Naan Yaar Song Lyrics – Vasantha Mullai
From Vasantha Mullai · 2023
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Singer
- Rajesh Murugesan
- Music director
- Rajesh Murugesan
- Details
- Vasantha Mullai2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yarin kanavu indha anda kolamo? | Whose dream is this cosmic design? |
| Neerin kumizhi yaavum endha thalamo? | Which rhythmic beat belongs to all these water bubbles? |
| Yarin yaar naano? | Whose whose am I? |
| Naanil naan vero? | Am I distinct from myself? |
| Savin pinnae yaar nirpadho? | Who stands behind death? |
| Oh… oh… oh…? | Oh… oh… oh…? |
| Male | |
| Nalai nalai vandhu indrai thinnutho? | Is tomorrow consuming today as it arrives? |
| Narambu noiyil motha ulagam suthutho? | Is the entire world spinning in a nervous breakdown? |
| Kaanum ellamae manadhin yerpaado? | Is everything seen merely a creation of the mind? |
| Kaatchi ellamae pudhirin vesham thano? | Are all sights just the disguise of a riddle? |
| Male | |
| Naan yaar? | Who am I? |
| Naan yaar? | Who am I? |
| Male | |
| Naan naanum matra | Am I myself and |
| Edhumatra paazho? | Nothing else, just a wasteland? |
| Naan yaavum attra | Am I devoid of all, |
| Menmai attra melo? | A harsh reality lacking softness? |
| Naan baedhamattra | Am I undifferentiated, |
| Bothamattra vazho? | A life without consciousness? |
| Naan kaala kaala | Am I an eternal, |
| Kelvi thano? | Timeless question? |
| Naan… | Am I… |
| Male | |
| Velai velai endrae | Chasing work endlessly, |
| Veegum valvil ingae? | In this swollen life here? |
| Kaadhal eeram engae? | Where is the warmth of love? |
| Aanmah dhagam engae? | Where is the thirst of the soul? |
| Theerivin padhai engae?…eeeee | Where is the path to resolution? |
| Male | |
| Vali endraal edhuvo? edhuvo? | What really is pain? What is it? |
| Piral manam unarnthidumo? | Can another mind truly understand it? |
| Irunilaiyil naan edhuvo? | In a dual state, which one am I? |
| Irandumae mayaiyoo? | Are both of them illusions? |
| Male | |
| Naan yaar? | Who am I? |
| Naan yaar? | Who am I? |
| Unmai undu poiyum undu | Truth exists, and lies exist, |
| Yaaru kannil rendum undu? | In whose eyes do both exist? |
| Male | |
| Kaanal undu thooral undu | A mirage exists, a drizzle exists, |
| Thoongum bothu yedhu undu | When sleeping, what exists? |
| Ullam veru udalum veru | Mind is different, body is different, |
| Ulli engum uyirum veru | The soul deep within is different altogether, |
| Male | |
| Naan yaar? | Who am I? |
| Naan yaar? | Who am I? |
| Male | |
| Poiyae unmai endraal? | If falsehood is the truth, |
| Unmai engae engae | Where, oh where, is the truth? |
| Unmai naandhan endraal? | If I myself am the truth, |
| Isthulam yaaro engae? | Who and where is the physical form? |
| Neram polum engae …eeee | Where is time itself? |
யாரின் கனவு இந்த அந்த கோலமோ?
நீரின் குமிழி யாவும் எந்த தாளமோ?
யாரின் யார் நானோ?
நானில் நான் வேரோ?
சாவின் பின்னே யார் நிற்பதோ?
ஓ ஓ ஓ…?
Whose dream is this cosmic design?
Which rhythmic beat belongs to all these water bubbles?
Whose whose am I?
Am I distinct from myself?
Who stands behind death?
Oh… oh… oh…?
நாளை நாளை வந்து
இன்றைத் தின்னுதோ?
நரம்பு நோயில்
மொத்த உலகம் சுத்துதோ?
ஆண் : காணும் எல்லாமே
மனதின் எற்பாடா?
காட்சி எல்லாமே
புதிரின் வேஷம் தானோ?
Is tomorrow consuming today as it arrives?
Is the entire world spinning in a nervous breakdown?
Is everything seen merely a creation of the mind?
Are all sights just the disguise of a riddle?
நான் யார்?
நான் யார்?
Who am I?
Who am I?
நான் நானுமற்ற எதுமற்ற பாழோ?
நான் யாவுமற்ற மென்மையுற்ற மேலோ?
நான் பேதுமற்ற போதமற்ற வாழோ?
நான் கால கால கேள்வி தானோ?
நான்…
Am I myself and
Nothing else, just a wasteland?
Am I devoid of all,
A harsh reality lacking softness?
Am I undifferentiated,
A life without consciousness?
Am I an eternal,
Timeless question?
Am I…
வேலை வேலை என்றே
வேகும் வலியில் இங்கே?
காதல் ஈரம் எங்கே?
ஆன்ம தாகம் எங்கே?
தீர்வின் பாதை எங்கே?...
Chasing work endlessly,
In this swollen life here?
Where is the warmth of love?
Where is the thirst of the soul?
Where is the path to resolution?
வலி என்றால் எதுவோ? எதுவோ?
பிறள் மனம் உணர்ந்திடுமோ?
