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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
Details
Yaakkai2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Naan ini kaatril nadakka pogirenFrom now on, I am going to walk in the air
Koodavae un kaigal korthu kolgirenHolding your hands together with mine
Indha prabanjam thaandiyaeBeyond this universe
Oru payanam pogalaamLet us go on a journey
Adhil moochu kooda thevai illaiWhere even breath is not needed
Mutham ondril serndhu sellalaamWe can travel together in a single kiss
Female
Midhandhu midhandhu vandhaaiFloating, floating you came
Nenjil nadandhu nadandhu sendraaiWalking, walking you entered my heart
Asandhu asandhu nindrenStunned, stunned I stood
Aiyo alandhu alandhu kondraaiAlas, measuring me bit by bit, you killed me
Female
Un porvai irutilaeIn the darkness of your blanket
Naan tholaindhu pogirenI am getting lost
Oru jadai seiyadaShow a sign, my dear
Un patha suvatilIn the print of your feet
Thoosi pola padigiren madigirenI settle and perish like dust
Male
Melliya saaralumA soft drizzle
Manjalaai veiyilumAnd yellow sunshine
Serndhadhu polComing together as one
Undhan vetkamum kobamumLike that, your shyness and anger
SerndhadhadiHave merged, my girl
Theththupal keeralum konjaladiThe touch of your misaligned tooth and your sweet coaxing, my girl
Kaadhalum illadha kaamamum illadhaNeither mere love nor mere lust
Orr nodi…Female :Orr nodi……Just one moment... Female: Just one moment...
Female
Paar sutri paarLook around, look
Nammai pol ini yaarada kaadhalipaarWho else will love like us from now on, my dear?
Nee endhan puththagam..mellisai..You are my book... soft music...
Pulnuni.. theypirai yaavilum neeyaeTip of grass... waning moon... you are in everything
Male
Kattilum nee kovilum neeYou are in the bed, you are in the temple
Female :Thaai nadi aagidumFemale: Becoming a motherly river
Thozhiyum naan thaanaeI am also your companion
Female
Midhandhu midhandhu vandhaaiFloating, floating you came
Nenjil nadandhu nadandhu sendraaiWalking, walking you entered my heart
Asandhu asandhu nindrenStunned, stunned I stood
Aiyo nelindhu valaindhu kondraaiAlas, twisting and swaying, you killed me
Male
Un koonthal irutilaeIn the darkness of your hair
Female :Un porvai irutilaeFemale: In the darkness of your blanket
Male :Naan tholaindhu pogirenMale: I am getting lost
Female :Naan tholaindhu pogirenFemale: I am getting lost
Male :Oru jadai seiyadiMale: Show a sign, my girl
Female :Oru jadai seiyadaFemale: Show a sign, my boy
Male :Un patha suvatilMale: In the print of your feet
Thoosi pola padigiren madigirenI settle and perish like dust
Male
Anthi malaiyilIn the evening rain
Pachai thalirgal nanaitha vaasamThe scent of soaked green leaves
Undhan udalil silaIn some parts of your body
Pagudhi athilae veesumThat scent wafts
Female
Enthan irudhi moochuMy final breath
Mudindhu kangal moodum tharunamaeThe moment my eyes close in the end
Unadhu uruvam kaatumaeWill reveal your form
Unnoda ninaivu naanI am your memory
Male
Kaatril midhakkum isai polLike music floating in the air
Undhan kaadhil nulaindhu kolvenI will enter into your ears
Female :Kaattil kidakkum ilai polFemale: Like a leaf lying in the forest
En koondhal kalaithu selvaaiYou will come and dishevel my hair
Male
Indha boomi podhumaIs this earth enough?
Female :Indha boomi podhumaFemale: Is this earth enough?
Male :Innum veeru vendumaMale: Do we need something more?
Female :Innum veeru vendumaFemale: Do we need something more?
Male :Nee paartha paarvaigalMale: The glances you gave
Female :Nee paartha paarvaigalFemale: The glances you gave
Male :Athu kaalaveliyil kaatru polaMale: Like wind in the expanse of time
Kalakumae midhakumaeWill blend and float away

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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.

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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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