Veyil Mazhayae
From Mehandi Circus · 2018
- Lyricist
- Sean Roldan
- Music director
- Sean Roldan
- Details
- Mehandi Circus2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Veyil mazhaiyae | O sun-drenched rain! |
| Minnal poovae nee | You are a lightning flower |
| Nee nee engae | Where are you, where? |
| Male | |
| Mouna pechu nee | You are a silent speech |
| Konjam pesidu | Speak a little |
| Un vaarthai thedi | Searching for your words |
| Payanam poguthae | The journey proceeds |
| Male | |
| Megam mooduthae | Clouds are gathering |
| Chorus :Mooduthae | Chorus: Gathering |
| Male :Kaalam odhuthae | Male: Time is running away |
| Chorus :Odhuthae | Chorus: Running away |
| Male :En paadhai pogum thooram | Male: The distance my path travels |
| Neeluthae | Keeps extending |
| Male | |
| Ohhh veyil mazhaiyae | Oh, sun-drenched rain! |
| Minnal poovae nee | You are a lightning flower |
| Nee nee engae | Where are you, where? |
| Male | |
| Veyil mazhaiyae | O sun-drenched rain! |
| Minnal poovae nee | You are a lightning flower |
| Nee nee engae | Where are you, where? |
| Female | |
| Ahaaa haa…aaaa | Ahaaa haa…aaaa |
| Ahaaa haa…aaa….haa…aa… | Ahaaa haa…aaa….haa…aa… |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………. | |
| Male | |
| Aayiram mugangal | A thousand faces |
| Paarkkiren naalum | I see every single day |
| Un mugam engae parppeno | Where will I ever see your face? |
| Nilam engum paranthu | Wandering far across the land |
| Thirigiren naanum | I too roam around |
| Unnidam vanthu serveno | Will I ever reach you? |
| Male | |
| Chella kulirae | My precious chill breeze |
| Thanga thanalae | My golden ember |
| Andhi ozhi neeyadi | You are the evening light, my dear |
| Ottrai kanavae | Solitary dream |
| Suttrum nilavae neethanae | Are you the orbiting moon? |
| Male | |
| En arugil vandha isai | The music that came near me |
| Thooram thalli ponathadi | Has drifted far away, my dear |
| Antha dhisai thedi thedi | Searching repeatedly in that direction |
| Uyirum theyuthae | My very life is eroding away |
| Male | |
| Mouna pechu nee | You are a silent speech |
| Chorus :Nee | Chorus: You |
| Male :Konjam pesidu | Male: Speak a little |
| Chorus :Pesidu | Chorus: Speak |
| Male :Un vaarthai thedi | Male: Searching for your words |
| Payanam poguthae | The journey proceeds |
| Male | |
| Megam mooduthae | Clouds are gathering |
| Kaalam odhuthae | Time is running away |
| En paadhai pogum thooram | The distance my path travels |
| Neeluthae | Keeps extending |
| Male | |
| Ohhh veyil mazhaiyae | Oh, sun-drenched rain! |
| Minnal poovae nee | You are a lightning flower |
| Nee nee engae | Where are you, where? |
| Male | |
| Veyil mazhaiyae | O sun-drenched rain! |
| Minnal poovae nee | You are a lightning flower |
| Nee nee engae | Where are you, where? |
| Chorus | |
| …………………….. | |
வெயில் மழையே
மின்னல் பூவே நீ
நீ நீ எங்கே
O sun-drenched rain!
You are a lightning flower
Where are you, where?
மௌன பேச்சு நீ
கொஞ்சம் பேசிடு
உன் வார்த்தை தேடி
பயணம் போகுதே
You are a silent speech
Speak a little
Searching for your words
The journey proceeds
மேகம் மூடுதே
குழு :
மூடுதே
காலம் ஓடுதே
குழு :
ஓடுதே
என் பாதை போகும்
தூரம் நீளுதே
Clouds are gathering
Chorus: Gathering
Male: Time is running away
Chorus: Running away
Male: The distance my path travels
Keeps extending
ஓஹ் வெயில் மழையே
மின்னல் பூவே நீ
நீ நீ எங்கே
Oh, sun-drenched rain!
You are a lightning flower
Where are you, where?
வெயில் மழையே
மின்னல் பூவே நீ
நீ நீ எங்கே
O sun-drenched rain!
You are a lightning flower
Where are you, where?
அஹ்ஹா ஹா....ஆஆ
அஹ்ஹா ஹா...ஆஅ....ஹா....ஆ....
Ahaaa haa…aaaa
Ahaaa haa…aaa….haa…aa…
.....................
ஆயிரம் முகங்கள்
பார்க்கிறேன் நாளும்
உன் முகம் எங்கே பார்ப்பேனோ
நிலம் எங்கும் பறந்து
திரிகிறேன் நானும்
உன்னிடம் வந்து சேர்வேனோ
A thousand faces
I see every single day
Where will I ever see your face?
Wandering far across the land
I too roam around
Will I ever reach you?
செல்ல குளிரே
தங்க தனலே
அந்தி ஒழி நீயடி
ஒட்டறை கனவே
சுற்றும் நிலவே நீதானே
My precious chill breeze
My golden ember
You are the evening light, my dear
Solitary dream
Are you the orbiting moon?
