Eppo Varuvaaro
From Oru Naal Koothu · 2016
- Lyricist
- Gopalakrishna Bharathi
- Singer
- Haricharan
- Music director
- Justin Prabhakaran
- Details
- Oru Naal Koothu2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Male | |
| Endhan kali theera.. | To end my suffering and despair.. |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Male | |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Male | |
| Endhan kali theera | To end my suffering and despair |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Male | |
| Appar mudhal moovarum | The three great saints starting with Appar |
| Aaludai adigalum | And Manikkavasagar (Aaludai Adigal) |
| Seppiya thillai chidambaranathan | The Lord of Chidambaram praise-spoken by them |
| Eppo varuvaaro… | When will He come?... |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………………. | |
| Male | |
| {Nar paruvam vandhu | {Reaching youth and prime age |
| Naathanai thedum} (3) | Searching for the Lord} (3) |
| Male | |
| {Karpanaigal mutra | {When imagination matures |
| Kaatchi thandhaarae} (3) | Did He give a divine vision?} (3) |
| Male | |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Male | |
| Endhan kali theera | To end my suffering and despair |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Male | |
| {Arpasuga vazhvil | {In trivial material pleasures of life |
| Aanandham konden} (3) | I took delight} (3) |
| Male | |
| {Porpadhathai kaanen | {Yet I have not seen the golden feet |
| Ponnambalavaanan} (3) | Of the Lord of the Golden Hall} (3) |
| Male | |
| Balakrishnan | Balakrishnan |
| Gobalakrishnan | Gopalakrishnan |
| Gobalakrishnan | Gopalakrishnan |
| Potri panindhidum eesan melae..ae…. | Upon the Supreme Lord whom I worship and bow to..ae.... |
| Potri panindhidum eesan melae | Upon the Supreme Lord whom I worship and bow to |
| Kaadhal konden..Female :Mmm | I fell deeply in love.. Female :Mmm |
| Kaadhal konden…Female :Mmm | I fell deeply in love… Female :Mmm |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal konden | I fell deeply in love |
| Velippada kanenae | I haven't seen Him manifest directly before me |
| Velippada kanenae | I haven't seen Him manifest directly before me |
| Male | |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Male | |
| Endhan kali theera | To end my suffering and despair |
| Eppo varuvaaro | When will He come? |
| Male | |
| Appar mudhal moovarum | The three great saints starting with Appar |
| Aaludai adigalum | And Manikkavasagar (Aaludai Adigal) |
| Seppiya thillai chidambaranathan | The Lord of Chidambaram praise-spoken by them |
| Eppo varuvaaro… | When will He come?... |
எப்போ வருவாரோ
எப்போ வருவாரோ
எப்போ வருவாரோ
எப்போ வருவாரோ
When will He come?
When will He come?
When will He come?
When will He come?
எந்தன் கலி தீர
எப்போ வருவாரோ
To end my suffering and despair..
When will He come?
எப்போ வருவாரோ
எப்போ வருவாரோ
எப்போ வருவாரோ
எப்போ வருவாரோ
When will He come?
When will He come?
When will He come?
When will He come?
எந்தன் கலி தீர
எப்போ வருவாரோ
To end my suffering and despair
When will He come?
அப்பா் முதல்
மூவரும் ஆளுடை அடிகளும்
செப்பிய தில்லை சிதம்பரநாதன்
எப்போ வருவாரோ
The three great saints starting with Appar
And Manikkavasagar (Aaludai Adigal)
The Lord of Chidambaram praise-spoken by them
When will He come?...
......................................
{ நற் பருவம் வந்து
நாதனை தேடும் } (3)
{ கற்பனைகள் முற்ற
காட்சி தந்தாரே } (3)
{Reaching youth and prime age
Searching for the Lord} (3)
எப்போ வருவாரோ
எப்போ வருவாரோ
எப்போ வருவாரோ
எப்போ வருவாரோ
{When imagination matures
Did He give a divine vision?} (3)
எந்தன் கலி தீர
எப்போ வருவாரோ
When will He come?
When will He come?
When will He come?
When will He come?
{ அற்ப சுக வாழ்வில்
ஆனந்தம் கொண்டேன் } (3)
{ பொற்பதத்தை காணேன்
பொன்னம்பளவாணன் } (3)
To end my suffering and despair
When will He come?
பாலகிருஷ்ணன்
கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன் கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன்
போற்றி பணிந்திடும் ஈசன் மேலே.....
போற்றி பணிந்திடும் ஈசன் மேலே
காதல் கொண்டேன் பெண் :
ம்ம்ம்
காதல் கொண்டேன் பெண் :
ம்ம்ம்
{In trivial material pleasures of life
I took delight} (3)
காதல் கொண்டேன்
வெளிப்படக் கானேனே
வெளிப்படக் கானேனே
{Yet I have not seen the golden feet
Of the Lord of the Golden Hall} (3)
எப்போ வருவாரோ
எப்போ வருவாரோ
எப்போ வருவாரோ
எப்போ வருவாரோ
Balakrishnan
Gopalakrishnan
Gopalakrishnan
Upon the Supreme Lord whom I worship and bow to..ae....
