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Yaar Enna Sonnar

From Ilaya Thalaimurai · 1977

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Ilaya Thalaimurai
Movie release year
1977
Lyrics added on
25 Aug 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaar enna sonnaar yaenintha kobam
Yaar enna sonnaar yaenintha kobam
Nee konda mounam naan seitha paavam
Yaar enna sonnaar yaenintha kobam
Nee konda mounam naan seitha paavam
Thaer munbu sella sillai pinbu sendraal
Oorkolam endru pero
Thindaadum idai kondaadum enai
Kandodum nilaiyaatho
Sriranganaathan paarkumpothu
Kovilil illai sridevi maadhu
Sriranganaathan paarkumpothu
Kovilil illai sridevi maadhu
Sri raman munnae vaithegi pinnae
Idam maara nernthaal parithaabam parithaabam
Yaar enna sonnaar yaenintha kobam
Nee konda mounam naan seitha paavam
Antha naalil vanji konda
Aasai maara kandean
Intha naalil penmai yaeno
Vesham poda kandaen
Nilladi konjam vedhanai pothum
Solladi kannae sodhanai pothum
Nilladi konjam vedhanai pothum
Solladi kannae sodhanai pothum
Ikkarai meedhu yaengugindraenae
Akkarai illaiyo parithaabam parithaabam
Yaar enna sonnaar yaenintha kobam
Nee konda mounam naan seitha paavam
Kaaveri vellam karai meeri ponaal
Nanjaigalin kathi ennavo
Kannaana ullam punnaagumaanaal
Kadhal pogum thisai ennavo
Pooppondra penmai porkalamaanaal
Menmaiyum illai nanmaiyum illai
Pooppondra penmai porkalamaanaal
Menmaiyum illai nanmaiyum illai
Kallaaga neeyum kaniyaaga naanum
Yaen vaazha vendum parithaabam parithaabam
Yaar enna sonnaar yaenintha kobam
Nee konda mounam naan seitha paavam
Who said what to you? Why this anger?
Who said what to you? Why this anger?
Your silence is the punishment for my sins.
Who said what to you? Why this anger?
Your silence is the punishment for my sins.
If the chariot goes ahead and the deity's idol follows behind,
can that really be called a procession?
When I celebrate your slender, swaying grace,
why this state of running away as soon as you see me?
When Lord Ranganatha looks around,
Goddess Sridevi is missing from the temple!
When Lord Ranganatha looks around,
Goddess Sridevi is missing from the temple!
When Rama is in front and Sita is behind,
if their places get switched, how pitiful, so pitiful!
Who said what to you? Why this anger?
Your silence is the punishment for my sins.
In those days, I saw a woman's
deep love change,
and these days, why do I see
womanhood putting on a false disguise?
Stop for a moment, girl; enough of this pain!
Speak to me, my darling; enough of this testing!
Stop for a moment, girl; enough of this pain!
Speak to me, my darling; enough of this testing!
I am yearning here on this shore,
don't you care for me at all? How pitiful, so pitiful!
Who said what to you? Why this anger?
Your silence is the punishment for my sins.
If the floodwaters of Kaveri overflow the banks,
what will become of the fertile green fields?
If a precious heart is wounded,
which way will love go?
If a flower-like woman turns into a battlefield,
there is neither softness nor goodness left!
If a flower-like woman turns into a battlefield,
there is neither softness nor goodness left!
With you as hard as stone and me as soft as ripe fruit,
why must we live like this? How pitiful, so pitiful!
Who said what to you? Why this anger?
Your silence is the punishment for my sins.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Yaar Enna Sonnaar' is an emotional and earnest plea from a lover trying to understand his partner's sudden cold anger and silence. Pained by her aloofness, he wonders who misinformed her to create such a divide between them. He uses classic temple imagery—comparing their togetherness to a grand divine procession and invoking Lord Ranganatha and Sri Rama—to emphasize that a relationship loses its sanctity and harmony when partners become emotionally displaced or separated.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Pooppondra penmai porkalamaanaal”

Compares womanhood/feminine nature directly to a soft flower ('pooppondra') turning into a battlefield.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

“Nilladi konjam vedhanai pothum / Solladi kannae sodhanai pothum”

The second consonant 'll' is repeated across consecutive lines ('Nilladi' and 'Solladi').

Muran (Antithesis / Contrast)

“Ikkarai meedhu yaengugindraenae / Akkarai illaiyo parithaabam parithaabam”

Uses contrasting imagery of 'Ikkarai' (this bank/side) vs 'Akkarai' (that bank/side) to highlight emotional distance, while playing on the homonym 'Akkarai' (care/concern).

Metaphor & Imagery

“Kallaaga neeyum kaniyaaga naanum”

Metaphorically compares the beloved to an unyielding stone ('kallaaga') and the protagonist to a ripe, soft fruit ('kaniyaaga') to contrast their emotional states.

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Trivia

Composed by M. S. Viswanathan for the 1977 Tamil film 'Ilaya Thalaimurai', this song features lyrics by Kaviyarasu Kannadasan and vocals by T. M. Soundararajan (TMS). Kannadasan famously incorporated rich Vaishnavite imagery—referencing Srirangam Lord Ranganatha, Goddess Sridevi, Rama, and Vaidehi (Sita)—to describe human romantic estrangement, a classic hallmark of his literary style in Tamil cinema.

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