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Megathoodham

From Airaa · 2019

Lyricist: Thamarai
Singer: Padmapriya Raghavan
Music director: K. S. Sundaramurthy
Movie name: Airaa
Movie release year: 2019
Lyrics added on: 31 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Hmm mm megathoodham

Hmm mm megathoodham

Hmm mm paadavendum hmm mm

Kaanal aagumo

Kaarigai kanavu

Dhaagam theerkkumo

Kodaiyin nilavu

Tholaivilae velicham

Thanimaiyil urugum anicham

Kanavu thaan idhuvum

Kalaindhidum ena nenjil nenjil

Dhinam varudhae acham

Megathoodham paada vendum

Maeni meedhu saaral vendum

Kaalidaasan kaana vendum

Vaanavil varum vaazhvil meendum

Hmm mm megathoodham

Hmm mm megathoodham

Hmm mm paadavendum hmm mm

Haa….aaa…..aaa…..aaa…..

Naanum neeyum

Kaalam ezhuthi

Kaatril veesiya naadagam

Andha kaatrae meendum inaithu

Arangam yettrum kaaviyam

Dheva mullai

Pookkum kollai

Kondathae en veettin ellai

Ennai nee maravaathiru

Puyal kaatrilum piriyadhiru

Haa…..aaa….aaa….

Megathoodham paada vendum

Maeni meedhu saaral vendum

Kaalidaasan kaana vendum

Vaanavil varum vaazhvil meendum

Thumbai pola

Thooya azhagai

Unnidam thaan kaangiren

En kai neeti yendhi anaikkum

Naalai enni yenginen

Indha vaarthai

Ketkkum bothu

Eeram oorum kannin meedhu

Paavaiyin indha eeram thaan

Karumegamaai urumaaruthae

Kaanal aagumo

Kaarigai kanavu

Dhaagam theerkkumo

Kodaiyin nilavu

Tholaivilae velicham

Thanimaiyil urugum anicham

Kanavu thaan idhuvum

Kalaindhidum ena nenjil nenjil

Dhinam varudhae acham

Hmm mmm

Hmmm mmm

Hmm mmmm

Hmm mmmm…….

Mmm... mm... Meghadhootham (the cloud messenger)

Mmm... mm... Meghadhootham

Mmm... mm... I want to sing, mmm mm

Will it turn into a mirage,

a young woman's dream?

Can it quench the thirst,

the summer moon?

There is light far away,

while the delicate Anicham flower wilts in loneliness.

Will this also be just a dream

that fades away? In my heart,

a fear arises every day.

I want to sing the Meghadhootham,

I want gentle rain on my skin,

Kalidasa himself should witness this,

a rainbow will return to life once again.

Mmm... mm... Meghadhootham

Mmm... mm... Meghadhootham

Mmm... mm... I want to sing, mmm mm

Haa... aa... aa... aa...

You and I are

a play written by time

and scattered in the wind.

That very wind will unite us

and stage our story once more.

Divine jasmine

blooms in plenty

all around my home.

Please do not forget me,

do not drift apart, even in a storm...

Haa... aa... aa...

I want to sing the Meghadhootham,

I want gentle rain on my skin,

Kalidasa himself should witness this,

a rainbow will return to life once again.

Like the Thumbai (pure white flower),

such spotless beauty

is what I see in you.

I reached out my hands and longed

for the day I would hold you.

When I hear

these words,

tears well up in my eyes.

The tears of this girl

are turning into dark clouds.

Will it turn into a mirage,

a young woman's dream?

Can it quench the thirst,

the summer moon?

There is light far away,

while the delicate Anicham flower wilts in loneliness.

Will this also be just a dream

that fades away? In my heart,

a fear arises every day.

Mmm mmmm

Mmm mmmm

Mmm mmmm

Mmm mmmm...

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Megathoodham from the film Airaa (2019), penned by lyricist Thamarai, draws poetic inspiration from Kalidasa's classical epic Meghaduta. The song captures deep longing, vulnerable hope, and emotional melancholy as a woman wonders whether her heart's desires will bloom or vanish like a mirage. Through rich natural motifs such as delicate Anicham flowers, monsoon rain, and summer skies, she expresses both her quiet anxieties and an intense passion for lasting togetherness with her beloved.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Kaanal aagumo / Kaarigai kanavu”

Repetition of initial consonant 'Ka' across consecutive words in 'Kaanal aagumo / Kaarigai kanavu'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Thanimaiyil urugum anicham”

Comparing the maiden's fragile emotional state in lonely yearning directly to the sensitive Anicham flower that wilts easily.

Literary Allusion

“Kaalidaasan kaana vendum”

Direct reference to the ancient Sanskrit poet Kalidasa and his work Meghaduta (Cloud Messenger).

Simile (Uwamai)

“Thumbai pola / Thooya azhagai”

Comparing pure beauty to the pristine white Thumbai flower using the explicit comparison word 'pola'.

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Trivia

The song directly references Kalidasa's classical Sanskrit work Meghaduta (Cloud Messenger). The music for Airaa was composed by Sundaramurthy KS, with lyrics penned by celebrated poet-lyricist Thamarai.

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