Merasalaayiten
From I · 2015
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- Anirudh Ravichander, Neeti Mohan
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- I2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ohh.yeahh | Oh yeah |
| Male | |
| Modha dhaaba paathen unna | The first time I saw you |
| Bejaar aayi poyi ninnen ninnen | I stood there completely baffled and stunned |
| Krishnoil oothama patha vachiyae | Without pouring kerosene, you set me ablaze |
| Kola thanni enna | Like igniting cold water |
| Male | |
| {Naaaa merasalaayiten merasalaayiten | I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned |
| merasalaayiten merasalaayiten merasalaayiten}(2) | I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned |
| Male | |
| Modha dhaaba paathen unna | The first time I saw you |
| Bejaar aayi poyi ninnen ninnen | I stood there completely baffled and stunned |
| Krishnoil oothama patha vachiyae | Without pouring kerosene, you set me ablaze |
| Kola thanni enna | Like igniting cold water |
| Naaaa merasalaayiten.. | I became totally stunned.. |
| Female | |
| Merasalaayiten merasalaayiten | I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned |
| merasalaayiten merasalaayiten merasalaayiten | I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned |
| Male | |
| Hey dosa kallu mel | Hey, on top of a hot dosa griddle |
| Vella omellette ah | Like a bright white omelette |
| Oru kutty nila nenjukulla kunthikittaalae | A tiny moon came and sat inside my heart! |
| Vaanavillu nee | You are a rainbow |
| Binni millu naan | I am Binni Mills |
| Enna ezhu color lungi aaga madichu puttaalae | She folded me into a seven-colored lungi! |
| Maatu kombu mela.. ava pattamboochi pola | Like a butterfly perching on a bull's horn.. |
| Male | |
| Naa merasalaayiten naa merasalaayiten | I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned |
| Naa merasalaayiten | I became totally stunned |
| Female | |
| Merasalaayiten merasalaayiten merasalaayiten merasalaayiten | I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned |
| Merasalaayiten merasalaayiten merasalaayiten manasalayiten | I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, my heart melted |
| Merasalaayiten | I became totally stunned |
| Male | |
| Hey thenga batha pol oru vella pallaala | Hey, with white teeth like a coconut slice |
| Oru manga batha pola enna mennu thinnaalae | She chewed and ate me up like a raw mango slice! |
| Maanja kannaala aruthu puttaale | She cut me down with her glass-coated thread-like eyes |
| Naan current kambi kaathaadiya maati kittanae | I got tangled like a kite on power electric lines! |
| Nee vennila moota | You are a sack of moonlight |
| Evan vannaarapetta | Who is from Vannarapettai? |
| Male | |
| Modha dhaaba paathen unna | The first time I saw you |
| Bejaar aayi poyi ninnen ninnen | I stood there completely baffled and stunned |
| Krishnoil oothama patha vachiyae | Without pouring kerosene, you set me ablaze |
| Kola thanni enna | Like igniting cold water |
| Naaaa merasalaayiten.. | I became totally stunned.. |
| Male | |
| Merasalaayiten merasalaayiten | I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned |
| merasalaayiten merasalaayiten | I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned |
ஓ யே
Oh yeah
மொத தபா
பாத்தேன் உன்ன
பேஜாராயி போயி
நின்னேன் நின்னேன்
கிருஷ்ணாயில் ஊத்தாம
பத்தவச்சியே கோழா
தண்ணி என்ன
The first time I saw you
I stood there completely baffled and stunned
Without pouring kerosene, you set me ablaze
Like igniting cold water
{ நா மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
மெரசலாயிட்டேன் } (2)
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
மொத தபா
பாத்தேன் உன்ன
பேஜாராயி போயி
நின்னேன் நின்னேன்
கிருஷ்ணாயில் ஊத்தாம
பத்தவச்சியே கோழா
தண்ணி என்ன
நா மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
The first time I saw you
I stood there completely baffled and stunned
Without pouring kerosene, you set me ablaze
Like igniting cold water
I became totally stunned..
மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
மெரசலாயிட்டேன் மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
மெரசலாயிட்டேன் மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
ஹே தோசக்கல்லு
மேல் வெள்ள ஆம்லெட்டா
ஒரு குட்டி நிலா நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
குந்திக்கிட்டாளே வானவில்லு
நீ பின்னி மில்லு நான் என்ன ஏழு
கலர் லுங்கியாக மடிச்சுபுட்டாளே
மாட்டுக்கொம்பு மேல அவ
பட்டாம்பூச்சி போல
Hey, on top of a hot dosa griddle
Like a bright white omelette
A tiny moon came and sat inside my heart!
You are a rainbow
I am Binni Mills
She folded me into a seven-colored lungi!
Like a butterfly perching on a bull's horn..
