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Lyrics & meaning

Yenadi Yenadi

From Raasi · 1997

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Mano, Swarnalatha
Music director
Sirpy
Movie name
Raasi
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
26 Apr 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yenadi yenadi
Ullam killinaai
Kadhalil theeyilae ennai thallinaai
Nee thottu pesinaal
Naan poovaai aagiraen
Nee vittuponathum
Perum kallaai pogiraen
Nee koduththa kaattrilthaan
Naan innum vaazhgiraen
Yenadi yenadi
Ullam killinaai
Kadhalil theeyilae ennai thallinaai
Koondhal iravinilae azhagae
En sooriyan urangida vendum
Ullam kaigalilae uyirae
En bhoomiyae suzhandrida vendum
Nee irunthaal idhayam malarum
Nee pirinthaal uyirum ularum
Naan maayam vaikkum kadhal ingae
Jenmam thottu thodarum
Adi yenadi yenadi
Ullam killinaai
Kadhalil theeyilae ennai thallinaai
Kdhal mazhiyinilae anbe
Naan unakkul ulavida vendum
Moga theeyinilae nathiyae
Un ilamaiyil kuliththida vendum
Bhoomiyilae piranthaai piranthaen
Ennuyiraai irunthaai irunthaen
Adi kaalam ellaam unnaiththaanae
Kannukkullae sumanthaen
Yenadi yenadi
Ullam killinaai
Kadhalil theeyilae ennai thallinaai
Nee thottu pesinaal
Naan poovaai aagiraen
Nee vittu ponathum
Perum kallaai pogiraen
Nee koduththa kaattrilthaan
Naan innum vaazhgiraen
What have you done to me, girl?
You pinched my heart,
and pushed me into the fire of love.
When you touch me and speak,
I turn into a flower.
The moment you leave me,
I turn into a heavy stone.
Only on the breath you gave me,
am I still living.
What have you done to me, girl?
You pinched my heart,
and pushed me into the fire of love.
In the dark night of your hair, my beauty,
my sun wants to go to sleep.
Within the palms of your hands, my life,
my entire world must spin.
If you are with me, my heart blossoms.
If you leave me, my soul withers.
This love of ours, weaving its magic,
will follow us through every lifetime.
Hey, what have you done to me, girl?
You pinched my heart,
and pushed me into the fire of love.
In this rain of love, my darling,
I want to wander inside you.
In the fire of desire, oh river,
I want to bathe in your youth.
You were born on this earth, and so was I.
You lived as my life, and so did I.
All through time, it is only you
that I have carried in my eyes.
What have you done to me, girl?
You pinched my heart,
and pushed me into the fire of love.
When you touch me and speak,
I turn into a flower.
The moment you leave me,
I turn into a heavy stone.
Only on the breath you gave me,
am I still living.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Yenadi Yenadi is a passionate romantic duet from the 1997 Tamil film Raasi, composed by Sirpy. The song captures the profound emotional and physical connection between two lovers. It contrasts how the lover's touch brings gentle vitality (becoming a flower) while separation causes emotional paralysis (becoming a stone), emphasizing that love gives meaning and breath to their existence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

“Naan poovaai aagiraen / Perum kallaai pogiraen”

Compares emotional sensitivity to a flower ('poovaai aagiraen') and emotional numbness to a heavy stone ('perum kallaai pogiraen').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

“Koondhal iravinilae azhagae / En sooriyan urangida vendum”

Exaggerates the beloved's dark hair to a night sky where the sun sleeps, and her palms to the force that spins the earth.

Eybhorai / Rhyme (Iyaibu)

“Nee irunthaal idhayam malarum / Nee pirinthaal uyirum ularum”

The rhythmic pairing of 'malarum' (blossoms) and 'ularum' (dries up/wilts) creates an evocative end rhyme.

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Trivia

Raasi (1997) starred Ajith Kumar and Rambha. The soundtrack composed by Sirpy was popular in the late 90s, with Mano and Swarnalatha delivering vibrant vocal performances for this track.

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