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Lyrics & meaning

Yaaradi Neril Thondrum

From Adangathey · 2018

Lyricist
Uma Devi
Singer
Sathya Prakash
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Adangathey2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Yaaradi yaaradiWho are you, girl? Who are you?
Neril thondrum devathaiAn angel appearing right before my eyes.
Paarvayin theendalilAt the gentle touch of your gaze,
Paadhai nooru aanathaeA hundred new paths have opened up.
Male
Vazhvilae neeiniIn my life, from now on,
Aayul kala nyabagamYou are a lifelong memory.
Kaadhalae vaanam polLike the infinite sky, love
NeezhugindrathaeKeeps stretching and expanding.
Male
Oligal aadai moodiAdorned in a garment of soft sounds,
VanthathaeIt arrived.
En koba dhabam maaruthaeMy inner anger and turmoil are changing.
Manathin aazham thediSeeking the deepest depths of my heart,
ThanguthaeIt comes to dwell.
Uyir ponguthae…My soul overflows with life…
Male
Yaaradi yaaradiWho are you, girl? Who are you?
Neril thondrum devathaiAn angel appearing right before my eyes.
Paarvayin theendalilAt the gentle touch of your gaze,
Paadhai nooru aanathaeA hundred new paths have opened up.
Male
Vaanamena naan aanenI became like the vast sky,
Megamaai mel aanenI rose above as a cloud.
Boomiyin dhaagam theeravaeTo quench the thirst of the earth,
Vaanamazhai pol aanenI became like rain falling from the sky.
Male
Neer thodum neeraanaaiYou became the water touching water,
Naan thedum veraanaaiYou became the root I searched for.
Neerkumizh polae naanaagiBecoming like a fragile water bubble myself,
Neenthugira sel aanenI became a living cell swimming within.
Male
Thadaigalellaam udaigirathaeAll obstacles are breaking apart,
MaraigirathaeFading away into nothingness.
Mazhai thuliyil malaigalellaamIn a single raindrop, even mountains
KaraigirathaeAre dissolving completely.
Male
Manam kaalam neram thooramSurpassing mind, time, moment, and distance,
Meeri vaanam thaandi oduthaeIt runs leaping past the sky.
Adi neerum nellum pola naan seravaeOh girl, for me to unite with you like water and paddy,
Adi yenadiOh girl, why is that so?
Male
Yaaradi yaaradiWho are you, girl? Who are you?
Neril thondrum devathaiAn angel appearing right before my eyes.
Paarvayin theendalilAt the gentle touch of your gaze,
Paadhai nooru aanathaeA hundred new paths have opened up.
Male
Kaadhalin nyaayangalThe poetic justice of love
Maalaiyil pookirathaeBlooms softly in the evening.
Aasaigalin ellai meeriyaeExceeding the boundaries of desires,
Aaru kadal oduthaeThe river flows eagerly to meet the sea.
Male
Vedhangal ondraagaLike all sacred scriptures reading
Othidum anbellaamThe chant of pure love as one,
Kaadhalin thoothu polavaeLike a divine messenger of love,
Kaalamagal vanthaalaeMaiden Time herself has arrived.
Male
Thiraigalellaam maraigirathaeAll veils and illusions are disappearing,
OlirgirathaeGlowing with brilliant light.
Iru vizhiyil ulagamellaamIn both my eyes, the entire world
Vidigirathae….Is dawning anew...
Male
Udal yaavum meeriTranscending all physical form,
Thooram koodiBridging all distance,
Jeevan yegam aaguthaeLife is becoming one unified existence.
Ada thoiyum nenjilAh, in my weary heart,
Thozhi vannam paayuthaeThe vivid colors of a companion spread.
Athu yenadiWhy is that so, my dear girl?
Male
Yaaradi yaaradiWho are you, girl? Who are you?
Neril thondrum devathaiAn angel appearing right before my eyes.
Paarvayin theendalilAt the gentle touch of your gaze,
Paadhai nooru aanathae…A hundred new paths have opened up…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Yaaradi Yaaradi' from the movie 'Adangathey' is an evocative, poetic expression of wonder, love, and spiritual transformation. Written by renowned lyricist Uma Devi, the lyrics describe a protagonist captivated by the unexpected arrival of a beloved who feels like a divine angel. The touch of her gaze alters his life's trajectory, opening up a hundred new possibilities and bringing peace to a troubled soul. The song vividly captures the shift from inner turbulence and anger to profound serenity and boundless joy. Through rich natural imagery—rain clouds quenching the earth's thirst, rivers joining the ocean, and bubbles merging with water—the narrative portrays love as a transcendent force that dissolves physical distances, social barriers, and personal hesitation. It reflects a deep spiritual connection where two individual lives merge like water nurturing crops ('neerum nellum pola'), awakening a fresh dawn in the protagonist's world.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Kaadhalae vaanam pol / Neezhugindrathae

Compares love to the endless sky ('vaanam pol') to emphasize its infinite and expanding nature.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Neer thodum neeraanaai / Naan thedum veraanaai / Neerkumizh polae naanaagi / Neenthugira sel aanen

Repeated initial 'N' sound ('Neer', 'Naan', 'Neerkumizh', 'Neenthugira') creates a rhythmic, flowing musical cadence across these lines.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Neril thondrum devathai

Directly compares the beloved to an angel ('devathai') appearing physically in front of him.

Ethugai (Second-letter Assonance/Rhyme)

Thadaigalellaam udaigirathae / Maraigirathae / Mazhai thuliyil malaigalellaam / Karaigirathae

The second letter/sound structure with rhyming verb endings ('udaigirathae', 'maraigirathae', 'karaigirathae') creates a unified poetic rhythm.

Cultural Idiom / Metaphor

Adi neerum nellum pola naan seravae

Uses the traditional Tamil metaphor of 'water and paddy' (neerum nellum) to symbolize an inseparable, mutually nourishing, and natural union.

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Trivia

The lyrics for this song were penned by acclaimed poet and lyricist Dr. Uma Devi, known for her deeply emotional and classically influenced modern Tamil film lyrics (such as songs in 'Kabali' and '96'). The movie 'Adangathey' features actor-composer G. V. Prakash Kumar in the lead role alongside Surbhi. G. V. Prakash Kumar himself composed the soundtrack for the film.

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