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Lyrics & meaning

Ennamo Yedho

From Ko · 2011

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Aalap Raju, Emcee Jesz, Sricharan
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Ko
Movie release year
2011
Lyrics added on
23 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Ennamo yedho ennam thiraluthu kanavil
Vannam piraluthu ninaivil kangal iruluthu nanavil
Ennamo yedho mutti mulaikuthu manathil
Vetti erinthidum nodiyil mottu avizhuthu kodiyil
Yeno kuviyamila kuviyamila oru kaatchi pezhai
Oh hoo uruvamila uruvamila naalai
Yeno kuviyamila kuviyamila oru kaatchi pezhai
Oh hoo arai manathaai vidiyuthu en kaalai
Ennamo yedho minni maraiyuthu vizhiyil
Andi agaluthu vazhiyil sinthi sitharuthu veliyil
Ennamo yedho siki thavikuthu manathil
Rekkai virikuthu kanavil vitu parakuthu tholaivil
Yeno kuviyamila kuviyamila oru kaatchi pezhai
Oh hoo uruvamila uruvamila naalai yetho
Yeno kuviyamila kuviyamila oru kaatchi pezhai
Oh hoo arai manathaai vidiyuthu kaalai
Neeyum naanum enthirama
Yaaro seiyum manthirama poovae
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Muthamitta moochu kaatru pattu pattu kettu ponen
Pakkam vanthu nirkum pothu thitamittu etti ponen
Nerungaadhae pennae enthan nenjellaam nanjaagum
Alaikaadhae pennae enthan achangal achagum
Siripaal enai nee sithaithaai pothum
Yedho ennam thiraluthu kanavil
Vannam piraluthu ninaivil kangal iruluthu nanavil
Ennamo yedho mutti mulaikuthu manathil
Vetti erinthidum nodiyil mottu avizhuthu kodiyil
Neeyum naanum enthirama
Yaaro seiyum manthirama poovae
Lets go wow wow
Engalin tamizhachi ennamo you’re looking so fine
Maraka mudiyalayae en manam andru
Un manaso lovely ippadiyae ippa
Un arugil naan vanthu serava endru
Lady looking like a cindrella cindrella
Naughty looku vita thendralla
Lady looking like a cindrella cindrella
Ennai vattam idum vennila
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Suthi suthi unnai thedi vizhigal alaiyum avasaram yeno
Satha satha nerisalil un sol sevigal ariyum athisayam yeno
Kana kaana thaanae pennae kan kondu vantheno
Vinaakaana vidayum kaana kaneerum kondeno
Nizhalai thirudum mazhalai naano
YedhoChorus :……………………
Ennam thiraluthu kanavilChorus :……………
Vannam piraluthu ninaivilChorus :…………….
Kangal iruluthu nanavil
Oh hoo yedhoChorus :……………………….
Mutti mulaikuthu manathilChorus :……………….
Vetti erinthidum nodiyilChorus :………………
Mottu avizhuthu kodiyil
Yedho
Yedho
Yedho
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Something or the other... thoughts gather in my dreams,
Colors shift in my memory, but my eyes dim in reality.
Something or the other pushes and sprouts in my heart,
The moment I try to cut it away, a bud blossoms on the vine.
Why is this frame of view so out of focus?
Oh, tomorrow is shapeless and unknown.
Why is this frame of view so out of focus?
Oh, my morning dawns so half-heartedly.
Something or the other flashes and fades in my eyes,
Draws close and drifts away, scattering everywhere around.
Something or the other is trapped and struggling in my heart,
It spreads its wings in dreams and flies far away.
Why is this frame of view so out of focus?
Oh, tomorrow is shapeless, something...
Why is this frame of view so out of focus?
Oh, morning dawns so half-heartedly.
Are you and I just machines?
Or is this some magic cast by someone, my flower?
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Brushed again and again by your kiss-like breath, I lost control.
When you came and stood beside me, I deliberately stepped away.
Don't come close, girl, my whole heart will turn to poison.
Don't unsettle me, girl, all my fears will come true.
You tore me apart with your smile, that's enough!
Something... thoughts gather in my dreams,
Colors shift in my memory, but my eyes dim in reality.
Something or the other pushes and sprouts in my heart,
The moment I try to cut it away, a bud blossoms on the vine.
Are you and I just machines?
Or is this some magic cast by someone, my flower?
Let's go, wow, wow!
Our Tamil girl, somehow you're looking so fine!
My heart just couldn't forget that day,
Your heart is so lovely, and now,
Wondering if I should come close to you.
Lady looking like a Cinderella, Cinderella!
You are the gentle breeze casting a naughty glance,
Lady looking like a Cinderella, Cinderella!
The shining white moon orbiting around me.
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Why do my eyes rush about, frantically searching for you?
Why is it a miracle that amid all the noise and bustle, my ears hear your words?
Girl, was I given these eyes only to look at you?
Did I shed tears trying to find an answer to my question?
Am I just an innocent child trying to steal a shadow?
Something... (Chorus: ...)
Thoughts gather in dreams... (Chorus: ...)
Colors shift in memory... (Chorus: ...)
My eyes dim in reality.
Oh ho, something... (Chorus: ...)
Sprouts up in my heart... (Chorus: ...)
The moment I cut it away... (Chorus: ...)
A bud blossoms on the vine.
Something...
Something...
Something...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ennamo Yedho captures the disorienting, exhilarating sensation of falling unexpectedly in love. The protagonist experiences a sweet confusion where reality and dreams blur together, describing his emotional state as an out-of-focus vision box ('kuviyamila kaatchi pezhai') and tomorrow as a formless horizon. He attempts to resist these overwhelming feelings, but every effort to suppress them only causes love to blossom further. The lyrics combine modern metaphors with poetic imagery, reflecting how love sharpens perception toward the beloved even amidst a noisy crowd while leaving the rest of the world hazy. Through upbeat rhythms and evocative Tamil phrasing, the song portrays love not merely as a sentiment, but as a magical, uncontrollable force that transforms ordinary existence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Yeno kuviyamila kuviyamila oru kaatchi pezhai

Compares blurred perception and emotional confusion in love to an out-of-focus camera frame or vision box ('kuviyamila kaatchi pezhai').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Vannam piraluthu ninaivil kangal iruluthu nanavil

Employs internal second-letter rhyming across 'Ennam' (thiraluthu), 'Vannam' (piraluthu), and 'Kangal' (iruluthu) along with tail rhyming 'kanavil', 'ninaivil', and 'nanavil'.

Imagery

Vetti erinthidum nodiyil mottu avizhuthu kodiyil

Uses the vivid image of cutting a vine only for a new bud to immediately bloom, symbolizing irrepressible love that grows stronger when suppressed.

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Trivia

Playback singer Aalap Raju won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil in 2011 for 'Ennamo Yedho'. Lyricist Madhan Karky famously introduced photography terminology like 'kuviyam' (focus) into romantic Tamil song lyrics for this track.

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