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Lyrics & meaning

Medhuva Medhuva

From Annanagar Mudhal Theru · 1988

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Annanagar Mudhal Theru
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
9 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Medhuva medhuva oru kaathal paatu
Malarum malarum pudhu thaalam pottu
Pudhusa pudhusa athai kaathil kettu
Puzhuvaai thudithaal indha minnal keetru
Aaa ..aaaa…aaaa…aaaaa…..
Medhuva medhuva oru kaathal paatu
Malarum malarum pudhu thaalam pottu
Ullathai un kayyil alli thanthenae
Naan vaangum moochellaam endrum neethaanae
Aathoram konjidum thennanchittuthaan
Anghae vaa pesalaam achcham vittuthaan
Ilanchittu unai vittu
Ini enghum poghaadhu
Iru ullam pudhu vellam
Anai potaal thaangaathu
Aaa ..aaaa…aaaa…aaaaa…..
Medhuva medhuva oru kaathal paatu
Malarum malarum pudhu thaalam pottu
Pudhusa pudhusa athai kaathil kettu
Puzhuvaai thudithaal indha minnal keetru
Aaa ..aaaa…aaaa…aaaaa…..
Medhuva medhuva oru kaathal paatu
Malarum malarum pudhu thaalam pottu
Raathookam yedhamma kannae unnaalae
Female :Raasaavae naanunthaan kangal moodallae
Ho anbae un gnyaabagam vaazhum ennodu
Female :Ondralla aayiram jenmam unnodu
Oru sontham oru bandham iru jeevan ondraagum
Female :Ilan kanni unai enni uyir kaadhal pan paadum
Aaa ..aaaa…aaaa…aaaaa…..
Medhuva medhuva oru kaathal paatu
Female :Malarum malarum pudhu thaalam pottu
Male :Pudhusa pudhusa athai kaathil kettu
Female :Puzhuvaai thudithaal indha minnal keetru
Gently, softly, a love song
Blooms and blossoms to a new rhythm,
Hearing it fresh and new in her ears,
This streak of lightning quivers with longing.
Aa... aaaa... aaaa... aaaaa...
Gently, softly, a love song
Blooms and blossoms to a new rhythm.
I gathered my heart and gave it into your hands,
Every breath I take will always be you.
By the riverbank, a little bird chirps with affection,
Come there, let us talk, casting all fear aside.
Leaving your side, this young bird
Will go nowhere from now on.
Two hearts are like a surging flood,
No dam built can ever hold it back.
Aa... aaaa... aaaa... aaaaa...
Gently, softly, a love song
Blooms and blossoms to a new rhythm,
Hearing it fresh and new in her ears,
This streak of lightning quivers with longing.
Aa... aaaa... aaaa... aaaaa...
Gently, softly, a love song
Blooms and blossoms to a new rhythm.
Where is night's sleep for me, my darling, because of you?
Female: My beloved, I haven't closed my eyes either.
Oh my love, your memory lives with me,
Female: Not just for one, but for a thousand lifetimes with you.
One bond, one union, two souls becoming one,
Female: Thinking of you, this young girl sings a soulful melody of love.
Aa... aaaa... aaaa... aaaaa...
Gently, softly, a love song
Female: Blooms and blossoms to a new rhythm,
Male: Hearing it fresh and new in the ears,
Female: This streak of lightning quivers with longing.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Medhuva Medhuva is a sweet romantic duet depicting the gentle blossoming of love between two souls. The song expresses how love enters quietly like a melody and sets a brand-new rhythm in their lives, leaving them spellbound and restless with passion. The couple shares their deep affection, acknowledging that their individual identities have merged into one. Through evocative imagery of nature—like riverbanks, cooing birds, and overflowing floods—the lovers describe the overwhelming nature of their devotion. They express a timeless commitment to one another, promising that their bond will endure not just in this lifetime, but across a thousand births.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Anaphora / Repetition)

“Medhuva medhuva oru kaathal paatu”

Words like 'Medhuva medhuva', 'Malarum malarum', and 'Pudhusa pudhusa' are repeated to emphasize rhythm and intensity.

Upamai (Simile)

“Puzhuvaai thudithaal indha minnal keetru”

Compares the restless agitation of passion/lightning to the writhing movement of a worm ('Puzhuvaai').

Uruvagaim (Metaphor)

“Iru ullam pudhu vellam / Anai potaal thaangaathu”

Metaphorically compares the surging emotions of two hearts to a fresh flood of water ('pudhu vellam') that cannot be contained by a dam.

Uyarvu Navortchi (Hyperbole)

“Naan vaangum moochellaam endrum neethaanae”

Exaggerates the depth of love by stating that every single breath taken belongs entirely to the lover.

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Trivia

The song 'Medhuva Medhuva' is from the 1988 Tamil film 'Annanagar Mudhal Theru', composed by Chandrabose and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra, featuring lyrics written by legendary poet Vaali.

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