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Cindrella Cindrella

From Yaar Andha Karupu Aadu · 2018

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Saindhavi, G. V. Prakash Kumar
Music director
Sathya C
Movie name
Yaar Andha Karupu Aadu
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
21 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Cindrella cindrella
En ulagam cindrella
Nee illaa naal ellaam
Naan yethu cindrella
Ennullae nee inba
Pechaaga
Umm aasaiyae
Naan vangum moochaaga
Cindrella o cindrella
Cindrella o cindrella
Cindrella cindrella
En ulagam cindrella
Nee illaa naal ellaam
Naan yethu cindrella
{Nagaruthu ulagam
Nammai mattum vilagi
Nagarattum nadakkalaam
Thodarndhidum sugangal
Thodarndhidum varaiyil
Namakkullae tholaiyalaam} (2)
Pappa paapa
Papa papa papppa papa papa paaa
Paapaa paaa
Pappa paapa
Papa papa papppa aaa
Papa papa paaa
Sila sila nimidangal
Siragasai paruvangal
Mudhal murai uyir varai
Nanaikkirathae
Ah oru ganam pidivatham
Oru ganam bayavatham
Idhu varai irul varai
Izhukirathae
Un kangalae
Kai neettuthae
Yedhyedho yedhyedho
Poi kaatuthae
Neeyaarena
Naan yaarena
Puriyatha neram thaan
Vaal aatuthae
Cindrella o cindrella
Cindrella o cindrella
Cindrella cindrella
En ulagam cindrella
Nee illaa naal ellaam
Naan yethu cindrella…aa..aa…ah
Oh ooo
Oh o o
Female :Aha…aa…aa..
Oh neruppena kidanthomae
Sarugena vizhunthomae
Adhil oru avasaram
Purigirathae
Dhinam oru maatrangal
Thegaithidum yekkangal
Unakkena enakkena
Irukkirathae
Yaar ketpadhu
Yaar solvathu
Nenjodu thadumaatram
Undaanathu
Cindrella o cindrella
Cindrella o cindrella
Female :Cindrella…aa…
Haha haaa
Haa haa haa
Cinderella, Cinderella,
My world is Cinderella.
On the days without you,
how do I exist, Cinderella?
Inside me, you are a sweet
conversation,
and your desire
is the breath I take.
Cinderella, oh Cinderella!
Cinderella, oh Cinderella!
Cinderella, Cinderella,
My world is Cinderella.
On the days without you,
how do I exist, Cinderella?
The world is moving on,
leaving only us behind.
Let it move, let us keep walking;
as these endless joys
continue to last,
let us get lost in each other.
Pa-pa, pa-pa,
Pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa paaa
Pa-paaa paaa
Pa-pa, pa-pa,
Pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa aaa
Pa-pa pa-pa paaa
A few fleeting moments,
seasons of fluttering wings,
for the first time, to the depths of my soul,
they drench me completely.
Ah, one moment of stubbornness,
one moment of fear,
it has dragged me so far,
all the way into the dark.
Your eyes alone
reach out their hands,
showing all kinds
of sweet illusions.
Who you are,
and who I am—
this moment of confusion
wags its tail playfully.
Cinderella, oh Cinderella!
Cinderella, oh Cinderella!
Cinderella, Cinderella,
My world is Cinderella.
On all the days without you,
how do I exist, Cinderella... ah... ah... aah?
Oh oh-oh,
Oh oh oh,
Female: Aha... ah... ah...
Oh, we lay like fire,
we fell like dry leaves,
and in that, a sudden rush
begins to make sense.
Changes every single day,
and bewildering yearnings,
meant for you, meant for me,
they just exist.
Who is there to ask?
Who is there to tell?
A restless hesitation
has stirred within the heart.
Cinderella, oh Cinderella!
Cinderella, oh Cinderella!
Female: Cinderella... ah...
Haha haaa
Ha ha ha
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Chorus
Chorus
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Female
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Female
Male
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Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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