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Mudhan Mudhalil Parthen

From Aahaa · 1997

Lyricist: Vaali
Singers: Hariharan, K. S. Chithra
Music director: Deva
Movie name: Aahaa
Movie release year: 1997
Lyrics added on: 29 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Mudhan mudhalil paarthen

Kaadhal vandhathae

Enai marandhu endhan

Nizhal poghuthae

{Ennil indru naanae illai

Kaadhal pola edhum illai} (2)

Engae endhan idhayam anbae

Vandhu sernthatha

Mudhan mudhalil paarthen

Kaadhal vandhathae

Aaaaaa…..aaaaa…..aaaaa…..

Nandhavanam idho ingae thaan

Naan endhan jeevanai nerinil paarthen

Nallavalae anbae unnaal thaan

Naalaigal meedhoru nambikai konden

{Nodikkoru tharam unnai ninaika veithaai

Adikkadi enudal silirka veithaai} (2)

Mudhal paarvai nenjil endrum

Uyir vaazhumae uyir vaazhumae

Mudhan mudhalil paarthen

Kaadhal vandhathae

Aaaaa…..aaaaa……aaaaa…….

Ezhu swaram ettaai aahaatho

Naan konda kaadhalin aazhathai paada

Dhegam engum kangal thondraatho

Nee ennai paarkayil naanathai mooda

{Irudhayam muraipadi thudikkavillai

Itharku mun enakkithu nigazhnthathillai} (2)

Naan kanda maatram ellaam

Nee thanthathu nee thanthathu

Mudhan mudhalil paarthen

Kaadhal vandhathae

Enai marandhu endhan

Nizhal poghuthae

{Ennil indru naanae illai

Kaadhal pola edhum illai} (2)

Engae endhan idhayam anbae

Vandhu sernthatha…aaaa….

Mudhan mudhalil paarthen

Kaadhal vandhathae

Enai marandhu endhan

Nizhal poghuthae

I saw you for the very first time,

and love arrived.

Forgetting myself,

my shadow walks away.

I am not myself today,

there is nothing quite like love.

Where is my heart, my love?

Has it reached you?

I saw you for the very first time,

and love arrived.

Aaaa... aaaa... aaaa...

A garden of flowers is right here,

for I have seen my soul standing before me.

My sweet love, only because of you,

I now believe in tomorrow.

You made me think of you every second,

you made me shiver with joy again and again.

That very first glance, in my heart,

will live on forever, will live on forever.

I saw you for the very first time,

and love arrived.

Aaa... aaa... aaa...

Won't the seven musical notes become eight,

to sing the depth of the love I hold?

Won't eyes appear all over my body,

to hide my shyness when you look at me?

My heart is not beating in its usual rhythm,

this has never happened to me before.

All these changes I see in myself,

are gifts from you, gifts from you.

I saw you for the very first time,

and love arrived.

Forgetting myself,

my shadow walks away.

I am not myself today,

there is nothing quite like love.

Where is my heart, my love?

Has it reached you... aaaa...

I saw you for the very first time,

and love arrived.

Forgetting myself,

my shadow walks away.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Mudhan Mudhalil Paarthen' expresses the overwhelming and transformative experience of falling in love for the very first time. The protagonist describes losing touch with their own ego and sense of self, feeling as though their shadow and heart have physically separated to wander toward their beloved. Love brings a renewed faith in the future, converting everyday existence into a garden of paradise. In the second stanza, the lyricist uses poetic exaggeration to depict the intensity of this emotion—questioning if seven musical notes could expand to eight to capture love's depth, or if eyes could cover the whole body to veil one's bashfulness. Ultimately, every physical reaction—from goosebumps to an erratic heartbeat—is celebrated as a beautiful gift bestowed by the presence of the beloved.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Alliteration)

“Mudhan mudhalil paarthen”

Repetition of the initial sound 'Mu' in 'Mudhan' and 'mudhalil' creates a soothing rhythmic opening.

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

“Ezhu swaram ettaai aahaatho”

Asking if the standard seven musical notes (swaras) can become eight to convey love's depth accentuates the boundless nature of the emotion.

Personification / Metaphor

“Enai marandhu endhan nizhal poghuthae”

Attributing independent movement to one's own shadow walking away symbolizes total self-forgetfulness in love.

Did you know?

Trivia

Composed by Deva with lyrics by Vaali for the 1997 hit movie 'Aahaa!' directed by Suresh Krissna, 'Mudhan Mudhalil Paarthen' (sung by Hariharan) remains one of Tamil cinema's iconic 90s romantic melodies.

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