- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Movie name
- Kayal
- Movie release year
- 2014
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Dec 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Yengirindhu Vandhaaiyo from the movie Kayal (2014) is a deeply moving romantic track capturing a woman's intense longing and preoccupation following a brief encounter with her beloved. She wonders about his mysterious arrival and sudden disappearance, describing how his presence lingers continuously in every mundane household chore—whether she is sprinkling water outside her home, washing clothes, or preparing food on a grinding stone.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Aaanji vacha keera pola”
Compares the emotional turbulence in her mind to harvested greens being vigorously churned during cooking, using the comparative suffix 'pola' (like).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thunimaniya thovakkayila / Enna neeyum puliyiriyae”
Metaphorically compares her emotional state while washing clothes to being wrung out like wet fabric by his overwhelming memory.
Monai (First-letter Alliteration)
“Yengirindhu vandhaaiyo / Yedhukkaaga vandhaaiyo”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'Ye' at the start of consecutive lines creates rhythmic flow.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Ada neeyum maraindhaayae / Mella kaattril karaindhaayae”
The matching end sounds ('maraindhaayae' / 'karaindhaayae') establish a melancholic, lyrical cadence.
Did you know?
Trivia
The film Kayal (2014) was directed by Prabhu Solomon with a musical score composed by D. Imman. Lyricist Yugabharathi skillfully grounded the emotional depth of love by weaving daily rural household chores—such as grinding coconut on an 'ammi' (grinding stone) and washing clothes—into romantic metaphors.
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