Yaar Aval Yaaro
From Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal · 2011
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singer
- Mohammad Irfan Ali
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaar aval yaaro | Who is she, who is she? |
| Aval yaaro kanaa thaano | Is she someone, or is she a dream? |
| Yaro nilaa thaano | Is she the moon? |
| Vidaiyillaa vinaa thaano | Is she an unanswered question? |
| Male | |
| Vaanin pulam thaandi | Crossing the bounds of the sky, |
| Nilam theendum mazhai thaano | Is she rain touching the earth? |
| Naalum aval illai | Every day she is not around, |
| Enil ingae pizhai thaano | Is it a mistake that I exist here? |
| Male | |
| Un maar meedhum | Upon your chest, |
| Thozh meedhum | And upon your shoulders, |
| Naan thoonginen | I slept. |
| Uyir ingeyae pogattum | Let my life depart right here, |
| Endrenginen | So I wished. |
| Karaigalae illaa nadhi | A river with no banks, |
| Orae oru nadhi | Only one such river. |
| Chorus | |
| Heyyeah…. | Hey yeah... |
| Heyyeahh… | Hey yeah... |
| Heyyeah…hmmmmmm.. | Hey yeah... hmmmmmm.. |
| Chorus | |
| …………… | |
| Male | |
| Orr aagaya dhooram | Even when I travel |
| Naan pogindra podhum | A distance as high as the sky, |
| En pakkathil nirpaal aval | She will stand right beside me. |
| Male | |
| Naan veezhgindra neram | Whenever I fall, |
| Pon kai rendum neelum | Her golden hands will reach out, |
| Than kakkathil vaipaal aval | She will wrap me under her care. |
| Male | |
| Naan kaalai pani | I am the morning dew, |
| Nee pullin nuni | You are the tip of the grass blade. |
| Naan veezhaamal | Preventing me from falling, |
| Nee thaanginaai | You held me up. |
| Naan kelaa oli | I am unheard sound, |
| Nee thaanae mozhi | You yourself are the language. |
| En osaikku | To my voice, |
| Porul aagiraai oh ho .. | You give the meaning, oh ho.. |
| Hooo…hoooo…. | Hooo... hoooo... |
| Male | |
| Yaar aval yaaro | Who is she, who is she? |
| Aval yaaro kanaa thaano | Is she someone, or is she a dream? |
| Yaaro nilaa thaano | Is she the moon? |
| Vidaiyillaa vinaa thaano | Is she an unanswered question? |
| Male | |
| Naan thoongaatha podhum | When I cannot sleep, |
| En thunbathin podhum | In times of my sorrow, |
| En annai pol kaathaai enai | You protected me like a mother. |
| Male | |
| Pon vaan engum neeyae | Across the entire golden sky, |
| Vinmeenaagindraayae | You become the shining star. |
| Naan anaanthu paarppen unai | I look up in awe at you. |
| Male | |
| Naan ketkum varam | The boon I pray for, |
| En vaazh naal thavam | The penance of my entire life, |
| Un anbandri verethadi | Is nothing other than your love, girl. |
| Oh paaraa mugam | Oh, the moment you turn |
| Nee kaattum kanam | An indifferent face toward me, |
| Naan kooraamal | Without saying a word, |
| Saavenadi oh ho …. | I will die, my girl, oh ho.. |
| Hoooo….hooooo…hooo…. | Hooo... hooooo... hooo... |
| Male | |
| Yaar aval yaaro | Who is she, who is she? |
| Aval yaaro kanaa thaano | Is she someone, or is she a dream? |
| Yaaro nilaa thaano | Is she the moon? |
| Vidaiyillaa vinaa thaano | Is she an unanswered question? |
| Male | |
| Vaanin pulam thaandi | Crossing the bounds of the sky, |
| Nilam theendum mazhai thaano | Is she rain touching the earth? |
| Naalum aval illai | Every day she is not around, |
| Enil ingae pizhai thaano | Is it a mistake that I exist here? |
| Male | |
| Un maar meedhum | Upon your chest, |
| Thozh meedhum | And upon your shoulders, |
| Naan thoonginen | I slept. |
| Uyir ingeyae pogattum | Let my life depart right here, |
| Endrenginen | So I wished. |
| Karaigalae illaa nadhi | A river with no banks, |
| Orae oru nadhi | Only one such river. |
| Male | |
| Aaahaaaaa…… | Aaahaaaaa... |
| ……………………… | |
யாா் அவள்
யாரோ அவள் யாரோ
கனா தானோ யாரோ
நிலா தானோ விடையில்லா
வினா தானோ
Who is she, who is she?
