Yaar Thoorigai Thandha Oviyam
From Paaru Paaru Pattanam Paaru · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Uma Ramanan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Paaru Paaru Pattanam Paaru1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mhum… mhum mhum… | Humming... |
| Nananana naanaa… | Nananana naanaa… |
| Nanana nanana nanana naa | Nanana nanana nanana naa |
| Nanana nanana naa | Nanana nanana naa |
| Female | |
| Yaar thoorigai thandha oviyam | Whose paintbrush created this painting? |
| Yaar sindhanai seidha kaaviyam | Whose thoughts created this epic poem? |
| Pudhu maalai tharum sugam sugam | Oh, the pleasure given by a fresh evening! |
| Kolam idum megangalae haa haa | Oh clouds that draw patterns in the sky, ha ha! |
| Male | |
| Yaar thoorigai thandha oviyam | Whose paintbrush created this painting? |
| Yaar sindhanai seidha kaaviyam | Whose thoughts created this epic poem? |
| Pudhu maalai tharum sugam sugam | Oh, the pleasure given by a fresh evening! |
| Kolam idum megangalae haa haa haa | Oh clouds that draw patterns in the sky, ha ha ha! |
| Female | |
| Kadal alaingalin thaalam | The rhythm of the ocean waves, |
| Pala jathigalum thondrum | Creates various beat patterns. |
| Ninaivinil oru raagam | A melody resides in memory, |
| Nidham pala vidha baavam | Displaying various expressions every day. |
| Male | |
| Aadum kadal kaatrum | The dancing ocean breeze, |
| Angu varum paattum | And the song coming from there, |
| Or aayiram baavam yaetrudhae | Expresses a thousand emotions. |
| Nidhamum thaedudhae | Searching every day, |
| Raagam paadudhae | Singing a musical melody, |
| Manadhinilae kanavugalae | Dreams inside the heart, |
| Varugiradhae dhinam dhinam | Keep coming day after day! |
| Female | |
| Yaar thoorigai thandha oviyam | Whose paintbrush created this painting? |
| Yaar sindhanai seidha kaaviyam | Whose thoughts created this epic poem? |
| Male | |
| Siru malargalin vaasam | The fragrance of tiny flowers, |
| Pala kavidhaigal pesum | Speaks many poetic verses. |
| Sila manangalin baavam | The tender feelings of certain hearts, |
| Pala ninaivinil vaazhum | Live on in many memories. |
| Female | |
| Alai yena odum | Running like waves, |
| Aasai vandhu koodum | Desires gather together. |
| Un vaanamo poovai choodudhae | Does your sky adorn itself with flowers? |
| Pala nooraasaigal ullilae oorudhae | Hundreds of desires well up within. |
| Ila manadhil pudhu uravu | A new relationship in a young heart, |
| Therigiradhae dhinam dhinam | Appears day after day! |
| Male | |
| Yaar thoorigai thandha oviyam | Whose paintbrush created this painting? |
| Yaar sindhanai seidha kaaviyam | Whose thoughts created this epic poem? |
| Pudhu maalai tharum sugam sugam | Oh, the pleasure given by a fresh evening! |
| Kolam idum megangalae haa haa | Oh clouds that draw patterns in the sky, ha ha! |
| Female | |
| Yaar thoorigai thandha oviyam | Whose paintbrush created this painting? |
| Yaar sindhanai seidha kaaviyam | Whose thoughts created this epic poem? |
ம்ஹும்... ம்ஹும் ம்ஹும்...
னனனன னானா...
னனன னனன னனன னா
னனன னனன னா
Humming...
Nananana naanaa…
Nanana nanana nanana naa
Nanana nanana naa
யார் தூரிகை தந்த ஓவியம்
யார் சிந்தனை செய்த காவியம்
புது மாலை தரும் சுகம் சுகம்
கோலம் இடும் மேகங்களே ஹா ஹா
Whose paintbrush created this painting?
Whose thoughts created this epic poem?
Oh, the pleasure given by a fresh evening!
Oh clouds that draw patterns in the sky, ha ha!
யார் தூரிகை தந்த ஓவியம்
யார் சிந்தனை செய்த காவியம்
புது மாலை தரும் சுகம் சுகம்
கோலம் இடும் மேகங்களே ஹா ஹா ஹா
Whose paintbrush created this painting?
Whose thoughts created this epic poem?
Oh, the pleasure given by a fresh evening!
Oh clouds that draw patterns in the sky, ha ha ha!
கடல் அலைகளின் தாளம்
பல ஜதிகளும் தோன்றும்
நினைவினில் ஒரு ராகம்
நிதம் பல வித பாவம்
The rhythm of the ocean waves,
Creates various beat patterns.
A melody resides in memory,
Displaying various expressions every day.
ஆடும் கடல் காற்றும்
அங்கு வரும் பாட்டும்
ஓர் ஆயிரம் பாவம் ஏற்றுதே
நிதமும் தேடுதே ராகம் பாடுதே
மனதினிலே கனவுகளே
வருகிறதே தினம் தினம்
The dancing ocean breeze,
And the song coming from there,
Expresses a thousand emotions.
Searching every day,
Singing a musical melody,
Dreams inside the heart,
Keep coming day after day!
யார் தூரிகை தந்த ஓவியம்
யார் சிந்தனை செய்த காவியம்
Whose paintbrush created this painting?
Whose thoughts created this epic poem?
சிறு மலர்களின் வாசம்
பல கவிதைகள் பேசும்
சில மனங்களின் பாவம்
பல நினைவினில் வாழும்
The fragrance of tiny flowers,
Speaks many poetic verses.
