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Lyrics & meaning

Yaaro En Nenjai

From Kutty · 2010

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Sagar, Saindhavi
Music director
Devi Sri Prasad
Details
Kutty2010

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Yaaro en nenjai theendiyathu oru viralaalaeSomeone touched my heart with a single finger
Thoongum en uyirai thoondiyathuAnd awakened my sleeping soul
Yaaro en kanavil pesiyathu iru vizhiyaalaeSomeone spoke in my dream through two eyes
Vaasam varum pookal veesiyathuAnd showered sweet-smelling flowers
Male
Thoorathil nee vanthaal en nenjil boogambamIf you approach from a distance, an earthquake strikes my heart
Megangal illaamal mazhai saaral aarambamA drizzle of rain begins even without any clouds
Mudhalum oru mudivum en vaazhvil neethaanaeYou alone are the beginning and the end of my life
Male
Nilavaaga unai vaanil paarthenI saw you as the moon in the sky
Alaiyaaga unai kadalil paarthenI saw you as the wave in the ocean
Silaiyaaga karum kallil kooda unnai paarthenaeI even saw you carved as a statue in a hard black stone
Male
Maanaaga unai malaiyil paarthenI saw you as a deer on the mountain
Thaenaaga unai malaril paarthenI saw you as honey inside the flower
Mayilaaga unai vedanthaangal kaatil paarthenaeI saw you as a peacock in the Vedanthangal forest
Male
Ho pesa solgiren unnai nee yesi selgiraai ennaiOh, I ask you to talk, but you scold me and walk away
Veenai thannaiyae meeti kondathaai enni kolgiren anbaeI comfort myself thinking a Veena played its own strings, my love
Kaalam enbathu maarum vali thantha kaayangal aarumTime will change, and the painful wounds will heal
Male
Merku sooriyan meendum kaalaiyilThe sun that sets in the west will inevitably
Kizhakil thondrithaan theerumRise again in the east come morning
Nathiyodu pogindra padagendraal aadaathaDoesn't a boat floating down a river sway?
Aanalum azhagaga karai sendru seraathaYet, won't it gracefully reach the shore in the end?
Uyirae en uyirae oru vaaipai tharuvaayaOh my life, my precious soul, will you give me one chance?
Male
Nilavaaga unai vaanil paarthenI saw you as the moon in the sky
Alaiyaaga unai kadalil paarthenI saw you as the wave in the ocean
Silaiyaaga karum kallil kooda unnai paarthenaeI even saw you carved as a statue in a hard black stone
Male
Maanaaga unai malaiyil paarthenI saw you as a deer on the mountain
Thaenaaga unai malaril paarthenI saw you as honey inside the flower
Mayilaaga unai vedanthaangal kaatil paarthenaeI saw you as a peacock in the Vedanthangal forest
Female
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Male
Ho paathi kangalaal thoongiFemale :Haha haaOh, sleeping with half my eyes (Female: Haha haa)
Male
En meethi kangalaal yengiFemale :Haha haaAnd yearning with the rest of my eyes (Female: Haha haa)
Male
Engu vendumo angu unnaiyae kondu serkiren thaangiI will carry you safely and drop you wherever you wish to go
Nesam enbathu bothaiFemale :Thana nana naaLove is an intoxication (Female: Thana nana naa)
Male
Oru thookam thaakidum paathaiFemale :Thana nana naaA path where a heavy slumber strikes (Female: Thana nana naa)
Male
Endra pothilum antha thunbathaiEven so, the one who willingly accepts that pain
Yetru kolbavan methaiFemale :Naa naa naaIs a wise scholar (Female: Naa naa naa)
Male
Unnodu naan vaazhum inneram pothaathaIs this current moment living with you not enough?
Ennaalum maravaatha naalaagi pogaathaWon't this turn into an unforgettable day for eternity?
Indrae iranthaalum athu inbam aagaathaEven if I die today, wouldn't that bring pure bliss?
Male
Nilavaaga unai vaanil paarthenI saw you as the moon in the sky
Alaiyaaga unai kadalil paarthenI saw you as the wave in the ocean
Silaiyaaga karum kallil kooda unnai paarthenaeI even saw you carved as a statue in a hard black stone
Male
Maanaaga unai malaiyil paarthenI saw you as a deer on the mountain
Thaenaaga unai malaril paarthenI saw you as honey inside the flower
Mayilaaga unai vedanthaangal kaatil paarthenaeI saw you as a peacock in the Vedanthangal forest

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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