Muthu Muthu Mazhai
From Mr. Romeo · 1996
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Mr. Romeo1996
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Adadadada.. | Oh-oh-oh-oh... |
| Muthu muthu mahzai | Pearl-like rain |
| Muthaaduthae | Is showering kisses |
| Athil oru thuli oru thuli | In that, a single drop, a single drop |
| Vandhaaduthae | Swings and dances |
| En kaadhil kaadhil | In my ears, in my ears |
| Mazhai kavi paaduthae | The rain sings poetry |
| Adhu kaadhal kaadhal | Saying it is love, it is love |
| Endru sudhi seruthae | It tunes into the pitch |
| En paruvam nananju ponathae | My youth has gotten drenched |
| Female | |
| Thozhi nirpaal moolaiyilae | My friend stands in the corner |
| Naan chotta chotta nikkaiyilae | While I stand dripping wet |
| Ada nanaiyaatha idam | Hey, a dry spot |
| Edhu thedaathae | Don't search for it |
| Ah devaraachi odaiyilae | Ah, in the Devarachi stream |
| Naan theppamaga nikkaiyilae | As I stand like a raft |
| Nee thottu thottu | Don't touch again and again |
| Enaiyum thuvaikkaathae | And rinse me too |
| Female | |
| Adadadada.. | Oh-oh-oh-oh... |
| Muthu muthu mahzai | Pearl-like rain |
| Muthaaduthae | Is showering kisses |
| Athil oru thuli oru thuli | In that, a single drop, a single drop |
| Vandhaaduthae | Swings and dances |
| En kaadhil kaadhil | In my ears, in my ears |
| Mazhai kavi paaduthae | The rain sings poetry |
| Adhu kaadhal kaadhal | Saying it is love, it is love |
| Endru sudhi seruthae | It tunes into the pitch |
| Chorus | |
| Hey eh hey eh hey eh | Hey eh hey eh hey eh |
| Hey eh hey eh hey eh | Hey eh hey eh hey eh |
| Chorus | |
| Sungudi sungudi | Wearing a Sungudi, Sungudi |
| Selai sundari vandhaale | Saree, the beautiful girl arrived |
| Ava sokkupodi pottu ponaalae | She cast a spell and went away |
| Sungudi sungudi | Wearing a Sungudi, Sungudi |
| Selai sundari vandhaale | Saree, the beautiful girl arrived |
| Ava sokkupodi pottu ponaalae | She cast a spell and went away |
| Ava ponadhu ponathengae | Where did she go, where did she go? |
| Ponathu ponathu | She went, she went |
| Thaandavaraayanin yerikkullae | Into Thaandavaraayan's lake |
| Ava thannikkulla meena ponaalae | She went like a fish into the water |
| Female | |
| Mudi mela moodittu | Covering it over my head |
| Naan pothi vachen | I kept it protected |
| Oru mazhai thuli manasukkullae | A raindrop inside my heart |
| Yen pugunthiruchae | Why did it enter? |
| Andha mazhai pugundha | Seeing the path where that rain entered |
| Vazhi paathu en maama vanthaan | My beloved uncle came along |
| Adhanaalae en ullam | Because of that, my heart |
| Thaan nananjiruchae | Became completely drenched |
| Female | |
| Mudi mela moodittu | Covering it over my head |
| Naan pothi vachen | I kept it protected |
| Oru mazhai thuli manasukkullae | A raindrop inside my heart |
| Yen pugunthiruchae | Why did it enter? |
| Andha mazhai pugundha | Seeing the path where that rain entered |
| Vazhi paathu en maama vanthaan | My beloved uncle came along |
| Adhanaalae en ullam | Because of that, my heart |
| Thaan nananjiruchae | Became completely drenched |
| Female | |
| Adadadada.. | Oh-oh-oh-oh... |
| Muthu muthu mahzai | Pearl-like rain |
| Muthaaduthae | Is showering kisses |
| Athil oru thuli oru thuli | In that, a single drop, a single drop |
| Vandhaaduthae | Swings and dances |
| En kaadhil kaadhil | In my ears, in my ears |
| Mazhai kavi paaduthae | The rain sings poetry |
| Adhu kaadhal kaadhal | Saying it is love, it is love |
| Endru sudhi seruthae | It tunes into the pitch |
| Chorus | |
| Sungudi sungudi | Wearing a Sungudi, Sungudi |
