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Lyrics & meaning

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 shaabaaShaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaaShaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaa…aaa…..Shaaba shaabaa...aaa...
Male
Mazhai mugilaeOh rain cloud
En mel thavazhugiraaiYou crawl over me
Piranthidavae yeno thayangugiraaiWhy do you hesitate to be born?
Mazhai mugile en mel thavazhugiraaiOh rain cloud, you crawl over me
Piranthidavae yeno thayangugiraaiWhy do you hesitate to be born?
Male
Mutdal thuli engaeWhere is the first drop?
VizhunthidumoWill it fall?
Adhil en nenjam nanainthidamoWill my heart get drenched in it?
Male
Yaazhini en yaazhiniYaazhini, my Yaazhini
Neethan endhan naal iniYou are my future days from now on
Yaazhini en yaazhiniYaazhini, my Yaazhini
Neeyae vaazhviniYou are my life itself
Male
Yaazhini en yaazhiniYaazhini, my Yaazhini
Neethan endhan naal iniYou are my future days from now on
Yaazhini en yaazhiniYaazhini, my Yaazhini
Neeyae vaazhviniYou are my life itself
Male
Shaaba shaabaaShaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaaShaaba shaabaa
Shaaba shaabaa…aaa…..Shaaba shaabaa...aaa...
Male
Nanaigiren nanaigirenI am getting drenched, getting drenched
Thalai mudhal adi varaiFrom head to toe
Nanaigiren nanaigirenI am getting drenched, getting drenched
Udal mudhal uyir varaiFrom body to soul
Male
Vizhugiraai thuliyenaYou fall like a rain drop
Niraigiraai ozhiyenaYou fill me like light and sound
Ullam engum vellam unnaalMy heart is flooded everywhere because of you
Vaanam engum inbam unnaalThe sky everywhere is full of joy because of you
Mugilae muriyaadhaeOh cloud, do not break apart
Enai nee piriyaadhaeDo not separate from me
Male
Yaazhini en yaazhiniYaazhini, my Yaazhini
Neethan endhan naal iniYou are my future days from now on
Yaazhini en yaazhiniYaazhini, my Yaazhini
Neeyae vaazhvini…ee….You are my life itself...
Male
Mugilae murindhaaiOh cloud, you broke apart
Enai yen pirindhaaiWhy did you separate from me?
Orr nimidamFor just a single minute
Nee pozhinthaaiYou showered upon me
Naan karaindhenI dissolved
Nee maraindhaaiYou vanished
Male
Mazhai mugilaeOh rain cloud
Engae nazhuvugiraaiWhere are you slipping away to?
Adai mazhaiyilIn this heavy downpour
Yeno vizhagugiraaiWhy are you moving away?
Marupadi neeyum pozhinthidavaWill you shower upon me once again?
Manathinil neeyae nirainthidavaWill 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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