என் அருகில் வந்த இசை
தூரம் தள்ளி போனதடி
அந்த திசை தேடி தேடி தேடி
உயிரும் தேயுதே
The music that came near me
Has drifted far away, my dear
Searching repeatedly in that direction
My very life is eroding away
மௌன பேச்சு நீ
குழு :
நீ
கொஞ்சம் பேசிடு
குழு :
பேசிடு
உன் வார்த்தை தேடி
பயணம் போகுதே
You are a silent speech
Chorus: You
Male: Speak a little
Chorus: Speak
Male: Searching for your words
The journey proceeds
மேகம் மூடுதே
காலம் ஓடுதே
என் பாதை போகும்
தூரம் நீளுதே
Clouds are gathering
Time is running away
The distance my path travels
Keeps extending
ஓஹ் வெயில் மழையே
மின்னல் பூவே நீ
நீ நீ எங்கே
Oh, sun-drenched rain!
You are a lightning flower
Where are you, where?
வெயில் மழையே
மின்னல் பூவே நீ
நீ நீ எங்கே
O sun-drenched rain!
You are a lightning flower
Where are you, where?
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Veyil mazhaiyae
O sun-drenched rain!
Minnal poovae nee
You are a lightning flower
Nee nee engae
Where are you, where?
Mouna pechu nee
You are a silent speech
Konjam pesidu
Speak a little
Un vaarthai thedi
Searching for your words
Payanam poguthae
The journey proceeds
Megam mooduthae
Clouds are gathering
Chorus :Mooduthae
Chorus: Gathering
Male :Kaalam odhuthae
Male: Time is running away
Chorus :Odhuthae
Chorus: Running away
Male :En paadhai pogum thooram
Male: The distance my path travels
Neeluthae
Keeps extending
Ohhh veyil mazhaiyae
Oh, sun-drenched rain!
Minnal poovae nee
You are a lightning flower
Nee nee engae
Where are you, where?
Veyil mazhaiyae
O sun-drenched rain!
Minnal poovae nee
You are a lightning flower
Nee nee engae
Where are you, where?
Ahaaa haa…aaaa
Ahaaa haa…aaaa
Ahaaa haa…aaa….haa…aa…
Ahaaa haa…aaa….haa…aa…
…………………….
Aayiram mugangal
A thousand faces
Paarkkiren naalum
I see every single day
Un mugam engae parppeno
Where will I ever see your face?
Nilam engum paranthu
Wandering far across the land
Thirigiren naanum
I too roam around
Unnidam vanthu serveno
Will I ever reach you?
Chella kulirae
My precious chill breeze
Thanga thanalae
My golden ember
Andhi ozhi neeyadi
You are the evening light, my dear
Ottrai kanavae
Solitary dream
Suttrum nilavae neethanae
Are you the orbiting moon?
En arugil vandha isai
The music that came near me
Thooram thalli ponathadi
Has drifted far away, my dear
Antha dhisai thedi thedi
Searching repeatedly in that direction
Uyirum theyuthae
My very life is eroding away
Mouna pechu nee
You are a silent speech
Chorus :Nee
Chorus: You
Male :Konjam pesidu
Male: Speak a little
Chorus :Pesidu
Chorus: Speak
Male :Un vaarthai thedi
Male: Searching for your words
Payanam poguthae
The journey proceeds
Megam mooduthae
Clouds are gathering
Kaalam odhuthae
Time is running away
En paadhai pogum thooram
The distance my path travels
Neeluthae
Keeps extending
Ohhh veyil mazhaiyae
Oh, sun-drenched rain!
Minnal poovae nee
You are a lightning flower
Nee nee engae
Where are you, where?
Veyil mazhaiyae
O sun-drenched rain!
Minnal poovae nee
You are a lightning flower
Nee nee engae
Where are you, where?
……………………..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Veyil Mazhaiyae' from the movie Mehandi Circus is a deeply poetic track depicting the longing, ache of separation, and relentless search for a lost love. The protagonist uses paradoxical and celestial imagery to describe his beloved, calling her 'sun-drenched rain' (veyil mazhai) and a 'lightning flower' (minnal poo), capturing her rare, breathtaking, yet fleeting presence in his life. As time drifts by and dark clouds obscure his path, the protagonist wanders through thousands of unfamiliar faces searching for the one face that gives him purpose. The song balances themes of warmth and coldness, silence and music, portraying a soul wearing away as it journeys towards a distant horizon in search of closure and love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Oxymoron / Contrast (Muran)
“Veyil mazhaiyae”
Combining opposing elements such as sunshine and rain ('Veyil mazhaiyae') or cooling breeze and burning coal ('Chella kulirae / Thanga thanalae') to express complex, dual emotional states.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Minnal poovae nee”
Describing the beloved through surreal metaphors like a flower made of lightning ('Minnal poovae') and speech made of silence ('Mouna pechu').
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Payanam poguthae / Megam mooduthae”
The deliberate repetition of the suffix sound '-uthae' ('poguthae', 'mooduthae', 'odhuthae', 'neeluthae') across consecutive lines creates a rhythmic, flowing progression.
Repetition / Emphasis (Adukku Thodar)
“Antha dhisai thedi thedi”
The repetition of words like 'thedi thedi' (searching and searching) reinforces the intense, continuous exertion in searching for love.
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Trivia
'Veyil Mazhaiyae' is a critically acclaimed song from the 2019 Tamil film 'Mehandi Circus', composed by Sean Roldan with lyrics written by Yugabharathi. Sung beautifully by Vignesh Ishwar and Susha, the song uses classical Carnatic nuances blended with Western orchestral arrangements to capture the vintage circus backdrop and deep romantic nostalgia of the movie.
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