Meghame
From Album Songs 2023 · 2023
- Lyricist
- Surya Zatrix
- Singer
- Surya Zatrix
- Music director
- Zatrix
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Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Megamae | Oh cloud, |
| Thooral podum vaanamae | Oh sky that drizzles rain, |
| Neerellaam | All the water, |
| Kadal kadanthu poguthae | Crosses the sea and goes away. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalae | Oh love, |
| Nenjai udaithu pogumae | It breaks the heart and leaves. |
| Kalamaai | Through periods of time, |
| Veenaai pogum neramae | Oh moment that goes to waste! |
| Male | |
| Kaalamae | Oh time, |
| Kaalam podum kolamae | Oh pattern drawn by time! |
| Vaan ellaam | Across the entire sky, |
| Manam parandhu pogalaam | The mind wishes to fly away. |
| Male | |
| Swaasamae | Oh breath, |
| Thikki thinari pogudhae | It stutters and suffocates. |
| Poovellaam | All the flowers, |
| Kaatril asaindhu pogudhae | Sway gently in the wind. |
| Male | |
| Megamae | Oh cloud, |
| Thooral podum vaanamae | Oh sky that drizzles rain, |
| Neerellaam | All the water, |
| Kadal kadanthu poguthae | Crosses the sea and goes away. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhale | Oh love, |
| Nenjai udaithu pogumae | It breaks the heart and leaves. |
| Kalamaai | Through periods of time, |
| Veenaai pogum neramae | Oh moment that goes to waste! |
| Male | |
| Hmm mm mm mm hmm… | (Humming vocalization) |
மேகமே
தூரல் போடும் வானமே
நீரெல்லாம்
கடல் கடந்து போகுதே
Oh cloud,
Oh sky that drizzles rain,
All the water,
Crosses the sea and goes away.
காதலே
நெஞ்சை உடைத்து போகுமே
காலமாய்
வீணாய் போகும் நேரமே
Oh love,
It breaks the heart and leaves.
Through periods of time,
Oh moment that goes to waste!
காலமே
காலம் போடும் கோலமே
வானெலாம்
மனம் பறந்து போகலாம்
Oh time,
Oh pattern drawn by time!
Across the entire sky,
The mind wishes to fly away.
சுவாசமே
திக்கி திணறி போகுதே
பூவெல்லாம்
காற்றில் அசைந்து போகுதே
Oh breath,
It stutters and suffocates.
All the flowers,
Sway gently in the wind.
மேகமே
தூரல் போடும் வானமே
நீரெல்லாம்
கடல் கடந்து போகுதே
Oh cloud,
Oh sky that drizzles rain,
All the water,
Crosses the sea and goes away.
காதலே
நெஞ்சை உடைத்து போகுமே
காலமாய்
வீணாய் போகும் நேரமே
Oh love,
It breaks the heart and leaves.
Through periods of time,
Oh moment that goes to waste!
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ...
(Humming vocalization)
Megamae
Oh cloud,
Thooral podum vaanamae
Oh sky that drizzles rain,
Neerellaam
All the water,
Kadal kadanthu poguthae
Crosses the sea and goes away.
Kaadhalae
Oh love,
Nenjai udaithu pogumae
It breaks the heart and leaves.
Kalamaai
Through periods of time,
Veenaai pogum neramae
Oh moment that goes to waste!
Kaalamae
Oh time,
Kaalam podum kolamae
Oh pattern drawn by time!
Vaan ellaam
Across the entire sky,
Manam parandhu pogalaam
The mind wishes to fly away.
Swaasamae
Oh breath,
Thikki thinari pogudhae
It stutters and suffocates.
Poovellaam
All the flowers,
Kaatril asaindhu pogudhae
Sway gently in the wind.
Megamae
Oh cloud,
Thooral podum vaanamae
Oh sky that drizzles rain,
Neerellaam
All the water,
Kadal kadanthu poguthae
Crosses the sea and goes away.
Kaadhale
Oh love,
Nenjai udaithu pogumae
It breaks the heart and leaves.
Kalamaai
Through periods of time,
Veenaai pogum neramae
Oh moment that goes to waste!
Hmm mm mm mm hmm…
(Humming vocalization)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Megamae is a reflective indie Tamil track exploring themes of heartbreak, impermanence, and emotional turmoil. The speaker addresses nature—clouds, drizzling skies, wind, and flowers—drawing parallels between the natural movement of rain and the overwhelming pain of love breaking the heart. As time passes, the speaker feels moments are wasted, struggling for breath while desiring to let their mind fly freely across the vast sky.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Apostrophe / Personification
“Megamae / Thooral podum vaanamae / Kaalamae”
Addressing inanimate nature and abstract concepts directly as 'Oh Cloud', 'Oh Sky', and 'Oh Time'.
Eybhai / End Rhyme
“Megamae / Vaanamae / Kaadhalae / Neramae”
Ending consecutive lines with the evocative '-mae' suffix to create a melancholic, rhythmic echo.
Metaphor
“Kaalam podum kolamae”
Comparing the unpredictable fate or flow of life to a pattern or Rangoli (Kolam) drawn by time.
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Kaalamae / Kaalam podum kolamae”
Repetition of initial consonants or words like 'Kaalam' creating musical resonance.
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Trivia
Megamae is an independent Tamil track created, composed, and sung by Surya Zatrix in 2023, reflecting the modern wave of soulful Tamil indie music.
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