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…..hahahaah | Ahahahaa……aa…..hahahaah |
| Yavvanamae Aahaa yavvanamae | Oh youthfulness, ah, youthfulness! |
| Yavvanamae Inba geetham | Youthfulness is a song of joy, |
| Paadidum manamae sundhara mayamae | A singing heart full of beauty! |
| Yavvanamae Aahaa yavvanamae | Oh youthfulness, ah, youthfulness! |
| Female | |
| Ariyaamalae sugumaaran | Unknowingly, a handsome man's |
| Uruvam thonumae | Form appears before me, |
| Aasai kondu alaivathu pol | As if wandering with longing, |
| Kanavu kaanumae | It dreams. |
| Ariyaamalae sugumaaran | Unknowingly, a handsome man's |
| Uruvam thonumae | Form appears before me, |
| Aasai kondu alaivathu pol | As if wandering with longing, |
| Kanavu kaanumae | It dreams. |
| Female | |
| Vaana velithanilae…..ae…..hae…. | In the vast expanse of the sky... |
| Thigal thaaragai mael | Above the shining stars, |
| Midhanthae…..paranthae | Floating... flying... |
| Maelae povathu pol | As if soaring higher! |
| Female | |
| Yavvanamae Inba geetham | Youthfulness is a song of joy, |
| Paadidum manamae sundhara mayamae | A singing heart full of beauty! |
| Yavvanamae Aahaa yavvanamae | Oh youthfulness, ah, youthfulness! |
| Female | |
| Aa…..aaa…..aaa….aa…. | Aa…..aaa…..aaa….aa…. |
| Vaadaa malaraavaen | I shall become an unfading flower, |
| Maanthalir pol ilamai | Youth like tender mango leaves, |
| Maiyaalaanaen magizhnthaenae | Enchanted, I rejoiced! |
| The……thaen suvai kani rasamae | Oh, sweet honey-flavored fruit juice! |
| Yae…..muzhumathi mugamae | Oh, face like the full moon! |
| Female | |
| Maanthalir pol ilamai | Youth like tender mango leaves, |
| Maiyaalaanaen magizhnthaenae | Enchanted, I rejoiced! |
| The……thaen suvai kani rasamae | Oh, sweet honey-flavored fruit juice! |
| Yae…..muzhumathi mugamae | Oh, face like the full moon! |
| Female | |
| Sevvidhazhum pun sirippum mathi mayangum | Red lips and a gentle smile entrance the mind, |
| Yae….Sevvidhazhum pun sirippum mathi mayangum | Oh, red lips and a gentle smile entrance the mind! |
| Kuyilin isai kuralae | The musical voice of a cuckoo, |
| Kuyilin isai kuralae mayilin saayal | The musical voice of a cuckoo and the grace of a peacock, |
| Un maeni endrae pugazhum | Praising your form as such! |
| Female | |
| Yavvanamae Inba geetham | Youthfulness is a song of joy, |
| Paadidum manamae sundhara mayamae | A singing heart full of beauty! |
| Yavvanamae Aahaa yavvanamae | Oh youthfulness, ah, youthfulness! |
அஹஹஹா......ஆ......ஹஹஹாஹ்...
யவ்வனமே ஆஹா யவ்வனமே
யவ்வனமே இன்ப கீதம்
பாடிடும் மனமே சுந்தர மயமே
யவ்வனமே ஆஹா யவ்வனமே
Ahahahaa……aa…..hahahaah
Oh youthfulness, ah, youthfulness!
Youthfulness is a song of joy,
A singing heart full of beauty!
Oh youthfulness, ah, youthfulness!
அறியாமலே சுகுமாறன்
உருவம் தோணுமே
ஆசைக் கொண்டு அலைவது போல்
கனவு காணுமே
அறியாமலே சுகுமாறன்
உருவம் தோணுமே
ஆசைக் கொண்டு அலைவது போல்
கனவு காணுமே
Unknowingly, a handsome man's
Form appears before me,
As if wandering with longing,
It dreams.
Unknowingly, a handsome man's
Form appears before me,
As if wandering with longing,
It dreams.
வானவெளிதனிலே.....ஏ.....ஹே....
திகழ் தாரகை மேல்
மிதந்தே.....பறந்தே.......
மேலே போவது போல்
In the vast expanse of the sky...
Above the shining stars,
Floating... flying...
As if soaring higher!
யவ்வனமே இன்ப கீதம்
பாடிடும் மனமே சுந்தர மயமே
யவ்வனமே ஆஹா யவ்வனமே
Youthfulness is a song of joy,
A singing heart full of beauty!
