Muzhumathi Avalathu Mugamaagum
From Jodhaa Akbar · 2008
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Srinivas
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Jodhaa Akbar2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Muzhumadhi avalathu mugamaagum | Her face is the full moon |
| Malligai avalathu manamaagum | Her fragrance is the jasmine flower |
| Minnalgal avalathu vizhiyaagum | Her eyes are flashes of lightning |
| Mounangal avalathu mozhiyaagum | Her silences are her language |
| Male | |
| Maargazhi maadhaththu | Of the month of Margazhi |
| Paniththuli avalathu kuralaagum | A dewdrop is her voice |
| Magarandha kaattin | Of the pollen-filled forest |
| Maan kutti avaladhu nadaiyaagum | A fawn is her graceful walk |
| Male | |
| Avalai oru naal naan paarthen | I saw her one day |
| Idhayam kodu ena varam ketten | I asked for a boon, saying give me your heart |
| Athai koduththaal | She gave it |
| Udanae eduththae sendru vittaal | And immediately took it away with her |
| Male | |
| Ohoo..muzhumadhi avalathu mugamaagum | Ohoo.. Her face is the full moon |
| Malligai avalathu manamaagum | Her fragrance is the jasmine flower |
| Maargazhi maadhaththu | Of the month of Margazhi |
| Paniththuli avalathu kuralaagum | A dewdrop is her voice |
| Magarandha kaattin | Of the pollen-filled forest |
| Maan kutti avaladhu nadaiyaagum | A fawn is her graceful walk |
| Male | |
| Kaalthadamae padhiyaadha | Where no footprint has been impressed |
| Kadal theevu aval thaanae | She herself is an ocean island |
| Athan vaasanai mananil | In its fragrant sand |
| Poochchediyaaga ninaithen | I considered myself a flowering plant |
| Male | |
| Kettathumae marakkaatha | Unforgettable upon hearing |
| Mellisaiyum avalthaanae | She is also soft music |
| Athan pallavi charanam | Its pallavi and charanam |
| Purinthum mounaththil irunthen | Though I understood, I remained in silence |
| Male | |
| Oru karaiyaaga aval irukka | While she stands as one bank |
| Maru karaiyaaga naan irukka | And I stand as the other bank |
| Idaiyil thanimai | In between, loneliness |
| Thalumbuthae… nadhiyaai | Overflows... like a river |
| Male | |
| Kaanal neeril meen pidikka | To catch fish in a mirage water |
| Kaigal nianaiththaal mudinthidumaa | Can one succeed if hands intend to? |
| Nigazhkaalam naduvae | In the middle of the present time |
| Vedikkai paarkkirathae.. | It just stands watching as a spectacle.. |
| Male | |
| Ohoo..muzhumadhi avalathu mugamaagum | Ohoo.. Her face is the full moon |
| Malligai avalathu manamaagum | Her fragrance is the jasmine flower |
| Maargazhi maadhaththu | Of the month of Margazhi |
| Paniththuli avalathu kuralaagum | A dewdrop is her voice |
| Magarandha kaattin | Of the pollen-filled forest |
| Maan kutti avaladhu nadaiyaagum | A fawn is her graceful walk |
| Male | |
| Amaithiyudan aval vandhaal | She came with serenity |
| Viralgalai naan pidiththu konden | I held onto her fingers |
| Pala vaanavil paarthae | Seeing many rainbows |
| Vazhiyil thodarnthathu payanam | The journey continued on the path |
| Male | |
| Urakkam vanthae thalaikkodha | Sleep came and stroked my head |
| Maraththadiyil ilaippaari | Resting under the shade of a tree |
| Kan thiranthen avalum illai | I opened my eyes, she was not there |
| Kasanthathu nimidam | The moment turned bitter |
| Male | |
| Arugil irunthaal oru nimidam | One moment she is near |
| Tholaivil therinthaal maru nimidam | The next moment she appears far away |
| Kangalil maraiyum | Disappearing from eyes |
