Yaaradi Mohini
From Thaandavam · 2012
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Rahul Nambiar, Megha
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Thaandavam2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Yaaradi yaaradi | Who are you, my girl, who are you? |
| Mohini pola en | Like an enchantress, in front of my... |
| Kanmun vandhu sendraai | ...eyes you appeared and passed by. |
| Un kaaladi pattathum | Wherever your feet touched, |
| Bhoomiyil avvidam | on the earth in that spot, |
| Pookal thandhu sendraai | you left behind blooming flowers. |
| Male | |
| Nila polavae ulaa pogiraai | You stroll around like the full moon, |
| Nizhal vesiyae puyal seigiraai | Casting a shadow, you stir up a storm. |
| Karum koondhalil valai seigiraai | You weave a trap with your dark tresses, |
| Kurum paarvaiyil kolai seigiraai | With a subtle glance, you commit a murder. |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Nanana naaanaa…. | Nanana naaanaa… |
| Nanana naaanaa… | Nanana naaanaa… |
| Nanana naaanaa… | Nanana naaanaa… |
| Nanana naaanaa… | Nanana naaanaa… |
| Male | |
| Kannaadi ival paarthaal | If a mirror looks at her, |
| Kavithai endru sollum | It will describe her as a poem. |
| Verraarum paarkum munnae | Before anyone else can gaze at her, |
| Kannai moodi kollum | It blinks and closes its eyes in shyness. |
| Male | |
| Oru kodi pookal koithu | Plucking ten million flowers, |
| Adhil thenai ootri seidhaai | And pouring honey over them, God created you. |
| Male | |
| Ival dhevathai idhazh maadhulai | She is an angel with lips like pomegranate, |
| Ival paarvayil sudum vaanilai | In her gaze lies a warm, scorching climate. |
| Sudar thaaragai mugam thaamarai | A shining star, a face like a lotus, |
| Ini kangalil ival neralai | From now on, her shadow remains in my eyes. |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Yaaradi yaaradi | Who are you, my girl, who are you? |
| Mohini pola en | Like an enchantress, in front of my... |
| Kanmun vandhu sendraai | ...eyes you appeared and passed by. |
| Un kaaladi pattathum | Wherever your feet touched, |
| Bhoomiyil avvidam | on the earth in that spot, |
| Pookal thandhu sendraai | you left behind blooming flowers. |
| Female | |
| ……………………… | |
| Female | |
| I am feeling so good | I am feeling so good, |
| Its such a cool mood | It's such a cool mood, |
| Come on baby baby | Come on baby baby, |
| Make make a tweet of something | Make, make a tweet of something, |
| Give me more of this thing | Give me more of this thing, |
| Tweet something | Tweet something, |
| Give me more of this thing | Give me more of this thing. |
| Female | |
| ………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Udai podum vidham paarthu | Seeing the stylish way she dresses, |
| Oorae aadi pogum | The entire town gets shaken up. |
| Idai aadum nadam paarthu | Seeing the sway of her waist as she walks, |
| Idhayam nindru pogum | The heart stops beating. |
| Male | |
| Alai aadum nuraiyai serthu | Gathering the foam from dynamic sea waves, |
| Athil paalai ootri seithaal unnai | And mixing fresh milk into it, He created you. |
| Male | |
| Mayil pol ival virunthaadinaal | If she treats us to a dance like a peacock, |
| Thuyil yaavumae tholainthodumae | All sleep will simply vanish away. |
| Nadai paathaiyil ival pogaiyil | When she walks along the pathway, |
| Maram yaavumae kudai aagumae | Every tree turns into an umbrella to shade her. |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Yaaradi yaaradi | Who are you, my girl, who are you? |
| Mohini pola en | Like an enchantress, in front of my... |
| Kanmun vandhu sendraai | ...eyes you appeared and passed by. |
| Un kaaladi pattathum | Wherever your feet touched, |
| Bhoomiyil avvidam | on the earth in that spot, |
| Pookal thandhu sendraai | you left behind blooming flowers. |
| Male | |
| Nila polavae ulaa pogiraai | You stroll around like the full moon, |
| Nizhal vesiyae puyal seigiraai | Casting a shadow, you stir up a storm. |
| Karum koondhalil valai seigiraai | You weave a trap with your dark tresses, |
| Kurum paarvaiyil kolai seigiraai | With a subtle glance, you commit a murder. |
| Female | |
| ……………………………. | |
.............................
