Mazhaikala Megangal
From Kal Vadiyum Pookkal · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Shyam
- Details
- Kal Vadiyum Pookkal1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aa….aa….aa….aa…. | [Vocalizing] |
| Aaa….aa….aa….aa…. | [Vocalizing] |
| Aaa….aa…..aa…..aa…..aa….aah… | [Vocalizing] |
| Male | |
| Mazhaikkaala megangal | Rainy season clouds |
| Maraikaatha nerangal | Times when they do not hide the sky |
| Nilaa paadum raagangal | The melodies sung by the moon |
| Nee kettathillaiye…. | You have never heard them... |
| Male | |
| Edhir paarkkum kangal ingae | Expectant eyes are waiting here |
| Enai konjum thendral engae | Where is the gentle breeze that caresses me? |
| Ninaikkaatha pennai naan | A woman who does not think of me |
| Marakkaamal vaazhgiren | Yet I live without forgetting her |
| Male | |
| Mazhaikkaala megangal | Rainy season clouds |
| Maraikaatha nerangal | Times when they do not hide the sky |
| Nilaa paadum raagangal | The melodies sung by the moon |
| Nee kettathillaiye…. | You have never heard them... |
| Male | |
| Inimai….e…ee….ee….ee…. | Sweetness... |
| Aa….aa….aa….aa…. | [Vocalizing] |
| Aaa…..aa…..aa….aa…. | [Vocalizing] |
| Aaa……aaa….aa….aa….aa…..aah….. | [Vocalizing] |
| Male | |
| Inimai naam saerntha neram inimai | Sweetness, the time we joined was sweet |
| Thanimai naam vaadavum | Solitude, for us to wither |
| Poraadavum yaen vanthatho | And to struggle, why did it arrive? |
| Unakkaga yaengavo ullmoochu vaangavo | Should I yearn for you, or gasp for breath deep inside? |
| Unakkaga yaengavo ullmoochu vaangavo | Should I yearn for you, or gasp for breath deep inside? |
| Pozhuthellaam paadinaen nee ketkkavillaiyo | I sang all day long, did you not hear? |
| Male | |
| Mazhaikkaala megangal | Rainy season clouds |
| Male | |
| Nizhalo….naan vendum vaazhkkai nijamo | Is it a shadow, or is the life I desire a reality? |
| Nizhalo….naan vendum vaazhkkai nijamo | Is it a shadow, or is the life I desire a reality? |
| Male | |
| Varumo en vaanaththil | Will there come in my sky |
| Unnaal oru arunothayam | A new dawn because of you? |
| Nedung kaalam aagumo niraiverakkoodumo | Will it take a long time, or will it come true? |
| Nedung kaalam aagumo niraiverakkoodumo | Will it take a long time, or will it come true? |
| Viragaththil paadinaen nee ketkkavillaiyo | I sang in deep longing and pain, did you not hear? |
| Male | |
| Mazhaikkaala megangal | Rainy season clouds |
| Maraikaatha nerangal | Times when they do not hide the sky |
| Nilaa paadum raagangal | The melodies sung by the moon |
| Nee kettathillaiye…. | You have never heard them... |
| Mhhheemm mhhheemm mhhheemm mmm mm…. | [Humming] |
ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ....அ.......
ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.....அ......
ஆஆ.....ஆஅ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆஹ்......
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
மழைக்கால மேகங்கள்
மறைக்காத நேரங்கள்
நிலா பாடும் ராகங்கள்
நீ கேட்டதில்லையோ.....
Rainy season clouds
Times when they do not hide the sky
The melodies sung by the moon
You have never heard them...
எதிர் பார்க்கும் கண்கள் இங்கே
எனை கொஞ்சும் தென்றல் எங்கே
நினைக்காத பெண்ணை நான்
மறக்காமல் வாழ்கிறேன்...
Expectant eyes are waiting here
Where is the gentle breeze that caresses me?
A woman who does not think of me
Yet I live without forgetting her
மழைக்கால மேகங்கள்
மறைக்காத நேரங்கள்
நிலா பாடும் ராகங்கள்
நீ கேட்டதில்லையோ.....
Rainy season clouds
Times when they do not hide the sky
The melodies sung by the moon
You have never heard them...
இனிமை......இ.......ஈ......ஈ.....ஈ........
ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ....அ.......
ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.....அ......
ஆஆ.....ஆஅ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆஹ்......
Sweetness...
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
இனிமை நாம் சேர்ந்த நேரம் இனிமை
தனிமை நாம் வாடவும்
போராடவும் ஏன் வந்ததோ
உனக்காக ஏங்கவோ உள்மூச்சு வாங்கவோ
உனக்காக ஏங்கவோ உள்மூச்சு வாங்கவோ
பொழுதெல்லாம் பாடினேன் நீ கேட்கவில்லையோ......
Sweetness, the time we joined was sweet
Solitude, for us to wither
And to struggle, why did it arrive?
Should I yearn for you, or gasp for breath deep inside?
Should I yearn for you, or gasp for breath deep inside?
I sang all day long, did you not hear?
மழைக்கால மேகங்கள்.....
