Thanimayil Yaar Ival
From Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren · 1979
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren1979
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thanimayil yaar ival | Who is she in this solitude? |
| Neerodu meenundu | With water, there is fish, |
| Nilavodu vaan undu | With the moon, there is the sky, |
| Uravodu oor undu | With relationships, there is a community, |
| Enodu yaar undu | With me, who is there? |
| Yenn… yenn… yenn | Why... why... why? |
| Female | |
| Thanimayil yaar ival | Who is she in this solitude? |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Aadimuditha medai | A stage where the play has ended, |
| Moodivaitha velai | A time when the curtains are drawn, |
| Meendum naadagam | Yet another drama begins again, |
| Adhu yenn iraivaa | Why is that, O Lord? |
| Aasai enna indru | What is this desire today? |
| Yengum yekkam | A yearning that aches everywhere, |
| Yenn… yenn.. yenn… | Why... why... why? |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Thanimayil yaar ival | Who is she in this solitude? |
| Female | |
| Paalaivanaththu meedhu | Upon the barren desert, |
| Padarvathenna mullai | Why does a jasmine vine spread? |
| Yedho kaaranam | There must be some hidden reason, |
| Ilamai kodumai | Youthfulness can be a cruelty, |
| Enna seiyum penmai | What can vulnerable womanhood do? |
| Viraga dhaabam | The burning heat of lonely longing, |
| Yenn…yenn.. yenn… | Why... why... why? |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Thanimayil yaar ival | Who is she in this solitude? |
| Neerodu meenundu | With water, there is fish, |
| Nilavodu vaan undu | With the moon, there is the sky, |
| Uravodu oor undu | With relationships, there is a community, |
| Enodu yaar undu | With me, who is there? |
| Yenn… yenn… yenn | Why... why... why? |
| Female | |
| Thanimayil yaar ival | Who is she in this solitude? |
..................
Who is she in this solitude?
With water, there is fish,
With the moon, there is the sky,
With relationships, there is a community,
With me, who is there?
Why... why... why?
தனிமையில்………
யார் இவள் ………
நீரோடு மீனுண்டு
நிலவோடு வானுண்டு
உறவோடு ஊருண்டு
என்னோடு யாருண்டு
ஏன்…ஏன்…ஏன்
தனிமையில் யார் இவள்
Who is she in this solitude?
..................
ஆடி முடித்த மேடை
மூடி வைத்த வேளை
மீண்டும் நாடகம்
அது ஏன் இறைவா
ஆசை என்ன இன்று
ஏங்கும் ஏக்கம்
ஏன்…ஏன்…ஏன்
A stage where the play has ended,
A time when the curtains are drawn,
Yet another drama begins again,
Why is that, O Lord?
What is this desire today?
A yearning that aches everywhere,
Why... why... why?
..................
தனிமையில் யார் இவள்
Who is she in this solitude?
பாலைவனத்தின் மீது
படர்வதென்ன முல்லை
ஏதோ காரணம்
இளமை கொடுமை
என்ன செய்யும் பெண்மை
விரகதாபம்
ஏன்…ஏன்…ஏன் ஹா…டார்லிங்
Upon the barren desert,
Why does a jasmine vine spread?
There must be some hidden reason,
Youthfulness can be a cruelty,
What can vulnerable womanhood do?
The burning heat of lonely longing,
Why... why... why?
..................
தனிமையில்......
யார் இவள்..............
நீரோடு மீனுண்டு
நிலவோடு வானுண்டு
உறவோடு ஊருண்டு
என்னோடு யாருண்டு
ஏன்…ஏன்…ஏன்
Who is she in this solitude?
With water, there is fish,
With the moon, there is the sky,
With relationships, there is a community,
With me, who is there?
Why... why... why?
தனிமையில் யார் இவள்
Who is she in this solitude?
Thanimayil yaar ival
Who is she in this solitude?
Neerodu meenundu
With water, there is fish,
Nilavodu vaan undu
With the moon, there is the sky,
Uravodu oor undu
With relationships, there is a community,
Enodu yaar undu
With me, who is there?
Yenn… yenn… yenn
Why... why... why?
Thanimayil yaar ival
Who is she in this solitude?
………………………..
Aadimuditha medai
A stage where the play has ended,
Moodivaitha velai
A time when the curtains are drawn,
Meendum naadagam
Yet another drama begins again,
Adhu yenn iraivaa
Why is that, O Lord?
Aasai enna indru
What is this desire today?
Yengum yekkam
A yearning that aches everywhere,
Yenn… yenn.. yenn…
Why... why... why?
…………………………..
Thanimayil yaar ival
Who is she in this solitude?
Paalaivanaththu meedhu
Upon the barren desert,
Padarvathenna mullai
Why does a jasmine vine spread?
Yedho kaaranam
There must be some hidden reason,
Ilamai kodumai
Youthfulness can be a cruelty,
Enna seiyum penmai
What can vulnerable womanhood do?
Viraga dhaabam
The burning heat of lonely longing,
Yenn…yenn.. yenn…
Why... why... why?
…………………………..
Thanimayil yaar ival
Who is she in this solitude?
Neerodu meenundu
With water, there is fish,
Nilavodu vaan undu
With the moon, there is the sky,
Uravodu oor undu
With relationships, there is a community,
Enodu yaar undu
With me, who is there?
Yenn… yenn… yenn
Why... why... why?
Thanimayil yaar ival
Who is she in this solitude?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Thanimayil Yaar Ival' expresses deep existential loneliness, sorrow, and romantic anguish. Through poignant contrasts—pointing out that fish have water, the moon has the sky, and people have social bonds—the protagonist laments her utter isolation, asking God why she alone remains companionless.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Neerodu meenundu / Nilavodu vaan undu”
Repetition of the suffix '-odu' across sequential lines ('Neerodu', 'Nilavodu', 'Uravodu', 'Enodu') creates a musical rhythm while reinforcing comparison.
Metaphor (Uvagam)
“Paalaivanaththu meedhu padarvathenna mullai”
Comparing a blossoming heart or womanly desire to a soft jasmine creeper spreading over a harsh desert surface.
Rhetorical Question
“Enodu yaar undu / Adhu yenn iraivaa”
The speaker asks God and fate direct questions to emphasize her grief, helpless despair, and existential confusion.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung brilliantly by Vani Jairam, this song from C. V. Sridhar's 'Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren' (1979) highlights Vaali's mastery in translating delicate human sorrow into philosophical poetry.
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