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Lyrics & meaning

Rekkai Mulaithen

From Sundarapandian · 2012

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
G. V. Prakash Kumar, Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Movie name
Sundarapandian
Movie release year
2012
Lyrics added on
11 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Rekkai mulaithen rekkai mulaithen
Unai udan vaa endru
Vaanam yera azhaithen
Thappi tholaindhae
Poga thudithaai
Udan yaarum illaadha
Dhesam thedi pidithen
Enakena padhukiya kanavugal
Mudhanmurai tharaivittu parakudhu unnalae
Unakena sedhukiya ninaivugal
Mudhanmurai uyir vandhu thudikudhu unnalae
Ethanai vegam sendraalum
Nirpadhaai thondrum unnalae
Ethanai pakkam vandhaalum
Vekkamae illai unnalae
Kangalil minnidum kaadhalai naan
Andrae kanden orumurai
Nenjil thenai paaichida adhai
Neeyae sonnaai marumurai
Rekkai virithen rekkai virithen
Enai udan vaa endru
Vaanam yera azhaithaai
Thappi tholaindhae
Poga thudithen
Udan yaarum illaadha
Dhesam thedi pidithaai
Pagalilae suvarai verithen
Theruvilae thaniyae sirithen
Kazhandradhaai perum eduthen ellam unnalae
Iravilae thookam tholaithen
Padukaiyai sutri azhaindhen
Vagupilae thoongi vazhindhen ellam unnalae
Kattam potta ondraa
Illai kodu potta ondraa
Endha sattai poda ena
Muttikonden unnalae
Pachai vanna pottaa illai
Manjal vanna pottaa
Netri melae rendu naan
Ottikonden unnalae
Kangalil minnidum kaadhalai naan
Andrae kanden orumurai
Nenjil thenai paaichida adhai
Neeyae sonnaai marumurai
Kavithaigal kirukida vendaam
Kasakiyum erindhida vendaam
Erindhathai meendum pirithu sirithida vendaamae
Kaatrilae mutham vendaam
Vaarthaiyil artham vendaam
Sutrilum satham podum
Ethum vendaamae
Saalai ora theneer adhu
Koppai rendil vendaam
Perundherum podhum ini
Ticket rendu vendaamae
Paarai melae eri nam
Perai theeta vendaam
Ellai konjam meera ini
Acham edhum vendaamae
Kangalil minnidum kaadhalai nee
Andrae kandaai orumurai
Nenjil thenai paaichida adhai
Naanae sonnen marumurai
Rekkai mulaithen rekkai mulaithen
Unai udan vaa endru
Vaanam yera azhaithen
Thappi tholaindhae
Poga thudithen
Udan yaarum illaadha
Dhesam thedi pidithaai
Ini ini thanithani uzhaginil
Iruvarum uzhavidum nilaiyae vendaamae
Ini ini manadhinil thekida
Kaadhal undaakidum valiyae vendaamae
Ora kan paarvai vendaamae
Oradi thooram vendaamae
Maaridum neram vendaamae
Oorilae yaarum vendaamae
Kangalil minnidum kaadhalai naan
Andrae kanden orumurai
Nenjil thenai paaichida adhai
Naanae sonnen marumurai
I grew wings, I grew wings,
asking you to come along,
I invited you to fly into the sky.
To escape and get lost,
you yearned to go;
where no one else is around,
I searched and found a world.
The dreams I kept hidden just for myself,
are taking flight from the ground for the first time, because of you.
The memories I carved out for you,
have come alive and are beating for the first time, because of you.
No matter how fast we go,
it feels like standing still, because of you.
No matter how close we come,
there is no shyness left, because of you.
The love shining in your eyes,
I saw it once, back then.
To pour honey into my heart,
you said it aloud once more.
I spread my wings, I spread my wings,
asking me to come along,
you invited me to fly into the sky.
To escape and get lost,
I yearned to go;
where no one else is around,
you searched and found a world.
During the day, I stared blankly at the wall,
on the street, I smiled all by myself,
and I got called crazy, all because of you.
At night, I lost my sleep,
I paced around my bed,
and I kept dozing off in class, all because of you.
Is it the checked one,
or the striped one?
Wondering which shirt to wear,
I struggled with myself, because of you.
Is it the green bindi,
or the yellow bindi?
On my forehead, I ended up
sticking both, because of you.
The love shining in your eyes,
I saw it once, back then.
To pour honey into my heart,
you said it aloud once more.
We don't need to scribble poems,
we don't need to crumple and throw them away,
and we don't need to unfold what was discarded just to laugh.
No kisses blown in the air,
no hidden meanings in words,
and nothing around us making noise—
we don't need any of that.
That roadside tea,
we don't need it in two cups.
Even when boarding a bus, from now on,
we don't need two tickets.
Climbing onto a rock,
we don't need to carve our names.
To cross our limits a little, from now on,
we don't need any fear.
The love shining in my eyes,
you saw it once, back then.
To pour honey into your heart,
I said it myself once more.
I grew wings, I grew wings,
asking you to come along,
I invited you to fly into the sky.
To escape and get lost,
I yearned to go;
where no one else is around,
you searched and found a world.
From now on, in separate worlds,
we don't need either of us to wander anymore.
From now on, to store up in the heart,
we don't need the pain that love creates.
No more glances from the corner of the eye,
no more distance of even a single step,
no more changing times,
we don't need anyone else in this town.
The love shining in your eyes,
I saw it once, back then.
To pour honey into my heart,
I said it myself once more.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Rekkai Mulaithen (I Sprouted Wings) is a joyful romantic duet celebrating the carefree euphoria of falling in love. The lovers describe love as a weightless experience, as if they sprouted wings to escape together to a quiet world of their own. They share playful anecdotes about their day-to-day obsession with each other—staring at walls, laughing alone, struggling to pick outfits, or dozing off in class.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Rekkai mulaithen rekkai mulaithen

Sprouting wings ('Rekkai mulaithen') metaphorically represents the feeling of freedom, levitation, and intense happiness brought by love.

Anaphora / Repetition

Rekkai mulaithen rekkai mulaithen

The phrase is repeated consecutively to emphasize the excitement and intensity of the emotion.

Visual Imagery

Pachai vanna pottaa illai / Manjal vanna pottaa

Vivid depictions of everyday dilemmas and actions caused by love, such as choosing between checked or striped shirts and multiple colors of bindis.

Hyperbole

Mudhanmurai tharaivittu parakudhu unnalae

Exaggeration of abstract concepts like dreams taking physical flight off the ground.

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Trivia

Rekkai Mulaithen was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan for the 2012 Tamil rural drama 'Sundarapandian', starring M. Sasikumar and Lakshmi Menon. Written by Madhan Karky and rendered by Haricharan and Vandana Srinivasan, the song became a major chartbuster known for its youthful, catchy lyrics and sweet melody.

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