Mazhai Megam Moodum
From Sakkarai Panthal · 1988
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- Asha Bhosle
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Sakkarai Panthal1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aa…..aaa….aa….aa….. | Vocalization |
| Aa…..aaa….aa….aa….. | Vocalization |
| Female | |
| Mazhai megam moodum neram | When the dark rain clouds cover the sky |
| Ival nenjil nooru paaram | Her heart carries a burden of a hundred weights |
| Alai pola varum pogum | Coming and going like ocean waves |
| Adhil vaadum ival theam | In which her sweet self wilts away |
| Female | |
| Mazhai megam moodum neram | When the dark rain clouds cover the sky |
| Ival nenjil nooru paaram | Her heart carries a burden of a hundred weights |
| Female | |
| Koodu thediya paingili | A green parrot searching for a nest |
| Kaana yaengum nimmathi | Longing to find peace of mind |
| Koodu thediya paingili | A green parrot searching for a nest |
| Kaana yaengum nimmathi | Longing to find peace of mind |
| Female | |
| Kanneeril kalangum…mm… | Troubled and drowning in tears... mm... |
| Ennaalum mayangum….mm…. | Feeling faint and distressed every day... mm... |
| Kanneeril kalangum…mm… | Troubled and drowning in tears... mm... |
| Ennaalum mayangum….mm…. | Feeling faint and distressed every day... mm... |
| Female | |
| Swaram thedum oru veenai | A veena searching for its musical note |
| Sugam thedum oru paavai | A young maiden searching for joy |
| Adhu saerum kaalam eppothu | When is the time they will finally unite? |
| Female | |
| Mazhai megam moodum neram | When the dark rain clouds cover the sky |
| Ival nenjil nooru paaram | Her heart carries a burden of a hundred weights |
| Female | |
| Aa…..aaa….aa….aa….. | Vocalization |
| Aa…..aaa….aa….aa….. | Vocalization |
| Female | |
| Paadi paarththathu poonguyil | The sweet cuckoo bird tried singing |
| Paranthu thavikkum oru mayil | A peacock flies about in anxious suffering |
| Paadi paarththathu poonguyil | The sweet cuckoo bird tried singing |
| Paranthu thavikkum oru mayil | A peacock flies about in anxious suffering |
| Female | |
| Anbennum sugamae | The joy known as love |
| Illaatha manamae | A heart that lacks it |
| Anbennum sugamae | The joy known as love |
| Illaatha manamae | A heart that lacks it |
| Female | |
| Dhinam pasamthanai thedum | Searching for affection every single day |
| Kanam paarvai alai modhum | Her anxious glance surges like restless waves every moment |
| Nilai maarum kaalam eppothu | When will the time come for this condition to change? |
| Female | |
| Mazhai megam moodum neram | When the dark rain clouds cover the sky |
| Ival nenjil nooru paaram | Her heart carries a burden of a hundred weights |
| Alai pola varum pogum | Coming and going like ocean waves |
| Adhil vaadum ival theam | In which her sweet self wilts away |
| Female | |
| Mazhai megam moodum neram | When the dark rain clouds cover the sky |
| Ival nenjil nooru paaram…. | Her heart carries a burden of a hundred weights... |
ஆ.....ஆஅ.....ஆ.......ஆ.....
ஆ.....ஆஅ.....ஆ.......ஆ.....
Vocalization
Vocalization
மழை மேகம் மூடும் நேரம்
இவள் நெஞ்சில் நூறு பாரம்
அலைப் போல வரும் போகும்
அதில் வாடும் இவள் தேகம்
When the dark rain clouds cover the sky
Her heart carries a burden of a hundred weights
Coming and going like ocean waves
In which her sweet self wilts away
மழை மேகம் மூடும் நேரம்
இவள் நெஞ்சில் நூறு பாரம்
When the dark rain clouds cover the sky
Her heart carries a burden of a hundred weights
கூடு தேடியப் பைங்கிளி
காண ஏங்கும் நிம்மதி
கூடு தேடியப் பைங்கிளி
காண ஏங்கும் நிம்மதி
A green parrot searching for a nest
Longing to find peace of mind
A green parrot searching for a nest
Longing to find peace of mind
கண்ணீரில் கலங்கும்....ம்ம்.....
எந்நாளும் மயங்கும்....ம்ம்......
கண்ணீரில் கலங்கும்....ம்ம்.....
எந்நாளும் மயங்கும்....ம்ம்......
Troubled and drowning in tears... mm...
Feeling faint and distressed every day... mm...
Troubled and drowning in tears... mm...
Feeling faint and distressed every day... mm...
ஸ்வரம் தேடும் ஒரு வீணை
சுகம் தேடும் ஒரு பாவை
அது சேரும் காலம் எப்போது
A veena searching for its musical note
A young maiden searching for joy
When is the time they will finally unite?
மழை மேகம் மூடும் நேரம்
இவள் நெஞ்சில் நூறு பாரம்......
When the dark rain clouds cover the sky
Her heart carries a burden of a hundred weights
ஆ.....ஆஅ.....ஆ.......ஆ.....
