Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Yen aala Paaka Poren

From Kayal · 2014

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Ranjith, Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
D. Imman
Details
Kayal2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
{ Yen aala paaka poren paathu seidhi pesaporen } (2)I am going to see my man and talk to him
Avan kannukulla enna vaika porenI am going to place myself within his eyes
Avan nenjukulla enna thaika porenI am going to stitch myself inside his heart
Nanae ..ae enna tharaporenI myself am going to give myself to him
Female
Veeta vittu vandhutenu solla porenI am going to tell him that I have left my house and come
Kootikitu poiyidunu solla porenI am going to tell him to take me away with him
Idhathaan edhirpaarthuExpecting this very moment
Naan kidandhen uyir verthuI lay waiting, sweating with anxiety
Female
Ena solli aasaiyil allaaduvaanSaying what words will he toss in longing?
Manam thulli kaadhalil thallaaduvaanLeaping with joy, his heart will sway in love!
Adhanaa …aa paathe azhaporenTherefore, I am going to see him and weep tears of joy
Female
Yen aala paaka poren paathu seidhi pesaporenI am going to see my man and talk to him
Male
…………………………………….
Male
Unnaalathaan thoongalanu sollaporenI am going to tell him that I couldn't sleep because of him
Soru thanni seralanu sollaporenI am going to tell him that food and water wouldn't go down
Pudhusaa pulugaamaWithout making up new stories
Romba perusaa valiyaamaWithout exaggerating the pain too much
Male
Adi eppa nee enaku ponjaadhiyaaHey, when will you become my wife?
Aagapoguranu appaviyaaWill he innocently ask me like that?
Nanae … ae kettu varaporenI myself am going to ask and find out
Female
Oh yen aala paaka poren paathu seidhi pesaporenOh, I am going to see my man and talk to him
Avan kannukulla enna vaika porenI am going to place myself within his eyes
Avan nenjukulla enna thaika porenI am going to stitch myself inside his heart
Nanae ..ae enna tharaporenI myself am going to give myself to him
Female
…………………………..

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from the film Kayal captures the excitement, impatience, and romantic fervor of a young woman on her way to meet her beloved. Having decided to leave her home behind for him, she imagines how she will confess her love, describe her sleepless nights, and offer herself completely to his care. She envisions his sweet, innocent reaction and how he will ask her when she will become his wife.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Avan kannukulla enna vaika poren / Avan nenjukulla enna thaika poren

The lines end with matching rhyming verbs 'vaika poren' and 'thaika poren'.

Metaphor

Avan nenjukulla enna thaika poren

The act of embedding her devotion deeply into his heart is poetically framed as 'stitching herself' into his chest.

Monai (Initial Assonance/Alliteration)

Avan kannukulla / Avan nenjukulla

Repetition of the initial word 'Avan' creates a rhythmic harmony known as Monai in Tamil prosody.

Did you know?

Trivia

The soundtrack for Kayal (2014) was composed by D. Imman, who collaborated with director Prabhu Solomon after their successful previous projects Mynaa and Kumki. The song 'Yen Aala Paaka Poren' was rendered by popular singer Shreya Ghoshal, whose vibrant vocal delivery brought out the playful and affectionate tone of Yuga Bharathi's lyrics.

Keep listening

More from Kayal