Yedho Yedho
From Manam Virumbuthe Unnai · 1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| …………………. | |
| Female | |
| Oho ooho oo…. | Oho ooho oo…. |
| Yaedho yaedho nenjil oru minnal | Some unknown lightning strikes in the heart |
| Engo engo thaedi paarkkum kangal | The eyes search everywhere, looking here and there |
| Enna kaaranam oho yaarai kaetpadho oho | What is the reason, oh? Whom should I ask, oh? |
| Kaadhal seiyum maaya leelai idhu thaano | Is this the magical illusion play created by love? |
| Male | |
| Yaedho yaedho nenjil oru minnal | Some unknown lightning strikes in the heart |
| Yengo yengo thaedi paarkkum kangal | The eyes search everywhere, looking here and there |
| Male | |
| Maalai pozhudhum veesum vaadai kaatrum | The evening time and the blowing northern breeze |
| Solvadhennavo kaadhal raagam thaanaa | What are they saying? Is it the melody of love? |
| Swarangalin abinayam adhu oru pudhu sugam | The expression of musical notes is a novel bliss |
| Female | |
| Aatrin alaiyum aadum vaasa poovum | The waves of the river and the dancing fragrant flower |
| Kaetpadhennavo kaadhal raagam thaanaa | What are they asking? Is it the melody of love? |
| Idhu oru anubavam isai ennum adhisayam | This is an experience, a miracle called music |
| Male | |
| Naanaagavae naan illaiyae | I am no longer myself |
| Naanaagavae naan illaiyae | I am no longer myself |
| Female | |
| Ennavendru naan solla | How do I explain what this is? |
| Innum enna naan solla vaa vaa anbae vaa | What more can I say? Come, come my beloved, come |
| Male | |
| Yaedho yaedho nenjil oru minnal | Some unknown lightning strikes in the heart |
| Engo engo thaedi paarkkum kangal | The eyes search everywhere, looking here and there |
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | |
| Female | |
| Unnai ninaiththae | Thinking only of you |
| Meettum veenai yaengum | The plucked veena longingly yearns |
| Veenai madiyil kaadhal raagam thoongum | In the lap of the veena, the melody of love slumbers |
| Uravena nee iru oru kanam viral thodu | Be my companion, touch me with your fingers for a moment |
| Male | |
| Ennat thiraiyil vanna kolam podu | Draw a colorful pattern on the screen of my thoughts |
| Vanna kanavil vandhu vilaiyaadu | Come and play inside my colorful dreams |
| Sugam ennum alai varum | A wave called joy will arrive |
| Ilamaiyum valai idum | Youth too will cast its net |
| Female | |
| Paarkkaadhadhu kaetkaadhadhu | Unseen and unheard |
| Paarkkaadhadhu kaetkaadhadhu | Unseen and unheard |
| Vaerengilum kaanaadhadhu | Something never witnessed anywhere else |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal maedaiyil | On the stage of love |
| Ingae kaana vaendum | Must be experienced right here |
| Indrae vaa vaa anbae | Come today itself, my beloved |
| Female | |
| Yaedho yaedho nenjil oru minnal | Some unknown lightning strikes in the heart |
| Male :Engo eengo thaedi paarkkum kangal | Male: The eyes search everywhere, looking here and there |
| Female :Enna kaaranam oho yaarai kaetpadho oho | Female: What is the reason, oh? Whom should I ask, oh? |
| Male :Kaadhal seiyum maaya leelai idhu thaano | Male: Is this the magical illusion play created by love? |
| Female | |
| Yaedho yaedho nenjil oru minnal | Some unknown lightning strikes in the heart |
| Male :Engo engo thaedi paarkkum kangal | Male: The eyes search everywhere, looking here and there |
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ஓஹோஓஹோ ஓ......
ஏதோ ஏதோ நெஞ்சில் ஒரு மின்னல்
எங்கோ எங்கோ தேடிப் பார்க்கும் கண்கள்
என்ன காரணம் ஓஹோ யாரைக் கேட்பதோ ஒஹோ
காதல் செய்யும் மாய லீலை இது தானோ
Oho ooho oo….
