Yaar Azhuthu Yaar
From Kannukkoru Vannakili · 1991
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Kannukkoru Vannakili1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaar azhudhu | By whose crying |
| Yaar thuyaram aarum | whose grief will be healed? |
| Yaar pirivai | Whose separation |
| Yaar thadukka koodum | can anyone ever stop? |
| Un kaadhil vizhaadho | Will it not reach your ears, |
| En kannae | my dear? |
| En nenjin soga raagam | The sad melody of my heart. |
| Male | |
| Yaar azhudhu | By whose crying |
| Yaar thuyaram aarum | whose grief will be healed? |
| Yaar pirivai | Whose separation |
| Yaar thadukka koodum | can anyone ever stop? |
| Male | |
| Nee thandha paasam | The affection you gave, |
| En kaadhal nesam | my loving devotion, |
| Ellaamum indru maayangalaa | are all of them mere illusions today? |
| Male | |
| Nee thandha paasam | The affection you gave, |
| En kaadhal nesam | my loving devotion, |
| Ellaamum indru maayangalaa | are all of them mere illusions today? |
| Male | |
| Gangai neer kooda theeyaagum | Even the holy waters of Ganges turn to fire, |
| Engae en sogam maarum | where will my sorrow ever end? |
| Gangai neer kooda theeyaagum | Even the holy waters of Ganges turn to fire, |
| Engae en sogam maarum | where will my sorrow ever end? |
| Nee pona paadhai | As I search along the path |
| Naan thaedum velai | you once walked, |
| En kannae en nenjin soga raagam | my dear, here is the sad melody of my heart. |
| Male | |
| Yaar azhudhu | By whose crying |
| Yaar thuyaram aarum | whose grief will be healed? |
| Yaar pirivai | Whose separation |
| Yaar thadukka koodum | can anyone ever stop? |
| Male | |
| Inbangal endru | Believing it to be happiness, |
| Naam thaedi chendru | we go searching, |
| Thunbangal ennum | but in a town called |
| Oor sergirom | sorrow, we arrive. |
| Male | |
| Inbangal endru | Believing it to be happiness, |
| Naam thaedi chendru | we go searching, |
| Thunbangal ennum | but in a town called |
| Oor sergirom | sorrow, we arrive. |
| Male | |
| Paasam naam potta neer kolam | Affection is like a rangoli drawn on water, |
| Bandham thaan vaazhvin thunbam | attachments are indeed the sorrow of life. |
| Paasam naam potta neer kolam | Affection is like a rangoli drawn on water, |
| Bandham thaan vaazhvin thunbam | attachments are indeed the sorrow of life. |
| Thaai ennum dheivam | The god called mother |
| Saei vaazha thaanae | exists solely for the child to live, |
| En kannae en nenjin soga raagam | my dear, here is the sad melody of my heart. |
| Male | |
| Yaar azhudhu | By whose crying |
| Yaar thuyaram aarum | whose grief will be healed? |
| Yaar pirivai | Whose separation |
| Yaar thadukka koodum | can anyone ever stop? |
| Un kaadhil vizhaadho | Will it not reach your ears, |
| En kannae | my dear? |
| En nenjin soga raagam | The sad melody of my heart. |
| Male | |
| Yaar azhudhu | By whose crying |
| Yaar thuyaram aarum | whose grief will be healed? |
| Yaar pirivai | Whose separation |
| Yaar thadukka koodum | can anyone ever stop? |
யார் அழுது யார் துயரம் மாறும்
யார் பிரிவை யார் தடுக்கக் கூடும்
உன் காதில் விழாதோ
என் கண்ணே என் நெஞ்சின்
சோக ராகம்
By whose crying
whose grief will be healed?
Whose separation
can anyone ever stop?
Will it not reach your ears,
my dear?
The sad melody of my heart.
யார் அழுது யார் துயரம் மாறும்
யார் பிரிவை யார் தடுக்கக் கூடும்
By whose crying
whose grief will be healed?
Whose separation
can anyone ever stop?
நீ தந்த பாசம் என் காதல் நேசம்
எல்லாமும் இன்று மாயங்களா
நீ தந்த பாசம் என் காதல் நேசம்
எல்லாமும் இன்று மாயங்களா
The affection you gave,
my loving devotion,
are all of them mere illusions today?
கங்கை நீர் கூட தீயாகும்
எங்கே என் சோகம் மாறும்
கங்கை நீர் கூட தீயாகும்
எங்கே என் சோகம் மாறும்
The affection you gave,
my loving devotion,
are all of them mere illusions today?
நீ போன பாதை
நான் தேடும் வேளை
என் கண்ணே.......
என் நெஞ்சின் சோக ராகம்
Even the holy waters of Ganges turn to fire,
where will my sorrow ever end?
Even the holy waters of Ganges turn to fire,
where will my sorrow ever end?
As I search along the path
you once walked,
my dear, here is the sad melody of my heart.
யார் அழுது யார் துயரம் மாறும்
யார் பிரிவை யார் தடுக்கக் கூடும்
By whose crying
whose grief will be healed?
Whose separation
can anyone ever stop?
இன்பங்கள் என்று
நாம் தேடிச் சென்று
துன்பங்கள் என்னும்
ஊர் சேர்கிறோம்
Believing it to be happiness,
we go searching,
but in a town called
sorrow, we arrive.