Oh youthfulness, ah, youthfulness!
ஆ...ஆஆ.....ஆ..ஆஆ வாடா மலராவேன்
மாந்தளிர் போல் இளமை
மையலானேன் மகிழ்ந்தேனே
தே.......தேன்சுவை கனி ரசமே
ஏ......முழுமதி முகமே
Aa…..aaa…..aaa….aa….
I shall become an unfading flower,
Youth like tender mango leaves,
Enchanted, I rejoiced!
Oh, sweet honey-flavored fruit juice!
Oh, face like the full moon!
மாந்தளிர் போல் இளமை
மையலானேன் மகிழ்ந்தேனே
தே.......தேன்சுவை கனி ரசமே
ஏ......முழுமதி முகமே
Youth like tender mango leaves,
Enchanted, I rejoiced!
Oh, sweet honey-flavored fruit juice!
Oh, face like the full moon!
செவ்விதழும் புன்சிரிப்பும் மதி மயக்கும்
ஏ......செவ்விதழும் புன்சிரிப்பும் மதி மயக்கும்
குயிலின் இசை குரலே
குயிலின் இசை குரலே மயிலின் சாயல்
உன் மேனி என்றே புகழும்
Red lips and a gentle smile entrance the mind,
Oh, red lips and a gentle smile entrance the mind!
The musical voice of a cuckoo,
The musical voice of a cuckoo and the grace of a peacock,
Praising your form as such!
யவ்வனமே இன்ப கீதம்
பாடிடும் மனமே சுந்தர மயமே
யவ்வனமே ஆஹா யவ்வனமே
Youthfulness is a song of joy,
A singing heart full of beauty!
Oh youthfulness, ah, youthfulness!
Ahahahaa……aa…..hahahaah
Ahahahaa……aa…..hahahaah
Yavvanamae Aahaa yavvanamae
Oh youthfulness, ah, youthfulness!
Yavvanamae Inba geetham
Youthfulness is a song of joy,
Paadidum manamae sundhara mayamae
A singing heart full of beauty!
Yavvanamae Aahaa yavvanamae
Oh youthfulness, ah, youthfulness!
Ariyaamalae sugumaaran
Unknowingly, a handsome man's
Uruvam thonumae
Form appears before me,
Aasai kondu alaivathu pol
As if wandering with longing,
Kanavu kaanumae
It dreams.
Ariyaamalae sugumaaran
Unknowingly, a handsome man's
Uruvam thonumae
Form appears before me,
Aasai kondu alaivathu pol
As if wandering with longing,
Kanavu kaanumae
It dreams.
Vaana velithanilae…..ae…..hae….
In the vast expanse of the sky...
Thigal thaaragai mael
Above the shining stars,
Midhanthae…..paranthae
Floating... flying...
Maelae povathu pol
As if soaring higher!
Yavvanamae Inba geetham
Youthfulness is a song of joy,
Paadidum manamae sundhara mayamae
A singing heart full of beauty!
Yavvanamae Aahaa yavvanamae
Oh youthfulness, ah, youthfulness!
Aa…..aaa…..aaa….aa….
Aa…..aaa…..aaa….aa….
Vaadaa malaraavaen
I shall become an unfading flower,
Maanthalir pol ilamai
Youth like tender mango leaves,
Maiyaalaanaen magizhnthaenae
Enchanted, I rejoiced!
The……thaen suvai kani rasamae
Oh, sweet honey-flavored fruit juice!
Yae…..muzhumathi mugamae
Oh, face like the full moon!
Maanthalir pol ilamai
Youth like tender mango leaves,
Maiyaalaanaen magizhnthaenae
Enchanted, I rejoiced!
The……thaen suvai kani rasamae
Oh, sweet honey-flavored fruit juice!
Yae…..muzhumathi mugamae
Oh, face like the full moon!
Sevvidhazhum pun sirippum mathi mayangum
Red lips and a gentle smile entrance the mind,
Yae….Sevvidhazhum pun sirippum mathi mayangum
Oh, red lips and a gentle smile entrance the mind!
Kuyilin isai kuralae
The musical voice of a cuckoo,
Kuyilin isai kuralae mayilin saayal
The musical voice of a cuckoo and the grace of a peacock,
Un maeni endrae pugazhum
Praising your form as such!
Yavvanamae Inba geetham
Youthfulness is a song of joy,
Paadidum manamae sundhara mayamae
A singing heart full of beauty!
Yavvanamae Aahaa yavvanamae
Oh 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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