Yamini Yamini
From Yai Nee Romba Azgha Irruke · 2002
- Lyricist
- Aravind–Shankar
- Singer
- Harish Raghavendra
- Music director
- Srinivas
- Details
- Yai Nee Romba Azgha Irruke2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Ooh ho ooh ho | Ooh ho ooh ho |
| Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. | Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. |
| Male | |
| Yaamini yaamini en kadhali yaaradi | Oh Yamini, Yamini, who is my lover? |
| Ennidam ennidam solladi | Tell me, tell me! |
| Graamamaa nagaramaa india thaandiyaa | Is she in a village, a city, or across India? |
| Enguthaan vaazhgiraal solladi | Where on earth does she live? Tell me! |
| Male | |
| Yaamini yaamini en kadhali yaaradi | Oh Yamini, Yamini, who is my lover? |
| Chorus | |
| {Vittu vittu adikkirathaa | {Is my heart beating intermittently? |
| Idhayam sattendru sudugirathaa | Is my heart suddenly burning hot? |
| Thidukku thidukku endruthaan | With sudden shocks and startles, |
| Uyir thattukettu thavikkirathaa} (2) | Is my soul struggling frantically out of control?} (2) |
| Male | |
| Thedinaen thaedinaen | I searched and I searched, |
| Paarkkum idamengum thaedinaen | I searched everywhere I looked. |
| Ennaval enbaval yaar | Who is she, the one who is mine? |
| Ennaval enbaval yaar | Who is she, the one who is mine? |
| Chorus | |
| Ooh ho ooh ho | Ooh ho ooh ho |
| Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. | Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. |
| Male | |
| Yaamini yaamini en kadhali yaaradi | Oh Yamini, Yamini, who is my lover? |
| Ennidam ennidam solladi | Tell me, tell me! |
| Chorus | |
| Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin | Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin |
| Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin | Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin |
| Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin | Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin |
| Ooh ho ooh ho | Ooh ho ooh ho |
| Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. | Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. |
| Male | |
| Ennai ko ko ko kolla | To ki-ki-kill me, |
| Kaaththirukkum perarasi yaarathu | Who is that empress waiting? |
| Ennai vellum | The one who conquers me, |
| Sambal kaattu kollaikkaari yaarathu | Who is that bandit queen of the Chambal forest? |
| Male | |
| Nuraiyeeral pakkaththila | Right next to my lungs, |
| Nooru kilo kallai kati | Tying a hundred-kilo stone, |
| Oonjal aatti pogiraval yaarathu | Who is she that swings it like a cradle and leaves? |
| Chorus | |
| Ooh ho ooh ho | Ooh ho ooh ho |
| Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. | Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. |
| Male | |
| Manam ennum mandabam | The hall called the mind, |
| Mounamaai ullathu yaarathu yaarathu | Is standing silent; who is she, who is she? |
| Maayajaalamaai ullathu | It feels like pure magic, |
| Ennaval enbaval yaar | Who is she, the one who is mine? |
| Ennaval enbaval yaar…aa….aa….aa…. | Who is she, the one who is mine… aa… aa… aa… |
| Chorus | |
| Vittu vittu adikkirathaa | Is my heart beating intermittently? |
| Idhayam sattendru sudugirathaa | Is my heart suddenly burning hot? |
| Thidukku thidukku endruthaan | With sudden shocks and startles, |
| Uyir thattukettu thavikkirathaa | Is my soul struggling frantically out of control? |
| Male | |
| Yaamini yaamini en kadhali yaaradi | Oh Yamini, Yamini, who is my lover? |
| Ennidam ennidam solladi | Tell me, tell me! |
| Male | |
| Nenjil enthan nenjil | In my chest, right inside my chest, |
| Porkkappal vegamaaga modhuthae | A warship crashes with great speed. |
| Kannil imai rendum | Both my eyelashes, |
| Pallavarin kalveecchhil iranguthae | Lower like stone-slings thrown by the Pallavas. |
| Male | |
| China suvar neelaththilae | Along the entire length of the Great Wall of China, |
| Kadhal kaditham theetti vaiththu | Having written a long love letter, |
