Yezhezhu Malai
From Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai · 2024
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Yuvan Shankar Raja, Santhosh Narayanan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Haaa…aaaaa | Haaa…aaaaa |
| Male | |
| Yezhezhu malai yezhu kadal thaandi | Crossing seven times seven mountains and seven seas |
| Yengengo alaigiren uyir thedi | I wander everywhere searching for my life and soul |
| Kaadodu baalai vayal veli thaandi | Crossing forests, deserts, and open fields |
| Naadodi alaigiren unai thedi… | I wander like a nomad searching for you… |
| Male | |
| Engeyum un thadam illai | Nowhere is your footprint to be found |
| Nee illa mannedhum en idam illai | Any earth without you is no place for me |
| Sila aayiram aandaai kaathirundhen | I have been waiting for a few thousand years |
| Nooraayiram aasaigal sendhirundhen | I have gathered hundreds of thousands of desires |
| Male | |
| Yezhezhu malai yezhu kadal thaandi | Crossing seven times seven mountains and seven seas |
| Yengengo alaigiren uyir thedi | I wander everywhere searching for my life and soul |
| Kaadodu baalai vayal veli thaandi | Crossing forests, deserts, and open fields |
| Naadodi alaigiren unai thedi… | I wander like a nomad searching for you… |
| Male | |
| Haa…aaaaa | Haa…aaaaa |
| Male | |
| Ilaiyodum malaiyodum | Along the leaves and along the mountains |
| Un viral regai | Are your fingerprints |
| Vizhiyellaam vazhiyellaam | Across my eyes and along every path |
| Un kuzhal vaasam | Is the fragrance of your hair |
| Male | |
| Neerodai muzhudhum | Throughout the entire streaming stream |
| Un vervai kayalgal | Are the fish-like drops of your sweat |
| Mut pudharin idaiyil | Amidst the thorn bushes |
| Un paarvai muyalgal… | Are the rabbit-like timid glances of yours… |
| Male | |
| Iththedal mudindhaal | If this search were to end |
| Nee ange irundhaal | And if you were standing right there |
| En nenjam udaindhaalum udaium | My heart would shatter, even if it breaks completely |
| Male | |
| Kavidhaigal anaithum | Like all the poems |
| Tholaitha oar mozhiyaai | Of a lost language |
| Unai unai izhandhe vaadugiren | Having lost you, I wither away |
| Male | |
| Thanai kanda vizhiyai | Like a dream that has lost |
| Tholaitha oar kanavaai | The eyes that witnessed it |
| Thisaikkettu tharikettu odugiren | I run directionless and out of control |
| Male | |
| Yezhezhu malai yezhu kadal thaandi | Crossing seven times seven mountains and seven seas |
| Yengengo alaigiren uyir thedi | I wander everywhere searching for my life and soul |
| Kaadodu baalai vayal veli thaandi | Crossing forests, deserts, and open fields |
| Naadodi alaigiren unai thedi… | I wander like a nomad searching for you… |
| Male | |
| Haaa…aaaaa | Haaa…aaaaa |
ஹா..ஆஅ
Haaa…aaaaa
ஏழேழு மலை ஏழு கடல் தாண்டி
எங்கெங்கோ அலைகிறேன் உயிர் தேடி
காதோடு பாலை வயல் வெளி தாண்டி
நாடோடி அலைகிறேன் உன்னை தேடி
Crossing seven times seven mountains and seven seas
I wander everywhere searching for my life and soul
Crossing forests, deserts, and open fields
I wander like a nomad searching for you…
எங்கேயும் உன் தடம் இல்லை
நீ இல்ல மண்ணேதும் என் இடம் இல்லை
சில ஆயிரம் ஆண்டாய் காத்திருந்தேன்
நூறாயிரம் ஆசைகள் செய்திருந்தேன்
Nowhere is your footprint to be found
Any earth without you is no place for me
I have been waiting for a few thousand years
I have gathered hundreds of thousands of desires
ஏழேழு மலை ஏழு கடல் தாண்டி
எங்கெங்கோ அலைகிறேன் உயிர் தேடி
காதோடு பாலை வயல் வெளி தாண்டி
நாடோடி அலைகிறேன் உன்னை தேடி
Crossing seven times seven mountains and seven seas
I wander everywhere searching for my life and soul
Crossing forests, deserts, and open fields
I wander like a nomad searching for you…
ஹா..ஆஅ
Haa…aaaaa
இழையோடும் மலையோடும்
உன் விறல் ரேகை
விழியெல்லாம் வழியெல்லாம்
உன் குழல் வாசம்
Along the leaves and along the mountains
Are your fingerprints
Across my eyes and along every path
Is the fragrance of your hair
நீரோடை முழுதும்
உன் வேர்வை கயல்கள்
மூட் புதரின் இடையில்
உன் பார்வை ம...முயல்கள்
Throughout the entire streaming stream
Are the fish-like drops of your sweat
Amidst the thorn bushes
Are the rabbit-like timid glances of yours…
இது தேடல் முடிந்தால்
நீ அங்கே இருந்தால்
என் நெஞ்சம் உடைந்தாலும் உடையாமல்
If this search were to end
And if you were standing right there
My heart would shatter, even if it breaks completely
கவிதைகள் அனைத்தும்
தொலைத்த ஒஅர் மொழியாய்
உன்னை இழந்தே வாடுகிறேன்
Like all the poems
Of a lost language
Having lost you, I wither away
தன்னை கண்டா விழியை
தொலைத்த ஒஅர் கணவாய்
திசைக்கேட்டு தறிக்கொண்டு ஓடுகிறேன்
Like a dream that has lost
The eyes that witnessed it
I run directionless and out of control
ஏழேழு மலை ஏழு கடல் தாண்டி
எங்கெங்கோ அலைகிறேன் உயிர் தேடி
காதோடு பாலை வயல் வெளி தாண்டி
நாடோடி அலைகிறேன் உன்னை தேடி...
