Yenadi Yenadi
From Raasi · 1997
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singers
- Mano, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Sirpy
- Details
- Raasi1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yenadi yenadi | Why oh why, my girl, |
| Ullam killinaai | You pinched my heart, |
| Kadhalil theeyilae ennai thallinaai | And pushed me into the fire of love. |
| Female | |
| Nee thottu pesinaal | When you touch me and speak, |
| Naan poovaai aagiraen | I turn into a soft flower. |
| Nee vittuponathum | The moment you leave me, |
| Perum kallaai pogiraen | I turn into a heavy stone. |
| Male | |
| Nee koduththa kaattrilthaan | Only in the breath you gave me, |
| Naan innum vaazhgiraen | Am I still living. |
| Male | |
| Yenadi yenadi | Why oh why, my girl, |
| Ullam killinaai | You pinched my heart, |
| Kadhalil theeyilae ennai thallinaai | And pushed me into the fire of love. |
| Male | |
| Koondhal iravinilae azhagae | In the dark night of your hair, beautiful one, |
| En sooriyan urangida vendum | My sun ought to sleep. |
| Female | |
| Ullam kaigalilae uyirae | In the palm of your hands, my life, |
| En bhoomiyae suzhandrida vendum | My earth ought to spin. |
| Male | |
| Nee irunthaal idhayam malarum | If you are near, my heart blossoms, |
| Nee pirinthaal uyirum ularum | If you separate, my very life wilts. |
| Female | |
| Naan maayam vaikkum kadhal ingae | This magical love of ours here, |
| Jenmam thottu thodarum | Will continue across lifetimes. |
| Male | |
| Adi yenadi yenadi | Oh why, oh why, my girl, |
| Ullam killinaai | You pinched my heart, |
| Kadhalil theeyilae ennai thallinaai | And pushed me into the fire of love. |
| Female | |
| Kdhal mazhiyinilae anbe | In the rain of love, my dear, |
| Naan unakkul ulavida vendum | I wish to wander within you. |
| Male | |
| Moga theeyinilae nathiyae | In the fire of desire, my river, |
| Un ilamaiyil kuliththida vendum | I wish to bathe in your youth. |
| Female | |
| Bhoomiyilae piranthaai piranthaen | You were born on earth, and so was I, |
| Ennuyiraai irunthaai irunthaen | You existed as my soul, and so did I, |
| Male | |
| Adi kaalam ellaam unnaiththaanae | Oh, across all time, it is you, |
| Kannukkullae sumanthaen | Whom I carried safely inside my eyes. |
| Male | |
| Yenadi yenadi | Why oh why, my girl, |
| Ullam killinaai | You pinched my heart, |
| Kadhalil theeyilae ennai thallinaai | And pushed me into the fire of love. |
| Female | |
| Nee thottu pesinaal | When you touch me and speak, |
| Naan poovaai aagiraen | I turn into a soft flower. |
| Nee vittu ponathum | The moment you leave me, |
| Perum kallaai pogiraen | I turn into a heavy stone. |
| Male | |
| Nee koduththa kaattrilthaan | Only in the breath you gave me, |
| Naan innum vaazhgiraen | Am I still living. |
ஏனடி ஏனடி
உள்ளம் கிள்ளினாய்
காதலின் தீயிலே என்னை தள்ளினாய்
Why oh why, my girl,
You pinched my heart,
And pushed me into the fire of love.
நீ தொட்டு பேசினால்
நான் பூவாய் ஆகிறேன்
நீ விட்டுப்போனதும்
பெரும் கல்லாய் போகிறேன்
When you touch me and speak,
I turn into a soft flower.
The moment you leave me,
I turn into a heavy stone.
நீ கொடுத்த காற்றில் தான்
நான் இன்னும் வாழ்கிறேன்
Only in the breath you gave me,
Am I still living.
ஏனடி ஏனடி
உள்ளம் கிள்ளினாய்
காதலின் தீயிலே என்னை தள்ளினாய்
Why oh why, my girl,
You pinched my heart,
And pushed me into the fire of love.
கூந்தல் இரவினிலே அழகே
என் சூரியன் உறங்கிட வேண்டும்
In the dark night of your hair, beautiful one,
My sun ought to sleep.
உள்ளம் கைகளிலே உயிரே
என் பூமியே சுழன்றிட வேண்டும்
In the palm of your hands, my life,
My earth ought to spin.
நீ இருந்தால் இதயம் மலரும்
நீ பிரிந்தால் உயிரும் உளரும்
If you are near, my heart blossoms,
If you separate, my very life wilts.
