Yaar Andha Nilavu
From Shanthi · 1965
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Shanthi1965
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaar andha nilavu | Who is that moon? |
| Yaen indha kanavu | Why this dream? |
| Yaaro solla yaaro endru | Hearing someone say it is someone else, |
| Yaaro vandha uravu | A relationship came as a stranger. |
| Kaalam seidha kolam | A pattern woven by fate, |
| Ingu naan vandha varavu | This arrival of mine here. |
| Male | |
| Yaar andha nilavu | Who is that moon? |
| Yaen indha kanavu | Why this dream? |
| Yaaro solla yaaro endru | Hearing someone say it is someone else, |
| Yaaro vandha uravu | A relationship came as a stranger. |
| Kaalam seidha kolam | A pattern woven by fate, |
| Ingu naan vandha varavu | This arrival of mine here. |
| Male | |
| Maalaiyum manjalum maariyadhae | The wedding garland and sacred turmeric have changed, |
| Oru sodhanai | It is a ordeal. |
| Manjam nenjam vaaduvadhae | The bridal bed and heart wilting away, |
| Perum vaedhanai | It is a great agony. |
| Dheivamae yaaridam yaarai | Oh God, whom did you give |
| Nee thandhaaiyo | To whom? |
| Un koyil dheebam maariyadhai | That your temple lamp has been replaced, |
| Nee arivaaiyo | Do you even know? |
| Ho… oo… koyil dheebam maariyadhai | Ho… oo… that your temple lamp has been replaced, |
| Nee arivaaiyo | Do you even know? |
| Male | |
| Yaar andha nilavu | Who is that moon? |
| Yaen indha kanavu | Why this dream? |
| Yaaro solla yaaro endru | Hearing someone say it is someone else, |
| Yaaro vandha uravu | A relationship came as a stranger. |
| Kaalam seidha kolam | A pattern woven by fate, |
| Ingu naan vandha varavu | This arrival of mine here. |
| Male | |
| Aadiya naadagam mudiyavillai | The drama enacted has not ended |
| Oru naalilae | In just a single day. |
| Angum ingum saanthiyillai | There is no peace anywhere |
| Silar vaazhvilae | In the lives of some people. |
| Dheivamae yaarudan maedaiyil | Oh God, with whom did you stand |
| Nee nindraaiyo | On the stage? |
| Indru yaarai yaaraai naerinilae | Today, whom did you see in person |
| Nee kandaaiyo | As whom? |
| Ho …oo…hoo … hohohohohoho… | Ho …oo…hoo … hohohohohoho… |
| Ho… hohohoho… | Ho… hohohoho… |
| Male | |
| Yaar andha nilavu | Who is that moon? |
| Yaen indha kanavu | Why this dream? |
| Yaaro solla yaaro endru | Hearing someone say it is someone else, |
| Yaaro vandha uravu | A relationship came as a stranger. |
| Kaalam seidha kolam | A pattern woven by fate, |
| Ingu naan vandha varavu | This arrival of mine here. |
| Naan vandha varavu | My arrival here. |
யார் அந்த நிலவு
ஏன் இந்தக் கனவு
யாரோ சொல்ல யாரோ என்று
யாரோ வந்த உறவு
காலம் செய்த கோலம்
இங்கு நான் வந்த வரவு
Who is that moon?
Why this dream?
Hearing someone say it is someone else,
A relationship came as a stranger.
A pattern woven by fate,
This arrival of mine here.
யார் அந்த நிலவு
ஏன் இந்தக் கனவு
யாரோ சொல்ல யாரோ என்று
யாரோ வந்த உறவு
காலம் செய்த கோலம்
இங்கு நான் வந்த வரவு
Who is that moon?
Why this dream?
Hearing someone say it is someone else,
A relationship came as a stranger.
A pattern woven by fate,
This arrival of mine here.
மாலையும் மஞ்சளும் மாறியதே
ஒரு சோதனை
மஞ்சம் நெஞ்சம் வாடுவதே
பெரும் வேதனை
தெய்வமே யாரிடம் யாரை
நீ தந்தாயோ
உன் கோவில் தீபம் மாறியதை
நீ அறிவாயோ
ஹோ......ஓ......கோயில் தீபம் மாறியாதை
நீ அறிவாயோ
The wedding garland and sacred turmeric have changed,
It is a ordeal.
The bridal bed and heart wilting away,
It is a great agony.
Oh God, whom did you give
To whom?
That your temple lamp has been replaced,
Do you even know?
Ho… oo… that your temple lamp has been replaced,
Do you even know?
யார் அந்த நிலவு
ஏன் இந்தக் கனவு
யாரோ சொல்ல யாரோ என்று
யாரோ வந்த உறவு
காலம் செய்த கோலம்
இங்கு நான் வந்த வரவு
Who is that moon?
Why this dream?
Hearing someone say it is someone else,
A relationship came as a stranger.
A pattern woven by fate,
This arrival of mine here.
