Mazhai Mazhai
From Ullam Ketkumae · 2005
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Unnikrishnan, Harini
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Ullam Ketkumae2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaar vandhadhu yaar vandhadhu | Who has come? Who has come? |
| Un nenjilae yaar vandhadhu | Who has entered your heart? |
| Por vandhadhu por vandhadhu | A war has come, a war has come! |
| Ul nenjilae por vandhadhu | A war inside your inner heart! |
| Poo vandhadhu poo vandhadhu | A flower has come, a flower has come! |
| Kai veesidum poo vandhadhu | A flower that waves its hands has come! |
| Thee vandhadhu thee vandhadhu | Fire has come, fire has come! |
| Poo kangalil thee vandhadhu | Fire has appeared in those flower-like eyes! |
| Yen vandhadhu yen vandhadhu | Why did it come? Why did it come? |
| Kannoaramaai veppam veppam | Heat near the corners of the eyes! |
| Pen vandhadhum pen vandhadhum | As soon as the woman arrived, as soon as the woman arrived... |
| Un soozhalil satham satham | Noise fills your surroundings! |
| Male | |
| Mazhai mazhai en ulagathil varugindra | Rain, rain, falling into my world... |
| Mudhal mazhai nee mudhal mazhai | You are the first rain, the first rain! |
| Alai alai en idhayathil adikkindra | Wave, wave, crashing inside my heart... |
| Mudhal alai nee mudhal alai | You are the first wave, the first wave! |
| Enna thinmai mm…hmm | What firmness, mm...hmm! |
| Enna Vanmai mm…hmm | What strength, mm...hmm! |
| Endha pennum athisaya vinkalam | Every woman is a miraculous spacecraft, |
| Poga poga purigindra porkalam | A battlefield that is understood only as time passes. |
| Ondru sei ippodhae ul nenjai udaiya sei | Do one thing right now, break my inner heart! |
| Male | |
| Yaar vandhadhu yaar vandhadhu | Who has come? Who has come? |
| Un nenjilae yaar vandhadhu | Who has entered your heart? |
| Por vandhadhu por vandhadhu | A war has come, a war has come! |
| Ul nenjilae por vandhadhu | A war inside your inner heart! |
| Poo vandhadhu poo vandhadhu | A flower has come, a flower has come! |
| Kai veesidum poo vandhadhu | A flower that waves its hands has come! |
| Thee vandhadhu thee vandhadhu | Fire has come, fire has come! |
| Poo kangalil thee vandhadhu | Fire has appeared in those flower-like eyes! |
| Yen vandhadhu yen vandhadhu | Why did it come? Why did it come? |
| Kannoaramaai veppam veppam | Heat near the corners of the eyes! |
| Pen vandhadhum pen vandhadhum | As soon as the woman arrived, as soon as the woman arrived... |
| Un soozhalil satham satham | Noise fills your surroundings! |
| Male | |
| Nee mattum mm endraal udaloodu udal maatram seivenae | If you only say yes, I will exchange body for body! |
| Female | |
| Nee mattum po endraal appodhae uyir vittu selvenae | If you just say go, I will give up my life that instant! |
| Male | |
| Adi paruva pennae neeyum oru pangu sandhai polae | Hey youthful girl, you are like the stock exchange, |
| Sila yetra irakkangal ada undhan meni melae | With fluctuating rises and falls across your physique! |
| Female | |
| Poovin ullae oru thaagam un udhadugal thaa | There is a thirst inside the flower, give me your lips! |
| Male | |
| Mazhai mazhai | Rain, rain! |
| En ulagathil varugindra | Falling into my world... |
