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Lyrics & meaning

Mayile Mayile

From Kadavul Amaitha Medai · 1979

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Sailaja, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kadavul Amaitha Medai
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
23 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mayilae mayilae un thogai ingae
Oyilae oyilae un oonjal ingae
Kulir kaalamallavo thanimaiyil vizhalaamo
Thalir udal thodalaamo
Mayilae mayilae… mayilae mayilae…
Mayilae mayilae un thogai ingae
Oyilae oyilae un oonjal ingae
Oru sondhamillaiyo uravugal valaraadho
Ninaivugal malaraadho
Mayilae mayilae… mayilae mayilae…
Thendral thaalaatta thennai irukka
Adhu thannai marakka
Thendral thaalaatta thennai irukka
Adhu thannai marakka
Nee anaikka naan irukka
Naal muzhukka thaenalakka
Panivaai malarae pala naal ninaivae
Varavaa tharavaa peravaa naa thodavaa
Mayilae mayilae un thogai ingae
Oyilae oyilae un oonjal ingae
Oru sondhamillaiyo uravugal valaraadho
Ninaivugal malaraadho
Mayilae mayilae… mayilae mayilae…
Manjal maangalyam mannan vazhanga
Getti maelam muzhanga
Manjal maangalyam mannan vazhanga
Getti maelam muzhanga
Poonguzhalil thaenaruvi tholirandum
Naan thazhuvi
Varum naal oru naal adhu thaan thirunaal
Uravaai uyiraai nizhalaai naan varuvaen
Mayilae mayilae un thogai ingae
Oyilae oyilae un oonjal ingae
Kulir kaalamallavo thanimaiyil vizhalaamo
Thalir udal thodalaamo
Mayilae mayilae… mayilae mayilae…
Oh peacock, oh peacock, your feathers are right here
Oh graceful beauty, your swing is right here
Isn't it the chilly winter, should you stay all alone?
May I touch your tender body?
Oh peacock, oh peacock… Oh peacock, oh peacock…
Oh peacock, oh peacock, your feathers are right here
Oh graceful beauty, your swing is right here
Don't we share a bond? Won't our closeness grow?
Won't sweet memories blossom?
Oh peacock, oh peacock… Oh peacock, oh peacock…
As the gentle breeze sings a lullaby to the coconut palm,
and it loses itself in bliss,
As the gentle breeze sings a lullaby to the coconut palm,
and it loses itself in bliss,
I am here for you to embrace,
to pour out sweetness all day long.
Oh dew-kissed flower, my dream of many days,
Shall I come? Shall I give? Shall I take? May I touch you?
Oh peacock, oh peacock, your feathers are right here
Oh graceful beauty, your swing is right here
Don't we share a bond? Won't our closeness grow?
Won't sweet memories blossom?
Oh peacock, oh peacock… Oh peacock, oh peacock…
When my king gives me the yellow mangalsutra (sacred wedding thread),
as the wedding drums beat loud and clear,
When my king gives me the yellow mangalsutra (sacred wedding thread),
as the wedding drums beat loud and clear,
With a stream of honey in your flower-decked hair,
and holding both your shoulders in an embrace,
The day that arrives will be our auspicious wedding day,
I will come to you as your companion, your soul, and your shadow.
Oh peacock, oh peacock, your feathers are right here
Oh graceful beauty, your swing is right here
Isn't it the chilly winter, should you stay all alone?
May I touch your tender body?
Oh peacock, oh peacock… Oh peacock, oh peacock…
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Mayilae Mayilae is a classic romantic song from the film Kadavul Amaitha Medai (1979). The song captures a hero expressing his intense romantic affection to his beloved, lovingly addressing her as a graceful peacock ('Mayil') and admiring her beauty. He muses on how the chilly season calls for togetherness rather than solitary suffering. Throughout the verses, the lyricist paints vivid pictures of nature—like the gentle breeze swaying coconut palms—as metaphors for intimacy and ecstasy. The lover envisions an impending sacred wedding day marked by traditional marriage drums ('Getti maelam') and promises to stay by her side forever as a soulmate, shadow, and life companion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvameyam)

“Mayilae mayilae un thogai ingae”

Addressing the beloved as a 'Mayil' (Peacock), attributing the beauty and grace of peacock feathers to her.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Oru sondhamillaiyo uravugal valaraadho / Ninaivugal malaraadho”

Rhyming sentence endings using matching suffix sounds 'illaiyo', 'valaraadho', and 'malaraadho'.

Monai (Alliteration)

“Thendral thaalaatta thennai irukka”

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'Th' in 'Thendral' and 'thennai'.

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Trivia

The song features music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and was sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam along with Jency Anthony. Vaali's lyrics beautifully weave nature imagery with traditional Tamil matrimonial metaphors.

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