Mayilu Mayilu Mayilamma
From V.I.P · 1997
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Mano, K. S. Chithra, Unnikrishnan, Ranjini
- Music director
- Ranjit Barot
- Details
- V.I.P1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mayilu mayilu mayilamma | Peacock, peacock, peacock lady |
| Mallu kattalama | Shall we wrestle and embrace? |
| Male :Ehh..mayilu mayilu mayilamma | Male: Hey... peacock, peacock, peacock lady |
| Mallu kattalama | Shall we wrestle and embrace? |
| Kuyilu kuyilu kuyilamma | Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady |
| Oh konjida vaamaa | Oh, come to cuddle! |
| Male | |
| Oo…mayilu mayilu mayilamma | Oo... peacock, peacock, peacock lady |
| Mallu kattalama | Shall we wrestle and embrace? |
| Kuyilu kuyilu kuyilamma | Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady |
| Oh konjida nee vaamaa | Oh, come to cuddle! |
| Female | |
| Ehh…mayilu mayilu mayilamma | Hey... peacock, peacock, peacock lady |
| Mallu kattamaata | She won't wrestle or embrace |
| Kuyilu kuyilu kuyilamma | Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady |
| Oh konja varamatta | Oh, she won't come to cuddle |
| Male | |
| Haiyooooo yethuku nee adam pudikiraa | Aiyo! Why are you being so stubborn? |
| Female :Haiyooooo yethuku nee gummi adikira | Female: Aiyo! Why are you making such a scene? |
| Male | |
| Ehh..mayilu mayilu mayilamma | Hey... peacock, peacock, peacock lady |
| Female:Mallu kattamaata | Female: She won't wrestle or embrace |
| Male :Kuyilu kuyilu kuyilamma | Male: Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady |
| Female: Oh konja varamatta | Female: Oh, she won't come to cuddle |
| Male :Haiyooooo yethuku nee adam pudikiraa | Male: Aiyo! Why are you being so stubborn? |
| Female :Haiyooooo yethuku nee gummi adikiraa… | Female: Aiyo! Why are you making such a scene... |
| Chorus | |
| Hooeiyaa …hoooeeiyaaa | Hooeiyaa... hoooeeiyaaa |
| Hoooooooeeiyaaaa | Hoooooooeeiyaaaa |
| Male | |
| Hey kannalae kannalae pallanguzhi aadathae | Hey, don't play board games with your glances |
| Kosuvathil ennai nee vachu vachu moodadhae | Don't wrap and hide me inside your saree pleats |
| Female | |
| Valaikuriyae mallikodiyaa | You twist me around like a jasmine vine |
| Pudikiriyae nandu pudiyaa | You catch me in a tight crab-like grip |
| Male: Maman thottu paarpenae | Male: I, your cousin, will touch and feel |
| Unnoda sela kasangathae | Your saree won't even get crumpled |
| Female | |
| Uchanthalaiyum nanayaama | Without wetting the crown of your head |
| Unnala kulikka mudiyathae | You cannot take a complete bath |
| Male :Naann… chinna paiyan neechal theriyadhae | Male: I am a young boy who doesn't know how to swim |
| Female | |
| Mayilu mayilu mayilamma | Peacock, peacock, peacock lady |
| Male :Mallu kattalama | Male: Shall we wrestle and embrace? |
| Female :Kuyilu kuyilu kuyilamma | Female: Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady |
| Male :Konjida nee vaamaa | Male: Come to cuddle! |
| Female | |
| Hmmmm… machanae machanae | Hmm... my beloved cousin |
| Maarappa paakathae | Don't stare at my chest garment |
| Maarappa naamooda | Even as I try to cover up |
| Manasukul verkathae | My heart breaks into a sweat inside |
| Male | |
| Panju mittai pola udambu | My body is soft like cotton candy |
| Konjidanum konjam thirumbu | Turn around a bit so I can cuddle you |
