- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- P. Susheela, Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kadal Meengal
- Movie release year
- 1981
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Jun 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mayile mayile
Kumaraa kumaraa
Mayile mayile
Machaan illaiyaa ippo veettula
Kumaraa kumaraa
Edhukku kekkura edhum venumaa
Naa raathiriyil
Thunaiyaaga varalaama
Hey ularaadhae
Enakkonnum bayammillae
Mayile mayile
Machaan illaiyaa ippo veettula
Kumaraa kumaraa
Edhukku kekkura edhum venumaa
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Oorum ulagam ellaam
Idhai paarthaa yedho sollum
Sollum
Vaayu manakkum pesi
Pala vaarththaiyaalae kollum
Kollum
Yaaru sonnaa enna
Chorus :Hoi
Male :Enga mayila pola illa
Chorus :Illai
Yaaru sonnaa enna
Chorus :Hoi
Male :Enga mayila pola illa
Chorus :Illai
Ooru ellaam ha ha ha ha
Ooru ellaam thaedi paarthen
Ungala pola yaaru
Chorus :Yaaru
Odi yaadum chinna vayasu
Oru kuraiyaachum kooru
Chorus : Kooru
Aamaanga enakku rombha
Vevaram theriyaa bodhae manamaachudhu
Mayile mayile
Female :Kumaraa kumaraa
Mayile mayile
Machaan illaiyaa ippo veettula
Kumaraa kumaraa
Edhukku kekkura edhum venumaa
Naalum moonum ezhu
Aamaa namakkum nalla naalu
Chorus :Naalu
Female :Naanum unga aalu
Aama ellaathukkum melu
Chorus :Melu
Andam veettu neiyae
Chorus :Hoi
Male :Enga annan pondaatti kaiyae
Chorus :Kaiyae
Andam veettu neiyae
Chorus :Hoi
Male :Enga annan pondaatti kaiyae
Chorus :Kaiyae
Ha ha enakku
Ha ha ha ha ha ha
Enakku unna paarthaa
Yedho pola aachu
Chorus :Aachchu
Male :Alli katti naanum
Saerkka aasai meeri pochu
Chorus :Pochu
Ha ha ha nejamaa enakku
Onga nenappaa irukku sirikkaadheenga
Mayile mayile
Female :Kumaraa kumaraa
Mayile mayile
Machaan illaiyaa ippo veettula
Kumaraa kumaraa
Edhukku kekkura edhum venumaa
Naa raathiriyil
Thunaiyaaga varalaama
Hey ularaadha
Enakkonnum bayammillae
Mayile mayile
Female :Kumaraa kumaraa
Mayile mayile
Female :Kumaraa kumaraa
Mayile mayile
Oh Mayil, Mayil...
Kumara, Kumara...
Oh Mayil, Mayil...
Isn't your husband at home right now?
Kumara, Kumara...
Why do you ask, do you need something?
Tonight...
can I come keep you company?
Hey, don't talk nonsense!
I'm not afraid of anything!
Oh Mayil, Mayil...
Isn't your husband at home right now?
Kumara, Kumara...
Why do you ask, do you need something?
...
The whole town and the world
will gossip if they see this!
They will talk!
With sweet-talking mouths,
their words will kill us!
They will kill!
Who cares what anyone says?
Chorus: Hoy!
Male: None of them compare to my Mayil!
Chorus: No one!
Who cares what anyone says?
Chorus: Hoy!
Male: None of them compare to my Mayil!
Chorus: No one!
Across the whole town, ha ha ha ha...
I searched the entire town,
who could ever be like you?
Chorus: Who?
In this lively bloom of youth,
just find a single flaw in me!
Chorus: Tell us!
Yes, when I was very young
and knew nothing of the world, I was married off!
Oh Mayil, Mayil...
Female: Kumara, Kumara...
Oh Mayil, Mayil...
Isn't your husband at home right now?
Kumara, Kumara...
Why do you ask, do you need something?
Four and three make seven,
yes, today is a lucky day for us!
Chorus: A lucky day!
Female: I belong only to you,
yes, more than anything else!
Chorus: Above all!
Ghee from the neighbor's house,
Chorus: Hoy!
Male: served by my brother's wife's own hand!
Chorus: Her hand!
Ghee from the neighbor's house,
Chorus: Hoy!
Male: served by my brother's wife's own hand!
Chorus: Her hand!
Ha ha, for me...
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Whenever I look at you,
something strange stirs in me!
Chorus: It stirred!
Male: To pull you close and hold you tight,
my desire has grown wild!
Chorus: Grown wild!
Ha ha ha, honestly,
you're all I think about—don't laugh!
Oh Mayil, Mayil...
Female: Kumara, Kumara...
Oh Mayil, Mayil...
Isn't your husband at home right now?
Kumara, Kumara...
Why do you ask, do you need something?
Tonight...
can I come keep you company?
Hey, don't talk nonsense!
I'm not afraid of anything!
Oh Mayil, Mayil...
Female: Kumara, Kumara...
Oh Mayil, Mayil...
Female: Kumara, Kumara...
Oh Mayil, Mayil...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Mayile Mayile from the 1981 film Kadal Meengal is a lively and playful folk song capturing flirtatious banter between Kumaran and Mayil in a rural setting. Kumaran teasingly asks if Mayil's husband is away and offers his company at night, while Mayil playfully brushes him off while pointing out how easily village gossip starts.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Epizeuxis / Repetition
“Mayile mayile”
Immediate repetition of words like 'Mayile mayile' and 'Kumaraa kumaraa' creates a rhythmic call-and-response structure.
Metaphor
“Andam veettu neiyae”
'Andam veettu neiyae' (ghee of the neighboring house) is used as a colloquial folk metaphor for something enticing and close by.
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Naalum moonum ezhu / Aamaa namakkum nalla naalu”
Rhyming of second consonant sounds in consecutive lines ('Naalum' and 'Aamaa').
Did you know?
Trivia
Kadal Meengal (1981) features actor Kamal Haasan in a double role (father and son). The song showcases traditional Tamil folk rhythm patterns popularized in early 1980s commercial cinema.
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