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Mazhaiye Mazhaiye Sing

From Iruvar Ullam (2013 Film) · 2013

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Andrea Jeremiah
Music director
Vijay Antony
Movie name
Iruvar Ullam (2013 Film)
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
7 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mazhaiyae mazhaiyae
Dhoorathil irunthu nanaikkathae
Manadhil nuzhainthu ovvoru
Araiyaai thirakkaathae
Alaiyae alaiyae
Azhagaal ennai kudikkaathae
Aasai ennum
Puyalukku ullae izhukkaathe
Idhazhil idhazhaal kirukkaathae
Imaiyai kanavaal norukkaathae
Ithanai mazhai thaan sattena adithaal
Chinnanchiru idhayam thaangathae
Mazhaiyae mazhaiyae
Dhoorathil irunthu nanaikkathae
Manadhil nuzhainthu ovvoru
Araiyaai thirakkaathae
Idhazhil idhazhaal kirukkaathae
Imaiyai kanavaal norukkaathae
Ithanai mazhai thaan sattena adithaal
Chinnanchiru idhayam thaangathae
Aan oru karai thaan
Pen oru karai thaan
Kaadhal nadhiyaai naduvinil vanthu
Inaikkirathae inaikkirathae
Aayiram vaarthai
Paarvaiyil irunthum
Adhai vida mounam pesum bhaashai
Pidikkirathae pidikkirathae
Pudhidhaai varuthae
Poo vaasam
Adada enakkul un vaasam
Idhu anbaal ezhuthum ithikaasam
Naam povathu engo pudhu desam
Ini vizhiyum viralum
Viralum vizhiyum kadhai pesum
Mazhaiyae mazhaiyae
Dhoorathil irunthu nanaikkathae
Manadhil nuzhainthu ovvoru
Araiyaai thirakkaathae
Idhazhil idhazhaal kirukkaathae
Imaiyai kanavaal norukkaathae
Ithanai mazhai thaan sattena adithaal
Chinnanchiru idhayam thaangathae
…………………………………….
Mel imai azhaikka
Keezh imai thadukka
Ithu thaan kaadhal kannil nadathum
Kalavarama kalavarama
Poo idhazh thudikka
Ver varai vedikka
Vetkam naanam acham inimel
Thunai varuma thunai varuma..aa…
Mayakkam edhirae valai veesum
Thayakkam udanae thadai veesum
Ini dhinamum karaiyil alai veesum
Antha alaiyil mothathil manam pesum
Ini vizhiyum viralum
Viralum vizhiyum kadhai pesum
Mazhaiyae mazhaiyae
Dhoorathil irunthu nanaikkathae
Manadhil nuzhainthu ovvoru
Araiyaai thirakkaathae
Idhazhil idhazhaal kirukkaathae
Imaiyai kanavaal norukkaathae
Ithanai mazhai thaan sattena adithaal
Chinnanchiru idhayam thaangathae..ae….
O rain, O rain,
Do not drench me from afar.
Entering my heart, do not open
Room after room.
O wave, O wave,
Do not consume me with your beauty.
Do not pull me inside
The storm called desire.
Do not scribble on lips with lips.
Do not crush my eyelids with dreams.
If such a heavy rain pours down suddenly,
This tiny little heart cannot bear it.
O rain, O rain,
Do not drench me from afar.
Entering my heart, do not open
Room after room.
Do not scribble on lips with lips.
Do not crush my eyelids with dreams.
If such a heavy rain pours down suddenly,
This tiny little heart cannot bear it.
Man is one bank of the river,
Woman is the other bank.
Love arrives in between as a river
And connects them, connects them.
Though there are a thousand words
In the gaze,
The language spoken by silence beyond that,
I like it so much, I like it.
Arriving fresh and anew is
The fragrance of flowers.
Oh my, inside me is your scent!
This is an epic written by love,
Where we are going is some new land.
From now on, eyes and fingers,
Fingers and eyes will tell stories.
O rain, O rain,
Do not drench me from afar.
Entering my heart, do not open
Room after room.
Do not scribble on lips with lips.
Do not crush my eyelids with dreams.
If such a heavy rain pours down suddenly,
This tiny little heart cannot bear it.
……………………………………………….
As the upper eyelid invites,
And the lower eyelid resists,
Is this the riot that love creates
Inside the eyes, a riot?
As flower petals throb,
And burst right down to the roots,
Will shyness, modesty, and fear
Accompany me as companions anymore... ah...
Enchantment casts a net ahead,
Hesitation instantly throws up a barrier.
From now on, waves will crash on the shore daily,
And within those waves, the heart will speak completely.
From now on, eyes and fingers,
Fingers and eyes will tell stories.
O rain, O rain,
Do not drench me from afar.
Entering my heart, do not open
Room after room.
Do not scribble on lips with lips.
Do not crush my eyelids with dreams.
If such a heavy rain pours down suddenly,
This tiny little heart cannot bear it... oh....
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poetic track from 'Iruvar Ullam' uses the metaphors of rain, waves, and storms to describe the sudden onslaught of romantic emotions. The protagonist expresses a overwhelming mixture of exhilaration and vulnerability as love enters their life. Love is depicted as a uniting river that bridges two separate shores (the man and the woman) through silent understanding and unspoken gestures.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Aan oru karai thaan / Pen oru karai thaan / Kaadhal nadhiyaai naduvinil vanthu

Love is directly compared to a rainstorm that drenching the soul, and to a river connecting two banks.

Personification

Mel imai azhaikka / Keezh imai thadukka

Eyelids and silence are given human actions like inviting, resisting, and speaking.

Anaphora / Repetition (Edukku / Repetition for emphasis)

Ini vizhiyum viralum / Viralum vizhiyum kadhai pesum

Repetition of words like 'Mazhaiyae', 'Alaiyae', and inverted word order ('vizhiyum viralum / viralum vizhiyum') to enhance rhythm and emotional weight.

Monorhyme / Rhyme Scheme (Emoni/Edukai)

Mayakkam edhirae valai veesum / Thayakkam udanae thadai veesum

Rhyming line-ends using similar suffix sounds (-athae, -eesum) across stanzas.

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Trivia

'Iruvar Ullam' features music composed by Vijay Antony, with poignant lyrics penned by the late National Award-winning lyricist Na. Muthukumar. The song utilizes rain as a metaphor for overwhelming passion, a recurring motif in Muthukumar's celebrated romantic discography.

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