Yaar Ivan
From Irumbu Thirai · 2018
- Lyricist
- Kaber Vasuki
- Singer
- Kaber Vasuki
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Irumbu Thirai2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaar ivan | Who is he? |
| Thoonilum thurumbilum | In every pillar and tiny speck, |
| Kangal vaithu kondu paarpavan | He watches with eyes placed everywhere. |
| Vaan kadal | Across the sky and sea, |
| Mannilum manadhilum | In the earth and in the mind, |
| Kaadhai vaaithukondu ketpavan | He listens with ears pressed against everything. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhoram vaai vachu | Place your mouth close to the ear, |
| Kaathoda nee pesu | Speak softly along with the wind. |
| Satham potta vaarthai yellam | All the words spoken out loud, |
| Avan siraiyila sethidichu | Died inside his prison. |
| Male | |
| Enga poi olinjaaalum | No matter where you go and hide, |
| Yedho onnu paakkudhu | Something is watching you. |
| Yaarukitta pesinaalum | No matter whom you talk to, |
| Yedho onnu ketkkudhu | Something is listening. |
| Male | |
| Adimaiyaka vongirundha | If he had risen directly to enslave you, |
| Adhidhadi nu yerangalaam | You could have jumped into a brawl. |
| Aasayathaan kaati ippo | But now showing temptation, |
| Chorus : Kaala vaari vetturaan | Chorus: He trips your feet and strikes you down. |
| Male | |
| Yaar ivan | Who is he? |
| Thoonilum thurumbilum | In every pillar and tiny speck, |
| Kangal vaithu kondu paarpavan | He watches with eyes placed everywhere. |
| Vaan kadal | Across the sky and sea, |
| Mannilum manadhilum | In the earth and in the mind, |
| Kaadhai vaaithukondu ketpavan | He listens with ears pressed against everything. |
| Male | |
| Veshatha izhandhaachu | The disguise is now lost, |
| Vaanam paathu kaiya kattu | Look at the sky and bind your hands in surrender. |
| Uthaman dhaan illaiyinu | Claiming you are no saint, |
| Vangiyila vaddi kattu | Pay interest to the bank. |
| Male | |
| Eppapayo senjadhellam | Whatever actions you did long ago, |
| Engengeyo padhiyidhu | Get recorded somewhere in unknown places. |
| Kota vittu thotha pindhaan | Only after missing the target and losing, |
| Aatamae puriyidhu | Is the true nature of the game understood. |
| Male | |
| Engirundhu adikiraan-nu | Trying to search and see, |
| Thedi paakka poyithaan | Where he is striking from, |
| Uruvamillaa mirugamaathaan | Like a formless beast, |
| Karpanai-la sirikiraan | He laughs in our imagination. |
| Male | |
| Yaar ivan | Who is he? |
| Yaar ivan | Who is he? |
| Male | |
| Karuviya kaiyila pidichu | Holding the device in hand, |
| Kanavu koocham kaasaiyellam podhachu | Burying dreams, modesty, and money, |
| Ragasiyam pootithaan adachu | Locking up secrets tight, |
| Yaarukum theriyaama marachu | Hiding them away from everyone. |
| Male | |
| Ilavasam vilambaraminu | In the name of free offers and ads, |
| Adhan vasam izhuthichu | It pulled everyone under its control. |
| Ellai illa aasapadu-nu | Desire without any limits, |
| Koochamillama sollichu | It told us without any shame. |
| Male | |
| Saaku ippo irukudhu | There is an excuse now, |
| Saavi innum porundhudhu | The key still fits, |
| Pootiruka pootiyiruka | While the lock remains locked, |
| Vacha saraku mattum karaiyidhu | Only the stashed wealth keeps draining away. |
யார் இவன்
தூணிலும் துரும்பிலும்
கண்கள் வைத்து கொண்டு
பார்ப்பவன் வான் கடல்
மண்ணிலும் மனதிலும்
காதை வாய்த்துக்கொண்டு
கேட்பவன்
Who is he?
In every pillar and tiny speck,
He watches with eyes placed everywhere.
Across the sky and sea,
In the earth and in the mind,
He listens with ears pressed against everything.
