Cindrella Cindrella
From Yaar Andha Karupu Aadu · 2018
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Saindhavi, G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Music director
- Sathya C
- Details
- Yaar Andha Karupu Aadu2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Cindrella cindrella | Cinderella, Cinderella |
| En ulagam cindrella | My world, Cinderella |
| Nee illaa naal ellaam | All the days without you |
| Naan yethu cindrella | What am I, Cinderella? |
| Male | |
| Ennullae nee inba | Inside me, you are like sweet |
| Pechaaga | words of joy |
| Umm aasaiyae | Your very desires are |
| Naan vangum moochaaga | the breath that I take in |
| Male | |
| Cindrella o cindrella | Cinderella, oh Cinderella |
| Cindrella o cindrella | Cinderella, oh Cinderella |
| Male | |
| Cindrella cindrella | Cinderella, Cinderella |
| En ulagam cindrella | My world, Cinderella |
| Nee illaa naal ellaam | All the days without you |
| Naan yethu cindrella | What am I, Cinderella? |
| Chorus | |
| {Nagaruthu ulagam | {The world moves on, |
| Nammai mattum vilagi | stepping aside from just us; |
| Nagarattum nadakkalaam | let it move, let us keep walking. |
| Thodarndhidum sugangal | The pleasures that continue, |
| Thodarndhidum varaiyil | as long as they continue, |
| Namakkullae tholaiyalaam} (2) | let us lose ourselves within each other.} (2) |
| Chorus | |
| Pappa paapa | Pappa paapa |
| Papa papa papppa papa papa paaa | Papa papa papppa papa papa paaa |
| Paapaa paaa | Paapaa paaa |
| Pappa paapa | Pappa paapa |
| Papa papa papppa aaa | Papa papa papppa aaa |
| Papa papa paaa | Papa papa paaa |
| Female | |
| Sila sila nimidangal | A few fleeting moments, |
| Siragasai paruvangal | the youthful age of fluttering wings, |
| Mudhal murai uyir varai | for the first time, deep down to the soul, |
| Nanaikkirathae | it drenches us. |
| Male | |
| Ah oru ganam pidivatham | Ah, one moment stubbornness, |
| Oru ganam bayavatham | one moment fear and dread, |
| Idhu varai irul varai | until now, into the darkness |
| Izhukirathae | it pulls us. |
| Female | |
| Un kangalae | Your eyes |
| Kai neettuthae | reach out their hands, |
| Yedhyedho yedhyedho | showing us all kinds of |
| Poi kaatuthae | false illusions. |
| Male | |
| Neeyaarena | Who you are, |
| Naan yaarena | who I am, |
| Puriyatha neram thaan | only during this incomprehensible time |
| Vaal aatuthae | wags its tail. |
| Male | |
| Cindrella o cindrella | Cinderella, oh Cinderella |
| Cindrella o cindrella | Cinderella, oh Cinderella |
| Female | |
| Cindrella cindrella | Cinderella, Cinderella |
| En ulagam cindrella | My world, Cinderella |
| Nee illaa naal ellaam | All the days without you |
| Naan yethu cindrella…aa..aa…ah | What am I, Cinderella... |
| Male | |
| Oh ooo | Oh ooo |
| Oh o o | Oh o o |
| Female :Aha…aa…aa.. | Female: Aha...aa..aa.. |
| Male | |
| Oh neruppena kidanthomae | Oh, we lay like fire, |
| Sarugena vizhunthomae | we fell like dry leaves, |
| Adhil oru avasaram | an urgency in that |
| Purigirathae | is being understood. |
| Female | |
| Dhinam oru maatrangal | Daily changes, |
| Thegaithidum yekkangal | astonishing longings, |
| Unakkena enakkena | for you and for me, |
| Irukkirathae | do exist. |
| Male | |
| Yaar ketpadhu | Who asks? |
| Yaar solvathu | Who tells? |
| Nenjodu thadumaatram | A faltering hesitation in the heart |
| Undaanathu | has been created. |
| Male | |
| Cindrella o cindrella | Cinderella, oh Cinderella |
| Cindrella o cindrella | Cinderella, oh Cinderella |
| Female :Cindrella…aa… | Female: Cinderella... |
| Female | |
| Haha haaa | Haha haaa |
| Female | |
| Haa haa haa | Haa haa haa |
சிண்ட்ரெல்லா சிண்ட்ரெல்லா
என் உலகம் சிண்ட்ரெல்லா
நீ இல்லா நாள் எல்லாம்
நான் ஏது சிண்ட்ரெல்லா
Cinderella, Cinderella
My world, Cinderella
All the days without you
What am I, Cinderella?
