Yaar Padalai
From J.Baby · 2024
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Tony Britto
- Details
- J.Baby2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…(2) | Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… (2) |
| Yaar paadalai | Whose song is this? |
| Yaar paada thonum | Who would feel like singing it? |
| Thaai paadalai | A mother's song, |
| Naan paada venum | I wish to sing. |
| Female | |
| Un paasamoo | Your affection... |
| Karunai paai maram | ...is a mast of compassion. |
| Un paadhamoo | Your feet... |
| Kadavul gopuram | ...are a divine temple tower. |
| Female | |
| Yaar paadalai | Whose song is this? |
| Yaar paada thonum | Who would feel like singing it? |
| Female | |
| Ammavin moochil | In a mother's breath, |
| Vaazhadha pillai | a child who doesn't live, |
| Agilathil yaarum illai | does not exist anywhere in this world. |
| Female | |
| Saeiyaaga paadhi thaayaga paadhi | Half as a child, half as a mother, |
| Neeyaaga neeyae illai | you were never truly yourself. |
| Female | |
| Kaasu saethu mundhaanaikkul vaithu | Saving money and keeping it in the edge of her saree, |
| Mudi pottu vaazhadhaval | she lived tying knots of sacrifice. |
| Kaiyil ulla kai regai kettaalum | Even if asked for the very lines on her palm, |
| Kodukindra aalaanaval | she is the person who would give them away. |
| Female | |
| Saalaiyoram vaazhum yaarkkum | To anyone living by the roadside, |
| Soru oottum thaayanaval | she is the mother who feeds food. |
| Kannai moodi deivam paarkkum | Closing her eyes to behold God, |
| Karpoora theeyanaval | she is like a sacred camphor flame. |
| Female | |
| Kadamai marandhu | Forgetting your duty, |
| Pogindra selvangalae | oh children who walk away, |
| Thaniyaai thavikkum | suffering in loneliness, |
| Un thaaiyin ullangalae | are the hearts of your mothers! |
| Female | |
| Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… | Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… |
| Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo | Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo (lullaby chant) |
| Kannae nee kannurangu | My child, go to sleep. |
| Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… | Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… |
| Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo | Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo |
| Kannae nee kannurangu | My child, go to sleep. |
| Female | |
| Yaar paadalai | Whose song is this? |
| Yaar paada thonum | Who would feel like singing it? |
| Thaai paadalai | It is a mother's song, |
| Thaalattum vaanam | the sky rocks it as a lullaby. |
| Female | |
| Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…(2) | Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… (2) |
| Female | |
| Boomi pandhu | The globe of the earth, |
| Ennai vittu urundodi | rolled away from me, |
| Engaeyoo ponadhenna | why did it go somewhere far away? |
| Female | |
| Naetru thandha | All the mother's milk, |
| Thaai paalai ellam | that was given yesterday, |
| Kanneeraai aanadhenna | why has it turned into tears today? |
| Kaatru deivam rendum | Both wind and God, |
| Rendu kannukku ariyadhadhu | are unseen to both human eyes. |
| Female | |
| Thaayin thunbam endrum endrum | A mother's pain, forever and ever, |
| Yaarukku theriyadhadhu | who can ever truly know it? |
| Uravu irundhum | Despite having relations, |
| Enakaedhum naadhi illai | I have no support. |
| Dhisaigal irundhum | Despite having directions, |
| Naan poga paadhai illai | I have no path to walk. |
| Female | |
| Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… | Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… |
| Kanne nee kannurangu | My child, go to sleep. |
| Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… | Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… |
| Kanne nee kannurangu | My child, go to sleep. |
| Female | |
| Yaar paadalai | Whose song is this? |
| Yaar paada thonum | Who would feel like singing it? |
| En paadalai | My song, |
| Nee paada venum | you ought to sing. |
| Female | |
| Thaai aanadhu | Becoming a mother... |
| Adhu thaan paavamoo | ...is that a sin? |
| Naan vaazhvadhu | Is my living... |
| Iniyum nyaayama | ...still justified? |
| Female | |
| Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… | Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… |
| Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo | Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo |
| Kannae nee kannurangu | My child, go to sleep. |
| Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… | Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… |
| Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo | Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo |
| Kannae nee kannurangu | My child, go to sleep. |
ஹா.ஆ.ஆஅ..ஹா...ஆஅ..ஆஅ ...(2)
யார் பாடலை
யார் பாட தோணும்
தாய் பாடலை
நான் பாட வேணும்
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… (2)
Whose song is this?
Who would feel like singing it?
A mother's song,
I wish to sing.
உன் பாசமோ
கருணை பாய்மரம்
உன் பாதமே
கடவுள் கோபுரம்
Your affection...
...is a mast of compassion.
Your feet...
...are a divine temple tower.
யார் பாடலை
யார் பாடத் தோணும்
Whose song is this?
Who would feel like singing it?
