Megangal Ennai Thottu
From Amarkalam · 1999
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Amarkalam1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| { Megangal ennai thottu ponadhundu | Clouds have touched me and passed by |
| Sila minnalgal ennai urasi ponadhundu } (2) | A few lightnings have brushed past me |
| Male | |
| Dhegangal ondrirandu kadandhadhundu | One or two bodies have passed by my way |
| Manam sillendru sila podhu silirthadhundu | My heart has felt a cool shiver at times |
| Moganamae unnai polae ennai yaarum | Oh charming one, no one like you |
| Moochuvarai kollaiyitu ponadhillai | Has looted me completely down to my very breath |
| Male | |
| Aagamotham en nenjil unnai polae eri | Overall, in my heart, no one like you |
| Amilathai veesiyavar evarumillai iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii | Has climbed inside and poured acid on me |
| Male | |
| Megangal ennai thottu ponadhundu | Clouds have touched me and passed by |
| Sila minnalgal ennai urasi ponadhundu | A few lightnings have brushed past me |
| Male | |
| Pirivondru nerumendru theriyum pennae | Girl, knowing that separation might eventually happen |
| En piriyathai adhanaal kuraika maten | I will not reduce my affection for you because of it |
| Eriyum udalendru theriyum pennae | Girl, knowing that this body will burn away one day |
| En ilamaiku theeyitu erika maten … nnnnn | I will not set fire to my youth and burn it prematurely |
| Male | |
| Megangal ennai thottu ponadhundu | Clouds have touched me and passed by |
| Sila minnalgal ennai urasi ponadhundu | A few lightnings have brushed past me |
| Male | |
| Kannimaiyum saamarangal veesum kaatril | In the breeze fanned by your blinking eyelashes |
| En kaadhal manam thundu thundaai udaiya kanden | I saw my loving heart shatter into tiny pieces |
| Thundu thundaai udaindha mana thoolgalaiyellam | All those shattered dust particles of my heart |
| Adi thooyavalae unakul tholaithu vitten | Oh pure maiden, I lost them inside you |
| Male | |
| Megangal ennai thottu ponadhundu | Clouds have touched me and passed by |
| Sila minnalgal ennai urasi ponadhundu | A few lightnings have brushed past me |
| Male | |
| Sevvaayil jeevaraasi undaa endrae adi | Is there life on Mars, my girl? |
| Dhinandhorum vingnyaanam thedal kollum | Science pursues this search every single day |
| Un sevvaayil ulladhadi enadhu jeevan | Yet my very life resides in your beautiful red lips |
| Adhu theriyamal vingnyaanam edhanai vellum | Without knowing this, what grand success can science achieve? |
| Male | |
| Evvaaru kannirendil kalandhu ponen | How did I blend completely into both your eyes? |
| Adi evvaaru madiyodu tholaindhu ponen | Oh girl, how did I lose myself in your lap? |
| Ivvaaru thanimaiyil pesikonden | In this manner, I spoke to myself in quiet solitude |
| En iravinai kavidhaiyaai mozhi peyarthen………….. | I translated my lonely night into a poem |
| Male | |
| Megangal ennai thottu ponadhundu | Clouds have touched me and passed by |
| Sila minnalgal ennai urasi ponadhundu | A few lightnings have brushed past me |
| Male | |
| Moodi moodi vaithaalum vidhaigal ellam | Even if you keep them covered and hidden deep |
| Mannai mutti mutti mulaipadhu uyirin saatchi | Seeds pushing through the earth to sprout is the proof of life |
| Odi odi pogaadhae oomai pennae | Do not run away, my silent girl |
| Naam uyirodu vaazhvadharku kaadhal saatchi | Love is the ultimate proof that we are truly alive |
| Male | |
| { Megangal ennai thottu ponadhundu | Clouds have touched me and passed by |
| Sila minnalgal ennai urasi ponadhundu } (2) | A few lightnings have brushed past me |
| Male | |
| Dhegangal ondrirandu kadandhadhundu | One or two bodies have passed by my way |
| Manam sillendru sila podhu silirthadhundu | My heart has felt a cool shiver at times |
| Moganamae unnai polae ennai yaarum | Oh charming one, no one like you |
| Moochuvarai kollaiyitu ponadhillai | Has looted me completely down to my very breath |
| Male | |
| Aagamotham en nenjil unnai polae eri | Overall, in my heart, no one like you |
| Amilathai veesiyavar evarumillai iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii | Has climbed inside and poured acid on me |
{ மேகங்கள்
என்னைத் தொட்டுப்
போனதுண்டு சில
மின்னல்கள் என்னை
உரசிப் போனதுண்டு } (2)
Clouds have touched me and passed by
A few lightnings have brushed past me
தேகங்கள்
ஒன்றிரண்டு கடந்ததுண்டு
மனம் சில்லென்று சில
போது சிலிர்த்ததுண்டு
மோகனமே உன்னைப்
போல என்னை யாரும்
மூச்சுவரை கொள்ளையிட்டுப்
போனதில்லை
One or two bodies have passed by my way
My heart has felt a cool shiver at times
Oh charming one, no one like you
Has looted me completely down to my very breath
ஆகமொத்தம்
என் நெஞ்சில் உன்னைப்
போல எரி அமிலத்தை
வீசியவர் எவருமில்லை
Overall, in my heart, no one like you
