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Mazhai Mazhai

From Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal · 2012

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Karthik, Swetha Mohan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal
Movie release year
2012
Lyrics added on
9 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mazhai mazhai mazhai
Ohh mazhai
Ennai mattum nanaikum mazhai
Vittu vittu thurathum mazhai
Pennae neethan en mazhai
Naan unnai paartha naalilae
Jannal thaandi peinthathu mazhai
Nee ennai paartha naalilae
Minnal minni vanthathu mazhai
Alai alai ena thaakuthae
Mazhai thaakuthae mazhai thaakuthae
Ninai ninai ena ketkuthae
Manam ketkudhae haiyo
Anai anai ena kenjudhae
Uyir kenjuthae uyir kenjuthae
Adiku orumurai konjuthae
Unai konjuthae haiyo
Mazhai mazhai mazhai
Ohh mazhai
Ennai mattum nanaikum mazhai
Vittu vittu thurathum mazhai
Pennae neethan en mazhai
Mutham kettaal
Female :Vetkam tharuven
Male :Vetkam kettaal
Female :Vannam tharuven
Male :Kaathu kidanthaal
Female :Mella varuven
Thookam keduthu
Female :Thollai tharuven
Male :Kanavil thottaal
Female :Thalli viduven
Male :Neril thottaal
Female :Killi viduven
Male :Nee adangaatha en raatchasi
Female :Aaa….aaa….aaa……
Poigal sonnaal
Female :Vaadividuven
Male :Meendum sonnaal
Female :Odividuven
Male :Mazhiyil vanthaal
Female :Kudaigal tharuven
Madiyil vanthaal
Female :Udhaigal tharuven
Male :Kenji kettaal
Female :Konja varuven
Male :Konji kettaal
Female :Konjam tharuven
Male :Nee enai kollum vana devathai
Nee un paadhiyai
En paarvaiyil thedinaai
Naan en meedhiyai kanden
Ena koovinen
Kaadhal endraal
Female :Chella paarvai
Male :Aasai endraal
Female :Kalla paarvai
Male :Oodal endraal
Female :Konjam kobam
Male :Kobam endraal
Female :Meendum oodal
Thedal endraal
Female :Unnul ennai
Male :Thedi vanthaal
Female :Tholaiyum penmai
Male :Naan tholainthaalum
Sugam thaanadi
Female :Aaaa….aaa….aa….
Thayakkam endraal
Female :Idhazhin nadanam
Male :Mayakkam endraal
Female :Manathin nadanam
Male :Kirakkam endraal
Female :Kannin nadanam
Kalakam endraal
Female :Manathin nadanam
Male :Virupam endraal
Female :Vizhiyin nadanam
Male :Nerukkam endraal
Female :Viralin nadanam
Male :Ini nerungaamal nerupillaiyae
Nee enakaagavae
Uruvaanaval snegithi
En edhirkaalathin
Mugam thaanadi kanmani
Mazhai mazhai mazhai
Ohh mazhai
Ennai mattum nanaikum mazhai
Vittu vittu thurathum mazhai
Pennae neethan en mazhai
Naan unnai paartha naalilae
Jannal thaandi peinthathu mazhai
Nee ennai paartha naalilae
Minnal minni vanthathu mazhai
Rain, rain, rain
Oh, rain
The rain that drenches only me
The rain that pauses and chases me
Girl, you are my rain
On the day I saw you
The rain poured right through the window
On the day you looked at me
The rain arrived with flashes of lightning
It strikes like wave upon wave
The rain strikes, the rain strikes
It keeps asking me to remember
My heart asks for you, oh my
It begs, "Hold me, hold me"
My soul begs, my soul begs
With every step, it sweet-talks
It caresses you, oh my
Rain, rain, rain
Oh, rain
The rain that drenches only me
The rain that pauses and chases me
Girl, you are my rain
If I ask for a kiss
Female: I will give you a blush
Male: If I ask for your blush
Female: I will give you color
Male: If I keep waiting
Female: I will come slowly
Stealing your sleep
Female: I will tease and trouble you
Male: If I touch you in a dream
Female: I will push you away
Male: If I touch you in person
Female: I will pinch you
Male: You are my wild, untamed beauty
Female: Ah... ah... ah...
If you tell lies
Female: I will wilt away
Male: If I tell them again
Female: I will run away
Male: If you come in the rain
Female: I will bring umbrellas
If I rest in your lap
Female: I will kick you away playfully
Male: If I beg you
Female: I will come to pamper you
Male: If I ask sweetly
Female: I will give a little
Male: You are the forest fairy that slays me
You looked for your other half
in my eyes
I found what completed me
and cried out with joy
If it is love
Female: It is an affectionate glance
Male: If it is desire
Female: It is a sly, secret glance
Male: If it is a lovers' tiff
Female: It is a little anger
Male: If it is anger
Female: It turns back into a lovers' tiff
If it is searching
Female: It is finding myself in you
Male: If you come searching
Female: My womanhood will lose itself
Male: Even if I am lost
it is pure pleasure, my dear
Female: Aahh... aah... aah...
If it is hesitation
Female: It is the dance of the lips
Male: If it is infatuation
Female: It is the dance of the heart
Male: If it is intoxication
Female: It is the dance of the eyes
If it is restlessness
Female: It is the dance of the mind
Male: If it is longing
Female: It is the dance of the gaze
Male: If it is closeness
Female: It is the dance of the fingers
Male: Without drawing close, there is no spark anymore
You were created
just for me, my sweetheart
The very face of my future
is you, my darling
Rain, rain, rain
Oh, rain
The rain that drenches only me
The rain that pauses and chases me
Girl, you are my rain
On the day I saw you
The rain poured right through the window
On the day you looked at me
The rain arrived with flashes of lightning
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Mazhai Mazhai' is a vibrant and romantic song from the movie 'Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal' where love is metaphorically equated to a monsoon rainstorm. The male protagonist characterizes his beloved as an intense rain that drenches his soul, pursuing him incessantly. The song unfolds as a playful banter between the lovers, defining various emotional states—desire, playfulness, hesitation, and passion—through physical expressions like the dance of lips, eyes, and fingers. Through Na. Muthukumar's evocative lyrics, the song highlights how love completes two individuals. As the couple navigates through affection, teasing, and romantic spats, they acknowledge their inescapable connection, viewing each other as their ultimate destiny.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

Pennae neethan en mazhai

The heroine is directly compared to rain and a forest nymph, emphasizing her enchanting presence.

Adukku Thodar / Repetition

Vittu vittu thurathum mazhai

Duplicated words used for rhythmic intensity and expressing continuous action.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Minnal minni vanthathu mazhai

Repetition of the initial consonant 'M' creating a musical flow.

Parallelism / Antimetabole

Male :Kobam endraal / Female :Meendum oodal

Structured back-and-forth conditional dialogue establishing emotional symmetry between lovers.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, this song features vocals by Karthik and Vandana Srinivasan. The film 'Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal' (2012) was directed by Vasanth and explores three distinct love stories, with this track highlighting youthful, playful romance.

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