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Lyrics & meaning

Saama Kozhi – Yele Yele

From Aayiram Jenmangal · 2019

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Velmurugan, Suganthi, Viji
Music director
Sathya
Movie name
Aayiram Jenmangal
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
30 Sept 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaanae naannae
Thaanaanae thannaanae thaanaanae
Apdi thaanaanae
Thaanae naannae
Apdi thanthananaae
Thaanae naannae
Thaanaanae thannaanae thaanaanae…
Saama kozhi koova sammanchaenae
Raasa raasa enna paakkaama
Neeyum poga rendu kannula neeru
Aaraa oda thollai kodukkamaa seru seru
Saama kozhi koova sammanchaenae
Raasa raasa enna paakkaama
Neeyum poga rendu kannula neeru
Aaraa oda thollai kodukkamaa seru seru
Aama naanum koyil maniyattom
Rosaa rosaa enna kekkaama
Neeyum poga enna sollidum ooru
Lesaa lesaa oththa nodiyaattum paaru paaru
Yelae yelo
Yelae yelo
Sandhana pottu
Sandhana pottu
Yelae yelae yelae yelae
Yelae lae lae lae lae…
Ozha paya naanum virichenae
Naanum virichenae
Seraa seraa
Neeyum neeyum neeyum neeyum …
Chi chi chi chi…
Velli maniyaaram..kaambapochi
Ozha paya naanum virichenae
Raasa raasa enna seraama
Neeyum poga thangam pithalaiyaachi
Kaalil potta velli maniyaaram kaambapochi
Paala pola naanum kothichenae
Rosaa rosaa enna paakkaama
Neeyum poga full-ah vaanguthu moochi
Paasam kaatum enna nerungaama porayechi
Yelae yelo
Yelae yelo
Thanthaanae thanthanae
Yelae yelae yelae
Illalae illalae illalae
Lae lae lae lae…
Seetha pola naanum thavichenae
Raasa raasa enna thukkaama
Raaman poga pacha thanniyum sorum
Thooram aaga nitham melichenae dhegam dhegam
Seetha pola naanum thavichenae
Raasa raasa enna thukkaama
Raaman poga pacha thanniyum sorum
Thooram aaga nitham melichenae dhegam dhegam
Koora vaetti naanum anichenae
Rosaa rosaa enna paakkaama
Neeyum poga neththi pottula sogam
Saara pambaa koththa thuniyaatha podhum podhum
Yelae yelo
Yelae mayankkathae
Yelae yelo
Apdi thaanaanae
Yelae yelo
Apdi thaanaanae
Yelae yelo yelae yelo
Yelae mayankkathae
Yelae yelo yelae yelo
Yelae mayankkathae
Yelae yelo yelae yelo
Thaane naane
Thanaane thannaane thaane naane
Just like that, thanaane
Thaane nanne
Just like that, thanthanannane
Thaane naanne
Thanaane thannaane thaane nanne...
As the midnight rooster crowed, I came of age
My king, my king, without looking at me
as you walk away, tears in both my eyes
flow like a river; stop tormenting me and come join me!
As the midnight rooster crowed, I came of age
My king, my king, without looking at me
as you walk away, tears in both my eyes
flow like a river; stop tormenting me and come join me!
Yes, I wait and ring like a temple bell
My rose, my rose, without asking for me
if you walk away, what will the whole town say?
Gently, softly, look at me for just one second!
Ele elo
Ele elo
The sandalwood dot
The sandalwood dot
Ele ele ele
Illaale illaale le le le le...
I spread out the woven palm mat
I spread it out myself
Without joining me, without joining me
You, you, you, you...
Chi, chi, chi, chi...
The silver beaded anklet... has lost its shine
I spread out the woven palm mat
My king, my king, without embracing me
as you walk away, gold has turned to cheap brass
The silver beaded anklet on my foot has lost its shine
I boiled over with longing, just like milk
My rose, my rose, without looking at me
as you walk away, I am gasping heavily for breath
You walk away without coming close to my love, teasing me so!
Ele elo
Ele elo
Thanthaane thannannane
Ele ele ele
Illaale illaale illaale
Le le le le...
I suffered in longing, just like Sita
My king, my king, without taking me in his arms
as Raman walked away, even water and rice
grew distant, and my body grew thin day after day
I suffered in longing, just like Sita
My king, my king, without taking me in his arms
as Raman walked away, even water and rice
grew distant, and my body grew thin day after day
I dressed in traditional wedding cloth
My rose, my rose, without looking at me
as you walk away, the joy in the dot on my forehead
strikes like a rat snake; don't dare do this, enough is enough!
Ele elo
Hey, don't lose your senses!
Ele elo
Just like that, thannaanne
Ele elo
Just like that, thannaanne
Ele elo ele elo
Hey, don't lose your senses!
Ele elo ele elo
Hey, don't lose your senses!
Ele elo ele elo
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song captures the intense agony of separation and longing experienced by a woman whose lover is ignoring or leaving her. Embedded in traditional rural Tamil folk rhythms and vocal refrains, the lyricist uses grounded imagery—such as boiling milk, decaying gold, untouched food, and tears running like rivers—to convey her physical and emotional deterioration. She likens her plight to Sita's suffering during her separation from Rama, emphasizing how even her traditional attire and ornaments lose meaning when he refuses to unite with her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

Paala pola naanum kothichenae

Compares her emotional boiling and agony directly to milk boiling on heat using the comparative particle 'pola'.

Mythological Allusion

Seetha pola naanum thavichenae... Raaman poga

References the epic Ramayana, drawing a parallel between her grief and Sita's longing when separated from Rama.

Repetition / Reduplication (Adukku Thodar)

Raasa raasa enna paakkaama

Words like 'Raasa raasa' and 'Rosaa rosaa' are repeated consecutively to enhance rhythmic cadence and emphasize deep affectionate plea.

Metaphor (Uruvagak Ani)

rendu kannula neeru Aaraa oda

Metaphorically describes her tears flowing copiously as a river stream.

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Trivia

Written by noted lyricist Yugabharathi for the 2019 film 'Aayiram Jenmangal', the track utilizes authentic Tamil folk refrains ('Yelae yelo', 'Thaanae naannae') typical of oppari and rural lament genres to evoke traditional emotional depth.

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