| Avalukku kaaththukkondirukkaen | I am waiting for her. |
| Chorus | |
| Ooh ho ooh ho | Ooh ho ooh ho |
| Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. | Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. |
| Male | |
| Nilavukku pinpuram | Behind the moon, |
| Aval pugaipadam irukkumo | Could her photograph be hidden? |
| Ennaval suvaasaththai | Carrying the breath of my beloved, |
| Sumanthu pogum ilam thendralae | Oh gentle breeze that moves along! |
| Ennaval enbaval yaar | Who is she, the one who is mine? |
| Ennaval enbaval yaar…aa….aa….aa…. | Who is she, the one who is mine… aa… aa… aa… |
| Chorus | |
| Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin | Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin |
| Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin | Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin |
| Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin | Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin |
| Ooh ho ooh ho | Ooh ho ooh ho |
| Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. | Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. |
| Male | |
| Yaamini yaamini en kadhali yaaradi | Oh Yamini, Yamini, who is my lover? |
| Ennidam ennidam solladi | Tell me, tell me! |
| Male | |
| {Yaamini solladi | {Tell me, Yamini, |
| Chorus :Ohhhho… | Chorus : Ohhhho… |
| Male :Yaamini solladi | Male : Tell me, Yamini, |
| Chorus :Ohhhho…..} (2) | Chorus : Ohhhho…..} (2) |
| Chorus | |
| Ooh ho ooh ho | Ooh ho ooh ho |
| Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. | Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. |
| Ooh ho ooh ho | Ooh ho ooh ho |
| Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. | Ooh ho oohho ooh ho…. |
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ் ஹோ
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ்ஹோ ஓஹ் ஹோ.....
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
யாமினி யாமினி என் காதலி யாரடி
என்னிடம் என்னிடம் சொல்லடி
கிராமமா நகரமா இந்தியா தாண்டியா
எங்குதான் வாழ்கிறாள் சொல்லடி
Oh Yamini, Yamini, who is my lover?
Tell me, tell me!
Is she in a village, a city, or across India?
Where on earth does she live? Tell me!
யாமினி யாமினி என் காதலி யாரடி......
Oh Yamini, Yamini, who is my lover?
{விட்டு விட்டு அடிக்கிறதா
இதயம் சட்டென்று சுடுகிறதா
திடுக்கு திடுக்கு என்றுதான்
உயிர் தட்டுக்கெட்டு தவிக்கிறதா} (2)
{Is my heart beating intermittently?
Is my heart suddenly burning hot?
With sudden shocks and startles,
Is my soul struggling frantically out of control?} (2)
தேடினேன் தேடினேன்
பார்க்கும் இடமெங்கும் தேடினேன்
என்னவள் என்பவள் யார்
என்னவள் என்பவள் யார்
I searched and I searched,
I searched everywhere I looked.
Who is she, the one who is mine?
Who is she, the one who is mine?
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ் ஹோ
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ்ஹோ ஓஹ் ஹோ.....
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
யாமினி யாமினி என் காதலி யாரடி
என்னிடம் என்னிடம் சொல்லடி.....
Oh Yamini, Yamini, who is my lover?
Tell me, tell me!
தினக்கு தினக்கு தின் தின்
தினக்கு தினக்கு தின் தின்
தினக்கு தினக்கு தின் தின்
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ் ஹோ
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ்ஹோ ஓஹ் ஹோ.....
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
என்னை கொ கொ கொ கொல்ல
காத்திருக்கும் பேரரசி யாரது
என்னை வெல்லும்
சம்பல் காட்டு கொள்ளைக்காரி யாரது
To ki-ki-kill me,
Who is that empress waiting?
The one who conquers me,
Who is that bandit queen of the Chambal forest?
நுரையிரல் பக்கத்தில
நூறு கிலோ கல்லைக் கட்டி
ஊஞ்சல் ஆட்டி போகிறவள் யாரது.....
Right next to my lungs,
Tying a hundred-kilo stone,
Who is she that swings it like a cradle and leaves?
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ் ஹோ
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ்ஹோ
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
மனம் என்னும் மண்டபம்
மௌனமாய் உள்ளது யாரது யாரது
மாயஜாலமாய் உள்ளது
என்னவள் என்பவள் யார்
என்னவள் என்பவள் யார்.......ஆ.....ஆ......ஆ....
The hall called the mind,
Is standing silent; who is she, who is she?
