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Lyrics & meaning

Yaamam

From K-13 · 2019

Lyricist
Sam C. S
Singer
Swagatha S. Krishnan
Music director
Sam C. S
Details
K-132019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Yaamam…Midnight hour…
Kai meeri pochu saamamMidnight has slipped beyond control
KaathumEven the wind
Veliyera paakkumTries to escape outside
Female
Yaamam…Midnight hour…
Kai meeri pocho saamamHas midnight slipped beyond control?
KaathumEven the wind
Veliyera paakkum vegamMoves fast trying to escape outside
Female
BoothamDemons
Kooda ulla neram…yenAre also inside at this time… why?
SeerumRaging
Thadumarum ennamThoughts stumble
Female
Sikkikitta kal pettikulTrapped inside a stone box
Thappikava poraAre you really going to escape?
Saavukku thaan pakkathulaRight next to death itself
Vanthutayae neraYou have arrived directly
Female
Penn solli neeListening to a woman's words
Ull vanthuttaYou stepped inside
Vazhi illaiyae meezhaThere is no way to break free
Thee vattama pei kattamaIs it a ring of fire or a demonic spell?
Maattikitta veezhaCaught and falling down
Female
Veezha veezha veezha veezhaFalling, falling, falling, falling
Veezha veezha veezha veezhaFalling, falling, falling, falling
Female
Yaamam…Midnight hour…
Kai meeri pocho saamamHas midnight slipped beyond control?
KaathumEven the wind
Veliyera paakkum vegamMoves fast trying to escape outside
Female
BoothamDemons
Kooda ulla neram…yenAre also inside at this time… why?
SeerumRaging
Thadumarum ennamThoughts stumble
Female
Olam kekkumCries of distress are heard
Uyir thudi thudikkaWhile life quivers in terror
Aala thaakkumAttacking the person
Bayam vedi vedikkaFear explodes like a blast
Female
Olam kekkumCries of distress are heard
Uyir thudi thudikkaWhile life quivers in terror
Aala thaakkumAttacking the person
Bayam vedi vedikkaFear explodes like a blast
Female
Munn iravu kaar suzhiyoIs early night a dark whirlpool?
Venniramaai kanava varuthoDoes it come as a white dream?
Theenguruthi paakaiyilaUpon seeing dark red blood
Oh marathi meelalaiyoOh, does forgetfulness fail to rescue?
Female
Thaana thaana nana naanaaThaana thaana nana naanaa
Thaana thaana nana naanaaThaana thaana nana naanaa
Female
Yaamam…Midnight hour…
Kai meeri pocho saamamHas midnight slipped beyond control?
KaathumEven the wind
Veliyera paakkum vegamMoves fast trying to escape outside
Female
BoothamDemons
Kooda ulla neram…yenAre also inside at this time… why?
SeerumRaging
Thadumarum ennamThoughts stumble

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Yaamam' from the thriller film K-13 evokes an eerie atmosphere of entrapment, suspense, and psychological horror. Set during the dead of night (Yaamam), the lyrics depict a protagonist trapped inside a confined space—metaphorically described as a stone box—after following a woman's lead. The feeling of doom deepens as even elements of nature like the wind seem desperate to flee, and dark inner thoughts rage like demons.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Olam kekkum / Uyir thudi thudikka

Repetition of initial vowel sound 'O' / 'U' across closely connected lines creating rhythmic dread.

Metaphor

Sikkikitta kal pettikul

Compares an enclosed, inescapable room or situation to a stone box or coffin.

Repetition (Anaphora)

Veezha veezha veezha veezha

Repeated use of the word 'Veezha' (falling) emphasizes the continuous descent into horror and helplessness.

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Trivia

K-13 is a 2019 Tamil psychological mystery thriller starring Arulnithi and Shraddha Srinath. The film's music and background score were composed by Sam C.S., who also penned the lyrics for this atmospheric track. The title 'K-13' refers to the apartment number where most of the film's claustrophobic action takes place.

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