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Mayavi

From Maayavi · 2005

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
K. S. Chithra, Ranjith, Devi Sri Prasad
Music director
Devi Sri Prasad
Movie name
Maayavi
Movie release year
2005
Lyrics added on
29 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavee Maayaavi
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavee maayaavi..hoo…
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavee maayaavi
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavee maayaavi
Thandhiranae thandhiranae
Thandhira sundharanae
Enai endhiramaaga
Maatriya mandhiranae
Chandhiriyae chandiriyae
Chandira sundhariyae
Enai kangalinaalae
Kattiya indhiriyae
Raathiri nerathil
Chinna poothiri veppathil
Nee sattena vandhu
Seppadi viththai
Seidhidu muthathil
Ottiya muthathil
Pani sottiya rathathil
Nee thottadhu paadhi
Suttadhu paadhi
Kettadhu mothathil
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavee maayaavi
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavee maayaavi
Vaaraan paar vaaraan paar
Vaaraan paar vaaraan paar
Vaaraan paar vaaraan maayaavi
Dhoora poo dhoora poo
Dhoora poo dhoora poo
Dhoora poo vaaraan maayaavi
Ha marandhu marandhu
Ennaiyum marandhu
Unnidam muzhusaaga
Thandhuvitten
Thirandhu thirandhu
Un idhazhai thirandhu
Kalandhu kalandhae
Naan thindru vitten
Manmadha mogathil
Endhan uthama dhegathil
Nee kandadhu konjam
Kondadhu konjam
Ennai izhandhenae
Munnoru kaalathil
Vin mutriya nerathil
Naan mandhiramaaga
Thandhiramaaga
Unnai adaindhenae
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavee maayaavi
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavee maayaavi
Thandhiranae thandhiranae
Thandhira sundharanae
Enai endhiramaaga
Maatriya mandhiranae
Chandhiriyae chandiriyae
Chandira sundhariyae
Enai kangalinaalae
Kattiya indhiriyae..ae…
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavee maayaavi
Melliya mazhiyaai
Nee varum bodhu
Kudaigal pidikkaamaal
Naan nanaiven
Oviyan viralaai
Un viral vandhaal
Kaagidha churulaai
Ennai veippen
Aei chandhira jaamathil
Adi indhira roobathil
Nee kathi ezhundhaal
Kaththi eduthu ratham eduppenae
Aathira boodham nee
Ennai kollum naagam nee
Un parkkalum
Andha kangalum paarthu
Padhari vizhundhenae
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavee maayaavi
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavi maayaavi
Maayaavee maayaavi
Ho…thandhiranae thandhiranae
Thandhira sundharanae
Enai endhiramaaga
Maatriya mandhiranae
Chandhiriyae chandiriyae
Chandira sundhariyae
Enai kangalinaalae
Kattiya indhiriyae..ae…
Vaaraan paar vaaraan paar
Vaaraan paar vaaraan paar
Vaaraan paar vaaraan maayaavi
Maayaavi
Chorus :Dhoora poo dhoora poo
Dhoora poo dhoora poo
Dhoora poo vaaraan maayaavi
Maayaavi
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician.. hoo…
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
O clever trickster, clever trickster
O handsome, crafty man
into a mindless machine
O wizard who turned me!
O moon-like girl, moon-like girl
O beauty bright as the moon
with just your eyes
O enchanting goddess who bound me!
In the dark of the night,
in the warmth of a little candle wick,
you arrived suddenly
and performed sleight of hand
with a magic kiss!
In that clinging kiss,
in blood dripping like dew,
you touched half of me,
burned the other half,
and ruined me completely!
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Look, he is coming! Look, he is coming!
Look, he is coming! Look, he is coming!
Look, he is coming, the magician is coming!
Step aside, step aside!
Step aside, step aside!
Step aside, the magician is coming!
Ah, forgetting everything,
forgetting even myself,
completely to you
I gave myself away!
Opening wide,
parting your lips,
blending completely,
I tasted every bit of you!
In the spell of passionate desire,
on my pure body,
what you saw was just a little,
what you took was just a little,
yet I lost myself entirely!
Once in the past,
when the night reached its peak,
through magical charms
and clever tricks,
I made you mine!
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
O clever trickster, clever trickster
O handsome, crafty man
into a mindless machine
O wizard who turned me!
O moon-like girl, moon-like girl
O beauty bright as the moon
with just your eyes
O enchanting goddess who bound me... ah...
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Like a gentle drizzle,
whenever you arrive,
without holding an umbrella,
I will get drenched!
Like a painter's fingers,
if your fingers trace me,
like a roll of canvas,
I will offer myself!
Hey, in the dead of the moonlit night,
in the dazzling form of a goddess,
if you scream and leap up,
I will take a blade and draw blood!
You are a furious spirit!
You are a deadly serpent!
Seeing your sharp teeth
and those piercing eyes,
I trembled and fell!
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Magician, magician
Oh... O clever trickster, clever trickster
O handsome, crafty man
into a mindless machine
O wizard who turned me!
O moon-like girl, moon-like girl
O beauty bright as the moon
with just your eyes
O enchanting goddess who bound me... ah...
Look, he is coming! Look, he is coming!
Look, he is coming! Look, he is coming!
Look, he is coming, the magician is coming!
Magician!
Chorus: Step aside, step aside!
Step aside, step aside!
Step aside, the magician is coming!
Magician!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Maayaavi' serves as the thematic title track from the movie Maayavi (2005). Written by Pa. Vijay and composed by Devi Sri Prasad, the lyrics weave a hypnotic tapestry surrounding a mysterious, trickster-like figure who mesmerizes everyone around them. Through metaphors of magic spells, sleight of hand, and sensory enchantment, the song describes a deep, uncontrollable passion where the lover surrenders entirely to the charming spellcaster.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhukai (Second Letter Assonance)

Thandhiranae thandhiranae / Chandhiriyae chandiriyae

In Tamil poetry, matching the second letter across lines creates harmonic rhythm. In 'Thandhiranae' and 'Chandhiriyae', the 'ndh' sound provides second-letter harmony.

Metaphor

Enai endhiramaaga / Maatriya mandhiranae

The lover describes being converted into an automated machine ('endhiram') by the magical spell ('mandhiram') of the beloved.

Anaphora (Repetition)

Maayaavi maayaavi / Maayaavee Maayaavi

Continuous repetition of the title word 'Maayaavi' establishes a chant-like trance that reinforces the theme of illusion and magic.

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Trivia

The film 'Maayavi' stars Suriya and Jyothika in lead roles. Composed by Devi Sri Prasad, the soundtrack was a major hit upon release, with this high-energy title track serving as a signature thematic element throughout the movie's promotion.

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