Mayakkum Pozhudhe
From Shaakuntalam · 2023
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- Sathya Prakash, Shweta Mohan
- Music director
- Mani Sharma
- Details
- Shaakuntalam2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mayakkum pozhudhae | Oh enchanting moment |
| Yematram aaguma | Will it turn into disappointment? |
| Aa ..yematram aaguma | Ah... will it turn into disappointment? |
| Male | |
| Thangavalayam | The golden bangle |
| Un perin nyabagam | Is a memory of your name |
| Yen sendraai | Why did you leave? |
| Nee vanjiyae | Oh young maiden! |
| Female | |
| Nadu nisiyil minnal pola | Like lightning in the middle of the night |
| Urangiyapin vizhithal pola | Like waking up after falling asleep |
| Male :Naalum un thooral | Male: Every day your light drizzle |
| Oh chillena | Oh, so delightfully cold |
| Mounamaai veesum | Blows silently |
| Shaakuntalam | Shaakuntalam |
| Male | |
| Mayakkum pozhudhae | Oh enchanting moment |
| Yematram aaguma | Will it turn into disappointment? |
| Aaa..yematram aaguma | Ah... will it turn into disappointment? |
| Female | |
| Irudhaya isaiyae | Oh music of the heart |
| Un pinae ooduthae | It runs right behind you |
| Naan neeyaga | I have turned |
| Aanadhae | Into you |
| Chorus | |
| ……………… | ... |
| Female | |
| Meengalin koottathai | From the school of fish |
| Vennila neengumaa | Will the moon ever part ways? |
| Male :Iravilae maayangal | Male: Illusions in the night |
| Rajanai soozhumo | Will they surround the king? |
| Female | |
| Tharunangal meerinaal | If moments overflow |
| Niyabagam meerumaa | Will memories overflow as well? |
| Male :Marupadi yosithen | Male: I pondered once again |
| Engaeyum illaiyae | You are nowhere to be found |
| Male | |
| Edhuvarai neeee…. | Until how far, you... |
| Illamal naanadi | Can I exist without you, my dear? |
| Female :Ini kanneerae yenada | Female: Why tears anymore, my dear? |
| Male | |
| Mayakkum pozhudhae | Oh enchanting moment |
| Yematram aaguma | Will it turn into disappointment? |
| Aa..yematram aaguma | Ah... will it turn into disappointment? |
| Female | |
| Dhooramae aayinum | Even if separated by distance |
| Piriyuma nenjamae | Will the heart ever truly part? |
| Male :Theerumaa vedhanai | Male: Will this agony end? |
| Kaaranam naanadi | I am the reason for it, my dear |
| Female | |
| Kaadhalin paadhayil | Along the path of love |
| Un udan pogiren | I travel together with you |
| Male :Nee illa kaadhalil | Male: In a love without you |
| Payanamae thodaruma | Can the journey even continue? |
| Male | |
| Iru uyirai…. | Two lives... |
| Kaalangal moodinaal | If time tries to swallow them |
| Female :Nam kaadhal thaan theerumaa | Will our love ever cease? |
| Male | |
| Mayakkum pozhudhae | Oh enchanting moment |
| Yematram aaguma | Will it turn into disappointment? |
| Aa…yematram aaguma | Ah... will it turn into disappointment? |
| Female | |
| Nadu nisiyil minnal pola | Like lightning in the middle of the night |
| Urangiyapin vizhithal pola | Like waking up after falling asleep |
| Male :Naalum un thooral | Male: Every day your light drizzle |
| Oh chillena | Oh, so delightfully cold |
| Mounamaai veesum | Blows silently |
| Shaakuntalam | Shaakuntalam |
மயக்கும் பொழுதே
ஏமாற்றம் ஆகுமா?
ஆஆஆஆ….
ஏமாற்றம் ஆகுமா?
Oh enchanting moment
Will it turn into disappointment?
