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Lyrics & meaning

Yededho Yededho

From Saithan · 2016

Lyricist
Eknaath
Singer
Vijay Antony
Music director
Vijay Antony
Details
Saithan2016

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Yededho yededhoSomething or the other,
Yededho yededho aagipochaeSomething or the other has gone wrong.
En kannadi koondilInto my glass cage,
Un kal vandhu mothi pochaeYour stone came and crashed.
Male
Idhu enna pudhu valiyaIs this some kind of new pain?
Unakathu theriyalayaDon't you understand it?
Enakullae yedhum pilaiyaIs there some flaw within me?
Enai naanae thedum nilaiyaAm I in a state of searching for myself?
Male
Yededho yededhoSomething or the other,
Yededho yededho aagipochaeSomething or the other has gone wrong.
En kannadi koondilInto my glass cage,
Un kal vandhu mothi pochaeYour stone came and crashed.
Male
Idhu enna pudhu valiyaIs this some kind of new pain?
Unakathu theriyalayaDon't you understand it?
Enakullae yedhum pilaiyaIs there some flaw within me?
Enai naanae thedum nilaiyaAm I in a state of searching for myself?
Male
Yededho yededhoSomething or the other,
Yededho yededho aagipochaeSomething or the other has gone wrong.
En kannadi koondilInto my glass cage,
Un kal vandhu mothi pochaeYour stone came and crashed.
Male
Idhu enna pudhu valiyaIs this some kind of new pain?
Unakathu theriyalayaDon't you understand it?
Enakullae yedhum pilaiyaIs there some flaw within me?
Enai naanae thedum nilaiyaAm I in a state of searching for myself?
Male
Nee irundha veetilaeIn the home where you used to stay,
En ninaivu vasikkumMy memory now resides.
Nee anaitha nyabagahamThe memory of your embrace,
En uyirai kudikkumSlowly consumes my life.
Male
Nee padutha methaiyilOn the bed where you used to lie,
En urakkam marikkumMy sleep now dies away.
Sollu pennae engurikkiraiTell me girl, where are you?
Male
Neeyum naanum ondrenaThat you and I were as one,
Pesi konda pazhakkamThe habit of talking together,
Nee ennai vittu ponadhalSince you left me behind,
Yekkam kondu thukkidumGrieves with intense longing.
Male
Nee illadha vazhkaiyilIn a life without your presence,
En nenjai suttu yerikkumIt scorches and burns my heart.
Sollu pennae engirukkiraiTell me girl, where are you?
Male
Nijamai nijamaiTruly, truly,
En kannu rendai kaanavillayaeBoth my eyes can no longer see.
Nijamai nijamaiTruly, truly,
Nee pona pinbu vazhkai illayaeThere is no life after you are gone.
Male
Yededho yededhoSomething or the other,
Yededho yededho aagipochaeSomething or the other has gone wrong.
En kannadi koondilInto my glass cage,
Un kal vandhu mothi pochaeYour stone came and crashed.
Male
Idhu enna pudhu valiyaIs this some kind of new pain?
Unakathu theriyalayaDon't you understand it?
Enakullae yedhum pilaiyaIs there some flaw within me?
Enai naanae thedum nilaiyaAm I in a state of searching for myself?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Yededho Yededho' expresses deep melancholy, confusion, and grief following the painful loss or disappearance of a beloved partner. The protagonist feels shattered, comparing their fragile heart and sheltered life to a delicate glass structure destroyed by a sudden stone thrown by love. The lyrics dwell on everyday places—the home, the bed, and shared memories—where the absence of the loved one causes unbearable emptiness and insomnia. Ultimately, the song portrays a psychological spiral where the speaker questions their own identity and struggles to find purpose or life in the wake of abandonment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

En kannadi koondil / Un kal vandhu mothi pochae

The speaker's vulnerable, sheltered emotions are metaphorically described as a glass cage ('kannadi koondil') that is shattered by the beloved's actions ('un kal vandhu mothi pochae').

Personification

Nee padutha methaiyil / En urakkam marikkum

Sleep ('urakkam') is personified as something that dies ('marikkum') on the bed where the partner used to sleep.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

En ninaivu vasikkum / En uyirai kudikkum / En urakkam marikkum

The repetition of the '-ikkum' suffix across consecutive lines creates an echoing end rhyme characteristic of Tamil lyricism.

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Trivia

The psychological thriller movie 'Saithan' (2016) starred Vijay Antony, who also composed the soundtrack for the film. Lyricist Eknaath penned this soulful track, capturing the inner torment and mystery central to the movie's plot.

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