Engeyo Partha Mayakkam
From Yaaradi Nee Mohini · 2008
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Udit Narayan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Yaaradi Nee Mohini2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yengeyo paartha mayakam | A familiar trance, as if seen somewhere before |
| Eppotho vaazhntha nerukam | A closeness felt as if lived in a past life |
| Devathai indha saalai oram | An angel on the side of this road |
| Varuvathu enna maayam maayam | Is her arrival some kind of magic, an illusion? |
| Male | |
| Kan thiranthu ival paarkum bothu | When she opens her eyes and looks |
| Kadavulai indru nambum manathu | My heart begins to believe in God today |
| Innum kangal thirakaatha sirpam | A sculpture whose eyes haven't even opened yet |
| Oru kodi poo pookum vetkam | A shyness that feels like ten million flowers blooming |
| Male | |
| Aan manathai azhika vantha saabam | A curse that arrived to destroy a man's heart |
| Arivai mayakum maaya thaagam | A magical thirst that intoxicates the intellect |
| Ivalai paartha inbam pothum | The bliss of looking at her is enough |
| Vaazhnthu paarka nenjam yengum | Yet my heart longs to live a life with her |
| Female | |
| ……………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Kanavugalil vaazhntha naalai | The days I lived only in my dreams |
| Kan ethirae paarkiren | I now see unfolding right before my eyes |
| Kathaigalilae keta penna | Is she the woman I heard about in stories? |
| Thirumbi thirumbi paarkiren | I keep turning around to look at her again and again |
| Male | |
| Angum ingum odum kaalgal | My feet that used to run here and there |
| Asaiya maruthu vendudhae | Refuse to move and make a plea |
| Indha idathil innum nirka | To stay standing in this very spot a bit longer |
| Idhayam kooda yengudhae | Even my heart yearns for it |
| Male | |
| Yennaanadho yethaanadho | What happened? How did this happen? |
| Kannaadi pol udainthidum manathu | My heart shatters like a mirror |
| Kavidhai ondru paarthu poga | As a living poem walks past me |
| Kangal kalangi naanum yenga | My eyes tear up as I long for her |
| Male | |
| Mazhaiyin saaral ennai thaaka | As a soft drizzle of rain strikes me |
| Vidaigal illaa kelvi ketka | Asking questions that have no answers |
| Male | |
| Yengeyo paartha mayakam | A familiar trance, as if seen somewhere before |
| Eppotho vaazhntha nerukam | A closeness felt as if lived in a past life |
| Devathai indha saalai oram | An angel on the side of this road |
| Varuvathu enna maayam maayam | Is her arrival some kind of magic, an illusion? |
| Male | |
| Kan thiranthu ival paarkum bothu | When she opens her eyes and looks |
| Kadavulai indru nambum manathu | My heart begins to believe in God today |
| Male | |
| Aathi anthamum maranthu | Forgetting both the beginning and the end |
| Un arugil karainthu naan ponen | I melted away by your side |
| Male | |
| Aangal vetkapadum tharunam | A rare moment when men feel shy |
| Unnai paartha pinbu naan | After seeing you, I |
| Kandu konden | Have discovered and realized |
| Male | |
| Idi vizhuntha veetil indru | In a house once struck by lightning |
| Poo chedigal pookiradhae | Flower plants are blooming today |
| Ivalthaanae undhan paathi | "Is she your other half?" |
| Kadavul bathil ketkiradhae | God Himself asks for an answer |
| Male | |
| Viyanthu viyanthu | In utter wonder and marvel |
| Udainthu udainthu | Breaking down again and again |
| Sarinthu sarinthu | Falling and yielding completely |
| Mirandu mirandu | In awe and bewilderment |
| Male | |
| Indha nimidam | At this very moment |
| Meendum piranthu | Being reborn once again |
| Unakul kalanthu | Merging into you |
| Tholainthu tholainthu | Getting lost, lost forever |
எங்கேயோ பார்த்த
மயக்கம் எப்போதோ வாழ்ந்த
நெருக்கம் தேவதை இந்த சாலை
ஓரம் வருவது என்ன மாயம் மாயம்
A familiar trance, as if seen somewhere before
A closeness felt as if lived in a past life
An angel on the side of this road
Is her arrival some kind of magic, an illusion?
