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Mazhai Varum Neram

From Thulam · 2018

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Saindhavi, G. V. Prakash Kumar, P. Gopala Krishnan
Music director
Alex Premnath
Movie name
Thulam
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
26 Sept 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mazhai varum neram
Unnai ninaithen
Mazhai nindra pothum
Mella nanaidhen
Idhayaththin arai indru
Thirakkirathae
Un kaaladi suvadugal
Ketkkirathae
Uyirukkul un kural
Olikkirathae
En nizhalukkum un mugam
Therigirathae
Kaattru ulla kaalam
Adhuvaraikkum
Kaadhal indha mannil
Nilaithirukkum
Mazhai varum neram
Unnai ninaithen
Mazhai nindra pothum
Mella nanaidhen
Ninaivinil neethaan naalthorum
Varugiraai
Kanavilum pennae neengaamal
Thodargiraai…aaaii…
Nerukkaththil ennai theemootta
Varugiraai
Irundhum yen konjam idaiveli nee
Vidugiraai
Manasukkul thayakanggal
Irukkirathae..yeyi
Thayakkaththai mayakkanggal
Jeyikkirathae…ye
Varthaiyil mounangal
Velgirathae
Mounamum kaadhalai
Solgirathae
Mazhai varum neram
Unnai ninaithen
………………………..
Oru murai ennai
Nee paarththaal kothikkuthae
Marumurai pennae
Nee paarththaal kuliruthae..hae..ae..
Un madi saayum
Inneram pidikkuthae
Unnudan pogum
Paadhai thaan inikkudhae
Thaaiyena vaazhkaiyil
Vandhu vittaai
En thanimaikku thanimaigal
Thanthu vittaai
Udhiraththil muzhudhaai
Kalandhuvittaai
En penmaiyai poovaai
Malaravittaai
Mazhai varum neram
Male :Unnai ninaithen..aen
Female :Mazhai nindra pothum
Male :Mella nanaidhen…haenn..
As the rain began to fall,
I thought of you.
Even after the rain stopped,
I slowly got drenched.
The door to my heart today
opens wide.
The sound of your footsteps
can be heard.
Deep inside my soul, your voice
echoes softly.
Even to my shadow, your face
is visible.
As long as there is breath in the wind,
until then,
love upon this earth
will live on.
As the rain began to fall,
I thought of you.
Even after the rain stopped,
I slowly got drenched.
In my thoughts, every single day,
you come to me.
In my dreams too, my girl, without leaving,
you linger on...
Coming close to ignite a fire in me,
you arrive.
And yet, why do you leave
a little distance between us?
Inside the heart, hesitations
still linger...
Over hesitation, a sweet enchantment
wins...
Over spoken words, silence
triumphs...
And that silence too
speaks of love.
As the rain began to fall,
I thought of you.
...
If you look at me once,
I burn with warmth.
If you look at me once more, girl,
a soothing chill sweeps over me...
Resting my head upon your lap,
I love this moment.
The path I walk with you
feels so sweet.
Like a mother, into my life
you have entered.
To my loneliness, you gave
loneliness of its own.
Deep into my blood,
you have completely blended.
My womanhood, like a flower,
you caused to bloom.
As the rain began to fall,
Male: I thought of you...
Female: Even after the rain stopped,
Male: I slowly got drenched...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Mazhai Varum Neram is a tender Tamil romantic song penned by Na. Muthu Kumar that captures the overwhelming emotion of falling in love. Using rain as a central theme, the song expresses how memories of the beloved linger and drench the soul long after the physical rain has stopped. The speaker reflects on how love permeates every aspect of existence—dreams, thoughts, silence, and shadows—bringing warmth, comfort, and emotional fulfillment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Imagery & Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Mazhai nindra pothum / Mella nanaidhen”

Rain is used as a metaphor for love and memory lingering long after the physical rain has ended.

Antithesis / Contrast (Muran)

“Nee paarththaal kothikkuthae ... Nee paarththaal kuliruthae”

Contrasts the sensation of boiling heat and soothing coolness caused by the lover's glance.

Assonance & Rhyme (Ethirai)

“Thayakkaththai mayakkanggal / Jeyikkirathae”

Rhythmic rhyming of thayakkam (hesitation) and mayakkam (enchantment/dizziness) to convey psychological conflict.

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Trivia

Lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar was famous in Tamil cinema for his poetic obsession with rain as a motif of love, nostalgia, and emotional rebirth, a theme seen across several of his hit songs.

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