Thandhai Yaaro Thaayum Yaaro
From Yaar Paiyyan · 1957
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- S. Dakshinamurthi
- Details
- Yaar Paiyyan1957
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thandhai yaaro thaayum yaaro | Who is your father? Who is your mother? |
| Neeyum endha ooro | And which town do you belong to? |
| Thandhai yaaro thaayum yaaro | Who is your father? Who is your mother? |
| Neeyum endha ooro | And which town do you belong to? |
| Jaalakkaaraa thoongadaa… | Oh trickster, go to sleep... |
| Aa… aa…aaa….aa….aa… | Aa… aa…aaa….aa….aa… |
| Jaalakkaaraa…. thoongadaa | Oh trickster... go to sleep |
| Jaalakkaaraa thoongadaa | Oh trickster, go to sleep |
| Aaraaro naan yaaro nee yaaro | Lullaby... who am I, and who are you? |
| Female | |
| Thandhai yaaro thaayum yaaro | Who is your father? Who is your mother? |
| Neeyum endha ooro | And which town do you belong to? |
| Female | |
| Manam purindhu arasum vaembum | Getting married and around the sacred Peepal and Neem trees... |
| Manam purindhu arasum vaembum | Getting married and around the sacred Peepal and Neem trees... |
| Valam varaadha podhilum naan | Even though I did not perform those sacred circumambulations... |
| Valam varaadha podhilum | Even though I did not perform those sacred circumambulations... |
| Mazhalaiyaaga veedu thaedi | As a young child, seeking my house... |
| Vandhadhenna vindhaiyo | What a wonder it is that you arrived! |
| Female | |
| Thandhai yaaro thaayum yaaro | Who is your father? Who is your mother? |
| Neeyum endha ooro | And which town do you belong to? |
| Female | |
| Maalai soodi laali paadi | Wearing a garland and singing a lullaby... |
| Ooo ooo ooo ooo oo ooo | Ooo ooo ooo ooo oo ooo |
| Maalai soodi laali paadi | Wearing a garland and singing a lullaby... |
| Manaiviyaaga kollum munnae | Before taking me as a wife... |
| Ezhu vayasu pillaiyaaga | As a seven-year-old child... |
| Enakku thandhaar unnaiyae | He gave you to me! |
| Female | |
| Vaalai summaa surutti kondu | Just roll up your tail of mischief... |
| Thoongadaa nee thoongu | Sleep, oh sleep! |
| Thoongadaa nee thoongu | Sleep, oh sleep! |
| Vambu seidhaal undhan kannam | If you make trouble, your cheek... |
| Endhan kaiyaal veengum | Will swell up from my hand! |
| Vambu seidhaal undhan kannam | If you make trouble, your cheek... |
| Endhan kaiyaal veengum | Will swell up from my hand! |
| Female | |
| Thandhai yaaro thaayum yaaro | Who is your father? Who is your mother? |
| Neeyum endha ooro… | And which town do you belong to... |
| Thandhai yaaro… | Who is your father... |
தந்தை யாரோ தாயும் யாரோ
நீயும் எந்த ஊரோ
தந்தை யாரோ தாயும் யாரோ
நீயும் எந்த ஊரோ
ஜாலக்காரா தூங்கடா.......
ஆஅ.....ஆ.....ஆஅ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....
ஜாலக்காரா தூங்குடா
ஜாலக்காரா தூங்கடா
ஆராரோ ஆராரோ நீயாரோ
Who is your father? Who is your mother?
And which town do you belong to?
Who is your father? Who is your mother?
And which town do you belong to?
Oh trickster, go to sleep...
Aa… aa…aaa….aa….aa…
Oh trickster... go to sleep
Oh trickster, go to sleep
Lullaby... who am I, and who are you?
தந்தை யாரோ தாயும் யாரோ
நீயும் எந்த ஊரோ
Who is your father? Who is your mother?
And which town do you belong to?
மணம் புரிந்து அரசும் வேம்பும்
மணம் புரிந்து அரசும் வேம்பும்
வலம் வராத போதிலும் நான்
வலம் வராத போதிலும்
மழலையாக வீடு தேடி
வந்ததென்ன விந்தையோ
Getting married and around the sacred Peepal and Neem trees...
Getting married and around the sacred Peepal and Neem trees...
Even though I did not perform those sacred circumambulations...
Even though I did not perform those sacred circumambulations...
As a young child, seeking my house...
What a wonder it is that you arrived!
தந்தை யாரோ தாயும் யாரோ
நீயும் எந்த ஊரோ
Who is your father? Who is your mother?
And which town do you belong to?
மாலை சூடி லாலி பாடி
ஓஓ ஓஓ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓ ஓஒ
மாலை சூடி லாலி பாடி
மனைவியாக கொள்ளும் முன்னே
ஏழு வயசு பிள்ளையாக
எனக்கு தந்தான் உன்னை
Wearing a garland and singing a lullaby...
Ooo ooo ooo ooo oo ooo
Wearing a garland and singing a lullaby...
Before taking me as a wife...
As a seven-year-old child...
He gave you to me!
