Yaazhini
From Titanic · 2018
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Vijay Prakash
- Music director
- Nivas K. Prasanna
- Details
- Titanic2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Shaaba shaabaa | Shaaba shaabaa |
| Shaaba shaabaa | Shaaba shaabaa |
| Shaaba shaabaa…aaa….. | Shaaba shaabaa...aaa... |
| Male | |
| Mazhai mugilae | Oh rain cloud |
| En mel thavazhugiraai | You crawl over me |
| Piranthidavae yeno thayangugiraai | Why do you hesitate to be born? |
| Mazhai mugile en mel thavazhugiraai | Oh rain cloud, you crawl over me |
| Piranthidavae yeno thayangugiraai | Why do you hesitate to be born? |
| Male | |
| Mutdal thuli engae | Where is the first drop? |
| Vizhunthidumo | Will it fall? |
| Adhil en nenjam nanainthidamo | Will my heart get drenched in it? |
| Male | |
| Yaazhini en yaazhini | Yaazhini, my Yaazhini |
| Neethan endhan naal ini | You are my future days from now on |
| Yaazhini en yaazhini | Yaazhini, my Yaazhini |
| Neeyae vaazhvini | You are my life itself |
| Male | |
| Yaazhini en yaazhini | Yaazhini, my Yaazhini |
| Neethan endhan naal ini | You are my future days from now on |
| Yaazhini en yaazhini | Yaazhini, my Yaazhini |
| Neeyae vaazhvini | You are my life itself |
| Male | |
| Shaaba shaabaa | Shaaba shaabaa |
| Shaaba shaabaa | Shaaba shaabaa |
| Shaaba shaabaa…aaa….. | Shaaba shaabaa...aaa... |
| Male | |
| Nanaigiren nanaigiren | I am getting drenched, getting drenched |
| Thalai mudhal adi varai | From head to toe |
| Nanaigiren nanaigiren | I am getting drenched, getting drenched |
| Udal mudhal uyir varai | From body to soul |
| Male | |
| Vizhugiraai thuliyena | You fall like a rain drop |
| Niraigiraai ozhiyena | You fill me like light and sound |
| Ullam engum vellam unnaal | My heart is flooded everywhere because of you |
| Vaanam engum inbam unnaal | The sky everywhere is full of joy because of you |
| Mugilae muriyaadhae | Oh cloud, do not break apart |
| Enai nee piriyaadhae | Do not separate from me |
| Male | |
| Yaazhini en yaazhini | Yaazhini, my Yaazhini |
| Neethan endhan naal ini | You are my future days from now on |
| Yaazhini en yaazhini | Yaazhini, my Yaazhini |
| Neeyae vaazhvini…ee…. | You are my life itself... |
| Male | |
| Mugilae murindhaai | Oh cloud, you broke apart |
| Enai yen pirindhaai | Why did you separate from me? |
| Orr nimidam | For just a single minute |
| Nee pozhinthaai | You showered upon me |
| Naan karaindhen | I dissolved |
| Nee maraindhaai | You vanished |
| Male | |
| Mazhai mugilae | Oh rain cloud |
| Engae nazhuvugiraai | Where are you slipping away to? |
| Adai mazhaiyil | In this heavy downpour |
| Yeno vizhagugiraai | Why are you moving away? |
| Marupadi neeyum pozhinthidava | Will you shower upon me once again? |
| Manathinil neeyae nirainthidava | Will you fill up my heart once again? |
ஷாபா ஷாபா
ஷாபா ஷாபா
ஷாபா ஷாபா...ஆஅ....
Shaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaa...aaa...
மழை முகிலே
என்மேல் தவழுகிறாய்
பிறந்திடவே ஏனோ தயங்குகிறாய்
மழை முகிலே என் மேல் தவழுகிறாய்
பிறந்திடவே ஏனோ தயங்குகிறாய்
Oh rain cloud
You crawl over me
Why do you hesitate to be born?
Oh rain cloud, you crawl over me
Why do you hesitate to be born?
முதல் துளி எங்கே
விழுந்திடவே
அதில் என் நெஞ்சம் நனைதிடமோ
Where is the first drop?
Will it fall?
Will my heart get drenched in it?
யாழினி என் யாழினி
நீதான் எந்தன் நாள் இனி
யாழினி என் யாழினி
நீயே வாழ்வினி
Yaazhini, my Yaazhini
You are my future days from now on
Yaazhini, my Yaazhini
You are my life itself
யாழினி என் யாழினி
நீதான் எந்தன் நாள் இனி
யாழினி என் யாழினி
நீயே வாழ்வினி
Yaazhini, my Yaazhini
You are my future days from now on
Yaazhini, my Yaazhini
You are my life itself
ஷாபா ஷாபா
ஷாபா ஷாபா
ஷாபா ஷாபா...ஆஅ....
Shaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaa...aaa...
நனைகிறேன் நனைகிறேன்
தலை முதல் அடி வரை
நனைகிறேன் நனைகிறேன்
தலை முதல் அடி வரை
I am getting drenched, getting drenched
From head to toe
I am getting drenched, getting drenched
From body to soul
விழுகிறாய் துளியென
நிறைகிறாய் ஒழியென
உள்ளம் எங்கும் வெள்ளம் உன்னால்
வானம் எங்கும் இன்பம் உன்னால்
முகிலே முறியாதே
எனை நீ பிரியாதே
You fall like a rain drop
You fill me like light and sound
My heart is flooded everywhere because of you
The sky everywhere is full of joy because of you
Oh cloud, do not break apart
Do not separate from me
யாழினி என் யாழினி
நீதான் எந்தன் நாள் இனி
யாழினி என் யாழினி
நீயே வாழ்வினி..ஈ....