ஆடிய நாடகம் முடிவதில்லை
ஒரு நாளிலே
அங்கும் இங்கும் சாந்தியில்லை
சிலர் வாழ்விலே
தெய்வமே யாருடன் மேடையில்
நீ நின்றாயோ
இன்று யாரை யாராய் நேரினிலே
நீ கண்டாயோ
ஹோ....ஓ....ஹோ.....ஹோஹோஹஓஹோ....
ஹோ.....ஹோஹஓஹோ.....
The drama enacted has not ended
In just a single day.
There is no peace anywhere
In the lives of some people.
Oh God, with whom did you stand
On the stage?
Today, whom did you see in person
As whom?
Ho …oo…hoo … hohohohohoho…
Ho… hohohoho…
யார் அந்த நிலவு
ஏன் இந்தக் கனவு
யாரோ சொல்ல யாரோ என்று
யாரோ வந்த உறவு
காலம் செய்த கோலம்
இங்கு நான் வந்த வரவு
நான் வந்த வரவு
Who is that moon?
Why this dream?
Hearing someone say it is someone else,
A relationship came as a stranger.
A pattern woven by fate,
This arrival of mine here.
My arrival here.
Yaar andha nilavu
Who is that moon?
Yaen indha kanavu
Why this dream?
Yaaro solla yaaro endru
Hearing someone say it is someone else,
Yaaro vandha uravu
A relationship came as a stranger.
Kaalam seidha kolam
A pattern woven by fate,
Ingu naan vandha varavu
This arrival of mine here.
Yaar andha nilavu
Who is that moon?
Yaen indha kanavu
Why this dream?
Yaaro solla yaaro endru
Hearing someone say it is someone else,
Yaaro vandha uravu
A relationship came as a stranger.
Kaalam seidha kolam
A pattern woven by fate,
Ingu naan vandha varavu
This arrival of mine here.
Maalaiyum manjalum maariyadhae
The wedding garland and sacred turmeric have changed,
Oru sodhanai
It is a ordeal.
Manjam nenjam vaaduvadhae
The bridal bed and heart wilting away,
Perum vaedhanai
It is a great agony.
Dheivamae yaaridam yaarai
Oh God, whom did you give
Nee thandhaaiyo
To whom?
Un koyil dheebam maariyadhai
That your temple lamp has been replaced,
Nee arivaaiyo
Do you even know?
Ho… oo… koyil dheebam maariyadhai
Ho… oo… that your temple lamp has been replaced,
Nee arivaaiyo
Do you even know?
Yaar andha nilavu
Who is that moon?
Yaen indha kanavu
Why this dream?
Yaaro solla yaaro endru
Hearing someone say it is someone else,
Yaaro vandha uravu
A relationship came as a stranger.
Kaalam seidha kolam
A pattern woven by fate,
Ingu naan vandha varavu
This arrival of mine here.
Aadiya naadagam mudiyavillai
The drama enacted has not ended
Oru naalilae
In just a single day.
Angum ingum saanthiyillai
There is no peace anywhere
Silar vaazhvilae
In the lives of some people.
Dheivamae yaarudan maedaiyil
Oh God, with whom did you stand
Nee nindraaiyo
On the stage?
Indru yaarai yaaraai naerinilae
Today, whom did you see in person
Nee kandaaiyo
As whom?
Ho …oo…hoo … hohohohohoho…
Ho …oo…hoo … hohohohohoho…
Ho… hohohoho…
Ho… hohohoho…
Yaar andha nilavu
Who is that moon?
Yaen indha kanavu
Why this dream?
Yaaro solla yaaro endru
Hearing someone say it is someone else,
Yaaro vandha uravu
A relationship came as a stranger.
Kaalam seidha kolam
A pattern woven by fate,
Ingu naan vandha varavu
This arrival of mine here.
Naan vandha varavu
My arrival here.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses deep existential grief, confusion, and heart-wrenching pain caused by a twist of destiny. The protagonist questions his identity, relationships, and the cruel irony of fate that swapped marital bonds and disrupted peaceful lives. He pours out his anguish directly to God, lamenting how a life stage turned into an unceasing drama of sorrow where holy symbols like garlands and temple lamps feel misplaced.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (Rhyming end words)
“Yaar andha nilavu / Yaen indha kanavu / Yaaro vandha uravu / Ingu naan vandha varavu”
The line endings 'nilavu', 'kanavu', 'uravu', and 'varavu' create a rhythmic, melancholic echo across the pallavi.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Maalaiyum manjalum maariyadhae”
Repetition of the 'M' sound ('Maalaiyum', 'manjalum', 'maariyadhae') emphasizes the tragic shift in marital emblems.
Metaphor
“Un koyil dheebam maariyadhai”
The 'temple lamp' serves as a metaphor for the sacred presence and honor of a partner in a household.
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Trivia
'Yaar Andha Nilavu' from the 1965 film 'Shanthi' is a legendary composition by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, rendered powerfully by T. M. Soundararajan and picturized on Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan. Kannadasan's lyrics are famous for capturing deep philosophical anguish and identity crisis through simple yet evocative Tamil terms.
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