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Lyrics & meaning

Mugilo Megamo Duet

From Megha · 2016

Lyricist: Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers: Yuvan Shankar Raja, Ramya NSK
Music director: Ilayaraja
Movie name: Megha
Movie release year: 2016
Lyrics added on: 28 Dec 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Haa…aaa…aaa…haa….(4)

Mugilo megamo sol veru veru

Irandum irando porul ondru thaanae

Udalal thegathaal irandaana pothilum

Uyiraal unarvinaal athu ondruthaanae

Neeyo naano iru jeevan ondrae

Mugilo megamo sol veru veru

Irandum irando..

Idhayathin araigalil pudhiya vaasam

Manam enum vanangalil

Malarntha poovin nesam

Female :Ninaivenum alaigalil valaiyai veesum

Viralgalai idhayamae

Virumbiyae serum

Kaadhalin settaigal

Kaaranam neeyadi

Female :Paarvaiyin vettaigal

Thaithathae villadi

Male :Inimaigal ethu ethu

Athu namakku naduvilae

Mugilo megamo sol veru veru

Irandum irando porul ondru thaanae

Lalaaa..laa…thararaa rararaa….

Kadarkarai manalilae nadanthu ponen

Suvadugal anaithilum

Unnai naan paarthen

Male :Kalangarai vilakamum vizhiyil paarthen

Alai yethu karai yethu

Kulambiyae ponen

Siragugal virikiren

Paravaiyae paravaiyae

Thavalgiren kuthikiren

Mazhalaiyae mazhalaiyae

Male :Arugilum tholaivilum

Nerukam neeyae thaan

Mugilo megamo sol veru veru

Irandum irando porul ondru thaanae

Udalal thegathaal irandaana pothilum

Uyiraal unarvinaal athu ondruthaanae

Neeyo naano iru jeevan ondrae

Mugilo megamo sol veru veru

Irandum irando..

Ah... aa... aa... ah...

Mukhil or Megam (both meaning cloud)—the words are different,

Are they really two? The meaning is just one.

Though we are two in physical body and form,

In soul and feeling, we are truly one.

Whether it is you or me, two lives are one.

Mukhil or Megam, the words are different,

Are they really two?..

A new fragrance fills the rooms of the heart,

In the forest of the mind,

It is the love of a blossomed flower.

Female: Casting a net into the waves of memory,

The heart willingly reaches out

To hold those fingers.

For all these playful mischiefs of love,

You are the reason, my girl.

Female: The hunt carried out by your gaze

Has struck me like an arrow.

Male: Whatever sweet joys exist,

They belong right here between us.

Mukhil or Megam, the words are different,

Are they really two? The meaning is just one.

La la... la... tharara rarara...

I walked along the beach sands,

And in every single footprint,

I saw only you.

Male: I saw a lighthouse in your eyes,

Which is the wave and which is the shore?

I became completely lost and confused.

I spread my wings,

Like a bird, oh like a bird.

I crawl, I jump with joy,

Like a toddler, like a little child.

Male: Whether near or far away,

You alone are my closeness.

Mukhil or Megam, the words are different,

Are they really two? The meaning is just one.

Though we are two in physical body and form,

In soul and feeling, we are truly one.

Whether it is you or me, two lives are one.

Mukhil or Megam, the words are different,

Are they really two?..

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Mugilo Megamo is a romantic track from the movie Megha that beautifully illustrates the spiritual and emotional oneness of two lovers. Lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar uses the linguistic metaphor of two distinct Tamil words for cloud—'Mugil' and 'Megam'—to explain that although two things may have different names or physical forms, their underlying essence remains identical. The song highlights how the lovers are physically distinct but united in heart, soul, and experience.The couple reflects on the whimsical nature of love, where glances feel like arrows, memories wash over like waves, and love regression brings childish joy and unbridled freedom like a bird in flight. Regardless of physical proximity or distance, their bond remains unbroken and unified, continually coming back to the philosophical refrain that their two lives are essentially one.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Mugilo megamo sol veru veru / Irandum irando porul ondru thaanae”

Comparing the two lovers to two synonymous Tamil words ('Mugil' and 'Megam') that both mean cloud, symbolizing distinct forms with identical underlying meaning.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Manam enum vanangalil / Malarntha poovin nesam”

Describing the mind as a forest ('Manam enum vanangalil') where love blooms like a flower.

Simile / Imagery

“Paarvaiyin vettaigal / Thaithathae villadi”

Comparing romantic glances to arrows shot from a bow during a hunt.

Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Udalal thegathaal irandaana pothilum / Uyiraal unarvinaal athu ondruthaanae”

Repetition of the vowel sound 'U' at the beginning of words in adjacent phrases.

Did you know?

Trivia

The song 'Mugilo Megamo' features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the film Megha (2014). Lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar ingeniously utilized Tamil synonyms ('Mugil' and 'Megam', both meaning cloud) as a literary metaphor to convey the philosophical concept of two bodies sharing a single soul.

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