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Lyrics & meaning

Oh Baby Oh Baby

From Yaaradi Nee Mohini · 2008

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Haricharan, Naveen Madhav, Andrea Jeremiah
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Yaaradi Nee Mohini2008

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
………………………….
Female
{ Oh baby oh baby } (2){ Oh baby oh baby } (x2)
You are so sexyYou are so sexy
{ Oh baby oh baby } (2){ Oh baby oh baby } (x2)
You are you touch meYou are, you touch me
Male
Kannilae theeyai vaithaaiYou placed fire in my eyes
Nenjilae poovai vaithaaiYou placed a flower in my heart
Ennilae unnai vaithaaiYou placed yourself inside me
Unnilae ennai thaithaaiYou stitched me inside you
Male
Azhagaalae thoondil vaithaaiYou cast a hook of beauty to catch me
Oh pennae pennaeOh girl, oh girl
Agapatten themba vaithaaiI got caught and was left sobbing
Male
Minnalai poi thottenaeI went and touched the lightning
En kannae kannaeMy darling, my dear
Kaiyodu kaayam vaithaaiYou left wounds right in my hands
Female
{ Oh baby oh baby } (2){ Oh baby oh baby } (x2)
You are so sexyYou are so sexy
{ Oh baby oh baby } (2){ Oh baby oh baby } (x2)
You are you touch meYou are, you touch me
Female
………………………………….
Male
Panjaai panjaai ennai kaatril vitaaiYou blew me away in the wind like a piece of cotton
Nanjaai nanjaai neeum kaadhal thanthaaiYou gave me a love that turned out to be poison
Anbae anbae enna paavam seithenMy love, my love, what sin did I commit?
Kallaai mannaai kaalin oram kidanthenI lay like stone and soil beside your feet
Female
Kaadhal endral nanba adhu kanneeril odamIf it is love, my friend, it is a boat floating on tears
Kannai katti kondu ada ennada paadamBlindfolded, oh what kind of painful lesson is this?
Male
Oh pennae maranthaaiOh girl, you forgot me
Nenjil mullaai kalanthaaiYou pierced into my heart like a thorn
Munbu unnaalae naan piranthenEarlier, I was reborn because of you
Indru mannodu naan sarinthenToday, I have collapsed into the earth
Male
Azhagaalae thoondil vaithaaiYou cast a hook of beauty to catch me
Oh pennae pennaeOh girl, oh girl
Agapatten themba vaithaaiI got caught and was left sobbing
Male
Minnalai poi thottenaeI went and touched the lightning
En kannae kannaeMy darling, my dear
Kaiyodu kaayam vaithaaiYou left wounds right in my hands
Male
………………………………………
Male
Neeyae neeyae aasai thandhu ponaaiYou yourself gave me desire and left
Yeno yeno mosam seithu ponaaiFor unknown reasons, you deceived me and left
Unnai indru kaadhalitha saabamThe curse of loving you today
Vaazhum kaalam vandhu vandhu pogumWill keep haunting throughout my lifespan
Male
Kaadhal kaayam thanthaaiYou inflicted the wound of love
Nee kaaranam ketkaadhaeDo not ask for a reason now
Verai ketu endrum adaHey, flowers do not bloom
Pookal pookaadhaeBy questioning their roots
Male
Oh pennae pirinthaaiOh girl, you drifted away
Thedumbodhae tholainthaaiJust as I searched for you, you vanished
Kaadhal kaataatru vellam thaanammaLove is indeed a wild forest flood, my dear
Adhil kaanaamal ponen naanammaAnd I went missing inside it, my dear
Female
{ Oh baby oh baby } (2){ Oh baby oh baby } (x2)
You are so sexyYou are so sexy
{ Oh baby oh baby } (2){ Oh baby oh baby } (x2)
You are you touch meYou are, you touch me

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This melancholic song portrays the raw anguish and heartrending sorrow of a protagonist betrayed by love. The lover reflects on how the relationship initially brought joy and spiritual rebirth, but ultimately transformed into a trap of deception and emotional devastation. Using vivid imagery of lightning, poison, thorns, and flash floods, the lyrics capture the overwhelming pain of loss and betrayal.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (Rhyme)

Kannilae theeyai vaithaai / Nenjilae poovai vaithaai

The matching ending words 'vaithaai' across consecutive lines create a rhythmic and melodic rhyming scheme.

Ethugai (Second-letter Agreement)

Kannilae theeyai vaithaai / Nenjilae poovai vaithaai

The second consonant sound 'n' ('nn' and 'nj') creates Tamil second-letter rhyming (Ethugai).

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Minnalai poi thottenae

Loving the girl is metaphorically equated to foolishly touching a dangerous bolt of lightning.

Simile (Uvamai)

Panjaai panjaai ennai kaatril vitaai

The protagonist compares his fragile mental state to light cotton blown away mindlessly by the wind.

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Trivia

The song is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2008 blockbuster romantic drama 'Yaaradi Nee Mohini', starring Dhanush and Nayanthara. Yuvan's soundtrack, along with Na. Muthukumar's poignant lyrics, became a massive commercial success and a staple for breakup anthems in Tamil cinema.

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