Yaaraithan Nambuvadho
From Parakkum Paavai · 1966
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Parakkum Paavai1966
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Yaarai thaan nambuvadho | Whom should I actually trust, |
| Paedhai nenjam | this naive heart asks? |
| Ammammaa boomiyilae yaavum vanjam | Oh dear, everything on this earth is deceit. |
| Uravellaam mullaagum | All relationships turn into thorns, |
| Uyirellaam kallaagum | All living souls turn into stone. |
| Uravellaam mullaagum | All relationships turn into thorns, |
| Uyirellaam kallaagum | All living souls turn into stone. |
| Female | |
| Yaarai thaan nambuvadho | Whom should I actually trust, |
| Paedhai nenjam | this naive heart asks? |
| Female | |
| Vaettai aadum maanaanen | I became a hunted deer, |
| Vithai kaattum porulaanen | I became an object displayed for magic tricks. |
| Kaattil vaazhum kiliyaagaamal | Instead of becoming a parrot living in the forest, |
| Naattil vaazhum pennaanen | I became a woman living in society. |
| Annai pettraal pen endru | My mother gave birth to me as a woman, |
| Adhanaal thaanae thuyar indru | Is that why I suffer so much today? |
| Kannai thandha dheivangalae | Oh Gods who gave me eyes to see, |
| Karunai thandhaal aagaadho | Can't you also show me some mercy? |
| Hooo ooo hooo ooo ooo… | Hooo ooo hooo ooo ooo… |
| Female | |
| Yaarai thaan nambuvadho | Whom should I actually trust, |
| Paedhai nenjam | this naive heart asks? |
| Ammammaa boomiyilae yaavum vanjam | Oh dear, everything on this earth is deceit. |
| Female | |
| Azhagai kaattum kannaadi | A mirror reflects outer beauty, |
| Manadhai kaatta koodaadho | Can't it reflect the inner mind too? |
| Pazhagum podhae nanmai theemai | As we interact and get to know someone, |
| Paarthu solla koodaadho | Can't it discern and tell good from evil? |
| Vaazhthum kaiyil vaal undu | There is a sword in the hand that blesses, |
| Pottrum mozhiyil visham undu | There is poison in the words that praise. |
| Vanjam sindhum punnagaiyillaa | Is there any person here who does not wear |
| Manidhar ingae yevarundu | a smile dripping with deceit? |
| Aa…aaa…aa..haa…aa…. | Aa…aaa…aa..haa…aa…. |
| Female | |
| Yaarai thaan nambuvadho | Whom should I actually trust, |
| Paedhai nenjam | this naive heart asks? |
| Ammammaa boomiyilae yaavum vanjam | Oh dear, everything on this earth is deceit. |
| Uravellaam mullaagum | All relationships turn into thorns, |
| Uyirellaam kallaagum | All living souls turn into stone. |
| Uravellaam mullaagum | All relationships turn into thorns, |
| Uyirellaam kallaagum | All living souls turn into stone. |
யாரைத்தான் நம்புவதோ
பேதை நெஞ்சம்
அம்மம்மா பூமியிலே யாவும் வஞ்சம்
உறவெல்லாம் முள்ளாகும்
உயிரெல்லாம் கல்லாகும்
உறவெல்லாம் முள்ளாகும்
உயிரெல்லாம் கல்லாகும்
Whom should I actually trust,
this naive heart asks?
Oh dear, everything on this earth is deceit.
All relationships turn into thorns,
All living souls turn into stone.
All relationships turn into thorns,
All living souls turn into stone.
யாரைத்தான் நம்புவதோ
பேதை நெஞ்சம்
Whom should I actually trust,
this naive heart asks?
வேட்டை ஆடும் மானானேன்
வித்தை காட்டும் பொருளானேன்
காட்டில் வாழும் கிளியாகாமல்
நாட்டில் வாழும் பெண்ணானேன்
I became a hunted deer,
I became an object displayed for magic tricks.
Instead of becoming a parrot living in the forest,
I became a woman living in society.
My mother gave birth to me as a woman,
Is that why I suffer so much today?
Oh Gods who gave me eyes to see,
Can't you also show me some mercy?
Hooo ooo hooo ooo ooo…
அன்னை பெற்றாள் பெண் என்று
அதனால்தானே துயர் இன்று
கண்ணைத் தந்த தெய்வங்களே
கருணை தந்தால் ஆகாதோ
ஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ.........
Whom should I actually trust,
this naive heart asks?
Oh dear, everything on this earth is deceit.
யாரைத்தான் நம்புவதோ
பேதை நெஞ்சம்
அம்மம்மா பூமியிலே யாவும் வஞ்சம்
A mirror reflects outer beauty,
Can't it reflect the inner mind too?
As we interact and get to know someone,
Can't it discern and tell good from evil?
There is a sword in the hand that blesses,
There is poison in the words that praise.
Is there any person here who does not wear
a smile dripping with deceit?
