Yelamma Yela
From Yaanai · 2022
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singer
- Arya Dhayal
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Yaanai2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Vaadi en raaja kumari | Come, my royal princess |
| Vaadi en raaja kumari | Come, my royal princess |
| Vaadi en raaja kumari | Come, my royal princess |
| Raaja kumari raaja kumari | Royal princess, royal princess |
| Female | |
| Un nenappu uchanthalakulla | Your thoughts inside the top of my head |
| OduthadaChorus :Yelamma yela | Are running... Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :Aaduthada | Female: Are dancing... |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :Paaduthada | Female: Are singing... |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :En pozhappu karthara nambi | Female: My life, placing trust in the Lord |
| Thavichathada | It suffered and yearned |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :Pozhachathada | Female: Yet it survived |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :Nelachathada | Female: It stayed firm and prevailed |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female | |
| Andha arabic kadala vidavum | Bigger than even that Arabian Sea |
| En aasai romba perusu | Is my immense desire |
| Adha vaai thirandhu sollida thaan | Just to open my mouth and say it |
| Thavikkidhu en manasu | My heart is struggling with longing |
| Naan kaadal alaiyaa alaiya | As I wander endlessly like a wave of love |
| Perum kaathadichu valaiya | Bending like a sail under heavy wind |
| Ippa kadandhu vandhen karaiya | Now I have crossed over and reached the shore |
| Naan unakkul neeraya thaan | Just to fill myself completely inside you |
| Female | |
| Un nenappu uchanthalakulla | Your thoughts inside the top of my head |
| OduthadaChorus :Yelamma yela | Are running... Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :Aaduthada | Female: Are dancing... |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :Paaduthada | Female: Are singing... |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :En pozhappu karthara nambi | Female: My life, placing trust in the Lord |
| Thavichathada | It suffered and yearned |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :Pozhachathada | Female: Yet it survived |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :Nelachathada | Female: It stayed firm and prevailed |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Chorus | |
| Yelamma yela…. (2) | Yelamma yela… (2) |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………. | |
| Female | |
| Uppu thanni theevukkulla | Inside an island of saltwater |
| Unnai nenachen inichathada | I thought of you and felt sweetness |
| Chorus :Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae | Chorus: Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae |
| Female :Soppanathil vidha vidhama | Female: In my dreams in different ways |
| Un sirippae kettadhada | Your laughter kept echoing |
| Chorus :Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae | Chorus: Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae |
| Female | |
| Aalangatti mazhaiya manasu uruluthadaa | My heart rolls around like hailstone rain |
| Aasaiyellaam adai mazhaiki theraluthadaa | All my desires swell up like a torrential downpour |
| Naan paai maramaa medhakkuranae | I float along like a sailboat |
| Unnai morattu thanama kaadhal panna | To love you intensely and fiercely |
| Thiruttu thanamaa thorathi vandhenae | I chased after you secretly |
| Chorus | |
| Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae yelamma yelae | Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae yelamma yelae |
| Female | |
| Un nenappu uchanthalakulla | Your thoughts inside the top of my head |
| OduthadaChorus :Yelamma yela | Are running... Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :Aaduthada | Female: Are dancing... |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :Paaduthada | Female: Are singing... |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female | |
| Yegapatta aasaiyoda | With countless hopes and desires |
| Pesa vandhen unakku munna | I came to speak right in front of you |
| Paavapatta ponna pola | Like a poor helpless girl |
| Parithavikka vitta enna | You left me suffering in distress |
| Female | |
| Kaadhala kathi kathi solla ponen | I went to shout out and confess my love |
| Unnoda pechu muthi oomayanen | Overwhelmed by your speech, I became mute |
| En thalaiyezhutha kirikkittiyae | You scribbled all over my fate |
| Andha uppu thanni theeva pola | Like that saltwater island |
| Thappa enna thaara vaathuttaa | You gave me away completely by mistake |
| Chorus | |
| Yelamma yelae yelae yelo | Yelamma yelae yelae yelo |
| Yelamma yelae yelae yelo | Yelamma yelae yelae yelo |
| Yelamma yelae | Yelamma yelae |
| Female | |
| Un nenappu uchanthalakulla | Your thoughts inside the top of my head |
| OduthadaChorus :Yelamma yela | Are running... Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :Aaduthada | Female: Are dancing... |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :Paaduthada | Female: Are singing... |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :En pozhappu karthara nambi | Female: My life, placing trust in the Lord |
| Thavichathada | It suffered and yearned |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :Pozhachathada | Female: Yet it survived |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Female :Nelachathada | Female: It stayed firm and prevailed |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
| Nelachathada | It stayed firm and prevailed |
| Chorus :Yelamma yela | Chorus: Yelamma yela |
வாடியே ராஜக்குமாரி
வாடியே ராஜக்குமாரி
ராஜக்குமாரி ராஜக்குமாரி
Come, my royal princess
Come, my royal princess
Come, my royal princess
Royal princess, royal princess
உன் நெனப்பு உச்சந்தலக்குள்ள ஓடுதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏலா
ஆடுதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
பாடுதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
என் பொழப்பு கர்த்தர நம்பி தவிச்சதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
பொழச்சதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
நெலச்சதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
Your thoughts inside the top of my head
Are running... Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: Are dancing...
