- Lyricist
- Uma Devi
- Singer
- Swetha Mohan
- Music director
- Ron Ethan Yohann
- Movie name
- Maya
- Movie release year
- 2015
- Lyrics added on
- 4 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Aaraaro' from Maya is a poignant lullaby that explores maternal love, destiny, and redemption through suffering. The singer reflects on how life's pain is transformed into music and meaning through the bond with a child. Despite being lost on her journey and weathering severe storms, the child brings ultimate comfort and purpose, symbolizing hope blooming amidst adversity. The lyrics compare a child to flowers relieving the heavy weight of trees, highlighting how parental devotion lightens all of life's burdens and transforms suffering into pure, tender joy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaagai poovai pola”
Compares the child blooming to the historic, victorious Vaagai flower ('Vaagai poovai pola / Nee malarvaai').
Metaphor (Uruvakam)
“Marangalin baarangal”
Compares the child to flowers that relieve the burdens of a tree ('Marangalin baarangal / Malargalil neengidum').
Assonance (Monai)
“Poovae poothaenae”
Repetition of initial vowel sounds in Tamil line beginnings (e.g., 'Poovae poothaenae / En thaen amuthae').
Refrain (Aaraaro)
“Aaraaro….”
Use of traditional Tamil lullaby refrain ('Aaraaro') to evoke comforting maternal emotions.
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Trivia
This lullaby 'Aaraaro' was composed by Ron Ethan Yohann for the 2015 Tamil supernatural horror film 'Maya', starring Nayanthara. The track was sung by Chinmayi Sripaada with lyrics written by Lyricist Uma Devi. The film received widespread critical acclaim, with this emotional lullaby acting as a key thematic backbone for the movie's mother-child core narrative.
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