| Selai sundari vandhaale | Saree, the beautiful girl arrived |
| Ava sokkupodi pottu ponaalae | She cast a spell and went away |
| Sungudi sungudi | Wearing a Sungudi, Sungudi |
| Selai sundari vandhaale | Saree, the beautiful girl arrived |
| Ava sokkupodi pottu ponaalae | She cast a spell and went away |
| Ava ponadhu ponathengae | Where did she go, where did she go? |
| Ponathu ponathu | She went, she went |
| Thaandavaraayanin yerikkullae | Into Thaandavaraayan's lake |
| Ava thannikkulla meena ponaalae | She went like a fish into the water |
| Female | |
| Naan sulli vetta pogaiyilae | When I went to gather firewood |
| Ada mullu onnu thachiruchu | Ah, a thorn pricked me |
| Andha mullai edukkindra saakkil | Under the guise of removing that thorn |
| Nee thadavaathae.. | Don't stroke me... |
| Yeh.. karisakkaattula thulli thulli | Yeah... in the black-soil fields, bouncing and leaping |
| Thulli vandhen machaan.. | Leaping I came, my love... |
| Chorus | |
| Hey eh hey eh hey eh | Hey eh hey eh hey eh |
| Hey eh hey eh hey eh | Hey eh hey eh hey eh |
| Hey eh hey eh hey eh | Hey eh hey eh hey eh |
| Hey eh hey eh hey eh | Hey eh hey eh hey eh |
| Female | |
| Sulli vetta pogaiyilae | When I went to gather firewood |
| Ada mullu onnu thachiruchu | Ah, a thorn pricked me |
| Andha mullai edukkindra saakkil | Under the guise of removing that thorn |
| Nee thadavaathae.. | Don't stroke me... |
| Female | |
| Naan sulli vetta pogaiyilae | When I went to gather firewood |
| Ada mullu onnu thachiruchu | Ah, a thorn pricked me |
| Andha mullai edukkindra saakkil | Under the guise of removing that thorn |
| Nee thadavaathae.. | Don't stroke me... |
அடடடடா....
முத்து முத்து மழை
முத்தாடுதே
அதில் ஒரு துளி ஒரு துளி
வந்தாடுதே
என் காதில் காதில்
மழை கவி பாடுதே
அது காதல் காதல்
என்று சுதி சேருதே
என் பருவம் நனஞ்சு போனதே
Oh-oh-oh-oh...
Pearl-like rain
Is showering kisses
In that, a single drop, a single drop
Swings and dances
In my ears, in my ears
The rain sings poetry
Saying it is love, it is love
It tunes into the pitch
My youth has gotten drenched
தோழி நிற்பாள் மூலையிலே
அது சொட்ட சொட்ட நிக்கையிலே
அட நனையாத இடம்
எது தேடாதே
அஹ் தேவராசி ஓடையிலே
நான் தெப்பமாக நிக்கையிலே
நீ தொட்டு தொட்டு
எனையும் துவைக்காதே
My friend stands in the corner
While I stand dripping wet
Hey, a dry spot
Don't search for it
Ah, in the Devarachi stream
As I stand like a raft
Don't touch again and again
And rinse me too
அடடடடா....
முத்து முத்து மழை
முத்தாடுதே
அதில் ஒரு துளி ஒரு துளி
வந்தாடுதே
என் காதில் காதில்
மழை கவி பாடுதே
அது காதல் காதல்
என்று சுதி சேருதே
Oh-oh-oh-oh...
Pearl-like rain
Is showering kisses
In that, a single drop, a single drop
Swings and dances
In my ears, in my ears
The rain sings poetry
Saying it is love, it is love
It tunes into the pitch
ஹே ஏ ஹே ஏ ஹே ஏ
ஹே ஏ ஹே ஏ ஹே ஏ
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
சுங்குடி சுங்குடி
சேலை சுந்தரி வந்தாளே
அவ சொக்குப்பொடி போட்டு போனாளே
சுங்குடி சுங்குடி சேலை சுந்தரி வந்தாளே
அவ சொக்குப்பொடி போட்டு போனாளே
அவ போனது போனதெங்கே
போனது போனது
தாண்டவராயனின் ஏரிக்குள்ளே
அவ தண்ணிக்குள்ள மீனா போனாளே
Wearing a Sungudi, Sungudi
Saree, the beautiful girl arrived
She cast a spell and went away
Wearing a Sungudi, Sungudi
Saree, the beautiful girl arrived
She cast a spell and went away
Where did she go, where did she go?
She went, she went
Into Thaandavaraayan's lake
She went like a fish into the water
முடி மேல மூடிட்டு
நான் பொத்தி வச்சேன்
ஒரு மழை துளி மனசுக்குள்ளே
ஏன் புகுந்திருச்சே
அந்த மழை புகுந்த
வழி பாத்து என் மாமன் வந்தான்
அதனாலே என் உள்ளம்
தான் நனஞ்சிருச்சே
Covering it over my head
I kept it protected
A raindrop inside my heart
Why did it enter?
