Yennada Yennada
From Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam · 2013
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Yennada yennada.. yennada yennada | What is this, guy.. what is this, guy.. |
| Yennada yennada.. unnaalae thollaiya pochu | Hey guy, hey guy.. because of you, it has become such a trouble! |
| Sollavae illaiyae.. thanalae ennavo aachu | You didn't even say anything.. but something just happened on its own. |
| Aaramal pozhambavidum | Leaving me rambling without cooling down... |
| Paarthaalae pathungividum vaal paiyan neethaane da | Aren't you that mischievous boy who makes others duck for cover just by a glance? |
| Male | |
| Lalalala lala ra rae ra rae.. | Lalalala lala ra rae ra rae.. |
| Lalalala lala rararae rarae | Lalalala lala rararae rarae |
| Lalalala lala ra rae ra rae.. ra rae ra rae..ohhh.. | Lalalala lala ra rae ra rae.. ra rae ra rae..ohhh.. |
| Female :Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra… | Female: Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra… |
| Female | |
| Naan oyatha vaayadi pesama ponen | I, a chatterbox who never stopped talking, have gone completely silent. |
| Pottu chedi naannn.. muttu vedichen | I was like a potted plant.. but I burst open like a blooming flower bud! |
| Olungaana maathiri naanu vilangaama pogurenae | I used to be a proper girl, but now I'm acting completely wild and lost! |
| Vidinjaalum thoongura aalu orangaama yengurenae | I used to sleep even after dawn, but now I lie awake yearning without sleep. |
| Unnoda paesidavae ulooru aasa koodipochu | My deep inner desire to talk to you has grown so much. |
| Kannadi parthidavum ennoda thegam maariyae pochu pochu | Looking into the mirror, my body feels like it has completely transformed. |
| Yennada yennada.. unnaalae thollaiya pochu | Hey guy, hey guy.. because of you, it has become such a trouble! |
| Sollave illaiyae.. | You didn't even say anything.. |
| Female | |
| Oh nee lesaga paarthaalum loosagi poren | Oh, even if you glance at me casually, I go totally crazy! |
| Pacha nerupa pathikiduren | I catch fire like fresh green wood! |
| Vilayatu bommaya pola udanjenae naanum kuda | Even I broke into pieces like a toy doll. |
| Aniniyam pannura kaathal adangaama aattam poda | As this unruly love acts completely out of control, |
| Pollatha un nenappu eppothum potti pottu kolla | Wicked thoughts of you are constantly competing to overwhelm me. |
| Pogatha kovilukkum naan poven poosa pannuran enna solla | I visit temples I have never been to and offer prayers—what more can I say? |
| Female | |
| Yennada.. oh yennada | Hey guy.. oh hey guy |
| Ohhhhh yennada yennada.. unnaale thollaiya pochu | Ohhhhh hey guy, hey guy.. because of you, it has become such a trouble! |
| Sollavae illaiyae.. thanaalae ennavo aachu | You didn't even say anything.. but something just happened on its own. |
| Aaramal pozhambavidum | Leaving me rambling without cooling down... |
| Paarthaalae pathungividum vaal paiyan neethaanae da | Aren't you that mischievous boy who makes others duck for cover just by a glance? |
| Yennada yennada.. yennada yennnada | What is this, guy.. what is this, guy.. |
என்னடா என்னடா
என்னடா என்னடா என்னடா
என்னடா உன்னாலே தொல்லையா
போச்சு சொல்லவே இல்லையே
தன்னாலே என்னவோ ஆச்சு
ஆறாமல் பொலம்பவிடும்
பாா்த்தாலே பதுங்கிவிடும்
வால் பையன் நீதானேடா
What is this, guy.. what is this, guy..
Hey guy, hey guy.. because of you, it has become such a trouble!
You didn't even say anything.. but something just happened on its own.
Leaving me rambling without cooling down...
Aren't you that mischievous boy who makes others duck for cover just by a glance?