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: Are singing...
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: My life, placing trust in the Lord
It suffered and yearned
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: Yet it survived
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It stayed firm and prevailed
Chorus: Yelamma yela
அந்த அரபி கடல விடவும்
என் ஆசை ரொம்ப பெருசு
அத வாய் தெறந்து
சொல்லிடத்தான் தவிக்கிது என் மனசு
நான் கடல் அலையா அலைய
பெரும் காத்தடிச்சு வளைய
இப்ப கடந்து வந்தேன் கரைய
நான் உனக்குள் நெறய தான்
Bigger than even that Arabian Sea
Is my immense desire
Just to open my mouth and say it
My heart is struggling with longing
As I wander endlessly like a wave of love
Bending like a sail under heavy wind
Now I have crossed over and reached the shore
Just to fill myself completely inside you
உன் நெனப்பு உச்சந்தலக்குள்ள ஓடுதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏலா
ஆடுதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
பாடுதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
என் பொழப்பு கர்த்தர நம்பி தவிச்சதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
பொழச்சதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
நெலச்சதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
Your thoughts inside the top of my head
Are running... Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: Are dancing...
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: Are singing...
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: My life, placing trust in the Lord
It suffered and yearned
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: Yet it survived
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It stayed firm and prevailed
Chorus: Yelamma yela
ஏலம்மா ஏல...(2)
Yelamma yela… (2)
........................
உப்பு தண்ணி தீவுக்குள்ள
உன்ன நெனச்சேன் இனிச்சதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏலே ஏலம்மா ஏலே
சொப்பனத்தில் வித விதமா
உன் சிரிப்பு கேட்டதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல ஏலம்மா ஏலா
Inside an island of saltwater
I thought of you and felt sweetness
Chorus: Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae
Female: In my dreams in different ways
Your laughter kept echoing
Chorus: Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae
ஆலங்கட்டி மழையா மனசு உருளுதடா
ஆசையெல்லாம் அட மழை தெரலுதடா
நான் பாய் மரமா மெதக்குறனே
உன்ன மொரட்டு தனமா காதல் பண்ண
திருட்டு தனமா தொரத்தி வந்தேனே
My heart rolls around like hailstone rain
All my desires swell up like a torrential downpour
I float along like a sailboat
To love you intensely and fiercely
I chased after you secretly
ஏலம்மா ஏல ஏலம்மா ஏல ஏலம்மா ஏல
Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae yelamma yelae
உன் நெனப்பு உச்சந்தலக்குள்ள ஓடுதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏலா
ஆடுதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
பாடுதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
Your thoughts inside the top of my head
Are running... Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: Are dancing...
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: Are singing...
Chorus: Yelamma yela
ஏகப்பட்ட ஆசையோட
பேச வந்தேன் உனக்கு முன்ன
பாவப்பட்ட பொண்ண போல
பரிதவிக்க விட்ட என்ன
காதல கத்தி கத்தி சொல்ல போனேன்
உன்னோட பேச்சு முத்தி ஊமையானேன்
என் தலையெழுத்த கிரிக்கிட்டியே
அந்த உப்பு தண்ணி தீவ போல
தப்பா என்ன தார வார்த்துட்ட
With countless hopes and desires
I came to speak right in front of you
Like a poor helpless girl
You left me suffering in distress
ஏலம்மா ஏல ஏல ஏல
ஏலம்மா ஏல ஏல ஏல ஏலம்மா ஏலா
I went to shout out and confess my love
Overwhelmed by your speech, I became mute
You scribbled all over my fate
Like that saltwater island
You gave me away completely by mistake
உன் நெனப்பு உச்சந்தலக்குள்ள ஓடுதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏலா
ஆடுதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
பாடுதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
என் பொழப்பு கர்த்தர நம்பி தவிச்சதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
பொழச்சதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
நெலச்சதடா
குழு :
ஏலம்மா ஏல
Yelamma yelae yelae yelo
Yelamma yelae yelae yelo
Yelamma yelae
Your thoughts inside the top of my head
Are running... Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: Are dancing...