| Female :Maama enna suthathae.. | Female: Cousin, don't hover around me... |
| Enaku vayasu pathadhae | My age is not enough for all this |
| Male | |
| Unna nerunhgi vandhenae | When I came close to you |
| Nenjil oosi kuthadhae | Does a needle prick inside your heart? |
| Female :Ahhhh anga inga kaiya vaikathae… | Female: Ahhhh, don't place your hands here and there... |
| Male | |
| Ehh..mayilu mayilu mayilamma | Hey... peacock, peacock, peacock lady |
| Mallu kattalama | Shall we wrestle and embrace? |
| Kuyilu kuyilu kuyilamma | Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady |
| Konjida nee vaamaa | Come to cuddle! |
| Female | |
| Ehh…mayilu mayilu mayilamma | Hey... peacock, peacock, peacock lady |
| Mallu kattamaata | She won't wrestle or embrace |
| Kuyilu kuyilu kuyilamma | Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady |
| Oh konja varamatta | Oh, she won't come to cuddle |
| Male | |
| Haiyooooo yethuku nee adam pudikiraa | Aiyo! Why are you being so stubborn? |
| Female :Haiyooooo yethuku nee gummi adikira | Female: Aiyo! Why are you making such a scene? |
| Gummi adikira… gummi adikira… | Making a scene... making a scene... |
மயிலு மயிலு
மயிலம்மா மல்லு
கட்டலாமா
யே மயிலு மயிலு
மயிலம்மா மல்லு கட்டலாமா
குயிலு குயிலு குயிலம்மா ஓ
கொஞ்சிட வாமா
Peacock, peacock, peacock lady
Shall we wrestle and embrace?
Male: Hey... peacock, peacock, peacock lady
Shall we wrestle and embrace?
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady
Oh, come to cuddle!
ஓ மயிலு மயிலு
மயிலம்மா மல்லு கட்டலாமா
குயிலு குயிலு குயிலம்மா ஓ
கொஞ்சிட நீ வாமா
Oo... peacock, peacock, peacock lady
Shall we wrestle and embrace?
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady
Oh, come to cuddle!
யே மயிலு மயிலு
மயிலம்மா மல்லு கட்டமாட்டா
குயிலு குயிலு குயிலம்மா ஓ
கொஞ்ச வர மாட்டா
Hey... peacock, peacock, peacock lady
She won't wrestle or embrace
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady
Oh, she won't come to cuddle
ஹையோ எதுக்கு
நீ அடம் புடிக்குற
ஹையோ எதுக்கு
நீ கும்மி அடிக்கிற
Aiyo! Why are you being so stubborn?
Female: Aiyo! Why are you making such a scene?
யே மயிலு
மயிலு மயிலம்மா
மல்லு
கட்டமாட்டா
குயிலு
குயிலு குயிலம்மா
ஓ கொஞ்ச
வர மாட்டா
ஹையோ
எதுக்கு நீ அடம் புடிக்குற
ஹையோ
எதுக்கு நீ கும்மி அடிக்கிற
Hey... peacock, peacock, peacock lady
Female: She won't wrestle or embrace
Male: Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady
Female: Oh, she won't come to cuddle
Male: Aiyo! Why are you being so stubborn?
Female: Aiyo! Why are you making such a scene...
.................................
Hooeiyaa... hoooeeiyaaa
Hoooooooeeiyaaaa
ஹே கண்ணாலே
கண்ணாலே பல்லாங்குழி
ஆடாதே கொசுவத்தில்
என்னை நீ வச்சு வச்சு
மூடாதே
Hey, don't play board games with your glances
Don't wrap and hide me inside your saree pleats
வளைக்குறியே
மல்லிக்கொடியா புடிக்கிறியே
நண்டு புடியா
மாமன் தொட்டு
பார்ப்பேனே உன்னோட
சேல கசங்காதே
You twist me around like a jasmine vine
You catch me in a tight crab-like grip
Male: I, your cousin, will touch and feel
Your saree won't even get crumpled
உச்சந்தலையும்
நனையாம உன்னால
குளிக்க முடியாதே
நான் சின்ன
பையன் நீச்சல் தெரியாதே
Without wetting the crown of your head
You cannot take a complete bath
Male: I am a young boy who doesn't know how to swim
மயிலு
மயிலு மயிலம்மா
மல்லு
கட்டலாமா
குயிலு
குயிலு குயிலம்மா
கொஞ்சிட
நீ வாமா
Peacock, peacock, peacock lady
Male: Shall we wrestle and embrace?
