Yaar Vettu
From Neer Paravai · 2012
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Anand Aravindakshan
- Music director
- N. R. Raghunanthan
- Details
- Neer Paravai2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Yaar veettu magano magano | Whose home's son could you be, my son? |
| Thaai veedu vandhathu pillai | The child has arrived at its mother's home. |
| Neerparavai vaazhum nilathil | In a land where water-birds dwell, |
| Nee vaazha idama illai} (2) | Is there no room for you to live? |
| Male | |
| Nee vanthu inaiyum bothu | When you arrive and join us, |
| Vaazhvodu verumai illai | There is no emptiness in life. |
| Naam ondru serum bothu | When we unite together, |
| Nee ingu orumai illai | You are no longer a stranger here. |
| Maganae nee en anbal valarvaai | My son, you shall grow wrapped in my love. |
| Kadal un annai karaithaan thanthai | The ocean is your mother, and the shore is your father. |
| Male | |
| Yaar veettu magano magano | Whose home's son could you be, my son? |
| Thaai veedu vandhathu pillai | The child has arrived at its mother's home. |
| Neerparavai vaazhum nilathil | In a land where water-birds dwell, |
| Nee vaazha idama illai | Is there no room for you to live? |
| Male | |
| Nilangal neelum varaiyil | As long as lands stretch far, |
| Uyirgal vaazhum varaiyil | As long as living beings exist, |
| Yaarumae anaathai illaiyae | No person is ever an orphan. |
| Yaadhum ingae oorae aagumae | Every place here belongs to everyone. |
| Male | |
| Pulangal maariya pothum | Even when regions and domains change, |
| Pulan gal maaruvathillai | Human feelings and senses do not change. |
| Oorgal thorum vaanam ondruthaan | Across every town, the sky remains one. |
| Uyirgal vaazha maanam ondruthaan | For lives to thrive, self-respect is one and the same. |
| Male | |
| Mazhai chottu mannil veezhnthaal | When a raindrop falls onto the earth, |
| Marukindra bhoomiyum illai | There is no land that rejects it. |
| Manithar iruvar ulla varaikkum | As long as even two humans exist, |
| Agathi endru yaarum illai | No one should ever be called a refugee. |
| Male | |
| Kaala dhesam ellaam maaralam | Time and land may keep changing, |
| Kaadhal paasam yellam ondruthaan | Yet love and affection remain the same. |
| Male | |
| Yaar veettu magano magano | Whose home's son could you be, my son? |
| Thaai veedu vandhathu pillai | The child has arrived at its mother's home. |
| Neerparavai vaazhum nilathil | In a land where water-birds dwell, |
| Nee vaazha idama illai | Is there no room for you to live? |
| Male | |
| Nee vanthu inaiyum bothu | When you arrive and join us, |
| Vaazhvodu verumai illai | There is no emptiness in life. |
| Naam ondru serum bothu | When we unite together, |
| Nee ingu orumai illai | You are no longer a stranger here. |
| Maganae nee en anbal valarvaai | My son, you shall grow wrapped in my love. |
| Kadal un annai karaithaan thanthai | The ocean is your mother, and the shore is your father. |
| Male | |
| Yaar veettu magano magano | Whose home's son could you be, my son? |
| Thaai veedu vandhathu pillai | The child has arrived at its mother's home. |
| Neerparavai vaazhum nilathil | In a land where water-birds dwell, |
| Nee vaazha idama illai | Is there no room for you to live? |
யார் வீட்டு மகனோ மகனோ
தாய் வீடு வந்தது பிள்ளை
நீர்ப்பறவை வாழும் நிலத்தில்
நீ வாழ இடமா இல்லை
Whose home's son could you be, my son?
The child has arrived at its mother's home.
In a land where water-birds dwell,
Is there no room for you to live?
யார் வீட்டு மகனோ மகனோ
தாய் வீடு வந்தது பிள்ளை
நீர்ப்பறவை வாழும் நிலத்தில்
நீ வாழ இடமா இல்லை
When you arrive and join us,
There is no emptiness in life.
When we unite together,
You are no longer a stranger here.
My son, you shall grow wrapped in my love.
The ocean is your mother, and the shore is your father.
நீ வந்து இணையும்போது
வாழ்வோடு வெறுமையில்லை
நாம் ஒன்று சேரும்போது
நீ இங்கு ஒருமை இல்லை
மகனே நீயும் என் அன்பால் வளர்வாய்
கடல் உன் அன்னை கரைதான் தந்தை
Whose home's son could you be, my son?
The child has arrived at its mother's home.
In a land where water-birds dwell,
Is there no room for you to live?
யார் வீட்டு மகனோ மகனோ
தாய் வீடு வந்தது பிள்ளை
நீர்ப்பறவை வாழும் நிலத்தில்
நீ வாழ இடமா இல்லை
As long as lands stretch far,
As long as living beings exist,
No person is ever an orphan.
Every place here belongs to everyone.
நிலங்கள் நீளும் வரையில்
உயிர்கள் வாழும் வரையில்
யாருமே அனாதை இல்லையே
யாதும் இங்கே ஊரே ஆகுமே
Even when regions and domains change,
Human feelings and senses do not change.
Across every town, the sky remains one.
For lives to thrive, self-respect is one and the same.
புலங்கள் மாறிய போதும்
புலன்கள் மாறுவதில்லை
ஊர்கள் தோறும் வானம் ஒன்றுதான்
உயிர்கள் வாழ மானம் ஒன்றுதான்
When a raindrop falls onto the earth,
There is no land that rejects it.
As long as even two humans exist,
No one should ever be called a refugee.
