Mora Saiyya (Yeno Mounam)
From Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam · 2016
- Lyricist
- Amrit
- Singers
- Vijay Prakash, Shakthisree Gopalan
- Music director
- Amrit
- Details
- Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yeno… mounam | Why this... silence? |
| Indha raagam | This melody, |
| Yen sogam | Why this sorrow? |
| Thaalamae puriyala | I do not understand the rhythm, |
| Baavamae unarala | I do not feel the emotion. |
| Male | |
| Yeno.. mounam | Why this... silence? |
| Indha raagam | This melody, |
| Yen sogam | Why this sorrow? |
| Chorus | |
| Moraa saiyyaa | Oh my beloved, |
| Moraa saiyyaa | Oh my beloved, |
| Ooooooo…….ooooooo | Ooooooo...ooooooo |
| Female | |
| En inbangal | My joys, |
| En thunbangal | My sorrows, |
| Yemaattrangal | My disappointments, |
| Yaar arivaar | Who will ever know? |
| Female | |
| Ulaa nerangal | The strolling times, |
| Kanaa kaalangal | The dream-filled days, |
| Andha nimidangal | Those cherished moments, |
| Ini varumaa | Will they ever return? |
| Male | |
| {Kadandha kaalam | {The past time |
| Maraindhu pogum | Will fade away, |
| Vasandha kaalam | The spring time |
| Ini varumae | Will come from now on, |
| Ini varumae} (2) | Will come from now on} (2) |
| Chorus | |
| Moraa saiyyaa | Oh my beloved, |
| Moraa saiyyaa | Oh my beloved, |
| Male | |
| Vaa en pakkaam | Come to my side, |
| Thaa un muththam | Give me your kiss, |
| Ini nee en sondham | Now you are mine, |
| Yen thayakkam | Why this hesitation? |
| Male | |
| Orr moochaaga | As a single breath, |
| Naam ondraaga | As we become one, |
| Nam baagaththai | Our new chapter, |
| Thuvangiduvom | Let us begin. |
| Female | |
| {Nerungidaadhae | {Do not come near, |
| Idhu porundhidaadhae | This does not fit, |
| Arthamillaa | It is meaningless, |
| Bandhamidhu | This bond is, |
| Sondhamidhu} (2) | This relationship is} (2) |
| Chorus | |
| Moraa saiyyaa | Oh my beloved, |
| Moraa saiyyaa | Oh my beloved, |
| Male | |
| Thaalamae puriyala | I do not understand the rhythm, |
| Baavamae unarala | I do not feel the emotion, |
| Chorus | |
| Moraa saiyyaa | Oh my beloved, |
| Moraa saiyyaa | Oh my beloved. |
ஏனோ மௌனம்
இந்த ராகம் ஏன் சோகம்
தாளமே புரியல பாவமே
உணரல
Why this... silence?
This melody,
Why this sorrow?
I do not understand the rhythm,
I do not feel the emotion.
ஏனோ மௌனம்
இந்த ராகம் ஏன் சோகம்
Why this... silence?
This melody,
Why this sorrow?
மோரா சைய்யா
மோரா சைய்யா
ஓஒஓஓஓஓ
Oh my beloved,
Oh my beloved,
Ooooooo...ooooooo
என் இன்பங்கள்
என் துன்பங்கள்
ஏமாற்றங்கள் யார்
அறிவார்
My joys,
My sorrows,
My disappointments,
Who will ever know?
உலா நேரங்கள்
கனா காலங்கள் அந்த
நிமிடங்கள் இனி வருமா
The strolling times,
The dream-filled days,
Those cherished moments,
Will they ever return?
{ கடந்த காலம்
மறைந்து போகும் வசந்த
காலம் இனி வருமே இனி
வருமே } (2)
{The past time
Will fade away,
The spring time
Will come from now on,
Will come from now on} (2)
மோரா சைய்யா
மோரா சைய்யா
Oh my beloved,
Oh my beloved,
வா என் பக்கம்
தா உன் முத்தம் இனி
நீ என் சொந்தம் ஏன்
தயக்கம்
Come to my side,
Give me your kiss,
Now you are mine,
Why this hesitation?
