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Lyrics & meaning

Yellae Lama

From 7aum Arivu · 2011

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Karthik, Shalini, Shruti Haasan, Anuradha Sriram, Vijay Prakash
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
7aum Arivu
Movie release year
2011
Lyrics added on
14 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Yellae laama yelae yelamma
Sollaamalae ullam thullumma
Nenjoramaa nenjin oramaa
Vanthaalammaa vellam allumaa
En jannal kathavilae
Ival paarvai pattu therika
Oru minnal pozhuthilae
Un kaadhal ennai izhuka
En kaalum vinnil thaavuthadi kuthikaa ……………
Yellae laamaFemale :Yelae yelamma
SollaamalaeFemale :Ullam thullumma
NenjoramaaFemale :Nenjin oramaa
VanthaalammaaFemale :Vellam allumaa
En jannal kathavilae
Ivan paarvai pattu therika
Oru minnal pozhuthilae
Un kaadhal ennai izhuka
En kaalum vinnil thaavi athu kuthikaa……………..
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Adi newton apple vizha puvi eerpai kandaanadi
Indru nanum unnil vizha vizhi eerpai kandenadi
Osai ketkamalae isai amaithaan beathovane
Nee ennai kekamalae ennai kaadhal sei nanbanae
Uthu mathipaai ennai paarthavalum neethaanae
Kuppai koodai pol nenja kalaichava neethanae
Melum melum azhagaai maari ponen naanae
Yellae laama yelae yelamma
Sollaamalae ullam thullumma
Nenjoramaa nenjin oramaa
Vanthaachumaa vellam allumaa
En jannal kathavilae
Ival paarvai pattu therika
Oru minnal pozhuthilae
Un kaadhal ennai izhuka
En kaalum vinnil thaavuthadi kuthikaa ….
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Siru neram illaamalae
Thuli neerum illaamalae
Ila veyilum padaamalae
Poo pookum inbam thanthaai
Tholil vizhaamalae
Kai sirithum padaamalae
Un nizhalum thodaamalae
Nee ennai kollai ittaai
Iruvarum matum vaazha boomi ondru seivomaa
Iravondrae pothum endru pagalidam solvomaa
Veru velai ethum indri kaadhal seivom vaa vaa
Yellae laamaMale :Yelae yelamma
SollaamalaeMale :Ullam thullumma
Nenjoramaa nenjin oramaa
Vanthaalamma vellam allumaa
En jannal kathavilae
Ival paarvai pattu therika
Oru minnal pozhuthilae
Un kaadhal ennai izhuka
En kaalum vinnil thaavuthadi kuthikaa ……………
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Yellae laama yelae yelamma
Without a word, the heart leaps with joy!
By the edge of my heart, at the corner of my chest,
When she arrives, a flood of joy overflows!
Upon my window pane,
As her gaze strikes and shatters like light,
In a moment like a flash of lightning,
As your love draws me in,
My feet leap into the sky to dance with joy! ...
Yellae laama Female: Yelae yelamma
Without a word Female: The heart leaps with joy!
By the edge of the heart Female: At the corner of the chest,
When he arrives Female: A flood of joy overflows!
Upon my window pane,
As his gaze strikes and shatters like light,
In a moment like a flash of lightning,
As your love draws me in,
My feet leap into the sky to dance with joy! ...
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Girl, Newton found gravity when an apple fell!
Today, as I fall for you, I found gravity in your eyes!
Beethoven composed music without hearing a sound,
Without even asking me, love me, my dear friend!
You are the one who looked at me with just an offhand glance,
You are the one who scattered my heart like a trash basket,
Yet I transformed, becoming more and more beautiful!
Yellae laama yelae yelamma
Without a word, the heart leaps with joy!
By the edge of my heart, at the corner of my chest,
Now that she has arrived, a flood of joy overflows!
Upon my window pane,
As her gaze strikes and shatters like light,
In a moment like a flash of lightning,
As your love draws me in,
My feet leap into the sky to dance with joy! ...
...
... Female: ...
Without taking even a moment's time,
Without even a single drop of water,
Without even the gentle sunlight touching it,
You gave me the sweet bliss of a blooming flower!
Without resting on my shoulders,
Without even your hand touching me,
Without even your shadow touching me,
You completely stole my heart away!
Shall we create a world meant only for the two of us to live?
Shall we tell the daylight that a single night is enough?
With no other work to do, let us love, come, come!
Yellae laama Male: Yelae yelamma
Without a word Male: The heart leaps with joy!
By the edge of the heart, at the corner of the chest,
When she arrives, a flood of joy overflows!
Upon my window pane,
As her gaze strikes and shatters like light,
In a moment like a flash of lightning,
As your love draws me in,
My feet leap into the sky to dance with joy! ...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Yellae Laama is an upbeat, ecstatic romantic duet from the film 7aum Arivu (2011), composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics by Na. Muthu Kumar. The song depicts the exhilaration of sudden romance and mutual attraction, capturing how love transforms everyday reality into a sense of weightless joy. Through clever analogies—comparing eye contact to Newton's discovery of gravity and unsaid feelings to Beethoven composing music—the lyrics portray love as an effortless, magical force. The lovers express a dream of building a secluded world of their own where time stands still, dedicated entirely to their love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Scientific Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Adi newton apple vizha puvi eerpai kandaanadi / Indru nanum unnil vizha vizhi eerpai kandenadi

Compares the magnetic attraction of eye contact to Newton's discovery of gravitational pull.

Hyperbole (Ayaasa Uvamai)

En kaalum vinnil thaavuthadi kuthikaa

Exaggerates the sensation of love by describing feet jumping high into the sky.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme / Parallelism)

Siru neram illaamalae / Thuli neerum illaamalae / Ila veyilum padaamalae

Repetition of the negative verbal participle suffix '-illaamalae' to build rhythmic momentum.

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Trivia

Composed by Harris Jayaraj for A.R. Murugadoss's sci-fi action drama 7aum Arivu (2011), 'Yellae Laama' features vocals by Vijay Prakash, Kartik, Shalini, and Shruti Haasan. Shruti Haasan made her Tamil debut as a lead actress in this film and sang female vocal portions for this track.

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