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Lyrics & meaning

Mudhal Murai

From Singam 3 · 2017

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Harish Raghavendra, Ramya NSK
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Details
Singam 32017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ohooo…ooooOhooo…oooo
Female
………………………….
Male
Mudhal muraiyaagaFor the very first time
Pennae unnai paarthenOh girl, I saw you
Naan muzhuvadhumaagaCompletely and totally
Ennai andrae thotrenI surrendered myself that very day
Male
Oru murai dhaanaeJust once
Ondrae ondru kettenI asked for only one thing
En uyirudan naanumAlong with my soul
Unnai indru serthenI united with you today
Male
Nee thaanae…ae…ae…It is you…ae…ae…
Nee thaanae en thaai polaIt is you, who like my mother,
Thoongatha sei polaLike a sleepless child,
Thurathadha pei polaLike an unchasing spirit,
Kaadhal seithaaiLoved me so deeply
Male
Kaadhalil vizha maaten endraeSaying I would never fall in love,
Kaanthalaai irundhenI remained rigid like a dried branch
Un kangalaal ennai kavvi kondaaiWith your eyes, you trapped me
Kandhalaagi vizhundhenAnd I fell into tattered pieces
Male
Mudhal muraiyaagaFor the very first time
Pennae unnai paarthenOh girl, I saw you
Naan muzhuvadhumaagaCompletely and totally
Ennai andrae thotrenI surrendered myself that very day
Male
Oru murai dhaanaeJust once
Ondrae ondru kettenI asked for only one thing
En uyirudan naanumAlong with my soul
Unnai indru serthenI united with you today
Female
Haa….aaaa…re…eee..Haa….aaaa…re…eee..
Haaa…..aaa….aaaa…aaa…Haaa…..aaa….aaaa…aaa…
Thadhaari ri ri naaThadhaari ri ri naa
Udhara re re naaUdhara re re naa
Thadhaari ri ri naaThadhaari ri ri naa
Udhara re re naa…naanae naaa..Udhara re re naa…naanae naaa..
Aaaaa….aaaa….aaaa….Aaaaa….aaaa….aaaa….
Male
Manjariyae maa radhiyaeOh cluster of blossoms, oh great Rathi!
Neeyum vaa vaa veliyaeYou too come outside
Un idaiyai naan anaithaeEmbracing your waist,
Parappen melae vaa kiliyaeI will fly above, come my parrot!
Female
Haa…aaaHaa…aaa
Vaa endru nee sonnalIf you say come,
Varuven engum thaniyaeI will come anywhere alone
Mulmadiyo vinveliyoWhether it is a bed of thorns or outer space,
Nadapen naanum un vazhiyaeI will walk along your path
Male
: Enai kaanaamalumWithout even seeing me,
Mugam konamalumWithout frowning your face,
Dhinam nindrayadiYou stood by me every day,
Enai vendrayadiYou conquered me!
Female
Nee thinam thinamEvery single day,
Ennai vaiyaIf you scold me,
Enna kutram naan seiyaWhat crime have I committed?
Chorus
…………………………….
Female
Pagalellam paarkamalWithout seeing you all day,
Yekkam yeniyil yerumLonging climbs up like a ladder
Idaiorae illadhaWithout any hindrance,
Inikkum rathiri vendumI want a sweet night
Male
Nee vandha pin thaanaeOnly after you came,
Vaazhvil ithanai saaramLife gained so much essence
Un aasai niraivetraTo fulfill your desires,
Vegam ennaiyum meerumMy speed will exceed even my own control
Female
Viral korthalennaWhat if we intertwine fingers?
Niral kettalennaWhat if we ask for shade?
Pazhi theerthalennaWhat if we avenge?
Padham paarthaalennaWhat if we watch each step?
Male
Naan kaavalan thaanaeI am indeed a guardian,
Irundhum kollaiyida vandhenaeYet I came to rob your heart!
Female
Haa….aaa…Haa….aaa…
Hmmm…mmm….Hmmm…mmm….
Mudhal muraiyaagaFor the very first time
Anbae unnai paarthenOh beloved, I saw you
En mugavariyaagaAs my address,
Unnai andrae yetrenI accepted you that very day
Male
Oru murai dhaanaeJust once
Ondrae ondru kettenI asked for only one thing
En uyirudan naanumAlong with my soul
Unnai indru serthenI united with you today
Female
Ohoo…oo…ooooOhoo…oo…oooo
Ohoo…ooo….ooo….Ohoo…ooo….ooo….

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Mudhal Muraiyaaga from Singam 3 (Si3) is a romantic track penned by lyricist Thamarai. The song expresses the profound and transformative nature of true love as experienced by a protagonist who previously considered himself completely immune to romance. He describes how the heroine's gaze broke down all his rigid emotional defenses and captured his heart, comparing her tender care to that of a mother and her presence to an unwavering anchor in his life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Nee thaanae en thaai pola

Compares the heroine's selfless and nurturing love directly to the care of a mother.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kaanthalaai irundhen... Kandhalaagi vizhundhen

Metaphorically compares his previously rigid heart to a dried branch (Kaanthal) and his sudden emotional surrender to falling as tattered cloth (Kandhal).

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Viral korthalenna / Niral kettalenna / Pazhi theerthalenna

Uses matching line endings with 'enna' to create a poetic rhythmic cadence.

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Trivia

'Mudhal Muraiyaaga' features in the 2017 Tamil film 'Si3' (Singam 3), starring Suriya and Anushka Shetty. Composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics by Thamarai, the song represents another notable collaboration between the composer and lyricist duo known for hit romantic melodies in Tamil cinema.

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