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Lyrics & meaning

Yaar Indha Velvettu

From Oru Melliya Kodu · 2016

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Priya Himesh, Karthik
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Oru Melliya Kodu
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
5 Jun 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Heyyyeyyy heheyyyyyy
Heyyyeyyy hehe
Heyyyeyyy heheyyyyyy
Heyyyeyyy hehe
Hoo hoo hoo hooo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hoo hooo hoo hooo
Yaar indha velvettu kavidhai
En nenjil poo kottum paravai
Mogathil min vettum kanavae
Or mutham kettadhu iravae
Nee manjal megamaai
Ennaiyae modhinaai
Nee mutha thooralai
Kettu kondaadinaai
Tulip poovellaam
Thee vaikkum raavellaam
Yaar indha velvettu kavidhai
Female :En nenjil poo kottum paravai
Dhegam enna idhu dhegam
Thaenil neidhadho
En thaedal kondadho
Senthaenil neidhadho
Ilam thaedal kondadho
Nenjil soodi varum mogam
Enna mogamo
Idhu raaja raagamo
Oru minmini idhu kanmani
Adhil kalandhadhu un ullam
Dhinam andhiyil mana thandhiyil
Unai isaikkudhu en nenjam
Koondhal enbadhu mullai kaadu
Tholgal enbadhu moongil veedu
Ival oru ilamaiyin dhiraviyamae
Yaar indha velvettu kavidhai
En nenjil poo kottum paravai
Neeyum naanum andhi maalai
Megamaagalaam
Pala vannam maaralaam
Ven megamaagalaam
Pala vannam maaralaam
Hae… innum innum
Vegu neram
Konji paarkkalaam
Kai korthu pogalaam
Idhu maiyalaa sudum veiyilaa
Kudai pidithadhu un kaigal
Adi vennilaa kodi minnalaa
Idai ilaithadhu maayangal
Boomi enbadhae chinna pulli
Kaadhal vaanilum perai cholli
Idhayamum idhayamum inaigiradhae
Yaar indha velvettu kavidhai
Female :En nenjil poo kottum paravai
Nee manjal megamaai
Ennaiyae modhinaai
Nee mutha thooralai
Kettu kondaadinaai
Tulip poovellaam
Thee vaikkum raavellaam
Yaar indha velvettu kavidhai
Female :En nenjil poo kottum paravai
Hey... heh heh...
Hey... heh heh
Hey... heh heh...
Hey... heh heh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh... ooh ooh...
Ooh ooh ooh ooh... ooh ooh...
Who is this velvet poem?
A bird showering flowers on my heart...
A dream flashing like lightning in desire,
the night itself asked for a kiss!
Like a golden cloud,
you drifted and brushed against me.
A drizzle of kisses,
you asked for and celebrated.
All these tulip flowers,
and nights that set hearts on fire...
Who is this velvet poem?
Female: A bird showering flowers on my heart!
What kind of body is this?
Was it woven out of honey?
Did it awaken my longing?
Was it woven out of pure honey?
Did it bring a youthful longing?
This passion rising in the heart,
what kind of passion is it?
Is this a royal melody?
A glowing firefly, my darling,
your heart merged into its light.
Every evening, on the strings of my soul,
my heart plays the melody of you.
Your hair is a grove of jasmine,
your shoulders are smooth like bamboo,
she is a treasure of youth.
Who is this velvet poem?
A bird showering flowers on my heart...
You and I, in the evening twilight,
can turn into clouds,
changing into many colors.
We can become white clouds,
changing into many colors.
Hey... more and more,
for a long, long time,
we can whisper sweet words,
we can walk hand in hand.
Is this love's daze or the burning sun?
Your hands held an umbrella over me.
Oh bright moon, like millions of lightning flashes,
what magical charm shaped your slender waist?
Even the earth is just a tiny dot,
calling our names in the sky of love,
heart and heart are uniting.
Who is this velvet poem?
Female: A bird showering flowers on my heart!
Like a golden cloud,
you drifted and brushed against me.
A drizzle of kisses,
you asked for and celebrated.
All these tulip flowers,
and nights that set hearts on fire...
Who is this velvet poem?
Female: A bird showering flowers on my heart!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Yaar Indha Velvettu Kavidhai' is a lush, romantic duet from the movie 'Oru Melliya Kodu'. The song captures the intense infatuation and sensual adoration between two lovers. They describe each other using delicate, vivid imagery—referring to the beloved as a velvet poem, a flower-showering bird, and a form woven out of pure honey. The lyrics evoke a dreamy world where time stands still and the couple becomes like clouds in the twilight sky, constantly changing shades of affection. As the song progresses, the lovers highlight how their deep bond renders the vast world around them into just a tiny speck compared to their love. Their hearts chime in unison like musical strings playing a royal melody, culminating in a passionate, harmonious union of two souls bound together by intimate affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Yaar indha velvettu kavidhai

The lover is directly compared to a soft, luxurious 'velvet poem' (velvettu kavidhai) to highlight her smoothness and poetic elegance.

Simile (Uvamai)

Nee manjal megamaai

The beloved is explicitly compared to a 'yellow cloud' using the comparative marker 'amaai'.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Megamaagalaam / Pala vannam maaralaam

Both consecutive lines end with the rhyming suffix '-aalaam'.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)

Boomi enbadhae chinna pulli

Exaggerates the magnitude of their love by calling the entire planet Earth merely a 'tiny dot' in comparison.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Koondhal enbadhu mullai kaadu

Compares her hair directly to a 'forest of jasmine flowers' (mullai kaadu).

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