Yaar Endru
From Paravaigal Palavitham · 1988
- Lyricist
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Shailaja
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Paravaigal Palavitham1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Yaar endru nee azhaiththaai kavi paada | Who did you call upon to sing a poem? |
| Naan enaiyae izhanthaen edhai paada | I have lost myself, what am I to sing? |
| Naanirunthaen avanil oru kaalam | I once lived inside him in times past, |
| Naayagan pirinthathum naan verum thaegam | Once my beloved parted, I became a mere body. |
| Female | |
| Yaar endru nee azhaiththaai kavi paada | Who did you call upon to sing a poem? |
| Naan enaiyae izhanthaen edhai paada | I have lost myself, what am I to sing? |
| Male | |
| En mana koyil dheivamum engae | Where is the deity of my mind's temple? |
| Ennuyir jodhi ponathu engae | Where did the divine light of my life go? |
| Kaalamellaam avalin kanavodu | All my life, holding onto her dreams, |
| Kaaththiruppaen varuvaal kuyil paedu | I will keep waiting, the female cuckoo will return. |
| Female | |
| Aadharavillai kodi mullai mann maelae | Without support, the jasmine vine lies on the dirt, |
| Vedargal thollai siru killai siraiyaanaen | Tormented by hunters, I, a little parrot, became trapped. |
| Female | |
| Yaar endru nee azhaiththaai kavi paada | Who did you call upon to sing a poem? |
| Naan enaiyae izhanthaen edhai paada | I have lost myself, what am I to sing? |
| Female | |
| Kaanalai kandu kadhal kollaathae | Do not fall in love upon seeing a mirage, |
| Paazhpatta veenai raagam tharaathae | A ruined veena cannot give birth to melody. |
| Mudintha kadhai endrum thodaraathu | A finished story will never continue, |
| Odintha kilai maraththil inaiyaathu | A broken branch will not reattach to the tree. |
| Male | |
| Oomaiyin kadhal poiyaendru sollaathae | Do not say a mute person's love is a lie, |
| Orr murai anbai kandaalum vaazhvaenae | Even if I experience love just once, I shall live. |
| Female | |
| Yaar endru nee azhaiththaai kavi paada | Who did you call upon to sing a poem? |
| Naan enaiyae izhanthaen edhai paada | I have lost myself, what am I to sing? |
| Male :Naanirunthaen avanil oru kaalam | Male: I once lived inside him in times past, |
| Naayagan pirinthathum naan verum thaegam | Once my beloved parted, I became a mere body. |
| Female | |
| Yaar endru nee azhaiththaai kavi paada | Who did you call upon to sing a poem? |
| Naan enaiyae izhanthaen edhai paada….. | I have lost myself, what am I to sing... |
மற்றும் எஸ். பி. சைலஜா
Who did you call upon to sing a poem?
I have lost myself, what am I to sing?
I once lived inside him in times past,
Once my beloved parted, I became a mere body.
யார் என்று நீ அழைத்தாய் கவி பாட
நான் எனையே இழந்தேன் எதை பாட
நானிருந்தேன் அவனில் ஒரு காலம்
நாயகன் பிரிந்ததும் நான் வெறும் தேகம்
Who did you call upon to sing a poem?
I have lost myself, what am I to sing?
யார் என்று நீ அழைத்தாய் கவி பாட
நான் எனையே இழந்தேன் எதை பாட
Where is the deity of my mind's temple?
Where did the divine light of my life go?
All my life, holding onto her dreams,
I will keep waiting, the female cuckoo will return.
என் மனக் கோயில் தெய்வமும் எங்கே
என்னுயிர் ஜோதி போனது எங்கே
காலமெல்லாம் அவளின் கனவோடு
காத்திருப்பேன் வருவாள் குயில் பேடு
Without support, the jasmine vine lies on the dirt,
Tormented by hunters, I, a little parrot, became trapped.
ஆதரவில்லை கொடி முல்லை மண் மேலே
வேடர்கள் தொல்லை சிறு கிள்ளை சிறையானேன்
Who did you call upon to sing a poem?
I have lost myself, what am I to sing?
யார் என்று நீ அழைத்தாய் கவி பாட
நான் எனையே மறந்தேன் எதை பாட
Do not fall in love upon seeing a mirage,
A ruined veena cannot give birth to melody.
A finished story will never continue,
A broken branch will not reattach to the tree.
கானலை கண்டு காதல் கொள்ளாதே
பாழ்பட்ட வீணை ராகம் தராதே
முடிந்த கதை என்றும் தொடராது
ஒடிந்த கிளை மரத்தில் இணையாது
Do not say a mute person's love is a lie,
Even if I experience love just once, I shall live.
