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Lyrics & meaning

Yaarai Thedi

From Walter · 2020

Lyricist
Arun Bharathi
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
Dharma Prakash
Details
Walter2020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Yaarai thaedi nenjamaeIn search of whom, oh my heart?
Kannil jaadai pesudhaeGestures are speaking through the eyes.
Neeyum ennai nerungaAs you draw closer to me,
Oru kodi saaral veesudhuA ten million drops of drizzle blow over me.
Female
Megakoottam yaavumae…All the clouds in the sky...
Paadham keezhae oduthuAre running beneath my feet.
Kadalin meedhu kadanthu pogumPassing across the vast ocean,
Paravaiyaai neeLike a bird, you
Idhayam kadanthaai…Have crossed into my heart...
Female
Oh oh hoi…Oh oh hoi...
Female
Yaarai thaedi nenjamaeIn search of whom, oh my heart?
Kannil jaadai pesudhaeGestures are speaking through the eyes.
Neeyum ennai nerungaAs you draw closer to me,
Oru kodi saaral veesudhuA ten million drops of drizzle blow over me.
Female
Oh thaavum kuzhandhaiOh, like a playful leaping child,
Pola nenjamMy heart wants to leap,
Unnai kandu thaavi sellaTo jump towards you the moment it sees you.
Neeyum ennai thokki konjaAs you lift me up to embrace me,
Thavikkum uyirai enna sollaaWhat can I say about my yearning soul?
Female
Iru vizhi indruTwo eyes today,
Vazhi pari seidhuCommitting highway robbery,
Pogum undhan paarvaiyilIn the look that passes from you.
Iru udal indruTwo bodies today,
Oru uyir endruBecoming a single soul,
Aagum undhan thendalilIn the gentle touch of your breeze.
Female
Endhan aayul regaiThe life line of my palm,
Undhan kaiyil paarkkiren….ae…….ae….I now see in your hands...ae...ae...
Female
Yaarai thaedi nenjamaeIn search of whom, oh my heart?
Kannil jaadai pesudhaeGestures are speaking through the eyes.
Neeyum ennai nerungaAs you draw closer to me,
Oru kodi saaral veesudhuA ten million drops of drizzle blow over me.
Female
Oh kaatril eera padhangal koodumOh, moistness gathers in the breeze,
Maayam thandhaai neeyum mellaYou softly granted me magic.
Aatril odum ilaiyai polaLike a leaf floating down a river,
Naanum unnil neendhi chellaaI drift and swim along within you.
Female
Kurunthogai polaeLike the classical Kurunthogai poetry,
Kurumbugal alliGathering playful mischief,
Kaiyil nee neettinaaiYou extended it in your hand.
Idhuvarai indha unarvugal illaiNever before have I felt such feelings,
Needhaan uyir neevinaaiYou are the one who caressed my soul.
Female
Nizhalai pola neeyum vandhuComing like a shadow,
Mazhalai aakkinaai….aaa….aa….You turned me into an innocent child...aaa...aa...
Female
Yaarai thaedi nenjamaeIn search of whom, oh my heart?
Kannil jaadai pesudhaeGestures are speaking through the eyes.
Neeyum ennai nerungaAs you draw closer to me,
Oru kodi saaral veesudhuA ten million drops of drizzle blow over me.
Female
Megakoottam yaavumae…All the clouds in the sky...
Paadham keezhae oduthuAre running beneath my feet.
Kadalin meedhu kadanthu pogumPassing across the vast ocean,
Paravaiyaai neeLike a bird, you
Idhayam kadanthaai…Have crossed into my heart...
Female
Oh oh hoi…Oh oh hoi...
Female
Yaarai thaedi nenjamaeIn search of whom, oh my heart?
Kannil jaadai pesudhaeGestures are speaking through the eyes.
Neeyum ennai nerungaAs you draw closer to me,
Oru kodi saaral veesudhuA ten million drops of drizzle blow over me.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Yaarai Thaedi' is a romantic track from the movie Walter (2020) that portrays the magical, floating sensation of falling deeply in love. The protagonist expresses how the lover's arrival brings surreal joy, making clouds feel as though they are underfoot and turning the heart into a playful child. The song depicts love as a transcendent experience where two bodies dissolve into a single soul, giving new purpose and direction to life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uwamai)

Aatril odum ilaiyai pola

Compares the protagonist's surrender in love to a leaf effortlessly drifting along a river current.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Megakoottam yaavumae / Paadham keezhae oduthu

Exaggerates the ecstatic feeling of love by describing the clouds running beneath one's feet.

Literary Allusion

Kurunthogai polae / Kurumbugal alli

References 'Kurunthogai', an ancient Sangam Tamil poetry collection famous for its themes of love and emotional intimacy, comparing romantic mischief to classical poetry.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Kurunthogai polae / Kurumbugal alli

Repetition of the initial letter 'Ku' across consecutive poetic phrases.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Iru vizhi indru / Vazhi pari seidhu

Metaphorically describes the compelling, captivating glance of the lover as 'highway robbery' of the mind.

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Trivia

Lyricist Arun Bharathi makes a cultural and literary reference to 'Kurunthogai', one of the Eight Anthologies (Ettuthokai) in classical Sangam Tamil literature, which specifically focuses on love and romantic relationships (Aham literature). In the movie 'Walter' (2020), starring Sibiraj, this song provides a soft, melodic contrast to the film's fast-paced action-thriller narrative.

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