Yathe Yathe
From Aadukalam · 2011
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singer
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Aadukalam2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yathe yathe yathe ennaacho ..oh | Oh my, oh my, oh my, what has happened? |
| Yathe yathe yathe edhaacho … | Oh my, oh my, oh my, something has gone wrong... |
| Meen kothiya polae nee kothura aala | Like a kingfisher bird, you keep pecking at me |
| Male | |
| Adi vellaavi vechuthaan veluthaaingala | Did they bleach you in a boiler to make you so fair? |
| Unna veyiluku kaataama valathaaingala | Did they raise you without letting sunlight touch you? |
| Naan thalaikaalu puriyaama tharamelae nikaama | Losing all sense of direction, unable to stand on the ground |
| Thadumaari ponenae naanae naanae | I stumbled and fell hopelessly in love, all on my own |
| Male | |
| Yathe yathe yathe ennaacho .. oh | Oh my, oh my, oh my, what has happened? |
| Yathe yathe yathe edhaacho … | Oh my, oh my, oh my, something has gone wrong... |
| Male | |
| Adi vellaavi vechuthaan veluthaaingala | Did they bleach you in a boiler to make you so fair? |
| Unna veyiluku kaataama valathaaingala | Did they raise you without letting sunlight touch you? |
| Naan thalaikaalu puriyaama tharamelae nikaama | Losing all sense of direction, unable to stand on the ground |
| Thadumaari ponenae naanae naanae | I stumbled and fell hopelessly in love, all on my own |
| Male | |
| Puyal thotta maramagavae thalai suthi pogiren | Like a tree struck by a storm, my head spins around |
| Neeratra nilamagavae thaagathaal kaaigiren | Like a dry, waterless land, I am parched with thirst |
| Unai thediyae manam suthudhae | Searching for you, my mind wanders everywhere |
| Raa koliyaai thinam kathudhae | Like a night rooster, it cries out every day |
| Male | |
| Uyir naadiyil payir seigiraai | You cultivate crops deep inside my life-pulse |
| Siru paarvayil ennai neigiraai | With a mere glance, you weave and bind me |
| Yathe yathe yathe ennaacho .. oh | Oh my, oh my, oh my, what has happened? |
| Yathe yathe yathe edhaacho … | Oh my, oh my, oh my, something has gone wrong... |
| Male | |
| Naan thalaikaalu puriyaama tharamelae nikaama | Losing all sense of direction, unable to stand on the ground |
| Thadumaari ponenae naanae naanae | I stumbled and fell hopelessly in love, all on my own |
| Yathe yathe yathe ennaacho .. oh | Oh my, oh my, oh my, what has happened? |
| Yathe yathe yathe edhaacho … | Oh my, oh my, oh my, something has gone wrong... |
| Male | |
| …………………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Adi nenju analaagavae thee alli oothura | Turning my heart into hot embers, you scoop and pour fire on it |
| Noolethum illamalae usira yen kokura | Without using any thread, why do you string my soul together? |
| Yennai yenadi vadham seigiraai | Why do you torture and torment me like this? |
| Yennai naadidum udal vaikiraai | You leave me with a body that constantly craves you |
| Male | |
| Kadavaayilae yennai meigiraai | You chew on my thoughts in the corner of your jaw |
| Kan jaadaiyil yennai kolgiraai | With a subtle signal of your eyes, you kill me softly |
| Male | |
| Yathe yathe yathe ennaacho .. oh | Oh my, oh my, oh my, what has happened? |
| Yathe yathe yathe edhaacho … | Oh my, oh my, oh my, something has gone wrong... |
| Male | |
| Adi vellaavi vechuthaan veluthaaingala | Did they bleach you in a boiler to make you so fair? |
| Unna veyiluku kaataama valathaaingala | Did they raise you without letting sunlight touch you? |
| Naan thalaikaalu puriyaama tharamelae nikaama | Losing all sense of direction, unable to stand on the ground |
| Thadumaari ponenae naanae naanae | I stumbled and fell hopelessly in love, all on my own |
யாத்தே யாத்தே
யாத்தே என்னாச்சோ...
யாத்தே யாத்தே யாத்தே
ஏதாச்சோ... மீன் கொத்தியப்
போல நீ கொத்துற ஆள
Oh my, oh my, oh my, what has happened?
Oh my, oh my, oh my, something has gone wrong...
Like a kingfisher bird, you keep pecking at me
...................................
Did they bleach you in a boiler to make you so fair?
Did they raise you without letting sunlight touch you?
