- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Paadum Paravaigal
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Apr 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yegaantha velai
Female :Haa…aa
Male :Inbathin vaasal
Female :Mmm….
Yegaantha velai
Female :Inikkum
Male :Inbathin vaasal
Female :Thirakkum
Male :Aaramba paadam
Female :Nadakkum
Male :Aanandha gangai
Female :Surakkum
Pen inbamae
Endrum perinbamae
Indru ullangal sandhikkum
Muthangal thithikkum
Yegaantha velai
Female :Inikkum
Male :Inbathin vaasal
Female :Thirakkum
Male :Yegaantha velai
Koondhal enbadhu
Female :Iruttu
Male :Kangal enbadhu
Female :Vilakku
Male :Undhan punnagai
Female :Kizhakku
Male :Innum yenadi
Female :Vazhakku
Megam vandhu
Female :Paai virikka
Male :Neeyum naanum
Female :Serndhirukka
Kaaman ambugal
Female :Paayattum
Male :Kaadhal vambugal
Female :Oyattum
Male :Raasa leelaigal
Female :Aagattum
Male :Vinnil vennilaa
Female :Vegattum
Vaa
Male :Mella vaa
Female :Poo
Male :Allavaa
Female :Naa
Male :Killavaa hoi
Yegaantha velai
Female :Inikkum
Male :Inbathin vaasal
Female :Thirakkum
Male :Aaramba paadam
Female :Nadakkum
Male :Aanandha gangai
Female :Surakkum
Pen inbamae
Endrum perinbamae
Indru ullangal sandhikkum
Muthangal thithikkum
Yegaantha velai
Female :Inikkum
Male :Inbathin vaasal
Female :Thirakkum
Male :Yegaantha velai
Netru raathiri
Female :Malarndhen
Male :Neela aatrilae
Female :Nanaindhen
Eera aadaigal
Female :Kalaindhen
Male :Poovil aadaigal
Female :Punaindhen
Vanna pookkalum
Female :Vedikka
Male :Poovil vandu thaen
Female :Kudikka
Thangam pondradhu
Female :Angangal
Male :Engu vendumo
Female :Thangungal
Male :Kaaman yaathirai
Female :Sellungal
Male :Kaalai vandhadhum
Female :Sollungal
Namm
Male :Nenjangal
Female :Poo
Male :Manjangal
Female :Thaen
Male :Sindhungal ho
Yegaantha velai
Male :Inikkum
Female :Inbathin vaasal
Male :Thirakkum
Female :Aaramba paadam
Male :Nadakkum
Female :Aanandha gangai
Male :Surakkum
Pen inbamae
Endrum perinbamae
Indru ullangal sandhikkum
Muthangal thithikkum
Yegaantha velai
Male :Inikkum
Inbathin vaasal
Female :Thirakkum
Both :Yegaantha velai
In this quiet hour of solitude...
Female: Ah... ah
Male: The doorway to pleasure...
Female: Mmm...
In this quiet hour of solitude,
Female: it feels sweet.
Male: The doorway to pleasure
Female: will open wide.
Male: The first lessons
Female: will begin.
Male: A river of bliss
Female: will flow.
A woman's love
is eternal bliss.
Today, our hearts will meet,
and kisses will taste so sweet.
In this quiet hour of solitude,
Female: it feels sweet.
Male: The doorway to pleasure
Female: will open wide.
Male: This quiet hour of solitude...
Hair is like
Female: the dark night,
Male: eyes are like
Female: bright lamps,
Male: your smile is like
Female: the eastern dawn,
Male: why then, my dear,
Female: this quarrel?
As clouds drift in
Female: to spread a bed,
Male: and you and I
Female: stay close together,
let the arrows of love
Female: strike us,
Male: let our playful lovers' tiffs
Female: come to an end.
Male: Let the games of romance
Female: unfold,
Male: while the bright moon in the sky
Female: burns with envy.
Come,
Male: come gently.
Female: A flower,
Male: aren't you?
Female: Shall I
Male: pluck you gently? Oh!
In this quiet hour of solitude,
Female: it feels sweet.
Male: The doorway to pleasure
Female: will open wide.
Male: The first lessons
Female: will begin.
Male: A river of bliss
Female: will flow.
A woman's love
is eternal bliss.
Today, our hearts will meet,
and kisses will taste so sweet.
In this quiet hour of solitude,
Female: it feels sweet.
Male: The doorway to pleasure
Female: will open wide.
Male: This quiet hour of solitude...
Last night,
Female: I blossomed,
Male: in the blue river
Female: I bathed and was drenched.
My wet clothes
Female: I took off,
Male: and clothes of flowers
Female: I wore.
Colorful flowers
Female: watch in wonder,
Male: as the bee drinks honey
Female: from the blossom.
Like pure gold
Female: is this body,
Male: wherever you wish,
Female: linger and stay.
Male: On love's sweet journey,
Female: go forward,
Male: and when morning comes,
Female: wake me and say.
Our
Male: hearts
Female: are flower
Male: beds;
Female: let sweet honey
Male: spill and flow, oh!
In this quiet hour of solitude,
Male: it feels sweet.
Female: The doorway to pleasure
Male: will open wide.
Female: The first lessons
Male: will begin.
Female: A river of bliss
Male: will flow.
A woman's love
is eternal bliss.
Today, our hearts will meet,
and kisses will taste so sweet.
In this quiet hour of solitude,
Male: it feels sweet.
The doorway to pleasure
Female: will open wide.
Both: This quiet hour of solitude...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Yegaantha Velai' is a sensual duet expressing intimacy, romance, and anticipation between lovers in solitude. The lyrics celebrate the beauty of intimate union, comparing darkness, light, and morning to various physical attributes of the lovers, while evoking poetic imagery of clouds, flowers, bees, and Cupid's arrows.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagamy (Metaphor)
“Koondhal enbadhu iruttu”
Comparing hair to darkness ('Koondhal enbadhu iruttu') and eyes to lamps ('Kangal enbadhu vilakku') to highlight facial beauty through natural metaphors.
Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Aaramba paadam / Aanandha gangai”
Rhyming initial sounds across contiguous phrases like 'Inbathin' and 'Inikkum' or 'Aaramba' and 'Aanandha'.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Undhan punnagai Kizhakku / Innum yenadi Vazhakku”
Matching end sounds in short back-and-forth lines between the male and female singers ('Iruttu', 'Vilakku', 'Kizhakku', 'Vazhakku').
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Trivia
The lyrics penned by Vairamuthu showcase classic 1980s Tamil cinema erotic poetry using traditional sangam literature tropes like nature-based metaphors (flowers, clouds, honeybees, and Kaaman/Cupid).
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