| Poimaan pol odugiraal | She runs like an illusory deer |
| Male | |
| Avalukkum enakkum naduvinilae | Between her and me |
| Thirai ondru therinthathu edhirinilae | A veil appeared right in front |
| Mugamoodi aninthaal | If a mask is worn |
| Mugangal therinthidumaa.. | Can true faces be seen?.. |
| Male | |
| Ohoo..muzhumadhi avalathu mugamaagum | Ohoo.. Her face is the full moon |
| Malligai avalathu manamaagum | Her fragrance is the jasmine flower |
| Maargazhi maadhaththu | Of the month of Margazhi |
| Paniththuli avalathu kuralaagum | A dewdrop is her voice |
| Magarandha kaattin | Of the pollen-filled forest |
| Maan kutti avaladhu nadaiyaagum | A fawn is her graceful walk |
முழுமதி அவளது
முகமாகும் மல்லிகை
அவளது மணமாகும்
மின்னல்கள் அவளது
விழியாகும் மௌனங்கள்
அவளது மொழியாகும்
Her face is the full moon
Her fragrance is the jasmine flower
Her eyes are flashes of lightning
Her silences are her language
மார்கழி மாதத்து
பனித்துளி அவளது குரலாகும்
மகரந்த காட்டின் மான்குட்டி
அவளது நடையாகும்
Of the month of Margazhi
A dewdrop is her voice
Of the pollen-filled forest
A fawn is her graceful walk
அவளை ஒரு
நாள் நான் பார்த்தேன்
இதயம் கொடு என வரம்
கேட்டேன் அதை கொடுத்தாள்
உடனே எடுத்தே சென்றுவிட்டாள்
I saw her one day
I asked for a boon, saying give me your heart
She gave it
And immediately took it away with her
ஓஹோ முழுமதி
அவளது முகமாகும்
மல்லிகை அவளது மணமாகும்
மார்கழி மாதத்து பனித்துளி
அவளது குரலாகும் மகரந்த
காட்டின் மான்குட்டி அவளது
நடையாகும்
Ohoo.. Her face is the full moon
Her fragrance is the jasmine flower
Of the month of Margazhi
A dewdrop is her voice
Of the pollen-filled forest
A fawn is her graceful walk
கால்தடமே பதியாத
கடல்தீவு அவள்தானே
அதன் வாசனை மணலில்
பூச்செடி ஆக நினைத்தேன்
Where no footprint has been impressed
She herself is an ocean island
In its fragrant sand
I considered myself a flowering plant
கேட்டதுமே
மறக்காத மெல்லிசையும்
அவள்தானே அதன் பல்லவி
சரணம் புரிந்தும் மௌனத்தில்
இருந்தேன்
Unforgettable upon hearing
She is also soft music
Its pallavi and charanam
Though I understood, I remained in silence
ஒரு கரையாக
அவளிருக்க மறுகரையாக
நான் இருக்க இடையில்
தனிமை தளும்புதே நதியாய்
While she stands as one bank
And I stand as the other bank
In between, loneliness
Overflows... like a river
கானல் நீரில்
மீன் பிடிக்க கைகள்
நினைத்தால் முடிந்திடுமா
நிகழ்காலம் நடுவே
வேடிக்கை பார்க்கிறதே
To catch fish in a mirage water
Can one succeed if hands intend to?
In the middle of the present time
It just stands watching as a spectacle..
ஓஹோ முழுமதி
அவளது முகமாகும்
மல்லிகை அவளது மணமாகும்
மார்கழி மாதத்து பனித்துளி
அவளது குரலாகும் மகரந்த
காட்டின் மான்குட்டி அவளது
நடையாகும்
Ohoo.. Her face is the full moon
Her fragrance is the jasmine flower
Of the month of Margazhi
A dewdrop is her voice
Of the pollen-filled forest
A fawn is her graceful walk
அமைதியுடன்
அவள் வந்தாள் விரல்களை
நான் பிடித்து கொண்டேன்
பல வானவில் பார்த்தே
வழியில் தொடர்ந்தது பயணம்
She came with serenity
I held onto her fingers
Seeing many rainbows
The journey continued on the path
உறக்கம் வந்தே
தலைகோத மரத்தடியில்
இளைப்பாறி கண் திறந்தேன்
அவளும் இல்லை கசந்தது
நிமிடம்
Sleep came and stroked my head
Resting under the shade of a tree
I opened my eyes, she was not there
The moment turned bitter
அருகில் இருந்தால்
ஒரு நிமிடம் தொலைவில்
தெரிந்தால் மறு நிமிடம்
கண்களில் மறையும்
பொய்மான் போல் ஓடுகிறாள்
One moment she is near
The next moment she appears far away
Disappearing from eyes
She runs like an illusory deer
அவளுக்கும்
எனக்கும் நடுவினிலே
திரையொன்று தெரிந்தது
எதிரினிலே முகம் மூடி
அணிந்தால் முகங்கள்
தெரிந்திடுமா
Between her and me
A veil appeared right in front
If a mask is worn
Can true faces be seen?..
