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Lyrics & meaning

Mazhai Nindra

From Raman Thediya Seethai · 2008

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Kalyani
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Raman Thediya Seethai
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
22 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hmmm..mmmm…mmmm
Haaaa…haaaa…hhaaaa….
Mazhai nindra pinbum thooral pola
Unai marandha pinbum kaadhal
Alai kadantha pinbum eeram pola
Unai pirindha pinbum kaadhal
Enakkum kaadhal pirandhirikku
Adharku unper vaikattuma… hoi
Enakkul idhayam thanithirukku
Adhai unnudum serkattuma…
Mazhai nindra pinbum thooral pola
Unai marandha pinbum kaadhal
Alai kadantha pinbum eeram pola
Unai pirindha pinbum kaadhal
Neer thuligal nilam vizhundhal
Pookkal mella thalai asaikkum
En manadhil nee nuzhaindhai
Mounam kooda isai amaikkum
Poonkuyilgal maraindhirunthal
Koovum oosai maraivadhillai
Thaamarayai naan irundhum
Dhaagam innum adangavillai
Vaanum inaindhu nadakkum
Indha payanathil enna nadakkum
Vaanam irukkum varaikkum
Indha vanavil unnudan irukkum
Mazhai thuli pani thuli
Kalaindha pinnae
Adhu marubadi erandena
Pirindhidumo
Mazhai nindra pinbum thooral pola
Unai marandha pinbum kaadhal
Alai kadantha pinbum eeram pola
Unai pirindha pinbum kaadhal
Kannimaigal kai thattiyae
Unnai mella azahkiradhae
Un seviyil vizha villaya
Ullam konjam valikirathae
Unn arugae naan irundhum
Unmai solla thunivu illai
Kaigalilae viral irandhum
Kaigal korka mudiyavillai
Unnai enakku pidikkum
Adhai solvadhil thaanae thayakkam
Neeyae sollum varaikkum
En kaadhalum kaathu kidakkum
Dhinam dhinam
Kanavinil vandhu vidu
Nam thirumana azhaipidhal
Thanthu vidu
Mazhai nindra pinbum thooral pola
Unai marandha pinbum kaadhal
Alai kadantha pinbum eeram pola
Unai pirindha pinbum kaadhal
Enakkum kaadhal pirandhirikku
Adharku unper vaikattuma… hoi
Enakkul idhayam thanithirukku
Adhai unnudum serkattuma…
Mmm... mmm... mmm...
Haa... haa... haa...
Like a drizzle after the rain has stopped,
love remains even after forgetting you.
Like the moisture left after a wave recedes,
love remains even after parting from you.
Love has been born in me too,
should I name it after you? Hoy...
My heart is lonely inside me,
should I unite it with yours?
Like a drizzle after the rain has stopped,
love remains even after forgetting you.
Like the moisture left after a wave recedes,
love remains even after parting from you.
When raindrops fall upon the earth,
flowers gently nod their heads.
When you stepped into my heart,
even silence began composing music.
Even if the cuckoos hide away,
their sweet cooing never disappears.
Even though I am surrounded by water like a lotus,
my thirst has still not been quenched.
Walking together with the sky,
what will happen on this journey?
As long as the sky exists,
this rainbow will remain with you.
A raindrop and a dewdrop,
once they have merged together,
could they ever divide
into two again?
Like a drizzle after the rain has stopped,
love remains even after forgetting you.
Like the moisture left after a wave recedes,
love remains even after parting from you.
My eyelids clap together like hands,
gently calling out to you.
Did it not fall upon your ears?
My heart aches just a little.
Even though I am right beside you,
I lack the courage to speak the truth.
Even though my hands have fingers,
I am unable to hold your hands.
I really like you,
yet I hesitate to say it out loud.
Until you say it yourself,
my love will keep waiting.
Every single day,
come into my dreams
and hand me
our wedding invitation.
Like a drizzle after the rain has stopped,
love remains even after forgetting you.
Like the moisture left after a wave recedes,
love remains even after parting from you.
Love has been born in me too,
should I name it after you? Hoy...
My heart is lonely inside me,
should I unite it with yours?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soulful love song captures the gentle, enduring nature of romance through evocative imagery of rain, sea waves, and nature. The protagonist expresses how love persists in the heart long after a physical separation or moment of conflict, comparing it to the persistent drizzle after rain or the wetness left behind on the shore by a receding ocean wave. Despite deep affection, there is a sweet hesitation and bashfulness in confessing feelings directly, leading to dreams of marriage and eternal companionship.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Mazhai nindra pinbum thooral pola / Unai marandha pinbum kaadhal

Compares lingering love after separation to the drizzle after rain and moisture left by receding ocean waves.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

En manadhil nee nuzhaindhai / Mounam kooda isai amaikkum

Metaphorically compares silence creating music to the transformative power of love in one's heart.

Anuprasam (Alliteration)

Mazhai thuli pani thuli / Kalaindha pinnae

Repetition of similar consonant sounds like 'thuli' creating a rhythmic musical quality.

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Trivia

The song 'Mazhai Nindra Pinbum' is composed by Vidyasagar for the 2008 Tamil film 'Raman Thediya Seethai', sung by Madhu Balakrishnan and Sadhana Sargam, with lyrics penned by Yugabharathi.

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