Then Mazhaiyile
From Pudhiavan · 1984
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- V. S. Narasimhan
- Details
- Pudhiavan1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaa rasigaiyae… | Come, my female admirer... |
| Paa bapapapapapapapaa | Paa bapapapapapapapaa |
| Hey rasigaiyae | Hey female admirer |
| Mallipookkal sivandhadhaen | Why did the jasmine flowers turn red? |
| Manadhukkul ennai kasandhadhaen | Why did you squeeze/crush me inside your heart? |
| Male | |
| {Thaen mazhayilae | {In the rain of honey |
| Dhinam nanaiyum un nenjamae | Your heart gets soaked every day |
| Vaa rasigaiyae sangeetham naanae} (2) | Come admirer, I am music itself} (2) |
| Male | |
| Thaen mazhayilae | In the rain of honey |
| Dhinam nanaiyum un nenjamae | Your heart gets soaked every day |
| Male | |
| {Innum thanimaiku thunai illai | {There is still no companion for solitude |
| Indha ilamaikku anaiyillai | There is no dam to restrain this youth |
| Thulli parakkavum thunivillai | There is no courage to leap and fly |
| Ullukkul ushnangal} (2) | Heat and yearning inside} (2) |
| Male | |
| Unai ninaikkiradhu | It thinks of you |
| Kuyil thavikkiradhu | The cuckoo suffers in longing |
| Siragai virithu siraiyai udaikka | To spread its wings and break open the prison |
| Thudikkiradhae | It is throbbing eagerly |
| Kuyil engae vasantham angae | Wherever the cuckoo is, spring is there |
| Nee vaa ingae.. | You come here.. |
| Male | |
| Thaen mazhayilae | In the rain of honey |
| Dhinam nanaiyum un nenjamae | Your heart gets soaked every day |
| Vaa rasigaiyae sangeetham naanae | Come admirer, I am music itself |
| Male | |
| Thaen mazhayilae | In the rain of honey |
| Dhinam nanaiyum un nenjamae | Your heart gets soaked every day |
| Male | |
| {Endhan isai mazhai pozhiyalaam | {My rain of music may shower down |
| Ullam ennum kinnam vazhiyalaam | The vessel of the heart may overflow |
| Kavalaigal adhil karaiyalaam | Sorrows may dissolve within it |
| Anbae vaa arugae vaa} (2) | Come my love, come closer} (2) |
| Male | |
| Karaiyai kadandhu | Crossing the shoreline |
| Oru kadal varugiradhu | An ocean approaches |
| Alaigal ezhundhu | Waves rise up |
| Idhayam nuzhaindhu sudugiradhae | Entering the heart and burning |
| Unai thaan naanae | It is only you that I |
| Nanaithenae vaa ponmaanae | Soaked, come my golden deer |
| Male | |
| Thaen mazhayilae | In the rain of honey |
| Dhinam nanaiyum un nenjamae | Your heart gets soaked every day |
| Vaa rasigaiyae sangeetham naanae | Come admirer, I am music itself |
| Male | |
| Thaen mazhayilae | In the rain of honey |
| Dhinam nanaiyum un nenjamae | Your heart gets soaked every day |
வா ரசிகையே
பா பபபபபபபபா
ஹே ரசிகையே
மல்லிகை பூ சிவந்ததேன்
மனதுக்குள் என்னை கசந்ததேன்
Come, my female admirer...
Paa bapapapapapapapaa
Hey female admirer
Why did the jasmine flowers turn red?
Why did you squeeze/crush me inside your heart?
{தேன் மழையிலே
தினம் நனையும் உன் நெஞ்சமே
வா ரசிகையே சங்கீதம் நானே} (2)
{In the rain of honey
Your heart gets soaked every day
Come admirer, I am music itself} (2)
தேன் மழையிலே
தினம் நனையும் உன் நெஞ்சமே
In the rain of honey
Your heart gets soaked every day
{இன்னும் தனிமைக்கு துணை இல்லை
இந்த இளமைக்கு அணையில்லை
துள்ளி பறக்கவும் துணிவில்லை
உள்ளுக்குள் உஷ்ணங்கள்} (2)
{There is still no companion for solitude
There is no dam to restrain this youth
There is no courage to leap and fly
Heat and yearning inside} (2)
உன்னை நினைக்கிறது
குயில் தவிக்கிறது
சிறகை விரித்து சிறையை உடைக்க
துடிக்கிறதே
குயில் எங்கே வசந்தம் அங்கே
நீ வா இங்கே
It thinks of you
The cuckoo suffers in longing
To spread its wings and break open the prison
It is throbbing eagerly
Wherever the cuckoo is, spring is there
You come here..