இரு நிலையில் நான் எதுவோ?
இரண்டுமே மாயையோ?
What really is pain? What is it?
Can another mind truly understand it?
In a dual state, which one am I?
Are both of them illusions?
நான் யார்?
நான் யார்?
உண்மை உண்டு பொய்யும் உண்டு
யாரு கண்ணில் ரெண்டும் உண்டு?
Who am I?
Who am I?
Truth exists, and lies exist,
In whose eyes do both exist?
காணல் உண்டு தூறல் உண்டு
தூங்கும் போது ஏது உண்டு
உள்ளம் வேறு உடலும் வேறு
உள்ளி எங்கும் உயிரும் வேறு
A mirage exists, a drizzle exists,
When sleeping, what exists?
Mind is different, body is different,
The soul deep within is different altogether,
நான் யார்?
நான் யார்?
Who am I?
Who am I?
பொய்யே உண்மை என்றால்?
உண்மை எங்கே எங்கே?
உண்மை நான்தான் என்றால்?
இஸ்துலம் யாரோ எங்கே?
நேரம் போலும் எங்கே?...
If falsehood is the truth,
Where, oh where, is the truth?
If I myself am the truth,
Who and where is the physical form?
Where is time itself?
Yarin kanavu indha anda kolamo?
Whose dream is this cosmic design?
Neerin kumizhi yaavum endha thalamo?
Which rhythmic beat belongs to all these water bubbles?
Yarin yaar naano?
Whose whose am I?
Naanil naan vero?
Am I distinct from myself?
Savin pinnae yaar nirpadho?
Who stands behind death?
Oh… oh… oh…?
Oh… oh… oh…?
Nalai nalai vandhu indrai thinnutho?
Is tomorrow consuming today as it arrives?
Narambu noiyil motha ulagam suthutho?
Is the entire world spinning in a nervous breakdown?
Kaanum ellamae manadhin yerpaado?
Is everything seen merely a creation of the mind?
Kaatchi ellamae pudhirin vesham thano?
Are all sights just the disguise of a riddle?
Naan yaar?
Who am I?
Naan yaar?
Who am I?
Naan naanum matra
Am I myself and
Edhumatra paazho?
Nothing else, just a wasteland?
Naan yaavum attra
Am I devoid of all,
Menmai attra melo?
A harsh reality lacking softness?
Naan baedhamattra
Am I undifferentiated,
Bothamattra vazho?
A life without consciousness?
Naan kaala kaala
Am I an eternal,
Kelvi thano?
Timeless question?
Naan…
Am I…
Velai velai endrae
Chasing work endlessly,
Veegum valvil ingae?
In this swollen life here?
Kaadhal eeram engae?
Where is the warmth of love?
Aanmah dhagam engae?
Where is the thirst of the soul?
Theerivin padhai engae?…eeeee
Where is the path to resolution?
Vali endraal edhuvo? edhuvo?
What really is pain? What is it?
Piral manam unarnthidumo?
Can another mind truly understand it?
Irunilaiyil naan edhuvo?
In a dual state, which one am I?
Irandumae mayaiyoo?
Are both of them illusions?
Naan yaar?
Who am I?
Naan yaar?
Who am I?
Unmai undu poiyum undu
Truth exists, and lies exist,
Yaaru kannil rendum undu?
In whose eyes do both exist?
Kaanal undu thooral undu
A mirage exists, a drizzle exists,
Thoongum bothu yedhu undu
When sleeping, what exists?
Ullam veru udalum veru
Mind is different, body is different,
Ulli engum uyirum veru
The soul deep within is different altogether,
Naan yaar?
Who am I?
Naan yaar?
Who am I?
Poiyae unmai endraal?
If falsehood is the truth,
Unmai engae engae
Where, oh where, is the truth?
Unmai naandhan endraal?
If I myself am the truth,
Isthulam yaaro engae?
Who and where is the physical form?
Neram polum engae …eeee
Where is time itself?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song is an intense, existential exploration of identity, reality, and consciousness. The protagonist is caught in a state of psychological disorientation, relentlessly questioning 'Naan Yaar?' (Who am I?). The lyrics ponder whether life and the cosmos are merely creations of the mind or elaborate illusions, contrasting concepts like truth vs. lie, mirage vs. reality, and the body vs. the inner soul.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Questioning (Vinathal)
“Naan yaar?”
Extensive use of existential questions throughout the poem to convey confusion, identity crisis, and deep self-inquiry.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Neerin kumizhi yaavum endha thalamo?”
'Neerin kumizhi' (water bubble) serves as a metaphor for the fragile and temporary nature of life.
Antithesis (Muran)
“Unmai undu poiyum undu”
Contrasting pairs such as truth/lies (Unmai/Poi), mirage/drizzle (Kaanal/Thooral), and mind/body (Ullam/Udal) highlight duality.
Anaphora / Epistrophe (Repetition)
“Naan yaar?”
Repetition of key lines like 'Naan yaar?' builds rhythmic tension and reinforces the theme of relentless existential crisis.
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Trivia
The track features in the 2023 psychological thriller 'Vasantha Mullai', starring Bobby Simha. Written by Karthik Netha and composed/sung by Rajesh Murugesan, the lyrics mirror the protagonist's severe sleep disorder, hallucination, and mental unraveling.
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