peacock leave and go? |
| Pen mayil vittu pogumaa | Will the female peacock leave and go? |
| Enai kuzhandhai pol anaithadhu neeyammaa | You are the one who embraced me like a child, mother. |
| Arul manidhanaai aakkiya thaayammaa | You are the mother who made me a compassionate human. |
| Male | |
| Mayakkamaa kan thirakkumaa | Is it faintness? Will the eyes open? |
| Pen mayil vittu pogumaa | Will the female peacock leave and go? |
| Male | |
| Thaniyaaga naan or theevaana podhu | When I was alone like an island, |
| Naan kanda pagalum irul pondradhammaa | Even the day I saw felt like darkness, mother. |
| Vizhi meedhu thaavi oli thannai thoovi | Leaping upon my eyes, showering light, |
| Irul poga nidhamum arul seidha paavai | The lady who showered grace daily to banish darkness. |
| Uyir vaazha ingae un anbu thaevai | To stay alive here, your love is needed. |
| Sudhi layam thaanae inai serndhidaadho | Won't pitch and rhythm unite together naturally? |
| Sumai thaangi naano sogangal yaeno | I am a weight-bearer, why then all these sorrows? |
| Kan vaadi nindraal imai yaengidaadho | If the eyes wither, won't the eyelids long for them? |
| Amaiyum anaithum vidhi vasamaa | Is everything that happens controlled by fate? |
| Male | |
| Mayakkamaa kan thirakkumaa | Is it faintness? Will the eyes open? |
| Pen mayil vittu pogumaa | Will the female peacock leave and go? |
| Female | |
| Laa… lalalala laalalaa laalaa… | Laa… lalalala laalalaa laalaa… |
| Lalalala laalalaa laalaa… | Lalalala laalalaa laalaa… |
| Laala laalaala laala laalaa | Laala laalaala laala laalaa |
| Laala laalaala laala laala laala laa | Laala laalaala laala laala laala laa |
| Male | |
| En paruva paadal verum kaadhal kanavo | Is my youthful song just a dream of love? |
| En iniya thozhi idhu enna pirivo | My sweet friend, what kind of separation is this? |
| Un kanneerin vellam kadal pola thaano | Is the flood of your tears like an ocean? |
| Karai kaanaamal moozhgum padagaaga naano | Am I a boat sinking without seeing the shore? |
| Kadal kondu naanum udal moozhginaalum | Even if the sea takes me and my body sinks, |
| Uyir konda kaadhal yugam thorum vaazhum | The love held within the soul will live across eras. |
| Uravaana pinbu pirivenbadhaedhu | Once a relationship is formed, where is the question of separation? |
| Pala jenmam vandha bandham theerndhidaadhu | A bond spanning many births will never end. |
| Vaanam irandaai vialngidumaa | Can the sky ever split into two? |
| Male | |
| Mayakkamaa kan thirakkumaa | Is it faintness? Will the eyes open? |
| Mayakkamaa kan thirakkumaa | Is it faintness? Will the eyes open? |
| Pen mayil vittu pogumaa | Will the female peacock leave and go? |
| Pen mayil vittu pogumaa | Will the female peacock leave and go? |
| Enai kuzhandhai pol anaithadhu neeyammaa | You are the one who embraced me like a child, mother. |
| Arul manidhanaai aakkiya thaayammaa | You are the mother who made me a compassionate human. |
| Male | |
| Mayakkamaa kan thirakkumaa | Is it faintness? Will the eyes open? |
| Pen mayil vittu pogumaa | Will the female peacock leave and go? |
மயக்கமா கண் திறக்குமா
மயக்கமா கண் திறக்குமா
பெண் மயில் விட்டுப் போகுமா
பெண் மயில் விட்டுப் போகுமா
எனை குழந்தை போல் அணைத்தது நீயம்மா
அருள் மனிதனாய் ஆக்கிய தாயம்மா
Is it faintness? Will the eyes open?
Is it faintness? Will the eyes open?
Will the female peacock leave and go?
Will the female peacock leave and go?
You are the one who embraced me like a child, mother.
You are the mother who made me a compassionate human.
