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Muzhumathi Avalathu Mugamaagum

From Jodhaa Akbar · 2008

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Srinivas
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Jodhaa Akbar
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
17 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Muzhumadhi avalathu mugamaagum
Malligai avalathu manamaagum
Minnalgal avalathu vizhiyaagum
Mounangal avalathu mozhiyaagum
Maargazhi maadhaththu
Paniththuli avalathu kuralaagum
Magarandha kaattin
Maan kutti avaladhu nadaiyaagum
Avalai oru naal naan paarthen
Idhayam kodu ena varam ketten
Athai koduththaal
Udanae eduththae sendru vittaal
Ohoo..muzhumadhi avalathu mugamaagum
Malligai avalathu manamaagum
Maargazhi maadhaththu
Paniththuli avalathu kuralaagum
Magarandha kaattin
Maan kutti avaladhu nadaiyaagum
Kaalthadamae padhiyaadha
Kadal theevu aval thaanae
Athan vaasanai mananil
Poochchediyaaga ninaithen
Kettathumae marakkaatha
Mellisaiyum avalthaanae
Athan pallavi charanam
Purinthum mounaththil irunthen
Oru karaiyaaga aval irukka
Maru karaiyaaga naan irukka
Idaiyil thanimai
Thalumbuthae… nadhiyaai
Kaanal neeril meen pidikka
Kaigal nianaiththaal mudinthidumaa
Nigazhkaalam naduvae
Vedikkai paarkkirathae..
Ohoo..muzhumadhi avalathu mugamaagum
Malligai avalathu manamaagum
Maargazhi maadhaththu
Paniththuli avalathu kuralaagum
Magarandha kaattin
Maan kutti avaladhu nadaiyaagum
Amaithiyudan aval vandhaal
Viralgalai naan pidiththu konden
Pala vaanavil paarthae
Vazhiyil thodarnthathu payanam
Urakkam vanthae thalaikkodha
Maraththadiyil ilaippaari
Kan thiranthen avalum illai
Kasanthathu nimidam
Arugil irunthaal oru nimidam
Tholaivil therinthaal maru nimidam
Kangalil maraiyum
Poimaan pol odugiraal
Avalukkum enakkum naduvinilae
Thirai ondru therinthathu edhirinilae
Mugamoodi aninthaal
Mugangal therinthidumaa..
Ohoo..muzhumadhi avalathu mugamaagum
Malligai avalathu manamaagum
Maargazhi maadhaththu
Paniththuli avalathu kuralaagum
Magarandha kaattin
Maan kutti avaladhu nadaiyaagum
The full moon is her face,
Jasmine is her heart,
Flashes of lightning are her eyes,
Silence is her language.
In the winter month of Margazhi,
A dewdrop is her voice.
In a forest of blossoms,
A young deer is her graceful walk.
I saw her one day,
I asked for the gift of her heart.
She gave it to me,
But took it right back and walked away.
Oh... the full moon is her face,
Jasmine is her heart,
In the winter month of Margazhi,
A dewdrop is her voice.
In a forest of blossoms,
A young deer is her graceful walk.
Where no footprint has ever been set,
She is an untouched island in the sea.
In its fragrant sand,
I wished to become a flowering plant.
Unforgettable once heard,
She is that sweet melody.
Even though I understood its verses,
I remained in silence.
With her on one riverbank,
And me on the other,
Loneliness in between
Overflows like a river...
If hands try to catch fish in a mirage,
Can they ever succeed?
Standing in between,
The present simply watches the spectacle...
Oh... the full moon is her face,
Jasmine is her heart,
In the winter month of Margazhi,
A dewdrop is her voice.
In a forest of blossoms,
A young deer is her graceful walk.
She arrived in silence,
And I held her fingers.
Watching many rainbows,
Our journey continued down the path.
As sleep came and stroked my hair,
While I rested under a tree,
I opened my eyes and she was gone;
That moment turned bitter.
She was near me one minute,
She appeared far away the next.
Disappearing before my eyes,
She runs like an illusory deer.
Between her and me,
A veil appeared before our eyes.
If one wears a mask,
Can their true face ever be seen?...
Oh... the full moon is her face,
Jasmine is her heart,
In the winter month of Margazhi,
A dewdrop is her voice.
In a forest of blossoms,
A young deer is her graceful walk.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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