நா மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
நா மெரசலாயிட்டேன் நா
மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
I became totally stunned
மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
மெரசலாயிட்டேன் மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
மெரசலாயிட்டேன் மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
மெரசலாயிட்டேன் மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
மெரசலாயிட்டேன் மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, my heart melted
I became totally stunned
ஹே தேங்கா பத்த
போல் ஒரு வெள்ள பல்லால
ஒரு மாங்கா பத்த போல என்ன
மென்னு தின்னாளே மாஞ்சா
கண்ணால அறுத்துபுட்டாளே
நான் கரண்ட் கம்பி காத்தாடியா
மாட்டிக்கிட்டேனே நீ வெண்ணிலா
மூட்ட இவன் வண்ணாரபேட்ட
Hey, with white teeth like a coconut slice
She chewed and ate me up like a raw mango slice!
She cut me down with her glass-coated thread-like eyes
I got tangled like a kite on power electric lines!
You are a sack of moonlight
Who is from Vannarapettai?
மொத தபா
பாத்தேன் உன்ன
பேஜாராயி போயி
நின்னேன் நின்னேன்
கிருஷ்ணாயில் ஊத்தாம
பத்தவச்சியே கோழா
தண்ணி என்ன
நா மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
The first time I saw you
I stood there completely baffled and stunned
Without pouring kerosene, you set me ablaze
Like igniting cold water
I became totally stunned..
மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
மெரசலாயிட்டேன் மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
மெரசலாயிட்டேன்
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
ohh.yeahh
Oh yeah
Modha dhaaba paathen unna
The first time I saw you
Bejaar aayi poyi ninnen ninnen
I stood there completely baffled and stunned
Krishnoil oothama patha vachiyae
Without pouring kerosene, you set me ablaze
Kola thanni enna
Like igniting cold water
{Naaaa merasalaayiten merasalaayiten
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
merasalaayiten merasalaayiten merasalaayiten}(2)
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
Modha dhaaba paathen unna
The first time I saw you
Bejaar aayi poyi ninnen ninnen
I stood there completely baffled and stunned
Krishnoil oothama patha vachiyae
Without pouring kerosene, you set me ablaze
Kola thanni enna
Like igniting cold water
Naaaa merasalaayiten..
I became totally stunned..
Merasalaayiten merasalaayiten
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
merasalaayiten merasalaayiten merasalaayiten
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
Hey dosa kallu mel
Hey, on top of a hot dosa griddle
Vella omellette ah
Like a bright white omelette
Oru kutty nila nenjukulla kunthikittaalae
A tiny moon came and sat inside my heart!
Vaanavillu nee
You are a rainbow
Binni millu naan
I am Binni Mills
Enna ezhu color lungi aaga madichu puttaalae
She folded me into a seven-colored lungi!
Maatu kombu mela.. ava pattamboochi pola
Like a butterfly perching on a bull's horn..
Naa merasalaayiten naa merasalaayiten
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
Naa merasalaayiten
I became totally stunned
Merasalaayiten merasalaayiten merasalaayiten merasalaayiten
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
Merasalaayiten merasalaayiten merasalaayiten manasalayiten
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned, my heart melted
Merasalaayiten
I became totally stunned
Hey thenga batha pol oru vella pallaala
Hey, with white teeth like a coconut slice
Oru manga batha pola enna mennu thinnaalae
She chewed and ate me up like a raw mango slice!
Maanja kannaala aruthu puttaale
She cut me down with her glass-coated thread-like eyes
Naan current kambi kaathaadiya maati kittanae
I got tangled like a kite on power electric lines!
Nee vennila moota
You are a sack of moonlight
Evan vannaarapetta
Who is from Vannarapettai?
Modha dhaaba paathen unna
The first time I saw you
Bejaar aayi poyi ninnen ninnen
I stood there completely baffled and stunned
Krishnoil oothama patha vachiyae
Without pouring kerosene, you set me ablaze
Kola thanni enna
Like igniting cold water
Naaaa merasalaayiten..
I became totally stunned..
Merasalaayiten merasalaayiten
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
merasalaayiten merasalaayiten
I became totally stunned, I became totally stunned
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Merasalaayiten is a high-energy romantic track from the film I (2015), composed by A. R. Rahman and written by Kabilan. Sung in local Madras Baashai (North Chennai dialect), the song portrays a local youth who is overwhelmingly captivated and dazed by the beauty of the woman he loves. He describes his bewilderment using vivid, quirky everyday metaphors ranging from street food to local urban landmarks.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Vaanavillu nee / Binni millu naan”
Compares the girl to a colorful rainbow and the boy to the historic Binni textile mill, implying she transformed him completely.
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Maatu kombu mela.. ava pattamboochi pola”
Uses 'pola' (like) to compare her delicate beauty contrasting his ruggedness to a butterfly resting on a bull's horn.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitshi Ani)
“Krishnoil oothama patha vachiyae / Kola thanni enna”
Exaggerates setting cold water on fire without kerosene to emphasize the sudden spark of love.
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Trivia
This track features music composer Anirudh Ravichander providing lead vocals for an A. R. Rahman composition. Lyricist Kabilan used authentic North Chennai (Madras Baashai) street slang to capture the local flavor of the protagonist's character.
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