நான் மாயம் வைக்கும் காதல் இங்கே
ஜென்மம் தொட்டு தொடரும்
This magical love of ours here,
Will continue across lifetimes.
அடி ஏனடி ஏனடி
உள்ளம் கிள்ளினாய்
காதலின் தீயிலே என்னை தள்ளினாய்
Oh why, oh why, my girl,
You pinched my heart,
And pushed me into the fire of love.
காதல் மழையினிலே அன்பே
நான் உனக்குள் உலவிட வேண்டும்
In the rain of love, my dear,
I wish to wander within you.
மோகத் தீயினிலே நதியே
உன் இளமையில் குளித்திட வேண்டும்
In the fire of desire, my river,
I wish to bathe in your youth.
பூமியிலே பிறந்தாய் பிறந்தேன்
என்னுயிராய் இருந்தாய் இருந்தேன்
அடி காலம் எல்லாம் உன்னைத்தானே
கண்ணுக்குள்ளே சுமந்தேன்
You were born on earth, and so was I,
You existed as my soul, and so did I,
ஏனடி ஏனடி
உள்ளம் கிள்ளினாய்
காதலின் தீயிலே என்னை தள்ளினாய்
Oh, across all time, it is you,
Whom I carried safely inside my eyes.
நீ தொட்டு பேசினால்
நான் பூவாய் ஆகிறேன்
நீ விட்டுப்போனதும்
பெரும் கல்லாய் போகிறேன்
Why oh why, my girl,
You pinched my heart,
And pushed me into the fire of love.
நீ கொடுத்த காற்றில் தான்
நான் இன்னும் வாழ்கிறேன்
When you touch me and speak,
I turn into a soft flower.
The moment you leave me,
I turn into a heavy stone.
Only in the breath you gave me,
Am I still living.
Yenadi yenadi
Why oh why, my girl,
Ullam killinaai
You pinched my heart,
Kadhalil theeyilae ennai thallinaai
And pushed me into the fire of love.
Nee thottu pesinaal
When you touch me and speak,
Naan poovaai aagiraen
I turn into a soft flower.
Nee vittuponathum
The moment you leave me,
Perum kallaai pogiraen
I turn into a heavy stone.
Nee koduththa kaattrilthaan
Only in the breath you gave me,
Naan innum vaazhgiraen
Am I still living.
Yenadi yenadi
Why oh why, my girl,
Ullam killinaai
You pinched my heart,
Kadhalil theeyilae ennai thallinaai
And pushed me into the fire of love.
Koondhal iravinilae azhagae
In the dark night of your hair, beautiful one,
En sooriyan urangida vendum
My sun ought to sleep.
Ullam kaigalilae uyirae
In the palm of your hands, my life,
En bhoomiyae suzhandrida vendum
My earth ought to spin.
Nee irunthaal idhayam malarum
If you are near, my heart blossoms,
Nee pirinthaal uyirum ularum
If you separate, my very life wilts.
Naan maayam vaikkum kadhal ingae
This magical love of ours here,
Jenmam thottu thodarum
Will continue across lifetimes.
Adi yenadi yenadi
Oh why, oh why, my girl,
Ullam killinaai
You pinched my heart,
Kadhalil theeyilae ennai thallinaai
And pushed me into the fire of love.
Kdhal mazhiyinilae anbe
In the rain of love, my dear,
Naan unakkul ulavida vendum
I wish to wander within you.
Moga theeyinilae nathiyae
In the fire of desire, my river,
Un ilamaiyil kuliththida vendum
I wish to bathe in your youth.
Bhoomiyilae piranthaai piranthaen
You were born on earth, and so was I,
Ennuyiraai irunthaai irunthaen
You existed as my soul, and so did I,
Adi kaalam ellaam unnaiththaanae
Oh, across all time, it is you,
Kannukkullae sumanthaen
Whom I carried safely inside my eyes.
Yenadi yenadi
Why oh why, my girl,
Ullam killinaai
You pinched my heart,
Kadhalil theeyilae ennai thallinaai
And pushed me into the fire of love.
Nee thottu pesinaal
When you touch me and speak,
Naan poovaai aagiraen
I turn into a soft flower.
Nee vittu ponathum
The moment you leave me,
Perum kallaai pogiraen
I turn into a heavy stone.
Nee koduththa kaattrilthaan
Only in the breath you gave me,
Naan innum vaazhgiraen
Am I still living.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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