யாரடி யாரடி
மோகினி போல என்
கண்முன் வந்து சென்றாய்
உன் காலடி பட்டதும்
பூமியில் அவ்விடம்
பூக்கள் தந்து சென்றாய்
Who are you, my girl, who are you?
Like an enchantress, in front of my...
...eyes you appeared and passed by.
Wherever your feet touched,
on the earth in that spot,
you left behind blooming flowers.
நிலா போலவே
உலா போகிறாய் நிழல்
வீசியே புயல் செய்கிறாய்
கரும் கூந்தலில் வலை
செய்கிறாய் குறும்
பார்வையில் கொலை
செய்கிறாய்
You stroll around like the full moon,
Casting a shadow, you stir up a storm.
You weave a trap with your dark tresses,
With a subtle glance, you commit a murder.
.............................
..............................
Nanana naaanaa…
Nanana naaanaa…
Nanana naaanaa…
Nanana naaanaa…
கண்ணாடி
இவள் பார்த்தால்
கவிதை என்று
சொல்லும் வேறாரும்
பார்க்கும் முன்னே
கண்ணை மூடி கொள்ளும்
If a mirror looks at her,
It will describe her as a poem.
Before anyone else can gaze at her,
It blinks and closes its eyes in shyness.
ஒரு கோடி
பூக்கள் கொய்து
அதில் தேனை
ஊற்றி செய்தாய்
Plucking ten million flowers,
And pouring honey over them, God created you.
இவள் தேவதை
இதழ் மாதுளை இவள்
பார்வையில் சுடும்
வானிலை சுடர் தாரகை
முகம் தாமரை இனி
கண்களில் இவள் நேரலை
She is an angel with lips like pomegranate,
In her gaze lies a warm, scorching climate.
A shining star, a face like a lotus,
From now on, her shadow remains in my eyes.
.............................
யாரடி யாரடி
மோகினி போல என்
கண்முன் வந்து சென்றாய்
உன் காலடி பட்டதும்
பூமியில் அவ்விடம்
பூக்கள் தந்து சென்றாய்
Who are you, my girl, who are you?
Like an enchantress, in front of my...
...eyes you appeared and passed by.
Wherever your feet touched,
on the earth in that spot,
you left behind blooming flowers.
................................
உடை போடும்
விதம் பார்த்து ஊரே
ஆடி போகும் இடை
ஆடும் நடம் பார்த்து
இதயம் நின்று போகும்
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.
அலை ஆடும்
நுரையை சேர்த்து
அதில் பாலை ஊற்றி
செய்தால் உன்னை
மயில் போல்
இவள் விருந்தாடினால்
துயில் யாவுமே
தொலைந்தோடுமே
நடை பாதையில் இவள்
போகையில் மரம் யாவுமே
குடை ஆகுமே
Seeing the stylish way she dresses,
The entire town gets shaken up.
Seeing the sway of her waist as she walks,
The heart stops beating.
.............................
Gathering the foam from dynamic sea waves,
And mixing fresh milk into it, He created you.
யாரடி யாரடி
மோகினி போல என்
கண்முன் வந்து சென்றாய்
உன் காலடி பட்டதும்
பூமியில் அவ்விடம்
பூக்கள் தந்து சென்றாய்
If she treats us to a dance like a peacock,
All sleep will simply vanish away.
When she walks along the pathway,
Every tree turns into an umbrella to shade her.
நிலா போலவே
உலா போகிறாய் நிழல்
வீசியே புயல் செய்கிறாய்
கரும் கூந்தலில் வலை
செய்கிறாய் குறும்
பார்வையில் கொலை
செய்கிறாய்
.............................
Who are you, my girl, who are you?
Like an enchantress, in front of my...
...eyes you appeared and passed by.
