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Lyrics & meaning

Pagal Iravai

From Maraigirai · 2019

Lyricist
Thava Kumar
Singer
Adheef Muhamed
Music director
Pranav Das
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kaatrae ilam kaatraeO wind, gentle breeze
Isaiyaaga varuvaayaWill you come as music?
Thozhai dhooram sila kaalamFaraway distance for a short time
Ival kaadhil mellaSoftly in her ears
Male
Poovae ven poovaeO flower, white flower
Pudhidhaaga malar vaayaWill you bloom anew?
Ival koondhal mazhai megamHer hair is like a rain cloud
Adhil neendhi sellaTo swim through it
Male
Oru kaadhal oru nesam idhuThis is a love, an affection
Uyir koottil oru swaasamA breath in the cage of life
Pudhu vaanam pala dhesam selvomaeShall we go to a new sky and many lands?
Anbae vaa…Come, my love...
Male
Pagal iravai kann vizhithidavaShall I stay awake through day and night?
Unatharugae naan pizhaithidavaShall I survive near you?
Yuga yugamum oru nodi thaan indraeEras upon eras seem like a single second today
Idhayamellam nee nirainthida vaaCome fill my entire heart
Unadhuyirai irunthidavaShall I remain as your life?
Udai kalaivai ennai adaivaiShed your attire and attain me
Male
Jannal vandha nilavaeO moon that came through the window
Kannil nindra kanavaeO dream that stood before my eyes
Manjam serndha uravaeO relation that joined on the couch
Nammil illai pirivaeThere is no separation between us
Male
Anai thaandum vellathaiThe flood overflowing the dam
En kannil katti vaithenI have restrained in my eyes
Anaiyadha deebam polLike an unextinguished lamp
Unai nenjil yetri kondenI have lit you in my heart
Male
En jeevan tharuvenI will give my life
Uyir ozhi nee anaivathillaiYou are the light of life that never dims
Maraivathillai…aaa…aaaNever fading... ah... ah...
Male
Kaatrae ilam kaatraeO wind, gentle breeze
Isaiyaaga varuvaayaWill you come as music?
Thozhai dhooram sila kaalamFaraway distance for a short time
Ival kaadhil mellaSoftly in her ears
Male
Poovae ven poovaeO flower, white flower
Pudhidhaaga malar vaayaWill you bloom anew?
Ival koondhal mazhai megamHer hair is like a rain cloud
Adhil neendhi sellaTo swim through it
Male
Oru kaadhal oru nesam idhuThis is a love, an affection
Uyir koottil oru swaasamA breath in the cage of life
Pudhu vaanam pala dhesam selvomaeShall we go to a new sky and many lands?
Anbae vaa…Come, my love...
Male
Pagal iravai kann vizhithidavaShall I stay awake through day and night?
Unatharugae naan pizhaithidavaShall I survive near you?
Yuga yugamum oru nodi thaan indraeEras upon eras seem like a single second today
Idhayamellam nee nirainthida vaaCome fill my entire heart
Unadhuyirai irunthidavaShall I remain as your life?
Udai kalaivai ennai adaivaiShed your attire and attain me
Male
Pagal iravai kann vizhithidavaShall I stay awake through day and night?
Unatharugae naan pizhaithidavaShall I survive near you?
Yuga yugamum oru nodi thaan indraeEras upon eras seem like a single second today

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Maraigirai is a soulful Tamil romantic song expressing profound devotion, tender intimacy, and the eternal bond between lovers. The lyrics invoke elements of nature—comparing the beloved's presence to a soothing breeze, blooming flowers, and rain clouds—wishing for an endless journey together across new skies and lands. The song captures the height of romantic passion where time compresses—eras feel like single seconds—and deep emotions held back inside overflow like a flood. Love is celebrated as an unextinguished flame in the heart, a light of life that never dims or fades away.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvameyam)

Ival koondhal mazhai megam

Compares her long hair directly to rain clouds ('mazhai megam') without using explicit comparative markers.

Simile (Uvamai)

Anaiyadha deebam pol

Uses 'pol' (like) to compare the everlasting love in the heart to an unextinguished lamp.

Second-letter Rhyme (Etukai)

Jannal vandha nilavae / Kannil nindra kanavae

The second consonant 'n' or 'nn' agrees across consecutive lines ('Jannal', 'Kannil', 'Manjam').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Yuga yugamum oru nodi thaan indrae

Exaggerates time perception, stating that entire eras feel like a fleeting second in the presence of love.

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Trivia

Maraigirai is a modern independent Tamil romantic track written by lyricist Thava Kumar, celebrated for its poetic nature imagery and intimate acoustic vibe.

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