Yengirindhu Vandhayo
From Kayal · 2014
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Kayal2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| {Yengirindhu vandhaaiyo | Where did you come from? |
| Yedhukkaaga vandhaaiyo | For what reason did you come? |
| Yennamo sonnaayae | You said something to me, |
| Kadha pesi ponaayae | You chatted and left. |
| Adhai naanum ariyum munnae | Even before I could realize it, |
| Ada neeyum maraindhaayae | Oh, you disappeared! |
| Mella kaattril karaindhaayae} (2) | You slowly dissolved into the breeze. |
| Female | |
| Vaasaththanni thelikkayila | When I sprinkle water at the doorstep, |
| Vandhu neeyum nanaikkiriyae | You come and drench me. |
| Thunimaniya thovakkayila | When I wash the clothes, |
| Enna neeyum puliyiriyae | You wring me out like cloth. |
| Female | |
| Aaanji vacha keera pola | Like plucked greens waiting to be churned, |
| Nenapula nee kadayiriyae | You churn me in your thoughts. |
| Ammi vacha thaenga sillaa | Like a piece of coconut placed on the grinding stone, |
| Adi manasa nasukkuriyae | You crush the bottom of my heart. |
| Female | |
| Ada neeyum maraindhaayae | Oh, you disappeared! |
| Mella kaattril karaindhaayae | You slowly dissolved into the breeze. |
| Female | |
| Yengirindhu vandhaaiyo | Where did you come from? |
| Yedhukkaaga vandhaaiyo | For what reason did you come? |
| Female | |
| Nadakkayila thodarndhu vara | When I walk, you follow along, |
| Nadu naduvae maranjidura | Yet in between, you vanish. |
| Thala mudiya odhukkayilum | Even when I push back my hair, |
| Vagudukkulla olinjidura | You hide inside my parting. |
| Female | |
| Kannukulla irukkum unna | You, who reside inside my eyes, |
| Kaluvi vida manamillayae | I do not have the heart to wash you away. |
| Ullukulla arukkum unna | You, who cut away deep inside me, |
| Odhara oru valiyillayae | There is no way for me to shake you off. |
| Female | |
| Ada neeyum maraindhaayae | Oh, you disappeared! |
| Mella kaattril karaindhaayae | You slowly dissolved into the breeze. |
| Female | |
| Mm….mmm…mm… | Mm....mmm...mm... |
| Uyirodu uraindhaayae… | You froze and merged with my very soul... |
எங்கிருந்து வந்தாயோ
எதுக்காக வந்தாயோ
என்னமோ சொன்னாயே
கத பேசி போனாயே
அதை நானும் அறியும் முன்னே
அட நீயும் மறைந்தாயே
மெல்லக் காற்றில் கரைந்தாயே
Where did you come from?
For what reason did you come?
You said something to me,
You chatted and left.
Even before I could realize it,
Oh, you disappeared!
You slowly dissolved into the breeze.
எங்கிருந்து வந்தாயோ
எதுக்காக வந்தாயோ
என்னமோ சொன்னாயே
கத பேசி போனாயே
அதை நானும் அறியும் முன்னே
அட நீயும் மறைந்தாயே
மெல்லக் காற்றில் கரைந்தாயே
When I sprinkle water at the doorstep,
You come and drench me.
When I wash the clothes,
You wring me out like cloth.
வாசத்தண்ணி தெளிக்கையில
வந்து நீயும் நனைக்கிறியே
துணிமணிய துவைக்கையிலே
என்ன நீயும் புளியிறியே
Like plucked greens waiting to be churned,
You churn me in your thoughts.
Like a piece of coconut placed on the grinding stone,
You crush the bottom of my heart.
ஆஞ்சி வச்ச கீர போல
நினைப்புல தான் கரையிரியே
அம்மி வச்ச தேங்கா சில்லா
அடி மனச நசுக்குறியே
Oh, you disappeared!
You slowly dissolved into the breeze.
அட நீயும் மறைந்தாயே
மெல்லக் காற்றில் கரைந்தாயே
Where did you come from?
For what reason did you come?
எங்கிருந்து வந்தாயோ
எதுக்காக வந்தாயோ
When I walk, you follow along,
Yet in between, you vanish.
Even when I push back my hair,
You hide inside my parting.
நடக்கையில தொடர்ந்து வர
நடு நடுவே மறஞ்சுடுர
தலைமுடிய ஒதுக்கையில
வகிடுக்குள்ள ஒழிஞ்சுடுர
You, who reside inside my eyes,
I do not have the heart to wash you away.
You, who cut away deep inside me,
There is no way for me to shake you off.
கண்ணுக்குள்ள இருக்கும் உன்ன
கழுவிவிட மனமில்லையே
உள்ளுக்குள்ள அறுக்கும் உன்ன
ஒதர ஒரு வழி இல்லையே
Oh, you disappeared!
You slowly dissolved into the breeze.
அட நீயும் மறைந்தாயே
மெல்லக் காற்றில் கரைந்தாயே
Mm....mmm...mm...
You froze and merged with my very soul...
ம்ம்ம்....ம்ம்ம்.....ம்ம்ம்...
உயிரோடு உறைந்தாயே.........
{Yengirindhu vandhaaiyo
Where did you come from?
Yedhukkaaga vandhaaiyo
For what reason did you come?
Yennamo sonnaayae
You said something to me,
Kadha pesi ponaayae
You chatted and left.
Adhai naanum ariyum munnae
Even before I could realize it,
Ada neeyum maraindhaayae
Oh, you disappeared!
Mella kaattril karaindhaayae} (2)
You slowly dissolved into the breeze.
Vaasaththanni thelikkayila
When I sprinkle water at the doorstep,
Vandhu neeyum nanaikkiriyae
You come and drench me.
Thunimaniya thovakkayila
When I wash the clothes,
Enna neeyum puliyiriyae
You wring me out like cloth.
Aaanji vacha keera pola
Like plucked greens waiting to be churned,
Nenapula nee kadayiriyae
You churn me in your thoughts.
Ammi vacha thaenga sillaa
Like a piece of coconut placed on the grinding stone,
Adi manasa nasukkuriyae
You crush the bottom of my heart.
Ada neeyum maraindhaayae
Oh, you disappeared!
Mella kaattril karaindhaayae
You slowly dissolved into the breeze.
Yengirindhu vandhaaiyo
Where did you come from?
Yedhukkaaga vandhaaiyo
For what reason did you come?
Nadakkayila thodarndhu vara
When I walk, you follow along,
Nadu naduvae maranjidura
Yet in between, you vanish.
Thala mudiya odhukkayilum
Even when I push back my hair,
Vagudukkulla olinjidura
You hide inside my parting.
Kannukulla irukkum unna
You, who reside inside my eyes,
Kaluvi vida manamillayae
I do not have the heart to wash you away.
Ullukulla arukkum unna
You, who cut away deep inside me,
Odhara oru valiyillayae
There is no way for me to shake you off.
Ada neeyum maraindhaayae
Oh, you disappeared!
Mella kaattril karaindhaayae
You slowly dissolved into the breeze.
Mm….mmm…mm…
Mm....mmm...mm...
Uyirodu uraindhaayae…
You froze and merged with my very soul...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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.
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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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