Aa…aaa…aa..haa…aa….
அழகைக் காட்டும் கண்ணாடி
மனதைக் காட்டக் கூடாதோ
பழகும்போதே நன்மை தீமை
பார்த்துச் சொல்லக் கூடாதோ
Whom should I actually trust,
this naive heart asks?
Oh dear, everything on this earth is deceit.
All relationships turn into thorns,
All living souls turn into stone.
All relationships turn into thorns,
All living souls turn into stone.
வாழ்த்தும் கையில் வாளுண்டு
போற்றும் மொழியில் விஷமுண்டு
வஞ்சம் சிந்தும் புன்னகையில்லா
மனிதர் இங்கே எவருண்டு
ஆ.....ஆஆ......ஆ...ஹா.....ஆ.......
யாரைத்தான் நம்புவதோ
பேதை நெஞ்சம்
அம்மம்மா பூமியிலே யாவும் வஞ்சம்
உறவெல்லாம் முள்ளாகும்
உயிரெல்லாம் கல்லாகும்
உறவெல்லாம் முள்ளாகும்
உயிரெல்லாம் கல்லாகும்
Yaarai thaan nambuvadho
Whom should I actually trust,
Paedhai nenjam
this naive heart asks?
Ammammaa boomiyilae yaavum vanjam
Oh dear, everything on this earth is deceit.
Uravellaam mullaagum
All relationships turn into thorns,
Uyirellaam kallaagum
All living souls turn into stone.
Uravellaam mullaagum
All relationships turn into thorns,
Uyirellaam kallaagum
All living souls turn into stone.
Yaarai thaan nambuvadho
Whom should I actually trust,
Paedhai nenjam
this naive heart asks?
Vaettai aadum maanaanen
I became a hunted deer,
Vithai kaattum porulaanen
I became an object displayed for magic tricks.
Kaattil vaazhum kiliyaagaamal
Instead of becoming a parrot living in the forest,
Naattil vaazhum pennaanen
I became a woman living in society.
Annai pettraal pen endru
My mother gave birth to me as a woman,
Adhanaal thaanae thuyar indru
Is that why I suffer so much today?
Kannai thandha dheivangalae
Oh Gods who gave me eyes to see,
Karunai thandhaal aagaadho
Can't you also show me some mercy?
Hooo ooo hooo ooo ooo…
Hooo ooo hooo ooo ooo…
Yaarai thaan nambuvadho
Whom should I actually trust,
Paedhai nenjam
this naive heart asks?
Ammammaa boomiyilae yaavum vanjam
Oh dear, everything on this earth is deceit.
Azhagai kaattum kannaadi
A mirror reflects outer beauty,
Manadhai kaatta koodaadho
Can't it reflect the inner mind too?
Pazhagum podhae nanmai theemai
As we interact and get to know someone,
Paarthu solla koodaadho
Can't it discern and tell good from evil?
Vaazhthum kaiyil vaal undu
There is a sword in the hand that blesses,
Pottrum mozhiyil visham undu
There is poison in the words that praise.
Vanjam sindhum punnagaiyillaa
Is there any person here who does not wear
Manidhar ingae yevarundu
a smile dripping with deceit?
Aa…aaa…aa..haa…aa….
Aa…aaa…aa..haa…aa….
Yaarai thaan nambuvadho
Whom should I actually trust,
Paedhai nenjam
this naive heart asks?
Ammammaa boomiyilae yaavum vanjam
Oh dear, everything on this earth is deceit.
Uravellaam mullaagum
All relationships turn into thorns,
Uyirellaam kallaagum
All living souls turn into stone.
Uravellaam mullaagum
All relationships turn into thorns,
Uyirellaam kallaagum
All living souls turn into stone.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Yaarai Thaan Nambuvadho' is a poignant, melancholic soliloquy expressing deep disillusionment with human nature and society. The protagonist feels utterly betrayed, surrounded by hypocrisy and deceit. Unable to find genuine love or sincerity, her innocent heart questions whom she can truly place her trust in.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Uravellaam mullaagum / Uyirellaam kallaagum”
Relationships are metaphorically compared to sharp thorns, and human lives/souls are compared to unfeeling stone.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Uravellaam mullaagum / Uyirellaam kallaagum”
Both lines end with the rhyming suffix 'aagum', creating a rhythmic and sorrowful echo.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Vaettai aadum maanaanen”
The protagonist compares her vulnerable and helpless state in society to that of a hunted deer.
Muran (Antithesis / Contrast)
“Vaazhthum kaiyil vaal undu / Pottrum mozhiyil visham undu”
Contrasts outward acts of praise and blessing with hidden motives of destruction (sword and poison).
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Trivia
'Parakkum Paavai' (1966) is a classic Tamil movie starring M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi, centered around a circus backdrop. The music for the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with iconic lyrics by Kannadasan. This song, rendered emotionally by P. Susheela, stands out as a powerful philosophical reflection on betrayal and social hypocrisy.
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