என்னடா என்னடா
உன்னாலே தொல்லையா
போச்சு சொல்லவே இல்லையே
தன்னாலே என்னவோ ஆச்சு
Lalalala lala ra rae ra rae..
Lalalala lala rararae rarae
Lalalala lala ra rae ra rae.. ra rae ra rae..ohhh..
Female: Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra…
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I, a chatterbox who never stopped talking, have gone completely silent.
I was like a potted plant.. but I burst open like a blooming flower bud!
I used to be a proper girl, but now I'm acting completely wild and lost!
I used to sleep even after dawn, but now I lie awake yearning without sleep.
My deep inner desire to talk to you has grown so much.
Looking into the mirror, my body feels like it has completely transformed.
Hey guy, hey guy.. because of you, it has become such a trouble!
You didn't even say anything..
நான் ஓயாத வாயாடி
பேசாம போனேன் பொட்டுச்
செடி நான் முட்டு வெடிச்சேன்
ஒழுங்கான மாதிாி நானு
விளங்காம போகுறேனே
விடிஞ்சாலும் தூங்குற ஆளு
ஒரங்காம ஏங்குறேனே உன்னோட
பேசிடவே உள் நூறு ஆச கூடிப்போச்சு
கண்ணாடி பாா்த்திடவும் என்னோட தேகம்
மாறியே போச்சு போச்சு
Oh, even if you glance at me casually, I go totally crazy!
I catch fire like fresh green wood!
Even I broke into pieces like a toy doll.
As this unruly love acts completely out of control,
Wicked thoughts of you are constantly competing to overwhelm me.
I visit temples I have never been to and offer prayers—what more can I say?
என்னடா என்னடா
உன்னாலே தொல்லையா
போச்சு சொல்லவே இல்லையே
Hey guy.. oh hey guy
Ohhhhh hey guy, hey guy.. because of you, it has become such a trouble!
You didn't even say anything.. but something just happened on its own.
Leaving me rambling without cooling down...
Aren't you that mischievous boy who makes others duck for cover just by a glance?
What is this, guy.. what is this, guy..
ஓ நீ லேசாக பாா்த்தாலும்
லூசாகிப் போறேன் பச்ச நெருப்ப
பத்திகிடுறேன் விளையாட்டுப்
பொம்மைய போல ஒடஞ்சேனே
நானும் கூட அநியாயம் பண்ணுற
காதல் அடங்காம ஆட்டம் போட
பொல்லாத உன் நெனப்பு எப்போதும்
போட்டிப் போட்டுக் கொல்ல போகாத
கோயிலுக்கும் நான் போவேன்
பூச பண்ணறான் என்ன சொல்ல
என்னடா ஓ என்னடா
ஓ என்னடா என்னடா உன்னாலே
தொல்லையா போச்சு சொல்லவே
இல்லையே தன்னாலே என்னவோ
ஆச்சு ஆறாமல் பொலம்பவிடும்
பாா்த்தாலே பதுங்கிவிடும்
வால் பையன் நீதானேடா
என்னடா என்னடா
என்னடா என்னடா
Yennada yennada.. yennada yennada
What is this, guy.. what is this, guy..
Yennada yennada.. unnaalae thollaiya pochu
Hey guy, hey guy.. because of you, it has become such a trouble!
Sollavae illaiyae.. thanalae ennavo aachu
You didn't even say anything.. but something just happened on its own.
Aaramal pozhambavidum
Leaving me rambling without cooling down...
Paarthaalae pathungividum vaal paiyan neethaane da
Aren't you that mischievous boy who makes others duck for cover just by a glance?
Lalalala lala ra rae ra rae..
Lalalala lala ra rae ra rae..
Lalalala lala rararae rarae
Lalalala lala rararae rarae
Lalalala lala ra rae ra rae.. ra rae ra rae..ohhh..
Lalalala lala ra rae ra rae.. ra rae ra rae..ohhh..