The tender feelings of certain hearts,
Live on in many memories.
அலை என ஓடும்
ஆசை வந்து கூடும்
உன் வானமோ பூவைச் சூடுதே
பல நூறாசைகள் உள்ளிலே ஊறுதே
இள மனதில் புது உறவு
தெரிகிறதே தினம் தினம்
Running like waves,
Desires gather together.
Does your sky adorn itself with flowers?
Hundreds of desires well up within.
A new relationship in a young heart,
Appears day after day!
யார் தூரிகை தந்த ஓவியம்
யார் சிந்தனை செய்த காவியம்
புது மாலை தரும் சுகம் சுகம்
கோலம் இடும் மேகங்களே ஹா ஹா
Whose paintbrush created this painting?
Whose thoughts created this epic poem?
Oh, the pleasure given by a fresh evening!
Oh clouds that draw patterns in the sky, ha ha!
யார் தூரிகை தந்த ஓவியம்
யார் சிந்தனை செய்த காவியம்
Whose paintbrush created this painting?
Whose thoughts created this epic poem?
Mhum… mhum mhum…
Humming...
Nananana naanaa…
Nananana naanaa…
Nanana nanana nanana naa
Nanana nanana nanana naa
Nanana nanana naa
Nanana nanana naa
Yaar thoorigai thandha oviyam
Whose paintbrush created this painting?
Yaar sindhanai seidha kaaviyam
Whose thoughts created this epic poem?
Pudhu maalai tharum sugam sugam
Oh, the pleasure given by a fresh evening!
Kolam idum megangalae haa haa
Oh clouds that draw patterns in the sky, ha ha!
Yaar thoorigai thandha oviyam
Whose paintbrush created this painting?
Yaar sindhanai seidha kaaviyam
Whose thoughts created this epic poem?
Pudhu maalai tharum sugam sugam
Oh, the pleasure given by a fresh evening!
Kolam idum megangalae haa haa haa
Oh clouds that draw patterns in the sky, ha ha ha!
Kadal alaingalin thaalam
The rhythm of the ocean waves,
Pala jathigalum thondrum
Creates various beat patterns.
Ninaivinil oru raagam
A melody resides in memory,
Nidham pala vidha baavam
Displaying various expressions every day.
Aadum kadal kaatrum
The dancing ocean breeze,
Angu varum paattum
And the song coming from there,
Or aayiram baavam yaetrudhae
Expresses a thousand emotions.
Nidhamum thaedudhae
Searching every day,
Raagam paadudhae
Singing a musical melody,
Manadhinilae kanavugalae
Dreams inside the heart,
Varugiradhae dhinam dhinam
Keep coming day after day!
Yaar thoorigai thandha oviyam
Whose paintbrush created this painting?
Yaar sindhanai seidha kaaviyam
Whose thoughts created this epic poem?
Siru malargalin vaasam
The fragrance of tiny flowers,
Pala kavidhaigal pesum
Speaks many poetic verses.
Sila manangalin baavam
The tender feelings of certain hearts,
Pala ninaivinil vaazhum
Live on in many memories.
Alai yena odum
Running like waves,
Aasai vandhu koodum
Desires gather together.
Un vaanamo poovai choodudhae
Does your sky adorn itself with flowers?
Pala nooraasaigal ullilae oorudhae
Hundreds of desires well up within.
Ila manadhil pudhu uravu
A new relationship in a young heart,
Therigiradhae dhinam dhinam
Appears day after day!
Yaar thoorigai thandha oviyam
Whose paintbrush created this painting?
Yaar sindhanai seidha kaaviyam
Whose thoughts created this epic poem?
Pudhu maalai tharum sugam sugam
Oh, the pleasure given by a fresh evening!
Kolam idum megangalae haa haa
Oh clouds that draw patterns in the sky, ha ha!
Yaar thoorigai thandha oviyam
Whose paintbrush created this painting?
Yaar sindhanai seidha kaaviyam
Whose thoughts created this epic poem?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yaar Thoorigai Thandha Oviyam is a poetic song of wonder and romance, marveling at the beauty of nature and human emotion. The speaker compares nature's scenic twilight and evening sky to a masterpiece created by an unknown artist's brush and an epic composed by a profound mind. The clouds, ocean waves, and gentle sea breeze evoke musical rhythms, melodies, and a rich tapestry of feelings. As the song progresses, it connects natural grandeur with youthful love and blossoming relationships. The scent of flowers, wave-like desires, and endless dreams symbolize the arrival of a new emotional bond in a young heart, seamlessly weaving nature's aesthetics with tender romance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question
“Yaar thoorigai thandha oviyam / Yaar sindhanai seidha kaaviyam”
The lyrics begin with rhetorical questions asking whose divine brush painted the sky and whose mind conceptualized the epic scene.
Personification / Metaphor
“Kolam idum megangalae”
Clouds are personified as artists drawing traditional rangoli (kolam) patterns across the canvas of the sky.
Simile
“Alai yena odum”
Desires surging in the mind are explicitly compared to ocean waves rushing forward ('Alai yena').
Iyaipu (End Rhyming)
“Yaar thoorigai thandha oviyam / Yaar sindhanai seidha kaaviyam”
The lines end with rhyming Tamil words 'oviyam' (painting) and 'kaaviyam' (epic poem).
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Trivia
The film 'Paaru Paaru Pattanam Paaru' (1986) stars Mohan and Ranjini. The song highlights lyricist Vairamuthu's signature imagery of using elements of nature—like evening clouds, ocean waves, and breeze—as metaphors for love, music, and artistic creation.
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