மயக்கமா கண் திறக்குமா
பெண் மயில் விட்டுப் போகுமா
Is it faintness? Will the eyes open?
Will the female peacock leave and go?
தனியாக நான் ஓர் தீவான போது
நான் கண்ட பகலும் இருள் போன்றதம்மா
விழி மீது தாவி ஒளி தன்னைத் தூவி
இருள் போக நிதமும் அருள் செய்த பாவை
உயிர் வாழ இங்கே உன் அன்பு தேவை
சுதி லயம் தானே இணை சேர்ந்திடாதோ
சுமை தாங்கி நானோ சோகங்கள் ஏனோ
கண் வாடி நின்றால் இமை ஏங்கிடாதோ
அமையும் அனைத்தும் விதி வசமா
When I was alone like an island,
Even the day I saw felt like darkness, mother.
Leaping upon my eyes, showering light,
The lady who showered grace daily to banish darkness.
To stay alive here, your love is needed.
Won't pitch and rhythm unite together naturally?
I am a weight-bearer, why then all these sorrows?
If the eyes wither, won't the eyelids long for them?
Is everything that happens controlled by fate?
மயக்கமா கண் திறக்குமா
பெண் மயில் விட்டுப் போகுமா
Is it faintness? Will the eyes open?
Will the female peacock leave and go?
லா... லலலல லாலால லாலா...
லலலல லாலால லாலா...
லால லாலால லால லாலா
லால லாலால லால லால லால லா
Laa… lalalala laalalaa laalaa…
Lalalala laalalaa laalaa…
Laala laalaala laala laalaa
Laala laalaala laala laala laala laa
என் பருவப் பாடல் வெறும் காதல் கனவோ
என் இனிய தோழி இது என்ன பிரிவோ
உன் கண்ணீரின் வெள்ளம் கடல் போலத் தானோ
கரை காணாமல் மூழ்கும் படகாக நானோ
கடல் கொண்டு நானும் உடல் மூழ்கினாலும்
உயிர் கொண்ட காதல் யுகம் தோறும் வாழும்
உறவான பின்பு பிரிவென்பதேது
பல ஜென்மம் வந்த பந்தம் தீர்ந்திடாது
வானம் இரண்டாய் விளங்கிடுமா
Is my youthful song just a dream of love?
My sweet friend, what kind of separation is this?
Is the flood of your tears like an ocean?
Am I a boat sinking without seeing the shore?
Even if the sea takes me and my body sinks,
The love held within the soul will live across eras.
Once a relationship is formed, where is the question of separation?
A bond spanning many births will never end.
Can the sky ever split into two?
மயக்கமா கண் திறக்குமா
மயக்கமா கண் திறக்குமா
பெண் மயில் விட்டுப் போகுமா
பெண் மயில் விட்டுப் போகுமா
எனை குழந்தை போல் அணைத்தது நீயம்மா
அருள் மனிதனாய் ஆக்கிய தாயம்மா
Is it faintness? Will the eyes open?
Is it faintness? Will the eyes open?
Will the female peacock leave and go?
Will the female peacock leave and go?
You are the one who embraced me like a child, mother.
You are the mother who made me a compassionate human.
மயக்கமா கண் திறக்குமா
பெண் மயில் விட்டுப் போகுமா
Is it faintness? Will the eyes open?
Will the female peacock leave and go?
Mayakkamaa kan thirakkumaa
Is it faintness? Will the eyes open?
Mayakkamaa kan thirakkumaa
Is it faintness? Will the eyes open?
Pen mayil vittu pogumaa
Will the female peacock leave and go?
Pen mayil vittu pogumaa
Will the female peacock leave and go?
Enai kuzhandhai pol anaithadhu neeyammaa
You are the one who embraced me like a child, mother.
Arul manidhanaai aakkiya thaayammaa
You are the mother who made me a compassionate human.
Mayakkamaa kan thirakkumaa
Is it faintness? Will the eyes open?
Pen mayil vittu pogumaa
Will the female peacock leave and go?
Thaniyaaga naan or theevaana podhu
When I was alone like an island,
Naan kanda pagalum irul pondradhammaa
Even the day I saw felt like darkness, mother.