Female: Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady
Male: Come to cuddle!
ஹ்ம்ம் மச்சானே
மச்சானே மாராப்ப பாக்காதே
மாராப்ப நா மூட மனசுக்குள்
வேர்க்காதே
Hmm... my beloved cousin
Don't stare at my chest garment
Even as I try to cover up
My heart breaks into a sweat inside
பஞ்சு மிட்டாய்
போல உடம்பு கொஞ்சிடனும்
கொஞ்சம் திரும்பு
மாமா என்ன சுத்தாதே
எனக்கு வயசு பத்தாதே
My body is soft like cotton candy
Turn around a bit so I can cuddle you
Female: Cousin, don't hover around me...
My age is not enough for all this
உன்ன நெருங்கி
வந்தேனே நெஞ்சில் ஊசி
குத்தாதே
ஆ அங்க இங்க
கைய வைக்காதே
When I came close to you
Does a needle prick inside your heart?
Female: Ahhhh, don't place your hands here and there...
யே மயிலு மயிலு
மயிலம்மா மல்லு கட்டலாமா
குயிலு குயிலு குயிலம்மா
கொஞ்சிட நீ வாமா
Hey... peacock, peacock, peacock lady
Shall we wrestle and embrace?
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady
Come to cuddle!
யே மயிலு மயிலு
மயிலம்மா மல்லு கட்டமாட்டா
குயிலு குயிலு குயிலம்மா ஓ
கொஞ்ச வர மாட்டா
Hey... peacock, peacock, peacock lady
She won't wrestle or embrace
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady
Oh, she won't come to cuddle
ஹையோ எதுக்கு
நீ அடம் புடிக்குற
ஹையோ எதுக்கு
நீ கும்மி அடிக்கிற கும்மி
அடிக்கிற கும்மி அடிக்கிற
Aiyo! Why are you being so stubborn?
Female: Aiyo! Why are you making such a scene?
Making a scene... making a scene...
Mayilu mayilu mayilamma
Peacock, peacock, peacock lady
Mallu kattalama
Shall we wrestle and embrace?
Male :Ehh..mayilu mayilu mayilamma
Male: Hey... peacock, peacock, peacock lady
Mallu kattalama
Shall we wrestle and embrace?
Kuyilu kuyilu kuyilamma
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady
Oh konjida vaamaa
Oh, come to cuddle!
Oo…mayilu mayilu mayilamma
Oo... peacock, peacock, peacock lady
Mallu kattalama
Shall we wrestle and embrace?
Kuyilu kuyilu kuyilamma
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady
Oh konjida nee vaamaa
Oh, come to cuddle!
Ehh…mayilu mayilu mayilamma
Hey... peacock, peacock, peacock lady
Mallu kattamaata
She won't wrestle or embrace
Kuyilu kuyilu kuyilamma
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady
Oh konja varamatta
Oh, she won't come to cuddle
Haiyooooo yethuku nee adam pudikiraa
Aiyo! Why are you being so stubborn?
Female :Haiyooooo yethuku nee gummi adikira
Female: Aiyo! Why are you making such a scene?
Ehh..mayilu mayilu mayilamma
Hey... peacock, peacock, peacock lady
Female:Mallu kattamaata
Female: She won't wrestle or embrace
Male :Kuyilu kuyilu kuyilamma
Male: Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady
Female: Oh konja varamatta
Female: Oh, she won't come to cuddle
Male :Haiyooooo yethuku nee adam pudikiraa
Male: Aiyo! Why are you being so stubborn?
