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Lyrics & meaning

Yaanji

From Vikram Vedha · 2017

Lyricist
Mohan Raja
Singers
Anirudh Ravichandran, Shakthisree Gopalan
Music director
Sam C. S
Movie name
Vikram Vedha
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
17 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hoo…hoo..hoo..hoo
Yaanji yaanji
En nenjil
Vandhu vandhu nikkura
Yaen yaen yaen
Enna saanji saanji
Nee paarthu
unna sikka veikura
Yaen yaen yaen
Kanavinil mulaikiraai
Imai anaikkayil naan
Vinavena valaigiren
Unai ninaikiyil
{Oh nenjaathiyae
Nenjaathiyae
Needhanadi en vaazhkaiyae
Oh..ho.oh nee enbadhae
Naan engira neeyae} (2)
Yaanji yean…
Menmaiyaai
Mella nagarum
Enthan naatkurippil
Vanmayaai nee
Vandhu serum
Maayam enna
Ennavo seigirai
Nee en aayul ellaigal
Pol aagiraai
Oh ..ho..oh..
Gaandhamaai ennai ennai
Eirkkum undhan
Anbhu indru
Saandhamai ennai
Katti podum
Jaalam enna
Ketkiren kooradi
Penmaiyae
Vaazhka
Poghum thooram
Neeyum naanum
Pogavenum
Endhan nenjil
Kodi aasai
Thondruthu..
Nee endhan
Paathi endrum
Naanum undhan
Meedhi endrum
Kaadhal kaadhukulla
Vandhu odhudhu..ohooo
Yaanji
Hooo..hoo..hooo..
Un viral
Ennai chellamaaga
Theendum neram
En nizhal
Unnai ottikollum
Romba neram
Porvaiyil noolena
Serndhu kondomae
Eppodhum kan moodiyae
Bhrammanal aana
Bommalatam
Boomi meedhu
Noolinal aadum
Bommaiyaaga
Neeyum naanum
Aaduvom saaduvom
Meezhuvom
Edho raagam
Nenjukulla vandhu vandhu
Un pera solli solli
Paaduthu
En raththa cellgal unna
Kanda pinbu
Kodigal yendhi
Unna muththam seiya
Solli koovudhu
Hooo..hoo..hooo..
{Oh nenjaathiyae
Nenjaathiyae
Needhanadi en vaazhkaiyae
Oh..ho.oh nee enbadhae
Naan engira neeyae} (2)
Yaanji yean…
Hoo... hoo... hoo... hoo...
Yaanji, yaanji,
in my heart
you keep coming and staying,
why, why, why?
Leaning in close,
you look at me
and trap me in you,
why, why, why?
You sprout in my dreams
the moment my eyes close,
I bend like a question mark
whenever I think of you.
Oh, beloved of my heart,
beloved of my heart,
you alone are my life!
Oh, all that you are
is the "you" within me!
Yaanji, why...
Softly
and slowly moving
into my daily diary,
you forcefully
come and enter—
what is this magic?
You do something to me,
you become like the very boundary
of my whole life.
Oh... ho... oh...
Like a magnet pulling me in,
drawing me close,
your love today
peacefully
ties me down—
what magic is this?
I am asking you, tell me,
my beloved woman.
For as long as we live,
wherever the journey goes,
you and I
must walk together.
In my heart,
a million desires
are blooming...
"You are my
other half,
and I am your
remaining part,"
love comes and whispers
softly into my ear... oh ho oh
Yaanji...
Hoo... hoo... hoo...
When your finger
tenderly
touches me,
my shadow
clings to you
for a long time.
Like threads in a blanket,
we have woven together,
forever with eyes closed.
Made by Brahma (the creator),
this puppet show
on this earth—
like puppets dancing
on strings,
you and I
will dance and clash
and find our way back.
A sweet melody
keeps rising in my heart,
singing your name
again and again.
My blood cells, after
seeing you,
raise up flags
and shout out,
demanding to kiss you.
Hoo... hoo... hoo...
Oh, beloved of my heart,
beloved of my heart,
you alone are my life!
Oh, all that you are
is the "you" within me!
Yaanji, why...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Yaanji' is a captivating and soulful romantic track from the 2017 Tamil film Vikram Vedha. The song captures a tender, intimate conversation between two lovers who express how deeply their lives, thoughts, and souls have become intertwined. The imagery ranges from poetic observations of daily life to hyper-romantic expressions of devotion, illustrating how love transforms mundane moments into magic.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile / Visual Imagery

Vinavena valaigiren

The singer compares bending/yielding in love to the physical shape of a question mark ('Vinave').

Metaphor

Porvaiyil noolena

Compares two lovers being inseparable to threads closely woven together inside a blanket.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Menmaiyaai / Mella nagarum

Repetition of the initial 'Me' sound in consecutive words creating a soft rhythm.

Ethugai (Second-letter Assonance)

Gaandhamaai / Saandhamai

Matching of the second consonant sound 'ndh' across adjacent lines.

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