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Lyrics & meaning

Yaar Intha Penthan

From Boss Engira Bhaskaran · 2010

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Haricharan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Boss Engira Bhaskaran2010

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Yaar intha penthaan endru keten munnalaeI asked earlier, "Who is this girl?"
Ival endhan paadhi endru kanden thannalaeI realized on my own that she is my better half.
Ennai paarkiraal yedho ketkiraal engum irukiraal oh ohShe looks at me, asks something, she is everywhere, oh oh.
Male
Kannaal sirikiraal munnaal nadakiraalShe smiles with her eyes, she walks in front of me,
Nenjai kizhikiraal oh ohShe tears my heart apart, oh oh.
Kootathil irundhum thaniyaaga therindhaalEven in a crowd, she stood out distinctly.
Thottathil malarndha poovaga thirindhaalShe wandered like a flower bloomed in a garden.
Ennai yedho seidhaalShe did something to me.
Male
Yaar intha penthaan endru keten munnalaeI asked earlier, "Who is this girl?"
Ival endhan paadhi endru kanden thannalaeI realized on my own that she is my better half.
Male
En veetu mutrathil ival podum kolangalThe kolam patterns she draws in my house courtyard,
Eppodhum vendum endru ketpenI will wish to have them forever.
Anil aadum koodathil ival paadum raagathilIn the courtyard where squirrels play, to the melody she sings,
Adhikaalai sooriyanai paarpenI want to watch the early morning sun.
Male
Kannaadi valayalai polaeLike a glass bangle,
Kaiyodu naanum pirakavae thudipenI ache to be born attached to her hand.
Kaal kattum kozhusil ennoda manasaiInto the anklet tied around her feet,
Serthu korkavae thavipenI yearn to weave my heart along with it.
Male
Kaadhodu thavalum kammal pol kidapenI wish to lie like the earring dangling near her ear,
Kannathai urasi en jenmam mudipenAnd complete my lifetime by grazing against her cheek.
Chorus
Ennai yedho seidhaalShe did something to me.
Male
Yaar intha penthaan endru keten munnalaeI asked earlier, "Who is this girl?"
Ival endhan paadhi endru kanden thannalaeI realized on my own that she is my better half.
Male
Naan konjam paarthaal engeyo paarpaalIf I look at her a bit, she gazes somewhere else.
Paarkadha neram ennai paarpaalWhen I am not looking, she looks at me.
Ennai paarthu siripaal naan paarthaal maraipaalShe smiles looking at me, but hides when I look back.
Meiyaaga poiyaagathaan nadipaalShe acts with a mix of truth and pretense.
Male
Pen nenjam pudhiyadhai polaeA woman's heart is like a puzzle;
Eppodhum yaarum arindhadhae illaiNo one has ever truly understood it.
Aan nenjin thudipum andraada thavipumThe beating of a man's heart and his daily agony,
Pengal madhipadhae illaiWomen never give value to it.
Male
Manam nondha piragae mudhal vaarthai solvaalOnly after my heart aches will she speak her first word.
Mazhai nindra piragae kudai thandhu selvaalShe gives an umbrella and walks away only after the rain stops.
Chorus
Ennai yedho seidhaalShe did something to me.
Male
Yaar intha penthaan endru keten munnalaeI asked earlier, "Who is this girl?"
Ival endhan paadhi endru kanden thannalaeI realized on my own that she is my better half.
Male
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Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Yaar Intha Penthaan' expresses the protagonist's profound infatuation and romantic epiphany upon realizing that a woman he barely knew is his destined soulmate ('endhan paadhi'). He poeticizes his desire to share his entire daily life with her, longing to be as close to her as her bangles, anklets, or dangling earrings.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai Ani)

Kannaadi valayalai polae

The speaker compares his longing to be tied to her hand with the way glass bangles fit around a wrist ('polae' = 'like').

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Yaar intha penthaan endru keten munnalae / Ival endhan paadhi endru kanden thannalae

The ending sounds of the consecutive lines ('munnalae' and 'thannalae') rhyme, creating a harmonious musical cadence.

Metaphor / Idiom

Mazhai nindra piragae kudai thandhu selvaal

A metaphorical idiom describing how women offer comfort or attention only after the trouble has passed ('giving an umbrella after the rain stops').

Ethugai (Second Letter Assonance)

Kootathil irundhum thaniyaaga therindhaal / Thottathil malarndha poovaga thirindhaal

The second consonant sound 'tt' (oot/ott) matches across both lines.

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Trivia

Although the composer and singer are listed as unknown in the prompt, 'Yaar Intha Penthaan' was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by Haricharan for the hit romantic comedy 'Boss Engira Bhaskaran' (2010), starring Arya and Nayanthara. Lyricist Na. Muthukumar's simple yet evocative imagery made the song a chartbuster.

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