Female :Haiyooooo yethuku nee gummi adikiraa…
Female: Aiyo! Why are you making such a scene...
Hooeiyaa …hoooeeiyaaa
Hooeiyaa... hoooeeiyaaa
Hoooooooeeiyaaaa
Hoooooooeeiyaaaa
Hey kannalae kannalae pallanguzhi aadathae
Hey, don't play board games with your glances
Kosuvathil ennai nee vachu vachu moodadhae
Don't wrap and hide me inside your saree pleats
Valaikuriyae mallikodiyaa
You twist me around like a jasmine vine
Pudikiriyae nandu pudiyaa
You catch me in a tight crab-like grip
Male: Maman thottu paarpenae
Male: I, your cousin, will touch and feel
Unnoda sela kasangathae
Your saree won't even get crumpled
Uchanthalaiyum nanayaama
Without wetting the crown of your head
Unnala kulikka mudiyathae
You cannot take a complete bath
Male :Naann… chinna paiyan neechal theriyadhae
Male: I am a young boy who doesn't know how to swim
Mayilu mayilu mayilamma
Peacock, peacock, peacock lady
Male :Mallu kattalama
Male: Shall we wrestle and embrace?
Female :Kuyilu kuyilu kuyilamma
Female: Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady
Male :Konjida nee vaamaa
Male: Come to cuddle!
Hmmmm… machanae machanae
Hmm... my beloved cousin
Maarappa paakathae
Don't stare at my chest garment
Maarappa naamooda
Even as I try to cover up
Manasukul verkathae
My heart breaks into a sweat inside
Panju mittai pola udambu
My body is soft like cotton candy
Konjidanum konjam thirumbu
Turn around a bit so I can cuddle you
Female :Maama enna suthathae..
Female: Cousin, don't hover around me...
Enaku vayasu pathadhae
My age is not enough for all this
Unna nerunhgi vandhenae
When I came close to you
Nenjil oosi kuthadhae
Does a needle prick inside your heart?
Female :Ahhhh anga inga kaiya vaikathae…
Female: Ahhhh, don't place your hands here and there...
Ehh..mayilu mayilu mayilamma
Hey... peacock, peacock, peacock lady
Mallu kattalama
Shall we wrestle and embrace?
Kuyilu kuyilu kuyilamma
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady
Konjida nee vaamaa
Come to cuddle!
Ehh…mayilu mayilu mayilamma
Hey... peacock, peacock, peacock lady
Mallu kattamaata
She won't wrestle or embrace
Kuyilu kuyilu kuyilamma
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo lady
Oh konja varamatta
Oh, she won't come to cuddle
Haiyooooo yethuku nee adam pudikiraa
Aiyo! Why are you being so stubborn?
Female :Haiyooooo yethuku nee gummi adikira
Female: Aiyo! Why are you making such a scene?
Gummi adikira… gummi adikira…
Making a scene... making a scene...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful duetting song depicts a lighthearted, romantic banter between two young lovers. The male protagonist playfully teases and woos his lady, calling her affectionate terms like 'Mayilu' (peacock) and 'Kuyilu' (cuckoo) while inviting her for a romantic embrace. The female protagonist playfully feigns reluctance, teasingly scolding him for being impatient and making a scene.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Hey kannalae kannalae pallanguzhi aadathae”
Comparing the playful flirting movement of the eyes to playing the traditional board game Pallanguzhi.
Simile
“Panju mittai pola udambu”
The speaker compares the woman's body to cotton candy ('Panju mittai pola') to highlight softness and sweetness.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mayilu mayilu... Kuyilu kuyilu...”
Rhyming of second letter 'yi' in 'Mayilu' and 'Kuyilu' creating rhythm in Tamil poetry.
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Trivia
The song 'Mayilu Mayilu' features in the 1997 Tamil hit film 'V.I.P.' starring Prabhu Deva, Abbas, Simran, and Rambha. The soundtrack was composed by Ranjit Barot, marking a notable entry of his music in 1990s Tamil cinema, with lyrics written by legendary lyricist Vaali.
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