Seeing the path where that rain entered
My beloved uncle came along
Because of that, my heart
Became completely drenched
முடி மேல மூடிட்டு
நான் பொத்தி வச்சேன்
ஒரு மழை துளி மனசுக்குள்ளே
ஏன் புகுந்திருச்சே
அந்த மழை புகுந்த
வழி பாத்து என் மாமன் வந்தான்
அதனாலே என் உள்ளம்
தான் நனஞ்சிருச்சே
Covering it over my head
I kept it protected
A raindrop inside my heart
Why did it enter?
Seeing the path where that rain entered
My beloved uncle came along
Because of that, my heart
Became completely drenched
அடடடடா....
முத்து முத்து மழை
முத்தாடுதே
அதில் ஒரு துளி ஒரு துளி
வந்தாடுதே
என் காதில் காதில்
மழை கவி பாடுதே
அது காதல் காதல்
என்று சுதி சேருதே
Oh-oh-oh-oh...
Pearl-like rain
Is showering kisses
In that, a single drop, a single drop
Swings and dances
In my ears, in my ears
The rain sings poetry
Saying it is love, it is love
It tunes into the pitch
சுங்குடி சுங்குடி
சேலை சுந்தரி வந்தாளே
அவ சொக்குப்பொடி போட்டு போனாளே
சுங்குடி சுங்குடி சேலை சுந்தரி வந்தாளே
அவ சொக்குப்பொடி போட்டு போனாளே
அவ போனது போனதெங்கே
போனது போனது
தாண்டவராயனின் ஏரிக்குள்ளே
அவ தண்ணிக்குள்ள மீனா போனாளே
Wearing a Sungudi, Sungudi
Saree, the beautiful girl arrived
She cast a spell and went away
Wearing a Sungudi, Sungudi
Saree, the beautiful girl arrived
She cast a spell and went away
Where did she go, where did she go?
She went, she went
Into Thaandavaraayan's lake
She went like a fish into the water
நான் சுள்ளி வெட்ட போகையிலே
அட முள்ளு ஒன்னு தச்சிருச்சு
அந்த முல்லை எடுக்கின்ற சாக்கில்
நீ தடவாதே....
யெ.. கரிசா காட்டுல துள்ளி துள்ளி
துள்ளி வந்தேன் மச்சான்...
When I went to gather firewood
Ah, a thorn pricked me
Under the guise of removing that thorn
Don't stroke me...
Yeah... in the black-soil fields, bouncing and leaping
Leaping I came, my love...
ஹே ஏ ஹே ஏ ஹே ஏ
ஹே ஏ ஹே ஏ ஹே ஏ
ஹே ஏ ஹே ஏ ஹே ஏ
ஹே ஏ ஹே ஏ ஹே ஏ
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
நான் சுள்ளி வெட்ட போகையிலே
அட முள்ளு ஒன்னு தச்சிருச்சு
அந்த முல்லை எடுக்கின்ற சாக்கில்
நீ தடவாதே....
When I went to gather firewood
Ah, a thorn pricked me
Under the guise of removing that thorn
Don't stroke me...
நான் சுள்ளி வெட்ட போகையிலே
அட முள்ளு ஒன்னு தச்சிருச்சு
அந்த முல்லை எடுக்கின்ற சாக்கில்
நீ தடவாதே....
When I went to gather firewood
Ah, a thorn pricked me
Under the guise of removing that thorn
Don't stroke me...
Adadadada..
Oh-oh-oh-oh...
Muthu muthu mahzai
Pearl-like rain
Muthaaduthae
Is showering kisses
Athil oru thuli oru thuli
In that, a single drop, a single drop
Vandhaaduthae
Swings and dances
En kaadhil kaadhil
In my ears, in my ears
Mazhai kavi paaduthae
The rain sings poetry
Adhu kaadhal kaadhal
Saying it is love, it is love
Endru sudhi seruthae
It tunes into the pitch
En paruvam nananju ponathae
My youth has gotten drenched
Thozhi nirpaal moolaiyilae
My friend stands in the corner
Naan chotta chotta nikkaiyilae
While I stand dripping wet
Ada nanaiyaatha idam
Hey, a dry spot
Edhu thedaathae
Don't search for it
Ah devaraachi odaiyilae
Ah, in the Devarachi stream
Naan theppamaga nikkaiyilae
As I stand like a raft
Nee thottu thottu
Don't touch again and again
Enaiyum thuvaikkaathae
And rinse me too
Adadadada..
Oh-oh-oh-oh...
Muthu muthu mahzai
Pearl-like rain
Muthaaduthae
Is showering kisses
Athil oru thuli oru thuli
In that, a single drop, a single drop
Vandhaaduthae
Swings and dances
En kaadhil kaadhil
In my ears, in my ears
Mazhai kavi paaduthae
The rain sings poetry
Adhu kaadhal kaadhal
Saying it is love, it is love
Endru sudhi seruthae
It tunes into the pitch
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Sungudi sungudi
Wearing a Sungudi, Sungudi
Selai sundari vandhaale
Saree, the beautiful girl arrived
Ava sokkupodi pottu ponaalae
She cast a spell and went away
Sungudi sungudi
Wearing a Sungudi, Sungudi
Selai sundari vandhaale
Saree, the beautiful girl arrived
Ava sokkupodi pottu ponaalae
She cast a spell and went away
Ava ponadhu ponathengae
Where did she go, where did she go?
