Yedho Yedho Ondru
From Enakku 20 Unakku 18 · 2003
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Karthik, Gopika Poornima
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Enakku 20 Unakku 182003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaaa…aaaa…aaahaaaaa… | Ahhh... ahhh... ahaaaa... |
| Female :Ohoooooo…….oooohmmmmm | Female: Ohooooo... oooohmmmmm |
| Male | |
| Yedho yedho ondru | Something, something unknown |
| Enakkullae nuzhaindhu | Has entered deep inside me |
| Aayul regai neela seigiradhae | Making my life line grow longer |
| Female | |
| kaadhal regai ondru | A line of love |
| Idhayathai thirandhu | Opening up my heart |
| Chellamaaga miratti selgiradhae..ae… | Threatens me playfully and passes by... |
| Male | |
| Uyirae idhayam…. | My life, my heart... |
| Female :Unakkae…. unakkae… | Female: Is yours... only yours... |
| Male | |
| Unnai pol oru pennin arugilae | Near a girl like you |
| mounam kolvathu kastam..naam | Keeping silent is difficult; every minute |
| Pesikollaadha nimisham | We do not talk to each other |
| Ellaamae nastam | Is entirely a loss |
| Female | |
| Sorkal enbadhil | In what words can express |
| Minjum mothamum | Whatever remains leftover |
| Mounam enbadhil ulladhu ulladhu | Is contained within silence, indeed |
| Mouna minjinaal | If silence overflows |
| Pesividuvadhae nalladhu | It is better to just speak up |
| Male | |
| Sooriyanai polae | Like the sun |
| En munbu vandhaai | You came before me |
| Pani thuli polae | Like a dewdrop |
| Panindhu vittenae | I bowed down and melted |
| Female | |
| Uyirae….. idhayam…. | My life... my heart... |
| Male :Unakkae….. unakkae… | Male: Is yours... only yours... |
| Male | |
| Kanavaai… irundhaal | If it were a dream... |
| Female :Edhilae iruppom | Female: Where would we remain? |
| Male :Nijamaai…. irundhaal | Male: If it were reality... |
| Female :Innum ketpom | Female: We would ask for more |
| Male | |
| Kanavaai… irundhaal | If it were a dream... |
| Edhilae iruppom | Where would we remain? |
| Nijamaai…. irundhaal | If it were reality... |
| Innum ketpom | We would ask for more |
| Female | |
| Kanavaai… irundhaal | If it were a dream... |
| Nijamaai…. irundhaal | If it were reality... |
| Female | |
| Yedho yedho ondru | Something, something unknown |
| Enakkullae nuzhaindhu | Has entered deep inside me |
| Aayul regai neela seigiradhae | Making my life line grow longer |
| Male | |
| kaadhal regai ondru | A line of love |
| Idhayathai thirandhu | Opening up my heart |
| Chellamaaga miratti selgiradhae..ae… | Threatens me playfully and passes by... |
| Male | |
| Ullae pogira swaasam enbadhu | The breath that goes inside |
| veliyil varuvadhu nyaayam nyaayam | It is natural for it to come out |
| Veli varum swaasam | But the breath coming out |
| Vaasam tharuvadhae maayam | Giving off a sweet fragrance is magical |
| Female | |
| Kangal kaangira kanavu enbadhu | The dream seen by the eyes |
| Karuppu vellaiyil thondrum thondrum | Usually appears in black and white |
| Vannamaaga adhu | That it has transformed |
| Maarivittadhae maayam.. | Into vibrant colors is magic... |
| Male | |
| Bodhi maram polae | Like the Bodhi tree |
| Undhan kangal paarka | As your eyes gaze |
| Undhan paarvaiyaalae | By your gaze alone |
| Gnyanam adaindhenae | I attained enlightenment |
| Female | |
| Uyirae….. idhayam…. | My life... my heart... |
| Male :Unakkae ….unakkae… | Male: Is yours... only yours... |
ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆஹா
ஓஹோஓஓஓஓ
ஓஓஓஹ்ம்ம்
Ahhh... ahhh... ahaaaa...
Female: Ohooooo... oooohmmmmm
ஏதோ ஏதோ
ஒன்று எனக்குள்ளே
நுழைந்து ஆயுள் ரேகை
நீள செய்கிறதே
Something, something unknown
Has entered deep inside me
Making my life line grow longer
காதல் ரேகை
ஒன்று இதயத்தை திறந்து
செல்லமாக மிரட்டி
செல்கிறதே
A line of love
Opening up my heart
Threatens me playfully and passes by...
உயிரே இதயம்.
உனக்கே உனக்கே
My life, my heart...
Female: Is yours... only yours...
உன்னை போல்
ஒரு பெண்ணின் அருகிலே
மௌனம் கொல்வது கஷ்டம்
நாம் பேசிகொள்ளாத நிமிஷம்
எல்லாமே நஷ்டம்
Near a girl like you
Keeping silent is difficult; every minute
We do not talk to each other
Is entirely a loss
சொற்கள் என்பதில்
மிஞ்சும் மொத்தமும் மௌனம்
என்பதில் உள்ளது உள்ளது
மௌன மிஞ்சினால் பேசி
விடுவதே நல்லது
In what words can express
Whatever remains leftover
Is contained within silence, indeed
If silence overflows
It is better to just speak up
சூரியனை போலே
என் முன்பு வந்தாய் பனி
துளி போலே பணிந்து
விட்டேனே
Like the sun
You came before me
Like a dewdrop
I bowed down and melted
உயிரே இதயம்.
உனக்கே உனக்கே
My life... my heart...
Male: Is yours... only yours...
