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Lyrics & meaning

Yeh Nenje

From April Maadhathil · 2002

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Harish Raghavendra, Sadhana Sargam
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
April Maadhathil
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
17 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Padapada padavena
Adikkuthu idhayam
Thadathada thadavena
Thudikkuthu imaigal
Salasala salavena
Suzharuthu vizhigal
Adutthathu yaaro
Adutthathu yaaro
Eduppathu yaaro
Eduppathu yaaro
Yenathaa unathaa
Ennavae ennavae
Thavikkuthu thavikkuthu
Thavikkuthu thavikkuthu…
Yeh nenjae en nenjae
Ennai kelaamal alai paaigindraai
Yeh nenjae en nenjae
Ennai kelaamal alai paaigindraai
Hey hey hey
Kaadhal oru gaandham
Ena kanden naan
Mm..mm..mm
Eerkkum athan dhisaiyil
Indru veezhnthen naan
Maaya karam ondru
Maiyiliragu kondu
Chillendru malarai thoduthae
Yeh nenjae en nenjae
Ennai kelaamal alai paaigindraai
Papababa papababa paa
Papababa papababa
Papababa papababa paa
Papababa papababa
Paabaaba..aaa..paabaapa
Papababa papababa
Paabaaba..aaa..paabaapa
En nilavil maattram
Edhilum thadumaattram
Paarvai parimaattram
Oru aanandha yekkam
Ooh-a ooh-a
Yeah-i yeah-i yeah
Kannai vittu velliyae
Kaanam oru kanavae
Varanthi azaithaalum
Ini vaaraathu thookkam
Vegu neram pesi pinbu
Vidai petru pogum neram
Naaal adigal nadakkum kaalgal
Nadai maranthu thirumbum yeno
Pesaatha neramthaanae
Perithaaga thonum anbae
Kaalangal thorkkum ingae…
Yeh nenjae en nenjae
Ennai kelaamal alai paaigindraai
………………………………………
Netru varum kanavil
Nilavu varavillai
Adampidikkum nilavai
Ini naan endru paarppen
Ooha ooha
Yeahi yeahi yeah
Kaadhal varumbodhu
Kanavugalum maarum
Nee virumbum nilavai
Ini dhinamdhorum paarppaai
Yaar yaaro ezuthi sendra
Puriyaatha kavithai ellaam
Naan kettu rasitthen indru
Naan paarttha maramum ilaiyum
Pudhu porvai porthikkondu
Pudhu paarvai paarthukkondu
Nammai paarthu sirikindrathae
Yeh nenjae en nenjae
Ennai kelaamal alai paaigindraai
Ooh ..ooh ..ooh
Kaadhal oru gaandham
Ena kanden naan
Mm..mm..mm
Eerkkum athan dhisaiyil
Indru veezhnthen naan
Maaya karam ondru
Maiyiliragu kondu
Chillendru malarai thoduthae
Yeh nenjae en nenjae
Ennai kelaamal alai paaigindraai
Rapidly pounding with a flutter
My heart beats fast
Clattering in a rush
My eyelids twitch
Swirling continuously
My eyes spin around
Who is next?
Who is next?
Who is taking it?
Who is taking it?
Is it mine or yours?
What could it be, what could it be?
It twinges with restless craving
It yearns and yearns...
Oh heart, my heart
You wander endlessly without asking me
Oh heart, my heart
You wander endlessly without asking me
Hey hey hey
Love is a magnet
I have realized this now
Mm..mm..mm
In the direction it pulls
Today I have fallen
A magical hand
Holding a peacock feather
Softly touches the cool blossom
Oh heart, my heart
You wander endlessly without asking me
Papababa papababa paa
Papababa papababa
Papababa papababa paa
Papababa papababa
Paabaaba..aaa..paabaapa
Papababa papababa
Paabaaba..aaa..paabaapa
A change in my moonlit state
A faltering in everything I do
An exchange of silent glances
A blissful longing
Ooh-a ooh-a
Yeah-i yeah-i yeah
Leaving the sight of my eyes
A dream vanishes away
Even if earnestly pleaded for
Sleep will no longer come
After talking for a long time
When the moment comes to bid farewell
My feet that walk just four paces
Why do they forget their step and turn back?
Isn't the silent time, my love
The one that feels so vast?
Even time yields and loses here...
Oh heart, my heart
You wander endlessly without asking me
……………………………………………
In the dream that arrived yesterday
The moon did not appear
That stubborn moon
I shall view as myself from now on
Ooha ooha
Yeahi yeahi yeah
When love arrives
Even dreams will change
The moon that you desire
You will gaze upon every single day now
Written and left behind by strangers
All those cryptic poems
I listened to and enjoyed today
The tree and the leaves I looked at
Wrapping themselves in a new blanket
Gazing with a brand new perspective
Are looking at us and smiling
Oh heart, my heart
You wander endlessly without asking me
Ooh ..ooh ..ooh
Love is a magnet
I have realized this now
Mm..mm..mm
In the direction it pulls
Today I have fallen
A magical hand
Holding a peacock feather
Softly touches the cool blossom
Oh heart, my heart
You wander endlessly without asking me
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic track from 'April Maadhathil' captures the gentle, overwhelming sensations experienced when falling in love. The lyrics describe the physical restlessness—racing heartbeats, fluttering eyelids, and sleepless nights—that accompany new romantic feelings. The protagonist addresses their own heart, asking why it wanders so freely toward love, comparing the force of love to a magnet that effortlessly pulls them in.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Onomatopoeia / Irattai Kilavi (இரட்டைக் கிளவி)

Padapada padavena

Use of doubled rhythmic sound-words ('Padapada', 'Thadathada', 'Salasala') to mimic physical sensations of rapid heartbeat, twitching eyelids, and dizzy eyes.

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

Kaadhal oru gaandham

Love is directly compared to a magnet ('gaandham') drawing one helplessly in its direction.

Personification (தற்காப்பு / மனித உருவகப்படுத்துதல்)

Nammai paarthu sirikindrathae

Nature (trees and leaves) is personified as wearing new blankets and smiling at the lovers.

Iyaibu (இயைபு / Rhyming Couplet/Ends)

En nilavil maattram / Edhilum thadumaattram

Repetition of ending rhyming suffixes ('maattram', 'thadumaattram', 'parimaattram') to create internal rhythm.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2002 romantic drama 'April Maadhathil', this song features lyrics by Thamarai and vocal performances by Sadhana Sargam and Karthik. It remains one of the defining early-2000s Tamil melodies highlighting Thamarai's characteristic poetic imagery.

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