Ponathu ponathu
She went, she went
Thaandavaraayanin yerikkullae
Into Thaandavaraayan's lake
Ava thannikkulla meena ponaalae
She went like a fish into the water
Mudi mela moodittu
Covering it over my head
Naan pothi vachen
I kept it protected
Oru mazhai thuli manasukkullae
A raindrop inside my heart
Yen pugunthiruchae
Why did it enter?
Andha mazhai pugundha
Seeing the path where that rain entered
Vazhi paathu en maama vanthaan
My beloved uncle came along
Adhanaalae en ullam
Because of that, my heart
Thaan nananjiruchae
Became completely drenched
Mudi mela moodittu
Covering it over my head
Naan pothi vachen
I kept it protected
Oru mazhai thuli manasukkullae
A raindrop inside my heart
Yen pugunthiruchae
Why did it enter?
Andha mazhai pugundha
Seeing the path where that rain entered
Vazhi paathu en maama vanthaan
My beloved uncle came along
Adhanaalae en ullam
Because of that, my heart
Thaan nananjiruchae
Became completely drenched
Adadadada..
Oh-oh-oh-oh...
Muthu muthu mahzai
Pearl-like rain
Muthaaduthae
Is showering kisses
Athil oru thuli oru thuli
In that, a single drop, a single drop
Vandhaaduthae
Swings and dances
En kaadhil kaadhil
In my ears, in my ears
Mazhai kavi paaduthae
The rain sings poetry
Adhu kaadhal kaadhal
Saying it is love, it is love
Endru sudhi seruthae
It tunes into the pitch
Sungudi sungudi
Wearing a Sungudi, Sungudi
Selai sundari vandhaale
Saree, the beautiful girl arrived
Ava sokkupodi pottu ponaalae
She cast a spell and went away
Sungudi sungudi
Wearing a Sungudi, Sungudi
Selai sundari vandhaale
Saree, the beautiful girl arrived
Ava sokkupodi pottu ponaalae
She cast a spell and went away
Ava ponadhu ponathengae
Where did she go, where did she go?
Ponathu ponathu
She went, she went
Thaandavaraayanin yerikkullae
Into Thaandavaraayan's lake
Ava thannikkulla meena ponaalae
She went like a fish into the water
Naan sulli vetta pogaiyilae
When I went to gather firewood
Ada mullu onnu thachiruchu
Ah, a thorn pricked me
Andha mullai edukkindra saakkil
Under the guise of removing that thorn
Nee thadavaathae..
Don't stroke me...
Yeh.. karisakkaattula thulli thulli
Yeah... in the black-soil fields, bouncing and leaping
Thulli vandhen machaan..
Leaping I came, my love...
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Sulli vetta pogaiyilae
When I went to gather firewood
Ada mullu onnu thachiruchu
Ah, a thorn pricked me
Andha mullai edukkindra saakkil
Under the guise of removing that thorn
Nee thadavaathae..
Don't stroke me...
Naan sulli vetta pogaiyilae
When I went to gather firewood
Ada mullu onnu thachiruchu
Ah, a thorn pricked me
Andha mullai edukkindra saakkil
Under the guise of removing that thorn
Nee thadavaathae..
Don't stroke me...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Muthu Muthu Mazhai is a vibrant and romantic song from the 1996 movie Mr. Romeo, composed by A.R. Rahman with lyrics by Vaali. The song uses rain as an allegory for romantic awakening and passion. The rain drops are depicted as sweet kisses that seep into the protagonist's heart, drenching her youth and emotions in love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Muthu muthu mahzai”
Raindrops are directly compared to precious pearls ('Muthu') to denote their brilliance and beauty.
Personification
“Mazhai kavi paaduthae”
The falling rain is given the human action of singing poetry into the speaker's ears.
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“En kaadhil kaadhil”
Words like 'muthu muthu', 'kaadhil kaadhil', and 'thottu thottu' are repeated consecutively to enhance rhythm and convey continuous action.
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Sungudi sungudi / Selai sundari vandhaale”
Repetition of the 'S' consonant sound ('Sungudi', 'Selai', 'Sundari') creates phonetic harmony.
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Trivia
Composed by A.R. Rahman for the Prabhu Deva starrer 'Mr. Romeo' (1996), this song features vocals by K.S. Chithra and Swarnalatha. The lyrics blend traditional Madurai/rural Tamil imagery—like Sungudi sarees and black soil fields—with upbeat rhythm and modern orchestration.
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