Has climbed inside and poured acid on me
மேகங்கள்
என்னைத் தொட்டுப்
போனதுண்டு சில
மின்னல்கள் என்னை
உரசிப் போனதுண்டு
Clouds have touched me and passed by
A few lightnings have brushed past me
பிரிவொன்று
நேருமென்று தெரியும்
பெண்ணே என் பிரியத்தை
அதனால் குறைக்க மாட்டேன்
எரியும் உடலென்று தெரியும்
பெண்ணே என் இளமைக்கு
தீயிட்டு எரிக்க மாட்டேன்
Girl, knowing that separation might eventually happen
I will not reduce my affection for you because of it
Girl, knowing that this body will burn away one day
I will not set fire to my youth and burn it prematurely
மேகங்கள்
என்னைத் தொட்டுப்
போனதுண்டு சில
மின்னல்கள் என்னை
உரசிப் போனதுண்டு
Clouds have touched me and passed by
A few lightnings have brushed past me
கண்ணிமையும்
சாமரங்கள் வீசும் காற்றில்
என் காதல் மனம் துண்டுத்
துண்டாய் உடையக் கண்டேன்
துண்டு துண்டாய் உடைந்த
மனத் தூள்களையெல்லாம்
அடி தூயவளே உனக்குள்
தொலைத்து விட்டேன்
In the breeze fanned by your blinking eyelashes
I saw my loving heart shatter into tiny pieces
All those shattered dust particles of my heart
Oh pure maiden, I lost them inside you
மேகங்கள்
என்னைத் தொட்டுப்
போனதுண்டு சில
மின்னல்கள் என்னை
உரசிப் போனதுண்டு
Clouds have touched me and passed by
A few lightnings have brushed past me
செவ்வாயில்
ஜீவராசி உண்டா என்றே
அடி தினந்தோறும் விஞ்ஞானம்
தேடல் கொள்ளும் உன்
செவ்வாயில் உள்ளதடி
எனது ஜீவன் அது தெரியாமல்
விஞ்ஞானம் எதனை வெல்லும்
Is there life on Mars, my girl?
Science pursues this search every single day
Yet my very life resides in your beautiful red lips
Without knowing this, what grand success can science achieve?
எவ்வாறு
கண்ணிரெண்டில்
கலந்து போனேன்
அடி எவ்வாறு மடியோடு
தொலைந்து போனேன்
இவ்வாறு தனிமையில்
பேசிக்கொண்டேன் என்
இரவினைக் கவிதையாய்
மொழிபெயர்த்தேன்
How did I blend completely into both your eyes?
Oh girl, how did I lose myself in your lap?
In this manner, I spoke to myself in quiet solitude
I translated my lonely night into a poem
மேகங்கள்
என்னைத் தொட்டுப்
போனதுண்டு சில
மின்னல்கள் என்னை
உரசிப் போனதுண்டு
Clouds have touched me and passed by
A few lightnings have brushed past me
மூடி மூடி
வைத்தாலும்
விதைகளெல்லாம்
மண்ணை முட்டி முட்டி
முளைப்பது உயிரின் சாட்சி
ஓடி ஓடிப் போகாதே ஊமை
பெண்ணே நாம் உயிரோடு
வாழ்வதற்குக் காதல் சாட்சி
Even if you keep them covered and hidden deep
Seeds pushing through the earth to sprout is the proof of life
Do not run away, my silent girl
Love is the ultimate proof that we are truly alive
{ மேகங்கள்
என்னைத் தொட்டுப்
போனதுண்டு சில
மின்னல்கள் என்னை
உரசிப் போனதுண்டு } (2)
Clouds have touched me and passed by
A few lightnings have brushed past me
தேகங்கள்
ஒன்றிரண்டு கடந்ததுண்டு
மனம் சில்லென்று சில
போது சிலிர்த்ததுண்டு
மோகனமே உன்னைப்
போல என்னை யாரும்
மூச்சுவரை கொள்ளையிட்டுப்
போனதில்லை
One or two bodies have passed by my way
My heart has felt a cool shiver at times
Oh charming one, no one like you
Has looted me completely down to my very breath
ஆகமொத்தம்
என் நெஞ்சில் உன்னைப்
போல எரி அமிலத்தை
வீசியவர் எவருமில்லை
Overall, in my heart, no one like you
Has climbed inside and poured acid on me
{ Megangal ennai thottu ponadhundu
Clouds have touched me and passed by
Sila minnalgal ennai urasi ponadhundu } (2)
A few lightnings have brushed past me
Dhegangal ondrirandu kadandhadhundu
One or two bodies have passed by my way
Manam sillendru sila podhu silirthadhundu
My heart has felt a cool shiver at times
Moganamae unnai polae ennai yaarum
Oh charming one, no one like you
Moochuvarai kollaiyitu ponadhillai
Has looted me completely down to my very breath
Aagamotham en nenjil unnai polae eri
Overall, in my heart, no one like you
Amilathai veesiyavar evarumillai iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Has climbed inside and poured acid on me
Megangal ennai thottu ponadhundu
Clouds have touched me and passed by
Sila minnalgal ennai urasi ponadhundu
A few lightnings have brushed past me
Pirivondru nerumendru theriyum pennae
Girl, knowing that separation might eventually happen
En piriyathai adhanaal kuraika maten
I will not reduce my affection for you because of it
Eriyum udalendru theriyum pennae
Girl, knowing that this body will burn away one day
En ilamaiku theeyitu erika maten … nnnnn
I will not set fire to my youth and burn it prematurely
Megangal ennai thottu ponadhundu
Clouds have touched me and passed by
Sila minnalgal ennai urasi ponadhundu
A few lightnings have brushed past me
Kannimaiyum saamarangal veesum kaatril
In the breeze fanned by your blinking eyelashes
En kaadhal manam thundu thundaai udaiya kanden
I saw my loving heart shatter into tiny pieces
Thundu thundaai udaindha mana thoolgalaiyellam
All those shattered dust particles of my heart
Adi thooyavalae unakul tholaithu vitten
Oh pure maiden, I lost them inside you
Megangal ennai thottu ponadhundu
Clouds have touched me and passed by
Sila minnalgal ennai urasi ponadhundu
A few lightnings have brushed past me
Sevvaayil jeevaraasi undaa endrae adi
Is there life on Mars, my girl?