Losing all sense of direction, unable to stand on the ground
I stumbled and fell hopelessly in love, all on my own
அடிவெள்ளாவிவச்சுத்தான்
வெளுத்தாய்ங்களா உன்னவெயிலுக்கு
காட்டாம வளா்த்தாய்ங்களா நான்
தலைகாலு புாியாமதரைமேல நிற்காம
தடுமாறிப் போனேனே நானே நானே
Oh my, oh my, oh my, what has happened?
Oh my, oh my, oh my, something has gone wrong...
யாத்தே யாத்தே
யாத்தே என்னாச்சோ...
யாத்தே யாத்தே யாத்தே
ஏதாச்சோ...
Did they bleach you in a boiler to make you so fair?
Did they raise you without letting sunlight touch you?
Losing all sense of direction, unable to stand on the ground
I stumbled and fell hopelessly in love, all on my own
அடிவெள்ளாவிவச்சுத்தான்
வெளுத்தாய்ங்களா உன்னவெயிலுக்கு
காட்டாம வளா்த்தாய்ங்களா நான்
தலைகாலு புாியாமதரைமேல நிற்காம
தடுமாறிப் போனேனே நானே நானே
Like a tree struck by a storm, my head spins around
Like a dry, waterless land, I am parched with thirst
Searching for you, my mind wanders everywhere
Like a night rooster, it cries out every day
புயல்தொட்டமரமாகவே
தலைசுத்திப்போகிறேன் நீரற்றநிலமாகவே
தாகத்தால்காய்கிறேன் உனைத்தேடியே
மனம்சுத்துதே ராக்கோழியாய்தினம்கத்துதே
You cultivate crops deep inside my life-pulse
With a mere glance, you weave and bind me
Oh my, oh my, oh my, what has happened?
Oh my, oh my, oh my, something has gone wrong...
உயிா்நாடியில்
பயிா்செய்கிறாய் சிறுப்பாா்வையில்
எனை நெய்கிறாய் யாத்தே யாத்தே
யாத்தே என்னாச்சோ...யாத்தே யாத்தே
யாத்தே ஏதாச்சோ... நான் தலைகாலு
புாியாமதரைமேல நிற்காம தடுமாறிப்
போனேனே நானே நானே யாத்தே யாத்தே
யாத்தே என்னாச்சோ...யாத்தே யாத்தே
யாத்தே ஏதாச்சோ...
Losing all sense of direction, unable to stand on the ground
I stumbled and fell hopelessly in love, all on my own
Oh my, oh my, oh my, what has happened?
Oh my, oh my, oh my, something has gone wrong...
..............................................
பெண் குழு :
..............................................
அடிநெஞ்சுஅனலாகவே
தீஅள்ளிஊத்துற நுால்ஏதும்
இல்லாமலே உசிர ஏன் கோக்குற
எனைஏனடிவதம்செய்கிறாய்
எனைநாடிடும்உடல்வைக்கிறாய்
Turning my heart into hot embers, you scoop and pour fire on it
Without using any thread, why do you string my soul together?
Why do you torture and torment me like this?
You leave me with a body that constantly craves you
கடவாயிலே
எனைமேய்கிறாய்
கண்ஜாடையில்
எனைக்கொள்கிறாய்
You chew on my thoughts in the corner of your jaw
With a subtle signal of your eyes, you kill me softly
யாத்தே யாத்தே
யாத்தே என்னாச்சோ...
யாத்தே யாத்தே யாத்தே
ஏதாச்சோ...
Oh my, oh my, oh my, what has happened?
Oh my, oh my, oh my, something has gone wrong...
ஆண் & பெண் குழு :
மீன் கொத்தியப்
போல நீ கொத்துற ஆள
Did they bleach you in a boiler to make you so fair?
Did they raise you without letting sunlight touch you?
Losing all sense of direction, unable to stand on the ground
I stumbled and fell hopelessly in love, all on my own
அடிவெள்ளாவிவச்சுத்தான்
வெளுத்தாய்ங்களா உன்னவெயிலுக்கு
காட்டாம வளா்த்தாய்ங்களா நான்
தலைகாலு புாியாமதரைமேல நிற்காம
தடுமாறிப் போனேனே நானே நானே
Yathe yathe yathe ennaacho ..oh
Oh my, oh my, oh my, what has happened?
Yathe yathe yathe edhaacho …
Oh my, oh my, oh my, something has gone wrong...
Meen kothiya polae nee kothura aala
Like a kingfisher bird, you keep pecking at me
Adi vellaavi vechuthaan veluthaaingala
Did they bleach you in a boiler to make you so fair?
Unna veyiluku kaataama valathaaingala
Did they raise you without letting sunlight touch you?