Wherever your feet touched,
on the earth in that spot,
you left behind blooming flowers.
You stroll around like the full moon,
Casting a shadow, you stir up a storm.
You weave a trap with your dark tresses,
With a subtle glance, you commit a murder.
…………………………..
Yaaradi yaaradi
Who are you, my girl, who are you?
Mohini pola en
Like an enchantress, in front of my...
Kanmun vandhu sendraai
...eyes you appeared and passed by.
Un kaaladi pattathum
Wherever your feet touched,
Bhoomiyil avvidam
on the earth in that spot,
Pookal thandhu sendraai
you left behind blooming flowers.
Nila polavae ulaa pogiraai
You stroll around like the full moon,
Nizhal vesiyae puyal seigiraai
Casting a shadow, you stir up a storm.
Karum koondhalil valai seigiraai
You weave a trap with your dark tresses,
Kurum paarvaiyil kolai seigiraai
With a subtle glance, you commit a murder.
……………………………….
Nanana naaanaa….
Nanana naaanaa…
Nanana naaanaa…
Nanana naaanaa…
Nanana naaanaa…
Nanana naaanaa…
Nanana naaanaa…
Nanana naaanaa…
Kannaadi ival paarthaal
If a mirror looks at her,
Kavithai endru sollum
It will describe her as a poem.
Verraarum paarkum munnae
Before anyone else can gaze at her,
Kannai moodi kollum
It blinks and closes its eyes in shyness.
Oru kodi pookal koithu
Plucking ten million flowers,
Adhil thenai ootri seidhaai
And pouring honey over them, God created you.
Ival dhevathai idhazh maadhulai
She is an angel with lips like pomegranate,
Ival paarvayil sudum vaanilai
In her gaze lies a warm, scorching climate.
Sudar thaaragai mugam thaamarai
A shining star, a face like a lotus,
Ini kangalil ival neralai
From now on, her shadow remains in my eyes.
…………………………..
Yaaradi yaaradi
Who are you, my girl, who are you?
Mohini pola en
Like an enchantress, in front of my...
Kanmun vandhu sendraai
...eyes you appeared and passed by.
Un kaaladi pattathum
Wherever your feet touched,
Bhoomiyil avvidam
on the earth in that spot,
Pookal thandhu sendraai
you left behind blooming flowers.
………………………
I am feeling so good
I am feeling so good,
Its such a cool mood
It's such a cool mood,
Come on baby baby
Come on baby baby,
Make make a tweet of something
Make, make a tweet of something,
Give me more of this thing
Give me more of this thing,
Tweet something
Tweet something,
Give me more of this thing
Give me more of this thing.
……………………….
Udai podum vidham paarthu
Seeing the stylish way she dresses,
Oorae aadi pogum
The entire town gets shaken up.
Idai aadum nadam paarthu
Seeing the sway of her waist as she walks,
Idhayam nindru pogum
The heart stops beating.
Alai aadum nuraiyai serthu
Gathering the foam from dynamic sea waves,
Athil paalai ootri seithaal unnai
And mixing fresh milk into it, He created you.
Mayil pol ival virunthaadinaal
If she treats us to a dance like a peacock,
Thuyil yaavumae tholainthodumae
All sleep will simply vanish away.
Nadai paathaiyil ival pogaiyil
When she walks along the pathway,
Maram yaavumae kudai aagumae
Every tree turns into an umbrella to shade her.
…………………………..
Yaaradi yaaradi
Who are you, my girl, who are you?
Mohini pola en
Like an enchantress, in front of my...
Kanmun vandhu sendraai
...eyes you appeared and passed by.
Un kaaladi pattathum
Wherever your feet touched,
Bhoomiyil avvidam
on the earth in that spot,
Pookal thandhu sendraai
you left behind blooming flowers.
Nila polavae ulaa pogiraai
You stroll around like the full moon,
Nizhal vesiyae puyal seigiraai
Casting a shadow, you stir up a storm.
Karum koondhalil valai seigiraai
You weave a trap with your dark tresses,
Kurum paarvaiyil kolai seigiraai
With a subtle glance, you commit a murder.
…………………………….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'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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