என்னுள்ளே நீ இன்ப
பேச்சாக
ஆசையே நான்
வாங்கும் மூச்சாக
Inside me, you are like sweet
words of joy
Your very desires are
the breath that I take in
சிண்ட்ரெல்லா ஓ சிண்ட்ரெல்லா
சிண்ட்ரெல்லா ஓ சிண்ட்ரெல்லா
Cinderella, oh Cinderella
Cinderella, oh Cinderella
சிண்ட்ரெல்லா சிண்ட்ரெல்லா
என் உலகம் சிண்ட்ரெல்லா
நீ இல்லா நாள் எல்லாம்
நான் ஏது சிண்ட்ரெல்லா
Cinderella, Cinderella
My world, Cinderella
All the days without you
What am I, Cinderella?
{நகருது உலகம்
நம்மை மட்டும் விலகி
நகரட்டும் நடக்கலாம்
தொடர்ந்திடும் சுகங்கள்
தொடர்ந்திடும் வரையில்
நமக்குள்ளே தொலையலாம்} (2)
{The world moves on,
stepping aside from just us;
let it move, let us keep walking.
The pleasures that continue,
as long as they continue,
let us lose ourselves within each other.} (2)
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Pappa paapa
Papa papa papppa papa papa paaa
Paapaa paaa
Pappa paapa
Papa papa papppa aaa
Papa papa paaa
சில சில நிமிடங்கள்
சிறகசை பருவங்கள்
முதல் முறை உயிர் வரை
நனைக்கிறதே
A few fleeting moments,
the youthful age of fluttering wings,
for the first time, deep down to the soul,
it drenches us.
ஆ.. ஒரு கணம் பிடிவாதம்
ஒரு கணம் பயவாதம்
இது வரை இருள் வரை
இழுக்கிறதே
Ah, one moment stubbornness,
one moment fear and dread,
until now, into the darkness
it pulls us.
உன் கண்களே
கை நீட்டுதே
ஏதேதோ ஏதேதோ
பொய் காட்டுதே
Your eyes
reach out their hands,
showing us all kinds of
false illusions.
நீயாரென
நான் யாரென
புரியாத நேரம் தான்
வால் ஆட்டுதே
Who you are,
who I am,
only during this incomprehensible time
wags its tail.
சிண்ட்ரெல்லா ஓ சிண்ட்ரெல்லா
சிண்ட்ரெல்லா ஓ சிண்ட்ரெல்லா
Cinderella, oh Cinderella
Cinderella, oh Cinderella
சிண்ட்ரெல்லா சிண்ட்ரெல்லா
என் உலகம் சிண்ட்ரெல்லா
நீ இல்லா நாள் எல்லாம்
நான் ஏது சிண்ட்ரெல்லா…
ஆ..ஆ…ஆ..
Cinderella, Cinderella
My world, Cinderella
All the days without you
What am I, Cinderella...
ஓ ஓ....
ஓ.. ஓ.....
ஆஹா…ஆ…ஆ..
Oh ooo
Oh o o
Female: Aha...aa..aa..
ஓ நெருப்பென கிடந்தோமே
சருகென விழுந்தோமே
அதில் ஒரு அவசரம்
புரிகிறதே
Oh, we lay like fire,
we fell like dry leaves,
an urgency in that
is being understood.
தினம் ஒரு மாற்றங்கள்
திகைத்திடும் ஏக்கங்கள்
உனக்கென எனக்கென
இருக்கிறதே
Daily changes,
astonishing longings,
for you and for me,
do exist.
யார் கேட்பது
யார் சொல்வது
நெஞ்சோடு தடுமாற்றம்
உண்டானது
Who asks?
Who tells?
A faltering hesitation in the heart
has been created.
தீயான நீ
நீயான நான்
யார் காதல் யாரோடு
ஒன்றானது
Cinderella, oh Cinderella
Cinderella, oh Cinderella
Female: Cinderella...
சிண்ட்ரெல்லா ஓ சிண்ட்ரெல்லா
சிண்ட்ரெல்லா ஓ சிண்ட்ரெல்லா
பெண் : சிண்ட்ரெல்லா......
Haha haaa
ஹா ஹா
Haa haa haa
ஹா ஹா ஹா
Cindrella cindrella
Cinderella, Cinderella
En ulagam cindrella
My world, Cinderella
Nee illaa naal ellaam
All the days without you
Naan yethu cindrella
What am I, Cinderella?
