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Lyrics & meaning

Yaayum

From Sagaa · 2017

Lyricist
Shabir
Singers
Naresh Iyer, Rita Thyagarajan
Music director
Shabir
Movie name
Sagaa
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
28 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaayum gnayum
Ya…raagiyaro
Enthaiyum nunthaiyum
Yemmurai kezhir
Chempula… peyalneer pol
Anbudai…
Nenjamtham…
Kalanthanavae… kalanthanavae…
{Ae le le le le lae lae
Ae le le le le le lae ae} (2)
Paakadha nerathil paakkuradhum
Kulungi kulungi sirikiradhum
Kannadi munnadi pesuradhum
Kaadhal vasapatta arikuriyaa
Ae le le le le lae lae
Ae le le le le le lae ae
Male & Female :Ae le le le le lae lae
Ae le le le le le lae ae
Aaa..aaa…ahaa……..
Turutu turutu tuu…
Yaayum gnayum
Ya…raagiyaro
Enthaiyum nunthaiyum
Yemmurai kezhir
Hmmm..mmmm..mmm..mmm
Male & Female :Hmmm..mmmm..
Mmm..mmm..aaa….aaa……
Paadha theriyama nadakkuradhum
Siragae illama parakkuradhum
Unnoda nenapil irukkuradhum
Kaadhal vasapatta arikuriyaa
Ae le le le le lae lae
Ae le le le le le lae ae
Yaayum gnayum
Ya…raagiyaro
Enthaiyum nunthaiyum
Yemmurai kezhir
My mother and your mother,
who were they to each other?
My father and your father,
how are they related?
Like rain falling on red earth,
our loving...
hearts...
have merged as one... merged as one...
{Hey lay lay lay lay lay lay
Hey lay lay lay lay lay lay hey} (2)
Stealing glances when the other isn't looking,
Giggling until your shoulders shake,
Talking to yourself in the mirror,
are these the signs of falling in love?
Hey lay lay lay lay lay lay
Hey lay lay lay lay lay lay hey
Male & Female: Hey lay lay lay lay lay lay
Hey lay lay lay lay lay lay hey
Aah.. aah... aha........
Turudu turudu doo...
My mother and your mother,
who were they to each other?
My father and your father,
how are they related?
Mmm.. mmmm.. mmm.. mmm
Male & Female: Mmm.. mmmm..
Mmm.. mmm.. aah.... aah......
Walking without noticing the path,
Flying without any wings,
Staying lost in your thoughts,
are these the signs of falling in love?
Hey lay lay lay lay lay lay
Hey lay lay lay lay lay lay hey
My mother and your mother,
who were they to each other?
My father and your father,
how are they related?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Yaayum' from the movie Sagaa is a soul-stirring romantic track that beautifully fuses ancient Sangam Tamil poetry with modern youthful expressions of love. The song takes its central refrain from a iconic poem in the Kuruntokai (poem 40, written by Cempulappeyaniraar), which compares two lovers whose hearts blend inextricably together to red soil absorbing rainwater. The lyrics capture the sweet, overwhelming onset of young love—describing playful signs like stealing secret glances, smiling to oneself in front of a mirror, feeling weightless as if flying without wings, and walking aimlessly lost in deep thoughts of the loved one. It evokes a timeless sentiment: though two people may come from completely unrelated families, love merges their lives into an indivisible whole.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai Ani (Simile)

“Chempula… peyalneer pol”

Compares the seamless merging of two loving hearts to rainwater mingling with dry red earth until they become inseparable.

Iyaipu (Rhyming ends)

“Paakadha nerathil paakkuradhum / Kulungi kulungi sirikiradhum”

The lines end with rhythmic verbal nouns ('paakkuradhum', 'sirikiradhum') creating a pleasant melodic internal rhythm.

Hyperbole (Atisayokti)

“Siragae illama parakkuradhum”

Exaggerates the euphoric feeling of falling in love by describing it as flying without wings.

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Trivia

'Yaayum' became a viral sensation upon its release, amassing millions of views primarily due to its integration of Kuruntokai verse 40, one of the most celebrated classical Sangam love poems. The music was composed by Shabir, a Singaporean-Tamil music composer and singer who made a prominent mark in Tamil cinema with this soundtrack.

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