Yendi Paathagathi
From Naiyaandi · 2013
- Lyricist
- Devendran
- Singer
- Gold Devaraj
- Music director
- Ghibran
- Details
- Naiyaandi2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yendi paathagathi | Why, oh cruel woman? |
| Enna neeyum yechiputta | Why did you trick and deceive me? |
| Oruthi nee oruthi | You, just a single woman, |
| Uyir kaatha theechi putta | Burnt down the life I held onto. |
| Male | |
| Ipadiya en pozhappu | Is my life meant to be like this? |
| Enna thaan di un nenappu | What on earth are you thinking? |
| Ipadiya en pozhappu | Is my life meant to be like this? |
| Enna thaan di un nenappu | What on earth are you thinking? |
| Male | |
| Yendi paathagathi…eee | Why, oh cruel woman? |
| Paathagathi..eee | Oh cruel woman! |
| Male | |
| Sikki mukki kannallae | With your flintstone-like eyes, |
| En nenja yerichavalae | Oh woman who scorched my heart! |
| Pattaampoochiya thaan | Just like a delicate butterfly, |
| Savukaalae adichavalae | Oh woman who struck me with a whip! |
| Male | |
| En nelama thaan mosam | My condition is truly terrible, |
| Ithil enna sandhosam | What joy do you find in this? |
| En nelama thaan mosam | My condition is truly terrible, |
| Ithil enna sandhosam | What joy do you find in this? |
| Male | |
| Yendi paathagathi…eee | Why, oh cruel woman? |
| Paathagathi..eee | Oh cruel woman! |
ஏண்டி பாதகத்தி
என்ன நீயும் ஏச்சிபுட்ட
ஒருத்தி நீ ஒருத்தி
உயிர் காத்த தீச்சிபுட்ட
Why, oh cruel woman?
Why did you trick and deceive me?
You, just a single woman,
Burnt down the life I held onto.
இப்படியா என் பொழப்பு
என்ன தாண்டி உன் நெனப்பு
இப்படியா என் பொழப்பு
என்ன தாண்டி உன் நெனப்பு
Is my life meant to be like this?
What on earth are you thinking?
Is my life meant to be like this?
What on earth are you thinking?
ஏண்டி பாதகத்தி ...
பாதகத்தி ...
Why, oh cruel woman?
Oh cruel woman!
சிக்கி முக்கி கண்ணாலே
என் நெஞ்ச எரிச்சவளே
பட்டாம்பூச்சிய தான்
சவுக்கால அடிச்சவளே
With your flintstone-like eyes,
Oh woman who scorched my heart!
Just like a delicate butterfly,
Oh woman who struck me with a whip!
என் நெலம தான் மோசம்
இதில் என்ன சந்தோஷம்
என் நெலம தான் மோசம்
இதில் என்ன சந்தோஷம்
My condition is truly terrible,
What joy do you find in this?
My condition is truly terrible,
What joy do you find in this?
ஏண்டி பாதகத்தி ...
பாதகத்தி ...
Why, oh cruel woman?
Oh cruel woman!
Yendi paathagathi
Why, oh cruel woman?
Enna neeyum yechiputta
Why did you trick and deceive me?
Oruthi nee oruthi
You, just a single woman,
Uyir kaatha theechi putta
Burnt down the life I held onto.
Ipadiya en pozhappu
Is my life meant to be like this?
Enna thaan di un nenappu
What on earth are you thinking?
Ipadiya en pozhappu
Is my life meant to be like this?
Enna thaan di un nenappu
What on earth are you thinking?
Yendi paathagathi…eee
Why, oh cruel woman?
Paathagathi..eee
Oh cruel woman!
Sikki mukki kannallae
With your flintstone-like eyes,
En nenja yerichavalae
Oh woman who scorched my heart!
Pattaampoochiya thaan
Just like a delicate butterfly,
Savukaalae adichavalae
Oh woman who struck me with a whip!
En nelama thaan mosam
My condition is truly terrible,
Ithil enna sandhosam
What joy do you find in this?
En nelama thaan mosam
My condition is truly terrible,
Ithil enna sandhosam
What joy do you find in this?
Yendi paathagathi…eee
Why, oh cruel woman?
Paathagathi..eee
Oh cruel woman!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Yendi Paathagathi' from the movie Naiyaandi is a rustic lamentation of a young man suffering from heartbreak. He addresses his beloved as a 'paathagathi' (cruel woman) for deceiving him and throwing his life into disarray. Through expressive folk metaphors, he questions her motives and expresses how her mesmerizing yet sharp gaze and actions have destroyed his peace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Sikki mukki kannallae”
The lover's eyes are compared to 'sikki mukki' (flintstones) that create sparks to ignite and burn the protagonist's heart.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Pattaampoochiya thaan savukaalae adichavalae”
Striking a fragile butterfly with a whip is an exaggerated image used to emphasize the extreme cruelty felt by the vulnerable lover.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Ipadiya en pozhappu / Enna thaan di un nenappu”
The words 'pozhappu' and 'nenappu' rhyme at the end of consecutive lines, providing a rhythmic cadence characteristic of Tamil folk songs.
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Trivia
'Yendi Paathagathi' is a vibrant folk track composed by Ghibran for the 2013 comedy-film Naiyaandi, featuring Dhanush and Nazriya Nazim. Sung with earthy energy by Velmurugan, the song uses local Tamil idioms and rustic poetic imagery to deliver a memorable heartbreak anthem.
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