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Yenamma Sivandhadhu Song

From Veli Thandiya Velladu · 1980

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
Vani Jairam, Chorus
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Veli Thandiya Velladu
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
25 Nov 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaenammaa sivanthathu intha kannam
Ennammaa solluthu intha kangal
Yaarammaa sollammaa antha kalvan
Naanamaa innumaa nangai munnae…
Onnum theriyaatha chinnakkaa
Oduraa paarudi chellakkaa
Thiruttu muzhi muzhikkiraa
Edhukku chummaa sirikkiraa…
Yaenammaa sivanthathu intha kannam
Ennammaa solluthu intha kangal
Yaarammaa sollammaa antha kalvan
Naanamaa innumaa nangai munnae…
Kattaana kaalai vanthu
Thottuththaan paarththaano
Kannaalum karuththaalum
Kadhal un mael kondaano
Mottaana un maeni
Malaraakki vittaano…oo…aa…aa…
Muththaana muththaththil
Mukkaalam maranthaano
Yaenammaa sivanthathu intha kannam
Ennammaa solluthu intha kangal
Yaarammaa sollammaa antha kalvan
Naanamaa innumaa nangai munnae…
Iravellaam Yaenothaan
Thoongaamal vizhiththaayo
Yaekkaththaal thookkaththil
Kanavondru kandaayo
Iravellaam Yaenothaan
Thoongaamal vizhiththaayo
Yaekkaththaal thookkaththil
Kanavondru kandaayo
Kanavaal nee ninaivindri
Yaethaetho sonnaayo
Kadhalanai enniththaan unnai
Neeyae anaiththaayo
Yaenammaa sivanthathu intha kannam
Ennammaa solluthu intha kangal
Yaarammaa sollammaa antha kalvan
Naanamaa innumaa nangai munnae…
Onnum theriyaatha chinnakkaa
Oduraa paarudi chellakkaa
Thiruttu muzhi muzhikkiraa
Edhukku chummaa sirikkiraa…
Medai ondru vanthidumaa
Maalai rendu thanthidumaa
Manjam athil konjinaal
Mangai malar malarumaa
Medai ondru vanthidumaa
Maalai rendu thanthidumaa
Manjam athil konjinaal
Mangai malar malarumaa
Kattil tharum sugaththai
Thottil magan tharumaa
Kattil tharum sugaththai
Thottil magan tharumaa
Mazhalai mozhi kettathum
Manavaazhkkai kaniyumaa
Onnum theriyaatha chinnakkaa
Oduraa paarudi chellakkaa
Thiruttu muzhi muzhikkiraa
Edhukku chummaa sirikkiraa…
Why did these cheeks blush red, my dear?
What are these eyes trying to say?
Who is that thief? Tell me, girl!
Are you still feeling shy before your friends?
Pretending she knows nothing, the innocent girl,
Look at her run away, friends!
Giving such guilty, sneaky looks,
Why is she giggling for no reason?
Why did these cheeks blush red, my dear?
What are these eyes trying to say?
Who is that thief? Tell me, girl!
Are you still feeling shy before your friends?
Did a sturdy young man arrive
and gently reach out to touch you?
With his eyes and with his heart,
did he fall deeply in love with you?
Did he turn your budding body
into a fully blossomed flower? Oh... ah... ah...
With a precious, pearl-like kiss,
did he forget all time?
Why did these cheeks blush red, my dear?
What are these eyes trying to say?
Who is that thief? Tell me, girl!
Are you still feeling shy before your friends?
Why did you stay awake all night,
unable to fall asleep?
Or lost in longing, as you slept,
did you see a sweet dream?
Why did you stay awake all night,
unable to fall asleep?
Or lost in longing, as you slept,
did you see a sweet dream?
Lost in that dream, without realizing,
did you whisper sweet nothings?
Thinking of your lover,
did you wrap your arms around yourself?
Why did these cheeks blush red, my dear?
What are these eyes trying to say?
Who is that thief? Tell me, girl!
Are you still feeling shy before your friends?
Pretending she knows nothing, the innocent girl,
Look at her run away, friends!
Giving such guilty, sneaky looks,
Why is she giggling for no reason?
Will a wedding stage be set soon?
Will two flower garlands be exchanged?
When lovers cuddle on the marriage bed,
will the flower of womanhood blossom?
Will a wedding stage be set soon?
Will two flower garlands be exchanged?
When lovers cuddle on the marriage bed,
will the flower of womanhood blossom?
Will the joy born of the marriage bed
be completed by a baby in the cradle?
Will the joy born of the marriage bed
be completed by a baby in the cradle?
Once you hear that sweet baby talk,
will your married life truly blossom?
Pretending she knows nothing, the innocent girl,
Look at her run away, friends!
Giving such guilty, sneaky looks,
Why is she giggling for no reason?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful track from 'Veli Thandiya Velladu' (1980) features a group of female friends lovingly teasing a young woman who has just experienced the awakening of love. They notice her blushing cheeks, nervous laughter, and guilty glances, teasing her for pretending to be an innocent girl while staying awake all night lost in romantic dreams and longing for her lover.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Kattil tharum sugaththai / Thottil magan tharumaa

The second consonant 'tt' (ட்) rhymes across consecutive lines ('Kattil' and 'Thottil').

Monai (First Letter Alliteration)

Mottaana un maeni / Malaraakki vittaano

Repetition of the initial 'M' sound ('Mottaana', 'maeni', 'Malaraakki') creates melodic alliteration.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Mottaana un maeni / Malaraakki vittaano

Comparing the young woman's youth and body to an unopened flower bud ('Mottu') that blossoms into a flower ('Malar') upon experiencing love.

Personification / Cultural Epithet

Yaarammaa sollammaa antha kalvan

Referring to the lover as a 'kalvan' (thief) who has stolen her heart, a traditional poetic convention in Tamil romantic literature.

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Trivia

Composed by the veteran musical duo Shankar-Ganesh and written by the legendary lyricist Kannadasan, 'Yaenammaa Sivanthathu Intha Kannam' features Vani Jairam's versatile vocals alongside chorus support. The song encapsulates the classic 1980s Tamil film song structure for teasing dance/folky numbers showcasing female camaraderie.

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