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Lyrics & meaning

Yaar Ival

From Mangai Maanvizhi Ambugal · 2018

Lyricist
VNO
Singer
Sathya Prakash
Music director
Thameem Ansari
Details
Mangai Maanvizhi Ambugal2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Yaar ivalWho is she?
Vizhigalil vazhi solli pogiralShowing me the way through her eyes, she passes by.
TheendalilIn her touch,
Dhisai ettum maranthae pogirenI completely forget all eight directions.
Male
KaatrinilIn the breeze,
Padaranthidum mayilin thogaiyaeShe is like a peacock's feather spreading out.
PinnalilIn her braided hair,
Malar ena vazhnthida yenginenI longed to live as a flower.
Male
Yaaro ivalWho is she?
Mun jenmathin kanmani ivalIs she the apple of my eye from a past life?
Ival than avalIs she that very woman,
In jenmathin muthal penmaniyoThe first lady of this present life?
Idhalinil sinugalilIn the playful sulking of her lips,
Noorandu vaazhven adiI will live for a hundred years, my dear.
Viralgalil nagangalaaiEven if I live as fingernails on her fingers,
Vaazhnthaalum podhumaeThat alone would be enough for me.
Male
Yaar ivalWho is she?
Vizhigalil vazhi solli pogiralShowing me the way through her eyes, she passes by.
TheendalilIn her touch,
Dhisai ettum maranthae pogirenI completely forget all eight directions.
Male
{Pa dha ni dha pa dha ni dha{Pa dha ni dha pa dha ni dha (Swaras / Musical notes)
Maa ppaMaa ppa (Swaras / Musical notes)
Saa saa ni dha ma paSaa saa ni dha ma pa (Swaras / Musical notes)
Pa dha ni dha pa dha ni dhaPa dha ni dha pa dha ni dha (Swaras / Musical notes)
Maa ppaMaa ppa (Swaras / Musical notes)
Saa saa ni dha} (2)Saa saa ni dha} (2) (Swaras / Musical notes)
Aaaaa….aaa….ahaaa…aaa….Aaaaa....aaa....ahaaa...aaa.... (Vocalizing)
Naaa…aaa…aaaa…aaaa….Naaa...aaa...aaaa...aaaa.... (Vocalizing)
Male
Oru naal dhan unai parthenI saw you just for one day,
Vazhvae neeyae aanaiAnd you became my entire life.
Imaikaamal unnai kappenI will protect you without blinking an eye,
Uyirae uravaai aanalIf my soul becomes my beloved companion.
Aaaaa….aaaa….aaaa….Aaaaa....aaaa....aaaa.... (Vocalizing)
Male
Oru naal dhan unai parthenI saw you just for one day,
Vazhvae neeyae aanaiAnd you became my entire life.
Imaikaamal unnai kappenI will protect you without blinking an eye,
Uyirae uravaai aanalIf my soul becomes my beloved companion.
Male
Pavai parvaiyai paarthaalaeWhen this maiden casts her glance,
Idhayam nindru dhaan thudithidumaeMy heart stops for a moment and then beats.
Mendum paarvai illai yeanilIf there is no second look from her,
Thudikum idhayamum nindridumaeEven this beating heart will stop forever.
Male
Pogum pathaiyil polintha thuralaeO gentle shower that poured on the path I walk,
Muluvathum nanaipai saralaeO rain drizzle, drench me completely.
Vendum kaathalai virumbi thandhiduGraciously bestow the love I yearn for,
Karuvena sumapen malaiyaeO heavy mountain of love, I shall carry you like a fetus inside me.
Yaar ival…Who is she...
Male
Thirana theentha nanaThirana theentha nana (Rhythmic vocal cadence)
Thiranana thiranana…aaa…aaa….Thiranana thiranana...aaa...aaa.... (Rhythmic vocal cadence)
Thira nana nana nana……..Thira nana nana nana........ (Rhythmic vocal cadence)
Male
Oru naal dhan unnai parthenI saw you just for one day,
Thira thira thira thira……Thira thira thira thira...... (Rhythmic vocal cadence)
Vazhvae neeyae aanaaiYou became my entire life.
Yaar ival……….Who is she..........
Thiranana thirananaThiranana thiranana (Rhythmic vocal cadence)
Thiranana thiranana…..Thiranana thiranana..... (Rhythmic vocal cadence)
TheendalilIn her touch,

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Yaar Ival' expresses a protagonist's deep fascination and sudden romantic awakening upon encountering a captivating woman. He marvels at her beauty, wondering if she was his soulmate in a past birth or the destined love of his current life. Through vivid imagery, he expresses how her touch disorients him, her gaze dictates his very heartbeat, and his entire existence has shifted after meeting her just once. The emotional arc moves from awe and wonder to intense devotion, where he wishes to be close to her in any form, even as a flower in her hair or nails on her fingers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai Ani)

Pinnalil / Malar ena vazhnthida yenginen

Compares living in her braided hair to living as a flower ('Malar ena').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)

Idhayam nindru dhaan thudithidumae / Mendum paarvai illai yeanil / Thudikum idhayamum nindridumae

Exaggerates the effect of her glance on his physical heart, claiming it stops and beats solely based on her looking at him.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Pogum pathaiyil polintha thuralae

Metaphorically compares the beloved to a soothing shower/drizzle on his life's path.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Viralgalil / Vaazhnthaalum

The second consonant sound 'ra'/'zh' (rhyming consonant sounds) aligns across poetic lines.

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Trivia

Written by lyricist VNO for the 2018 Tamil film 'Mangai Maanvizhi Ambugal', the song blends classical Carnatic solfège notes (Swaras) with contemporary romantic melody to emphasize the protagonist's enchanted state of mind.

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