Female :Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra…
Female: Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra…
Naan oyatha vaayadi pesama ponen
I, a chatterbox who never stopped talking, have gone completely silent.
Pottu chedi naannn.. muttu vedichen
I was like a potted plant.. but I burst open like a blooming flower bud!
Olungaana maathiri naanu vilangaama pogurenae
I used to be a proper girl, but now I'm acting completely wild and lost!
Vidinjaalum thoongura aalu orangaama yengurenae
I used to sleep even after dawn, but now I lie awake yearning without sleep.
Unnoda paesidavae ulooru aasa koodipochu
My deep inner desire to talk to you has grown so much.
Kannadi parthidavum ennoda thegam maariyae pochu pochu
Looking into the mirror, my body feels like it has completely transformed.
Yennada yennada.. unnaalae thollaiya pochu
Hey guy, hey guy.. because of you, it has become such a trouble!
Sollave illaiyae..
You didn't even say anything..
Oh nee lesaga paarthaalum loosagi poren
Oh, even if you glance at me casually, I go totally crazy!
Pacha nerupa pathikiduren
I catch fire like fresh green wood!
Vilayatu bommaya pola udanjenae naanum kuda
Even I broke into pieces like a toy doll.
Aniniyam pannura kaathal adangaama aattam poda
As this unruly love acts completely out of control,
Pollatha un nenappu eppothum potti pottu kolla
Wicked thoughts of you are constantly competing to overwhelm me.
Pogatha kovilukkum naan poven poosa pannuran enna solla
I visit temples I have never been to and offer prayers—what more can I say?
Yennada.. oh yennada
Hey guy.. oh hey guy
Ohhhhh yennada yennada.. unnaale thollaiya pochu
Ohhhhh hey guy, hey guy.. because of you, it has become such a trouble!
Sollavae illaiyae.. thanaalae ennavo aachu
You didn't even say anything.. but something just happened on its own.
Aaramal pozhambavidum
Leaving me rambling without cooling down...
Paarthaalae pathungividum vaal paiyan neethaanae da
Aren't you that mischievous boy who makes others duck for cover just by a glance?
Yennada yennada.. yennada yennnada
What is this, guy.. what is this, guy..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and expressive song portrays a young village woman experiencing the overwhelming onset of first love. Directed at a mischievous local boy, she playfully laments how he has turned her life upside down without even uttering a word. Once an unstoppable chatterbox and a lazy sleeper, she now finds herself quietly longing for him, losing sleep, and acting completely out of character. The lyrics capture her internal confusion and romantic awakening through vivid rural imagery and metaphors. She describes her feelings as an uncontrollable fire and her personality breaking down like a toy under the weight of her affection. Despite the playful annoyance she expresses, the song celebrates the sweetness and total surrender that comes with falling in love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Yennada yennada.. unnaalae thollaiya pochu”
The second consonant sound 'nn' (ன) rhymes between 'Yennada' and 'unnaalae'.
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Vilayatu bommaya pola udanjenae naanum kuda”
The singer compares her emotional breakdown/surrender to love directly to a toy doll breaking apart ('bommaya pola').
Metaphor (Uruvagam Ani)
“Pottu chedi naannn.. muttu vedichen”
The singer metaphorically describes herself as a quiet potted plant whose emotional awakening is like a flower bud bursting open.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Olungaana maathiri naanu vilangaama pogurenae / Vidinjaalum thoongura aalu orangaama yengurenae”
The consecutive lines end with matching rhyming suffixes ('pogurenae' / 'yengurenae').
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Trivia
Although listed as Unknown in the context prompt, this popular track from 'Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam' (2013) was composed by D. Imman and sung by acclaimed playback singer Shreya Ghoshal. Yuga Bharathi's lyrics beautifully capture colloquial rural Tamil expressions (like 'vaal paiyan' for a mischievous boy and 'vaayadi' for a talkative girl). The song was a major hit across Tamil Nadu for its catchy rhythm and Shreya Ghoshal's playful vocal delivery.
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