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Yaen Ennai

From Yennai Arindhaal · 2015

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Sunitha Sarathy, Kharesma Ravichandran
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Yennai Arindhaal
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
2 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
I am never gonna give my hand
Unless he’s the man
I really couldn’t care a damn
I am fine as i am
Just show me the man
For surely i can
But i wouldn’t go land
If he’s not the man
Hola..
I am never gonna give my hand
Unless he’s the man
I really couldn’t care a damn
I am fine as i am
Just show me the man
For i know the brand
And stop making plans
Cause he’s not the man..
Mam marakatha
Mum mum marakatha
Mum mum marakatha kaadhal
Mam marakatha
Mum mum marakatha
Mum mum maragatha thedal
{Yaen ennai vella
Endha aanum illai
Avan yaaru engae
Endru thedavillai
Avan vizhiyai paarthu
Kai viralgal korthu
Naan uraikka vendum
Marakatha kaadhal ondrai} (2)
Mam marakatha
Mum mum marakatha
Mum mum marakatha kaadhal
Mam marakatha
Mum mum marakatha
Mum mum maragatha thedal
{En vaanil vaanil
Megam endrum pola
Ven neelam neelam
Athai thoovi poga
En pagalgal neelam
En iravvu aalam
En kanavu seelam
Thanimaigal inimai aaga} (2)
{Mam marakatha
Mum mum marakatha
Mum mum marakatha kaadhal
Mam marakatha
Mum mum marakatha
Mum mum maragatha thedal} (2)
:Indru dhaano unnaal
Naan mandi itta nannaal
Naindhida seithaai ennai
Nagassu velai ennai
Kaiyai neeti thottal
Siru kaatrin dhoosi pattaal
Karaindhidum panithuli dhaano
Kanaavil kalainthiduvaano
Dhooram nindrae kichu kichu
Mooti chendranae
Dhoopamaagi ennai
Moochu mutta seidhaan
Dhooram nindrae kichu kichu
Mooti chendranae
Rasipadhai yaaridam solla
Ragasiya soppanam killa
Nazhuvudhu nenjam mella mella…
: I am never gonna give my hand
Unless he’s the man
I really couldn’t care a damn
I am fine as i am
Yaen ennai ennai
Indru thedi vandhaai
Ivan thaano endru
Endru ennavaithaai
Just found my man
And now surely i can
I am all set to land
Because he is the man
Unn vizhiyai paarthu
Kai viralgal korthu
Naan uraikka vendum
Marakatha kaadhal ondrai….
I am never gonna give my hand
Unless he's the man
I really couldn't care a damn
I am fine as I am
Just show me the man
For surely I can
But I wouldn't go land
If he's not the man
Hola...
I am never gonna give my hand
Unless he's the man
I really couldn't care a damn
I am fine as I am
Just show me the man
For I know the brand
And stop making plans
'Cause he's not the man...
M-m-emerald
M-m-emerald
Emerald, emerald love
M-m-emerald
M-m-emerald
Emerald, emerald quest
Why is there no man
who can win me over?
"Who is he? Where is he?"—
I never went searching.
Looking into his eyes,
intertwining our fingers,
I want to tell him
of an emerald-pure love.
M-m-emerald
M-m-emerald
Emerald, emerald love
M-m-emerald
M-m-emerald
Emerald, emerald quest
In my sky, in my sky,
clouds drift as always,
scattering bright white
across the vast blue.
My days are long,
my nights are deep,
my dreams are pure,
as solitude turns sweet.
M-m-emerald
M-m-emerald
Emerald, emerald love
M-m-emerald
M-m-emerald
Emerald, emerald quest
Is it only today that, because of you,
has come the blessed day I fell to my knees?
You made me soften and yield,
me, who was crafted like fine engraved artwork.
If a hand reaches out and touches him,
if even a speck of dust in the wind lands on him,
is he a dewdrop that will dissolve?
Will he vanish like a dream?
Standing far away, he tickled my heart
and walked away!
Enveloping me like incense smoke,
he left me breathless!
Standing far away, he tickled my heart
and walked away!
To whom do I say how much I enjoy this?
As a secret dream pinches me,
my heart slowly slips away...
I am never gonna give my hand
Unless he's the man
I really couldn't care a damn
I am fine as I am
Why did you come
looking for me today,
making me wonder,
"Could he be the one?"
Just found my man
And now surely I can
I am all set to land
Because he is the man
Looking into your eyes,
intertwining our fingers,
I want to tell you
of an emerald-pure love...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Maya Bazaar' (also known as 'Maragatha Kaadhal') portrays the emotional journey of an independent, self-assured modern woman. Initially, she expresses total contentment with her singlehood, proudly stating that no man has managed to conquer her heart and that she will only give her hand to the absolute right partner.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Marakatha kaadhal ondrai

Compares love to a precious emerald gemstone ('Marakatham'), symbolizing rare, valuable, and enduring affection.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

En pagalgal neelam / En iravvu aalam

The second consonant sound 'la' (gal/rav) or 'la' in neelam/aalam creates a rhythmic Tamil poetic harmony.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

En pagalgal neelam / En iravvu aalam / En kanavu seelam

The lines end with rhyming words 'neelam', 'aalam', and 'seelam'.

Imagery

Karaindhidum panithuli dhaano / Kanaavil kalainthiduvaano

Evokes vivid visual imagery comparing a lover to a vanishing dewdrop or a dissolving dream.

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Trivia

Composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics by Thamarai, this track from Gautham Vasudev Menon's action-drama 'Yennai Arindhaal' (2015) features a blend of English pop lines and smooth Tamil acoustic arrangements, showcasing Thamarai's signature style of modern female perspective lyrics.

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