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Lyrics & meaning

Yaaro Nee

From Sullan · 2004

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Sullan
Movie release year
2004
Lyrics added on
8 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaaroo…nee
Pinju nilava
Panju silaiya
Nenjin alaiyaa
Yaaroo… nee
Pillai kadhira
Vellai irava
Veyil mazhaiya
Pala nooru mutkal konda
Meenaai naanum vaazhnthu vanthen
Un thoondil ennum otrai mullil
Indro maatik konden
En muthathil un meesaiyai
Sumakindra aan naan
Male :En nenjilae un kaadhalai
Sumakindra thaai naan
Yaaroo…nee
Pinju nilava
Panju silaiya
Nenjin alaiyaa
Yaaroo… nee
Pillai kadhira
Vellai irava
Veyil mazhaiya
……………………….
PanirenduMale :Uyir aavom
Female :PathinettuMale :Mei Aavom
Female :Azhagaana thaai thamizhil
IdhazhoduFemale :Kuril aavom
Male :IravoduFemale :Nedil aavom
Male :Pazhagaadha vaarthayinil
Naan kattum selayil
Orr moolayil
Nee theenda
Udal engum ratham oodathae
Un paarvai ambugal
Orr nembukol
Nee enthan
Ulagathai puratti podathae
Hmm.. thaen surakkum
Poo udalai
Thithikkum viralaal thee mootu
Yaaroo…nee
Pinju nilava…pinju nilava…
Panju silaiya…panju silaiya
Nenjin alaiyaa…nenjin alaiyaa
……………………………….
Idai moolaiFemale :Azhagaaga
Male :PadipomaFemale :Medhuvaaga
Male :Oru kaadhal noolagathil
Oru vaanamMale :Kudaiyaaga
Female :AdharkullaeMale :Mazhaiyaaga
Female :Nanaivoma neer kayitril
En kaadhal kavithaigal
Oru puthagam
Adhan melae
Azhagaana attai padam nee thaan
Nee thoongum arayilae
Un arugilae
Poo pookkum
Azhagaana kutti chedi naan thaan
Un kungumam
En vervayil
Sembulathail neer aagatho
Yaaroo…nee
Pinju nilava
Panju silaiya
Nenjin alaiyaa
Yaaroo… nee
Pillai kadhira
Vellai irava
Veyil mazhaiya
Who are you...
A tender crescent moon?
A statue of soft cotton?
A wave rising in the heart?
Who are you...
A tender sunbeam?
A bright white night?
Rain falling in the sunshine?
With hundreds of bones,
I used to live like a fish,
but on the single hook of your fishing line,
today I got caught.
With your mustache in my kiss,
I am the man who holds you close.
In my heart, your love
I carry like a mother.
Who are you...
A tender crescent moon?
A statue of soft cotton?
A wave rising in the heart?
Who are you...
A tender sunbeam?
A bright white night?
Rain falling in the sunshine?
...
Shall we become the twelve vowels (souls)?
Shall we become the eighteen consonants (bodies)?
In beautiful mother Tamil,
with our lips, shall we become short sounds?
with the night, shall we become long sounds,
in words never spoken before?
On the sari that I wear,
when at a single corner
you touch me,
doesn't blood rush through my whole body?
The arrows of your glance
are like a lever;
haven't you
turned my whole world upside down?
Mmm... on this honey-dripping,
flower-like body,
spark a fire with your sweet fingers!
Who are you...
A tender crescent moon... a tender crescent moon...
A statue of soft cotton... a statue of soft cotton...
A wave in the heart... a wave in the heart...
...
The poem of your waist, beautifully,
shall we read it slowly,
in a library of love?
With the sky as an umbrella,
and the rain falling beneath it,
shall we get drenched under ropes of water?
My love poems
are a book,
and on its front,
you are the lovely cover picture.
In the room where you sleep,
right by your side,
blooming with flowers,
I am that lovely little plant.
Will your kumkum (red mark),
mixing with my sweat,
become like rain merging into red soil?
Who are you...
A tender crescent moon?
A statue of soft cotton?
A wave rising in the heart?
Who are you...
A tender sunbeam?
A bright white night?
Rain falling in the sunshine?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Yaaroo Nee from the movie Sullan is a romantic duet expressing wonder, desire, and deep emotional complete devotion between two lovers. The male protagonist marvelling at his beloved's ethereal beauty compares her to a crescent moon, a soft statue of cotton, and a sunny rain shower, feeling captured by love like a fish caught on a hook. The heroine responds in kind with poetic fervor. Using metaphors drawn from classical Tamil language grammar—such as vowels, consonants, short and long sounds—the song depicts how two individuals blend together to form a complete life and expression. Their physical and emotional intimacy culminates in rich literary imagery like vermilion blending into sweat akin to rain mixing with red soil.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

“Pinju nilava / Panju silaiya / Nenjin alaiyaa”

Compares the beloved directly to a tender moon, a soft cotton statue, and a wave in the heart.

Grammatical Metaphor

“Panirendu Uyir aavom / Pathinettu Mei Aavom”

Uses the 12 vowels (Uyir) and 18 consonants (Mei) of the Tamil alphabet as a poetic metaphor for physical and spiritual union.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Pinju nilava / Panju silaiya / Nenjin alaiyaa”

Rhyming vowel endings across consecutive lines create a melodious flow.

Sangam Literature Allusion / Simile

“Un kungumam / En vervayil / Sembulathail neer aagatho”

References the famous Kuruntokai classical imagery of red soil and pouring rain mixing together (Sembula Peyal Neer).

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Trivia

Sullan (2004) stars Dhanush and Sindhu Tolani. The musical score was composed by Vidyasagar, who is acclaimed for blending classical Tamil linguistic concepts (like Uyir and Mei letters) into modern romantic songs.

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