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Lyrics & meaning

Yembuttu Irukkuthu Aasai

From Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen · 2017

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Sean Roldan, Kalyani Nair
Music director
D. Imman
Details
Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Embuttu irukkudhu aasaiI have so much desire
Un mela…adha kaattaporenFor you... I am going to express it
Female
Ambuttu azhagaiyum neengaFor you to cradle all that beauty
Thaalaatta….kodiyetha vaarenI am coming to hoist the flag
Male
Ullaththa koduthavan yengumbodhuWhen the one who gave his heart is yearning
Ummunnu irukkuriyaeWhy are you remaining so silent and sulky?
Female
Chellatha eduthukka ketka venaamNo need to ask permission to take your beloved treasure
Ammammaa asathuriyaeOh my, you blow me away!
Male
Kottikkavukkura aalaiyaeYou completely overwhelm a person!
Indhaadii…Here, take this my girl...
Male
Embuttu irukkudhu aasaiI have so much desire
Un mela…adha kaattaporenFor you... I am going to express it
Female
Ambuttu azhagaiyum neengaFor you to cradle all that beauty
Thaalaatta….kodiyetha vaarenI am coming to hoist the flag
Male
Kallam kabadam illa unakkuYou have no guile or deceit in you
Enna irukkudhu..melum pesaWhat else is there left to say?
Female
Pallam arinji vellaam vadiyaAs the flood flows knowing the low ground
Sokki kedakkuren dhegam koosaI lie intoxicated, my body tingling
Male
Thottu kalandhidaTo touch and mingle together
Nee thuninjaaIf you dare to step forward
Moththa olagaiyum paarthidalaamWe can see the whole world
Female
SollikkoduthidaTo teach and guide me
Nee irundhaaIf you are by my side
Sorgha kadhavaiyum saaithidalaamWe can even swing open heaven's door
Male
Munna paarkkaadhadhaThings I have never seen before
Ippo neekaattidaNow that you are showing them to me
Vesham pola yerudhae…..Like a spirit taking over, it rises...
SandhosamHappiness!
Male
Embuttu irukkudhu aasaiI have so much desire
Un mela…adha kaattaporenFor you... I am going to express it
Female
Ambuttu azhagaiyum neengaFor you to cradle all that beauty
Thaalaatta….kodiyetha vaarenI am coming to hoist the flag
Female
………………………………….
Male
Oththa light-um unna nenachiEven a single light bulb thinking of you
Kuthuvelakkena maari pochiHas transformed into a sacred oil lamp
Female
Kanna kadhuppu enna parikkaMy cheek and eyes are captivated
Nenukkuzhiathum medu achuEven the pit in my chest has turned into a peak
Male
Paththuthala konda ravananaaLike a ten-headed Ravana
Unna rasikkanum thookki vandhuI want to carry you away and admire you
Female
Manjakkayironnu pottuputtuAfter tying a sacred yellow thread
Enna iruttilum nee arunthuBe the dawn for me in any darkness
Male
Sollakkoodadhadha solli yen katturaWhy do you tease me by whispering forbidden secrets?
Malai yera yengurenI long to climb the mountain
Un koodaa…..With you...
Male
Embuttu irukkudhu aasaiI have so much desire
Un mela…adha kaattaporenFor you... I am going to express it
Female
Ambuttu azhagaiyum neengaFor you to cradle all that beauty
Thaalaatta….kodiyetha vaarenI am coming to hoist the flag

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Embuttu Irukkudhu Aasai' is a vibrant and passionate Tamil romantic song from the movie Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen. In this track, the protagonist expresses his deep yearning and affection for his beloved through expressive folk imagery and rural colloquialisms. He describes how her innocent charm leaves him completely spellbound and how every small detail of her presence fills his life with radiance. The narrative follows a playful exchange of affection, emphasizing total surrender to love and the joy of togetherness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Kallam kabadam illa unakku

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound in 'Kallam' and 'kabadam'.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Thottu kalandhida / Sollikkoduthida

Rhyming of line endings with '-dhida' in consecutive couplet beginnings.

Metaphor

Oththa light-um unna nenachi / Kuthuvelakkena maari pochi

A simple electric light bulb turning into a traditional sacred oil lamp symbolizes how love elevates ordinary things into divine ones.

Hyperbole

Paththuthala konda ravananaa / Unna rasikkanum thookki vandhu

Exaggerating love by wishing to be a ten-headed Ravana to admire her with ten times the devotion.

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Trivia

The song 'Embuttu Irukkudhu Aasai' was composed by D. Imman and sung by Sean Roldan alongside Sangeetha Rajeshwaran. The track gained immense popularity for Sean Roldan's unique vocal texture blended with D. Imman's signature folk-pop arrangements and Yugabharathi's catchy rural lyrics.

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