Yen Mayakkama
From Pattathu Rani · 1967
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- T. K. Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Pattathu Rani1967
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Haa aaa aa haa aaa aaa | Haa aaa aa haa aaa aaa |
| Female | |
| Yen mayakkamaa | Why this intoxication? |
| Indru than pazhakkamaa | Is this familiarity starting only today? |
| Mella vaa nerukkamaa | Come slowly into closeness, |
| Solla vaa surukkamaaa | Shall I tell you briefly? |
| Female | |
| Madhu tharuvadhu paadhi mayakkam | Wine gives half of the intoxication, |
| Maadhu tharuvadhu meedhi mayakkam | A woman gives the rest of the intoxication. |
| Poludhellaam pazharasam | Fruit juice all through the day, |
| Parugalaam kinnathil | We can sip from the cup. |
| Iravellaam kavidhaigal | Poems all through the night, |
| Ezhudhalaam kinnathil | We can write upon the cup. |
| Female | |
| Yen mayakkamaa | Why this intoxication? |
| Indru than pazhakkamaa | Is this familiarity starting only today? |
| Mella vaa nerukkamaa | Come slowly into closeness, |
| Solla vaa surukkamaaa | Shall I tell you briefly? |
| Male | |
| Ennaiyae marakkiren | I am completely forgetting myself, |
| Ennai nee mannippaai | Please forgive me. |
| Female | |
| Orae kodiyilae iru kani kidaikkum | Two fruits are found on a single creeper, |
| Orae suvaiyil palavidha mayakkam | Many forms of intoxication from a single taste. |
| Oru murai arimugam adhuvarai pudhumugam | Introduced just once, a new face until then, |
| Palamurai pazhagiyum pudhu murai anubhavam | Even with long acquaintance, it feels like a brand new experience. |
| Female | |
| Yen mayakkamaa | Why this intoxication? |
| Indru than pazhakkamaa | Is this familiarity starting only today? |
| Mella vaa nerukkamaa | Come slowly into closeness, |
| Solla vaa surukkamaaa | Shall I tell you briefly? |
ஹா ஆஅ ஹா ஆ ஆஅ
Haa aaa aa haa aaa aaa
ஏன் மயக்கமா
இன்றுதான் பழக்கமா
மெல்ல வா நெருக்கமா
சொல்ல வா சுருக்கமா.....
Why this intoxication?
Is this familiarity starting only today?
Come slowly into closeness,
Shall I tell you briefly?
மது தருவது பாதி மயக்கம்
மாது தருவது மீதி மயக்கம்
பொழுதெல்லாம் பழரசம்
பருகலாம் கிண்ணத்தில்
இரவெல்லாம் கவிதைகள்
எழுதலாம் கன்னத்தில்.....
Wine gives half of the intoxication,
A woman gives the rest of the intoxication.
Fruit juice all through the day,
We can sip from the cup.
Poems all through the night,
We can write upon the cup.
ஏன் மயக்கமா
இன்றுதான் பழக்கமா
மெல்ல வா நெருக்கமா
சொல்ல வா சுருக்கமா.....
Why this intoxication?
Is this familiarity starting only today?
Come slowly into closeness,
Shall I tell you briefly?
என்னையே மறக்கிறேன்
என்னை நீ மன்னிப்பாய்
I am completely forgetting myself,
Please forgive me.
ஒரே கொடியிலே இரு கனி கிடைக்கும்
ஒரே சுவையிலே பலவித மயக்கம்
ஒரு முறை அறிமுகம் அதுவரை புதுமுகம்
பலமுறை பழகியும் புதுமுறை அனுபவம்
Two fruits are found on a single creeper,
Many forms of intoxication from a single taste.
Introduced just once, a new face until then,
Even with long acquaintance, it feels like a brand new experience.
ஏன் மயக்கமா
இன்றுதான் பழக்கமா
ஆண் : நான் மயங்கினேன்
மயக்கத்தில் மிதக்கிறேன்
பெண் : மெல்ல வா நெருக்கமா
சொல்ல வா சுருக்கமா.....
Why this intoxication?
Is this familiarity starting only today?
Come slowly into closeness,
Shall I tell you briefly?
முனங்கல் :
...................
Haa aaa aa haa aaa aaa
Haa aaa aa haa aaa aaa
Yen mayakkamaa
Why this intoxication?
Indru than pazhakkamaa
Is this familiarity starting only today?
Mella vaa nerukkamaa
Come slowly into closeness,
Solla vaa surukkamaaa
Shall I tell you briefly?
Madhu tharuvadhu paadhi mayakkam
Wine gives half of the intoxication,
Maadhu tharuvadhu meedhi mayakkam
A woman gives the rest of the intoxication.
Poludhellaam pazharasam
Fruit juice all through the day,
Parugalaam kinnathil
We can sip from the cup.
Iravellaam kavidhaigal
Poems all through the night,
Ezhudhalaam kinnathil
We can write upon the cup.
Yen mayakkamaa
Why this intoxication?
Indru than pazhakkamaa
Is this familiarity starting only today?
Mella vaa nerukkamaa
Come slowly into closeness,
Solla vaa surukkamaaa
Shall I tell you briefly?
Ennaiyae marakkiren
I am completely forgetting myself,
Ennai nee mannippaai
Please forgive me.
Orae kodiyilae iru kani kidaikkum
Two fruits are found on a single creeper,
Orae suvaiyil palavidha mayakkam
Many forms of intoxication from a single taste.
Oru murai arimugam adhuvarai pudhumugam
Introduced just once, a new face until then,
Palamurai pazhagiyum pudhu murai anubhavam
Even with long acquaintance, it feels like a brand new experience.
Yen mayakkamaa
Why this intoxication?
Indru than pazhakkamaa
Is this familiarity starting only today?
Mella vaa nerukkamaa
Come slowly into closeness,
Solla vaa surukkamaaa
Shall I tell you briefly?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and romantic duet expresses the intoxicating feeling of love and romance, comparing passion to fine wine. The song captures a couple's deep mutual attraction, where every moment spent together feels fresh and novel despite their growing intimacy. Kannadasan poetically balances daytime simplicity with nighttime romance, illustrating how love envelops the mind completely.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Yen mayakkamaa / Indru than pazhakkamaa / Mella vaa nerukkamaa / Solla vaa surukkamaaa”
The end of lines 2 through 5 feature the repeating sound '-amaa' ('mayakkamaa', 'pazhakkamaa', 'nerukkamaa', 'surukkamaaa'), creating a rhythmic and musical cadence.
Ethukai (Second Letter Assonance)
“Madhu tharuvadhu paadhi mayakkam / Maadhu tharuvadhu meedhi mayakkam”
The second letters of 'Madhu' and 'Maadhu' match ('dhu'), creating a clever phonetic contrast between wine and woman.
Metaphor
“Orae kodiyilae iru kani kidaikkum”
Comparing lovers or their shared connection to two fruits growing together on a single vine.
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Trivia
Composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy for the 1967 film 'Pattathu Rani', this song features a famous lyrical wordplay by Kannadasan contrasting 'Madhu' (wine) and 'Maadhu' (woman). It remains a notable solo-composition era piece by Ramamoorthy after his separation from M. S. Viswanathan.
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