Crossing seven times seven mountains and seven seas
I wander everywhere searching for my life and soul
Crossing forests, deserts, and open fields
I wander like a nomad searching for you…
ஹா..ஆஅ
Haaa…aaaaa
Haaa…aaaaa
Haaa…aaaaa
Yezhezhu malai yezhu kadal thaandi
Crossing seven times seven mountains and seven seas
Yengengo alaigiren uyir thedi
I wander everywhere searching for my life and soul
Kaadodu baalai vayal veli thaandi
Crossing forests, deserts, and open fields
Naadodi alaigiren unai thedi…
I wander like a nomad searching for you…
Engeyum un thadam illai
Nowhere is your footprint to be found
Nee illa mannedhum en idam illai
Any earth without you is no place for me
Sila aayiram aandaai kaathirundhen
I have been waiting for a few thousand years
Nooraayiram aasaigal sendhirundhen
I have gathered hundreds of thousands of desires
Yezhezhu malai yezhu kadal thaandi
Crossing seven times seven mountains and seven seas
Yengengo alaigiren uyir thedi
I wander everywhere searching for my life and soul
Kaadodu baalai vayal veli thaandi
Crossing forests, deserts, and open fields
Naadodi alaigiren unai thedi…
I wander like a nomad searching for you…
Haa…aaaaa
Haa…aaaaa
Ilaiyodum malaiyodum
Along the leaves and along the mountains
Un viral regai
Are your fingerprints
Vizhiyellaam vazhiyellaam
Across my eyes and along every path
Un kuzhal vaasam
Is the fragrance of your hair
Neerodai muzhudhum
Throughout the entire streaming stream
Un vervai kayalgal
Are the fish-like drops of your sweat
Mut pudharin idaiyil
Amidst the thorn bushes
Un paarvai muyalgal…
Are the rabbit-like timid glances of yours…
Iththedal mudindhaal
If this search were to end
Nee ange irundhaal
And if you were standing right there
En nenjam udaindhaalum udaium
My heart would shatter, even if it breaks completely
Kavidhaigal anaithum
Like all the poems
Tholaitha oar mozhiyaai
Of a lost language
Unai unai izhandhe vaadugiren
Having lost you, I wither away
Thanai kanda vizhiyai
Like a dream that has lost
Tholaitha oar kanavaai
The eyes that witnessed it
Thisaikkettu tharikettu odugiren
I run directionless and out of control
Yezhezhu malai yezhu kadal thaandi
Crossing seven times seven mountains and seven seas
Yengengo alaigiren uyir thedi
I wander everywhere searching for my life and soul
Kaadodu baalai vayal veli thaandi
Crossing forests, deserts, and open fields
Naadodi alaigiren unai thedi…
I wander like a nomad searching for you…
Haaa…aaaaa
Haaa…aaaaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the timeless, eternal journey of a lover searching across endless landscapes—mountains, seas, deserts, and forests—for his beloved soulmate. The search spans across thousands of years, portraying love as an immortal force that transcends standard boundaries of time and space. Without the beloved, the world feels completely void and meaningless. Every element of nature reminds the protagonist of her presence—leaves carry her fingerprints, streams mirror her sweat drops like fish, and timid rabbit glances peer through thorn bushes. He expresses his deep agony of separation using poetic similes, comparing himself to a lost dream that no longer has eyes to see it, running recklessly across directions until he finds her.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Sila aayiram aandaai kaathirundhen”
Exaggeration of time and distance to convey the extreme depth and timelessness of love.
Metaphor / Visual Imagery (Uruvagam)
“Un vervai kayalgal / Un paarvai muyalgal”
Comparing sweat drops in streams to fish (kayalgal) and timid glances in bushes to rabbits (muyalgal).
Rhyme and Assonance (Ethirai / Monai)
“Vizhiyellaam vazhiyellaam”
Harmonious initial and second-letter sound repetitions ('Vizhi' and 'Vazhi') providing musical flow.
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Thanai kanda vizhiyai tholaitha oar kanavaai”
Comparing the pain of losing the beloved to a lost language losing its poetry or a dream losing its eyes.
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Trivia
'Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai' marks another acclaimed musical collaboration between director Ram and composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, following their iconic works in films like 'Kattradhu Thamizh', 'Thanga Meenkal', and 'Peranbu'. The song features vocals by Yuvan Shankar Raja alongside fellow acclaimed composer-singer Santhosh Narayanan.
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