Rainy season clouds
நிழலோ.......நான் வேண்டும் வாழ்க்கை நிஜமோ
நிழலோ.......நான் வேண்டும் வாழ்க்கை நிஜமோ
Is it a shadow, or is the life I desire a reality?
Is it a shadow, or is the life I desire a reality?
வருமோ என் வானத்தில்
உன்னால் ஒரு அருணோதயம்
நெடுங்காலம் ஆகுமோ நிறைவேறக்கூடுமோ
நெடுங்காலம் ஆகுமோ நிறைவேறக்கூடுமோ
விரகத்தில் பாடினேன் நீ கேட்கவில்லையோ
Will there come in my sky
A new dawn because of you?
Will it take a long time, or will it come true?
Will it take a long time, or will it come true?
I sang in deep longing and pain, did you not hear?
மழைக்கால மேகங்கள்
மறைக்காத நேரங்கள்
நிலா பாடும் ராகங்கள்
நீ கேட்டதில்லையோ.....
ம்ஹ்ஹீம் ம்ஹீம்ம்ம் ம்ஹீம்ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்....
Rainy season clouds
Times when they do not hide the sky
The melodies sung by the moon
You have never heard them...
[Humming]
Aa….aa….aa….aa….
[Vocalizing]
Aaa….aa….aa….aa….
[Vocalizing]
Aaa….aa…..aa…..aa…..aa….aah…
[Vocalizing]
Mazhaikkaala megangal
Rainy season clouds
Maraikaatha nerangal
Times when they do not hide the sky
Nilaa paadum raagangal
The melodies sung by the moon
Nee kettathillaiye….
You have never heard them...
Edhir paarkkum kangal ingae
Expectant eyes are waiting here
Enai konjum thendral engae
Where is the gentle breeze that caresses me?
Ninaikkaatha pennai naan
A woman who does not think of me
Marakkaamal vaazhgiren
Yet I live without forgetting her
Mazhaikkaala megangal
Rainy season clouds
Maraikaatha nerangal
Times when they do not hide the sky
Nilaa paadum raagangal
The melodies sung by the moon
Nee kettathillaiye….
You have never heard them...
Inimai….e…ee….ee….ee….
Sweetness...
Aa….aa….aa….aa….
[Vocalizing]
Aaa…..aa…..aa….aa….
[Vocalizing]
Aaa……aaa….aa….aa….aa…..aah…..
[Vocalizing]
Inimai naam saerntha neram inimai
Sweetness, the time we joined was sweet
Thanimai naam vaadavum
Solitude, for us to wither
Poraadavum yaen vanthatho
And to struggle, why did it arrive?
Unakkaga yaengavo ullmoochu vaangavo
Should I yearn for you, or gasp for breath deep inside?
Unakkaga yaengavo ullmoochu vaangavo
Should I yearn for you, or gasp for breath deep inside?
Pozhuthellaam paadinaen nee ketkkavillaiyo
I sang all day long, did you not hear?
Mazhaikkaala megangal
Rainy season clouds
Nizhalo….naan vendum vaazhkkai nijamo
Is it a shadow, or is the life I desire a reality?
Nizhalo….naan vendum vaazhkkai nijamo
Is it a shadow, or is the life I desire a reality?
Varumo en vaanaththil
Will there come in my sky
Unnaal oru arunothayam
A new dawn because of you?
Nedung kaalam aagumo niraiverakkoodumo
Will it take a long time, or will it come true?
Nedung kaalam aagumo niraiverakkoodumo
Will it take a long time, or will it come true?
Viragaththil paadinaen nee ketkkavillaiyo
I sang in deep longing and pain, did you not hear?
Mazhaikkaala megangal
Rainy season clouds
Maraikaatha nerangal
Times when they do not hide the sky
Nilaa paadum raagangal
The melodies sung by the moon
Nee kettathillaiye….
You have never heard them...
Mhhheemm mhhheemm mhhheemm mmm mm….
[Humming]
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Mazhaikkaala Megangal' from Kal Vadiyum Pookkal (1983) is a poignant romantic lament expressing unrequited longing and emotional solitude. The protagonist grieves that his love and inner melodies remain unnoticed by his beloved, who lives unaware of his devotion. He continues to cherish her memories despite the pain of separation and wonders if his life's darkness will ever be illuminated by her return.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Nilaa paadum raagangal”
Attributing human traits like singing ragas to the moon ('Nilaa paadum raagangal').
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Mazhaikkaala megangal / Maraikaatha nerangal”
Repetition of the initial letter 'M' in 'Mazhaikkaala' and 'Maraikaatha'.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Inimai naam saerntha neram inimai / Thanimai naam vaadavum”
Matching second sound '-nimai' in 'Inimai' and 'Thanimai'.
Rhetorical Question
“Pozhuthellaam paadinaen nee ketkkavillaiyo”
Posing questions of despair to express inner anguish rather than expecting an immediate answer.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by veteran music director Shyam and rendered by K. J. Yesudas, this song is renowned for its classical melancholic feel and rich lyricism by Vaali. Shyam's tunes in the early 80s often featured intricate orchestration and soul-stirring melodies popular in South Indian cinema.
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