Sunday, January 30, 2011

Yedho Seigirai - Vamanan (2009)

I checked my regular blog and found that this was the only song whose complete lyrics I've posted on the internet so far. So yea, why not dissect it?

I might be, in no way, eligible to criticize the Music director or the lyricist - they are experts in their own field...but what the hell, this is my blog and I have my opinions.


To begin with, this song is one of the better writing attempts of 2009, complementing the music around it and being a major major reason for its success. 
Yuvan's done a brilliant job, like he does most of the time - but he could have just made Javed Ali (the singer) pronounce the words a little more correctly - he doesn't even try to say the right words at places. Hurts the writer to hear the words twisted like anything.

'Ennai ennidam nee arimugam seigirai' (Literal: You are introducing me to my self - General: You are showing me a new me (or) I am discovering a whole new me, thanks to you)

Though almost cliched these days, it is still a wonderful way to put that feeling out, when being in a relationship brings out a whole new side of yours. You feel on top of the world, you are much more confident and the new found confidence takes you to new heights every day. That feeling is very easy to pick on but quite difficult to describe in a song - though it makes a wonderful and oft-attempted subject for newbies like me.

Unnodu pesinaal ul-nenjil minnal thondrude…

(There is a bolt of lightning in my mind whenever I speak to you)
Kanaadi paarkayil en kangal unnai kaatudhe..
(When I look at the mirror. my eyes show you (I see you, badly put))

You know that feeling... after you start talking to that special someone, when you realize that even talking to her takes your happiness to another level altogether? Using a lightning is probably an aggressive way to put it... I'd go for something a lot more gentle and not so directional, something that spreads through you. By the way, many people actually start judging others at this stage coz' to them, the conversation would lack that feel... that is, if you don't do that already.


Anbe… indha nimidam nenjukul inikiradhe..

Adadaa… indha nerukkam mayakamai irukiradhe..
Unnaal, indha ulagam yaavume pudhidaai therigiradhe..

(Dear, this minute is so sweetly etched in my mind
This closeness, this makes me feel high...
I am seeing a new world, because of you...)

The first one is one of the most repeated lines in thamizh song history with variants, while 'nerukkam mayakamai' not only rhymes at the third syllable (don't know if there's a Thamizh word for it... ethugai monai and directly goes to iyabu, no? but yea, this qualifies as the last syllable.) - difficult to pull off in successive words - but also creates this atmosphere around the three lines in a way. It is because of this second line that the other two lines make a lot of sense. The third line is again, like the first... common, cliche, oft-used, often misused and kinda veers into the boring territory. Even so, as a whole, along with Yuvan's brilliant composition, this makes for an interesting set of lines.


Penne endhan gadigaaram endhan pechai ketkavillai,

Unnai kanda nodiyodu nindradhadi, odavillai !
(Girl, my clock doesn't listen to me...
The moment I saw you, it stopped and refuses to run!)

Interesting choice of an object - the clock - to mean (I hope) that time stops for the girl. It doesn't matter what you are doing at the moment you see her... it is not important anymore. You will be ready to wait for her smile forever and forget every worldly responsibility. Sigh.

Enna idhu, Enna idhu, en nizhalai kaanavillai…
Undhan pinbu vandhadadi , innum adhu thirumbavillai.
Enge endru keten, un kaaladi kaatudhadi!


Totally common lines, could be seen on most thamizh poetry-beginners' blogs. Was actually disappointed there...

Kadhal nenjam pesikolla vaarthai edum thevayillai
Manadhil ulla aasai solla mounam pola mozhi illai…
(No words are necessary for two hearts in love to communicate with each other,
There is no language like silence to express all the desires in your heart)

Add two to the list of good lines in the song. Again, this would fall under the often explored territory, but these two lines are beautifully written - with a near perfect rhyme and urm, how do I put it? an 'enjoyable' choice of words.

Overall, yea, it is a song with many good lines here and there, at times unrelated and sudden, but good ones nevertheless.

Album/Movie: Vaamanan (2009)
Music Director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Lyricist: Na. Muthukumar
Lyrics:
Yedho Seigirai, ennai yedho seigiraai…
Ennai ennidam nee arimugam seigiraai…
Yedho Seigirai, ennai yedho seigiraai…
Ennai ennidam nee arimugam seigiraai…

Unnodu pesinaal ul-nenjil minnal thondrude…
Kanaadi paarkayil en kangal unnai kaatudhe..
Penne idhu kanava nejama unnai ketkindren!

Anbe… indha nimidam nenjukul inikiradhe..
Adadaa… indha nerukkam mayakamai irukiradhe..
Unnaal, indha ulagam yaavume pudhidaai therigiradhe..
--

Penne endhan gadigaaram endhan pechai ketkavillai,
Unnai kanda nodiyodu nindradhadi, odavillai !
Idhuvarai yaaridamum en manadhu sayavillai,
Enna oru mayam seidhaai, ennidathil naanumillai !

Enna idhu, Enna idhu, en nizhalai kaanavillai…
Undhan pinbu vandhadadi , innum adhu thirumbavillai.
Enge endru keten, un kaaladi kaatudhadi!

Anbe… indha nimidam nenjukul inikiradhe..
Adadaa… indha nerukkam mayakamai irukiradhe..
Unnaal, indha ulagam yaavume pudhidaai therigiradhe..
--

Kadhal nenjam pesikolla vaarthai edum thevayillai
Manadhil ulla aasai solla mounam pola mozhi illai…
Idhuvarai en uyirai ipadi naan vaazhndadillai,
Putham pudhu thotramidhu, vereduvum thondravillai.

Netru varai vaanilayil endha oru matramillai,
Indru endhan vaasalodu kandukonden vaanavillai.
Orey oru naalil muzhu vaazhkai vaazhndene!

Anbe… indha nimidam nenjukul inikiradhe..
Adadaa… indha nerukkam mayakamai irukiradhe..
Unnaal, indha ulagam yaavume pudhidaai therigiradhe…
--

Yedho Seigirai, ennai yedho seigiraai…

Ennai ennidam nee arimugam seigiraai…
Yedho Seigirai, ennai yedho seigiraai…
Ennai ennidam nee arimugam seigiraai…



Video:
Super locations, not a bad looking heroine, not the worst hero in the region, good tech back up - but the team manage to wreck the video like anything! Badly shot, badly edited, no lip sync or voice match, too many shots of the same darn poses - the list goes on.




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