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Mazhai Varum Arikuri Female

From Veppam · 2011

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Suzanne D’Mello
Music director
Joshua Sridhar
Details
Veppam2011

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Mazhai varum arikuri.. en vizhigalil theriyuthaeSigns of incoming rain are visible in my eyes
Manam indru ninaiyuthae.. .ithu enna kaadhala saadhalaMy heart gets soaked today; is this love or death?
Pazhagiya kaalangal.. en paarvayil viriyuthaeThe times we spent together unfold in my sight
Paadhaigal nazhuvuthae.. ithu yeno yeno..The paths are slipping away; why is this happening, why?
Female
Un thoolil saayum pothu.. urchagam kollum kangalEyes that felt enthusiastic when leaning on your shoulder
Nee enge enge endru unaithedi thedi paarkirathuAre now searching for you everywhere, asking where you are
Unnodu poogumpothu poo pookum saalai yaavumAll the roads that used to bloom with flowers when walking with you
Nee enge endru ennai ketta pinbu vaadiduthaeHave withered after asking me where you are
Female
Mazhai varum arikuri.. en vizhigalil theriyuthaeSigns of incoming rain are visible in my eyes
Manam indru ninaiyuthae.. .ithu enna kaadhala saadhalaMy heart gets soaked today; is this love or death?
Pazhagiya kaalangal.. en paarvayil viriyuthaeThe times we spent together unfold in my sight
Paadhaigal nazhuvuthae.. ithu yeno yeno..The paths are slipping away; why is this happening, why?
Female
Ariyaadha vayadhil vidhaithathuSown during innocent childhood years
Oh ho ho ho oo oo ooOh ho ho ho oo oo oo
Athuvaagavae thaanai valarnthathuIt grew all on its own
Oh ho ho hoOh ho ho ho
Pudhidhaai oru poovum pookaiyilJust as a fresh flower blossomed
Oh ho ho ho oo oo ooOh ho ho ho oo oo oo
Ada yaaradhai yaaradhai parithathuOh, who plucked it away, who plucked it away?
Oh ho ho hoOh ho ho ho
Female
Un kaal thadam sendra vazhiFollowing the path where your footprints lay
Paarthu naanum vandhaenaeI came along looking for you
Athu padhiyil tholainthadaa….Yet it was lost halfway...
Female
Naan kaettadhu azhagiya nerangalWhat I asked for were beautiful moments
Oh ho ho ho oo oo ooOh ho ho ho oo oo oo
Yaar thanthadhu vizhigalil eerangal…Who gave this wetness of tears in my eyes...
Oh ho ho hoOh ho ho ho
Naan kaettadhu vaanavil maayangalWhat I asked for was the magic of rainbows
Oh ho ho ho oo oo ooOh ho ho ho oo oo oo
Yaar thanthadhu vazhigalil kaayangal..Who gave these wounds along my journey...
Oh ho ho hoOh ho ho ho
Female
Intha kaadhalum oruvagaiThis love too is a kind of...
Female
Ohoooo..ohohohooo..oooooooohOhoooo..ohohohooo..ooooooooh
Female
Mazhai varum arikuri.. en vizhigalil theriyuthaeSigns of incoming rain are visible in my eyes
Manam indru ninaiyuthae.. .ithu enna kaadhala saadhalaMy heart gets soaked today; is this love or death?
Pazhagiya kaalangal.. en paarvayil viriyuthaeThe times we spent together unfold in my sight
Paadhaigal nazhuvuthae.. ithu yeno yeno..The paths are slipping away; why is this happening, why?
Female
Un thoolil saayum pothu.. urchagam kollum kangalEyes that felt enthusiastic when leaning on your shoulder
Nee enge enge endru unaithedi thedi paarkirathuAre now searching for you everywhere, asking where you are
Unnodu poogumpothu poo pookum saalai yaavumAll the roads that used to bloom with flowers when walking with you
Nee enge endru ennai ketta pinbu vaadiduthaeHave withered after asking me where you are
Female
Mazhai varum arikuri.. en vizhigalil theriyuthaeSigns of incoming rain are visible in my eyes
Manam indru ninaiyuthae.. .ithu enna kaadhala saadhalaMy heart gets soaked today; is this love or death?
Pazhagiya kaalangal.. en paarvayil viriyuthaeThe times we spent together unfold in my sight
Paadhaigal nazhuvuthae.. ithu yeno yeno..The paths are slipping away; why is this happening, why?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Mazhai Varum Arikuri from the movie Veppam is a poignant track expressing the raw grief and heartbreak of losing a lifelong companion and lover. The protagonist compares the tears filling her eyes to signs of an impending storm, reflecting how her heart is drenched in sorrow. Memories of their past together resurface vividly, making the sudden absence of the loved one feel agonizingly incomprehensible.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Mazhai varum arikuri.. en vizhigalil theriyuthae

The oncoming tears in the singer's eyes are poetically compared to the signs of approaching rain (Mazhai varum arikuri), symbolizing emotional overflowing.

Personification

Nee enge endru ennai ketta pinbu vaadiduthae

The roads that once bloomed are given human-like attributes, asking where the lover has gone and withering in sorrow upon hearing the answer.

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Naan kaettadhu azhagiya nerangal / Yaar thanthadhu vizhigalil eerangal

Matching rhyming suffixes used across lines to build a rhythmic cadence reflecting grief (nerangal, eerangal, maayangal, kaayangal).

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Trivia

Mazhai Varum Arikuri was composed by Joshua Sridhar for the 2011 Tamil film Veppam, directed by Anjana Ali Khan. The soulful track was rendered by Suzanne D'Mello with lyrics written by the acclaimed late lyricist Na. Muthukumar.

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