காதோரம் வாய்
வச்சு காத்தோட நீ பேசு
சத்தம் போட்ட வார்த்தை
எல்லாம் அவன் சிறையில
செத்திடுச்சு
Place your mouth close to the ear,
Speak softly along with the wind.
All the words spoken out loud,
Died inside his prison.
எங்க போய்
ஒழிஞ்சாலும் ஏதோ
ஒன்னு பாக்குது யார்கிட்ட
பேசினாலும் ஏதோ ஒன்னு
கேட்குது
No matter where you go and hide,
Something is watching you.
No matter whom you talk to,
Something is listening.
அடிமையாக
வோங்கிருந்த அடிதடினு
இறங்கலாம் ஆசயத்தான்
காட்டி இப்போ
குழு :
கால வாரி வெட்டுறான்
If he had risen directly to enslave you,
You could have jumped into a brawl.
But now showing temptation,
Chorus: He trips your feet and strikes you down.
யார் இவன்
தூணிலும் துரும்பிலும்
கண்கள் வைத்து கொண்டு
பார்ப்பவன் வான் கடல்
மண்ணிலும் மனதிலும்
காதை வாய்த்துக்கொண்டு
கேட்பவன்
Who is he?
In every pillar and tiny speck,
He watches with eyes placed everywhere.
Across the sky and sea,
In the earth and in the mind,
He listens with ears pressed against everything.
வேஷத்தை இழந்தாச்சு
வானம் பாத்து கைய கட்டு
உத்தமன் தான் இல்லையினு
வங்கியில வட்டி கட்டு
The disguise is now lost,
Look at the sky and bind your hands in surrender.
Claiming you are no saint,
Pay interest to the bank.
எப்பபயோ செஞ்சதெல்லாம்
எங்கெங்கேயோ பதியிது கோட்ட
விட்டு தோத்த பின்தான் ஆட்டமே
புரியுது
Whatever actions you did long ago,
Get recorded somewhere in unknown places.
Only after missing the target and losing,
Is the true nature of the game understood.
எங்கிருந்து அடிக்கிறான்னு
தேடி பாக்க போயிதான் உருவமில்லா
மிருகமாத்தான் கற்பனைல சிரிக்கிறான்
Trying to search and see,
Where he is striking from,
Like a formless beast,
He laughs in our imagination.
யார் இவன்
யார் இவன்
Who is he?
Who is he?
கருவிய கையில
பிடிச்சு கனவு கூச்சம்
காசையெல்லாம் பொதச்சு
ரகசியம் பூட்டித்தான் அடச்சு
யாருக்கும் தெரியாம மறச்சு
Holding the device in hand,
Burying dreams, modesty, and money,
Locking up secrets tight,
Hiding them away from everyone.
இலவசம் விளம்பரமின்னு
அதன் வாசம் இழுத்திச்சு எல்லை
இல்ல ஆசைபடுன்னு கூச்சமில்லாம
சொல்லிச்சு
In the name of free offers and ads,
It pulled everyone under its control.
Desire without any limits,
It told us without any shame.
சாக்கு இப்போ இருக்குது
சாவி இன்னும் பொருந்துது
பூட்டிருக்க பூட்டிருக்க வச்ச
சரக்கு மட்டும் கரையிது
There is an excuse now,
The key still fits,
While the lock remains locked,
Only the stashed wealth keeps draining away.
Yaar ivan
Who is he?
Thoonilum thurumbilum
In every pillar and tiny speck,
Kangal vaithu kondu paarpavan
He watches with eyes placed everywhere.
Vaan kadal
Across the sky and sea,
Mannilum manadhilum
In the earth and in the mind,
Kaadhai vaaithukondu ketpavan
He listens with ears pressed against everything.
Kaadhoram vaai vachu
Place your mouth close to the ear,
Kaathoda nee pesu
Speak softly along with the wind.
Satham potta vaarthai yellam
All the words spoken out loud,
Avan siraiyila sethidichu
Died inside his prison.
Enga poi olinjaaalum
No matter where you go and hide,
Yedho onnu paakkudhu
Something is watching you.
