Vaazhkai Oru Maayavalai
From Maayavalai · 2024
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singers
- Yuvan Shankar Raja, Kapil Kapilan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Maayavalai2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hoo oo oo hoo oo oo hoo ooo | Hoo oo oo hoo oo oo hoo ooo |
| Maname nee nijam thaana | Oh mind, are you truly real? |
| En maname nee nijam thaana | My mind, are you truly real? |
| Ingu yaavum poi thaana Paaru | Look, is everything here a lie? |
| Male | |
| Manithaa nee nijam thaana | Oh human, are you truly real? |
| Hey manithaa nee nijam thaana | Hey human, are you truly real? |
| Ingu yaavum poi thaana paaru | Look, is everything here a lie? |
| Male | |
| Naanum neeyum pogum paathai | The path you and I are walking on, |
| Enge theriyathe | We do not know where it leads. |
| Vaazhum podhu podum vesham | The disguise worn while living, |
| Yaarena ariyaathe | Does not reveal who one truly is. |
| Male | |
| Kaalam koorum paadam noorum | The hundred lessons taught by time, |
| Kaaranam sollaathe | Do not explain the reason behind them. |
| Kadavul veru manithan veru | That God is distinct and human is distinct, |
| Sonnaal puriyaathe | Even if told, it cannot be understood. |
| Male | |
| Maayavalai maayavalai | Web of illusion, web of illusion, |
| Vaazhkai oru maayavalai | Life is a web of illusion. |
| Male | |
| Yaar yaarai padithaar inge | Who has truly understood whom here? |
| Yaar yaarai pagaithaar inge | Who has hated whom here? |
| Kaalam podum kanakkai unara | To realize the calculations made by time, |
| Gnani yaarum illaiye | There is no wise person alive. |
| Male | |
| Nijamilla kanavugalodu | With unreal dreams, |
| Niraivera aasaigalodu | With unfulfilled desires, |
| Manithan podum kanakkugal yethum | None of the calculations made by human, |
| Nilaippathingu illaiye | Will ever endure here. |
| Male | |
| Ennangale vaazhvena | Believing thoughts themselves are life, |
| Yaarum vaazhnthu pogalaam | Anyone can live and pass away. |
| Ullangalai ullam thaan | Only a heart can seek, |
| Thedi thedi serallaam | And unite with other hearts. |
| Male | |
| Puriythaathu puthiraanathu | What is incomprehensible has become a riddle. |
| Maayavalai maayavalai | Web of illusion, web of illusion, |
| Vaazhkai oru maayavalai..maayavalai | Life is a web of illusion... web of illusion. |
| Male | |
| Hoo oo oo hoo oo oo hoo ooo | Hoo oo oo hoo oo oo hoo ooo |
| Male | |
| Kelvi inge | The questions are here, |
| Vidaigal enge… | Where are the answers... |
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓ
மனமே நீ நிஜம் தானா
என் மனமே நீ நிஜம் தானா
இங்கு யாவும் பொய் தானா பாரு
Hoo oo oo hoo oo oo hoo ooo
Oh mind, are you truly real?
My mind, are you truly real?
Look, is everything here a lie?
மனிதா நீ நிஜம் தானா
ஏய் மனிதா நீ நிஜம் தானா
இங்கு யாவும் பொய் தானா பாரு
Oh human, are you truly real?
Hey human, are you truly real?
Look, is everything here a lie?
நானும் நீயும் போகும் பாதை
எங்கே தெரியதே
வாழும் போது போடும் வேஷம்
யாரென அறியாதே
The path you and I are walking on,
We do not know where it leads.
The disguise worn while living,
Does not reveal who one truly is.
காலம் கூறும் பாடம் நூறும்
காரணம் சொல்லாதே
கடவுள் வேறு மனிதன் வேறு
சொன்னால் புரியாதே
The hundred lessons taught by time,
Do not explain the reason behind them.
That God is distinct and human is distinct,
Even if told, it cannot be understood.
மாயவலை மாயவலை
வாழ்கை ஒரு மாயவலை
Web of illusion, web of illusion,
Life is a web of illusion.
யார் யாரை படித்தார் இங்கே
யார் யாரை பகைத்தார் இங்கே
காலம் போடும் கணக்கை உணர
ஞானி யாரும் இல்லையே
Who has truly understood whom here?
Who has hated whom here?
To realize the calculations made by time,
There is no wise person alive.
நிஜமில்லா கனவுகளோடு
நிறைவேறா ஆசைகளோடு
மனிதன் போடும் கணக்குகள் ஏதும்
நிலைப்பதிங்கு இல்லையே
With unreal dreams,
With unfulfilled desires,
None of the calculations made by human,
Will ever endure here.