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: Are singing...
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: My life, placing trust in the Lord
It suffered and yearned
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: Yet it survived
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female: It stayed firm and prevailed
Chorus: Yelamma yela
It stayed firm and prevailed
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Vaadi en raaja kumari
Come, my royal princess
Vaadi en raaja kumari
Come, my royal princess
Vaadi en raaja kumari
Come, my royal princess
Raaja kumari raaja kumari
Royal princess, royal princess
Un nenappu uchanthalakulla
Your thoughts inside the top of my head
OduthadaChorus :Yelamma yela
Are running... Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :Aaduthada
Female: Are dancing...
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :Paaduthada
Female: Are singing...
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :En pozhappu karthara nambi
Female: My life, placing trust in the Lord
Thavichathada
It suffered and yearned
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :Pozhachathada
Female: Yet it survived
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :Nelachathada
Female: It stayed firm and prevailed
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Andha arabic kadala vidavum
Bigger than even that Arabian Sea
En aasai romba perusu
Is my immense desire
Adha vaai thirandhu sollida thaan
Just to open my mouth and say it
Thavikkidhu en manasu
My heart is struggling with longing
Naan kaadal alaiyaa alaiya
As I wander endlessly like a wave of love
Perum kaathadichu valaiya
Bending like a sail under heavy wind
Ippa kadandhu vandhen karaiya
Now I have crossed over and reached the shore
Naan unakkul neeraya thaan
Just to fill myself completely inside you
Un nenappu uchanthalakulla
Your thoughts inside the top of my head
OduthadaChorus :Yelamma yela
Are running... Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :Aaduthada
Female: Are dancing...
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :Paaduthada
Female: Are singing...
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :En pozhappu karthara nambi
Female: My life, placing trust in the Lord
Thavichathada
It suffered and yearned
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :Pozhachathada
Female: Yet it survived
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :Nelachathada
Female: It stayed firm and prevailed
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Yelamma yela…. (2)
Yelamma yela… (2)
…………………….
Uppu thanni theevukkulla
Inside an island of saltwater
Unnai nenachen inichathada
I thought of you and felt sweetness
Chorus :Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae
Chorus: Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae
Female :Soppanathil vidha vidhama
Female: In my dreams in different ways
Un sirippae kettadhada
Your laughter kept echoing
Chorus :Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae
Chorus: Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae
Aalangatti mazhaiya manasu uruluthadaa
My heart rolls around like hailstone rain
Aasaiyellaam adai mazhaiki theraluthadaa
All my desires swell up like a torrential downpour
Naan paai maramaa medhakkuranae
I float along like a sailboat
Unnai morattu thanama kaadhal panna
To love you intensely and fiercely
Thiruttu thanamaa thorathi vandhenae
I chased after you secretly
Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae yelamma yelae
Yelamma yelae yelamma yelae yelamma yelae
Un nenappu uchanthalakulla
Your thoughts inside the top of my head
OduthadaChorus :Yelamma yela
Are running... Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :Aaduthada
Female: Are dancing...
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :Paaduthada
Female: Are singing...
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Yegapatta aasaiyoda
With countless hopes and desires
Pesa vandhen unakku munna
I came to speak right in front of you
Paavapatta ponna pola
Like a poor helpless girl
Parithavikka vitta enna
You left me suffering in distress
Kaadhala kathi kathi solla ponen
I went to shout out and confess my love
Unnoda pechu muthi oomayanen
Overwhelmed by your speech, I became mute
En thalaiyezhutha kirikkittiyae
You scribbled all over my fate
Andha uppu thanni theeva pola
Like that saltwater island
Thappa enna thaara vaathuttaa
You gave me away completely by mistake
Yelamma yelae yelae yelo
Yelamma yelae yelae yelo
Yelamma yelae yelae yelo
Yelamma yelae yelae yelo
Yelamma yelae
Yelamma yelae
Un nenappu uchanthalakulla
Your thoughts inside the top of my head
OduthadaChorus :Yelamma yela
Are running... Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :Aaduthada
Female: Are dancing...
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :Paaduthada
Female: Are singing...
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :En pozhappu karthara nambi
Female: My life, placing trust in the Lord
Thavichathada
It suffered and yearned
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :Pozhachathada
Female: Yet it survived
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Female :Nelachathada
Female: It stayed firm and prevailed
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Nelachathada
It stayed firm and prevailed
Chorus :Yelamma yela
Chorus: Yelamma yela
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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