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Lyrics & meaning

Yauvanamae Aahaa Yauvanamae

From Ezhai Padum Padu · 1950

Lyricist
V. A. Gopalakrishnan
Singer
M. L. Vasanthakumari
Music director
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Details
Ezhai Padum Padu1950

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Ahahahaa……aa…..hahahaahAhahahaa……aa…..hahahaah
Yavvanamae Aahaa yavvanamaeOh youthfulness, ah, youthfulness!
Yavvanamae Inba geethamYouthfulness is a song of joy,
Paadidum manamae sundhara mayamaeA singing heart full of beauty!
Yavvanamae Aahaa yavvanamaeOh youthfulness, ah, youthfulness!
Female
Ariyaamalae sugumaaranUnknowingly, a handsome man's
Uruvam thonumaeForm appears before me,
Aasai kondu alaivathu polAs if wandering with longing,
Kanavu kaanumaeIt dreams.
Ariyaamalae sugumaaranUnknowingly, a handsome man's
Uruvam thonumaeForm appears before me,
Aasai kondu alaivathu polAs if wandering with longing,
Kanavu kaanumaeIt dreams.
Female
Vaana velithanilae…..ae…..hae….In the vast expanse of the sky...
Thigal thaaragai maelAbove the shining stars,
Midhanthae…..paranthaeFloating... flying...
Maelae povathu polAs if soaring higher!
Female
Yavvanamae Inba geethamYouthfulness is a song of joy,
Paadidum manamae sundhara mayamaeA singing heart full of beauty!
Yavvanamae Aahaa yavvanamaeOh youthfulness, ah, youthfulness!
Female
Aa…..aaa…..aaa….aa….Aa…..aaa…..aaa….aa….
Vaadaa malaraavaenI shall become an unfading flower,
Maanthalir pol ilamaiYouth like tender mango leaves,
Maiyaalaanaen magizhnthaenaeEnchanted, I rejoiced!
The……thaen suvai kani rasamaeOh, sweet honey-flavored fruit juice!
Yae…..muzhumathi mugamaeOh, face like the full moon!
Female
Maanthalir pol ilamaiYouth like tender mango leaves,
Maiyaalaanaen magizhnthaenaeEnchanted, I rejoiced!
The……thaen suvai kani rasamaeOh, sweet honey-flavored fruit juice!
Yae…..muzhumathi mugamaeOh, face like the full moon!
Female
Sevvidhazhum pun sirippum mathi mayangumRed lips and a gentle smile entrance the mind,
Yae….Sevvidhazhum pun sirippum mathi mayangumOh, red lips and a gentle smile entrance the mind!
Kuyilin isai kuralaeThe musical voice of a cuckoo,
Kuyilin isai kuralae mayilin saayalThe musical voice of a cuckoo and the grace of a peacock,
Un maeni endrae pugazhumPraising your form as such!
Female
Yavvanamae Inba geethamYouthfulness is a song of joy,
Paadidum manamae sundhara mayamaeA singing heart full of beauty!
Yavvanamae Aahaa yavvanamaeOh youthfulness, ah, youthfulness!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from the 1950 film 'Ezhai Padum Padu' celebrates the euphoria, romance, and daydreaming of youth ('Yavvanamae'). The protagonist expresses how youth brings an exhilarating song to the heart, filling life with enchantment and beauty. The imagery describes soaring high into the sky above the stars, swept away by romantic visions of an ideal lover.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Maanthalir pol ilamai

Youth is explicitly compared to soft, tender mango leaves using the comparison word 'pol'.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Yavvanamae Inba geetham

Youthfulness is directly equated to a joyful song.

Alliteration (Monai)

Kuyilin isai kuralae mayilin saayal

Repetition of consonant sounds ('i' / 'ai') creating a melodic rhyme across the comparison of a cuckoo and a peacock.

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Trivia

'Ezhai Padum Padu' (1950) was a landmark Tamil film adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel 'Les Misérables', produced by Pakshiraja Studios and directed by K. Ramnoth. The film's soundtrack was composed primarily by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu with lyrics written by V. A. Gopalakrishnan.

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