ஓஹோ முழுமதி
அவளது முகமாகும்
மல்லிகை அவளது மணமாகும்
மார்கழி மாதத்து பனித்துளி
அவளது குரலாகும் மகரந்த
காட்டின் மான்குட்டி அவளது
நடையாகும்
Ohoo.. Her face is the full moon
Her fragrance is the jasmine flower
Of the month of Margazhi
A dewdrop is her voice
Of the pollen-filled forest
A fawn is her graceful walk
Muzhumadhi avalathu mugamaagum
Her face is the full moon
Malligai avalathu manamaagum
Her fragrance is the jasmine flower
Minnalgal avalathu vizhiyaagum
Her eyes are flashes of lightning
Mounangal avalathu mozhiyaagum
Her silences are her language
Maargazhi maadhaththu
Of the month of Margazhi
Paniththuli avalathu kuralaagum
A dewdrop is her voice
Magarandha kaattin
Of the pollen-filled forest
Maan kutti avaladhu nadaiyaagum
A fawn is her graceful walk
Avalai oru naal naan paarthen
I saw her one day
Idhayam kodu ena varam ketten
I asked for a boon, saying give me your heart
Athai koduththaal
She gave it
Udanae eduththae sendru vittaal
And immediately took it away with her
Ohoo..muzhumadhi avalathu mugamaagum
Ohoo.. Her face is the full moon
Malligai avalathu manamaagum
Her fragrance is the jasmine flower
Maargazhi maadhaththu
Of the month of Margazhi
Paniththuli avalathu kuralaagum
A dewdrop is her voice
Magarandha kaattin
Of the pollen-filled forest
Maan kutti avaladhu nadaiyaagum
A fawn is her graceful walk
Kaalthadamae padhiyaadha
Where no footprint has been impressed
Kadal theevu aval thaanae
She herself is an ocean island
Athan vaasanai mananil
In its fragrant sand
Poochchediyaaga ninaithen
I considered myself a flowering plant
Kettathumae marakkaatha
Unforgettable upon hearing
Mellisaiyum avalthaanae
She is also soft music
Athan pallavi charanam
Its pallavi and charanam
Purinthum mounaththil irunthen
Though I understood, I remained in silence
Oru karaiyaaga aval irukka
While she stands as one bank
Maru karaiyaaga naan irukka
And I stand as the other bank
Idaiyil thanimai
In between, loneliness
Thalumbuthae… nadhiyaai
Overflows... like a river
Kaanal neeril meen pidikka
To catch fish in a mirage water
Kaigal nianaiththaal mudinthidumaa
Can one succeed if hands intend to?
Nigazhkaalam naduvae
In the middle of the present time
Vedikkai paarkkirathae..
It just stands watching as a spectacle..
Ohoo..muzhumadhi avalathu mugamaagum
Ohoo.. Her face is the full moon
Malligai avalathu manamaagum
Her fragrance is the jasmine flower
Maargazhi maadhaththu
Of the month of Margazhi
Paniththuli avalathu kuralaagum
A dewdrop is her voice
Magarandha kaattin
Of the pollen-filled forest
Maan kutti avaladhu nadaiyaagum
A fawn is her graceful walk
Amaithiyudan aval vandhaal
She came with serenity
Viralgalai naan pidiththu konden
I held onto her fingers
Pala vaanavil paarthae
Seeing many rainbows
Vazhiyil thodarnthathu payanam
The journey continued on the path
Urakkam vanthae thalaikkodha
Sleep came and stroked my head
Maraththadiyil ilaippaari
Resting under the shade of a tree
Kan thiranthen avalum illai
I opened my eyes, she was not there
Kasanthathu nimidam
The moment turned bitter
Arugil irunthaal oru nimidam
One moment she is near
Tholaivil therinthaal maru nimidam
The next moment she appears far away
Kangalil maraiyum
Disappearing from eyes
Poimaan pol odugiraal
She runs like an illusory deer
Avalukkum enakkum naduvinilae
Between her and me
Thirai ondru therinthathu edhirinilae
A veil appeared right in front
Mugamoodi aninthaal
If a mask is worn
Mugangal therinthidumaa..
Can true faces be seen?..
Ohoo..muzhumadhi avalathu mugamaagum
Ohoo.. Her face is the full moon
Malligai avalathu manamaagum
Her fragrance is the jasmine flower
Maargazhi maadhaththu
Of the month of Margazhi
Paniththuli avalathu kuralaagum
A dewdrop is her voice
Magarandha kaattin
Of the pollen-filled forest
Maan kutti avaladhu nadaiyaagum
A fawn is her graceful walk
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Muzhumadhi Avalathu is the Tamil dubbed version of the majestic song In Lamhon Ke Daaman Mein from the epic historical drama Jodhaa Akbar (2008), composed by A. R. Rahman with Tamil lyrics by Na. Muthukumar. The song expresses the protagonist's profound admiration for his beloved, describing her beauty through nature's most delicate elements like the full moon, fresh jasmine, winter dew, and a graceful fawn in a pollen-laden forest. Beyond praising her ethereal qualities, the song explores themes of distance, solitude, and unattainable romance, comparing their separation to two riverbanks separated by overflowing waters and describing her elusive nature like a mirage or an illusory deer.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Muzhumadhi avalathu mugamaagum”
Directly equating the lover's face to the full moon and her voice to a dewdrop of the winter month Margazhi.
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Muzhumadhi avalathu mugamaagum / Malligai avalathu manamaagum”
Repetition of the 'Ma' sound in initial syllables across consecutive lines (Muzhumadhi, Malligai, Minnalgal, Mounangal, Maargazhi, Magarandha, Maan).
Simile (Uvamai)
“Poimaan pol odugiraal”
Comparing her fleeting and vanishing presence to an illusory/golden deer (Poimaan) running away from sight.
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Trivia
This track is the Tamil adaptation of the popular song 'In Lamhon Ke Daaman Mein' from Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Jodhaa Akbar' (2008). The original Hindi composition by A. R. Rahman was voiced by Sonu Nigam and Madhushree, while Srinivas and Bela Shende rendered the Tamil version, with lyrics adapted into Tamil by celebrated poet Na. Muthukumar.
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