| Mudhal mazhai nee mudhal mazhai | You are the first rain, the first rain! |
| Alai alai en idhayathil adikkindra | Wave, wave, crashing inside my heart... |
| Mudhal alai en mudhal alai | You are the first wave, my first wave! |
| Female | |
| Theendaamal sarugaaven nee vandhu thottaal naan siragaaven | Untouched, I wither into a dry leaf; if you touch me, I transform into wings! |
| Male | |
| Aiyo dee naan kallaaven uliyaaga nee vandhaal kalaiyaaven | Oh dear, I remain a mere stone; if you come as a chisel, I turn into art! |
| Female | |
| Hey neeyum odi vandhu ennai theenda theenda paaru | Hey, run over and try to touch me repeatedly! |
| Oru paadharasam pola naan nazhuvi selven thedu | Like quicksilver, I will slip away, keep searching for me! |
| Male | |
| Yedho yedho vali endhan aimpulangalil yenn… | Some inexplicable ache in my five senses, why... |
| Female | |
| Mazhai Mazhai | Rain, Rain! |
| Male | |
| Endha pennum athisaya vinkalam | Every woman is a miraculous spacecraft, |
| Poga poga purigindra porkalam | A battlefield that is understood only as time passes. |
யார் வந்தது யார்
வந்தது உன் நெஞ்சிலே
யார் வந்தது போர் வந்தது
போர் வந்தது உள் நெஞ்சிலே
போர் வந்தது பூ வந்தது பூ
வந்தது கை வீசிடும் பூ வந்தது
தீ வந்தது தீ வந்தது பூ கண்களில்
தீ வந்தது ஏன் வந்தது ஏன் வந்தது
கண்ணோரமாய் வெப்பம் வெப்பம்
பெண் வந்ததும் பெண் வந்ததும்
உன் சூழலில் சத்தம் சத்தம்
Who has come? Who has come?
Who has entered your heart?
A war has come, a war has come!
A war inside your inner heart!
A flower has come, a flower has come!
A flower that waves its hands has come!
Fire has come, fire has come!
Fire has appeared in those flower-like eyes!
Why did it come? Why did it come?
Heat near the corners of the eyes!
As soon as the woman arrived, as soon as the woman arrived...
Noise fills your surroundings!
மழை மழை என்
உலகத்தில் வருகின்ற
முதல் மழை நீ முதல்
மழை அலை அலை என்
இதயத்தில் அடிக்கின்ற
முதல் அலை நீ முதல்
அலை என்ன திண்மை
ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் என்ன வன்மை
ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் எந்த பெண்ணும்
அதிசய விண்கலம் போக
போக புரிகின்ற போர்களம்
ஒன்று செய் இப்போதே உள்
நெஞ்சை உடைய செய்
Rain, rain, falling into my world...
You are the first rain, the first rain!
Wave, wave, crashing inside my heart...
You are the first wave, the first wave!
What firmness, mm...hmm!
What strength, mm...hmm!
Every woman is a miraculous spacecraft,
A battlefield that is understood only as time passes.
Do one thing right now, break my inner heart!
யார் வந்தது யார்
வந்தது உன் நெஞ்சிலே
யார் வந்தது போர் வந்தது
போர் வந்தது உள் நெஞ்சிலே
போர் வந்தது பூ வந்தது பூ
வந்தது கை வீசிடும் பூ வந்தது
தீ வந்தது தீ வந்தது பூ கண்களில்
தீ வந்தது ஏன் வந்தது ஏன் வந்தது
கண்ணோரமாய் வெப்பம் வெப்பம்
பெண் வந்ததும் பெண் வந்ததும்
உன் சூழலில் சத்தம் சத்தம்
Who has come? Who has come?
Who has entered your heart?
A war has come, a war has come!
A war inside your inner heart!
A flower has come, a flower has come!
A flower that waves its hands has come!
Fire has come, fire has come!
Fire has appeared in those flower-like eyes!
Why did it come? Why did it come?
Heat near the corners of the eyes!
As soon as the woman arrived, as soon as the woman arrived...
Noise fills your surroundings!
நீ மட்டும் என்றால்
உடலோடு உடல் மாற்றம்
செய்வேனே
If you only say yes, I will exchange body for body!
