Palindrome
From Vinodhan · 2017
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Haricharan, Shashaa Tirupati
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Vinodhan2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mega raagamae | Oh melody of the clouds! |
| Mela thaalamae | Oh grand beat of the rhythm! |
| Thaaraa….. raadhaa.. | Tara... Radha... |
| Female | |
| Kaala baalagaa | Oh child of time! |
| Vaadha maadhavaa | Oh debating Madhava! |
| Raamaa.. maaraa.. | Rama... Mara... |
| Male | |
| Maarumaa kairegai maarumaa…aaa.. | Will it change? Will the lines on the palm ever change? |
| Female :Maayamaa nee nee nee maayamaa..aa | Female: Are you an illusion, are you, are you an illusion? |
| Male :Thonaadhoo… kaana kanagaa… | Male: Doesn't it appear... unseen golden realm... |
| Male | |
| Mega raagamae | Oh melody of the clouds! |
| Mela thaalamae | Oh grand beat of the rhythm! |
| Thaaraa….. raadhaa.. | Tara... Radha... |
| Female | |
| Kaala baalagaa | Oh child of time! |
| Vaadha maadhavaa | Oh debating Madhava! |
| Raamaa.. maaraa.. | Rama... Mara... |
| Male | |
| Maarumaa kairegai maarumaa…aaa.. | Will it change? Will the lines on the palm ever change? |
| Female :Maayamaa nee nee nee maayamaa..aa | Female: Are you an illusion, are you, are you an illusion? |
| Male :Thonaadhoo… kaana kanagaa… | Male: Doesn't it appear... unseen golden realm... |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Vaana kanavaa…. | Is it a sky-high dream? |
| Vaasa nesavaa… | Is it a fragrant weave? |
| Female | |
| Mogamoo… | Is it infatuation? |
| Mounamoo… | Is it silence? |
| Male | |
| Poo thandha poo | A flower gifted by a flower |
| Female :Thee thithi thee | Female: Fire, sweet fire |
| Male :Vaa karka vaa | Male: Come, learn, come |
| Female :Poo cheechee poo | Female: Flower, shame on the flower |
| Male | |
| Thaeyaadhae…. | Do not wane... |
| Vela nilavae…. | Oh spear-like moon... |
| Male | |
| Mega raagamae | Oh melody of the clouds! |
| Mela thaalamae | Oh grand beat of the rhythm! |
| Female :Raamaa.. maaraa.. | Female: Rama... Mara... |
| Female | |
| Chaera arasae | Oh Chera king! |
| Vaedha kadhavae | Oh door of the Vedas! |
| Naesanae ..ae….vaazhavaa..aaa… | Oh beloved... to live... |
| Male | |
| Nee naanaa nee… | Are you me, are you... |
| Maa marmamaa… | Oh grand mystery... |
| Vaira iravai | The diamond night, |
| Thaitha vidhathai.. | The way it was stitched... |
| Thaedathae….mega mugamae..ae…. | Do not search... oh cloud face... |
| Female | |
| Hmm mm mmm | Hmm mm mmm |
| Male :Haa…aa… | Male: Ah... aa... |
| Female :Thara tharath | Female: Thara tharath |
| Male :Hoo oo oo | Male: Hoo oo oo |
| Male | |
| Mega raagamae | Mega melody of the clouds |
| Mela thaalamae | Grand beat of the rhythm |
| Both :Thaaraa….. raadhaa.. | Both: Tara... Radha... |
| Female | |
| Kaala baalagaa | Oh child of time |
| Vaadha maadhavaa | Oh debating Madhava |
| Both :Raamaa.. maaraa.. | Both: Rama... Mara... |
| Male | |
| Maarumaa kairegai maarumaa…aaa.. | Will it change? Will the lines on the palm ever change? |
| Female :Maayamaa nee nee nee maayamaa..aa | Female: Are you an illusion, are you, are you an illusion? |
| Male :Thonaadhoo… kaana kanagaa…aa…aa… | Male: Doesn't it appear... unseen golden realm... |
| Male | |
| Mega raagamae | Oh melody of the clouds! |
| Mela thaalamae | Oh grand beat of the rhythm! |
| Thaaraa….. raadhaa.. | Tara... Radha... |
மேக ராகமே
மேள தாளமே
தாரா.....ராதா.....