ஊமையின் காதல் பொய்யென்று சொல்லாதே
ஓர் முறை அன்பை கண்டாலும் வாழ்வேனே
Who did you call upon to sing a poem?
I have lost myself, what am I to sing?
Male: I once lived inside him in times past,
Once my beloved parted, I became a mere body.
யார் என்று நீ அழைத்தாய் கவி பாட
நான் எனையே இழந்தேன் எதை பாட
நானிருந்தேன் அவளில் ஒரு காலம்
நாயகி பிரிந்ததும் நான் வெறும் தேகம்
Who did you call upon to sing a poem?
I have lost myself, what am I to sing...
யார் என்று நீ அழைத்தாய் கவி பாட
நான் எனையே இழந்தேன் எதை பாட....
Yaar endru nee azhaiththaai kavi paada
Who did you call upon to sing a poem?
Naan enaiyae izhanthaen edhai paada
I have lost myself, what am I to sing?
Naanirunthaen avanil oru kaalam
I once lived inside him in times past,
Naayagan pirinthathum naan verum thaegam
Once my beloved parted, I became a mere body.
Yaar endru nee azhaiththaai kavi paada
Who did you call upon to sing a poem?
Naan enaiyae izhanthaen edhai paada
I have lost myself, what am I to sing?
En mana koyil dheivamum engae
Where is the deity of my mind's temple?
Ennuyir jodhi ponathu engae
Where did the divine light of my life go?
Kaalamellaam avalin kanavodu
All my life, holding onto her dreams,
Kaaththiruppaen varuvaal kuyil paedu
I will keep waiting, the female cuckoo will return.
Aadharavillai kodi mullai mann maelae
Without support, the jasmine vine lies on the dirt,
Vedargal thollai siru killai siraiyaanaen
Tormented by hunters, I, a little parrot, became trapped.
Yaar endru nee azhaiththaai kavi paada
Who did you call upon to sing a poem?
Naan enaiyae izhanthaen edhai paada
I have lost myself, what am I to sing?
Kaanalai kandu kadhal kollaathae
Do not fall in love upon seeing a mirage,
Paazhpatta veenai raagam tharaathae
A ruined veena cannot give birth to melody.
Mudintha kadhai endrum thodaraathu
A finished story will never continue,
Odintha kilai maraththil inaiyaathu
A broken branch will not reattach to the tree.
Oomaiyin kadhal poiyaendru sollaathae
Do not say a mute person's love is a lie,
Orr murai anbai kandaalum vaazhvaenae
Even if I experience love just once, I shall live.
Yaar endru nee azhaiththaai kavi paada
Who did you call upon to sing a poem?
Naan enaiyae izhanthaen edhai paada
I have lost myself, what am I to sing?
Male :Naanirunthaen avanil oru kaalam
Male: I once lived inside him in times past,
Naayagan pirinthathum naan verum thaegam
Once my beloved parted, I became a mere body.
Yaar endru nee azhaiththaai kavi paada
Who did you call upon to sing a poem?
Naan enaiyae izhanthaen edhai paada…..
I have lost myself, what am I to sing...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Yaar Endru Nee Azhaiththaai' from 'Paravaigal Palavitham' (1988) is a deeply melancholic reflection on heartbreak, loss of identity, and emotional isolation. The protagonist questions who could possibly invite them to sing joyful poetry when they have lost their own soul and sense of self. Having been separated from their beloved, they feel reduced to a mere physical vessel void of life's light. Through imagery of helpless nature—an unsupported jasmine vine on the ground, a trapped parrot, a mirage, a broken veena, and a severed branch—the lyrics emphasize the irreversible nature of profound loss. Yet, amid the despair, there remains a bittersweet affirmation that love, even if unexpressed, brief, or seemingly hopeless, remains deeply genuine and meaningful.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Paazhpatta veenai raagam tharaathae”
Compares a broken/grieving heart to a ruined veena (string instrument) that can no longer produce musical notes.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Naayagan pirinthathum naan verum thaegam”
Metaphorically describes the speaker as a mere hollow body devoid of soul after the separation from the beloved.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kaanalai kandu kadhal kollaathae”
Repetition of the initial letter 'K' (Kaanalai, kandu, kadhal) creates rhythmic cadence in the line.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mudintha kadhai endrum thodaraathu / Odintha kilai maraththil inaiyaathu”
The second letters of 'Mudintha' and 'Odintha' match ('di' / 'd'), forming a classic Tamil poetic rhyme.
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Trivia
The lyrics for this song were written by S. A. Rajkumar, who later became one of the prominent and beloved music directors in Tamil and Telugu cinema during the 1990s and 2000s (famous for films like 'Suryavamsam', 'Thulladha Manamum Thullum', and 'Raja'). In his early career, he frequently wrote lyrics alongside composing.
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