Some unknown lightning strikes in the heart
The eyes search everywhere, looking here and there
What is the reason, oh? Whom should I ask, oh?
Is this the magical illusion play created by love?
ஏதோ ஏதோ நெஞ்சில் ஒரு மின்னல்
எங்கோ எங்கோ தேடிப் பார்க்கும் கண்கள்
Some unknown lightning strikes in the heart
The eyes search everywhere, looking here and there
மாலைப் பொழுதும் வீசும் வாடைக் காற்றும்
சொல்வதென்னவோ காதல் ராகம் தானா
ஸ்வரங்களின் அபிநயம் அது ஒரு புது சுகம்
The evening time and the blowing northern breeze
What are they saying? Is it the melody of love?
The expression of musical notes is a novel bliss
ஆற்றின் அலையும் ஆடும் வாசப் பூவும்
கேட்பதென்னவோ காதல் ராகம் தானா
இது ஒரு அனுபவம் இசை என்னும் அதிசயம்
The waves of the river and the dancing fragrant flower
What are they asking? Is it the melody of love?
This is an experience, a miracle called music
நானாகவே நானில்லையே
நானாகவே நானில்லையே
என்னவென்று நான் சொல்ல
இன்னும் என்ன நான் சொல்ல வா வா அன்பே வா
I am no longer myself
I am no longer myself
ஏதோ ஏதோ நெஞ்சில் ஒரு மின்னல்
எங்கோ எங்கோ தேடிப் பார்க்கும் கண்கள்
How do I explain what this is?
What more can I say? Come, come my beloved, come
............................
Some unknown lightning strikes in the heart
The eyes search everywhere, looking here and there
பெண்
: உன்னை நினைத்தே
மீட்டும் வீணை ஏங்கும்
வீணை மடியில் காதல் ராகம் தூங்கும்
உறவென நீ இரு ஒரு கணம் விரல் தொடு
எண்ணத் திரையில்
வண்ணக் கோலம் போடு
வண்ணக் கனவில் வந்து விளையாடு
சுகம் என்னும் அலை வரும்
இளமையும் வலையிடும்
Thinking only of you
The plucked veena longingly yearns
In the lap of the veena, the melody of love slumbers
Be my companion, touch me with your fingers for a moment
பார்க்காதது கேட்காதது
பார்க்காதது கேட்காதது
வேறெங்கிலும் காணாதது
Draw a colorful pattern on the screen of my thoughts
Come and play inside my colorful dreams
A wave called joy will arrive
Youth too will cast its net
காதல் மேடையில்
இங்கே காண வேண்டும்
இன்றே வா வா அன்பே
Unseen and unheard
Unseen and unheard
Something never witnessed anywhere else
ஏதோ ஏதோ நெஞ்சில் ஒரு மின்னல்
எங்கோ எங்கோ தேடிப் பார்க்கும் கண்கள்
என்ன காரணம் ஓஹோ யாரைக் கேட்பதோ ஒஹோ
காதல் செய்யும் மாய லீலை இது தானோ
On the stage of love
Must be experienced right here
Come today itself, my beloved
ஏதோ ஏதோ நெஞ்சில் ஒரு மின்னல்
எங்கோ எங்கோ தேடிப் பார்க்கும் கண்கள்
Some unknown lightning strikes in the heart
Male: The eyes search everywhere, looking here and there
Female: What is the reason, oh? Whom should I ask, oh?
Male: Is this the magical illusion play created by love?
Some unknown lightning strikes in the heart
Male: The eyes search everywhere, looking here and there
………………….
Oho ooho oo….
Oho ooho oo….
Yaedho yaedho nenjil oru minnal
Some unknown lightning strikes in the heart
Engo engo thaedi paarkkum kangal
The eyes search everywhere, looking here and there
Enna kaaranam oho yaarai kaetpadho oho
What is the reason, oh? Whom should I ask, oh?
Kaadhal seiyum maaya leelai idhu thaano
Is this the magical illusion play created by love?