ஓர் மூச்சாக
நாம் ஒன்றாக நம்
பாகத்தை துவங்கிடுவோம்
As a single breath,
As we become one,
Our new chapter,
Let us begin.
{ நெருங்கிடாதே
இது பொருந்திடாதே
அர்த்தமில்லா பந்தமிது
சொந்தமிது } (2)
{Do not come near,
This does not fit,
It is meaningless,
This bond is,
This relationship is} (2)
மோரா சைய்யா
மோரா சைய்யா
Oh my beloved,
Oh my beloved,
ஆண் & பெண் :
ஏனோ மௌனம்
இந்த ராகம் ஏன் சோகம்
I do not understand the rhythm,
I do not feel the emotion,
தாளமே புரியல
பாவமே உணரல
Oh my beloved,
Oh my beloved.
ஆண் & பெண் :
ஏனோ மௌனம்
இந்த ராகம் ஏன் சோகம்
மோரா சைய்யா
மோரா சைய்யா
Yeno… mounam
Why this... silence?
Indha raagam
This melody,
Yen sogam
Why this sorrow?
Thaalamae puriyala
I do not understand the rhythm,
Baavamae unarala
I do not feel the emotion.
Yeno.. mounam
Why this... silence?
Indha raagam
This melody,
Yen sogam
Why this sorrow?
Moraa saiyyaa
Oh my beloved,
Moraa saiyyaa
Oh my beloved,
Ooooooo…….ooooooo
Ooooooo...ooooooo
En inbangal
My joys,
En thunbangal
My sorrows,
Yemaattrangal
My disappointments,
Yaar arivaar
Who will ever know?
Ulaa nerangal
The strolling times,
Kanaa kaalangal
The dream-filled days,
Andha nimidangal
Those cherished moments,
Ini varumaa
Will they ever return?
{Kadandha kaalam
{The past time
Maraindhu pogum
Will fade away,
Vasandha kaalam
The spring time
Ini varumae
Will come from now on,
Ini varumae} (2)
Will come from now on} (2)
Moraa saiyyaa
Oh my beloved,
Moraa saiyyaa
Oh my beloved,
Vaa en pakkaam
Come to my side,
Thaa un muththam
Give me your kiss,
Ini nee en sondham
Now you are mine,
Yen thayakkam
Why this hesitation?
Orr moochaaga
As a single breath,
Naam ondraaga
As we become one,
Nam baagaththai
Our new chapter,
Thuvangiduvom
Let us begin.
{Nerungidaadhae
{Do not come near,
Idhu porundhidaadhae
This does not fit,
Arthamillaa
It is meaningless,
Bandhamidhu
This bond is,
Sondhamidhu} (2)
This relationship is} (2)
Moraa saiyyaa
Oh my beloved,
Moraa saiyyaa
Oh my beloved,
Thaalamae puriyala
I do not understand the rhythm,
Baavamae unarala
I do not feel the emotion,
Moraa saiyyaa
Oh my beloved,
Moraa saiyyaa
Oh my beloved.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song explores the inner turmoil, confusion, and longing of a relationship fraught with emotional distance and physical hesitation. It captures a duality between hope for a loving future and the painful reality of disconnect between two partners who struggle to find harmony in their bond.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Thaalamae puriyala / Baavamae unarala”
The lines end with rhyming suffixes 'puriyala' and 'unarala', creating a musical cadence of lingering doubt.
Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“En inbangal / En thunbangal”
The second consonant 'n' in 'inbangal' and 'thunbangal' forms an Edhukai, juxtaposing joy and sorrow.
Refrain / Repetition
“Moraa saiyyaa”
The repeated phrase 'Moraa saiyyaa' incorporates Hindustani/Avadhi phrasing into Tamil lyrics to evoke intense classical romantic yearning.
Did you know?
Trivia
The track blends classical Tamil musical terminology ('Thaalam', 'Raagam', 'Baavam') with Hindustani vocal motifs ('Mora Saiyya') to emphasize the emotional dissonance experienced by the protagonists in the movie Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam (2016).
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