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Namakkaai Oru Vaanam

From Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai · 2024

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Yuvan Shankar Raja, Andrea Jeremiah
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
19 Aug 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Namakkaai oru vaanam
Namakkaai oru kaalam
Uyire adhu pothum
Ulagam niruthu
Muzhu mounathai pole
Mozhigal udhavaadhe
Uyire adhanaale
Idhayam niruthu
Suzhandridum kaalathai naan niruthi
Un kanavai naan kalaithaal
Erigira kaadhalai nee uduthi
Koodidavaa endrazhaithaal
Edhai nee kalaivaayo
Edhai nee kalaivaayo
Thayakkam thadai thaazhil
Edhai nee kalaivaai
Edhai nee kalaivaayo
Udane kalaivaayo
Kulapam kulir koocham
Edhai nee kalaivaai
Kesadhi paadhangal
Nee paada vendaame
Koosaadha baagathil
Nee theenda vendaame
En idhazhil sidharum paniyinai nee
Madhuvaai maatri tharuvaayo
En udalin udalin kulirinai nee
Kalaivaayooo
Namakkenavae nilavum erindhaal
Pullveli paaiyenavae virindhaal
Kalanthidave unai naan azhaithaal
Edhu kalaivaayoo
Namm melae naagangal
Melloorndhu ponaalum
Namm keezhae maegangal
Theepattri kondaalum
Un meaniyai virumbi sooriyano
Vidiyal kathiraal thottaalum
En nizhalaal unai naan anaithenae
Asaiyaadhe
Asaivadhu naanalla ivvuzhagu
Virivadhu vaanalla namm siragu
Kasinthidum iravinai nee parugu
Asaindhu vidaathe
Edhai nee kalaivaayo
Edhai nee kalaivaayo
Vaayoo
Edhai nee
Edhai nee kalaivaayo
Edhai nee kalaivaayo
Edhai nee kalaivaayo
Edhai nee kalaivaayo
Thuyaram thugil dhooram
Edhai nee kalaivaai
Edhai nee kalaivaayoo
Udane kalaivaayoo
Thadukkum nagai naanam
Edhai nee kalaivaai
A sky just for us
A time just for us
My love, that is enough
Stop the world
Just like total silence
Words are of no help
My love, that is why
Still your heart
If I halt spinning time
And wake you from your dream
If you wear this burning love
And invite me to unite
What will you cast off?
What will you shed?
Among hesitation, obstacles, and latches
Which one will you undo?
What will you cast off?
Will you shed it right away?
Confusion, cold, or shyness
Which one will you shed?
From head to toe
You don't need to sing my praise
In places that don't blush
You don't need to touch
The dew drops resting on my lips
Will you turn them into sweet wine for me?
The chill across my body
Will you take it away?
If the moon glows only for us
And the grass spreads out like a bed
If I invite you to become one
What will you shed?
Even if serpents
Crawl gently over us
Even if the clouds below us
Catch fire
Even if the sun longs for your body
And touches you with its dawn rays
I have wrapped you in my shadow
Do not move
It is not me moving, but this world
It is not the sky opening up, but our wings
Drink the night that trickles down
Do not move
What will you cast off?
What will you cast off?
Will you shed?
What will you...
What will you cast off?
What will you cast off?
What will you cast off?
What will you cast off?
Sorrow, clothing, or distance
Which one will you shed?
What will you cast off?
Will you shed it right away?
The jewelry that holds you back, or your shyness
Which one will you shed?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Namakkaai Oru Vaanam is an evocative romantic duet exploring intimacy, cosmic stillness, and the shedding of emotional and physical inhibitions. The lovers envision a private realm detached from the moving world, where time, language, and external distractions cease, leaving only their profound connection. Through intense imagery of nature, cosmic surrealism, and repeated questioning of what barriers will be discarded (hesitation, distance, shyness, clothing), the song captures a passionate invitation to transcend mortal fears and surrender completely to love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Polyptoton / Wordplay on 'kalai'

“kanavai naan kalaithaal ... Edhai nee kalaivaayo”

Plays on the multifaceted meanings of 'kalai' (dissolving dreams vs. shedding clothes/inhibitions).

Paradox

“Asaivadhu naanalla ivvuzhagu / Virivadhu vaanalla namm siragu”

Inverts conventional perception to emphasize that the inner world of the lovers is the true active reality.

Alliteration (Etukai and Monai)

“Thayakkam thadai thaazhil”

Rhythmic repetition of initial consonant sounds enhancing phonetic flow.

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Trivia

Featured in the film 'Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai', the song presents lyricist Madhan Karky's poetic wordplay around the verb 'kalaithal' / 'kalaithal' (to shed, disturb, or undo) juxtaposed with Yuvan Shankar Raja's evocative soundscape.

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