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Lyrics & meaning

Mayilaadum Paarai

From Manu Needhi · 2000

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Manu Needhi
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
23 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Mayilaadum paarai
Pakkathila oodai
Mayilaadum paarai
Pakkathila ooda
Azhagu ooviyamma
Pattikaadu sirikkum paarungamma
Uzhudha vayalula
Kutti kutti kavidhai velaiyuma
Mayilaadum paarai
Pakkathila ooda
Azhagu ooviyamma
Pattikaadu sirikkum paarungamma
Uzhudha vayalula
Kutti kutti kavidhai velaiyuma
…………………………………..
Thulli odum muyalukku thaan
Kaathu kutha veipoma
Naam kammal pottu paapoma
Thaththi nadakkum kutta vaathae
Nadanthida palagamma
Naan nadavandi tharenma
Oththa kaalilae..
Aaa….aaa…aaa…aaa..
Oththa kaalilae..
Nirkkum naaraiyae
Ketkum varathaiyae
Naamum tharuvoma
Aattu thaadi chikkeduthu
Rettai jadai pinnuvoma
Vaiyillaadha jeevan ellaam
Konja thonum kuzhandhai aavomamma
Mayilaadum paarai
Pakkathila ooda
Azhagu ooviyamma
Pattikaadu sirikkum paarungamma
Uzhudha vayalula
Kutti kutti kavidhai velaiyuma
: …………………………………..
Mooku sivandha pachai kiliyae
Unakkenna kovama
Kova pazham tharenma
Vaadi kedakkum pacha kodiyae
Unakkenna thaagama
Naan thanneera tharen ma
Koyil maada puraa..
Aaaa…aaa..aaa…aaa….
Koyil maada puraa..
Koodi aadumae
Mega kootamae
Medai podumae
Vanna vanna pattam vittu
Vennilavai thoduvama
Chinna chinna soppu vechu
Vakkanaiya samaiyal seivoma
Mayilaadum paarai
Pakkathila ooda
Azhagu ooviyamma
Pattikaadu sirikkum paarungamma
Uzhudha vayalula
Kutti kutti kavidhai velaiyuma
……………………………
...
The rock where peacocks dance,
and the stream beside it,
The rock where peacocks dance,
and the stream running beside it,
are a beautiful painting, my dear.
Look, the countryside smiles!
In the plowed fields,
do tiny little poems grow?
The rock where peacocks dance,
and the stream running beside it,
are a beautiful painting, my dear.
Look, the countryside smiles!
In the plowed fields,
do tiny little poems grow?
...
For the rabbit bounding away,
shall we pierce its ears?
Shall we put earrings on it and see how it looks?
O short duck waddling along,
learn to walk, my dear,
I will give you a toddler's walker, my dear!
Standing on one leg,
Aaa...aaa...aaa...aaa..
Standing on one leg,
O heron waiting there,
whatever boon you ask,
shall we grant it too?
Untangling the goat's beard,
shall we braid it into twin pigtails?
To cuddle all these voiceless creatures,
we feel like becoming children ourselves, my dear!
The rock where peacocks dance,
and the stream running beside it,
are a beautiful painting, my dear.
Look, the countryside smiles!
In the plowed fields,
do tiny little poems grow?
...
O green parrot with a red beak,
are you angry?
I will give you ivy gourd fruit, my dear!
O green vine lying withered,
are you thirsty?
I will give you water, my dear!
O pigeon in the temple niche,
Aaaa...aaa...aaa...aaa....
O pigeon in the temple niche,
gathering together to dance,
the flock of clouds
will build a stage for us.
Flying colorful kites,
shall we reach out and touch the white moon?
Setting up tiny toy kitchen sets,
shall we cook a grand pretend feast?
The rock where peacocks dance,
and the stream running beside it,
are a beautiful painting, my dear.
Look, the countryside smiles!
In the plowed fields,
do tiny little poems grow?
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This delightful rural folk song celebrates the innocent beauty of nature and village life. The singer marvels at peacocks dancing on rocks, streams flowing nearby, and ploughed fields that seem to grow poetic crops. The song expresses childlike wonder and empathy towards animals and plants, playfully suggesting putting earrings on rabbits, giving walker carts to ducks, braiding goat beards, feeding red fruits to parrots, and watering withered vines.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Repetition / Anaphora)

“Kutti kutti kavidhai velaiyuma”

The words 'Kutti kutti' and 'Chinna chinna' are repeated consecutively for emphasis and playful rhythm.

Personification (Uruvagam / Tharkurippu Aetram)

“Pattikaadu sirikkum paarungamma”

Attributing human emotions, actions, and innocence to nature, such as the countryside smiling, fields growing poems, and ducks needing walker carts.

Metaphor

“Azhagu ooviyamma”

Comparing the scenic village landscape to a living painting.

Ethirhai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Mooku sivandha pachai kiliyae / Vaadi kedakkum pacha kodiyae”

The second consonant sound matches across paired lines ('Mooku' and 'Vaadi', 'Koyil' and 'Mega').

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Trivia

Manu Needhi (2000) is a Tamil drama film directed by Thambi Ramaiah starring Napoleon and Murali. The soundtrack and background score were composed by Deva, featuring playful, nature-inspired folk tracks written by lyricist Vairamuthu.

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