அம்மாவின் மூச்சில்
வாழாத பிள்ளை
அகிலத்தில் யாரும் இல்லை
In a mother's breath,
a child who doesn't live,
does not exist anywhere in this world.
சேயாக பாதி தாயாக பாதி
நீயாக நீயே இல்லை
Half as a child, half as a mother,
you were never truly yourself.
காச சேத்து முந்தானைக்குள் வைத்து
முடி போட்டு வாழாதவள்
கையில் உள்ள கை ரேகை கேட்டாலும்
கொடுக்கின்ற ஆளானவள்
Saving money and keeping it in the edge of her saree,
she lived tying knots of sacrifice.
Even if asked for the very lines on her palm,
she is the person who would give them away.
சாலையோரம் வாழும் யார்க்கும்
சோறு ஊட்டூம் தாயானவள்
கண்ணை மூடி தெய்வம் பார்க்கும்
கற்பூர தீயானவள்
To anyone living by the roadside,
she is the mother who feeds food.
Closing her eyes to behold God,
she is like a sacred camphor flame.
கடமை மறந்து
போகின்ற செல்வங்களே
தனியாய் தவிக்கும்
உன் தாயின் உள்ளங்களே
Forgetting your duty,
oh children who walk away,
suffering in loneliness,
are the hearts of your mothers!
ஹா.ஆ.ஆஅ..ஹா...ஆஅ..ஆஅ ...
ஆராரிராரோ ஆராரிராரோ
கண்ணே நீ கண்ணுறங்கு
ஹா.ஆ.ஆஅ..ஹா...ஆஅ..ஆஅ ...
ஆராரிராரோ ஆராரிராரோ
கண்ணே நீ கண்ணுறங்கு
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo (lullaby chant)
My child, go to sleep.
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo
My child, go to sleep.
யார் பாடலை
யார் பாட தோணும்
தாய் பாடலை
தாலாட்டும் வானம்
Whose song is this?
Who would feel like singing it?
It is a mother's song,
the sky rocks it as a lullaby.
ஹா.ஆ.ஆஅ..ஹா...ஆஅ..ஆஅ ...(2)
பெண் : பூமி பந்து
என்னை விட்டு உருண்டோடி
எங்கேயோ போனதென்ன
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… (2)
நேற்று தந்த தாய் பாலையெல்லாம்
கண்ணீராய் ஆனதென்ன
காற்று தெய்வம் ரெண்டும்
ரெண்டு கண்ணுக்கு அறியாதது
The globe of the earth,
rolled away from me,
why did it go somewhere far away?
தாயின் துன்பம் என்றும் என்றும்
யாருக்கு தெரியாதது
உறவு இருந்தும் எனக்கேதும் நாதி இல்லை
திசைகள் இருந்தும்
நான் போக பாதை இல்லை
All the mother's milk,
that was given yesterday,
why has it turned into tears today?
Both wind and God,
are unseen to both human eyes.
ஆ… ஆஆ..
கண்ணே நீ கண்ணுறங்கு
ஆ… ஆஆ..
கண்ணே நீ கண்ணுறங்கு
A mother's pain, forever and ever,
who can ever truly know it?
Despite having relations,
I have no support.
Despite having directions,
I have no path to walk.
யார் பாடலை
யார் பாட தோணும்
என் பாடலை
நீ பாட வேணும்
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
My child, go to sleep.
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
My child, go to sleep.
தாய் ஆனது அதுதான் பாவமா
நான் வாழ்வது இனியும் நியாயமா
Whose song is this?
Who would feel like singing it?
My song,
you ought to sing.
ஹா.ஆ.ஆஅ..ஹா...ஆஅ..ஆஅ ..
ஆராரிராரோ ஆராரிராரோ
கண்ணே நீ கண்ணுறங்கு
ஹா.ஆ.ஆஅ..ஹா...ஆஅ..ஆஅ ..
ஆராரிராரோ ஆராரிராரோ
கண்ணே நீ கண்ணுறங்கு
Becoming a mother...
...is that a sin?
Is my living...
...still justified?
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo
My child, go to sleep.
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo
My child, go to sleep.
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…(2)
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… (2)
Yaar paadalai
Whose song is this?
Yaar paada thonum
Who would feel like singing it?
Thaai paadalai
A mother's song,
Naan paada venum
I wish to sing.
Un paasamoo
Your affection...
Karunai paai maram
...is a mast of compassion.
Un paadhamoo
Your feet...
Kadavul gopuram
...are a divine temple tower.
Yaar paadalai
Whose song is this?
Yaar paada thonum
Who would feel like singing it?
Ammavin moochil
In a mother's breath,
Vaazhadha pillai
a child who doesn't live,
Agilathil yaarum illai
does not exist anywhere in this world.
Saeiyaaga paadhi thaayaga paadhi
Half as a child, half as a mother,
Neeyaaga neeyae illai
you were never truly yourself.