Yaazhini, my Yaazhini
You are my future days from now on
Yaazhini, my Yaazhini
You are my life itself...
முகிலே முறிந்தாய்
எனை ஏன் பிரிந்தாய்
ஓர் நிமிடம்
நீ பொழிந்தாய்
நான் கரைந்தேன்
நீ மறைந்தாய்.....ஆய்
Oh cloud, you broke apart
Why did you separate from me?
For just a single minute
You showered upon me
I dissolved
You vanished
மழை முகிலே
எங்கே நழுவுகிறாய்
அடை மழையில்
ஏனோ விலகுகிறாய்
மறுபடி நீயும் பொழிந்திடவா
மனதினில் நீயே நிறைந்திடவா
Oh rain cloud
Where are you slipping away to?
In this heavy downpour
Why are you moving away?
Will you shower upon me once again?
Will you fill up my heart once again?
Shaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaa…aaa…..
Shaaba shaabaa...aaa...
Mazhai mugilae
Oh rain cloud
En mel thavazhugiraai
You crawl over me
Piranthidavae yeno thayangugiraai
Why do you hesitate to be born?
Mazhai mugile en mel thavazhugiraai
Oh rain cloud, you crawl over me
Piranthidavae yeno thayangugiraai
Why do you hesitate to be born?
Mutdal thuli engae
Where is the first drop?
Vizhunthidumo
Will it fall?
Adhil en nenjam nanainthidamo
Will my heart get drenched in it?
Yaazhini en yaazhini
Yaazhini, my Yaazhini
Neethan endhan naal ini
You are my future days from now on
Yaazhini en yaazhini
Yaazhini, my Yaazhini
Neeyae vaazhvini
You are my life itself
Yaazhini en yaazhini
Yaazhini, my Yaazhini
Neethan endhan naal ini
You are my future days from now on
Yaazhini en yaazhini
Yaazhini, my Yaazhini
Neeyae vaazhvini
You are my life itself
Shaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaa…aaa…..
Shaaba shaabaa...aaa...
Nanaigiren nanaigiren
I am getting drenched, getting drenched
Thalai mudhal adi varai
From head to toe
Nanaigiren nanaigiren
I am getting drenched, getting drenched
Udal mudhal uyir varai
From body to soul
Vizhugiraai thuliyena
You fall like a rain drop
Niraigiraai ozhiyena
You fill me like light and sound
Ullam engum vellam unnaal
My heart is flooded everywhere because of you
Vaanam engum inbam unnaal
The sky everywhere is full of joy because of you
Mugilae muriyaadhae
Oh cloud, do not break apart
Enai nee piriyaadhae
Do not separate from me
Yaazhini en yaazhini
Yaazhini, my Yaazhini
Neethan endhan naal ini
You are my future days from now on
Yaazhini en yaazhini
Yaazhini, my Yaazhini
Neeyae vaazhvini…ee….
You are my life itself...
Mugilae murindhaai
Oh cloud, you broke apart
Enai yen pirindhaai
Why did you separate from me?
Orr nimidam
For just a single minute
Nee pozhinthaai
You showered upon me
Naan karaindhen
I dissolved
Nee maraindhaai
You vanished
Mazhai mugilae
Oh rain cloud
Engae nazhuvugiraai
Where are you slipping away to?
Adai mazhaiyil
In this heavy downpour
Yeno vizhagugiraai
Why are you moving away?
Marupadi neeyum pozhinthidava
Will you shower upon me once again?
Manathinil neeyae nirainthidava
Will you fill up my heart once again?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Yaazhini' is an expressive, romantic composition where the protagonist compares his beloved, named Yaazhini, to a rain-bearing cloud (Mazhai Mugil). He passionately describes how her love drenches him completely—from his head down to his soul—bringing boundless joy into his inner world like a sudden downpour. As the song progresses, the tone shifts slightly to a mix of longing and emotional vulnerability. The lover pleads with the rain cloud not to break apart or fade away, as her brief presence left him completely dissolved before she vanished. He yearns for her return, desperately hoping she will rain down her affection and fill his heart once again.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagani)
“Mazhai mugilae / En mel thavazhugiraai”
The beloved is directly compared to a gentle rain cloud hovering and crawling over the protagonist.
Simile (Uvamaiani)
“Vizhugiraai thuliyena / Niraigiraai ozhiyena”
The suffix '-ena' is used to create a simile, comparing her arrival to falling raindrops and filling light/sound.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Thavazhugiraai / Thayangugiraai”
Matching ending rhyming sounds in consecutive lines ('thavazhugiraai' and 'thayangugiraai').
Contrast (Muran)
“Nee pozhinthaai / Naan karaindhen / Nee maraindhaai”
Juxtaposes her pouring love, his dissolving emotional state, and her sudden disappearance.
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Trivia
The lyrics were penned by renowned lyricist Madhan Karky for the Tamil movie 'Titanic: Kadhalum Kavundhu Pogum', starring Kalaiyarasan and Anandhi. Music for the film was composed by Nivas K. Prasanna.
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