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Yelamma Yela

From Yaanai · 2022

Lyricist
Snehan
Singer
Arya Dhayal
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Yaanai
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
15 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaadi en raaja kumari
Vaadi en raaja kumari
Vaadi en raaja kumari
Raaja kumari raaja kumari
Un nenappu uchanthalakulla
OduthadaChorus :Yelamma yela
Female :Aaduthada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Female :Paaduthada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Female :En pozhappu karthara nambi
Thavichathada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Female :Pozhachathada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Female :Nelachathada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Andha arabic kadala vidavum
En aasai romba perusu
Adha vaai thirandhu sollida thaan
Thavikkidhu en manasu
Naan kaadal alaiyaa alaiya
Perum kaathadichu valaiya
Ippa kadandhu vandhen karaiya
Naan unakkul neeraya thaan
Un nenappu uchanthalakulla
OduthadaChorus :Yelamma yela
Female :Aaduthada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Female :Paaduthada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Female :En pozhappu karthara nambi
Thavichathada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Female :Pozhachathada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Female :Nelachathada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Yelamma yela…. (2)
…………………….
Uppu thanni theevukkulla
Unnai nenachen inichathada
Chorus :Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae
Female :Soppanathil vidha vidhama
Un sirippae kettadhada
Chorus :Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae
Aalangatti mazhaiya manasu uruluthadaa
Aasaiyellaam adai mazhaiki theraluthadaa
Naan paai maramaa medhakkuranae
Unnai morattu thanama kaadhal panna
Thiruttu thanamaa thorathi vandhenae
Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae yelamma yelae
Un nenappu uchanthalakulla
OduthadaChorus :Yelamma yela
Female :Aaduthada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Female :Paaduthada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Yegapatta aasaiyoda
Pesa vandhen unakku munna
Paavapatta ponna pola
Parithavikka vitta enna
Kaadhala kathi kathi solla ponen
Unnoda pechu muthi oomayanen
En thalaiyezhutha kirikkittiyae
Andha uppu thanni theeva pola
Thappa enna thaara vaathuttaa
Yelamma yelae yelae yelo
Yelamma yelae yelae yelo
Yelamma yelae
Un nenappu uchanthalakulla
OduthadaChorus :Yelamma yela
Female :Aaduthada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Female :Paaduthada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Female :En pozhappu karthara nambi
Thavichathada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Female :Pozhachathada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Female :Nelachathada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Nelachathada
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Come to me, my princess!
Come to me, my princess!
Come to me, my princess!
Princess, my princess!
Thoughts of you inside my head
run fast! Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It dances!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It sings!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: Trusting in the Lord, my life
struggled and yearned!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It survived!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It stood firm!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Even vaster than the Arabian Sea,
is this longing of mine.
Just to open my mouth and say it,
my heart aches restlessly.
As I wander like a wave of love,
bent low by the howling winds,
I have now crossed over to the shore,
just to fill your heart completely!
Thoughts of you inside my head
run fast! Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It dances!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It sings!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: Trusting in the Lord, my life
struggled and yearned!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It survived!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It stood firm!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Yelamma yela... (2)
...
On this salty water island,
I thought of you, and life felt sweet!
Chorus: Yelamma yele, yelamma yele
Female: In my dreams, in endless ways,
it was your laughter I heard!
Chorus: Yelamma yele, yelamma yele
Like hailstones falling, my heart tumbles and leaps!
Like pouring rain, all my desires gather!
Floating like a sailboat on the water,
to love you with fierce passion,
I chased after you in secret!
Yelamma yele, yelamma yele, yelamma yele
Thoughts of you inside my head
run fast! Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It dances!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It sings!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
With so much longing in my heart,
I came before you to speak.
Like a poor, helpless girl,
you left me to suffer in pain.
I went to shout my love out loud,
but overwhelmed by your words, I fell silent.
You rewrote my destiny entirely!
Like this salty sea island,
they gave me away by mistake!
Yelamma yele yele yelo
Yelamma yele yele yelo
Yelamma yele
Thoughts of you inside my head
run fast! Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It dances!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It sings!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: Trusting in the Lord, my life
struggled and yearned!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It survived!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It stood firm!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
It stood firm!
Chorus: Yelamma yela
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This track from 'Yaanai' expresses a woman's intense, passionate, and turbulent emotions of love and longing. She compares her deep love to vast oceanic elements—like the Arabian Sea—describing how thoughts of her beloved occupy her mind continuously, dancing and running through her head. She acknowledges the trials and hardship her heart endured, yet celebrates how her faith and persistence kept her spirit alive. As the song progresses, she reflects on the bittersweet experience of love: dreaming of his laughter on a salty island, floating like a sailboat amidst a storm of desire, and struggling to express her feelings directly to him. Though feeling misunderstood or left in distress at times, her devotion remains unshakable and enduring.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Andha arabic kadala vidavum En aasai romba perusu

Compares her vast love and desire to the immense size of the Arabian Sea.

Simile

Aalangatti mazhaiya manasu uruluthadaa

Compares the turbulent rolling of her heart to hailstone rain falling and rolling.

Iyaipu (Rhyme)

Oduthada / Aaduthada / Paaduthada

The repeating end suffixes ('-thada') across consecutive lines create rhythmic harmony.

Ethugai (Second letter rhyming)

Uppu thanni theevukkulla / Soppanathil vidha vidhama

The second letter 'p' in 'Uppu' and 'Soppanathil' provides traditional Tamil second-letter rhyming harmony.

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Trivia

'Yaanai' is an action-drama film directed by Hari and starring Arun Vijay. The soundtrack was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, featuring vocals by independent artist Arya Dhayal, who gained widespread popular recognition on social media for her unique classical fusion covers before stepping into Tamil playback singing.

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