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Yedho Ninaikiren

From Thalai Nagaram · 2006

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Devan Ekambaram, Manjari
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Thalai Nagaram
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
4 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Yedho ninaikiren adhai yeno maraikiren } (2)
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{ Yedho ninaikiren adhai yeno maraikiren } (2)
Pesida thaan vandhen mozhi varavillai
Mounamaai thirumba manam varavillai
Adada adada kaadhal azhagiya thollai …iiii
Unkita onnu sollanum unnoda onna irukanum
Oorai sutri paarthaalum unnai sutri paarkiranae
Anbae en anbae
Yaarai patri ketaalum unnai patri solgiranae
Anbae en anbae
Uzhagam ellam azhagaagaChorus :……………..
Unnalae therigiradhaeChorus :………………
Thudikira idhayathinChorus :……………..
Osaigal neeyae
Idhu enna naan thaana yen indha maatram
Indrenna thirunaazha nenjil kondaatam
Adada adada kaadhal azhagiya thollai …iii
Unkita onnu sollanum unnoda onna irukanum
{ Yedho ninaikiren adhai yeno maraikiren } (2)
Kannadiku pottu vaithen un ninaivai otti konden
Kaadhal idhu thaana
Kanmoodiyum unnai kanden kalla thanam katru konden
Kaadhal idhu thaana
Akkam pakkam yarum illaiChorus :……………
Appodhum naan solla villaiChorus :……………
Thanimayil irundhaalumChorus :……………..
Manadhukul sonnen
Nerukamaaga nirka thunichalum illai
Vitu vizhagi nadaka manam vara villai
Adada adada kaadhal azhagiya thollai …iiii
Unkita onnu sollanum unnoda onna irukanum
Yedho ninaikiren adhai yeno maraikirenChorus :………….
Yedho ninaikiren adhai yeno maraikirenChorus :………….
Pesida thaan vandhen mozhi varavillai
Mounamaai thirumba manam varavillai
Adada adada kaadhal azhagiya thollai
Unkita onnu sollanum unnoda onna irukanum
I keep thinking of something, but I hide it for some reason.
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I keep thinking of something, but I hide it for some reason.
I came just to speak, but no words would come.
I don't have the heart to turn back in silence.
Oh my, oh my, love is such a sweet trouble...
I need to tell you something, I want to be together with you.
Even when I look at the world around me, my eyes keep looking at you.
My love, oh my love.
No matter who they ask me about, I only talk about you.
My love, oh my love.
The whole world looks so beautiful,
all because of you.
In this beating heart,
you are the rhythm.
Is this really me? Why this sudden change?
Is today a festival? There is a celebration in my heart!
Oh my, oh my, love is such a sweet trouble...
I need to tell you something, I want to be together with you.
I keep thinking of something, but I hide it for some reason.
I placed a bindi on the mirror, and held your memory close to me.
Is this what love is?
Even with my eyes closed I saw you, and learned secret mischief.
Is this what love is?
There was no one around us,
yet even then, I didn't say it out loud.
Even when we were all alone,
I only confessed it within my heart.
I don't have the courage to stand so close,
nor the heart to walk away from you.
Oh my, oh my, love is such a sweet trouble...
I need to tell you something, I want to be together with you.
I keep thinking of something, but I hide it for some reason.
I keep thinking of something, but I hide it for some reason.
I came just to speak, but no words would come.
I don't have the heart to turn back in silence.
Oh my, oh my, love is such a sweet trouble.
I need to tell you something, I want to be together with you.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soulful track captures the endearing hesitation and internal conflict of a lover in the early stages of romance. The speaker expresses a deep desire to confess their feelings, yet finds themselves rendered speechless whenever they approach their beloved. The song portrays how love reshapes one's perception of the world, filling the heart with celebratory joy while affectionately defining love as a 'beautiful trouble' (azhagiya thollai).

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron

Adada adada kaadhal azhagiya thollai

The phrase 'azhagiya thollai' (beautiful trouble) pairs two contradictory ideas to capture the pleasant agony of being in love.

Ethukai (Second letter rhyme)

Oorai sutri paarthaalum / Yaarai patri ketaalum

In 'Oorai' and 'Yaarai', the second consonant sound 'rai' rhymes, adding lyrical harmony to the lines.

Metaphor

Thudikira idhayathin osaigal neeyae

Comparing the beloved directly to the sound/beat of a heart metaphorically highlights their vital presence in the protagonist's life.

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Trivia

The music for the 2006 film 'Thalai Nagaram' was composed by D. Imman. This track, written by Na. Muthu Kumar and sung by Shreya Ghoshal, became a standout romantic hit praised for its subtle expressions of shy love.

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