தேன் மழையிலே
தினம் நனையும் உன் நெஞ்சமே
வா ரசிகையே சங்கீதம் நானே
In the rain of honey
Your heart gets soaked every day
Come admirer, I am music itself
தேன் மழையிலே
தினம் நனையும் உன் நெஞ்சமே
In the rain of honey
Your heart gets soaked every day
{எந்தன் இசை மழை பொழியல்லாம்
உள்ளம் என்னும் கிண்ணம் வழியலாம்
கவலைகள் அதில் கரையலாம்
அன்பே வா அருகே வா} (2)
{My rain of music may shower down
The vessel of the heart may overflow
Sorrows may dissolve within it
Come my love, come closer} (2)
கரையை கடந்து
ஒரு கடல் வருகிறது
அலைகள் எழுந்து
இதயம் நுழைந்து சுடுகிறதே
உனைத்தான் நானே
நனைத்தேனே வா பொன் மானே
Crossing the shoreline
An ocean approaches
Waves rise up
Entering the heart and burning
It is only you that I
Soaked, come my golden deer
தேன் மழையிலே
தினம் நனையும் உன் நெஞ்சமே
வா ரசிகையே சங்கீதம் நானே
In the rain of honey
Your heart gets soaked every day
Come admirer, I am music itself
தேன் மழையிலே
தினம் நனையும் உன் நெஞ்சமே
In the rain of honey
Your heart gets soaked every day
Vaa rasigaiyae…
Come, my female admirer...
Paa bapapapapapapapaa
Paa bapapapapapapapaa
Hey rasigaiyae
Hey female admirer
Mallipookkal sivandhadhaen
Why did the jasmine flowers turn red?
Manadhukkul ennai kasandhadhaen
Why did you squeeze/crush me inside your heart?
{Thaen mazhayilae
{In the rain of honey
Dhinam nanaiyum un nenjamae
Your heart gets soaked every day
Vaa rasigaiyae sangeetham naanae} (2)
Come admirer, I am music itself} (2)
Thaen mazhayilae
In the rain of honey
Dhinam nanaiyum un nenjamae
Your heart gets soaked every day
{Innum thanimaiku thunai illai
{There is still no companion for solitude
Indha ilamaikku anaiyillai
There is no dam to restrain this youth
Thulli parakkavum thunivillai
There is no courage to leap and fly
Ullukkul ushnangal} (2)
Heat and yearning inside} (2)
Unai ninaikkiradhu
It thinks of you
Kuyil thavikkiradhu
The cuckoo suffers in longing
Siragai virithu siraiyai udaikka
To spread its wings and break open the prison
Thudikkiradhae
It is throbbing eagerly
Kuyil engae vasantham angae
Wherever the cuckoo is, spring is there
Nee vaa ingae..
You come here..
Thaen mazhayilae
In the rain of honey
Dhinam nanaiyum un nenjamae
Your heart gets soaked every day
Vaa rasigaiyae sangeetham naanae
Come admirer, I am music itself
Thaen mazhayilae
In the rain of honey
Dhinam nanaiyum un nenjamae
Your heart gets soaked every day
{Endhan isai mazhai pozhiyalaam
{My rain of music may shower down
Ullam ennum kinnam vazhiyalaam
The vessel of the heart may overflow
Kavalaigal adhil karaiyalaam
Sorrows may dissolve within it
Anbae vaa arugae vaa} (2)
Come my love, come closer} (2)
Karaiyai kadandhu
Crossing the shoreline
Oru kadal varugiradhu
An ocean approaches
Alaigal ezhundhu
Waves rise up
Idhayam nuzhaindhu sudugiradhae
Entering the heart and burning
Unai thaan naanae
It is only you that I
Nanaithenae vaa ponmaanae
Soaked, come my golden deer
Thaen mazhayilae
In the rain of honey
Dhinam nanaiyum un nenjamae
Your heart gets soaked every day
Vaa rasigaiyae sangeetham naanae
Come admirer, I am music itself
Thaen mazhayilae
In the rain of honey
Dhinam nanaiyum un nenjamae
Your heart gets soaked every day
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vaa Rasigaiyae is a soulful romantic track from the 1984 film Pudhiavan, penned by lyricist Vairamuthu. In this song, the protagonist calls out to his lover and fan, describing himself as the embodiment of music and comparing musical ecstasy to a rain of honey that constantly quenches her heart. Through poetic imagery of spring, cuckoos breaking free from cages, and overflowing heart-vessels, the lyric expresses intense youthful passion, solitary longing, and the power of love and music to wash away grief and bring two souls together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Ullam ennum kinnam vazhiyalaam”
Comparing music directly to honey rain and the heart to a vessel/cup.
Rhyme (Edhugai / Rhyming Endings)
“Endhan isai mazhai pozhiyalaam / Ullam ennum kinnam vazhiyalaam / Kavalaigal adhil karaiyalaam”
End-rhyme created by matching verb endings ending with 'laam'.
Initial Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Innum thanimaiku thunai illai / Indha ilamaikku anaiyillai”
Repetition of the initial vowel sounds 'I' across lines.
Symbolism
“Kuyil thavikkiradhu / Siragai virithu siraiyai udaikka”
Using the 'kuyil' (cuckoo) to symbolize a heart yearning for spring and freedom.
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Trivia
The film 'Pudhiavan' (1984) starred Murali and Anitha, directed by V. Srinivasan. Vairamuthu's poetic imagery of comparing music to sweet honey rain ('Thaen mazhai') became a memorable motif, echoing his signature style of blending nature with romantic emotion during the 1980s Tamil cinema era.
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