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Lyrics & meaning

Muthal Murai

From Pudhiya Payanam · 2009

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Krish, Saindhavi
Music director
Prasad Ganesh
Details
Pudhiya Payanam2009

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Mudhal murai mudhal muraiFor the first time, for the first time
Ennai anaithaai idhayam norungiyadhaeYou embraced me, and my heart shattered
Male
Maru murai maru muraiAnother time, another time
Unnai anaikka ullam yaengiyadhaeMy heart yearns to embrace you
Female
Mudhal murai mudhal muraiFor the first time, for the first time
Ennai anaithaai idhayam norungiyadhaeYou embraced me, and my heart shattered
Male
Maru murai maru muraiAnother time, another time
Unnai anaikka ullam yaengiyadhaeMy heart yearns to embrace you
Female
Yaedho sugam undaanadhaeA strange bliss was created
Varaadha noi vandhaadudhaeA rare ailment came dancing in
Male
Ennai nee unnai naanYou for me, and I for you
Marundhaaga maatrikkolvomaaShall we become medicine for each other?
Female
Mudhal murai mudhal muraiFor the first time, for the first time
Ennai anaithaai idhayam norungiyadhaeYou embraced me, and my heart shattered
Male
Maru murai maru muraiAnother time, another time
Unnai anaikka ullam yaengiyadhaeMy heart yearns to embrace you
Chorus
………………………
Male
Kodi varudam erindha sooriyanThe sun that burned for millions of years
Unnaal kulirndhadhadiCooled down because of you, my girl
Un koondhal ennai thazhuviyapodhuWhen your tresses caressed me
En manam erindhadhadiMy heart caught fire, my girl
Female
O.. Aayiram varudam ulaviya kaatruOh, the wind that blew for a thousand years
Unnaal nindradhadaaCame to a halt because of you, my boy
Nee moochu mutta anaitha podhuWhen you hugged me till I lost my breath
Ulagam marandhadhadaaI forgot the world, my boy
Male
Kaatril un saelai parakkaAs your saree fluttered in the breeze
Idaiyae iru muyalgal thavikkaRabbits struggled in between
OhohoOhoho
Female
Kaigal kodi yaetri pidikkaAs hands raised and held high
Dhaegam thaedi thudikkaThe body throbs seeking warmth
Male
Nee ennil nuzhaindhaaiYou entered into me
Naan unnil tholaindhaenI lost myself in you
Female
Nee ennil nuzhaindhaaiYou entered into me
OhohoOhoho
Naan unnil tholaindhaenI lost myself in you
Male
Mudhal murai mudhal muraiFor the first time, for the first time
Mudhal murai mudhal muraiFor the first time, for the first time
Mudhal murai….For the first time...
Female
Mudhal murai mudhal muraiFor the first time, for the first time
Ennai anaithaai idhayam norungiyadhaeYou embraced me, and my heart shattered
Male
Maru murai maru muraiAnother time, another time
Unnai anaikka ullam yaengiyadhaeMy heart yearns to embrace you

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic duet explores the intense emotional and physical overwhelmingness of falling in love and experiencing a lover's first embrace. The protagonists describe how the first physical touch felt like a heart-shattering, breathtaking experience that created an irresistible desire for more closeness. Love is portrayed as a sweet disease where each partner acts as the sole cure for the other. The song uses vivid cosmic imagery—such as the sun cooling down and the ancient wind coming to a standstill—to convey the transformative, world-stopping power of their union and passion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition

Mudhal murai mudhal murai

The phrase 'Mudhal murai' (For the first time) and 'Maru murai' (Another time) are repeated to highlight the uniqueness and addictive nature of the experience.

Hyperbole (Atisayokti)

Kodi varudam erindha sooriyan unnaal kulirndhadhadi

Exaggeration of love's impact by stating that a million-year-old burning sun cooled down upon seeing the beloved.

Paradox / Oxymoron

Varaadha noi vandhaadudhae... Marundhaaga maatrikkolvomaa

Framing love as an untreatable disease ('noi') while simultaneously declaring each other as the cure ('marundhu').

Metaphor

Nee ennil nuzhaindhaai, Naan unnil tholaindhaen

Comparing the entering of love to physical merging where one partner vanishes inside the other.

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Trivia

'Pudhiya Payanam' (2009) utilizes iconic late-2000s Tamil romantic lyrics that emphasize nature paradoxes—such as burning hearts vs. cooling suns—to illustrate intense passion.

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