வாலை சும்மா சுருட்டி கொண்டு
தூங்கடா நீ தூங்கு
தூங்கடா நீ தூங்கு
வம்பு செய்தால் உந்தன் கன்னம்
எந்தன் கையால் வீங்கும்
வம்பு செய்தால் உந்தன் கன்னம்
எந்தன் கையால் வீங்கும்
Just roll up your tail of mischief...
Sleep, oh sleep!
Sleep, oh sleep!
If you make trouble, your cheek...
Will swell up from my hand!
If you make trouble, your cheek...
Will swell up from my hand!
தந்தை யாரோ தாயும் யாரோ
நீயும் எந்த ஊரோ......
தந்தை யாரோ.....
Who is your father? Who is your mother?
And which town do you belong to...
Who is your father...
Thandhai yaaro thaayum yaaro
Who is your father? Who is your mother?
Neeyum endha ooro
And which town do you belong to?
Thandhai yaaro thaayum yaaro
Who is your father? Who is your mother?
Neeyum endha ooro
And which town do you belong to?
Jaalakkaaraa thoongadaa…
Oh trickster, go to sleep...
Aa… aa…aaa….aa….aa…
Aa… aa…aaa….aa….aa…
Jaalakkaaraa…. thoongadaa
Oh trickster... go to sleep
Jaalakkaaraa thoongadaa
Oh trickster, go to sleep
Aaraaro naan yaaro nee yaaro
Lullaby... who am I, and who are you?
Thandhai yaaro thaayum yaaro
Who is your father? Who is your mother?
Neeyum endha ooro
And which town do you belong to?
Manam purindhu arasum vaembum
Getting married and around the sacred Peepal and Neem trees...
Manam purindhu arasum vaembum
Getting married and around the sacred Peepal and Neem trees...
Valam varaadha podhilum naan
Even though I did not perform those sacred circumambulations...
Valam varaadha podhilum
Even though I did not perform those sacred circumambulations...
Mazhalaiyaaga veedu thaedi
As a young child, seeking my house...
Vandhadhenna vindhaiyo
What a wonder it is that you arrived!
Thandhai yaaro thaayum yaaro
Who is your father? Who is your mother?
Neeyum endha ooro
And which town do you belong to?
Maalai soodi laali paadi
Wearing a garland and singing a lullaby...
Ooo ooo ooo ooo oo ooo
Ooo ooo ooo ooo oo ooo
Maalai soodi laali paadi
Wearing a garland and singing a lullaby...
Manaiviyaaga kollum munnae
Before taking me as a wife...
Ezhu vayasu pillaiyaaga
As a seven-year-old child...
Enakku thandhaar unnaiyae
He gave you to me!
Vaalai summaa surutti kondu
Just roll up your tail of mischief...
Thoongadaa nee thoongu
Sleep, oh sleep!
Thoongadaa nee thoongu
Sleep, oh sleep!
Vambu seidhaal undhan kannam
If you make trouble, your cheek...
Endhan kaiyaal veengum
Will swell up from my hand!
Vambu seidhaal undhan kannam
If you make trouble, your cheek...
Endhan kaiyaal veengum
Will swell up from my hand!
Thandhai yaaro thaayum yaaro
Who is your father? Who is your mother?
Neeyum endha ooro…
And which town do you belong to...
Thandhai yaaro…
Who is your father...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Thandhai Yaaro Thaayum Yaaro is a playful lullaby from the 1957 Tamil film Yaar Paiyyan. Sung to a young child of unknown origin who unexpectedly enters the protagonist's life, the song blends affectionate humor with maternal warmth. The female protagonist wonders about the child's roots and marvels at how he arrived at her doorstep like a miracle, even before she was married or performed traditional marital rituals for children. Throughout the song, she teasingly calls the boy a trickster and tells him to curl up his 'tail of mischief' and go to sleep. She humorously threatens to slap his cheeks if he creates trouble, creating a sweet and comedic dynamic between the caregiver and the mysteriously arrived child.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Thandhai yaaro thaayum yaaro”
Repetition of the initial 'Th' consonant sound in 'Thandhai' and 'Thaayum' creates melodic rhythm.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Maalai soodi laali paadi ... Manaiviyaaga kollum munnae”
Repetition of the initial 'M' consonant sound across 'Maalai' and 'Manaiviyaaga'.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Manam purindhu arasum vaembum ... Valam varaadha podhilum naan”
Matching of second consonants 'na' and 'la' in 'Manam' and 'Valam'.
Idiomatic Metaphor
“Vaalai summaa surutti kondu”
The phrase 'Vaalai summaa surutti kondu' (curl up your tail) is a colloquial Tamil idiom used metaphorically to tell someone to pack up their mischief and behave.
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Trivia
Yaar Paiyyan (1957) is a romantic comedy film starring Gemini Ganesan and Savitri, directed by T. R. Raghunath. The music for the film was composed by S. Dakshinamurthi, and the lyrics for this track were penned by A. Maruthakasi. The song captures a pivotal comedic moment in the narrative where a young boy's unknown identity drives the central plot.
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