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Yaararu Ennannuthan Female

From Muthu Engal Sothu · 1983

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. Janaki, P. Suseela, B. Sasireka
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Muthu Engal Sothu
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
15 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaaraaru ennaannuthaan
Solluraendaa kannaa
Female :Naai yaaru nari yaaru
Puriyaatho sonnaa…
Yaaraaru ennaannuthaan
Solluraendaa kannaa
Female :Naai yaaru nari yaaru
Puriyaatho sonnaa…
Aayi aaththaa yaarum illaa naai ithuthaan
Female :Aala kandaa oolaiyidum nari idhuthaan
Female :Mookka paaru muzhiya paar sengkurangu
Female :Sengkorangu kooda oru penn korangu
Ponnu iva soru pongurava
Oru poonaiyai pol thirudi thirudi thingirava
Intha pilla kanakku pulla
Ivara pola kandathilla
Kai pudichchu kaal pudichchu
Vaazhurathila kaakkaithaan
Yaaraaru ennaannuthaan
Solluraendaa kannaa
Female :Naai yaaru nari yaaru
Puriyaatho sonnaa…
Vaaikku oru poottu illaatha maadu idhu
Female :Vantha idam sonthamunnu meyirathu
Female :Katti poda aal illaatha kazhuthai idhu
Female :Kaalaiyodu saenthukittu odhaikkirathu
Podhi sumantha nalla puthi varum
Antha puthi intha kazhuthaikkuththaan eppa varum
Female :Maanam illae eenam illae
Ssodum illae soranai illae
Female :Naalum ketta naaikalukku
Vaai mattum neelamthaan
Yaaraaru ennaannuthaan
Solluraendaa kannaa
Female :Naai yaaru nari yaaru
Puriyaatho sonnaa…
Veetukkulla kudi puguntha aanthai idhu
Female :Veratti vida aal illaama alaiyirathu
Female :Aanthaikooda pachchonthiyum irukkurathu
Female :Aalukkoru niram kaatti nadikkurathu
Eththanaiyo innum ingirukku
Ada aththanaikkum thiruttulathaan pangirukku
Vittu vechchaa valanthu vidum
Kaariyamae kettu vidum
Female :Otti otti udambu raththam
Urinjum intha attaithaan
Yaaraaru ennaannuthaan
Solluraendaa kannaa
Female :Naai yaaru nari yaaru
Puriyaatho sonnaa…
I'll tell you who is who,
listen to me, my dear!
Who is a dog and who is a fox,
won't you understand if we tell you?
I'll tell you who is who,
listen to me, my dear!
Who is a dog and who is a fox,
won't you understand if we tell you?
This is a stray dog with no family at all!
This is a fox that howls at the sight of people!
Look at the nose, look at the eyes—a red-faced monkey!
And along with that red monkey, a female monkey!
Her name is Ponnu, the one who cooks the rice,
stealing and eating it all like a cat!
And this fellow is the accountant,
I have never seen anyone like him!
Flattering and groveling at everyone's feet,
he survives on scraps just like a crow!
I'll tell you who is who,
listen to me, my dear!
Who is a dog and who is a fox,
won't you understand if we tell you?
This is a cow without a muzzle on its mouth,
grazing freely as if it owns the place!
This is a donkey with no one to tie it down,
teaming up with the bull to kick around!
Carrying heavy loads might bring some sense,
but when will this donkey ever gain any sense?
They have no shame and no dignity,
no self-respect and no conscience!
For these good-for-nothing dogs,
only their mouths run non-stop!
I'll tell you who is who,
listen to me, my dear!
Who is a dog and who is a fox,
won't you understand if we tell you?
This is an owl that has moved into the house,
wandering about because no one chases it out!
Along with the owl, there is a chameleon,
putting on an act by changing colors for everyone!
There are so many more like them here,
and every single one has a share in the theft!
If we let them be, they will only grow bolder,
and everything will be ruined!
Clinging tight and sucking
the blood from our body, they are just leeches!
I'll tell you who is who,
listen to me, my dear!
Who is a dog and who is a fox,
won't you understand if we tell you?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Yaaraaru Ennaannuthaan' from the movie 'Muthu Engal Sothu' (1983) is a lively, satirical duet that uses animal imagery to mock and unmask deceitful, greedy, and untrustworthy individuals. Through playful back-and-forth banter, the singers compare opportunistic people in their lives to various animals such as stray dogs, scheming foxes, thieving cats, sycophantic crows, shameless donkeys, ominous owls, two-faced chameleons, and blood-sucking leeches. The emotional core of the song is critical yet humorous social commentary. It exposes human vices like theft, hypocrisy, parasite-like behavior, and shamelessness while serving as a warning to be cautious about toxic, exploitative people who infiltrate families or businesses to leech off others.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம் - Uruvakam)

“Aayi aaththaa yaarum illaa naai ithuthaan”

Comparing a family-less, unruly person directly to a stray dog ('naai').

Simile (உவமை - Uvamai)

“Oru poonaiyai pol thirudi thirudi thingirava”

Explicit comparison using 'pol' (like) comparing the person's sneaky eating habit to that of a cat.

Ethugai (எதுகை - Second letter rhyming)

“Eththanaiyo innum ingirukku / Ada aththanaikkum thiruttulathaan pangirukku”

The second consonant 'thth' ('த்') rhymes across consecutive lines ('Eththanaiyo' and 'aththanaikkum').

Extended Metaphor (விலங்கு உருவகம்)

“Aanthaikooda pachchonthiyum irukkurathu / Aalukkoru niram kaatti nadikkurathu”

Extending animal characteristics (chameleon changing colors) directly to represent human hypocrisy and multi-faced behavior.

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Trivia

Lyricist Vairamuthu frequently uses zoological satire in folk-infused Tamil film tracks. By assigning animal characteristics—such as the chameleon for hypocrisy and the leech for exploitation—the song builds on traditional Tamil oral storytelling tropes where animal fables are used to deliver moral lessons and social critiques.

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