Yaro Yevalo
From Rendu · 2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaaro yevelo endru theriyavillai | I don't know who or what she is |
| Thuliya kadala endru puriyavillai | I don't understand whether it is a drop or an ocean |
| Yetho seithaal enna ariyavillai | She did something, I don't know what |
| Naanum naana indru iillai illaiii.. | Am I myself today? No, no.. |
| Male | |
| Yo | Yo |
| Ye ye..ye… | Ye ye.. ye… |
| Ennai ennai seithaal… | What did she do to me… |
| Male | |
| Ennai enna seithaal | What did she do to me |
| Enna seithaal | What did she do |
| Yen ippadi aagi vitten.. | Why have I become like this.. |
| Naan mella mella.. | I slowly, slowly.. |
| Kaadhal ennum | Called love |
| Yen ippadi yeri vitten | Why have I ascended like this |
| Male | |
| Nagam naruka sendru | I went to cut my nails |
| Viralai narukki konden | And clipped my finger instead |
| Mugam thudaikka vanthu | I came to wipe my face |
| Muthugu thudaithu konden | And wiped my back instead |
| Innum …ennai enna seivaiyoooo…. | What more will you do to me… |
| Male | |
| Yaaro yevelo endru theriyavillai | I don't know who or what she is |
| Thuliya kadala endru puriyavillai | I don't understand whether it is a drop or an ocean |
| Yetho seithaal enna ariyavillai | She did something, I don't know what |
| Naanum naana indru iillai illaiii.. | Am I myself today? No, no.. |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Minsaaram roja poo | Electric rose flower |
| Theejwaalai kar megam | Flame of fire, dark cloud |
| Ellamae ondraana penn kanden | I saw a woman who is all of these combined |
| Male | |
| Vingnyaanam meignyaanam | Science, spiritual wisdom |
| Melvaanam keelvaanam | Upper sky, lower sky |
| Ellamae ondraana kann kanden | I saw eyes that encompass everything |
| Male | |
| Ahh..ahh.. | Ahh.. ahh.. |
| Poo maram ohhh..ohh.. | Is she a flowering tree? Ohhh.. ohh.. |
| Thaen kulamo ooh ooh | Is she a pond of honey? Ooh ooh |
| Sittrinbam ooh ooh | Sensual pleasure ooh ooh |
| Per inbam ohh ohh.. | Supreme bliss ohh ohh.. |
| Male | |
| Sathiyama sathiyama | Truly, truly |
| Nee penna illaiyaa | Are you a woman or not? |
| Nichaiyamaa nichaiyamaa | Definitely, definitely |
| Nee inba thollaiyaa… | Are you a sweet trouble? |
| Male | |
| Yaaro yevelo endru theriyavillai | I don't know who or what she is |
| Thuliya kadala endru puriyavillai | I don't understand whether it is a drop or an ocean |
| Yetho seithaal enna ariyavillai | She did something, I don't know what |
| Naanum naana indru iillai illaiii.. | Am I myself today? No, no.. |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Ye ye ye ye ennai enna seithaai | Ye ye ye ye what did you do to me |
| Male | |
| Asaiyatha malai seithu | Creating an immovable mountain |
| Malai engum silai seithu | Sculpting statues all over the mountain |
| En munnae pennaagi vanthathoo.. | Did it appear before me as a woman? |
| Male | |
| Thangathil thoon seithu | Making a pillar out of gold |
| Thoonukku thuni neithu | Weaving clothes for that pillar |
| Pennae un dhaegam than aanathoo | Girl, was your body crafted like that? |
| Male | |
| Ah ahh.. | Ah ahh.. |
| Un gangai ohhh…ohhh.. | Your Ganges ohhh… ohhh.. |
| Mellinam ohhh…ohhh.. | Softness ohhh… ohhh.. |
| Azhagukku ohhh…ohhh.. | For beauty ohhh… ohhh.. |
| Uyir chinnamooo.. | Is it a living symbol? |
| Male | |
| Ethanaiyoo ethanaiyoo | So many things, so many things |
| Naan solla vanthathu | I came to say |
| Ithanai than ithanai than | But only this much, only this much |
| En kangal kandathu | My eyes actually saw |
| Male | |
| Yaaro yevelo endru theriyavillai | I don't know who or what she is |
| Thuliya kadala endru puriyavillai | I don't understand whether it is a drop or an ocean |
| Yetho seithaal enna ariyavillai | She did something, I don't know what |
| Naanum naana indru iillai illaiii.. | Am I myself today? No, no.. |
| Male | |
| Ennai enna seithaai | What did you do to me |
யாரோ ஏவளோ
என்று தெரியவில்லை
துளியா கடலா என்று
புரியவில்லை ஏதோ
செய்தால் என்ன
அறியவில்லை நானும்
நானா இன்று இல்லை
இல்லை
I don't know who or what she is
I don't understand whether it is a drop or an ocean
She did something, I don't know what
Am I myself today? No, no..