Kaasu saethu mundhaanaikkul vaithu
Saving money and keeping it in the edge of her saree,
Mudi pottu vaazhadhaval
she lived tying knots of sacrifice.
Kaiyil ulla kai regai kettaalum
Even if asked for the very lines on her palm,
Kodukindra aalaanaval
she is the person who would give them away.
Saalaiyoram vaazhum yaarkkum
To anyone living by the roadside,
Soru oottum thaayanaval
she is the mother who feeds food.
Kannai moodi deivam paarkkum
Closing her eyes to behold God,
Karpoora theeyanaval
she is like a sacred camphor flame.
Kadamai marandhu
Forgetting your duty,
Pogindra selvangalae
oh children who walk away,
Thaniyaai thavikkum
suffering in loneliness,
Un thaaiyin ullangalae
are the hearts of your mothers!
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo
Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo (lullaby chant)
Kannae nee kannurangu
My child, go to sleep.
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo
Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo
Kannae nee kannurangu
My child, go to sleep.
Yaar paadalai
Whose song is this?
Yaar paada thonum
Who would feel like singing it?
Thaai paadalai
It is a mother's song,
Thaalattum vaanam
the sky rocks it as a lullaby.
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…(2)
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa… (2)
Boomi pandhu
The globe of the earth,
Ennai vittu urundodi
rolled away from me,
Engaeyoo ponadhenna
why did it go somewhere far away?
Naetru thandha
All the mother's milk,
Thaai paalai ellam
that was given yesterday,
Kanneeraai aanadhenna
why has it turned into tears today?
Kaatru deivam rendum
Both wind and God,
Rendu kannukku ariyadhadhu
are unseen to both human eyes.
Thaayin thunbam endrum endrum
A mother's pain, forever and ever,
Yaarukku theriyadhadhu
who can ever truly know it?
Uravu irundhum
Despite having relations,
Enakaedhum naadhi illai
I have no support.
Dhisaigal irundhum
Despite having directions,
Naan poga paadhai illai
I have no path to walk.
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Kanne nee kannurangu
My child, go to sleep.
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Kanne nee kannurangu
My child, go to sleep.
Yaar paadalai
Whose song is this?
Yaar paada thonum
Who would feel like singing it?
En paadalai
My song,
Nee paada venum
you ought to sing.
Thaai aanadhu
Becoming a mother...
Adhu thaan paavamoo
...is that a sin?
Naan vaazhvadhu
Is my living...
Iniyum nyaayama
...still justified?
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo
Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo
Kannae nee kannurangu
My child, go to sleep.
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Haaa..aaa..haaa..aa…ahaa..aaa..aaa.aa…
Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo
Aaariraaroo aaraariraaroo
Kannae nee kannurangu
My child, go to sleep.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yaar Paadalai from the film J.Baby (2024) is a poignant, emotion-laden song celebrating selfless motherly devotion while confronting the tragic reality of maternal abandonment. The song portrays a mother who spent her entire life giving away everything—from saving coins tied in her saree corner to feeding strangers on the roadside—living half her life as a child and half as a mother, never prioritizing herself. Her feet are elevated to sacred status, and her love is depicted as a beacon of boundless mercy. As the song shifts into a haunting lullaby, it turns into an agonizing lament over children who forget their duties and leave their mother to suffer in loneliness. The mother questions whether giving unconditional love and life was a sin, as her past maternal warmth turns into present tears. Delivered with deep pathos by K. S. Chithra, the track captures both the divine sanctity of motherhood and the overwhelming sorrow of neglect.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Un paasamoo Karunai paai maram / Un paadhamoo Kadavul gopuram”
Motherly love is directly metaphorized as a sail-tree of mercy (karunai paai maram) and her feet are metaphorized as a divine temple tower (kadavul gopuram).
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Un paasamoo ... Un paadhamoo”
The lines end with the matching suffix sound '-oo', creating a lyrical harmony.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Uravu irundhum ... Dhisaigal irundhum”
The second consonant 'ra' in 'Uravu' and 'sa' (soft sibilant pairing) along with matching structural cadence creates second-letter rhyming harmony.
Simile / Visual Imagery
“Kannai moodi deivam paarkkum Karpoora theeyanaval”
Compares the mother's pure, selfless nature to a burning camphor flame lit in prayer before God.
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Trivia
J.Baby (2024) is a Tamil emotional drama directed by Suresh Mari and produced by Pa. Ranjith's Neelam Productions. The film stars veteran actress Urvashi in the lead role alongside Attakathi Dinesh and Lollu Sabha Maaran. The soundtrack composed by Tony Britto features 'Yaar Paadalai', rendered by legendary playback singer K. S. Chithra, whose soulful voice forms the emotional core of the movie's narrative regarding mother-son relationships.
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