- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Amma
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 3 May 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Lalalaa
lalalaa lalalaa lalalaa
Lalalaa lalalaa lalalaa laa laa
Laallaalaa….
Mazhaiyae mazhaiyae
Ilamai muzhudhum
Nanaiyum varaiyil vaa
Saaral vizhum neram dheva mayakkam
Koondhal malaril thaenai edukka
Kaathu kidanthen kaalgal kadukka
Idhayam thudikka
Mazhaiyae mazhaiyae
Ilamai muzhudhum
Nanaiyum varaiyil vaa
Saaral vizhum neram dheva mayakkam
Koondhal malarin thaenai kodukka
Kaathu kidanthen kaalgal kadukka
Idhayam thudikka
Laalalla
Laalalaa laalalla laa laa
Laalalla laalalaa laalalla laa laa
Laa laa laalla laa
Laa laa laalla laa
Viraga vedhanaiyil
Paruvamaana oru thaamarai
Manmadha dhesathu maadhulai
Viraga vedhanaiyil
Paruvamaana oru thaamarai
Manmadha dhesathu maadhulai
Naam pogum paadhai engengum
Payiraagum kaadhal thangam
Naam pogum paadhai engengum
Payiragum kaadhal thangam
Uyirukkul erikindra neruppu
Vandhu anaippadhu ini undhan poruppu
Mazhaiyae mazhaiyae
Ilamai muzhudhum
Nanaiyum varaiyil vaa
Saaral vizhum neram dheva mayakkam
Koondhal malarin thaenai kodukka
Kaathu kidanthen kaalgal kadukka
Idhayam thudikka
Laa lallaa lallaa lallaa
Laa lallaa lallaa lallaa
Laalallaa laalallaa
Laalallaa laalallaa
Lala lala lala lala laa
Lala lala lala lala lala
Lala lallaa
Nanaindha poovil vandu
Othungum podhu oru sodhanai
Papappaa…paa..
Maarkazhi maathathu vedhanai
Nanaindha poovil vandu
Othungum podhu oru sodhanai
Papappaa…paa..
Maarkazhi maathathu vedhanai
Madi meedhu saayum inneram
Mazhai kaala aasai thondrum
Madi meedhu saayum inneram
Mazhai kaala aasai thondrum
Idaiveli kuraikindra nerukkam
Indha iravinil ilamaikku pasikkum
Mazhaiyae mazhaiyae
Ilamai muzhuthum
Nanaiyum varaiyil vaa
Saaral vizhum neram dheva mayakkam
Koondhal malaril thaenai edukka
Kaathu kidanthen kaalgal kadukka
Idhayam thudikka
Laalallaa laalallaa
Laalallaa laalallaa
Male :Aa…aa…aa…aa…aa..aa
La la la
La la la, la la la, la la la
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la
La la la...
Oh rain, oh rain,
until all of our youth
is completely drenched, come!
As the drizzle falls, a divine intoxication takes over.
To gather the honey from the flower in your hair,
I waited until my legs grew tired,
with my heart beating fast.
Oh rain, oh rain,
until all of our youth
is completely drenched, come!
As the drizzle falls, a divine intoxication takes over.
To give you the honey from the flower in my hair,
I waited until my legs grew tired,
with my heart beating fast.
La la la
La la la, la la la, la la
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la
La la, la la la
La la, la la la
Aching with sweet longing,
a blossoming lotus in her youth,
a pomegranate from the land of the love god.
Aching with sweet longing,
a blossoming lotus in her youth,
a pomegranate from the land of the love god.
Everywhere along the path we walk,
the golden harvest of love will blossom.
Everywhere along the path we walk,
the golden harvest of love will blossom.
A fire is burning deep within my soul;
to come embrace and soothe it is now your duty.
Oh rain, oh rain,
until all of our youth
is completely drenched, come!
As the drizzle falls, a divine intoxication takes over.
To give you the honey from the flower in my hair,
I waited until my legs grew tired,
with my heart beating fast.
La la la, la la la
La la la, la la la
La la la, la la la
La la la, la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la
When a bee seeks shelter
inside a rain-drenched flower, it is a sweet test,
Pa pa pa... pa...
like the tender ache of a chilly winter night.
When a bee seeks shelter
inside a rain-drenched flower, it is a sweet test,
Pa pa pa... pa...
like the tender ache of a chilly winter night.
Resting in your lap at this hour,
rainy season desires awaken.
Resting in your lap at this hour,
rainy season desires awaken.
A closeness that erases every distance,
leaves our youth hungry on this night.
Oh rain, oh rain,
until all of our youth
is completely drenched, come!
As the drizzle falls, a divine intoxication takes over.
To gather the honey from the flower in your hair,
I waited until my legs grew tired,
with my heart beating fast.
La la la, la la la
La la la, la la la
Male: Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Mazhaiyae Mazhaiyae is a romantic track expressing intense longing, desire, and passion framed around the imagery of rain and cold winter nights. The song uses rainfall as a metaphor for passion and emotional release, inviting the partner to come and quench the burning fire of youth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Paruvamaana oru thaamarai / Manmadha dhesathu maadhulai”
Comparing the lover to a lotus flower in full bloom and a pomegranate from Cupid's land.
Moonaai / Etukai (Rhyme and Alliteration)
“Mazhaiyae mazhaiyae / Ilamai muzhudhum”
Use of matching internal consonants in adjacent lines such as 'Mazhaiyae' and 'Ilamai'.
Metaphor
“Uyirukkul erikindra neruppu / Vandhu anaippadhu ini undhan poruppu”
Describing the longing inside the soul as a burning fire that needs to be extinguished by the partner.
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Trivia
Written by poet Vairamuthu early in his career during the early 1980s, the song stands out for its sensual yet classical Tamil poetic expressions combining nature and romance.
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