- Lyricist
- Arunraja Kamaraj
- Singers
- Yuvan Shankar Raja, Priya Jerson
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Balloon
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Aug 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Mazhai Megam is a sensual romantic song expressing deep intimacy, passion, and physical union between two lovers. Using natural elements like rain, land, storm, flute, and fire as metaphors, the song conveys a sense of sweet surrender and nocturnal romance where social rules and inhibitions melt away.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Mazhai megam neeyada / Un dhesam naanada”
Compares the male lover to a rain cloud and the female lover to the land waiting to receive the rain.
Rhyme / Rhythm (Etukai / Iyaibu)
“Asaindhaal isaindhaal / Padarndhaal thodarndhaal”
Use of matching internal rhyming sounds ('Asaindhaal', 'isaindhaal', 'Padarndhaal', 'thodarndhaal') creating a poetic cadence.
Paradox (Uran)
“Kulirndhidum thee”
The idea of a 'cooling fire' contrasts heat with comfort, representing emotional passion.
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Trivia
The track from the 2017 Tamil horror-comedy movie Balloon features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with lyrics penned by Arunraja Kamaraj.
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