Dhinandhorum vingnyaanam thedal kollum
Science pursues this search every single day
Un sevvaayil ulladhadi enadhu jeevan
Yet my very life resides in your beautiful red lips
Adhu theriyamal vingnyaanam edhanai vellum
Without knowing this, what grand success can science achieve?
Evvaaru kannirendil kalandhu ponen
How did I blend completely into both your eyes?
Adi evvaaru madiyodu tholaindhu ponen
Oh girl, how did I lose myself in your lap?
Ivvaaru thanimaiyil pesikonden
In this manner, I spoke to myself in quiet solitude
En iravinai kavidhaiyaai mozhi peyarthen…………..
I translated my lonely night into a poem
Megangal ennai thottu ponadhundu
Clouds have touched me and passed by
Sila minnalgal ennai urasi ponadhundu
A few lightnings have brushed past me
Moodi moodi vaithaalum vidhaigal ellam
Even if you keep them covered and hidden deep
Mannai mutti mutti mulaipadhu uyirin saatchi
Seeds pushing through the earth to sprout is the proof of life
Odi odi pogaadhae oomai pennae
Do not run away, my silent girl
Naam uyirodu vaazhvadharku kaadhal saatchi
Love is the ultimate proof that we are truly alive
{ Megangal ennai thottu ponadhundu
Clouds have touched me and passed by
Sila minnalgal ennai urasi ponadhundu } (2)
A few lightnings have brushed past me
Dhegangal ondrirandu kadandhadhundu
One or two bodies have passed by my way
Manam sillendru sila podhu silirthadhundu
My heart has felt a cool shiver at times
Moganamae unnai polae ennai yaarum
Oh charming one, no one like you
Moochuvarai kollaiyitu ponadhillai
Has looted me completely down to my very breath
Aagamotham en nenjil unnai polae eri
Overall, in my heart, no one like you
Amilathai veesiyavar evarumillai iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Has climbed inside and poured acid on me
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from Amarkalam explores the protagonist's profound revelation of true love compared to fleeting past relationships. He reflects on how previous romantic encounters were merely transient, like passing clouds or brief flashes of lightning that barely touched his surface. However, his love for the heroine is intense, all-consuming, and transformative—robbing him down to his very breath and scorching his soul like acid.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Pun / Double Entendre (Sleidai)
“Sevvaayil jeevaraasi undaa endrae adi ... Un sevvaayil ulladhadi enadhu jeevan”
Vairamuthu cleverly plays on the word 'Sevvaay', which means the planet Mars in astronomy, and 'red lips' in Tamil poetry. Science looks for life on Mars ('Sevvaayil jeevaraasi'), but the protagonist's life ('jeevan') resides in her red lips ('sevvaayil').
Extended Metaphor
“Megangal ennai thottu ponadhundu / Sila minnalgal ennai urasi ponadhundu”
The lyrics compare superficial past relationships to fleeting clouds ('megangal') and temporary lightning ('minnalgal'), setting up a stark contrast with true love.
Repetition / Reduplication (Adukkuthodar)
“Mannai mutti mutti mulaipadhu uyirin saatchi”
The use of repeated words like 'mutti mutti' (bumping/pushing repeatedly) and 'thundu thundaai' (into fragments) adds rhythmic emphasis and vivid visual impact.
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Trivia
Composed by Bharadwaj and sung powerfully by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, this song features iconic lyrics by Vairamuthu. The famous wordplay on 'Sevvaay' (Mars vs. red lips) became one of the most celebrated poetic lines in Tamil cinema during the late 1990s. The film Amarkalam holds special significance as it marked the landmark 25th film of actor Ajith Kumar and brought together Ajith and Shalini, who later married in real life.
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