இன்பங்கள் என்று
நாம் தேடிச் சென்று
துன்பங்கள் என்னும்
ஊர் சேர்கிறோம்
Believing it to be happiness,
we go searching,
but in a town called
sorrow, we arrive.
பாசம் நாம் போட்ட நீர்க்கோலம்
பந்தம்தான் வாழ்வின் துன்பம்
பாசம் நாம் போட்ட நீர்க்கோலம்
பந்தம்தான் வாழ்வின் துன்பம்
Affection is like a rangoli drawn on water,
attachments are indeed the sorrow of life.
Affection is like a rangoli drawn on water,
attachments are indeed the sorrow of life.
The god called mother
exists solely for the child to live,
my dear, here is the sad melody of my heart.
தாய் என்னும் தெய்வம்
சேய் வாழத்தானே
என் கண்ணே
என் நெஞ்சின் சோக ராகம்
By whose crying
whose grief will be healed?
Whose separation
can anyone ever stop?
Will it not reach your ears,
my dear?
The sad melody of my heart.
யார் அழுது யார் துயரம் மாறும்
யார் பிரிவை யார் தடுக்கக் கூடும்
உன் காதில் விழாதோ
என் கண்ணே என் நெஞ்சின்
சோக ராகம்
By whose crying
whose grief will be healed?
Whose separation
can anyone ever stop?
யார் அழுது யார் துயரம் மாறும்
யார் பிரிவை யார் தடுக்கக் கூடும்
Yaar azhudhu
By whose crying
Yaar thuyaram aarum
whose grief will be healed?
Yaar pirivai
Whose separation
Yaar thadukka koodum
can anyone ever stop?
Un kaadhil vizhaadho
Will it not reach your ears,
En kannae
my dear?
En nenjin soga raagam
The sad melody of my heart.
Yaar azhudhu
By whose crying
Yaar thuyaram aarum
whose grief will be healed?
Yaar pirivai
Whose separation
Yaar thadukka koodum
can anyone ever stop?
Nee thandha paasam
The affection you gave,
En kaadhal nesam
my loving devotion,
Ellaamum indru maayangalaa
are all of them mere illusions today?
Nee thandha paasam
The affection you gave,
En kaadhal nesam
my loving devotion,
Ellaamum indru maayangalaa
are all of them mere illusions today?
Gangai neer kooda theeyaagum
Even the holy waters of Ganges turn to fire,
Engae en sogam maarum
where will my sorrow ever end?
Gangai neer kooda theeyaagum
Even the holy waters of Ganges turn to fire,
Engae en sogam maarum
where will my sorrow ever end?
Nee pona paadhai
As I search along the path
Naan thaedum velai
you once walked,
En kannae en nenjin soga raagam
my dear, here is the sad melody of my heart.
Yaar azhudhu
By whose crying
Yaar thuyaram aarum
whose grief will be healed?
Yaar pirivai
Whose separation
Yaar thadukka koodum
can anyone ever stop?
Inbangal endru
Believing it to be happiness,
Naam thaedi chendru
we go searching,
Thunbangal ennum
but in a town called
Oor sergirom
sorrow, we arrive.
Inbangal endru
Believing it to be happiness,
Naam thaedi chendru
we go searching,
Thunbangal ennum
but in a town called
Oor sergirom
sorrow, we arrive.
Paasam naam potta neer kolam
Affection is like a rangoli drawn on water,
Bandham thaan vaazhvin thunbam
attachments are indeed the sorrow of life.
Paasam naam potta neer kolam
Affection is like a rangoli drawn on water,
Bandham thaan vaazhvin thunbam
attachments are indeed the sorrow of life.
Thaai ennum dheivam
The god called mother
Saei vaazha thaanae
exists solely for the child to live,
En kannae en nenjin soga raagam
my dear, here is the sad melody of my heart.
Yaar azhudhu
By whose crying
Yaar thuyaram aarum
whose grief will be healed?
Yaar pirivai
Whose separation
Yaar thadukka koodum
can anyone ever stop?
Un kaadhil vizhaadho
Will it not reach your ears,
En kannae
my dear?
En nenjin soga raagam
The sad melody of my heart.
Yaar azhudhu
By whose crying
Yaar thuyaram aarum
whose grief will be healed?
Yaar pirivai
Whose separation
Yaar thadukka koodum
can anyone ever stop?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yaar Azhudhu Yaar Thuyaram Aarum is a deeply mournful song that ponders the painful inevitability of separation and the fleeting nature of affection. The narrator laments that crying cannot alleviate sorrow and that human bonds are helpless against destiny. Questioning whether past love was merely an illusion, the lyricist expresses an overwhelming distress where even sacred, cooling waters like the Ganges feel like burning fire.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Paasam naam potta neer kolam”
Compares human affection to a kolam (pattern) drawn on water, emphasizing its impermanence and transient nature.
Muran (Antithesis)
“Inbangal endru... Thunbangal ennum”
Contrasts 'Inbangal' (joys/pleasures) with 'Thunbangal' (sorrows), illustrating how the pursuit of happiness often ends in grief.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Yaar azhudhu / Yaar thuyaram aarum”
Repetition of the initial letter 'Ya' across consecutive phrases to create a rhythmic lament.
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Trivia
This song features lyrics penned by the veteran lyricist Vaali for the 1991 Tamil movie 'Kannukkoru Vannakili'.
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