Ah... will it turn into disappointment?
தங்கவளையம்
உன் பேரின் நியாபகம்
ஏன் சென்ராய்
நீ வஞ்சியே
The golden bangle
Is a memory of your name
Why did you leave?
Oh young maiden!
நடு நிசியில் மின்னல் போல
உறங்கியபின் விழித்தல் போல
நாளும் உன் தூறல்
ஓ சில்லென
மௌனமாய் வீசும்
சாகுந்தலம்
Like lightning in the middle of the night
Like waking up after falling asleep
Male: Every day your light drizzle
Oh, so delightfully cold
Blows silently
Shaakuntalam
மயக்கும் பொழுதே
ஏமாற்றம் ஆகுமா?
ஆஆஆஆ….
ஏமாற்றம் ஆகுமா?
Oh enchanting moment
Will it turn into disappointment?
Ah... will it turn into disappointment?
இருதய இசையே
உன் பின்னே ஓடுதே
நான் நீயாக ...ஆனதே..
Oh music of the heart
It runs right behind you
I have turned
Into you
......................
...
மீன்களின் கூட்டத்தை
வெண்ணிலா நீங்குமா?
இரவிலே மாயங்கள்
ராஜனை சூழுமோ?
From the school of fish
Will the moon ever part ways?
Male: Illusions in the night
Will they surround the king?
தருணங்கள் மீறினால்
ஞாபகம் மீறுமா?
மறுபடி யோசித்தேன்
எங்கயும் இல்லையே!
If moments overflow
Will memories overflow as well?
Male: I pondered once again
You are nowhere to be found
எதுவரை நீநீ….
இல்லாமல் நானடி
இனி கண்ணீரே ஏனடா
Until how far, you...
Can I exist without you, my dear?
Female: Why tears anymore, my dear?
மயக்கும் பொழுதே
ஏமாற்றம் ஆகுமா?
ஆஆஆஆ….
ஏமாற்றம் ஆகுமா?
Oh enchanting moment
Will it turn into disappointment?
Ah... will it turn into disappointment?
தூரமே ஆயினும்
பிரியுமா நெஞ்சமே!
தீருமா வேதனை
காரணம் நானடி
Even if separated by distance
Will the heart ever truly part?
Male: Will this agony end?
I am the reason for it, my dear
காதலின் பாதையில்
உன்னுடன் போகிறேன்
நீ இல்லா காதலில்
பயணமே தொடருமா
Along the path of love
I travel together with you
Male: In a love without you
Can the journey even continue?
இரு உயிரை….
காலங்கள் மூடினால்
நம் காதல் தான் தீருமா
Two lives...
If time tries to swallow them
Will our love ever cease?
மயக்கும் பொழுதே
ஏமாற்றம் ஆகுமா?
ஆஆஆஆ….
ஏமாற்றம் ஆகுமா?
Oh enchanting moment
Will it turn into disappointment?
Ah... will it turn into disappointment?
நடு நிசியில் மின்னல் போல
உறங்கியபின் விழித்தல் போல
நாளும் உன் தூறல்
ஓ சில்லென
மௌனமாய் வீசும்
சாகுந்தலம்..
Like lightning in the middle of the night
Like waking up after falling asleep
Male: Every day your light drizzle
Oh, so delightfully cold
Blows silently
Shaakuntalam
Mayakkum pozhudhae
Oh enchanting moment
Yematram aaguma
Will it turn into disappointment?
Aa ..yematram aaguma
Ah... will it turn into disappointment?
Thangavalayam
The golden bangle
Un perin nyabagam
Is a memory of your name
Yen sendraai
Why did you leave?
Nee vanjiyae
Oh young maiden!
Nadu nisiyil minnal pola
Like lightning in the middle of the night
Urangiyapin vizhithal pola
Like waking up after falling asleep
Male :Naalum un thooral
Male: Every day your light drizzle
Oh chillena
Oh, so delightfully cold
Mounamaai veesum
Blows silently
Shaakuntalam
Shaakuntalam
Mayakkum pozhudhae
Oh enchanting moment
Yematram aaguma
Will it turn into disappointment?
