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Lyrics & meaning

Yethi Vacha Deepam

From Aayusu Nooru · 2015

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singer
P. Jayachandran
Music director
T. Rajendar
Movie name
Aayusu Nooru
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
30 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Yethi vecha deepam erigindra neram
Enna theerndhu pochu
Kaadhalicha paavam kai pidikkum neram
Ellaam maari pochu
Thandhaananae nanenaana…(4)
Kena paiyan oorukkulla
Kirukku paiyan nattaamai
Karppu ketta ponnu endru
Solluradhu yedhunmai
Yethi vecha deepam erigindra neram
Enna theerndhu pochu
Kaadhalicha paavam kai pidikkum neram
Ellaam maari pochu
Pana marathu pakkathula
Paal kudichu ninnavala
Kal kudichu ninnaalendru
Kadha onnu sonnagalae
Seethiyai thaan theeyil irakki
Sodhanai thaan seidhaanga
paedhaiyai thaan theruvil irakki
Pulli onnu vechaaga
Kel viragil nei rombha
Vadiyudhu sonnaaga
Ketpavanga buthi kettu
Thonnaiyodu ninnaaga
Yethi vecha deepam erigindra neram
Enna theerndhu pochu
Kaadhalicha paavam kai pidikkum neram
Ellaam maari pochu
Vennaiyadhu theralaiyilae
Thaazhiyum thaan odanjadhunnu
Penmai iva vaazhkaiyilae
Thaali kattumaalum maara
Thala kuninju ponaa ponnu
Thalaivanum thaan azhudhaan ninnu
Manamodanju mangai kannu
Pongi varum gangai endru
Vella kaakka oorukkulla
Parakkudhunnu sonnaaga
Vevestha ketta aalugalum
Annaandhu paarthaaga
Yethi vecha deepam erigindra neram
Enna theerndhu pochu
Kaadhalicha paavam kai pidikkum neram
Ellaam maari pochu
Thandhaananae nanenaanaa…(4)
Kena paiyan oorukkulla
Kirukku paiyan nattaamai
Karppu ketta ponnu endru
Solluradhu yedhunmai
Yethi vecha deepam erigindra neram
Enna theerndhu pochu
Kaadhalicha paavam kai pidikkum neram
Ellaam maari pochu
Just as the lit lamp was burning bright,
the oil ran out.
The curse of falling in love—just as our hands were to join,
everything changed completely.
Thanthannane nanenaana… (4)
In this village full of fools,
a madman is the village chief!
When they call her a girl without virtue,
what truth is there in their words?
Just as the lit lamp was burning bright,
the oil ran out.
The curse of falling in love—just as our hands were to join,
everything changed completely.
Standing beside a palm tree,
she only drank some milk,
yet they claimed she was drinking toddy (liquor),
and made up a cruel story!
They made Sita walk through fire
just to test her purity.
They dragged this innocent girl into the street
and put a black mark on her name.
They claimed, 'Pure ghee is dripping
from the dry millet grain!'
And the senseless people who believed it
stood waiting with leaf cups in hand!
Just as the lit lamp was burning bright,
the oil ran out.
The curse of falling in love—just as our hands were to join,
everything changed completely.
Before the butter could even form,
the churning pot shattered.
In this young woman's life,
the sacred wedding day fell apart.
Bowing her head in shame, the poor girl left,
and her lover stood there and wept.
With a broken heart, the tears from her eyes
flowed like the flooding Ganga river!
They said, 'Look, a white crow
is flying across the village!'
And the senseless, gullible fools
looked up at the sky in belief!
Just as the lit lamp was burning bright,
the oil ran out.
The curse of falling in love—just as our hands were to join,
everything changed completely.
Thanthannane nanenaana… (4)
In this village full of fools,
a madman is the village chief!
When they call her a girl without virtue,
what truth is there in their words?
Just as the lit lamp was burning bright,
the oil ran out.
The curse of falling in love—just as our hands were to join,
everything changed completely.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant folk-style song from 'Aayusu Nooru' expresses deep anguish and moral critique against malicious village gossip, hypocrisy, and mob gullibility. The core metaphor revolves around a lit lamp running out of oil just as it burns brightest—symbolizing a promising relationship and life cut short right at the cusp of marriage.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Yethi vecha deepam erigindra neram / Enna theerndhu pochu”

The sudden running out of lamp oil is used as a metaphor for the unexpected collapse of hopes and happiness just when the lovers were set to unite.

Proverb / Idiom (Pazhamozhi)

“Pana marathu pakkathula paal kudichu ninnavala kal kudichu ninnaalendru”

Refers to the traditional Tamil adage about drinking milk under a palm tree—no matter how innocent you are, society assumes the worst (that you are drinking palm wine/toddy).

Hyperbole / Allusion

“Kel viragil nei rombha vadiyudhu sonnaaga... Vella kaakka oorukkulla parakkudhunnu sonnaaga”

Uses absurd hyperbole (ghee dripping from ragi, white crows flying) to satirize how easily gullible, shameless villagers believe malicious rumors.

Simile (Upamai)

“Manamodanju mangai kannu pongi varum gangai endru”

Compares the tearful eyes of the heartbroken woman to the overflowing Ganges river.

Monai (Alliteration)

“Kena paiyan oorukkulla / Kirukku paiyan nattaamai”

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'K' (Kena / Kirukku) across consecutive lines.

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Trivia

Written and composed by T. Rajendar, this song showcases his signature style of combining folk rhythms, traditional Tamil proverbs, and tragic social melodrama. Veteran singer P. Jayachandran lent his voice to give the track a soulful, melancholic depth.

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