- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Music director
- S. S. Thaman
- Movie name
- Yaar Ivan
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Jun 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Yeno Yeno' is a playful and breezy romantic song expressing the overwhelming, euphoric feelings of falling head over heels in love. The protagonist reflects on how love has completely transformed his world, causing him to feel weightless like cotton, float like a satellite, and lose himself in thought day and night. Filled with modern metaphors and colloquial expressions, the protagonist promises total devotion—from serving morning coffee to capturing her smile as a ringtone, and wanting to lock his eyelids shut just to preserve a dream of her.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Panju pola unaalae / Naanum midhakkiren di”
Compares the feeling of being in love to floating lightly like cotton using the explicit simile marker 'pola'.
Simile / Modern Imagery
“Mangalyaanai pol parappenae”
Compares the lover's soaring feelings to the Indian Mars Orbiter spacecraft (Mangalyaan).
Ethugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Mangalyaanai pol parappenae / Mangai un meedhu midhappenae”
The second consonant sound 'ng' (ங்) matches across consecutive lines, creating Tamil rhythmic harmony.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)
“Kannae nee kanavil vandhaal / Imai rendai thaippen”
An affectionate exaggeration where the speaker claims he will stitch his eyelids shut to stay in a dream featuring his lover.
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Trivia
'Yaar Ivan' (2018) was a Tamil-Telugu bilingual action thriller starring Sachiin J. Joshi and Esha Gupta, directed by Tatineni Satya. The song's energetic and modern pop track was composed by S. S. Thaman, with lyrics written by the renowned late lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar.
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