Oh melody of the clouds!
Oh grand beat of the rhythm!
Tara... Radha...
கால பாலகா
வாத மாதவா
ராமா.....மாரா.....
Oh child of time!
Oh debating Madhava!
Rama... Mara...
மாறுமா கைரேகை மாறுமா....ஆஅ
மாயமா நீ நீ நீ மாயமா...ஆ....
தோணாதோ...கான கனகா...
Will it change? Will the lines on the palm ever change?
Female: Are you an illusion, are you, are you an illusion?
Male: Doesn't it appear... unseen golden realm...
மேக ராகமே
மேள தாளமே
தாரா.....ராதா.....
Oh melody of the clouds!
Oh grand beat of the rhythm!
Tara... Radha...
கால பாலகா
வாத மாதவா
ராமா.....மாரா.....
Oh child of time!
Oh debating Madhava!
Rama... Mara...
மாறுமா கைரேகை மாறுமா....ஆஅ
மாயமா நீ நீ நீ மாயமா...ஆ....
தோணாதோ...கான கனகா...
Will it change? Will the lines on the palm ever change?
Female: Are you an illusion, are you, are you an illusion?
Male: Doesn't it appear... unseen golden realm...
............................
...
வான கனவா.....
வாச நெசவா......
Is it a sky-high dream?
Is it a fragrant weave?
மோகமோ...
மோனமோ...
Is it infatuation?
Is it silence?
பூ தந்த பூ
தீ தித்தி தீ
வா கற்க வா
போ சீச்சீ போ
A flower gifted by a flower
Female: Fire, sweet fire
Male: Come, learn, come
Female: Flower, shame on the flower
தேயாதே....
வேல நிலவே.....
Do not wane...
Oh spear-like moon...
மேக ராகமே
மேள தாளமே
ராமா.....மாரா.....
Oh melody of the clouds!
Oh grand beat of the rhythm!
Female: Rama... Mara...
சேர அரசே
வேத கதவே
நேசனே....ஏ....வாழவா....ஆஅ....
Oh Chera king!
Oh door of the Vedas!
Oh beloved... to live...
நீ நானா நீ.....
மா மர்மமா....
வைர இரவை
தைத்த விதத்தை....
தேடாதே....மேக முகமே...ஏ....
Are you me, are you...
Oh grand mystery...
The diamond night,
The way it was stitched...
Do not search... oh cloud face...
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ஹா...ஆ...
தர தரத்
ஹோ ஓ ஓ
Hmm mm mmm
Male: Ah... aa...
Female: Thara tharath
Male: Hoo oo oo
மேக ராகமே
மேள தாளமே
இருவர் :
தாரா.....ராதா.....
Mega melody of the clouds
Grand beat of the rhythm
Both: Tara... Radha...
கால பாலகா
வாத மாதவா
இருவர் :
ராமா.....மாரா.....
Oh child of time
Oh debating Madhava
Both: Rama... Mara...
மாறுமா கைரேகை மாறுமா....ஆஅ
மாயமா நீ நீ நீ மாயமா...ஆ....
தோணாதோ...கான கனகா...ஆ...
Will it change? Will the lines on the palm ever change?
Female: Are you an illusion, are you, are you an illusion?
Male: Doesn't it appear... unseen golden realm...
மேக ராகமே
மேள தாளமே
தாரா.....ராதா.....
Oh melody of the clouds!
Oh grand beat of the rhythm!
Tara... Radha...
Mega raagamae
Oh melody of the clouds!
Mela thaalamae
Oh grand beat of the rhythm!
Thaaraa….. raadhaa..
Tara... Radha...
Kaala baalagaa
Oh child of time!
Vaadha maadhavaa
Oh debating Madhava!
Raamaa.. maaraa..
Rama... Mara...
Maarumaa kairegai maarumaa…aaa..
Will it change? Will the lines on the palm ever change?
Female :Maayamaa nee nee nee maayamaa..aa
Female: Are you an illusion, are you, are you an illusion?
Male :Thonaadhoo… kaana kanagaa…
Male: Doesn't it appear... unseen golden realm...
Mega raagamae
Oh melody of the clouds!
Mela thaalamae
Oh grand beat of the rhythm!