Is she someone, or is she a dream?
Is she the moon?
Is she an unanswered question?
வானின் புலம்
தாண்டி நிலம் தீண்டும்
மழை தானோ நாளும்
அவள் இல்லை எனில்
இங்கே பிழைதானோ
Crossing the bounds of the sky,
Is she rain touching the earth?
Every day she is not around,
Is it a mistake that I exist here?
உன் மாா்
மீதும் தோள் மீதும்
நான் தூங்கினேன்
உயிா் இங்கேயே
போகட்டும் என்றேங்கினேன்
கரைகளே இல்லா நதி
ஒரே ஒரு நதி
Upon your chest,
And upon your shoulders,
I slept.
Let my life depart right here,
So I wished.
A river with no banks,
Only one such river.
விஷ்லிங் :
...........................
குழு :
....................................
Hey yeah...
Hey yeah...
Hey yeah... hmmmmmm..
ஓா் ஆகாய
தூரம் நான் போகின்ற
போதும் என் பக்கத்தில்
நிற்பாள் அவள்
நான் வீழ்கின்ற
நேரம் பொன் கை ரெண்டும்
நீளும் தன் கக்கத்தில்
வைப்பாள் அவள்
Even when I travel
A distance as high as the sky,
She will stand right beside me.
நான் காலைப்
பனி நீ புல்லின் நுனி
நான் வீழாமல் நீ
தாங்கினாய் நான்
கேளா ஒலி நீதானே
மொழி என் ஓசைக்கு
பொருளாகிறாய்
ஓஹோ ஹோ …
Whenever I fall,
Her golden hands will reach out,
She will wrap me under her care.
யாா் அவள்
யாரோ அவள் யாரோ
கனா தானோ யாரோ
நிலா தானோ விடையில்லா
வினா தானோ
I am the morning dew,
You are the tip of the grass blade.
Preventing me from falling,
You held me up.
I am unheard sound,
You yourself are the language.
To my voice,
You give the meaning, oh ho..
Hooo... hoooo...
நான் தூங்காத
போதும் என் துன்பத்தின்
போதும் என் அன்னை
போல் காத்தாய் எனை
Who is she, who is she?
Is she someone, or is she a dream?
Is she the moon?
Is she an unanswered question?
பொன் வான்
எங்கும் நீயே விண்மீன்
ஆகின்றாயே நான்
அண்ணாந்து பாா்ப்பேன்
உனை
When I cannot sleep,
In times of my sorrow,
You protected me like a mother.
நான் கேட்கும்
வரம் என் வாழ்நாள்
தவம் உன் அன்பன்றி
வேறேதடி ஓ பாரா முகம்
நீ காட்டும் கணம் நான்
கூறாமல் சாவேனடி
ஓஹோ ஹோ …
Across the entire golden sky,
You become the shining star.
I look up in awe at you.
யாா் அவள்
யாரோ அவள் யாரோ
கனா தானோ யாரோ
நிலா தானோ விடையில்லா
வினா தானோ
The boon I pray for,
The penance of my entire life,
Is nothing other than your love, girl.
Oh, the moment you turn
An indifferent face toward me,
Without saying a word,
I will die, my girl, oh ho..
Hooo... hooooo... hooo...
வானின் புலம்
தாண்டி நிலம் தீண்டும்
மழை தானோ நாளும்
அவள் இல்லை எனில்
இங்கே பிழைதானோ
Who is she, who is she?
Is she someone, or is she a dream?
Is she the moon?
Is she an unanswered question?
உன் மாா்
மீதும் தோள் மீதும்
நான் தூங்கினேன்
உயிா் இங்கேயே
போகட்டும் என்றேங்கினேன்
கரைகளே இல்லா நதி
ஒரே ஒரு நதி
Crossing the bounds of the sky,
Is she rain touching the earth?
Every day she is not around,
Is it a mistake that I exist here?
............................
Upon your chest,
And upon your shoulders,
I slept.
Let my life depart right here,
So I wished.
A river with no banks,
Only one such river.
Aaahaaaaa...
Yaar aval yaaro
Who is she, who is she?
Aval yaaro kanaa thaano
Is she someone, or is she a dream?
Yaro nilaa thaano
Is she the moon?
Vidaiyillaa vinaa thaano
Is she an unanswered question?
Vaanin pulam thaandi
Crossing the bounds of the sky,
Nilam theendum mazhai thaano
Is she rain touching the earth?
