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Lyrics & meaning

Yaaradi Yaaradi

From Unarvugal Thodarkathai · 2020

Lyricist
Jay Kha Ra
Singers
Aalaap Raju, Hari Dafusia
Music director
Hari Dafusia
Details
Unarvugal Thodarkathai2020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
June july malayil thaniyaAlone in the June-July rain
Pandora paavai nee honeyaAre you a Pandora doll, honey?
Ennoda seara va thunaiyaCome join me as my companion
Inimelum thamadham seriyaIs further delay right anymore?
Male
Manasu candle pola urugutheyMy heart melts like a candle
Uyiru thoondil meenaMy soul is like a fish on a hook
Sikki poraada kokki podathaStruggling while caught, don't hook me like this
Male
Yaaradi yaaradi neenthan anbeWho are you, who are you, my love?
Vanthu nillammaCome and stand before me, girl
Or adi eer adi munnal vanthuTake one step, two steps forward and come
Badhil sollamma en kannammaAnswer me, my dear Kannamma
Male
Yaaradi yaaradiWho are you, who are you?
Vanthu nillammaCome and stand before me, girl
Or adi eer adiOne step, two steps
Badhil sollamma en kannammaAnswer me, my dear Kannamma
Male
Ayo yo yoOh my, my, my
Yen intha kaadhal cameoWhy this cameo appearance of love?
Meyoo poiyooIs it real or is it a lie?
Enna thanthiram manithiram seidha-yoWhat trick or magic spell have you cast?
Male
Ayo yo yoOh my, my, my
Yen intha kaadhal cameoWhy this cameo appearance of love?
Meyoo poiyooIs it real or is it a lie?
Enna thanthiram manithiram seidha-yoWhat trick or magic spell have you cast?
Seidha-yo seidha-yoHave you cast, have you cast?
Male
Iravu yaavumAll through the nights
Thanimiya naan kadantha neramWhen I spent time in solitude
Kanavil vanthuComing into my dreams
Kavithaiyaa nee nuzhaintha maayamThe magic of you entering like poetry
Male
Palai mannil erangum thoovaanamLike a drizzle falling on desert soil
Pathai ellam arumbum un vaasamYour fragrance blossoms along the entire path
Male
Hey eyHey ey
Malarum kaalam eppoWhen is the blooming season
Mullaiyee heyOh jasmine flower?
Malayil thaeni polaLike a bee caught in the rain
Sutthi vanthene sokki poneneI hovered around and got utterly enchanted
Male
Yaaradi yaaradi neenthan anbeWho are you, who are you, my love?
Vanthu nillammaCome and stand before me, girl
Or adi eer adi munnal vanthuTake one step, two steps forward and come
Badhil sollamma en kannammaAnswer me, my dear Kannamma
Male
Yaaradi yaaradiWho are you, who are you?
Vanthu nillammaCome and stand before me, girl
Or adi eer adiOne step, two steps
Badhil sollamma en kannammaAnswer me, my dear Kannamma
Male
Ayo yo yoOh my, my, my
Yen intha kaadhal cameoWhy this cameo appearance of love?
Meyoo poiyooIs it real or is it a lie?
Enna thanthiram manithiram seidha-yoWhat trick or magic spell have you cast?
Male
Ayo yo yoOh my, my, my
Yen intha kaadhal cameoWhy this cameo appearance of love?
Meyoo poiyooIs it real or is it a lie?
Enna thanthiram manithiram seidha-yoWhat trick or magic spell have you cast?
Seidha-yo seidha-yoHave you cast, have you cast?
Male
Enna thanthiram manithiram seidha-yoWhat trick or magic spell have you cast?
Seidha-yo seidha-yoHave you cast, have you cast?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song depicts the protagonist's intense fascination and agonizing yearning for a mysterious love interest. He describes how her brief, elusive presence feels like a magical 'cameo' appearance that leaves him captivated and confused about whether her feelings are real or an illusion. Using vivid sensory imagery—such as a melting candle, a fish hooked on a fishing line, and a drizzle refreshing parched desert sand—he conveys both the pain and sweet enchantment of falling in love. Throughout the track, he repeatedly pleads with her to step forward and reveal her true feelings, asking who she really is and why she has cast such a spell over his heart. The romantic tension escalates as he reflects on how her memory turns his lonely nights into poetry, leaving him completely bewitched like a honeybee caught in monsoon rain.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

June july malayil thaniya / Pandora paavai nee honeya / Ennoda seara va thunaiya / Inimelum thamadham seriya

Lines 1 to 4 feature end-rhyming suffixes ('thaniya', 'honeya', 'thunaiya', 'seriya') creating a catchy rhythm.

Simile (Upamai)

Manasu candle pola uruguthey

Directly compares the melting state of the protagonist's heart to a burning wax candle using the comparative word 'pola'.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Palai mannil erangum thoovaanam

Metaphorically compares the beloved's unexpected entry into his lonely life to a refreshing drizzle on arid desert soil.

Muran (Antithesis)

Meyoo poiyoo

Uses contrasting words 'Mey' (Truth/Real) and 'Poi' (Lie/Fake) together to depict internal confusion and conflict.

Simile (Upamai)

Malayil thaeni pola

Compares his helpless wandering state around his lover to a honeybee caught struggling in the rain.

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Trivia

The song features music composed by Hari Dafusia for the film 'Unarvugal Thodarkathai' (2020). Hari Dafusia also doubled as one of the lead vocalists alongside renowned playback singer Aalaap Raju, with lyrics penned by Jay Kha Ra. The song seamlessly blends modern English terms like 'cameo' and 'honeya' with traditional Tamil poetic imagery.

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