எண்ணங்களே வாழ்வென
யாரும் வாழ்ந்து போகலாம்
உள்ளங்களை உள்ளம் தான்
தேடி தேடி சேரலாம்
Believing thoughts themselves are life,
Anyone can live and pass away.
Only a heart can seek,
And unite with other hearts.
புரியாதது புதிரானது
மாயவலை மாயவலை
வாழ்கை ஒரு மாயவலை
What is incomprehensible has become a riddle.
Web of illusion, web of illusion,
Life is a web of illusion... web of illusion.
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓ
Hoo oo oo hoo oo oo hoo ooo
கேள்வி இங்கே
விடைகள் எங்கே?
The questions are here,
Where are the answers...
Hoo oo oo hoo oo oo hoo ooo
Hoo oo oo hoo oo oo hoo ooo
Maname nee nijam thaana
Oh mind, are you truly real?
En maname nee nijam thaana
My mind, are you truly real?
Ingu yaavum poi thaana Paaru
Look, is everything here a lie?
Manithaa nee nijam thaana
Oh human, are you truly real?
Hey manithaa nee nijam thaana
Hey human, are you truly real?
Ingu yaavum poi thaana paaru
Look, is everything here a lie?
Naanum neeyum pogum paathai
The path you and I are walking on,
Enge theriyathe
We do not know where it leads.
Vaazhum podhu podum vesham
The disguise worn while living,
Yaarena ariyaathe
Does not reveal who one truly is.
Kaalam koorum paadam noorum
The hundred lessons taught by time,
Kaaranam sollaathe
Do not explain the reason behind them.
Kadavul veru manithan veru
That God is distinct and human is distinct,
Sonnaal puriyaathe
Even if told, it cannot be understood.
Maayavalai maayavalai
Web of illusion, web of illusion,
Vaazhkai oru maayavalai
Life is a web of illusion.
Yaar yaarai padithaar inge
Who has truly understood whom here?
Yaar yaarai pagaithaar inge
Who has hated whom here?
Kaalam podum kanakkai unara
To realize the calculations made by time,
Gnani yaarum illaiye
There is no wise person alive.
Nijamilla kanavugalodu
With unreal dreams,
Niraivera aasaigalodu
With unfulfilled desires,
Manithan podum kanakkugal yethum
None of the calculations made by human,
Nilaippathingu illaiye
Will ever endure here.
Ennangale vaazhvena
Believing thoughts themselves are life,
Yaarum vaazhnthu pogalaam
Anyone can live and pass away.
Ullangalai ullam thaan
Only a heart can seek,
Thedi thedi serallaam
And unite with other hearts.
Puriythaathu puthiraanathu
What is incomprehensible has become a riddle.
Maayavalai maayavalai
Web of illusion, web of illusion,
Vaazhkai oru maayavalai..maayavalai
Life is a web of illusion... web of illusion.
Hoo oo oo hoo oo oo hoo ooo
Hoo oo oo hoo oo oo hoo ooo
Kelvi inge
The questions are here,
Vidaigal enge…
Where are the answers...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Maayavalai' reflects deeply on the philosophical and illusory nature of human existence, the human mind, and earthly reality. It questions whether human feelings and identities are genuine or merely temporary masks worn in an uncertain world. Describing life as a 'Maayavalai' (web of illusion), the lyrics emphasize that human calculations, desires, and conflicts are meaningless when faced with time and destiny. Ultimately, the song presents life as a puzzle filled with questions where ultimate answers remain elusive, encouraging empathy and genuine emotional connection over temporary human ambitions.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Vaazhkai oru maayavalai”
Life is explicitly compared to an inescapable web of illusion ('maayavalai').
Rhetorical Question
“Maname nee nijam thaana”
The lyricist uses rhetorical questions to provoke philosophical contemplation about the reality of human existence.
Repetition (Anaphora)
“Yaar yaarai padithaar inge / Yaar yaarai pagaithaar inge”
The repetitive structure of 'Yaar yaarai' emphasizes the universal uncertainty in human relationships.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Nijamilla kanavugalodu / Niraivera aasaigalodu”
The suffix '-odu' creates a rhythmic end rhyme between consecutive lines.
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, 'Maayavalai' features vocals by Yuvan himself alongside Kapil Kapilan. The lyrics were written by prominent lyricist Snehan, who is well known for crafting introspective, existential Tamil songs for Yuvan's soundtracks over two decades.
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