நீ மட்டும் போ
என்றால் அப்போதே
உயிர் விட்டு செல்வேனே
If you just say go, I will give up my life that instant!
அடி பருவ பெண்ணே
நீயும் ஒரு பங்கு சந்தை
போலே சில ஏற்ற இறக்கங்கள்
அட உந்தன் மேனி மேலே
Hey youthful girl, you are like the stock exchange,
With fluctuating rises and falls across your physique!
பூவின் உள்ளே
ஒரு தாகம் உன் உதடுகள்
தா
There is a thirst inside the flower, give me your lips!
மழை மழை என்
உலகத்தில் வருகின்ற
முதல் மழை நீ முதல்
மழை அலை அலை என்
இதயத்தில் அடிக்கின்ற
முதல் அலை நீ முதல்
அலை
Rain, rain!
Falling into my world...
You are the first rain, the first rain!
Wave, wave, crashing inside my heart...
You are the first wave, my first wave!
தீண்டாமல்
சருகாவேன் நீ வந்து
தொட்டால் நான்
சிறகாவேன்
Untouched, I wither into a dry leaf; if you touch me, I transform into wings!
ஐயோ டி நான்
கல்லாவேன் உளியாக
நீ வந்தால் கலையாவேன்
Oh dear, I remain a mere stone; if you come as a chisel, I turn into art!
ஹே நீயும் ஓடி வந்து
என்னை தீண்ட தீண்ட பாரு
ஒரு பாதரசம் போல நான்
நழுவி செல்வேன் தேடு
Hey, run over and try to touch me repeatedly!
Like quicksilver, I will slip away, keep searching for me!
ஏதோ ஏதோ வலி
எந்தன் ஐம்புலன்களில்
ஏன்
Some inexplicable ache in my five senses, why...
மழை மழை என்
உலகத்தில் வருகின்ற
முதல் மழை நீ முதல்
மழை அலை அலை என்
இதயத்தில் அடிக்கின்ற
முதல் அலை நீ முதல்
அலை
Rain, Rain!
எந்த பெண்ணும்
அதிசய விண்கலம் போக
போக புரிகின்ற போர்களம்
Every woman is a miraculous spacecraft,
A battlefield that is understood only as time passes.
ஆண் & பெண் :
ஒன்று செய்
இப்போதே உள் நெஞ்சை
உடைய செய்
Yaar vandhadhu yaar vandhadhu
Who has come? Who has come?
Un nenjilae yaar vandhadhu
Who has entered your heart?
Por vandhadhu por vandhadhu
A war has come, a war has come!
Ul nenjilae por vandhadhu
A war inside your inner heart!
Poo vandhadhu poo vandhadhu
A flower has come, a flower has come!
Kai veesidum poo vandhadhu
A flower that waves its hands has come!
Thee vandhadhu thee vandhadhu
Fire has come, fire has come!
Poo kangalil thee vandhadhu
Fire has appeared in those flower-like eyes!
Yen vandhadhu yen vandhadhu
Why did it come? Why did it come?
Kannoaramaai veppam veppam
Heat near the corners of the eyes!
Pen vandhadhum pen vandhadhum
As soon as the woman arrived, as soon as the woman arrived...
Un soozhalil satham satham
Noise fills your surroundings!
Mazhai mazhai en ulagathil varugindra
Rain, rain, falling into my world...
Mudhal mazhai nee mudhal mazhai
You are the first rain, the first rain!
Alai alai en idhayathil adikkindra
Wave, wave, crashing inside my heart...
Mudhal alai nee mudhal alai
You are the first wave, the first wave!
Enna thinmai mm…hmm
What firmness, mm...hmm!
Enna Vanmai mm…hmm
What strength, mm...hmm!
Endha pennum athisaya vinkalam
Every woman is a miraculous spacecraft,
Poga poga purigindra porkalam
A battlefield that is understood only as time passes.
Ondru sei ippodhae ul nenjai udaiya sei
Do one thing right now, break my inner heart!