It feels like pure magic,
Who is she, the one who is mine?
Who is she, the one who is mine… aa… aa… aa…
விட்டு விட்டு அடிக்கிறதா
இதயம் சட்டென்று சுடுகிறதா
திடுக்கு திடுக்கு என்றுதான்
உயிர் தட்டுக்கெட்டு தவிக்கிறதா
Is my heart beating intermittently?
Is my heart suddenly burning hot?
With sudden shocks and startles,
Is my soul struggling frantically out of control?
யாமினி யாமினி என் காதலி யாரடி
என்னிடம் என்னிடம் சொல்லடி.....
Oh Yamini, Yamini, who is my lover?
Tell me, tell me!
நெஞ்சில் எந்தன் நெஞ்சில்
போர்க்கப்பல் வேகமாக மோதுதே
கண்ணில் இமை ரெண்டும்
பல்லவரின் கல்வீச்சில் இறங்குதே
In my chest, right inside my chest,
A warship crashes with great speed.
Both my eyelashes,
Lower like stone-slings thrown by the Pallavas.
சீன சுவர் நீளத்திலே
காதல் கடிதம் தீட்டி வைத்து
அவளுக்கு காத்துக்கொண்டிருக்கேன்
Along the entire length of the Great Wall of China,
Having written a long love letter,
I am waiting for her.
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ் ஹோ
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ்ஹோ ஓஹ் ஹோ.....
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
நிலவுக்கு பின்புறம்
அவள் புகைப்படம் இருக்குமோ
என்னவள் சுவாசத்தை
சுமந்து போகும் இளம் தென்றலே
என்னவள் என்பவள் யார்
என்னவள் என்பவள் யார்......ஆ.....ஆ......ஆ....
Behind the moon,
Could her photograph be hidden?
Carrying the breath of my beloved,
Oh gentle breeze that moves along!
Who is she, the one who is mine?
Who is she, the one who is mine… aa… aa… aa…
தினக்கு தினக்கு தின் தின்
தினக்கு தினக்கு தின் தின்
தினக்கு தினக்கு தின் தின்
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ் ஹோ
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ்ஹோ ஓஹ் ஹோ.....
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
யாமினி யாமினி என் காதலி யாரடி
என்னிடம் என்னிடம் சொல்லடி
Oh Yamini, Yamini, who is my lover?
Tell me, tell me!
{யாமினி சொல்லடி.....
குழு :
ஓஹ்ஹ்ஹோ.....
யாமினி சொல்லடி.....
குழு :
ஓஹ்ஹ்ஹோ.....} (2)
{Tell me, Yamini,
Chorus : Ohhhho…
Male : Tell me, Yamini,
Chorus : Ohhhho…..} (2)
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ் ஹோ
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ்ஹோ ஓஹ் ஹோ.....
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ் ஹோ
ஓஹ் ஹோ ஓஹ்ஹோ ஓஹ் ஹோ.....
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Yaamini yaamini en kadhali yaaradi
Oh Yamini, Yamini, who is my lover?
Ennidam ennidam solladi
Tell me, tell me!
Graamamaa nagaramaa india thaandiyaa
Is she in a village, a city, or across India?
Enguthaan vaazhgiraal solladi
Where on earth does she live? Tell me!
Yaamini yaamini en kadhali yaaradi
Oh Yamini, Yamini, who is my lover?
{Vittu vittu adikkirathaa
{Is my heart beating intermittently?
Idhayam sattendru sudugirathaa
Is my heart suddenly burning hot?
Thidukku thidukku endruthaan
With sudden shocks and startles,
Uyir thattukettu thavikkirathaa} (2)
Is my soul struggling frantically out of control?} (2)
Thedinaen thaedinaen
I searched and I searched,
Paarkkum idamengum thaedinaen
I searched everywhere I looked.
Ennaval enbaval yaar
Who is she, the one who is mine?
Ennaval enbaval yaar
Who is she, the one who is mine?
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Yaamini yaamini en kadhali yaaradi
Oh Yamini, Yamini, who is my lover?
Ennidam ennidam solladi
Tell me, tell me!
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Ennai ko ko ko kolla
To ki-ki-kill me,
Kaaththirukkum perarasi yaarathu
Who is that empress waiting?
