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Pagal Iravai

From Maraigirai · 2019

Lyricist
Thava Kumar
Singer
Adheef Muhamed
Music director
Pranav Das
Movie name
Maraigirai
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
23 Jun 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaatrae ilam kaatrae
Isaiyaaga varuvaaya
Thozhai dhooram sila kaalam
Ival kaadhil mella
Poovae ven poovae
Pudhidhaaga malar vaaya
Ival koondhal mazhai megam
Adhil neendhi sella
Oru kaadhal oru nesam idhu
Uyir koottil oru swaasam
Pudhu vaanam pala dhesam selvomae
Anbae vaa…
Pagal iravai kann vizhithidava
Unatharugae naan pizhaithidava
Yuga yugamum oru nodi thaan indrae
Idhayamellam nee nirainthida vaa
Unadhuyirai irunthidava
Udai kalaivai ennai adaivai
Jannal vandha nilavae
Kannil nindra kanavae
Manjam serndha uravae
Nammil illai pirivae
Anai thaandum vellathai
En kannil katti vaithen
Anaiyadha deebam pol
Unai nenjil yetri konden
En jeevan tharuven
Uyir ozhi nee anaivathillai
Maraivathillai…aaa…aaa
Kaatrae ilam kaatrae
Isaiyaaga varuvaaya
Thozhai dhooram sila kaalam
Ival kaadhil mella
Poovae ven poovae
Pudhidhaaga malar vaaya
Ival koondhal mazhai megam
Adhil neendhi sella
Oru kaadhal oru nesam idhu
Uyir koottil oru swaasam
Pudhu vaanam pala dhesam selvomae
Anbae vaa…
Pagal iravai kann vizhithidava
Unatharugae naan pizhaithidava
Yuga yugamum oru nodi thaan indrae
Idhayamellam nee nirainthida vaa
Unadhuyirai irunthidava
Udai kalaivai ennai adaivai
Pagal iravai kann vizhithidava
Unatharugae naan pizhaithidava
Yuga yugamum oru nodi thaan indrae
O breeze, gentle breeze,
Will you arrive as music?
From far away, for a little while,
Whispering softly into her ear?
O flower, white flower,
Will you bloom anew,
Her hair is like a rain cloud,
To swim and drift through it?
This is a love, a deep affection,
A breath within the cage of life.
Let us fly to new skies and distant lands,
Come, my love...
Shall I stay awake day and night?
Shall I live on by your side?
Even ages feel like just a second today.
Will you fill every corner of my heart?
Shall I become your very life?
Shed your clothes and embrace me.
O moon that reached my window,
O dream lingering in my eyes,
O love who shares my bed,
There is no separation between us.
Against a flood overflowing the dam,
I held you safe within my gaze.
Like a lamp that never goes out,
I lit you within my heart.
I will give you my life,
You are the light of my soul that never fades,
Never disappearing... ah... ah...
O breeze, gentle breeze,
Will you arrive as music?
From far away, for a little while,
Whispering softly into her ear?
O flower, white flower,
Will you bloom anew,
Her hair is like a rain cloud,
To swim and drift through it?
This is a love, a deep affection,
A breath within the cage of life.
Let us fly to new skies and distant lands,
Come, my love...
Shall I stay awake day and night?
Shall I live on by your side?
Even ages feel like just a second today.
Will you fill every corner of my heart?
Shall I become your very life?
Shed your clothes and embrace me.
Shall I stay awake day and night?
Shall I live on by your side?
Even ages feel like just a second today...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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