Yaar vandhadhu yaar vandhadhu
Who has come? Who has come?
Un nenjilae yaar vandhadhu
Who has entered your heart?
Por vandhadhu por vandhadhu
A war has come, a war has come!
Ul nenjilae por vandhadhu
A war inside your inner heart!
Poo vandhadhu poo vandhadhu
A flower has come, a flower has come!
Kai veesidum poo vandhadhu
A flower that waves its hands has come!
Thee vandhadhu thee vandhadhu
Fire has come, fire has come!
Poo kangalil thee vandhadhu
Fire has appeared in those flower-like eyes!
Yen vandhadhu yen vandhadhu
Why did it come? Why did it come?
Kannoaramaai veppam veppam
Heat near the corners of the eyes!
Pen vandhadhum pen vandhadhum
As soon as the woman arrived, as soon as the woman arrived...
Un soozhalil satham satham
Noise fills your surroundings!
Nee mattum mm endraal udaloodu udal maatram seivenae
If you only say yes, I will exchange body for body!
Nee mattum po endraal appodhae uyir vittu selvenae
If you just say go, I will give up my life that instant!
Adi paruva pennae neeyum oru pangu sandhai polae
Hey youthful girl, you are like the stock exchange,
Sila yetra irakkangal ada undhan meni melae
With fluctuating rises and falls across your physique!
Poovin ullae oru thaagam un udhadugal thaa
There is a thirst inside the flower, give me your lips!
Mazhai mazhai
Rain, rain!
En ulagathil varugindra
Falling into my world...
Mudhal mazhai nee mudhal mazhai
You are the first rain, the first rain!
Alai alai en idhayathil adikkindra
Wave, wave, crashing inside my heart...
Mudhal alai en mudhal alai
You are the first wave, my first wave!
Theendaamal sarugaaven nee vandhu thottaal naan siragaaven
Untouched, I wither into a dry leaf; if you touch me, I transform into wings!
Aiyo dee naan kallaaven uliyaaga nee vandhaal kalaiyaaven
Oh dear, I remain a mere stone; if you come as a chisel, I turn into art!
Hey neeyum odi vandhu ennai theenda theenda paaru
Hey, run over and try to touch me repeatedly!
Oru paadharasam pola naan nazhuvi selven thedu
Like quicksilver, I will slip away, keep searching for me!
Yedho yedho vali endhan aimpulangalil yenn…
Some inexplicable ache in my five senses, why...
Mazhai Mazhai
Rain, Rain!
Endha pennum athisaya vinkalam
Every woman is a miraculous spacecraft,
Poga poga purigindra porkalam
A battlefield that is understood only as time passes.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic song captures the intense turmoil, passion, and excitement brought about by falling in love. The protagonist describes the arrival of his beloved as a sudden downpour of first rain and a crashing wave that disrupts his internal peace. Her presence causes a battle within his heart, mixing contrasting sensations of delicate flowers and burning fire.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Adi paruva pennae neeyum oru pangu sandhai polae”
Compares a young woman's changing physique/moods to the fluctuations of the stock market using 'polae' (like).
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Aiyo dee naan kallaaven uliyaaga nee vandhaal kalaiyaaven”
Metaphorically describes the beloved as a sculptor's chisel capable of turning the raw stone (the protagonist) into fine art.
Repetition (Anudham / Repetitive Rhythm)
“Mazhai mazhai en ulagathil varugindra”
Repetition of words like 'Mazhai mazhai' and 'Alai alai' reinforces the overwhelming emotional impact of love.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Endha pennum athisaya vinkalam / Poga poga purigindra porkalam”
Matching second consonants in successive lines (vinkalam / porkalam).
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Trivia
The track featured in the 2005 romantic film 'Ullam Ketkumae', directed by Jeeva with music composed by Harris Jayaraj. The film marked early career performances for actors Arya, Shaam, Asin, Laila, and Pooja.
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