Mayam Seidhayo
From Aadhiyum Andhamum · 2013
- Lyricist
- Kaushik
- Singer
- Chinmayi
- Music director
- L. V. Ganesan
- Details
- Aadhiyum Andhamum2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Maayam seidhaaiyo | Did you weave magic? |
| Maayam seidhaaiyo | Did you weave magic? |
| Ennai naan marandhenae | I forgot myself. |
| Maayam seidhaaiyo | Did you weave magic? |
| Maayam seidhaaiyo | Did you weave magic? |
| En manadhai naan thandhenae | I gave you my heart. |
| Female | |
| Vizhighalil vaanavillai korthu | Stringing a rainbow in my eyes, |
| Seviyinil punnagaiyum serthu | Adding a smile to my ears, |
| Mudhal murai vaazhvinil swasithaenae | I truly breathed for the first time in my life. |
| Vaanathil midhakkum megam polae | Like a cloud floating in the sky, |
| Unnai thaedi karaindha ullam | My heart dissolved in search of you, |
| Siragindri indru thaan parandhadhae | And flew today even without wings. |
| Female | |
| Kaatrai pol veesineno | Did I blow like the wind? |
| Siraghindri parandheno | Did I fly without wings? |
| Kannaa naan unnai adaiya | My beloved, to attain you, |
| Naan varaindha sithiramo | Is it a painting drawn by me, |
| En munnae nirkkudhaeno | That stands right in front of me? |
| Anbae nee ennai yethukka | My love, for you to accept me, |
| Female | |
| Nee thaan nee thaano | Is it really you? |
| Naan vaazhum arthamo | Are you the meaning of my existence? |
| Imaiyil imaiyil naduvil | Between the eyelids, between the eyelids, |
| Nindraai nindraai | You stood, you stood, |
| Endhan urakkam kondu chendraayo | Did you take away my sleep? |
| Kannai katti unnai kaattil vittaal kooda | Even if blindfolded and left in a forest, |
| Ennai vandhadaivaayo | Would you still come to reach me? |
| Female | |
| Maayam seidhaaiyo | Did you weave magic? |
| Maayam seidhaaiyo | Did you weave magic? |
| Ennai naan marandhenae | I forgot myself. |
| Maayam seidhaaiyo | Did you weave magic? |
| Maayam seidhaaiyo | Did you weave magic? |
| En manadhai naan thandhenae | I gave you my heart. |
| Female | |
| Naan viralaal thodum podhu | When I touch with my fingers, |
| Nee ennai paarkkum podhu | When you look at me, |
| Kannaal naam pesikka | Let us speak with our eyes. |
| Naam vaazhum vaazhvae endrum | The life that we live will forever |
| Mudivillaa vaazhvaai maarum | Turn into an endless life. |
| Anbae nee yendaa yosikka | My love, why do you hesitate? |
| Female | |
| Endhan uyiro pirindhaalum | Even if my life departs, |
| Unakkul vaazhveno | Will I live inside you? |
| Thaedal thaedal ini undhan thaedal | Search, search, from now on the search is for you, |
| Endhan aayul mudiyum varai thaedal | A search until my lifespan ends. |
| Iravum pagalum ini maarum maarum | Night and day will change now, |
| Ennaal undhan ulagam maari pogum | Through me, your world will change. |
| Female | |
| Maayam seidhaaiyo | Did you weave magic? |
| Maayam seidhaaiyo | Did you weave magic? |
| Ennai naan marandhenae | I forgot myself. |
| Maayam seidhaaiyo | Did you weave magic? |
| Maayam seidhaaiyo | Did you weave magic? |
| En manadhai naan thandhenae | I gave you my heart. |
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
என்னை நான் மறந்தேனே
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
என்னை நான் மறந்தேனே
Did you weave magic?
Did you weave magic?
I forgot myself.
Did you weave magic?
Did you weave magic?
I gave you my heart.
விழிகளில் வானவில்லை கோர்த்து
செவியினில் புன்னகையும் சேர்த்து
முதல் முறை வாழ்வினில் சுவாசித்தேனே
வானத்தில் மிதக்கும் மேகம் போலே
உன்னை தேடி கரைந்த உள்ளம்
சிறகின்றி இன்றுதான் பறந்ததே
Stringing a rainbow in my eyes,
Adding a smile to my ears,
I truly breathed for the first time in my life.
Like a cloud floating in the sky,
My heart dissolved in search of you,
And flew today even without wings.
காற்றை போல் வீசினேனோ
சிறகின்றி பறந்தேனோ
கண்ணா நான் உன்னை அடைய
நான் வரைந்த சித்திரமோ
என் முன்னே நிற்க்குதேனோ
அன்பே நீ என்னை ஏத்துக்க
Did I blow like the wind?
Did I fly without wings?
My beloved, to attain you,
Is it a painting drawn by me,
That stands right in front of me?
My love, for you to accept me,
நீதான் நீதானோ
நான் வாழும் அர்த்தமோ
இமையில் இமையில் நடுவில்
நின்றாய் நின்றாய்
எந்தன் உறக்கம் கொண்டு சென்றாயோ
கண்ணை கட்டி உன்னை காட்டில் விட்டால் கூட
என்னை வந்தடைவாயோ
Is it really you?
Are you the meaning of my existence?
Between the eyelids, between the eyelids,
You stood, you stood,
Did you take away my sleep?
Even if blindfolded and left in a forest,
Would you still come to reach me?
