Mukilu Thodaanaayi Lyrics English Translation: Home | Madhu Balakrishnan | Rahul Subrahmanian

Rahul Subrahmanian and Madhu Balakrishnan join voices in ‘Mukilu Thodaanaayi,’ a soulful track from the album ‘Home.’ Arun Alat pens the lyrics, while Rahul Subrahmanian helps craft the melody. The song tells the story of longing and unfulfilled dreams.

Mukilu Thodaanaayi Lyrics English Translation: Home | Madhu Balakrishnan | Rahul Subrahmanian
Released: August 13, 2021

Mukilu Thodaanaayi

Madhu Balakrishnan | Rahul Subrahmanian • From “Home”

Lyricist
Arun Alat, Rahul Subrahmanian
Composer
Arun Alat, Rahul Subrahmanian

Home’s Mukilu Thodaanaayi Malayalam Lyrics English Meaning

The narrator describes a heart yearning to ‘touch the clouds’ but standing ‘without my wings rising.’ Arun Alat uses the imagery of a withered flower to express fading love and the pain of broken bonds. The lines ‘oh heart, oh heart, tell me, is it fading far away’ echo the sentiment of loss.

Mukilu thodaanaayiTo touch the clouds,
Manassu kothichchumy heart yearned,
Chirakuyaraathe nilppoo njaanumI stand here without my wings rising,
Pazhayoru kaalamin an olden time.
Akale vimookamSilently in the distance,
Kathayariyaathe neerum neramit’s a time that sears without knowing the story.
Arike arike viriyum snehappoovonninOf a flower of love blooming close, so close,
Ithalurnnittum poole thoonnunnuvodoes it feel like the petals have withered?
Manasse manasse parayoo maayunno dooreOh heart, oh heart, tell me, is it fading far away,
Ee janmabandhangal than naampukalthese sprouts of lifelong bonds?
Nin mozhiyilaadyamaayiFor the first time in your words,
Ennakam murinjithaamy inner self’s wounded here.
Neerunnu venal thee pooleIt sears like a summer fire.
Ennum kanikaanuvaanTo see you ‘as a lucky omen’ every day,
Njaan kothichchuvenkilumeven though I’d yearned,
Maayunnu neeyengoo dooreyou’re fading away somewhere far.
En viralilaayi viral koruthathennu theediSearching for when our fingers were intertwined,
Naalvazhiyiyil nee pularikalyou’re the dawns in the path of my days.
Aravamozhinjekanaayinnu njaanumToday I’m alone as the sounds have ceased,
Nee nirayumo ennilewill you ever fill me?
Ee oormmakkkoottilIn this nest of memories,
Mukilu thodaanaayito touch the clouds,
Manassu kothichchumy heart yearned,
Chirakuyaraathe nilppoo njaanumI stand here without my wings rising.
Pazhayoru kaalamAn olden time,
Akale vimookamsilently in the distance,
Kathayariyaathe neerum neramit’s a time that sears without knowing the story.
Arike arikeClose, so close.
Viriyum snehappoovonninOf a flower of love that blooms,
Ithalurnnittum poole thoonnunnuvodoes it feel like the petals have withered?
Manasse manasse parayoo maayunno dooreOh heart, oh heart, tell me, is it fading far away,
Ee janmabandhangalthese lifelong bonds,
Than naampukalthese sprouts?

Mukilu Thodaanaayi Music Video

‘Mukilu Thodaanaayi’ lyrics are about unfulfilled dreams and fading love. Featuring Rahul Subrahmanian and Madhu Balakrishnan, the song from ‘Home’ offers a heartfelt melody.