Yaedho yaedho nenjil oru minnal
Some unknown lightning strikes in the heart
Yengo yengo thaedi paarkkum kangal
The eyes search everywhere, looking here and there
Maalai pozhudhum veesum vaadai kaatrum
The evening time and the blowing northern breeze
Solvadhennavo kaadhal raagam thaanaa
What are they saying? Is it the melody of love?
Swarangalin abinayam adhu oru pudhu sugam
The expression of musical notes is a novel bliss
Aatrin alaiyum aadum vaasa poovum
The waves of the river and the dancing fragrant flower
Kaetpadhennavo kaadhal raagam thaanaa
What are they asking? Is it the melody of love?
Idhu oru anubavam isai ennum adhisayam
This is an experience, a miracle called music
Naanaagavae naan illaiyae
I am no longer myself
Naanaagavae naan illaiyae
I am no longer myself
Ennavendru naan solla
How do I explain what this is?
Innum enna naan solla vaa vaa anbae vaa
What more can I say? Come, come my beloved, come
Yaedho yaedho nenjil oru minnal
Some unknown lightning strikes in the heart
Engo engo thaedi paarkkum kangal
The eyes search everywhere, looking here and there
……………….
Unnai ninaiththae
Thinking only of you
Meettum veenai yaengum
The plucked veena longingly yearns
Veenai madiyil kaadhal raagam thoongum
In the lap of the veena, the melody of love slumbers
Uravena nee iru oru kanam viral thodu
Be my companion, touch me with your fingers for a moment
Ennat thiraiyil vanna kolam podu
Draw a colorful pattern on the screen of my thoughts
Vanna kanavil vandhu vilaiyaadu
Come and play inside my colorful dreams
Sugam ennum alai varum
A wave called joy will arrive
Ilamaiyum valai idum
Youth too will cast its net
Paarkkaadhadhu kaetkaadhadhu
Unseen and unheard
Paarkkaadhadhu kaetkaadhadhu
Unseen and unheard
Vaerengilum kaanaadhadhu
Something never witnessed anywhere else
Kaadhal maedaiyil
On the stage of love
Ingae kaana vaendum
Must be experienced right here
Indrae vaa vaa anbae
Come today itself, my beloved
Yaedho yaedho nenjil oru minnal
Some unknown lightning strikes in the heart
Male :Engo eengo thaedi paarkkum kangal
Male: The eyes search everywhere, looking here and there
Female :Enna kaaranam oho yaarai kaetpadho oho
Female: What is the reason, oh? Whom should I ask, oh?
Male :Kaadhal seiyum maaya leelai idhu thaano
Male: Is this the magical illusion play created by love?
Yaedho yaedho nenjil oru minnal
Some unknown lightning strikes in the heart
Male :Engo engo thaedi paarkkum kangal
Male: The eyes search everywhere, looking here and there
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Yedho Yedho Nenjil Oru Minnal' from the film Manam Virumbuthe Unnai (1999) is a tender romantic duet capturing the sudden, enchanting onset of love. The lovers describe feeling an unexplained spark—likened to a bolt of lightning in the heart—that causes their eyes to search longingly for one another. Nature, music, and emotion intertwine as the evening breeze, river waves, and the notes of a veena echo the melody of love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Yaedho yaedho nenjil oru minnal”
Compares the sudden, intense sensation of falling in love to a unexpected flash of lightning inside the heart.
Personification
“Meettum veenai yaengum / Veenai madiyil kaadhal raagam thoongum”
Gives human feelings and actions to musical instruments and melodies by describing the veena as 'yearning' and love's ragam as 'sleeping' on its lap.
Monai (First-letter Alliteration)
“Vanna kanavil vandhu vilaiyaadu”
Repetition of the initial 'Va' sound across consecutive words ('Vanna', 'vandhu', 'vilaiyaadu') creates a sweet rhythmic cadence.
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for emphasis)
“Yaedho yaedho / Engo engo / Vaa vaa”
Doubling of words to heighten the emotional intensity of longing and calling out to the beloved.
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Trivia
'Yedho Yedho Nenjil Oru Minnal' was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by the legendary poet Vaali. The film stars Prashanth and Meena in lead roles. The song is well-regarded for its gentle acoustic arrangement blending classical veena instrumentation with soft melodious vocal harmonies.
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