Yemara Sonnathu
From Naanum Oru Penn · 1963
- Lyricist
- Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Naanum Oru Penn1963
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Left right left right | Left right left right |
| About turn | About turn |
| Hoi….hoi ..hoi..hoi… | Hoi....hoi..hoi..hoi... |
| Yemaara sonnathu naano | Did I tell you to get deceived? |
| En meedhu kobam thaano | Are you angry at me? |
| Manam maari povathum yeno | Why has your mind changed? |
| Engae nee sendraalum viduveno | Wherever you go, will I let you leave? |
| Female | |
| Yemaara sonnathu naano | Did I tell you to get deceived? |
| En meedhu kobam thaano | Are you angry at me? |
| Manam maari povathum yeno | Why has your mind changed? |
| Engae nee sendraalum viduveno | Wherever you go, will I let you leave? |
| Female | |
| Left right left right | Left right left right |
| Left right left right | Left right left right |
| About turn | About turn |
| Female | |
| {Kaigalae poyinum | Even if hands are lost, |
| Kaadhal thundaagumaa | Will love ever be severed? |
| Anbaiyae naadidum | Seeking only love, |
| Penmanam maarumaa…} (2) | Will a woman's mind change? |
| Female | |
| Indha naadagam ennidam yeno | Why this drama with me? |
| Idhu aadvar saagasam thaano | Is this just a man's bravado? |
| Manam maari povathum yeno | Why has your mind changed? |
| Engae nee sendraalum viduveno | Wherever you go, will I let you leave? |
| Female | |
| Yemaara sonnathu naano | Did I tell you to get deceived? |
| En meedhu kobam thaano | Are you angry at me? |
| Manam maari povathum yeno | Why has your mind changed? |
| Engae nee sendraalum viduveno | Wherever you go, will I let you leave? |
| Female | |
| Left right left right | Left right left right |
| Left right left right | Left right left right |
| About turn | About turn |
| Female | |
| {Kanni en nenjilae | In this maiden's heart, |
| Kaatchi neeillaiyaa..aa | Are you not the ultimate sight? |
| Kangalae kalandha pin | Once our eyes have locked, |
| Saatchiyum thevaiyaa…} (2) | Is any other witness needed? |
| Female | |
| Innum purindhu kollaathathu pudhumai | It is a wonder that you still do not understand, |
| Ini pirinthida ninaipathu kodumai | To think of separating now is cruel. |
| Manam maari povathum yeno | Why has your mind changed? |
| Engae nee sendraalum viduveno | Wherever you go, will I let you leave? |
| Female | |
| Yemaara sonnathu naano | Did I tell you to get deceived? |
| En meedhu kobam thaano | Are you angry at me? |
| Manam maari povathum yeno | Why has your mind changed? |
| Engae nee sendraalum viduveno | Wherever you go, will I let you leave? |
| Female | |
| Left right left right | Left right left right |
| Left right left right | Left right left right |
| About turn | About turn |
லெஃப்ட்
ரைட் லெஃப்ட் ரைட்
அபௌட் டர்ன்
ஹோய் ஹோய்
ஹோய் ஹோய்
ஏமாற சொன்னது
நானோ என் மீது கோபம்
தானோ மனம் மாறி போவதும்
ஏனோ எங்கே நீ சென்றாலும்
விடுவேனோ
Left right left right
About turn
Hoi....hoi..hoi..hoi...
Did I tell you to get deceived?
Are you angry at me?
Why has your mind changed?
Wherever you go, will I let you leave?
ஏமாற சொன்னது
நானோ என் மீது கோபம்
தானோ மனம் மாறி போவதும்
ஏனோ எங்கே நீ சென்றாலும்
விடுவேனோ
Did I tell you to get deceived?
Are you angry at me?
Why has your mind changed?
Wherever you go, will I let you leave?
லெஃப்ட் ரைட்
லெஃப்ட் ரைட் லெஃப்ட்
ரைட் லெஃப்ட் ரைட்
அபௌட் டர்ன்
Left right left right
Left right left right
About turn
{ கைகளே
போயினும் காதல்
துண்டாகுமா அன்பையே
நாடிடும் பெண்மனம்
மாறுமா } (2)
Even if hands are lost,
Will love ever be severed?
Seeking only love,
Will a woman's mind change?
இந்த நாடகம்
என்னிடம் ஏனோ இது
ஆடவர் சாகசம் தானோ
மனம் மாறி போவதும்
ஏனோ எங்கே நீ சென்றாலும்
விடுவேனோ
Why this drama with me?
Is this just a man's bravado?
Why has your mind changed?
Wherever you go, will I let you leave?
ஏமாற சொன்னது
நானோ என் மீது கோபம்
தானோ மனம் மாறி போவதும்
ஏனோ எங்கே நீ சென்றாலும்
விடுவேனோ
Did I tell you to get deceived?
Are you angry at me?
Why has your mind changed?
Wherever you go, will I let you leave?