யோ யே யே
யே என்னை என்ன
செய்தாள்
Yo
Ye ye.. ye…
What did she do to me…
என்னை என்ன
செய்தாள் என்ன செய்தாள்
ஏன் இப்படி ஆகி விட்டேன்
நான் மெல்ல மெல்ல காதல்
என்னும் ஏன் இப்படி ஏறி
விட்டேன்
What did she do to me
What did she do
Why have I become like this..
I slowly, slowly..
Called love
Why have I ascended like this
நகம் நறுக்க சென்று
விரலை நறுக்கி கொண்டேன்
முகம் துடைக்க வந்து முதுகு
துடைத்து கொண்டேன் இன்னும்
என்னை என்ன செய்வாயோ
I went to cut my nails
And clipped my finger instead
I came to wipe my face
And wiped my back instead
What more will you do to me…
யாரோ ஏவளோ
என்று தெரியவில்லை
துளியா கடலா என்று
புரியவில்லை ஏதோ
செய்தால் என்ன
அறியவில்லை நானும்
நானா இன்று இல்லை
இல்லை
I don't know who or what she is
I don't understand whether it is a drop or an ocean
She did something, I don't know what
Am I myself today? No, no..
..............................
மின்சாரம் ரோஜா
பூ தீஜ்வாலை கார் மேகம்
எல்லாமே ஒன்றான
பெண் கண்டேன்
Electric rose flower
Flame of fire, dark cloud
I saw a woman who is all of these combined
விஞ்ஞானம்
மெய்ஞானம் மேல்
வானம் கீழ் வானம்
எல்லாமே ஒன்றான
கண் கண்டேன்
Science, spiritual wisdom
Upper sky, lower sky
I saw eyes that encompass everything
ஆ ஆ பூ மரம்
ஓ ஓ தேன் குலமோ
ஓ ஓ சிற்றின்பம் ஓ
ஓ பேர் இன்பம் ஓ ஓ
Ahh.. ahh..
Is she a flowering tree? Ohhh.. ohh..
Is she a pond of honey? Ooh ooh
Sensual pleasure ooh ooh
Supreme bliss ohh ohh..
சத்தியமா
சத்தியமா நீ பெண்ணா
இல்லையா நிச்சயமா
நிச்சயமா நீ இன்ப
தொல்லையா
Truly, truly
Are you a woman or not?
Definitely, definitely
Are you a sweet trouble?
யாரோ ஏவளோ
என்று தெரியவில்லை
துளியா கடலா என்று
புரியவில்லை ஏதோ
செய்தால் என்ன
அறியவில்லை நானும்
நானா இன்று இல்லை
இல்லை
I don't know who or what she is
I don't understand whether it is a drop or an ocean
She did something, I don't know what
Am I myself today? No, no..
..............................
யே யே யே
யே என்னை என்ன
செய்தாய்
Ye ye ye ye what did you do to me
அசையாத மலை
செய்து மலை எங்கும்
சிலை செய்து என்
முன்னே பெண்ணாகி
வந்ததோ
Creating an immovable mountain
Sculpting statues all over the mountain
Did it appear before me as a woman?
தங்கத்தில் தூண்
செய்து தூணுக்கு துணி
நெய்து பெண்ணே உன்
தேகம் தான் ஆனதோ
Making a pillar out of gold
Weaving clothes for that pillar
Girl, was your body crafted like that?
ஆ ஆ உன் கங்கை
ஓ ஓ மெல்லினம் ஓ ஓ
அழகுக்கு ஓ ஓ உயிர்
சின்னமோ
Ah ahh..
Your Ganges ohhh… ohhh..
Softness ohhh… ohhh..
For beauty ohhh… ohhh..
Is it a living symbol?
எத்தனையோ
எத்தனையோ நான்
சொல்ல வந்தது இத்தனை
தான் இத்தனை தான் என்
கண்கள் கண்டது
So many things, so many things
I came to say
But only this much, only this much
My eyes actually saw
யாரோ ஏவளோ
என்று தெரியவில்லை
துளியா கடலா என்று
புரியவில்லை ஏதோ
செய்தால் என்ன
அறியவில்லை நானும்
நானா இன்று இல்லை
இல்லை
I don't know who or what she is
I don't understand whether it is a drop or an ocean
She did something, I don't know what
Am I myself today? No, no..
என்னை
என்ன செய்தாய்
What did you do to me
Yaaro yevelo endru theriyavillai
I don't know who or what she is
Thuliya kadala endru puriyavillai
I don't understand whether it is a drop or an ocean
Yetho seithaal enna ariyavillai
She did something, I don't know what
Naanum naana indru iillai illaiii..
Am I myself today? No, no..
