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Lyrics & meaning

Yedho Ondru

From Paiyaa · 2010

Lyricist: Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name: Paiyaa
Movie release year: 2010
Lyrics added on: 29 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Yedho ondru ennai thaakka

Yaaro pola unnai paarkka

Sutri engum naadagam nadakka

Pennae naanum eppadi nadikka

Kaalam muzhuthum vaazhum kanavai

Kannil vaithu thoonginen

Kaalai vidinthu pogum nilavai

Kaiyil pidikka yenginen

Pennae undhan nyaabagathai

Nenjil serthu vaithenae

Unnai pirinthu pogaiyilae

Nenjai ingu tholaithenae

Ennai unnidam vittu chelgiren

Edhuvum illaiyae ennidathil

Engae povathu yaarai ketpathu

Ellaa paadhaiyum unnidathil

Yen endhan vaazhvil vanthaai

En iravaiyum pagalaiyum maatri ponaai

Yen indha pirivai thanthaai

En idhayathil thanimaiyai ootri ponaai

Ullae un kural ketkuthadi

Ennai ennnuyir thaakkuthadi

Engae irukkiren engae nadakkiren

Maranthen naan…ooooo

Pennae undhan nyaabagathai

Nenjil serthu vaithenae

Unnai pirinthu pogaiyilae

Nenjai ingu tholaithenae

Yedho ondru ennai thaakka

Yaaro pola unnai paarkka

Sutri engum naadagam nadakka

Pennae naanum eppadi nadikka

Kaalam muzhuthum vaazhum kanavai

Kannil vaithu thoonginen

Kaalai vidinthu pogum nilavai

Kaiyil pidikka yenginen

Pennae undhan nyaabagathai

Nenjil serthu vaithenae

Unnai pirinthu pogaiyilae

Nenjai ingu tholaithenae

Something strikes deep inside me,

as I look at you like a stranger.

With a drama unfolding all around,

girl, how am I supposed to act?

A dream that could last a lifetime,

I held in my eyes as I slept.

The moon that disappears at dawn,

I longed to hold in my hands.

Girl, I gathered your memories

and kept them safe inside my heart.

As I walk away from you,

I have lost my heart right here.

I leave myself behind with you,

there is nothing left with me.

Where do I go? Whom do I ask?

Every path leads only to you.

Why did you come into my life?

You turned my days and nights upside down and left.

Why did you give me this separation?

You poured loneliness into my heart and left.

I hear your voice echoing inside me,

and my very soul is hurting me.

Where I am, and where I am walking,

I have forgotten completely... oh...

Girl, I gathered your memories

and kept them safe inside my heart.

As I walk away from you,

I have lost my heart right here.

Something strikes deep inside me,

as I look at you like a stranger.

With a drama unfolding all around,

girl, how am I supposed to act?

A dream that could last a lifetime,

I held in my eyes as I slept.

The moon that disappears at dawn,

I longed to hold in my hands.

Girl, I gathered your memories

and kept them safe inside my heart.

As I walk away from you,

I have lost my heart right here.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Yedho Ondru Ennai Thaakka' captures the deep emotional torment, sorrow, and confusion felt by a lover during a painful parting. The protagonist expresses the irony of having to pretend to treat his beloved as a stranger while a drama plays out around them. He reflects on how his lofty dreams of togetherness felt as elusive as catching the morning moon, leaving him completely empty and directionless as every path he walks seems to lead back to her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Kaalai vidinthu pogum nilavai / Kaiyil pidikka yenginen”

Comparing the unattainable love or fleeting joy to the morning moon ('Kaalai vidinthu pogum nilavai') that fades away at dawn.

Emoni / Rhyme (Iyaibu)

“Yedho ondru ennai thaakka / Yaaro pola unnai paarkka”

The lines end with identical rhyming suffixes ('thaakka' / 'paarkka' / 'nadakka' / 'nadikka') creating a melodic rhythm.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Ennai unnidam vittu chelgiren / Edhuvum illaiyae ennidathil”

The second consonant 'n' (ன/ன்) rhymes across consecutive lines ('Ennai' / 'Edhuvum' / 'Engae' / 'Ellaa').

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for Lingusamy's hit road movie 'Paiyaa' (2010), this heartbreak track featured vocals by Haricharan with lyrics by Na. Muthu Kumar. The soundtrack received massive critical and commercial acclaim, winning multiple awards for Yuvan's music.

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