மழைச் சொட்டு மண்ணில் வீழ்ந்தால்
மறுக்கின்ற பூமியும் இல்லை
மனிதர் இருவர் உள்ள வரைக்கும்
அகதி என்று யாரும் இல்லை
Time and land may keep changing,
Yet love and affection remain the same.
கால தேசம் எல்லாம் மாறலாம்
காதல் பாசம் எல்லாம் ஒன்றுதான்
Whose home's son could you be, my son?
The child has arrived at its mother's home.
In a land where water-birds dwell,
Is there no room for you to live?
யார் வீட்டு மகனோ மகனோ
தாய் வீடு வந்தது பிள்ளை
நீர்ப்பறவை வாழும் நிலத்தில்
நீ வாழ இடமா இல்லை
When you arrive and join us,
There is no emptiness in life.
When we unite together,
You are no longer a stranger here.
My son, you shall grow wrapped in my love.
The ocean is your mother, and the shore is your father.
நீ வந்து இணையும்போது
வாழ்வோடு வெறுமையில்லை
நாம் ஒன்று சேரும்போது
நீ இங்கு ஒருமை இல்லை
மகனே நீயும் என் அன்பால் வளர்வாய்
கடல் உன் அன்னை கரைதான் தந்தை
Whose home's son could you be, my son?
The child has arrived at its mother's home.
In a land where water-birds dwell,
Is there no room for you to live?
யார் வீட்டு மகனோ மகனோ
தாய் வீடு வந்தது பிள்ளை
நீர்ப்பறவை வாழும் நிலத்தில்
நீ வாழ இடமா இல்லை
{Yaar veettu magano magano
Whose home's son could you be, my son?
Thaai veedu vandhathu pillai
The child has arrived at its mother's home.
Neerparavai vaazhum nilathil
In a land where water-birds dwell,
Nee vaazha idama illai} (2)
Is there no room for you to live?
Nee vanthu inaiyum bothu
When you arrive and join us,
Vaazhvodu verumai illai
There is no emptiness in life.
Naam ondru serum bothu
When we unite together,
Nee ingu orumai illai
You are no longer a stranger here.
Maganae nee en anbal valarvaai
My son, you shall grow wrapped in my love.
Kadal un annai karaithaan thanthai
The ocean is your mother, and the shore is your father.
Yaar veettu magano magano
Whose home's son could you be, my son?
Thaai veedu vandhathu pillai
The child has arrived at its mother's home.
Neerparavai vaazhum nilathil
In a land where water-birds dwell,
Nee vaazha idama illai
Is there no room for you to live?
Nilangal neelum varaiyil
As long as lands stretch far,
Uyirgal vaazhum varaiyil
As long as living beings exist,
Yaarumae anaathai illaiyae
No person is ever an orphan.
Yaadhum ingae oorae aagumae
Every place here belongs to everyone.
Pulangal maariya pothum
Even when regions and domains change,
Pulan gal maaruvathillai
Human feelings and senses do not change.
Oorgal thorum vaanam ondruthaan
Across every town, the sky remains one.
Uyirgal vaazha maanam ondruthaan
For lives to thrive, self-respect is one and the same.
Mazhai chottu mannil veezhnthaal
When a raindrop falls onto the earth,
Marukindra bhoomiyum illai
There is no land that rejects it.
Manithar iruvar ulla varaikkum
As long as even two humans exist,
Agathi endru yaarum illai
No one should ever be called a refugee.
Kaala dhesam ellaam maaralam
Time and land may keep changing,
Kaadhal paasam yellam ondruthaan
Yet love and affection remain the same.
Yaar veettu magano magano
Whose home's son could you be, my son?
Thaai veedu vandhathu pillai
The child has arrived at its mother's home.
Neerparavai vaazhum nilathil
In a land where water-birds dwell,
Nee vaazha idama illai
Is there no room for you to live?
Nee vanthu inaiyum bothu
When you arrive and join us,
Vaazhvodu verumai illai
There is no emptiness in life.
Naam ondru serum bothu
When we unite together,
Nee ingu orumai illai
You are no longer a stranger here.
Maganae nee en anbal valarvaai
My son, you shall grow wrapped in my love.
Kadal un annai karaithaan thanthai
The ocean is your mother, and the shore is your father.
Yaar veettu magano magano
Whose home's son could you be, my son?
Thaai veedu vandhathu pillai
The child has arrived at its mother's home.
Neerparavai vaazhum nilathil
In a land where water-birds dwell,
Nee vaazha idama illai
Is there no room for you to live?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Yaar Veettu Magano' from Neerparavai is a deeply moving humanitarian anthem that explores themes of belonging, compassion, and human unity. Set against the backdrop of coastal life and the hardships of fishermen and refugees, the lyrics ask why any human being should feel homeless or abandoned in a world that welcomes even the smallest living creatures.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kadal un annai karaithaan thanthai”
The ocean and the shore are metaphorically described as the child's mother and father, portraying nature as the ultimate guardian.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Nilangal neelum varaiyil / Uyirgal vaazhum varaiyil”
The lines end with the matching suffix 'varaiyil', creating a rhythmic flow.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Nilangal neelum varaiyil / Uyirgal vaazhum varaiyil”
The second consonant sound 'la' (in Nilangal) and 'ra/ir' (in Uyirgal) provides internal rhythm typical of Tamil prosody.
Monai (First-letter Alliteration)
“Kaala dhesam ellaam maaralam / Kaadhal paasam yellam ondruthaan”
Both lines begin with the initial 'Kaa' sound, illustrating Monai.
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Trivia
The film 'Neerparavai' (2012) was directed by Seenu Ramasamy and deals with the poignant lives of coastal fishermen. The music for the film was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan, and the lyrics throughout the album were penned by national award-winning poet Vairamuthu.
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