Aaa..yematram aaguma
Ah... will it turn into disappointment?
Irudhaya isaiyae
Oh music of the heart
Un pinae ooduthae
It runs right behind you
Naan neeyaga
I have turned
Aanadhae
Into you
………………
...
Meengalin koottathai
From the school of fish
Vennila neengumaa
Will the moon ever part ways?
Male :Iravilae maayangal
Male: Illusions in the night
Rajanai soozhumo
Will they surround the king?
Tharunangal meerinaal
If moments overflow
Niyabagam meerumaa
Will memories overflow as well?
Male :Marupadi yosithen
Male: I pondered once again
Engaeyum illaiyae
You are nowhere to be found
Edhuvarai neeee….
Until how far, you...
Illamal naanadi
Can I exist without you, my dear?
Female :Ini kanneerae yenada
Female: Why tears anymore, my dear?
Mayakkum pozhudhae
Oh enchanting moment
Yematram aaguma
Will it turn into disappointment?
Aa..yematram aaguma
Ah... will it turn into disappointment?
Dhooramae aayinum
Even if separated by distance
Piriyuma nenjamae
Will the heart ever truly part?
Male :Theerumaa vedhanai
Male: Will this agony end?
Kaaranam naanadi
I am the reason for it, my dear
Kaadhalin paadhayil
Along the path of love
Un udan pogiren
I travel together with you
Male :Nee illa kaadhalil
Male: In a love without you
Payanamae thodaruma
Can the journey even continue?
Iru uyirai….
Two lives...
Kaalangal moodinaal
If time tries to swallow them
Female :Nam kaadhal thaan theerumaa
Will our love ever cease?
Mayakkum pozhudhae
Oh enchanting moment
Yematram aaguma
Will it turn into disappointment?
Aa…yematram aaguma
Ah... will it turn into disappointment?
Nadu nisiyil minnal pola
Like lightning in the middle of the night
Urangiyapin vizhithal pola
Like waking up after falling asleep
Male :Naalum un thooral
Male: Every day your light drizzle
Oh chillena
Oh, so delightfully cold
Mounamaai veesum
Blows silently
Shaakuntalam
Shaakuntalam
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Mayakkum Pozhudhae' from 'Shaakuntalam' is a soulful romantic duet capturing the anguish of separation, longing, and deep emotional connection between King Dushyanta and Shakuntala. The lyrics portray a melancholic realization of love's lingering memory, comparing the beloved's presence to sudden lightning in the dead of night and a refreshing silent breeze. Both lovers question if physical distance or forgotten memories can truly diminish a bond forged deep within their souls.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Nadu nisiyil minnal pola”
Compares sudden thoughts/remembrance of the beloved to lightning striking in the middle of the night.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Irudhaya isaiyae”
Refers to the loved one as 'Irudhaya isaiyae' (music of the heart), symbolizing how deeply integrated they are in the lover's life.
Rhetorical Question
“Meengalin koottathai Vennila neengumaa”
Asking 'Will the moon ever part from the fish?' to highlight the impossibility of separation.
Emona / Rhyme (Monai)
“Nadu nisiyil minnal pola / Urangiyapin vizhithal pola”
Use of initial sound agreement in 'Nadu nisiyil minnal pola' and 'Urangiyapin vizhithal pola'.
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Trivia
'Shaakuntalam' (2023) is a mythological drama film based on Kalidasa's classic Sanskrit play 'Abhijñānaśākuntalam'. The Tamil version features lyrics written by acclaimed lyricist Kabilan, with music composed by Mani Sharma. The song highlights the iconic plot element of the lost signet ring/bangle that causes King Dushyanta to temporarily forget Shakuntala.
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