Naalum aval illai
Every day she is not around,
Enil ingae pizhai thaano
Is it a mistake that I exist here?
Un maar meedhum
Upon your chest,
Thozh meedhum
And upon your shoulders,
Naan thoonginen
I slept.
Uyir ingeyae pogattum
Let my life depart right here,
Endrenginen
So I wished.
Karaigalae illaa nadhi
A river with no banks,
Orae oru nadhi
Only one such river.
Heyyeah….
Hey yeah...
Heyyeahh…
Hey yeah...
Heyyeah…hmmmmmm..
Hey yeah... hmmmmmm..
……………
Orr aagaya dhooram
Even when I travel
Naan pogindra podhum
A distance as high as the sky,
En pakkathil nirpaal aval
She will stand right beside me.
Naan veezhgindra neram
Whenever I fall,
Pon kai rendum neelum
Her golden hands will reach out,
Than kakkathil vaipaal aval
She will wrap me under her care.
Naan kaalai pani
I am the morning dew,
Nee pullin nuni
You are the tip of the grass blade.
Naan veezhaamal
Preventing me from falling,
Nee thaanginaai
You held me up.
Naan kelaa oli
I am unheard sound,
Nee thaanae mozhi
You yourself are the language.
En osaikku
To my voice,
Porul aagiraai oh ho ..
You give the meaning, oh ho..
Hooo…hoooo….
Hooo... hoooo...
Yaar aval yaaro
Who is she, who is she?
Aval yaaro kanaa thaano
Is she someone, or is she a dream?
Yaaro nilaa thaano
Is she the moon?
Vidaiyillaa vinaa thaano
Is she an unanswered question?
Naan thoongaatha podhum
When I cannot sleep,
En thunbathin podhum
In times of my sorrow,
En annai pol kaathaai enai
You protected me like a mother.
Pon vaan engum neeyae
Across the entire golden sky,
Vinmeenaagindraayae
You become the shining star.
Naan anaanthu paarppen unai
I look up in awe at you.
Naan ketkum varam
The boon I pray for,
En vaazh naal thavam
The penance of my entire life,
Un anbandri verethadi
Is nothing other than your love, girl.
Oh paaraa mugam
Oh, the moment you turn
Nee kaattum kanam
An indifferent face toward me,
Naan kooraamal
Without saying a word,
Saavenadi oh ho ….
I will die, my girl, oh ho..
Hoooo….hooooo…hooo….
Hooo... hooooo... hooo...
Yaar aval yaaro
Who is she, who is she?
Aval yaaro kanaa thaano
Is she someone, or is she a dream?
Yaaro nilaa thaano
Is she the moon?
Vidaiyillaa vinaa thaano
Is she an unanswered question?
Vaanin pulam thaandi
Crossing the bounds of the sky,
Nilam theendum mazhai thaano
Is she rain touching the earth?
Naalum aval illai
Every day she is not around,
Enil ingae pizhai thaano
Is it a mistake that I exist here?
Un maar meedhum
Upon your chest,
Thozh meedhum
And upon your shoulders,
Naan thoonginen
I slept.
Uyir ingeyae pogattum
Let my life depart right here,
Endrenginen
So I wished.
Karaigalae illaa nadhi
A river with no banks,
Orae oru nadhi
Only one such river.
Aaahaaaaa……
Aaahaaaaa...
………………………
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yaar Aval Yaaro is a deeply soulful and introspective song from the film Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal that explores themes of intense love, vulnerability, and mental anguish. The protagonist contemplates the surreal and ethereal presence of his lover, wondering if she is a dream, rain touching the earth, or an unanswered question. He reflects on how she provides him solace, standing by his side during his darkest moments like a protective mother and giving meaning to his existence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Naan kaalai pani / Nee pullin nuni”
The lover is poetically metaphorized as the tip of a blade of grass that supports the fragile morning dew drop (the protagonist).
Metaphor
“Naan kelaa oli / Nee thaanae mozhi”
Compares the protagonist to unheard noise and the beloved to the language that gives it structure and purpose.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Naan kaalai pani / Nee pullin nuni”
Rhyming endings 'pani' and 'nuni' create a soft, melodious poetic cadence.
Simile
“En annai pol kaathaai enai”
Direct comparison comparing the lover's protective care to that of a mother ('annai pol').
Did you know?
Trivia
Written by poet Lyricist Thamarai, the song features tender and melancholic poetic imagery. In the movie Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal (2011), the song plays during a critical narrative point highlighting the main character's psychological condition and his deep emotional attachment to his romantic interest.
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