கனவாய் இருந்தால்
எதிலே இருப்போம்
நிஜமாய் இருந்தால்.
இன்னும் கேட்போம்
If it were a dream...
Female: Where would we remain?
Male: If it were reality...
Female: We would ask for more
கனவாய் இருந்தால்
எதிலே இருப்போம் நிஜமாய்
இருந்தால்.இன்னும் கேட்போம்
If it were a dream...
Where would we remain?
If it were reality...
We would ask for more
கனவாய் இருந்தால்
நிஜமாய் இருந்தால்
If it were a dream...
If it were reality...
ஏதோ ஏதோ
ஒன்று எனக்குள்ளே
நுழைந்து ஆயுள் ரேகை
நீள செய்கிறதே
Something, something unknown
Has entered deep inside me
Making my life line grow longer
காதல் ரேகை
ஒன்று இதயத்தை திறந்து
செல்லமாக மிரட்டி
செல்கிறதே
A line of love
Opening up my heart
Threatens me playfully and passes by...
உள்ளே போகிற
சுவாசம் என்பது வெளியில்
வருவது நியாயம் நியாயம்
வெளி வரும் சுவாசம் வாசம்
தருவதே மாயம்
The breath that goes inside
It is natural for it to come out
But the breath coming out
Giving off a sweet fragrance is magical
கண்கள் காண்கிற
கனவு என்பது கருப்பு
வெள்ளையில் தோன்றும்
தோன்றும் வண்ணமாக அது
மாறிவிட்டதே மாயம்
The dream seen by the eyes
Usually appears in black and white
That it has transformed
Into vibrant colors is magic...
போதி மரம் போலே
உந்தன் கண்கள் பார்க்க
உந்தன் பார்வையாலே
ஞானம் அடைந்தேனே
Like the Bodhi tree
As your eyes gaze
By your gaze alone
I attained enlightenment
உயிரே இதயம்.
உனக்கே உனக்கே
My life... my heart...
Male: Is yours... only yours...
ஆண் & பெண் :
ஏதோ ஏதோ
ஒன்று எனக்குள்ளே
நுழைந்து ஆயுள் ரேகை
நீள செய்கிறதே
ஆண் & பெண் :
காதல் ரேகை
ஒன்று இதயத்தை திறந்து
செல்லமாக மிரட்டி
செல்கிறதே
ஆண் & பெண் :
ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஹா ஆஆ ஆஆ
Aaaa…aaaa…aaahaaaaa…
Ahhh... ahhh... ahaaaa...
Female :Ohoooooo…….oooohmmmmm
Female: Ohooooo... oooohmmmmm
Yedho yedho ondru
Something, something unknown
Enakkullae nuzhaindhu
Has entered deep inside me
Aayul regai neela seigiradhae
Making my life line grow longer
kaadhal regai ondru
A line of love
Idhayathai thirandhu
Opening up my heart
Chellamaaga miratti selgiradhae..ae…
Threatens me playfully and passes by...
Uyirae idhayam….
My life, my heart...
Female :Unakkae…. unakkae…
Female: Is yours... only yours...
Unnai pol oru pennin arugilae
Near a girl like you
mounam kolvathu kastam..naam
Keeping silent is difficult; every minute
Pesikollaadha nimisham
We do not talk to each other
Ellaamae nastam
Is entirely a loss
Sorkal enbadhil
In what words can express
Minjum mothamum
Whatever remains leftover
Mounam enbadhil ulladhu ulladhu
Is contained within silence, indeed
Mouna minjinaal
If silence overflows
Pesividuvadhae nalladhu
It is better to just speak up
Sooriyanai polae
Like the sun
En munbu vandhaai
You came before me
Pani thuli polae
Like a dewdrop
Panindhu vittenae
I bowed down and melted
Uyirae….. idhayam….
My life... my heart...
Male :Unakkae….. unakkae…
Male: Is yours... only yours...
Kanavaai… irundhaal
If it were a dream...
Female :Edhilae iruppom
Female: Where would we remain?
Male :Nijamaai…. irundhaal
Male: If it were reality...
Female :Innum ketpom
Female: We would ask for more
Kanavaai… irundhaal
If it were a dream...
Edhilae iruppom
Where would we remain?
Nijamaai…. irundhaal
If it were reality...
Innum ketpom
We would ask for more
Kanavaai… irundhaal
If it were a dream...
Nijamaai…. irundhaal
If it were reality...
Yedho yedho ondru
Something, something unknown
Enakkullae nuzhaindhu
Has entered deep inside me
Aayul regai neela seigiradhae
Making my life line grow longer
kaadhal regai ondru
A line of love
Idhayathai thirandhu
Opening up my heart
Chellamaaga miratti selgiradhae..ae…
Threatens me playfully and passes by...
Ullae pogira swaasam enbadhu
The breath that goes inside
veliyil varuvadhu nyaayam nyaayam
It is natural for it to come out
Veli varum swaasam
But the breath coming out
Vaasam tharuvadhae maayam
Giving off a sweet fragrance is magical
Kangal kaangira kanavu enbadhu
The dream seen by the eyes
Karuppu vellaiyil thondrum thondrum
Usually appears in black and white
Vannamaaga adhu
That it has transformed
Maarivittadhae maayam..
Into vibrant colors is magic...
Bodhi maram polae
Like the Bodhi tree
Undhan kangal paarka
As your eyes gaze
Undhan paarvaiyaalae
By your gaze alone
Gnyanam adaindhenae
I attained enlightenment
Uyirae….. idhayam….
My life... my heart...
Male :Unakkae ….unakkae…
Male: Is yours... only yours...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'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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