Vizhi meedhu thaavi oli thannai thoovi
Leaping upon my eyes, showering light,
Irul poga nidhamum arul seidha paavai
The lady who showered grace daily to banish darkness.
Uyir vaazha ingae un anbu thaevai
To stay alive here, your love is needed.
Sudhi layam thaanae inai serndhidaadho
Won't pitch and rhythm unite together naturally?
Sumai thaangi naano sogangal yaeno
I am a weight-bearer, why then all these sorrows?
Kan vaadi nindraal imai yaengidaadho
If the eyes wither, won't the eyelids long for them?
Amaiyum anaithum vidhi vasamaa
Is everything that happens controlled by fate?
Mayakkamaa kan thirakkumaa
Is it faintness? Will the eyes open?
Pen mayil vittu pogumaa
Will the female peacock leave and go?
Laa… lalalala laalalaa laalaa…
Laa… lalalala laalalaa laalaa…
Lalalala laalalaa laalaa…
Lalalala laalalaa laalaa…
Laala laalaala laala laalaa
Laala laalaala laala laalaa
Laala laalaala laala laala laala laa
Laala laalaala laala laala laala laa
En paruva paadal verum kaadhal kanavo
Is my youthful song just a dream of love?
En iniya thozhi idhu enna pirivo
My sweet friend, what kind of separation is this?
Un kanneerin vellam kadal pola thaano
Is the flood of your tears like an ocean?
Karai kaanaamal moozhgum padagaaga naano
Am I a boat sinking without seeing the shore?
Kadal kondu naanum udal moozhginaalum
Even if the sea takes me and my body sinks,
Uyir konda kaadhal yugam thorum vaazhum
The love held within the soul will live across eras.
Uravaana pinbu pirivenbadhaedhu
Once a relationship is formed, where is the question of separation?
Pala jenmam vandha bandham theerndhidaadhu
A bond spanning many births will never end.
Vaanam irandaai vialngidumaa
Can the sky ever split into two?
Mayakkamaa kan thirakkumaa
Is it faintness? Will the eyes open?
Mayakkamaa kan thirakkumaa
Is it faintness? Will the eyes open?
Pen mayil vittu pogumaa
Will the female peacock leave and go?
Pen mayil vittu pogumaa
Will the female peacock leave and go?
Enai kuzhandhai pol anaithadhu neeyammaa
You are the one who embraced me like a child, mother.
Arul manidhanaai aakkiya thaayammaa
You are the mother who made me a compassionate human.
Mayakkamaa kan thirakkumaa
Is it faintness? Will the eyes open?
Pen mayil vittu pogumaa
Will the female peacock leave and go?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional track expresses grief, deep affection, and desperation as the protagonist sings to a beloved motherly figure who lies unconscious or near death. The protagonist credits her for bringing light, moral grace, and direction to a once isolated life, questioning if fate will cruelly tear them apart. In the second movement, the speaker asserts that genuine love and soul-bonds transcend physical death, living on across centuries and births like an unsplittable sky.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Pen mayil vittu pogumaa”
Refers to the beloved/mother figure gracefully as a female peacock (pen mayil) to symbolize elegance and innocence.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Naan kanda pagalum irul pondradhammaa”
Compares daylight experienced during times of loneliness to pitch darkness (irul pondradhammaa).
Rhyme / Internal Assonance (Edukku / Monai)
“Vizhi meedhu thaavi oli thannai thoovi”
The end words 'thaavi' and 'thoovi' use internal rhyme to give a rhythmic lyrical flow.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Karai kaanaamal moozhgum padagaaga naano”
Compares oneself to a sinking boat unable to find the shore in a sea of despair.
Rhetorical Question (Aruvinai)
“Vaanam irandaai vialngidumaa”
Asks if the sky can ever split into two, highlighting the impossibility of separating true souls.
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Trivia
Written by legendary lyricist Vaali for the 1989 film Anbu Chinnam, the song heavily utilizes classical Tamil metaphors comparing music harmony (Sudhi layam) and cosmic elements (Vaanam) to illustrate emotional connection.
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