Yaarukitta pesinaalum
No matter whom you talk to,
Yedho onnu ketkkudhu
Something is listening.
Adimaiyaka vongirundha
If he had risen directly to enslave you,
Adhidhadi nu yerangalaam
You could have jumped into a brawl.
Aasayathaan kaati ippo
But now showing temptation,
Chorus : Kaala vaari vetturaan
Chorus: He trips your feet and strikes you down.
Yaar ivan
Who is he?
Thoonilum thurumbilum
In every pillar and tiny speck,
Kangal vaithu kondu paarpavan
He watches with eyes placed everywhere.
Vaan kadal
Across the sky and sea,
Mannilum manadhilum
In the earth and in the mind,
Kaadhai vaaithukondu ketpavan
He listens with ears pressed against everything.
Veshatha izhandhaachu
The disguise is now lost,
Vaanam paathu kaiya kattu
Look at the sky and bind your hands in surrender.
Uthaman dhaan illaiyinu
Claiming you are no saint,
Vangiyila vaddi kattu
Pay interest to the bank.
Eppapayo senjadhellam
Whatever actions you did long ago,
Engengeyo padhiyidhu
Get recorded somewhere in unknown places.
Kota vittu thotha pindhaan
Only after missing the target and losing,
Aatamae puriyidhu
Is the true nature of the game understood.
Engirundhu adikiraan-nu
Trying to search and see,
Thedi paakka poyithaan
Where he is striking from,
Uruvamillaa mirugamaathaan
Like a formless beast,
Karpanai-la sirikiraan
He laughs in our imagination.
Yaar ivan
Who is he?
Yaar ivan
Who is he?
Karuviya kaiyila pidichu
Holding the device in hand,
Kanavu koocham kaasaiyellam podhachu
Burying dreams, modesty, and money,
Ragasiyam pootithaan adachu
Locking up secrets tight,
Yaarukum theriyaama marachu
Hiding them away from everyone.
Ilavasam vilambaraminu
In the name of free offers and ads,
Adhan vasam izhuthichu
It pulled everyone under its control.
Ellai illa aasapadu-nu
Desire without any limits,
Koochamillama sollichu
It told us without any shame.
Saaku ippo irukudhu
There is an excuse now,
Saavi innum porundhudhu
The key still fits,
Pootiruka pootiyiruka
While the lock remains locked,
Vacha saraku mattum karaiyidhu
Only the stashed wealth keeps draining away.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song explores the alarming topic of cybercrime, digital surveillance, and the loss of personal privacy in the modern smartphone age. It metaphorically describes an unseen antagonist or digital system that acts like an omnipresent entity—watching through every camera lens and listening through every microphone. The lyrics subvert traditional religious imagery of omnipresence to depict how technology silently tracks our movements, habits, and secrets. The song highlights humanity's self-inflicted trap: people willingly surrender their private lives, finances, and dignity in exchange for free digital services and endless consumer desires. In the end, victims are left helpless against an invisible, formless predator who operates from the shadows of the internet, draining their wealth and control without breaking a single physical lock.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Thoonilum thurumbilum”
Repetition of the initial 'Th' sound in 'Thoonilum' and 'thurumbilum' creates a rhythmic beat.
Cultural Allusion
“Thoonilum thurumbilum”
This phrase references the classical Tamil/Hindu mythological concept of omnipresence (historically associated with God in the Narasimha avatar legend), repurposed here to denote modern digital surveillance.
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Uruvamillaa mirugamaathaan”
Compares the invisible cyber criminal or surveillance system directly to a 'formless beast' using the suffix '-maathaan' (like).
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Engirundhu adikiraan-nu / Karpanai-la sirikiraan”
Rhyming of line endings with 'adikiraan' and 'sirikiraan'.
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Trivia
Irumbu Thirai (2018), directed by P. S. Mithran and starring Vishal and Arjun Sarja, was a commercial success focused on cyber warfare, privacy invasion, and data theft. The lyrics penned by independent artist Kaber Vasuki cleverly draw parallels between ancient concepts of divine omnipresence and modern technological panopticon surveillance, perfectly fitting the film's theme of an invisible digital antagonist.
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