Misiriyaa
From Padmaavat · 2018
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Vijay Prakash, Shashi Suman
- Music director
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali
- Details
- Padmaavat2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Minnalaai misiriyaa paar…(4) | Look at the Egyptian beauty who shines like lightning... (4) |
| Male | |
| Medaiyena than maeniyai unakku thandhavalaam | She is the one who offered her body to you as a stage |
| Aadaiyaena than vetkathai neekki | Shedding her shyness like a garment |
| nindravalaam | She stood there |
| Aasaigalin ellai … | The limits of desire... |
| Aasaigalin ellai solla vandha kaavi nee | You are the epic poem that came to express the limits of desire |
| Ne thediya kaadhaliyaam | She is the beloved lover you were searching for |
| Male | |
| Minnalaai misiriyaa paar..(2) | Look at the Egyptian beauty who shines like lightning... (2) |
| Male | |
| Pesidaamal naavin velai mutham kodupathae | Without speaking, the tongue's job is to give kisses |
| Vaalinai thodaatha kaigalin velai kaadhal purivadhae | The job of hands that do not hold a sword is to make love |
| Hae ..hae.. | Hey ..hey.. |
| Male :Pesidaamal naavin velai mutham kodupathae | Male: Without speaking, the tongue's job is to give kisses |
| Vaalinai thodaatha kaigalin velai kaadhal purivadhae | The job of hands that do not hold a sword is to make love |
| Vaal urai pol ival irukkiraal | She stays like a sheath for a sword |
| Vaal yena unnaiyae kaangiraal | She sees you as the sword itself |
| Male | |
| Minnalaai misiriyaa paar…(2) | Look at the Egyptian beauty who shines like lightning... (2) |
| Male | |
| Medaiyena than maeniyai unakku thandhavalaam | She is the one who offered her body to you as a stage |
| Aadaiyaena than vetkathai neekki | Shedding her shyness like a garment |
| nindravalaam | She stood there |
| Aasaigalin ellai … | The limits of desire... |
| Aasaigalin ellai solla vandha kaavi nee | You are the epic poem that came to express the limits of desire |
| Ne thediya kaadhaliyaam | She is the beloved lover you were searching for |
| Male | |
| Minnalaai misiriyaa paar..(4) | Look at the Egyptian beauty who shines like lightning... (4) |
மின்னலாய் மிசிரியா பார் ..(4)
Look at the Egyptian beauty who shines like lightning... (4)
மேடையன தன் மேனியை
உனக்கு தந்தவளாம்
அடையன தன் வெட்கத்தை
நீக்கி நின்றவளாம்
ஆசைகளின் எல்லை
ஆசைகளின் எல்லை சொல்ல வந்த காவி நீ.
நீ தேடிய காதலியாம் ...
She is the one who offered her body to you as a stage
Shedding her shyness like a garment
She stood there
The limits of desire...
You are the epic poem that came to express the limits of desire
She is the beloved lover you were searching for
மின்னலாய் மிசிரியா பார் ..(2)
Look at the Egyptian beauty who shines like lightning... (2)
பேசிடலாமல் நாவின் வேலை முத்தம் கொடுப்பதே
வாளினை தொடாத கைகைகளின் வேலை காதல் புரிவதே ...
ஹே ...ஹே ...
Without speaking, the tongue's job is to give kisses
The job of hands that do not hold a sword is to make love
Hey ..hey..
Male: Without speaking, the tongue's job is to give kisses
The job of hands that do not hold a sword is to make love
She stays like a sheath for a sword
She sees you as the sword itself
பேசிடலாமல் நாவின் வேலை முத்தம் கொடுப்பதே
வாளினை தொடாத கைகைகளின் வேலை காதல் புரிவதே ..
வாளுறை போல் இவள் இருக்கிறாள்
வாலென உன்னையே காண்கிறாள் ..
Look at the Egyptian beauty who shines like lightning... (2)
மின்னலாய் மிசிரியா பார் ..(2)
She is the one who offered her body to you as a stage
Shedding her shyness like a garment
She stood there
The limits of desire...
You are the epic poem that came to express the limits of desire
She is the beloved lover you were searching for
Look at the Egyptian beauty who shines like lightning... (4)
Minnalaai misiriyaa paar…(4)
Look at the Egyptian beauty who shines like lightning... (4)
Medaiyena than maeniyai unakku thandhavalaam
She is the one who offered her body to you as a stage
Aadaiyaena than vetkathai neekki
Shedding her shyness like a garment
nindravalaam
She stood there
Aasaigalin ellai …
The limits of desire...
Aasaigalin ellai solla vandha kaavi nee
You are the epic poem that came to express the limits of desire
Ne thediya kaadhaliyaam
She is the beloved lover you were searching for
Minnalaai misiriyaa paar..(2)
Look at the Egyptian beauty who shines like lightning... (2)
Pesidaamal naavin velai mutham kodupathae
Without speaking, the tongue's job is to give kisses
Vaalinai thodaatha kaigalin velai kaadhal purivadhae
The job of hands that do not hold a sword is to make love
Hae ..hae..
Hey ..hey..
Male :Pesidaamal naavin velai mutham kodupathae
Male: Without speaking, the tongue's job is to give kisses
Vaalinai thodaatha kaigalin velai kaadhal purivadhae
The job of hands that do not hold a sword is to make love
Vaal urai pol ival irukkiraal
She stays like a sheath for a sword
Vaal yena unnaiyae kaangiraal
She sees you as the sword itself
Minnalaai misiriyaa paar…(2)
Look at the Egyptian beauty who shines like lightning... (2)
Medaiyena than maeniyai unakku thandhavalaam
She is the one who offered her body to you as a stage
Aadaiyaena than vetkathai neekki
Shedding her shyness like a garment
nindravalaam
She stood there
Aasaigalin ellai …
The limits of desire...
Aasaigalin ellai solla vandha kaavi nee
You are the epic poem that came to express the limits of desire
Ne thediya kaadhaliyaam
She is the beloved lover you were searching for
Minnalaai misiriyaa paar..(4)
Look at the Egyptian beauty who shines like lightning... (4)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This track is the Tamil adaptation ('Misiriyaa') of 'Binte Dil' from the film Padmaavat (2018). It depicts sensuality, obsession, and passionate devotion through Middle-Eastern styled melodies. The song employs striking martial metaphors, contrasting the violence of swords and war with the tenderness of lovemaking and devotion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Aadaiyaena than vetkathai neekki”
Compares shedding shyness to removing clothing.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Medaiyena than maeniyai unakku thandhavalaam”
Compares her physical body to a performance stage offered to her lover.
Extended Metaphor / Imagery
“Vaal urai pol ival irukkiraal / Vaal yena unnaiyae kaangiraal”
Uses martial imagery of a sword ('Vaal') and sword sheath ('Vaal urai') to represent the intimate physical connection and dynamic between lovers.
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Trivia
This song is the Tamil dubbed equivalent of 'Binte Dil' from Padmaavat (2018), originally composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Madhan Karky adapted the Arabic and Urdu infused Hindi lyricism into evocative Tamil while preserving the exotic rhythm and martial imagery.
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