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Sandaaliye

From Yaanai · 2022

Lyricist
Snehan
Singers
Velmurugan, Roshini JKV
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Yaanai
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
3 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Uchi panayila enna katti thaan thonga vittutaalae
En usura thottutaalae..
En manasa thattitaalae
{En kanna kattitaalae..
En kanava odachitaalae} (2)
{Ey sandaaliyae
En sathikaariyae} (2)
Unna kandathumae mandakkulla
Tent-u pottuputta
Oru phone-ah pottu en manasa
Rendu aakiputta
Urava undu aakiputta
Usura thundu aakiputta
Oodhaakkara vetti katti
Udhavaakkara pecha pesi
En vayasa thiriyillaama
Eriya vachiputtaan
Neraya neram paakaamalae
Nenaikka vechiputtan
Thaanaa sirika vechiputtan
Thaniya polamba vechiputtan
{Yele le le le le le le le
Thandhana thanaaa naa thaa naaa na na} (2)
Ey uchipuli vedha koyil vandhen pulla
Kootathula mandi pottu ninnen pulla
Unakkaaga kaathitrundhan
Unnudaiya veettu pakkam
Nottam vitten
Ey unnudaiya roadu
Pakkamroute-ah potten
Paakaama thavichitrundhen
Nee seema oda mulla pola
Azhagaa kutha
Naan sethukkara sippi pola
Vaaya potha
Naan unnudaiya call-u kaaga
Kaathitrupenae
Phone-ah paathitrupenae
Thaniya muzhichitrupenae
{Ey sandaaliye..
En sathikaariyae}(2)
Unna kandathumae mandakkulla
Tent-u pottuputta
Oru phone-ah pottu en manasa
Rendu aakiputta
Urava undu aakiputta
Usura thundu aakiputta
Naan unnudaiya pera sonna
Kirukkaa aaren
Pakkathula neeyum vandha
Murukkaa maarren
Enna naan kozhappitruken
Ey vettupatta aatta pola
Thudichitrukken
Vekkapattu naanum ippo
Nadichitrukken
Thala keezhaa nadakren pilla
Nee ennavida konjamaathaan
Azhagaarukka
Konjurathil enna vida balamaarukka
Naan unnudaiya vaarthaikkaaga
Kaathitrupenae
Ethir paathitrupenae
Nesama nenachitrupenae
{Ey sandaaliyae..
En sathikaariyae} (2)
Unna kandathumae mandakkulla
Tent-u pottuputta
Oru phone-ah pottu en manasa
Rendu aakiputta
Urava undu aakiputta
Usura thundu aakiputta
She tied me up and left me hanging from the top of a palm tree,
She touched my very soul...
She knocked on my heart...
{She blindfolded my eyes...
She shattered my dreams} (2)
{Oh, you wicked girl,
My sweet schemer!} (2)
The moment I saw you, inside my head
She pitched a tent,
With a single phone call, my heart
She split right in two,
She sparked a bond between us,
And cut my life into pieces!
Wearing a dhoti with a purple border,
Talking completely useless nonsense,
Without even a wick, my youth
He set it on fire!
Without even seeing me for long,
He made me constantly think of him!
He made me smile to myself,
He made me ramble all alone!
{Eley le le le le le le le
Thanthana thanaa naa thaa naa na na} (2)
Hey girl, I came to the church in Uchipuli,
I knelt down among the crowd, girl,
Waiting just for you,
Around your house,
I kept looking around,
Hey, towards your street,
I made my regular route,
Yearning without seeing you!
Like a wild thorn,
When you pricked me so sweetly,
Like an oyster on the Sethu coast,
I clamped my mouth shut,
I would keep waiting for your call,
Waiting eagerly,
Staring at my phone,
Staying awake all alone!
{Oh, you wicked girl...
My sweet schemer!}(2)
The moment I saw you, inside my head
She pitched a tent,
With a single phone call, my heart
She split right in two,
She sparked a bond between us,
And cut my life into pieces!
When I speak your name,
I lose my mind,
And when you come near me,
I act all stiff and proud,
I keep confusing myself,
Hey, like a slaughtered goat,
I keep thrashing about,
Feeling shy now,
I am putting on an act,
I am walking upside down, my dear!
You are only a little bit prettier
Than I am,
But at sweet talking, you are way ahead of me!
For a single word from you,
I will keep waiting,
Looking forward with hope,
Believing it with all my heart!
{Oh, you wicked girl...
My sweet schemer!} (2)
The moment I saw you, inside my head
She pitched a tent,
With a single phone call, my heart
She split right in two,
She sparked a bond between us,
And cut my life into pieces!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Sandaliye' (also known as 'Yele Le Le Le') from the movie Yaanai (2022) is an energetic rural folk-pop duet composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, featuring lyrics by Snehan and vocals by Velmurugan and Roshini JKV. The track captures the vibrant romantic banter between two lovers who express their playful frustration, intense longing, and overwhelming attraction toward each other using vivid village metaphors mixed with modern expressions.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Ushuyokthi)

Uchi panayila enna katti thaan thonga vittutaalae

Exaggerates the overwhelming feeling of falling in love to being tied at the top of a palm tree and having one's soul chopped into pieces.

Simile (Uvamai)

Nee seema oda mulla pola azhagaa kutha

Compares the sweet pain inflicted by the lover to the sharp pricking of a mesquite thorn ('seema oda mullu').

Alliteration (Monai / Ethirai)

Urava undu aakiputta / Usura thundu aakiputta

Uses matching initial vowel sounds across consecutive lines to create a rhythmic folk cadence.

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Trivia

'Sandaliye' is a hit folk number from director Hari's commercial action drama Yaanai (2022), starring Arun Vijay and Priya Bhavani Shankar. The song brought together popular folk singer Velmurugan and Roshini JKV, bringing a distinct Madurai/Ramanathapuram dialect flare penned by lyricist Snehan.

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