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Lyrics & meaning

Yaarenna Inimel Ketkadhey

From Athisaya Thirudan · 1958

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singer
K. Jamunarani
Music director
S. Dakshinamurthi
Details
Athisaya Thirudan1958

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Nee yaar ena inimael ketkaadhaeDo not ask who I am anymore.
Undhan nizhalaai iruppen paarkkadhaeI will remain as your shadow, do not look.
Female
Ooo yaar ena inimael ketkaadhaeOoo, do not ask who I am anymore.
Undhan nizhalaai iruppen paarkkadhaeI will remain as your shadow, do not look.
Female
Iravum pagalum un ninaivaalaeDay and night, consumed by your thoughts,
Hmm edhum puriyaamalae kanavaalaeHmm, without understanding anything, lost in dreams,
Female
Iravum pagalum un ninaivaalaeDay and night, consumed by your thoughts,
Edhum puriyaamalae kanavaalaeWithout understanding anything, lost in dreams,
Ilavaiyum kaathu nindra killai polae aagumaaWill it become like a parrot waiting for the silk-cotton fruit to ripen?
Ilavaiyum kaathu nindra killai polae aagumaaWill it become like a parrot waiting for the silk-cotton fruit to ripen?
Hoo oo oo ooHoo oo oo oo
Endrum undhan ambil patta pulli maan idhuThis heart is forever a spotted deer struck by your arrow of love.
Female
Ooo yaar ena inimael ketkaadhaeOoo, do not ask who I am anymore.
Undhan nizhalaai iruppen paarkkadhaeI will remain as your shadow, do not look.
Female
Vidhiyai madhiyaal vendridalaamOne can overcome fate with intellect,
Vaengai puliyaiyum kondridalaamOne can even conquer a fierce tiger,
Female
Vidhiyai madhiyaal vendridalaamOne can overcome fate with intellect,
Vaengai puliyaiyum kondridalaamOne can even conquer a fierce tiger,
Sathiyaal mosam seidhaal naamum enna seiyalaamBut if betrayed by conspiracy, what can we possibly do?
Sathiyaal mosam seidhaal naamum enna seiyalaamBut if betrayed by conspiracy, what can we possibly do?
Hoo oo oo oo ooHoo oo oo oo oo
Kaalam neram vanthuvittaal vittu pogumaaWhen the appointed time arrives, will it spare us and pass by?
Female
Ooo yaar ena inimael ketkaadhaeOoo, do not ask who I am anymore.
Undhan nizhalaai iruppen paarkkadhaeI will remain as your shadow, do not look.
Female
Ooo yaar ena inimael ketkaadhaeOoo, do not ask who I am anymore.
Undhan nizhalaai iruppen paarkkadhaeI will remain as your shadow, do not look.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song expresses a lover's intense devotion and helplessness in the face of love and destiny. The singer asks their beloved not to question their identity, promising to stay as an inseparable shadow. Lost in dreams and thoughts day and night, the speaker compares their hopeless longing to a parrot waiting in vain for a silk-cotton fruit to yield edible sweetness, and describes their heart as a deer struck by Cupid's arrow.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai Ani)

Ilavaiyum kaathu nindra killai polae aagumaa

Compares the yearning lover to a parrot waiting for the silk-cotton fruit ('ilavam panju') to ripen, a classic Tamil poetic idiom representing vain anticipation.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Endrum undhan ambil patta pulli maan idhu

Metaphorically describes the lover as a wounded spotted deer struck by the beloved's arrow of affection.

Iyaipu (Rhyming end words)

Vidhiyai madhiyaal vendridalaam / Vaengai puliyaiyum kondridalaam

The matching endings 'vendridalaam' and 'kondridalaam' create a rhythmic and musical flow.

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Trivia

'Athisaya Thirudan' (1958) features lyrics by the legendary Tamil poet and screenwriter Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, known for introducing catchy folk idioms and rhythmic structures into classic Tamil cinema music.

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