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Lyrics & meaning

Naan Ini Kaatril

From Yaakkai · 2017

Lyricist: Pa. Vijay
Singers: Yuvan Shankar Raja, Chinmayi
Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name: Yaakkai
Movie release year: 2017
Lyrics added on: 3 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Naan ini kaatril nadakka pogiren

Koodavae un kaigal korthu kolgiren

Indha prabanjam thaandiyae

Oru payanam pogalaam

Adhil moochu kooda thevai illai

Mutham ondril serndhu sellalaam

Midhandhu midhandhu vandhaai

Nenjil nadandhu nadandhu sendraai

Asandhu asandhu nindren

Aiyo alandhu alandhu kondraai

Un porvai irutilae

Naan tholaindhu pogiren

Oru jadai seiyada

Un patha suvatil

Thoosi pola padigiren madigiren

Melliya saaralum

Manjalaai veiyilum

Serndhadhu pol

Undhan vetkamum kobamum

Serndhadhadi

Theththupal keeralum konjaladi

Kaadhalum illadha kaamamum illadha

Orr nodi…Female :Orr nodi……

Paar sutri paar

Nammai pol ini yaarada kaadhalipaar

Nee endhan puththagam..mellisai..

Pulnuni.. theypirai yaavilum neeyae

Kattilum nee kovilum nee

Female :Thaai nadi aagidum

Thozhiyum naan thaanae

Midhandhu midhandhu vandhaai

Nenjil nadandhu nadandhu sendraai

Asandhu asandhu nindren

Aiyo nelindhu valaindhu kondraai

Un koonthal irutilae

Female :Un porvai irutilae

Male :Naan tholaindhu pogiren

Female :Naan tholaindhu pogiren

Male :Oru jadai seiyadi

Female :Oru jadai seiyada

Male :Un patha suvatil

Thoosi pola padigiren madigiren

Anthi malaiyil

Pachai thalirgal nanaitha vaasam

Undhan udalil sila

Pagudhi athilae veesum

Enthan irudhi moochu

Mudindhu kangal moodum tharunamae

Unadhu uruvam kaatumae

Unnoda ninaivu naan

Kaatril midhakkum isai pol

Undhan kaadhil nulaindhu kolven

Female :Kaattil kidakkum ilai pol

En koondhal kalaithu selvaai

Indha boomi podhuma

Female :Indha boomi podhuma

Male :Innum veeru venduma

Female :Innum veeru venduma

Male :Nee paartha paarvaigal

Female :Nee paartha paarvaigal

Male :Athu kaalaveliyil kaatru pola

Kalakumae midhakumae

From now on, I will walk on air

holding hands with you as I go.

Beyond this universe,

let us go on a journey.

We will not even need to breathe;

we can travel together on a single kiss.

You came floating, floating toward me,

and walked right across my heart.

I stood there, completely spellbound;

oh, you killed me with every measured step.

In the darkness beneath your blanket,

I am losing myself.

Just give me a subtle sign,

and in your footsteps,

I will settle like dust and fade away.

Like a gentle drizzle

and golden sunshine

meeting at once,

your shyness and your anger

have blended together, my dear.

The gentle scratch of your tooth is pure affection.

Neither just love nor just desire,

just one fleeting moment... Female: just one moment...

Look, look all around us,

who could ever love the way we do?

You are my book, my soft melody,

the tip of a grass blade, the waning moon—you are in everything.

You are my bed, and you are my temple.

Female: Becoming a nurturing river,

I am your companion too.

You came floating, floating toward me,

and walked right across my heart.

I stood there, completely spellbound;

oh, with your graceful curves you killed me.

In the darkness of your hair,

Female: In the darkness of your blanket,

Male: I am losing myself.

Female: I am losing myself.

Male: Just give me a little sign, girl.

Female: Just give me a little sign, boy.

Male: In your footsteps,

I settle like dust and fade away.

In the evening rain,

the scent of fresh green leaves soaked wet—

a hint of that fragrance

lingers on your skin.

When my final breath runs out

and the moment my eyes close forever,

they will picture only you.

I am a memory of you;

like music floating in the air,

I will slip gently into your ears.

Female: Like wind scattering leaves in the woods,

you tousle my hair and pass by.

Is this earth enough for us?

Female: Is this earth enough for us?

Male: Do we need anything more?

Female: Do we need anything more?

Male: The glances you shared with me,

Female: The glances you shared with me,

Male: like the wind across space and time,

will blend and drift forever.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poetic love duet portrays a transcendent romantic relationship that goes beyond physical boundaries and cosmic limits. The lovers feel so overwhelmed by affection that they feel weightless, walking on air and desiring a realm beyond the earth where love supersedes even the necessity of breathing. Through vivid sensory descriptions—such as twilight rain on leaves, gentle music, and morning sunshine—the song portrays intimacy as a sacred and ethereal experience. The lyrics seamlessly blend passion with emotional depth, framing the beloved as both a sacred deity in a temple and a comforting companion. Towards the conclusion, the bond is depicted as timeless and eternal, persisting beyond life's final breath as an enduring presence floating through the expanse of time.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Reduplication / Anaphora)

“Midhandhu midhandhu vandhaai”

Repetition of words like 'midhandhu midhandhu' (floating, floating) and 'nadandhu nadandhu' (walking, walking) creates rhythm and emphasizes continuous action.

Uvamai (Simile)

“Thoosi pola padigiren madigiren”

Compares the speaker settling under the partner's feet to dust ('Thoosi pola'), signifying deep devotion and surrender.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Nee endhan puththagam..mellisai..”

Directly identifies the beloved with comforting and artistic things like a book, soft music, and the waning moon.

Visual and Olfactory Imagery

“Pachai thalirgal nanaitha vaasam”

Evokes strong sensory images of soft rain mixed with yellow light and the fragrance of wet green leaves during evening rain.

Did you know?

Trivia

Although credited in some lists as unknown, the hit track from the movie Yaakkai (2017) was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and rendered by actor Dhanush alongside Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song gained widespread acclaim for its soothing ambient arrangement and Pa. Vijay's romantic lyricism.

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