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Lyrics & meaning

Mora Saiyya (Yeno Mounam)

From Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam · 2016

Lyricist
Amrit
Singers
Vijay Prakash, Shakthisree Gopalan
Music director
Amrit
Movie name
Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
24 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yeno… mounam
Indha raagam
Yen sogam
Thaalamae puriyala
Baavamae unarala
Yeno.. mounam
Indha raagam
Yen sogam
Moraa saiyyaa
Moraa saiyyaa
Ooooooo…….ooooooo
En inbangal
En thunbangal
Yemaattrangal
Yaar arivaar
Ulaa nerangal
Kanaa kaalangal
Andha nimidangal
Ini varumaa
{Kadandha kaalam
Maraindhu pogum
Vasandha kaalam
Ini varumae
Ini varumae} (2)
Moraa saiyyaa
Moraa saiyyaa
Vaa en pakkaam
Thaa un muththam
Ini nee en sondham
Yen thayakkam
Orr moochaaga
Naam ondraaga
Nam baagaththai
Thuvangiduvom
{Nerungidaadhae
Idhu porundhidaadhae
Arthamillaa
Bandhamidhu
Sondhamidhu} (2)
Moraa saiyyaa
Moraa saiyyaa
Thaalamae puriyala
Baavamae unarala
Moraa saiyyaa
Moraa saiyyaa
Why this silence...
In this melody,
Why is there sadness?
I can't understand the rhythm,
I can't feel the emotion.
Why this silence...
In this melody,
Why is there sadness?
O my beloved,
O my beloved...
Oh-oh-oh... oh-oh-oh...
My joys,
My sorrows,
My disappointments—
Who will ever understand?
The times we strolled together,
The days of our dreams,
Will those moments
Ever come back again?
The past
Will fade away,
A season of spring
Will surely arrive now,
It will surely arrive!
O my beloved,
O my beloved...
Come close to my side,
Give me your kiss,
You belong to me now,
Why this hesitation?
Sharing a single breath,
Becoming one together,
Our own chapter,
Let us begin.
Do not come close,
This will never work.
It is completely meaningless—
This bond between us,
This relationship!
O my beloved,
O my beloved...
I can't understand the rhythm,
I can't feel the emotion...
O my beloved,
O my beloved...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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.

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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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