Upon the Supreme Lord whom I worship and bow to
I fell deeply in love.. Female :Mmm
I fell deeply in love… Female :Mmm
எந்தன் கலி தீர
எப்போ வருவாரோ
I fell deeply in love
I haven't seen Him manifest directly before me
I haven't seen Him manifest directly before me
அப்பா் முதல்
மூவரும் ஆளுடை அடிகளும்
செப்பிய தில்லை சிதம்பரநாதன்
எப்போ வருவாரோ
When will He come?
When will He come?
When will He come?
When will He come?
To end my suffering and despair
When will He come?
The three great saints starting with Appar
And Manikkavasagar (Aaludai Adigal)
The Lord of Chidambaram praise-spoken by them
When will He come?...
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Endhan kali theera..
To end my suffering and despair..
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Endhan kali theera
To end my suffering and despair
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Appar mudhal moovarum
The three great saints starting with Appar
Aaludai adigalum
And Manikkavasagar (Aaludai Adigal)
Seppiya thillai chidambaranathan
The Lord of Chidambaram praise-spoken by them
Eppo varuvaaro…
When will He come?...
……………………………….
{Nar paruvam vandhu
{Reaching youth and prime age
Naathanai thedum} (3)
Searching for the Lord} (3)
{Karpanaigal mutra
{When imagination matures
Kaatchi thandhaarae} (3)
Did He give a divine vision?} (3)
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Endhan kali theera
To end my suffering and despair
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
{Arpasuga vazhvil
{In trivial material pleasures of life
Aanandham konden} (3)
I took delight} (3)
{Porpadhathai kaanen
{Yet I have not seen the golden feet
Ponnambalavaanan} (3)
Of the Lord of the Golden Hall} (3)
Balakrishnan
Balakrishnan
Gobalakrishnan
Gopalakrishnan
Gobalakrishnan
Gopalakrishnan
Potri panindhidum eesan melae..ae….
Upon the Supreme Lord whom I worship and bow to..ae....
Potri panindhidum eesan melae
Upon the Supreme Lord whom I worship and bow to
Kaadhal konden..Female :Mmm
I fell deeply in love.. Female :Mmm
Kaadhal konden…Female :Mmm
I fell deeply in love… Female :Mmm
Kaadhal konden
I fell deeply in love
Velippada kanenae
I haven't seen Him manifest directly before me
Velippada kanenae
I haven't seen Him manifest directly before me
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Endhan kali theera
To end my suffering and despair
Eppo varuvaaro
When will He come?
Appar mudhal moovarum
The three great saints starting with Appar
Aaludai adigalum
And Manikkavasagar (Aaludai Adigal)
Seppiya thillai chidambaranathan
The Lord of Chidambaram praise-spoken by them
Eppo varuvaaro…
When will He come?...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Eppo Varuvaaro' is a classic devotional composition by Gopalakrishna Bharathi, re-imagined in the film 'Oru Naal Koothu'. It depicts the intense spiritual yearning (Nayaka-Nayaki Bhava) of a soul longing for the arrival and revelation of Lord Shiva, the deity of Chidambaram who was sung about by the great Saivite saints like Appar and Manikkavasagar. The lyrics articulate the inner conflict of a seeker who has spent time indulging in transient worldly pleasures ('Arpasuga vazhvil') and now seeks true divine love ('Kaadhal konden'). The devotee eagerly awaits the Lord's presence to relieve all worldly misery ('kali theera') and grant eternal grace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition (Aduku)
“Eppo varuvaaro”
The repeated refrain 'Eppo varuvaaro' creates an intense emotional rhythm, emphasizing relentless yearning and desperate waiting.
Nayaka-Nayaki Bhava (Metaphor of Divine Love)
“Potri panindhidum eesan melae... Kaadhal konden”
The devotee expresses divine devotion using romantic language ('Kaadhal konden'), treating the soul as the bride and God as the bridegroom.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Nar paruvam vandhu Naathanai thedum”
Alliteration of the initial consonants in consecutive or proximate words like 'Nar' and 'Naathanai'.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Appar mudhal moovarum / Seppiya thillai chidambaranathan”
Rhyming of the second letter across poetic lines, as in 'Appar' and 'Seppiya'.
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Trivia
Originally written in the 19th century by Gopalakrishna Bharathi for his famous Tamil musical opera 'Nandanar Charithiram' (traditionally rendered in Raga Jonpuri), this timeless classic was rearranged with ambient, contemporary orchestration by composer Justin Prabhakaran for the 2016 film 'Oru Naal Koothu'.
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