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Lyrics & meaning

Mazhai Mazhai En Mele

From Thalaivii · 2021

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Saindhavi Prakash
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Thalaivii
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
19 Feb 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mazhai mazhai en melae
Ohnanainthadho naanam
Enakku mattum endrae
Oh thiranthadhovaanam
Mazhai mazhai en melae
Ohnanainthadho naanam
Enakku mattum endrae
Oh thiranthadhovaanam
Vaanilae… odaiyaai…
Neerilae medaiyaai
Oru venmegam en aadaiyaai
Mazhai mazhai en melae
Ohnanainthadho naanam
Enakku mattum endrae
Oh thiranthadhovaanam
Kadanthu naan nadakkayil
En vaasam kondadum pookoottamae
En meniyai thaan theendida
Ennodu mandradum neerottamae
Polladha kaatru nillamal indru
En penmai kondaadutho
Thindaadum kanni theanendru enni
En meedhu vandaadutho
Nenjamo… paadalaai
Kangalo thedalaai
Oh nee engae en kaadhala
Mazhai mazhai en melae
Ohnanainthadho naanam
Enakku mattum endrae
Oh thiranthadhovaanam
Menkaatrila thaneerila
En dhegam yen ingu silirkutho
Thugilthanai thulaikavae
Dhoorathil un kangal ninaikutho
En paadham killi en maarbil thulli
Aaan meengalae neenthida
Paavai en meni paalendru enni
En meedhu thean sinthida
Ingu naan… eeramaai
Engu nee dhooramai
Idham thaarayo en kaadhala…..
Rain, rain falling on me,
Oh, has my shyness gotten soaked?
Just for me alone,
Oh, did the sky open up?
Rain, rain falling on me,
Oh, has my shyness gotten soaked?
Just for me alone,
Oh, did the sky open up?
A stream in the sky...
A stage upon the water,
With a white cloud as my dress...
Rain, rain falling on me,
Oh, has my shyness gotten soaked?
Just for me alone,
Oh, did the sky open up?
As I walk past,
Clusters of flowers celebrate my fragrance!
Just to touch my body,
The flowing stream pleads with me!
This naughty wind, without stopping today,
Is it celebrating my womanhood?
Thinking this restless girl is sweet honey,
Has it come dancing all over me?
My heart is a song...
My eyes are searching...
Oh, where are you, my love?
Rain, rain falling on me,
Oh, has my shyness gotten soaked?
Just for me alone,
Oh, did the sky open up?
Is it the gentle breeze, or the water?
Why does my body shiver with delight here?
To let my clothes slip away,
Are my eyes daydreaming into the distance?
Nibbling at my feet and leaping to my chest,
As the male fish swim around,
Thinking this girl's body is milk,
Pouring honey all over me...
Here I am... all wet,
Where are you, so far away?
Won't you bring me comfort, my love...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the biographical drama 'Thalaivii' expresses the euphoric bliss, romantic awakening, and sensory delight of a young woman celebrating herself amidst nature and rain. The elements of nature—rain, wind, flowers, streams, and clouds—are depicted as intimate companions celebrating her beauty and femininity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

En vaasam kondadum pookoottamae

Nature is personified as being capable of celebrating, begging, and interacting with her.

Metaphor

Oru venmegam en aadaiyaai

Comparing a white cloud to a dress or garment worn by the singer.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Kadanthu naan nadakkayil

Tamil poetic device where the second letter of consecutive lines match ('d' sound in Kadanthu / Endhu / Thindaadum).

Rhetorical Question

Oh nee engae en kaadhala

The singer asks where her lover is while expressing her romantic longing.

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Trivia

This track from 'Thalaivii' pays homage to classic retro waterfall and rain song sequences from 1960s and 70s Tamil cinema, specially designed to mirror iconic songs portrayed by late actress and politician J. Jayalalithaa.

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