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
என்னை நான் மறந்தேனே
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
என்னை நான் மறந்தேனே
Did you weave magic?
Did you weave magic?
I forgot myself.
Did you weave magic?
Did you weave magic?
I gave you my heart.
நான் விரலால் தொடும் பொது
நீ என்னை பார்க்கும்போது
கண்ணால் நாம் பேசிக்க
நாம் வாழும் வாழ்வே என்றும்
முடிவில்லா வாழ்வாய் மாறும்
அன்பே நீ ஏன்டா யோசிக்க
When I touch with my fingers,
When you look at me,
Let us speak with our eyes.
The life that we live will forever
Turn into an endless life.
My love, why do you hesitate?
எந்தன் உயிரோ பிரிந்தாலும்
உனக்குள் வாழ்வேனோ
தேடல் தேடல் இனி உந்தன் தேடல்
எந்தன் ஆயுள் முடியும் வரை தேடல்
இரவும் பகலும் இனி மாறும் மாறும்
என்னால் உந்தன் உலகம் மாறிபோகும்
Even if my life departs,
Will I live inside you?
Search, search, from now on the search is for you,
A search until my lifespan ends.
Night and day will change now,
Through me, your world will change.
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
என்னை நான் மறந்தேனே
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
என் மனதை நான் தந்தேனே
Did you weave magic?
Did you weave magic?
I forgot myself.
Did you weave magic?
Did you weave magic?
I gave you my heart.
Maayam seidhaaiyo
Did you weave magic?
Maayam seidhaaiyo
Did you weave magic?
Ennai naan marandhenae
I forgot myself.
Maayam seidhaaiyo
Did you weave magic?
Maayam seidhaaiyo
Did you weave magic?
En manadhai naan thandhenae
I gave you my heart.
Vizhighalil vaanavillai korthu
Stringing a rainbow in my eyes,
Seviyinil punnagaiyum serthu
Adding a smile to my ears,
Mudhal murai vaazhvinil swasithaenae
I truly breathed for the first time in my life.
Vaanathil midhakkum megam polae
Like a cloud floating in the sky,
Unnai thaedi karaindha ullam
My heart dissolved in search of you,
Siragindri indru thaan parandhadhae
And flew today even without wings.
Kaatrai pol veesineno
Did I blow like the wind?
Siraghindri parandheno
Did I fly without wings?
Kannaa naan unnai adaiya
My beloved, to attain you,
Naan varaindha sithiramo
Is it a painting drawn by me,
En munnae nirkkudhaeno
That stands right in front of me?
Anbae nee ennai yethukka
My love, for you to accept me,
Nee thaan nee thaano
Is it really you?
Naan vaazhum arthamo
Are you the meaning of my existence?
Imaiyil imaiyil naduvil
Between the eyelids, between the eyelids,
Nindraai nindraai
You stood, you stood,
Endhan urakkam kondu chendraayo
Did you take away my sleep?
Kannai katti unnai kaattil vittaal kooda
Even if blindfolded and left in a forest,
Ennai vandhadaivaayo
Would you still come to reach me?
Maayam seidhaaiyo
Did you weave magic?
Maayam seidhaaiyo
Did you weave magic?
Ennai naan marandhenae
I forgot myself.
Maayam seidhaaiyo
Did you weave magic?
Maayam seidhaaiyo
Did you weave magic?
En manadhai naan thandhenae
I gave you my heart.
Naan viralaal thodum podhu
When I touch with my fingers,
Nee ennai paarkkum podhu
When you look at me,
Kannaal naam pesikka
Let us speak with our eyes.
Naam vaazhum vaazhvae endrum
The life that we live will forever
Mudivillaa vaazhvaai maarum
Turn into an endless life.
Anbae nee yendaa yosikka
My love, why do you hesitate?
Endhan uyiro pirindhaalum
Even if my life departs,
Unakkul vaazhveno
Will I live inside you?
Thaedal thaedal ini undhan thaedal
Search, search, from now on the search is for you,
Endhan aayul mudiyum varai thaedal
A search until my lifespan ends.
Iravum pagalum ini maarum maarum
Night and day will change now,
Ennaal undhan ulagam maari pogum
Through me, your world will change.
Maayam seidhaaiyo
Did you weave magic?
Maayam seidhaaiyo
Did you weave magic?
Ennai naan marandhenae
I forgot myself.
Maayam seidhaaiyo
Did you weave magic?
Maayam seidhaaiyo
Did you weave magic?
En manadhai naan thandhenae
I gave you my heart.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Maayam Seidhaaiyo' captures the overwhelming feeling of falling in love and feeling spellbound by one's partner. The protagonist reflects on how love has transformed their perception of life, making every ordinary moment feel magical, weightless, and full of deep meaning.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition / Anaphora)
“Maayam seidhaaiyo / Maayam seidhaaiyo”
The deliberate repetition of words like 'Maayam seidhaaiyo', 'Imaiyil imaiyil', and 'Thaedal thaedal' heightens emotional emphasis and creates a hypnotic musical rhythm.
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Vaanathil midhakkum megam polae”
Comparing the light, carefree state of the heart to a floating cloud in the sky using the comparative marker 'polae'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vizhighalil vaanavillai korthu”
Visualizing abstract feelings as sensory phenomena, such as stringing rainbows in the eyes.
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Trivia
Aadhiyum Andhamum (2013) is a Tamil psychological thriller film written and directed by Kaushik, who also penned the lyrics for songs in the film.
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