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Lyrics & meaning

Yedho Yedho Ondru

From Enakku 20 Unakku 18 · 2003

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Karthik, Gopika Poornima
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Enakku 20 Unakku 18
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
17 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaaa…aaaa…aaahaaaaa…
Female :Ohoooooo…….oooohmmmmm
Yedho yedho ondru
Enakkullae nuzhaindhu
Aayul regai neela seigiradhae
kaadhal regai ondru
Idhayathai thirandhu
Chellamaaga miratti selgiradhae..ae…
Uyirae idhayam….
Female :Unakkae…. unakkae…
Unnai pol oru pennin arugilae
mounam kolvathu kastam..naam
Pesikollaadha nimisham
Ellaamae nastam
Sorkal enbadhil
Minjum mothamum
Mounam enbadhil ulladhu ulladhu
Mouna minjinaal
Pesividuvadhae nalladhu
Sooriyanai polae
En munbu vandhaai
Pani thuli polae
Panindhu vittenae
Uyirae….. idhayam….
Male :Unakkae….. unakkae…
Kanavaai… irundhaal
Female :Edhilae iruppom
Male :Nijamaai…. irundhaal
Female :Innum ketpom
Kanavaai… irundhaal
Edhilae iruppom
Nijamaai…. irundhaal
Innum ketpom
Kanavaai… irundhaal
Nijamaai…. irundhaal
Yedho yedho ondru
Enakkullae nuzhaindhu
Aayul regai neela seigiradhae
kaadhal regai ondru
Idhayathai thirandhu
Chellamaaga miratti selgiradhae..ae…
Ullae pogira swaasam enbadhu
veliyil varuvadhu nyaayam nyaayam
Veli varum swaasam
Vaasam tharuvadhae maayam
Kangal kaangira kanavu enbadhu
Karuppu vellaiyil thondrum thondrum
Vannamaaga adhu
Maarivittadhae maayam..
Bodhi maram polae
Undhan kangal paarka
Undhan paarvaiyaalae
Gnyanam adaindhenae
Uyirae….. idhayam….
Male :Unakkae ….unakkae…
Aaa... aaa... aahaaa...
Female: Oho... oohmm...
Something, something unknown
entered inside me,
and makes my lifeline grow longer.
A single line of love
opens up my heart,
and playfully threatens me as it passes by...
My life, my heart...
Female: Is only yours... only yours...
Beside a girl like you,
staying silent is so hard... and
every minute we do not talk,
is a complete loss.
Whatever words
fail to express,
is all held within silence.
And if that silence becomes too much,
it is best to simply speak.
Like the sun,
you appeared before me,
and like a drop of dew,
I surrendered to you.
My life... my heart...
Male: Is only yours... only yours...
If this is a dream...
Female: Where would we be?
Male: If this is real...
Female: We will ask for even more!
If this is a dream...
Where would we be?
If this is real...
We will ask for even more!
If this is a dream...
If this is real...
Something, something unknown
entered inside me,
and makes my lifeline grow longer.
A single line of love
opens up my heart,
and playfully threatens me as it passes by...
The breath that goes inside
naturally has to come out.
Yet that exhaled breath
leaving behind a sweet fragrance is sheer magic!
The dreams that our eyes see
usually appear in black and white.
That it changed into
vibrant colours is true magic!
Like the Bodhi tree (tree of enlightenment),
as your eyes look at me,
just through your gaze,
I attained true wisdom.
My life... my heart...
Male: Is only yours... only yours...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Yedho Yedho Ondru' is a tender romantic duet from 'Enakku 20 Unakku 18' that captures the gentle, transformative sensation of falling in love. The protagonists express how love breathes new life into them, extending their 'lifeline' and filling everyday existence with magic—turning black-and-white dreams into vivid color and endowing simple breath with fragrance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Sooriyanai polae / En munbu vandhaai / Pani thuli polae / Panindhu vittenae”

Compares the beloved's arrival to the rising sun and the speaker's surrender/softening to a dewdrop melting under the sun's warmth.

Muran (Antithesis)

“Karuppu vellaiyil thondrum thondrum / Vannamaaga adhu maarivittadhae”

Contrasts 'black and white' (Karuppu vellaiyil) with 'vibrant colors' (Vannamaaga) to emphasize love's transformative effect on dreams.

Metaphor & Cultural Allusion

“Bodhi maram polae / Undhan kangal paarka... Gnyanam adaindhenae”

Metaphorically compares the lover's gaze to the Bodhi tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment, symbolizing romantic wisdom.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Kanavaai... irundhaal / Nijamaai.... irundhaal”

Repetition of the ending word 'irundhaal' creates a rhythmic cadence across alternating line couplets.

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Trivia

Though the context lists the music director as unknown, this popular track was composed by A.R. Rahman for the 2003 film 'Enakku 20 Unakku 18' (directed by Jyothi Krishna). The original vocal rendition by Harish Raghavendra and Gopika Poornima became an iconic romantic track of the early 2000s, praised for Pa. Vijay's evocative lyrics connecting spiritual metaphors like the Bodhi tree with romantic awakening.

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