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Marubadi Nee

From Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai · 2024

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Yuvan Shankar Raja, Siddharth
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
23 May 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Por yedhum illai
Veredhum illai
Aanaalum boomi
Adhirvadhu yen..?solladi?
Vinmeengal illai
Nilaavum illai
Aanaalum vaanam
Kulirvadhu yen..?solladi?
Imaigal moodamalae
Irudhayam thaan paarkudha
Irupadhu kaal paaichalil
Iru vizhiyum oodudha
Marubadi nee
Marubadi nee
Por yedhum illai
Veredhum illai
Aanaalum boomi
Adhirvadhu yen..?solladi?
Vinmeengal illai
Nilaavum illai
Aanaalum vaanam
Kulirvadhu yen..?solladi?
Adhikaalai kadhiragavae
Udhithaayae pudhidhaakkave
Unnaalae vidivondru ennil pennae
Thadamilla manalaagavo
Alaiyilla punal aagavoo
Vaazhndhenae nee paadham vaikkum munnae
Peralaiyaai endhan vaanathin theenda vandhaaya
Kaar mugilaai endhan nenjathin aazham thaanda vandhaaya
Kaatru ena ennai nee thooimai sedhu odi povaaya
Kaayam ena eppodhum nee en thozhi aavaaya
Kelvi kokkiyil
Maati konda nee
Endhan boomiyil
Marubadi nee marubadi nee
Pirindhaalum piriyamalae
Oru poovum udhiramalae
En nenjin kaadengum
Endrum neeyae
Yugam ellam kadanthaalumae
Thaniyaai naan nadanthaalumae
En theeyin nizhalaga endrum neeyae
Vaasanaigal kodi
En vaanil veesa moochilandhenae
Un varavin ottrai vaasathukaaga kaathirunthenae
Swaasam ena unnai utkollum seigai meemigai illai
Kaadhal ena naan unnai sonnal nyaayamum illai
Sollil sikkidaa
Artham pola nee
Kannil sikkinaai
Marubadi nee marubadi nee
There is no war,
there is nothing else happening,
yet why does the earth
tremble? Tell me, girl...
There are no stars,
there is no moon either,
yet why does the sky
turn so cold? Tell me, girl...
Without the eyelids closing,
is my heart itself watching?
As if sprinting with twenty legs,
are both my eyes racing?
Once again, it is you,
once again, it is you.
There is no war,
there is nothing else happening,
yet why does the earth
tremble? Tell me, girl...
There are no stars,
there is no moon either,
yet why does the sky
turn so cold? Tell me, girl...
Like the early morning ray of sunlight,
you rose to make everything new.
Because of you, a new dawn has broken in me, girl.
Like sand without a single footprint,
like water without a single wave,
I lived, before your feet stepped in.
Did you come like a giant wave to touch my sky?
Did you come like a dark raincloud to cross the depths of my heart?
Like the wind, will you cleanse me and blow away?
Like a wound, will you forever remain my companion?
Hooked upon
a question mark,
in my world,
once again it is you, once again it is you.
Even when parted, never truly apart,
without a single flower shedding,
all through the forest of my heart,
it is always you.
Even if ages pass by,
even if I walk all alone,
you will always remain the shadow of my flame.
A million fragrances
blew across my sky, yet I lost my breath,
waiting only for the single scent of your arrival.
Taking you in like my own breath is no exaggeration,
and calling you just 'love' would not do you justice.
Like a meaning
that words cannot capture,
you were caught in my eyes,
once again it is you, once again it is you.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Marubadi Nee from Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai explores an intense, timeless love that transcends logic, time, and physical distance. The protagonist expresses awe at how his beloved's presence destabilizes his senses and revitalizes his desolate existence. Through evocative metaphors of nature, fire, and breath, the song highlights a soulmate connection so profound that traditional definitions of love fail to capture its depth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Paradox (முரண்)

“En theeyin nizhalaga endrum neeyae”

The phrase speaks of the shadow of a flame, which is a natural impossibility since fire emits light rather than casting a shadow, emphasizing an inseparable existential bond.

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

“Kelvi kokkiyil maati konda nee”

Compares being stuck in existential questioning to being snagged on a fishhook.

Simile (உவமை)

“Kaatru ena ennai nee thooimai sedhu odi povaaya”

Compares the beloved's purifying effect on the soul to the cleansing nature of the wind.

Imagery (காட்சிப் படிமம்)

“Peralaiyaai endhan vaanathin theenda vandhaaya”

Uses cosmic and elemental imagery like dark clouds, rogue waves, and dawn to convey intense emotional transformations.

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Trivia

This track marks another soulful collaboration between director Ram and composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, featuring deeply poetic lyrics by Madhan Karky that complement the film's core theme of love spanning centuries.

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