லெஃப்ட் ரைட்
லெஃப்ட் ரைட் லெஃப்ட்
ரைட் லெஃப்ட் ரைட்
அபௌட் டர்ன்
Left right left right
Left right left right
About turn
{ கன்னி என்
நெஞ்சிலே காட்சி நீ
இல்லையா கண்களே
கலந்த பின் சாட்சியும்
தேவையா } (2)
In this maiden's heart,
Are you not the ultimate sight?
Once our eyes have locked,
Is any other witness needed?
இன்னும் புரிந்து
கொள்ளாதது புதுமை இனி
பிரிந்திட நினைப்பது கொடுமை
மனம் மாறி போவதும்
ஏனோ எங்கே நீ சென்றாலும்
விடுவேனோ
It is a wonder that you still do not understand,
To think of separating now is cruel.
Why has your mind changed?
Wherever you go, will I let you leave?
ஏமாற சொன்னது
நானோ என் மீது கோபம்
தானோ மனம் மாறி போவதும்
ஏனோ எங்கே நீ சென்றாலும்
விடுவேனோ
Did I tell you to get deceived?
Are you angry at me?
Why has your mind changed?
Wherever you go, will I let you leave?
லெஃப்ட் ரைட்
லெஃப்ட் ரைட் லெஃப்ட்
ரைட் லெஃப்ட் ரைட்
அபௌட் டர்ன்
Left right left right
Left right left right
About turn
Left right left right
Left right left right
About turn
About turn
Hoi….hoi ..hoi..hoi…
Hoi....hoi..hoi..hoi...
Yemaara sonnathu naano
Did I tell you to get deceived?
En meedhu kobam thaano
Are you angry at me?
Manam maari povathum yeno
Why has your mind changed?
Engae nee sendraalum viduveno
Wherever you go, will I let you leave?
Yemaara sonnathu naano
Did I tell you to get deceived?
En meedhu kobam thaano
Are you angry at me?
Manam maari povathum yeno
Why has your mind changed?
Engae nee sendraalum viduveno
Wherever you go, will I let you leave?
Left right left right
Left right left right
Left right left right
Left right left right
About turn
About turn
{Kaigalae poyinum
Even if hands are lost,
Kaadhal thundaagumaa
Will love ever be severed?
Anbaiyae naadidum
Seeking only love,
Penmanam maarumaa…} (2)
Will a woman's mind change?
Indha naadagam ennidam yeno
Why this drama with me?
Idhu aadvar saagasam thaano
Is this just a man's bravado?
Manam maari povathum yeno
Why has your mind changed?
Engae nee sendraalum viduveno
Wherever you go, will I let you leave?
Yemaara sonnathu naano
Did I tell you to get deceived?
En meedhu kobam thaano
Are you angry at me?
Manam maari povathum yeno
Why has your mind changed?
Engae nee sendraalum viduveno
Wherever you go, will I let you leave?
Left right left right
Left right left right
Left right left right
Left right left right
About turn
About turn
{Kanni en nenjilae
In this maiden's heart,
Kaatchi neeillaiyaa..aa
Are you not the ultimate sight?
Kangalae kalandha pin
Once our eyes have locked,
Saatchiyum thevaiyaa…} (2)
Is any other witness needed?
Innum purindhu kollaathathu pudhumai
It is a wonder that you still do not understand,
Ini pirinthida ninaipathu kodumai
To think of separating now is cruel.
Manam maari povathum yeno
Why has your mind changed?
Engae nee sendraalum viduveno
Wherever you go, will I let you leave?
Yemaara sonnathu naano
Did I tell you to get deceived?
En meedhu kobam thaano
Are you angry at me?
Manam maari povathum yeno
Why has your mind changed?
Engae nee sendraalum viduveno
Wherever you go, will I let you leave?
Left right left right
Left right left right
Left right left right
Left right left right
About turn
About turn
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful yet emotionally sincere song captures a heroine addressing her lover, who is feigning anger or trying to turn away from her. Using military drill commands like 'Left right left right' and 'About turn' metaphorically, she playfully orders him back and questions his apparent change of heart and dramatized anger.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (Rhyming)
“Innum purindhu kollaathathu pudhumai / Ini pirinthida ninaipathu kodumai”
The ending words 'pudhumai' and 'kodumai' rhyme, giving a rhythmic and musical flow to the couplet.
Rhetorical Question
“Kangalae kalandha pin / Saatchiyum thevaiyaa…”
The singer asks whether witnesses are needed after eyes have met, emphasizing that true love needs no external proof.
Ethugai (Second-letter Agreement)
“Kanni en nenjilae / Kaatchi neeillaiyaa”
The second consonant sound 'n' ('nn' / 'tc') creates auditory harmony across the lines.
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Trivia
Naanum Oru Penn (1963) starred S. V. Subbiah, Vijayakumari, and S. S. Rajendran. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. The music was composed by R. Sudarsanam, and the lyrics for the movie were written by Kannadasan and Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam.
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