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Yaarum Thodadha Ondrai

From Ajantha · 2012

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Shreya Ghoshal, Ilayaraja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Ajantha
Movie release year
2012
Lyrics added on
11 Feb 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaarum thodaadha ondrai
Yaedho mudhal murai thodugiradhae
Male :Nanaa nanana naanaa nanaana naa naa
Female :Ennul illaadha ondrai
Edhuvo enakkul tharugiradhae
Male :Nanaa nanana naanaa nanaana naa naa
Ammam mammam maa ennul enna
Aanandham dhammaai minnal minna
Thaedi vandhaen oho kavidhai kangalodu
Naadi vandhaen oho nadhiyin kaalgalodu
Nadhiyin kaalgalodu
Yaarum thodaadha ondrai
Yaedho mudhal murai thodugiradhae
Male :Nanaa nanana naanaa nanaana naa naa
Female :Ennul illaadha ondrai
Edhuvo enakkul tharugiradhae
Male :Nanaa nanana naanaa nanaana naa naa
Silu silu nadhi alai vandhu
Ennai chellamaaga thodudhae
Adhu adhu sugam tharavillai
Uyri theeyai theendi vidudhae
Iravinil pagal ondru varudhae
En ninaivil kanavum vizhudhae
Urangavum vizhikkavum marandhu
En ulagam suzhalugiradhae
Boomi melae alla endhan paadham
Kaikkettum dhoorathil varna maegam
Kaagidham kaadhigam ondru
Mella oviyam aanadhu indru
Minmini minmini ondru
Pudhu pournami aanadhu indru
Enna maayam oho
Manadhai thirandhu vaithaen
Vayadhai pootti vaithaen
Yaarum thodaadha ondrai
Yaedho mudhal murai thodugiradhae
Male :Nanaa nanana naanaa nanaana naa naa
Female :Ennul illaadha ondrai
Edhuvo enakkul tharugiradhae
Male :Nanaa nanana naanaa nanaana naa naa
Pani thuli pant thulikkullae
Naan moozhgi ponadhenna
Paravaiyin siragugal modhi
Naan megam aanadhenna
Idhayathai idhayathai medhuvaai
Sutri neruppu pandhu urula
Ilavasa inaippugal adhuvaai
Sila imsai vandhu parava
Yaar angae sol endhan nenjin ullae
Sollaamal sendraayae swaasam polae
Aikkiyam aanadhu konjam
Ada paithiyam aanadhu konjam
Sonnadhu sonnadhu konjam
Innum sollida yaengudhu nenjam
Neeyum naanum oho
Nadakkum pudhiya kaatru
Therikkum isaiyin ootru
Yaarum thodaadha ondrai
Yaedho mudhal murai thodugiradhae
Male :Nanaa nanana naanaa nanaana naa naa
Female :Ennul illaadha ondrai
Edhuvo enakkul tharugiradhae
Male :Nanaa nanana naanaa nanaana naa naa
Ammam mammam maa ennul enna
Aanandham dhammaai minnal minna
Thaedi vandhaen oho kavidhai kangalodu
Naadi vandhaen oho nadhiyin kaalgalodu
Nadhiyin kaalgalodu
Yaarum thodaadha ondrai
Yaedho mudhal murai thodugiradhae
Male :Nanaa nanana naanaa nanaana naa naa
Female :Ennul illaadha ondrai
Edhuvo enakkul tharugiradhae
Male :Nanaa nanana naanaa nanaana naa naa
Something that no one has ever touched,
something touches for the very first time.
Male: Nana nanana naanaa nanaanaa naa naa
Female: Something that was never inside me,
something is giving to me from within.
Male: Nana nanana naanaa nanaanaa naa naa
Ammam mammam maa, what is happening inside me?
Joy flashes like lightning all on its own.
I came searching, oh, with poetic eyes!
I came seeking, oh, with the flowing feet of a river!
With the feet of a river...
Something that no one has ever touched,
something touches for the very first time.
Male: Nana nanana naanaa nanaanaa naa naa
Female: Something that was never inside me,
something is giving to me from within.
Male: Nana nanana naanaa nanaanaa naa naa
The cool breeze of the river waves
touches me ever so gently.
It does not just bring comfort,
it sparks a fire in my soul!
Daylight breaks in the middle of the night,
and dreams tumble into my thoughts.
Forgetting to sleep and forgetting to wake,
my whole world keeps spinning!
My feet no longer touch the ground;
colorful clouds are within arm's reach.
A simple sheet of paper
has slowly turned into a painting today.
A tiny firefly
has turned into a new full moon today.
What magic is this, oh!
I kept my heart wide open,
and locked my age away!
Something that no one has ever touched,
something touches for the very first time.
Male: Nana nanana naanaa nanaanaa naa naa
Female: Something that was never inside me,
something is giving to me from within.
Male: Nana nanana naanaa nanaanaa naa naa
Inside a tiny dewdrop,
how did I end up drowning?
Brushing against a bird's wings,
how did I turn into a cloud?
As a ball of fire slowly
rolls around my heart,
all on their own, like free little gifts,
sweet, teasing pains come and spread.
Tell me, who is that inside my heart?
You slipped in without a word, just like my breath.
A little bit became united,
ah, a little bit went crazy!
What was spoken is just a little,
yet my heart yearns to say so much more!
You and I, oh,
are a fresh breeze walking by,
a spring of music splashing out!
Something that no one has ever touched,
something touches for the very first time.
Male: Nana nanana naanaa nanaanaa naa naa
Female: Something that was never inside me,
something is giving to me from within.
Male: Nana nanana naanaa nanaanaa naa naa
Ammam mammam maa, what is happening inside me?
Joy flashes like lightning all on its own.
I came searching, oh, with poetic eyes!
I came seeking, oh, with the flowing feet of a river!
With the feet of a river...
Something that no one has ever touched,
something touches for the very first time.
Male: Nana nanana naanaa nanaanaa naa naa
Female: Something that was never inside me,
something is giving to me from within.
Male: Nana nanana naanaa nanaanaa naa naa
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song captures the blissful, surreal feeling of falling in love for the first time. The protagonist expresses a profound internal awakening, feeling as though an untouched emotion has swept through their life. The boundaries between day and night, reality and dreams, blur into a weightless euphoric state where feet don't touch the ground and clouds seem within arm's reach.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Minmini minmini ondru / Pudhu pournami aanadhu indru

Comparing a tiny firefly transforming into a grand full moon to illustrate how love magnifies small, ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences.

Simile (Upamai)

Sollaamal sendraayae swaasam polae

Compares the unannounced, intimate entry of the lover into the protagonist's heart to breath ('swaasam polae').

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Thaedi vandhaen oho kavidhai kangalodu / Naadi vandhaen oho nadhiyin kaalgalodu

Both lines end with the rhyming suffix '-galodu', creating a melodic and rhythmic cadence.

Ethugai (Second Letter Harmony)

Iravinil pagal ondru varudhae / En ninaivil kanavum vizhudhae

Harmonious secondary letter sounds ('ra' in Iravinil and 'na' in ninaivil) following traditional Tamil poetic meter rules.

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Trivia

'Ajantha' (2012) is a romance-drama film released in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. The film's musical score was composed by the legendary Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyricist Pa. Vijay providing expressive imagery of youth and romance.

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