Ennai vellum
The one who conquers me,
Sambal kaattu kollaikkaari yaarathu
Who is that bandit queen of the Chambal forest?
Nuraiyeeral pakkaththila
Right next to my lungs,
Nooru kilo kallai kati
Tying a hundred-kilo stone,
Oonjal aatti pogiraval yaarathu
Who is she that swings it like a cradle and leaves?
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Manam ennum mandabam
The hall called the mind,
Mounamaai ullathu yaarathu yaarathu
Is standing silent; who is she, who is she?
Maayajaalamaai ullathu
It feels like pure magic,
Ennaval enbaval yaar
Who is she, the one who is mine?
Ennaval enbaval yaar…aa….aa….aa….
Who is she, the one who is mine… aa… aa… aa…
Vittu vittu adikkirathaa
Is my heart beating intermittently?
Idhayam sattendru sudugirathaa
Is my heart suddenly burning hot?
Thidukku thidukku endruthaan
With sudden shocks and startles,
Uyir thattukettu thavikkirathaa
Is my soul struggling frantically out of control?
Yaamini yaamini en kadhali yaaradi
Oh Yamini, Yamini, who is my lover?
Ennidam ennidam solladi
Tell me, tell me!
Nenjil enthan nenjil
In my chest, right inside my chest,
Porkkappal vegamaaga modhuthae
A warship crashes with great speed.
Kannil imai rendum
Both my eyelashes,
Pallavarin kalveecchhil iranguthae
Lower like stone-slings thrown by the Pallavas.
China suvar neelaththilae
Along the entire length of the Great Wall of China,
Kadhal kaditham theetti vaiththu
Having written a long love letter,
Avalukku kaaththukkondirukkaen
I am waiting for her.
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Nilavukku pinpuram
Behind the moon,
Aval pugaipadam irukkumo
Could her photograph be hidden?
Ennaval suvaasaththai
Carrying the breath of my beloved,
Sumanthu pogum ilam thendralae
Oh gentle breeze that moves along!
Ennaval enbaval yaar
Who is she, the one who is mine?
Ennaval enbaval yaar…aa….aa….aa….
Who is she, the one who is mine… aa… aa… aa…
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Dhinakku dhinakku dhin dhin
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Yaamini yaamini en kadhali yaaradi
Oh Yamini, Yamini, who is my lover?
Ennidam ennidam solladi
Tell me, tell me!
{Yaamini solladi
{Tell me, Yamini,
Chorus :Ohhhho…
Chorus : Ohhhho…
Male :Yaamini solladi
Male : Tell me, Yamini,
Chorus :Ohhhho…..} (2)
Chorus : Ohhhho…..} (2)
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho ooh ho
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Ooh ho oohho ooh ho….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In 'Yaamini Yaamini', the protagonist calls out to 'Yamini' (personifying the night) in a state of restless longing, pleading to know the identity and whereabouts of his soulmate. He wonders if his future love lives in a quiet village, a busy city, or somewhere far beyond India. The song vividly captures his racing heart, sudden chills, and the mysterious sense of anticipation that comes with falling in love with an unseen destiny.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Manam ennum mandabam”
Compares the mind/heart to a 'mandabam' (a wedding hall or ceremonial hall) which is waiting silently for its bride.
Hyperbole (Atisayokthi Ani)
“China suvar neelaththilae Kadhal kaditham theetti vaiththu”
Exaggerates romantic devotion by claiming to write a love letter as long as the Great Wall of China.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Manam ennum mandabam”
Repetition of the initial 'Ma' sound in 'Manam' and 'mandabam'.
Allusion
“Sambal kaattu kollaikkaari yaarathu”
Refers culturally to the infamous bandits of the Chambal Valley ('Sambal kaattu kollaikkaari') to describe a woman who steals hearts forcefully.
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Trivia
The movie 'Yai Nee Romba Azgha Irruke' (2002) is famous for its unique musical experiment where five different composers—Srinivas, Ramesh Vinayakam, Aravind-Shankar, Murugavan, and Raaghav-Premsi—each composed one song for the album. This particular high-energy track 'Yaamini Yaamini' was composed by the duo Aravind-Shankar and sung by Shankar Mahadevan.
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