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Lyrics & meaning

Yaaro En Nenjai

From Kutty · 2010

Lyricist: Thamarai
Singers: Sagar, Saindhavi
Music director: Devi Sri Prasad
Movie name: Kutty
Movie release year: 2010
Lyrics added on: 17 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Yaaro en nenjai theendiyathu oru viralaalae

Thoongum en uyirai thoondiyathu

Yaaro en kanavil pesiyathu iru vizhiyaalae

Vaasam varum pookal veesiyathu

Thoorathil nee vanthaal en nenjil boogambam

Megangal illaamal mazhai saaral aarambam

Mudhalum oru mudivum en vaazhvil neethaanae

Nilavaaga unai vaanil paarthen

Alaiyaaga unai kadalil paarthen

Silaiyaaga karum kallil kooda unnai paarthenae

Maanaaga unai malaiyil paarthen

Thaenaaga unai malaril paarthen

Mayilaaga unai vedanthaangal kaatil paarthenae

Ho pesa solgiren unnai nee yesi selgiraai ennai

Veenai thannaiyae meeti kondathaai enni kolgiren anbae

Kaalam enbathu maarum vali thantha kaayangal aarum

Merku sooriyan meendum kaalaiyil

Kizhakil thondrithaan theerum

Nathiyodu pogindra padagendraal aadaatha

Aanalum azhagaga karai sendru seraatha

Uyirae en uyirae oru vaaipai tharuvaaya

Nilavaaga unai vaanil paarthen

Alaiyaaga unai kadalil paarthen

Silaiyaaga karum kallil kooda unnai paarthenae

Maanaaga unai malaiyil paarthen

Thaenaaga unai malaril paarthen

Mayilaaga unai vedanthaangal kaatil paarthenae

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Ho paathi kangalaal thoongiFemale :Haha haa

En meethi kangalaal yengiFemale :Haha haa

Engu vendumo angu unnaiyae kondu serkiren thaangi

Nesam enbathu bothaiFemale :Thana nana naa

Oru thookam thaakidum paathaiFemale :Thana nana naa

Endra pothilum antha thunbathai

Yetru kolbavan methaiFemale :Naa naa naa

Unnodu naan vaazhum inneram pothaatha

Ennaalum maravaatha naalaagi pogaatha

Indrae iranthaalum athu inbam aagaatha

Nilavaaga unai vaanil paarthen

Alaiyaaga unai kadalil paarthen

Silaiyaaga karum kallil kooda unnai paarthenae

Maanaaga unai malaiyil paarthen

Thaenaaga unai malaril paarthen

Mayilaaga unai vedanthaangal kaatil paarthenae

Someone touched my heart with just a single finger,

and stirred my sleeping soul.

Someone spoke in my dreams with their eyes,

and showered fragrant flowers on me.

When you approach from the distance, an earthquake shakes my heart.

A gentle drizzle begins even without any clouds.

You are both the beginning and the end of my life.

I saw you as the moon in the sky,

I saw you as a wave in the sea,

and I even saw you as a sculpture carved in black stone.

I saw you as a deer on the mountains,

I saw you as honey inside a flower,

and I saw you as a peacock in the forests of Vedanthangal.

Oh, I ask you to speak, but you scold me and walk away.

I just comfort myself thinking a veena (Indian string instrument) is strumming its own strings, my love.

Time will change, and painful wounds will heal.

The sun that sets in the west

will surely rise again in the east come morning.

Won't a boat adrift on the river rock and sway?

Yet, won't it still reach the shore safely?

My life, my soul, will you give me a chance?

I saw you as the moon in the sky,

I saw you as a wave in the sea,

and I even saw you as a sculpture carved in black stone.

I saw you as a deer on the mountains,

I saw you as honey inside a flower,

and I saw you as a peacock in the forests of Vedanthangal.

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Oh, sleeping with half-closed eyes,

and yearning with the rest of my gaze,

I will carry you safely wherever you wish to go.

Love is an intoxication,

a path where sleep overtakes you.

Even so, the one who willingly

accepts that pain is truly wise.

Isn't this moment I spend with you enough?

Won't this become a day I will never forget?

Even if I die today, wouldn't that be pure bliss?

I saw you as the moon in the sky,

I saw you as a wave in the sea,

and I even saw you as a sculpture carved in black stone.

I saw you as a deer on the mountains,

I saw you as honey inside a flower,

and I saw you as a peacock in the forests of Vedanthangal.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song captures an intense, optimistic, and self-sacrificing love where the protagonist perceives their beloved in every facet of nature—as the moon, a sea wave, a mountain deer, honey in a flower, and a peacock in the forest. Despite facing rejection and sharp words from the person they love, the protagonist remains unfazed, viewing harsh scoldings as music and finding profound joy in mere proximity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile / Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagam)

“Nilavaaga unai vaanil paarthen / Alaiyaaga unai kadalil paarthen”

The lyrics metaphorically project the beloved onto elements of nature such as the moon, waves, deer, honey, and peacocks.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Nilavaaga unai vaanil paarthen / Alaiyaaga unai kadalil paarthen”

The repetitive line ending 'paarthen' creates a rhythmic Iyaipu harmony across consecutive refrain lines.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

“Megangal illaamal mazhai saaral aarambam”

Exaggerates the emotional impact of the lover's presence by describing rain falling without clouds.

Analogy

“Merku sooriyan meendum kaalaiyil / Kizhakil thondrithaan theerum”

Uses the natural cycle of the sun setting in the west and rising in the east as an analogy for hope and the healing power of time.

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Trivia

This song features lyrics by the renowned Tamil lyricist Thamarai. The film 'Kutty' (2010), starring Dhanush and Shriya Saran, is an official remake of the 2004 Telugu hit movie 'Arya'. The line mentioning Vedanthangal directly references the famous Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu.

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