Ennullae nee inba
Inside me, you are like sweet
Pechaaga
words of joy
Umm aasaiyae
Your very desires are
Naan vangum moochaaga
the breath that I take in
Cindrella o cindrella
Cinderella, oh Cinderella
Cindrella o cindrella
Cinderella, oh Cinderella
Cindrella cindrella
Cinderella, Cinderella
En ulagam cindrella
My world, Cinderella
Nee illaa naal ellaam
All the days without you
Naan yethu cindrella
What am I, Cinderella?
{Nagaruthu ulagam
{The world moves on,
Nammai mattum vilagi
stepping aside from just us;
Nagarattum nadakkalaam
let it move, let us keep walking.
Thodarndhidum sugangal
The pleasures that continue,
Thodarndhidum varaiyil
as long as they continue,
Namakkullae tholaiyalaam} (2)
let us lose ourselves within each other.} (2)
Pappa paapa
Pappa paapa
Papa papa papppa papa papa paaa
Papa papa papppa papa papa paaa
Paapaa paaa
Paapaa paaa
Pappa paapa
Pappa paapa
Papa papa papppa aaa
Papa papa papppa aaa
Papa papa paaa
Papa papa paaa
Sila sila nimidangal
A few fleeting moments,
Siragasai paruvangal
the youthful age of fluttering wings,
Mudhal murai uyir varai
for the first time, deep down to the soul,
Nanaikkirathae
it drenches us.
Ah oru ganam pidivatham
Ah, one moment stubbornness,
Oru ganam bayavatham
one moment fear and dread,
Idhu varai irul varai
until now, into the darkness
Izhukirathae
it pulls us.
Un kangalae
Your eyes
Kai neettuthae
reach out their hands,
Yedhyedho yedhyedho
showing us all kinds of
Poi kaatuthae
false illusions.
Neeyaarena
Who you are,
Naan yaarena
who I am,
Puriyatha neram thaan
only during this incomprehensible time
Vaal aatuthae
wags its tail.
Cindrella o cindrella
Cinderella, oh Cinderella
Cindrella o cindrella
Cinderella, oh Cinderella
Cindrella cindrella
Cinderella, Cinderella
En ulagam cindrella
My world, Cinderella
Nee illaa naal ellaam
All the days without you
Naan yethu cindrella…aa..aa…ah
What am I, Cinderella...
Oh ooo
Oh ooo
Oh o o
Oh o o
Female :Aha…aa…aa..
Female: Aha...aa..aa..
Oh neruppena kidanthomae
Oh, we lay like fire,
Sarugena vizhunthomae
we fell like dry leaves,
Adhil oru avasaram
an urgency in that
Purigirathae
is being understood.
Dhinam oru maatrangal
Daily changes,
Thegaithidum yekkangal
astonishing longings,
Unakkena enakkena
for you and for me,
Irukkirathae
do exist.
Yaar ketpadhu
Who asks?
Yaar solvathu
Who tells?
Nenjodu thadumaatram
A faltering hesitation in the heart
Undaanathu
has been created.
Cindrella o cindrella
Cinderella, oh Cinderella
Cindrella o cindrella
Cinderella, oh Cinderella
Female :Cindrella…aa…
Female: Cinderella...
Haha haaa
Haha haaa
Haa haa haa
Haa haa haa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Cindrella' is a passionately expressive duet detailing the mesmerizing spell of love. It uses the fairy-tale archetype of Cinderella to symbolize an enchanting, dreamlike connection where reality fades and only the lovers exist. The lyrics paint a picture of emotional disorientation, intense physical and mental attraction, and the exhilarating fear of losing oneself in love. Through vivid imagery—such as lying like fire, falling like dry leaves, and eyes reaching out with illusions—the track conveys how love transforms ordinary moments into surreal experiences. Pa. Vijay's romantic poetry paired with C. Sathya's composition captures the bittersweet urgency and faltering hesitation that comes with surrender to love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Umm aasaiyae / Naan vangum moochaaga”
The lover equates the partner's desires directly to the breath they inhale, signifying that their existence depends entirely on the beloved.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Oh neruppena kidanthomae / Sarugena vizhunthomae”
The lyrics use 'ena' (like) to compare their emotional state to fire ('neruppena') and falling dry leaves ('sarugena').
Personification
“Un kangalae / Kai neettuthae”
Attributing human actions like reaching out hands to eyes, illustrating how powerful visual gaze can feel.
Etukai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Ah oru ganam pidivatham / Oru ganam bayavatham”
Standard Tamil prosody where the second letter matches across adjacent lines ('pidivatham' and 'bayavatham').
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Trivia
The song brings together singers G. V. Prakash Kumar and Saindhavi, who were a popular real-life musical couple in Tamil cinema. Composer C. Sathya crafted a contemporary melodic texture mixed with western rhythm patterns to evoke the modern fairy-tale theme created by lyricist Pa. Vijay.
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