கண் திறந்து இவள்
பார்க்கும் போது கடவுளை
இன்று நம்பும் மனது இன்னும்
கண்கள் திறக்காத சிற்பம்
ஒரு கோடி பூ பூக்கும் வெக்கம்
When she opens her eyes and looks
My heart begins to believe in God today
A sculpture whose eyes haven't even opened yet
A shyness that feels like ten million flowers blooming
ஆண் மனதை அழிக்க
வந்த சாபம் அறிவை மயக்கும்
மாய தாகம் இவளைப் பார்த்த
இன்பம் போதும் வாழ்ந்துப்
பார்க்க நெஞ்சம் ஏங்கும்
A curse that arrived to destroy a man's heart
A magical thirst that intoxicates the intellect
The bliss of looking at her is enough
Yet my heart longs to live a life with her
.................................
கனவுகளில் வாழ்ந்த
நாளை கண் எதிரே பார்க்கிறேன்
கதைகளிலே கேட்டப் பெண்ணா
திரும்பித் திரும்பிப் பார்க்கிறேன்
The days I lived only in my dreams
I now see unfolding right before my eyes
Is she the woman I heard about in stories?
I keep turning around to look at her again and again
அங்கும் இங்கும் ஓடும்
கால்கள் அசைய மறுத்து
வேண்டுதே இந்த இடத்தில்
இன்னும் நிற்க இதயம் கூட
ஏங்குதே
My feet that used to run here and there
Refuse to move and make a plea
To stay standing in this very spot a bit longer
Even my heart yearns for it
என்னானதோ
ஏதானதோ கண்ணாடி
போல் உடைந்திடும் மனது
கவிதை ஒன்று பார்த்து போக
கண்கள் கலங்கி நானும் ஏங்க
What happened? How did this happen?
My heart shatters like a mirror
As a living poem walks past me
My eyes tear up as I long for her
மழையின் சாரல்
என்னைத் தாக்க விடைகள்
இல்லா கேள்வி கேட்க
As a soft drizzle of rain strikes me
Asking questions that have no answers
எங்கேயோ பார்த்த
மயக்கம் எப்போதோ வாழ்ந்த
நெருக்கம் தேவதை இந்த சாலை
ஓரம் வருவது என்ன மாயம் மாயம்
A familiar trance, as if seen somewhere before
A closeness felt as if lived in a past life
An angel on the side of this road
Is her arrival some kind of magic, an illusion?
கண் திறந்து இவள்
பார்க்கும் போது கடவுளை
இன்று நம்பும் மனது
When she opens her eyes and looks
My heart begins to believe in God today
ஆதி அந்தமும்
மறந்து உன் அருகில்
கரைந்து நான் போனேன்
Forgetting both the beginning and the end
I melted away by your side
ஆண்கள் வெக்கபடும்
தருணம் உன்னை பார்த்த
பின்பு நான் கண்டு கொண்டேன்
A rare moment when men feel shy
After seeing you, I
Have discovered and realized
இடி விழுந்த வீட்டில்
இன்று பூச்செடிகள் பூக்கிறதே
இவள் தானே உந்தன் பாதி
கடவுள் பதில் கேக்கிறதே
In a house once struck by lightning
Flower plants are blooming today
"Is she your other half?"
God Himself asks for an answer
வியந்து வியந்து
உடைந்து உடைந்து
சரிந்து சரிந்து மிரண்டு
மிரண்டு
In utter wonder and marvel
Breaking down again and again
Falling and yielding completely
In awe and bewilderment
இந்த நிமிடம்
மீண்டும் பிறந்து
உனக்குள் கலந்து
தொலைந்து தொலைந்து
At this very moment
Being reborn once again
Merging into you
Getting lost, lost forever
Yengeyo paartha mayakam
A familiar trance, as if seen somewhere before
Eppotho vaazhntha nerukam
A closeness felt as if lived in a past life
Devathai indha saalai oram
An angel on the side of this road
Varuvathu enna maayam maayam
Is her arrival some kind of magic, an illusion?
