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Lyrics & meaning

Yenintha Kobam

From Deiva Kuzhanthaikal · 1973

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
V. Kumar
Movie name
Deiva Kuzhanthaikal
Movie release year
1973
Lyrics added on
30 May 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaenintha kobam yaenintha vegam
Yaenintha kobam yaenintha vegam
Nillungal selvangalae
Punnagai kolam podungal kannil
Poo muththam sinthungalaen
……………….
Yaenintha kobam yaenintha vegam
Nillungal selvangalae
Punnagai kolam podungal kannil
Poo muththam sinthungalaen
Karkandu pola rendu vaarththai pesungal
Kaiyodu thaen saerththu aadi paadungal
Karkandu pola rendu vaarththai pesungal
Kaiyodu thaen saerththu aadi paadungal
Raja nadaiyum rani azhagum
Ennaalum en sonthamae
Pasaththai ninaiththu kobaththai maranthaal
Pasaththai ninaiththu kobaththai maranthaal
Ulagam nam sondhamae…
Yaenintha kobam yaenintha vegam
Nillungal selvangalae
Punnagai kolam podungal kannil
Poo muththam sinthungalaen
Eppothum thappaamal unmai sollanum
Yaarodum modhamal nesam kollanum
Oorum pesum pottrum vagaiyil
Vaazhga en kangalae
Ulagai mathiththu uravai anaiththu
Ulagai mathiththu uravai anaiththu
Valarga pon maangalae
Yaenintha kobam yaenintha vegam
Nillungal selvangalae
Punnagai kolam podungal kannil
Poo muththam sinthungalaen
…………….
Why this anger, why this haste?
Why this anger, why this haste?
Stop, my precious treasures!
Draw decorative kolams of smiles in your eyes,
Won't you shower sweet, flower-like kisses?
...
Why this anger, why this haste?
Stop, my precious treasures!
Draw decorative kolams of smiles in your eyes,
Won't you shower sweet, flower-like kisses?
Speak a few words sweet as rock candy,
Dance and sing as if gathering honey in your hands.
Speak a few words sweet as rock candy,
Dance and sing as if gathering honey in your hands.
The kingly gait and queenly charm,
Are forever my very own.
If you think of affection and forget your anger,
If you think of affection and forget your anger,
The whole world will belong to us...
Why this anger, why this haste?
Stop, my precious treasures!
Draw decorative kolams of smiles in your eyes,
Won't you shower sweet, flower-like kisses?
Always speak the truth without fail,
Offer love without fighting with anyone.
In a manner that the world praises,
Live long, my dear eyes!
Respecting the world and embracing kinship,
Respecting the world and embracing kinship,
Grow and flourish, my golden deer!
Why this anger, why this haste?
Stop, my precious treasures!
Draw decorative kolams of smiles in your eyes,
Won't you shower sweet, flower-like kisses?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Yaenintha Kobam Yaenintha Vegam' is a tender, paternal song from the 1973 movie Deiva Kuzhanthaikal, where a loving father soothes his upset children. He gently admonishes their anger and haste, encouraging them to fill their eyes with joyful smiles instead. Calling them his precious treasures, his eyes, and his golden deer, he reminds them of how much happiness their innocent joy brings to his life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uwamai Ani)

Karkandu pola rendu vaarththai pesungal

Compares sweet, gentle speech directly to 'karkandu' (rock candy) using the explicit comparison word 'pola'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Punnagai kolam podungal kannil

Metaphorically compares the expression of a smile appearing in the eyes to drawing a traditional rangoli ('kolam').

Metaphor / Term of Endearment

Vaazhga en kangalae / Valarga pon maangalae

The children are poetically addressed as 'kangalae' (my eyes) and 'pon maangalae' (golden deer), expressing deep affection.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Eppothum thappaamal unmai sollanum / Yaarodum modhamal nesam kollanum

The lines end with rhythmic, rhyming endings ('sollanum' / 'kollanum') creating a pleasant melodic cadence.

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Trivia

The film 'Deiva Kuzhanthaikal' (1973) was directed by SP. Muthuraman early in his career. The song features music by V. Kumar, a talented composer known for soft, melodic tunes, with lyrics penned by Kavinar Kannadasan and sung effortlessly by T. M. Soundararajan.

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