Naan thalaikaalu puriyaama tharamelae nikaama
Losing all sense of direction, unable to stand on the ground
Thadumaari ponenae naanae naanae
I stumbled and fell hopelessly in love, all on my own
Yathe yathe yathe ennaacho .. oh
Oh my, oh my, oh my, what has happened?
Yathe yathe yathe edhaacho …
Oh my, oh my, oh my, something has gone wrong...
Adi vellaavi vechuthaan veluthaaingala
Did they bleach you in a boiler to make you so fair?
Unna veyiluku kaataama valathaaingala
Did they raise you without letting sunlight touch you?
Naan thalaikaalu puriyaama tharamelae nikaama
Losing all sense of direction, unable to stand on the ground
Thadumaari ponenae naanae naanae
I stumbled and fell hopelessly in love, all on my own
Puyal thotta maramagavae thalai suthi pogiren
Like a tree struck by a storm, my head spins around
Neeratra nilamagavae thaagathaal kaaigiren
Like a dry, waterless land, I am parched with thirst
Unai thediyae manam suthudhae
Searching for you, my mind wanders everywhere
Raa koliyaai thinam kathudhae
Like a night rooster, it cries out every day
Uyir naadiyil payir seigiraai
You cultivate crops deep inside my life-pulse
Siru paarvayil ennai neigiraai
With a mere glance, you weave and bind me
Yathe yathe yathe ennaacho .. oh
Oh my, oh my, oh my, what has happened?
Yathe yathe yathe edhaacho …
Oh my, oh my, oh my, something has gone wrong...
Naan thalaikaalu puriyaama tharamelae nikaama
Losing all sense of direction, unable to stand on the ground
Thadumaari ponenae naanae naanae
I stumbled and fell hopelessly in love, all on my own
Yathe yathe yathe ennaacho .. oh
Oh my, oh my, oh my, what has happened?
Yathe yathe yathe edhaacho …
Oh my, oh my, oh my, something has gone wrong...
……………………………………
Adi nenju analaagavae thee alli oothura
Turning my heart into hot embers, you scoop and pour fire on it
Noolethum illamalae usira yen kokura
Without using any thread, why do you string my soul together?
Yennai yenadi vadham seigiraai
Why do you torture and torment me like this?
Yennai naadidum udal vaikiraai
You leave me with a body that constantly craves you
Kadavaayilae yennai meigiraai
You chew on my thoughts in the corner of your jaw
Kan jaadaiyil yennai kolgiraai
With a subtle signal of your eyes, you kill me softly
Yathe yathe yathe ennaacho .. oh
Oh my, oh my, oh my, what has happened?
Yathe yathe yathe edhaacho …
Oh my, oh my, oh my, something has gone wrong...
Adi vellaavi vechuthaan veluthaaingala
Did they bleach you in a boiler to make you so fair?
Unna veyiluku kaataama valathaaingala
Did they raise you without letting sunlight touch you?
Naan thalaikaalu puriyaama tharamelae nikaama
Losing all sense of direction, unable to stand on the ground
Thadumaari ponenae naanae naanae
I stumbled and fell hopelessly in love, all on my own
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yathe Yathe is a soulful and evocative track from the movie Aadukalam that expresses the overwhelming sensation of falling deeply in love. The protagonist describes the disorienting, intoxicating effect his beloved has on him, feeling as though his world has turned upside down. Through vivid rural imagery and hyperbole, he marvels at her fair complexion, beauty, and hypnotic presence, comparing his restless mind to a storm-stricken tree and dry land longing for water. The song vividly captures the intense ecstasy and painful longing inherent in romantic obsession.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Meen kothiya polae nee kothura aala”
Compares the beloved's captivating gaze and actions to a kingfisher bird pecking, using the explicit comparison word 'polae'.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)
“Adi vellaavi vechuthaan veluthaaingala”
Exaggerates her fair complexion by asking if she was washed and bleached in a traditional laundry boiler (vellaavi).
Simile (Upamai)
“Puyal thotta maramagavae thalai suthi pogiren”
Compares the protagonist's dizziness and state of confusion caused by love to a tree caught in a powerful storm.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Uyir naadiyil payir seigiraai”
Metaphorically describes the feeling of love taking root and growing inside the protagonist's life pulse like a crop.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Puyal thotta maramagavae / Neeratra nilamagavae”
Repetition of initial rhythm and grammatical structures across matching lines.
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Trivia
Yathe Yathe was composed and sung by G. V. Prakash Kumar, featuring lyrics by Snehan. The track became an absolute chartbuster upon release, winning critical acclaim for its folk-fusion arrangement and rustic romantic lyrics. Aadukalam, directed by Vetri Maaran and starring Dhanush, went on to win six National Film Awards at the 58th National Film Awards, including Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay.
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