Kan thiranthu ival paarkum bothu
When she opens her eyes and looks
Kadavulai indru nambum manathu
My heart begins to believe in God today
Innum kangal thirakaatha sirpam
A sculpture whose eyes haven't even opened yet
Oru kodi poo pookum vetkam
A shyness that feels like ten million flowers blooming
Aan manathai azhika vantha saabam
A curse that arrived to destroy a man's heart
Arivai mayakum maaya thaagam
A magical thirst that intoxicates the intellect
Ivalai paartha inbam pothum
The bliss of looking at her is enough
Vaazhnthu paarka nenjam yengum
Yet my heart longs to live a life with her
………………………………
Kanavugalil vaazhntha naalai
The days I lived only in my dreams
Kan ethirae paarkiren
I now see unfolding right before my eyes
Kathaigalilae keta penna
Is she the woman I heard about in stories?
Thirumbi thirumbi paarkiren
I keep turning around to look at her again and again
Angum ingum odum kaalgal
My feet that used to run here and there
Asaiya maruthu vendudhae
Refuse to move and make a plea
Indha idathil innum nirka
To stay standing in this very spot a bit longer
Idhayam kooda yengudhae
Even my heart yearns for it
Yennaanadho yethaanadho
What happened? How did this happen?
Kannaadi pol udainthidum manathu
My heart shatters like a mirror
Kavidhai ondru paarthu poga
As a living poem walks past me
Kangal kalangi naanum yenga
My eyes tear up as I long for her
Mazhaiyin saaral ennai thaaka
As a soft drizzle of rain strikes me
Vidaigal illaa kelvi ketka
Asking questions that have no answers
Yengeyo paartha mayakam
A familiar trance, as if seen somewhere before
Eppotho vaazhntha nerukam
A closeness felt as if lived in a past life
Devathai indha saalai oram
An angel on the side of this road
Varuvathu enna maayam maayam
Is her arrival some kind of magic, an illusion?
Kan thiranthu ival paarkum bothu
When she opens her eyes and looks
Kadavulai indru nambum manathu
My heart begins to believe in God today
Aathi anthamum maranthu
Forgetting both the beginning and the end
Un arugil karainthu naan ponen
I melted away by your side
Aangal vetkapadum tharunam
A rare moment when men feel shy
Unnai paartha pinbu naan
After seeing you, I
Kandu konden
Have discovered and realized
Idi vizhuntha veetil indru
In a house once struck by lightning
Poo chedigal pookiradhae
Flower plants are blooming today
Ivalthaanae undhan paathi
"Is she your other half?"
Kadavul bathil ketkiradhae
God Himself asks for an answer
Viyanthu viyanthu
In utter wonder and marvel
Udainthu udainthu
Breaking down again and again
Sarinthu sarinthu
Falling and yielding completely
Mirandu mirandu
In awe and bewilderment
Indha nimidam
At this very moment
Meendum piranthu
Being reborn once again
Unakul kalanthu
Merging into you
Tholainthu tholainthu
Getting lost, lost forever
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Yengeyo Paartha Mayakam' depicts the profound emotion of love at first sight interwoven with a strong sense of deja vu. The protagonist sees a woman and experiences an unexplainable spiritual connection, feeling as if he has known her across past lifetimes. Her sublime presence turns even his skeptical mind toward divine faith, portraying her as an angelic sculpture brought to life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kannaadi pol udainthidum manathu”
Compares the fragile state of a heart overwhelmed by emotion to glass breaking like a mirror.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Idi vizhuntha veetil indru Poo chedigal pookiradhae”
Compares his previously ruined, tragic life to a lightning-struck house where new hope and love bloom like flowers upon meeting her.
Adukku Thodar / Repetition
“Viyanthu viyanthu / Udainthu udainthu / Sarinthu sarinthu”
The deliberate repetition of participle verbs intensifies the emotional breakdown and total surrender to love.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Devathai indha saalai oram / Varuvathu enna maayam maayam”
Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across lines creating a melodic, rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Na. Muthu Kumar, 'Yengeyo Paartha Mayakam' is one of the most iconic romantic melodies in Tamil cinema. Sung by Udit Narayan, the song highlights the unique vocal texture set against rich orchestral arrangements. 'Yaaradi Nee Mohini' (2008), starring Dhanush and Nayanthara, is the Tamil remake of the Telugu hit 'Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule', which was also scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja.
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