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Lyrics & meaning

Yaar Azhuthu Yaar

From Kannukkoru Vannakili · 1991

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kannukkoru Vannakili
Movie release year
1991
Lyrics added on
26 Jan 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaar azhudhu
Yaar thuyaram aarum
Yaar pirivai
Yaar thadukka koodum
Un kaadhil vizhaadho
En kannae
En nenjin soga raagam
Yaar azhudhu
Yaar thuyaram aarum
Yaar pirivai
Yaar thadukka koodum
Nee thandha paasam
En kaadhal nesam
Ellaamum indru maayangalaa
Nee thandha paasam
En kaadhal nesam
Ellaamum indru maayangalaa
Gangai neer kooda theeyaagum
Engae en sogam maarum
Gangai neer kooda theeyaagum
Engae en sogam maarum
Nee pona paadhai
Naan thaedum velai
En kannae en nenjin soga raagam
Yaar azhudhu
Yaar thuyaram aarum
Yaar pirivai
Yaar thadukka koodum
Inbangal endru
Naam thaedi chendru
Thunbangal ennum
Oor sergirom
Inbangal endru
Naam thaedi chendru
Thunbangal ennum
Oor sergirom
Paasam naam potta neer kolam
Bandham thaan vaazhvin thunbam
Paasam naam potta neer kolam
Bandham thaan vaazhvin thunbam
Thaai ennum dheivam
Saei vaazha thaanae
En kannae en nenjin soga raagam
Yaar azhudhu
Yaar thuyaram aarum
Yaar pirivai
Yaar thadukka koodum
Un kaadhil vizhaadho
En kannae
En nenjin soga raagam
Yaar azhudhu
Yaar thuyaram aarum
Yaar pirivai
Yaar thadukka koodum
Who weeps,
and whose sorrow is healed?
Whose separation,
who can ever prevent?
Does it not reach your ears,
my precious one,
this sad melody of my heart?
Who weeps,
and whose sorrow is healed?
Whose separation,
who can ever prevent?
The affection you gave,
and the deep love I had,
are they all just illusions today?
The affection you gave,
and the deep love I had,
are they all just illusions today?
Even the water of the Ganga burns like fire,
where will my sorrow ever find relief?
Even the water of the Ganga burns like fire,
where will my sorrow ever find relief?
As I search for
the path you took,
my dear, this is the sad melody of my heart.
Who weeps,
and whose sorrow is healed?
Whose separation,
who can ever prevent?
Searching for joy,
we travel forward,
only to arrive
at a land called sorrow.
Searching for joy,
we travel forward,
only to arrive
at a land called sorrow.
Our affection is like a pattern drawn on water,
and emotional bonds become life's deepest sorrow.
Our affection is like a pattern drawn on water,
and emotional bonds become life's deepest sorrow.
The goddess called a mother
exists only so her child may live,
my dear, this is the sad melody of my heart.
Who weeps,
and whose sorrow is healed?
Whose separation,
who can ever prevent?
Does it not reach your ears,
my precious one,
this sad melody of my heart?
Who weeps,
and whose sorrow is healed?
Whose separation,
who can ever prevent?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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