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Lyrics & meaning

Yaaradi Mohini

From Thaandavam · 2012

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Rahul Nambiar, Megha
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Thaandavam
Movie release year
2012
Lyrics added on
12 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
…………………………..
Yaaradi yaaradi
Mohini pola en
Kanmun vandhu sendraai
Un kaaladi pattathum
Bhoomiyil avvidam
Pookal thandhu sendraai
Nila polavae ulaa pogiraai
Nizhal vesiyae puyal seigiraai
Karum koondhalil valai seigiraai
Kurum paarvaiyil kolai seigiraai
……………………………….
Nanana naaanaa….
Nanana naaanaa…
Nanana naaanaa…
Nanana naaanaa…
Kannaadi ival paarthaal
Kavithai endru sollum
Verraarum paarkum munnae
Kannai moodi kollum
Oru kodi pookal koithu
Adhil thenai ootri seidhaai
Ival dhevathai idhazh maadhulai
Ival paarvayil sudum vaanilai
Sudar thaaragai mugam thaamarai
Ini kangalil ival neralai
…………………………..
Yaaradi yaaradi
Mohini pola en
Kanmun vandhu sendraai
Un kaaladi pattathum
Bhoomiyil avvidam
Pookal thandhu sendraai
………………………
I am feeling so good
Its such a cool mood
Come on baby baby
Make make a tweet of something
Give me more of this thing
Tweet something
Give me more of this thing
……………………….
Udai podum vidham paarthu
Oorae aadi pogum
Idai aadum nadam paarthu
Idhayam nindru pogum
Alai aadum nuraiyai serthu
Athil paalai ootri seithaal unnai
Mayil pol ival virunthaadinaal
Thuyil yaavumae tholainthodumae
Nadai paathaiyil ival pogaiyil
Maram yaavumae kudai aagumae
…………………………..
Yaaradi yaaradi
Mohini pola en
Kanmun vandhu sendraai
Un kaaladi pattathum
Bhoomiyil avvidam
Pookal thandhu sendraai
Nila polavae ulaa pogiraai
Nizhal vesiyae puyal seigiraai
Karum koondhalil valai seigiraai
Kurum paarvaiyil kolai seigiraai
…………………………….
...
Who are you, oh who are you?
Like an enchantress,
you appeared before my eyes and walked away.
The moment your feet touched the ground,
on that very spot upon the earth,
you left flowers blooming behind.
You stroll around just like the moon,
casting your shadow, you stir up a storm.
With your dark hair, you weave a trap,
with a playful glance, you take my life away.
...
Nanana naaa na...
Nanana naaa na...
Nanana naaa na...
Nanana naaa na...
If she looks into a mirror,
it will praise her as poetry.
Before anyone else can look at her,
it quickly closes its eyes.
Plucking ten million flowers,
and pouring honey into them, you were made.
She is an angel, her lips like pomegranate,
under her gaze, the air turns scorching hot.
A shining star, her face is like a lotus,
from now on, she is a live broadcast in my eyes.
...
Who are you, oh who are you?
Like an enchantress,
you appeared before my eyes and walked away.
The moment your feet touched the ground,
on that very spot upon the earth,
you left flowers blooming behind.
...
I am feeling so good
It's such a cool mood
Come on, baby, baby
Make, make a tweet of something
Give me more of this thing
Tweet something
Give me more of this thing
...
Seeing the way she dresses,
the whole town is shaken.
Seeing the sway of her waist as she moves,
the heart skips a beat.
Gathering the foam from moving waves,
and pouring milk into it, she created you.
When she dances gracefully like a peacock,
all sleep vanishes without a trace.
As she walks down the pathway,
every tree turns into an umbrella.
...
Who are you, oh who are you?
Like an enchantress,
you appeared before my eyes and walked away.
The moment your feet touched the ground,
on that very spot upon the earth,
you left flowers blooming behind.
You stroll around just like the moon,
casting your shadow, you stir up a storm.
With your dark hair, you weave a trap,
with a playful glance, you take my life away.
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Yaaradi Yaaradi' from the 2012 film Thaandavam is an exuberant love song celebrating the bewitching beauty of a woman. Expressed from the perspective of an infatuated lover, the lyricist paints her presence as mystical—comparing her entrance to that of a celestial nymph (Mohini) whose steps make flowers bloom on barren ground. Through poetic exaggeration, the song describes how nature itself seems to react to her beauty: the mirror closes its eyes out of shyness, trees transform into umbrellas to shield her from the sun, and her glance alone carries the intensity of a storm. It blends traditional Tamil poetic hyperbole with modern English pop interludes, reflecting a lively, romantic mood.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai Ani (Simile)

“Mohini pola en / Nila polavae ulaa pogiraai / Mayil pol ival virunthaadinaal”

Explicit comparisons comparing the woman to a divine enchantress (Mohini), the strolling moon (Nila), and a peacock (Mayil) using comparative markers like 'pola' and 'pol'.

Uyarvu Navitchi Ani (Hyperbole)

“Un kaaladi pattathum bhoomiyil avvidam pookal thandhu sendraai”

Exaggerates her elegance by claiming flowers bloom on the ground wherever her feet touch.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Nila polavae ulaa pogiraai / Nizhal vesiyae puyal seigiraai / Karum koondhalil valai seigiraai / Kurum paarvaiyil kolai seigiraai”

The rhythmic rhyming ending pattern '-giraai' used continuously across consecutive lines.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Ival dhevathai idhazh maadhulai”

Directly equates her to an angel ('dhevathai') and her lips to pomegranate ('maadhulai') without explicit comparison words.

Personification

“Kannaadi ival paarthaal kavithai endru sollum ... kannai moodi kollum”

Gives human qualities of speech and shyness to an inanimate mirror.

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Trivia

'Yaaradi Yaaradi' from Thaandavam (2012) was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics by late celebrated poet Na. Muthu Kumar, and rendered by singer Haricharan. The song features Vikram alongside Amy Jackson in a stylish UK setting, blending classical Tamil lyrical conceits with contemporary pop elements.

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