Yo
Yo
Ye ye..ye…
Ye ye.. ye…
Ennai ennai seithaal…
What did she do to me…
Ennai enna seithaal
What did she do to me
Enna seithaal
What did she do
Yen ippadi aagi vitten..
Why have I become like this..
Naan mella mella..
I slowly, slowly..
Kaadhal ennum
Called love
Yen ippadi yeri vitten
Why have I ascended like this
Nagam naruka sendru
I went to cut my nails
Viralai narukki konden
And clipped my finger instead
Mugam thudaikka vanthu
I came to wipe my face
Muthugu thudaithu konden
And wiped my back instead
Innum …ennai enna seivaiyoooo….
What more will you do to me…
Yaaro yevelo endru theriyavillai
I don't know who or what she is
Thuliya kadala endru puriyavillai
I don't understand whether it is a drop or an ocean
Yetho seithaal enna ariyavillai
She did something, I don't know what
Naanum naana indru iillai illaiii..
Am I myself today? No, no..
…………………………
Minsaaram roja poo
Electric rose flower
Theejwaalai kar megam
Flame of fire, dark cloud
Ellamae ondraana penn kanden
I saw a woman who is all of these combined
Vingnyaanam meignyaanam
Science, spiritual wisdom
Melvaanam keelvaanam
Upper sky, lower sky
Ellamae ondraana kann kanden
I saw eyes that encompass everything
Ahh..ahh..
Ahh.. ahh..
Poo maram ohhh..ohh..
Is she a flowering tree? Ohhh.. ohh..
Thaen kulamo ooh ooh
Is she a pond of honey? Ooh ooh
Sittrinbam ooh ooh
Sensual pleasure ooh ooh
Per inbam ohh ohh..
Supreme bliss ohh ohh..
Sathiyama sathiyama
Truly, truly
Nee penna illaiyaa
Are you a woman or not?
Nichaiyamaa nichaiyamaa
Definitely, definitely
Nee inba thollaiyaa…
Are you a sweet trouble?
Yaaro yevelo endru theriyavillai
I don't know who or what she is
Thuliya kadala endru puriyavillai
I don't understand whether it is a drop or an ocean
Yetho seithaal enna ariyavillai
She did something, I don't know what
Naanum naana indru iillai illaiii..
Am I myself today? No, no..
……………………………
Ye ye ye ye ennai enna seithaai
Ye ye ye ye what did you do to me
Asaiyatha malai seithu
Creating an immovable mountain
Malai engum silai seithu
Sculpting statues all over the mountain
En munnae pennaagi vanthathoo..
Did it appear before me as a woman?
Thangathil thoon seithu
Making a pillar out of gold
Thoonukku thuni neithu
Weaving clothes for that pillar
Pennae un dhaegam than aanathoo
Girl, was your body crafted like that?
Ah ahh..
Ah ahh..
Un gangai ohhh…ohhh..
Your Ganges ohhh… ohhh..
Mellinam ohhh…ohhh..
Softness ohhh… ohhh..
Azhagukku ohhh…ohhh..
For beauty ohhh… ohhh..
Uyir chinnamooo..
Is it a living symbol?
Ethanaiyoo ethanaiyoo
So many things, so many things
Naan solla vanthathu
I came to say
Ithanai than ithanai than
But only this much, only this much
En kangal kandathu
My eyes actually saw
Yaaro yevelo endru theriyavillai
I don't know who or what she is
Thuliya kadala endru puriyavillai
I don't understand whether it is a drop or an ocean
Yetho seithaal enna ariyavillai
She did something, I don't know what
Naanum naana indru iillai illaiii..
Am I myself today? No, no..
Ennai enna seithaai
What did you do to me
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic song captures the intoxicating and disorienting feeling of falling deeply in love at first sight. The protagonist expresses utter bewilderment over how a woman has completely transformed his mind and senses, making him perform absurd absent-minded acts like accidentally clipping his finger instead of his nails or wiping his back instead of his face. He feels entirely lost in the spell she has cast over him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Minsaaram roja poo”
Compares the heroine to an electric rose flower, signifying a striking and shocking beauty.
Oxymoron
“Nee inba thollaiyaa…”
Combines 'inbam' (pleasure) and 'thollai' (trouble) to form 'sweet/pleasurable trouble', describing the delicious chaos of romance.
Hyperbole
“Nagam naruka sendru / Viralai narukki konden”
Exaggerates absent-mindedness in love by claiming to clip a finger instead of a nail.
Iyaipu (Rhyming ends)
“Sittrinbam ooh ooh / Per inbam ohh ohh..”
End-rhyming with 'inbam' across consecutive lines to create a rhythmic musical flow.
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Trivia
'Rendu' (2006) was directed by Sundar C. and starred R. Madhavan alongside Anushka Shetty in her debut Tamil film appearance. The music for the film was composed by D. Imman, and the lyrics were penned by Pa. Vijay.
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