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Yaenadi

From Nimir · 2018

Lyricist
Mohan Raja
Singer
Haricharan
Music director
Darbuka Siva
Movie name
Nimir
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
6 Dec 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaenadi.. yaenadi..
Ennai thottu yen indru
Minnal adiththaai..
Neeyadi.. neeyadi..
Ninaividam sollaamal neeyaagiren..
Kanavilum kaanaadha pennaa ival..
Ayyo ayyo manam thindaadudhae..
Mudhal murai pennaaga naan kaangiren..
Idho idho manam kondaadudhae..
Yaenadi.. yaenadi..
Ennai thottu yen indru
Minnal adiththaai..
Neeyadi.. neeyadi..
Ninaividam sollaamal neeyaagiren..
Vizhiyil pesi povaai..
Sollaamal naan paarkkaiyil..
Sollaamal naan paarkkaiyil..
Puyalai veesi pogindraai..
Viralodu kaadhal serththaal..
Yaaradiyo.. needhaan..
Unakkullae unnaiththaan naan thedinen..
Yaaradiyo.. nee yaaradiyo..
Enakkullae naan indru poraadinen..
Thedum kangal thedum..
Adhu unnai mattum..
Paadum nenjam paadum..
Un perai mattum..
Podhum pennae podhum..
Nee nenjai kondraai..
Podhum kannae podhum
Nee ennai vendraai..
Yaenadi.. yaenadi..
Ennai thottu yen indru
Minnal adiththaai..
Neeyadi.. neeyadi..
Ninaividam sollaamal neeyaagiren..
Malarai polae melithaai..
Nenjodu nee thondrinaai..
Nilavai polae aanaayae..
Vaanam aanen yeno..
Kaadhaliyo.. needhaan..
Nijamedhu nizhaledhu solvaayadi..
Devadhaiyo.. en devadhaiyo..
Ini mudhal enai endru kaanbeno naan..
Thedum kangal thedum..
Adhu unnai mattum..
Paadum nenjam paadum..
Un perai mattum..
Podhum pennae podhum..
Nee nenjai kondraai..
Podhum kannae podhum
Nee ennai vendraai..
Yaenadi.. yaenadi..
Ennai thottu yen indru
Minnal adiththaai..
Neeyadi.. neeyadi..
Ninaividam sollaamal neeyaagiren..
Kanavilum kaanaadha pennaa ival..
Ayyo ayyo manam thindaadudhae..
Mudhal murai pennaaga naan kaangiren..
Idho idho manam kondaadudhae..
Yaenadi.. yaenadi..
Ennai thottu yen indru
Minnal adiththaai..
Neeyadi.. neeyadi..
Ninaividam sollaamal neeyaagiren..
Why, girl? Why, girl?
Why did you touch me today
and strike me like lightning?
It is you, girl... It is you...
Without letting my mind know, I become you...
Is she a girl never seen even in dreams?
Oh no, oh no, my heart is struggling!
For the first time, I truly see a woman...
Look, right here, my heart is celebrating!
Why, girl? Why, girl?
Why did you touch me today
and strike me like lightning?
It is you, girl... It is you...
Without letting my mind know, I become you...
You speak with your eyes and walk away...
When I look at you without a word...
When I look at you without a word...
you stir up a storm and leave...
When you join love with your fingertips...
Who are you, girl? Is it really you?
Inside you, I searched only for you...
Who are you, girl? Who on earth are you?
Inside myself, I fought a battle today...
Searching, my eyes keep searching...
only for you...
Singing, my heart keeps singing...
only your name...
Enough, girl, enough...
you have slain my heart...
Enough, my darling, enough...
you have won me over...
Why, girl? Why, girl?
Why did you touch me today
and strike me like lightning?
It is you, girl... It is you...
Without letting my mind know, I become you...
As delicate as a flower,
you appeared within my heart...
You became like the moon,
and somehow I became the sky...
Are you my love? Is it you?
Tell me, girl, what is real and what is just a shadow?
Are you an angel? My angel?
From now on, when will I ever find myself again?
Searching, my eyes keep searching...
only for you...
Singing, my heart keeps singing...
only your name...
Enough, girl, enough...
you have slain my heart...
Enough, my darling, enough...
you have won me over...
Why, girl? Why, girl?
Why did you touch me today
and strike me like lightning?
It is you, girl... It is you...
Without letting my mind know, I become you...
Is she a girl never seen even in dreams?
Oh no, oh no, my heart is struggling!
For the first time, I truly see a woman...
Look, right here, my heart is celebrating!
Why, girl? Why, girl?
Why did you touch me today
and strike me like lightning?
It is you, girl... It is you...
Without letting my mind know, I become you...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Yaenadi from Nimir captures the sweet bewilderment and exhilaration of falling head over heels in love. The protagonist describes the sudden shock of affection as a bolt of lightning, expressing how seamlessly his sense of self dissolves into his beloved. He marvels at her beauty, comparing her presence to a flower blossom and the glowing moon, while confessing that his eyes and heart now exist solely to seek and sing her name. The lyric shifts between intimate awe and playful surrender, capturing the restless joy in his heart. As he admits that she has completely conquered his thoughts, the song paints a picture of romantic awakening where every small gesture—a silent glance or a passing touch—feels like a magnificent storm within his soul.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Minnal adiththaai..

Compares her sudden emotional impact to being struck by a bolt of lightning.

Simile

Malarai polae melithaai..

Compares her softness and presence to a flower blooming in his heart.

Simile

Nilavai polae aanaayae..

Compares her radiant beauty to the moon that lights up his sky.

Anaphora

Podhum pennae podhum..

Repetition of 'Podhum' at the start of consecutive lines to emphasize emotional overwhelm and surrender.

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Trivia

Yaenadi features lyrics penned by acclaimed Tamil film director Mohan Raja, making it one of his rare lyricist credits in Tamil cinema.

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