ஆ.....ஆஅ.....ஆ.......ஆ.....
Vocalization
Vocalization
பாடிப் பார்த்தது பூங்குயில்
பறந்து தவிக்கும் ஒரு மயில்
பாடிப் பார்த்தது பூங்குயில்
பறந்து தவிக்கும் ஒரு மயில்
The sweet cuckoo bird tried singing
A peacock flies about in anxious suffering
The sweet cuckoo bird tried singing
A peacock flies about in anxious suffering
அன்பென்னும் சுகமே.......
இல்லாத மனமே.....
அன்பென்னும் சுகமே ......
இல்லாத மனமே.......
The joy known as love
A heart that lacks it
The joy known as love
A heart that lacks it
தினம் பாசம்தனை தேடும்
கனம் பார்வை அலை மோதும்
நிலை மாறும் காலம் எப்போது
Searching for affection every single day
Her anxious glance surges like restless waves every moment
When will the time come for this condition to change?
மழை மேகம் மூடும் நேரம்
இவள் நெஞ்சில் நூறு பாரம்
அலைப் போல வரும் போகும்
அதில் வாடும் இவள் தேகம்
When the dark rain clouds cover the sky
Her heart carries a burden of a hundred weights
Coming and going like ocean waves
In which her sweet self wilts away
மழை மேகம் மூடும் நேரம்
இவள் நெஞ்சில் நூறு பாரம்....
When the dark rain clouds cover the sky
Her heart carries a burden of a hundred weights...
Aa…..aaa….aa….aa…..
Vocalization
Aa…..aaa….aa….aa…..
Vocalization
Mazhai megam moodum neram
When the dark rain clouds cover the sky
Ival nenjil nooru paaram
Her heart carries a burden of a hundred weights
Alai pola varum pogum
Coming and going like ocean waves
Adhil vaadum ival theam
In which her sweet self wilts away
Mazhai megam moodum neram
When the dark rain clouds cover the sky
Ival nenjil nooru paaram
Her heart carries a burden of a hundred weights
Koodu thediya paingili
A green parrot searching for a nest
Kaana yaengum nimmathi
Longing to find peace of mind
Koodu thediya paingili
A green parrot searching for a nest
Kaana yaengum nimmathi
Longing to find peace of mind
Kanneeril kalangum…mm…
Troubled and drowning in tears... mm...
Ennaalum mayangum….mm….
Feeling faint and distressed every day... mm...
Kanneeril kalangum…mm…
Troubled and drowning in tears... mm...
Ennaalum mayangum….mm….
Feeling faint and distressed every day... mm...
Swaram thedum oru veenai
A veena searching for its musical note
Sugam thedum oru paavai
A young maiden searching for joy
Adhu saerum kaalam eppothu
When is the time they will finally unite?
Mazhai megam moodum neram
When the dark rain clouds cover the sky
Ival nenjil nooru paaram
Her heart carries a burden of a hundred weights
Aa…..aaa….aa….aa…..
Vocalization
Aa…..aaa….aa….aa…..
Vocalization
Paadi paarththathu poonguyil
The sweet cuckoo bird tried singing
Paranthu thavikkum oru mayil
A peacock flies about in anxious suffering
Paadi paarththathu poonguyil
The sweet cuckoo bird tried singing
Paranthu thavikkum oru mayil
A peacock flies about in anxious suffering
Anbennum sugamae
The joy known as love
Illaatha manamae
A heart that lacks it
Anbennum sugamae
The joy known as love
Illaatha manamae
A heart that lacks it
Dhinam pasamthanai thedum
Searching for affection every single day
Kanam paarvai alai modhum
Her anxious glance surges like restless waves every moment
Nilai maarum kaalam eppothu
When will the time come for this condition to change?
Mazhai megam moodum neram
When the dark rain clouds cover the sky
Ival nenjil nooru paaram
Her heart carries a burden of a hundred weights
Alai pola varum pogum
Coming and going like ocean waves
Adhil vaadum ival theam
In which her sweet self wilts away
Mazhai megam moodum neram
When the dark rain clouds cover the sky
Ival nenjil nooru paaram….
Her heart carries a burden of a hundred weights...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Mazhai Megam Moodum Neram' expresses a woman's profound grief, loneliness, and emotional yearning. Overcast rain clouds serve as a metaphor for the heavy sorrow clouding her heart. The lyricist Gangai Amaran paints her emotional distress using vivid imagery of nature—a bird searching for a home, a veena longing for music, and a restless peacock yearning for comfort.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Alai pola varum pogum”
Compares the rising and falling of emotional distress to ocean waves.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Swaram thedum oru veenai / Sugam thedum oru paavai”
Compares the maiden searching for joy to an unstrung/unplayed Veena looking for its melodic note.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Mazhai megam moodum neram”
Repetition of the initial 'm' sound in 'Mazhai', 'megam', and 'moodum'.
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Trivia
Written by Gangai Amaran for the 1988 film 'Sakkarai Panthal', this song uses traditional Tamil poetic tropes connecting nature's cloudy skies to a heroine's inner sorrow and emotional turmoil.
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