Thaaraa….. raadhaa..
Tara... Radha...
Kaala baalagaa
Oh child of time!
Vaadha maadhavaa
Oh debating Madhava!
Raamaa.. maaraa..
Rama... Mara...
Maarumaa kairegai maarumaa…aaa..
Will it change? Will the lines on the palm ever change?
Female :Maayamaa nee nee nee maayamaa..aa
Female: Are you an illusion, are you, are you an illusion?
Male :Thonaadhoo… kaana kanagaa…
Male: Doesn't it appear... unseen golden realm...
…………………………….
...
Vaana kanavaa….
Is it a sky-high dream?
Vaasa nesavaa…
Is it a fragrant weave?
Mogamoo…
Is it infatuation?
Mounamoo…
Is it silence?
Poo thandha poo
A flower gifted by a flower
Female :Thee thithi thee
Female: Fire, sweet fire
Male :Vaa karka vaa
Male: Come, learn, come
Female :Poo cheechee poo
Female: Flower, shame on the flower
Thaeyaadhae….
Do not wane...
Vela nilavae….
Oh spear-like moon...
Mega raagamae
Oh melody of the clouds!
Mela thaalamae
Oh grand beat of the rhythm!
Female :Raamaa.. maaraa..
Female: Rama... Mara...
Chaera arasae
Oh Chera king!
Vaedha kadhavae
Oh door of the Vedas!
Naesanae ..ae….vaazhavaa..aaa…
Oh beloved... to live...
Nee naanaa nee…
Are you me, are you...
Maa marmamaa…
Oh grand mystery...
Vaira iravai
The diamond night,
Thaitha vidhathai..
The way it was stitched...
Thaedathae….mega mugamae..ae….
Do not search... oh cloud face...
Hmm mm mmm
Hmm mm mmm
Male :Haa…aa…
Male: Ah... aa...
Female :Thara tharath
Female: Thara tharath
Male :Hoo oo oo
Male: Hoo oo oo
Mega raagamae
Mega melody of the clouds
Mela thaalamae
Grand beat of the rhythm
Both :Thaaraa….. raadhaa..
Both: Tara... Radha...
Kaala baalagaa
Oh child of time
Vaadha maadhavaa
Oh debating Madhava
Both :Raamaa.. maaraa..
Both: Rama... Mara...
Maarumaa kairegai maarumaa…aaa..
Will it change? Will the lines on the palm ever change?
Female :Maayamaa nee nee nee maayamaa..aa
Female: Are you an illusion, are you, are you an illusion?
Male :Thonaadhoo… kaana kanagaa…aa…aa…
Male: Doesn't it appear... unseen golden realm...
Mega raagamae
Oh melody of the clouds!
Mela thaalamae
Oh grand beat of the rhythm!
Thaaraa….. raadhaa..
Tara... Radha...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Mega Raagamae' from Vinodhan is an enigmatic, poetic duet crafted with rhythmic wordplay and classical philosophical undertones by lyricist Madhan Karky. The lyrics compare love, fate, and human connection to celestial elements like clouds, moon, time, and divine figures like Rama and Madhava. The central query revolves around fate and illusion—asking whether palm lines (destiny) will ever change and whether the beloved is a tangible reality or a beautiful illusion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emoni / Rhyme (Monorhyme & Alliteration)
“Mega raagamae / Mela thaalamae”
The lyrics feature heavy use of internal rhyming words such as 'Mega raagamae / Mela thaalamae' and 'Kaala baalagaa / Vaadha maadhavaa', creating a hypnotic and melodic word structure.
Anagram / Word Inversion
“Raamaa.. maaraa..”
The pair 'Raamaa.. maaraa..' uses letter reversal (Rama and Mara), a classic literary device showing transformation or duality.
Metaphor
“Maarumaa kairegai maarumaa”
'Kairegai' (palm lines) represents destiny, while 'Mega raagamae' symbolizes elevated, elusive emotions.
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Trivia
Written by Madhan Karky for the film Vinodhan (directed by Victor Jayaraj and produced by Prabhudeva), the song showcases Karky's penchant for linguistic experimentation, using Sanskritized Tamil words and complex rhyming structures that mimic classical Carnatic rhythmic swaras.
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