Yaaro Petha Pillai
From Aandavan Kattalai · 2016
- Lyricist
- Ganakaravel
- Singer
- Anthony Daasan
- Music directors
- Not listed
- Details
- Aandavan Kattalai2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaaro peththa pullai | Someone's child, |
| Yekkam kannukkulla | With longing in their eyes. |
| Oor pogira vegatha | The speed at which the town moves, |
| Pudikavum mudiyala… | One cannot even catch up with it... |
| Chorus :Ama paa ethuku | Chorus: Yes man, why |
| Oduranganae theriyala (Dialogue) | they are running, nobody even knows! (Dialogue) |
| Male :Ninnu kutitu pogira | Male: To stop and take you along, |
| Thevaiyum athuku illa… | It has no need for that either... |
| Chorus | |
| Hey… | Hey... |
| Yaaro peththa pullai | Someone's child, |
| Yekkam kannukkulla | With longing in their eyes. |
| Male | |
| Paadha savuriyamaa | Is the path comfortable? |
| Engu keedaku | Where is it lying? |
| Odu sudhanamaa.. | Run carefully.. |
| Chorus | |
| Paadha savuriyamaa | Is the path comfortable? |
| Engu keedaku | Where is it lying? |
| Odu sudhanamaa.. | Run carefully.. |
| Male | |
| Thangam pora | Watching the direction |
| Pokka paathu | gold prices are heading, |
| Kavala paduromae | We worry. |
| Chorus :Yennatha solla (Dialogue) | Chorus: What is there to say! (Dialogue) |
| Chorus | |
| Thangam pora | Watching the direction |
| Pokka paathu | gold prices are heading, |
| Kavala paduromae | We worry. |
| Male | |
| Arisi rate yeri pochu | Rice prices have gone up, |
| Saththam illama | Quietly without a sound. |
| Chorus :Koduma pannuraga-ya (Dialogue) | Chorus: They are torturing us, man! (Dialogue) |
| Chorus | |
| Thangam pora | Watching the direction |
| Pokka paathu | gold prices are heading, |
| Kavala paduromae | We worry. |
| Arisi rate yeri pochu | Rice prices have gone up, |
| Saththam illama | Quietly without a sound. |
| Male | |
| Oru komaali pola | Like a joker, |
| Oor suthurom | We roam around town. |
| Pala yemaali thedi | Searching for many fools, |
| Yemathurom | We deceive them. |
| Chorus :Unma dhaan (Dialogue) | Chorus: That is true! (Dialogue) |
| Male :Namaku naamae banner | Male: Banners praising ourselves |
| Vaikurom | We keep putting up. |
| Male | |
| Mela pora rocketkku | For rockets going up into space, |
| Alli thaaromae | We give generously in abundance. |
| Kezhaa pora bus-u oduthu | While the buses running down below |
| Breakae illama (Dialogue) | Have no brakes at all! (Dialogue) |
| Chorus | |
| Mela pora rocketkku | For rockets going up into space, |
| Alli thaaromae | We give generously in abundance. |
| Kezhaa pora bus-u oduthu | While the buses running down below |
| Breakae illama | Have no brakes at all! |
| Male | |
| Vellakaran kotta | The British man's fort |
| Nooru ayisu | Lasts a hundred years of life. |
| Chorus :Ama ya (Dialogue) | Chorus: Yes man! (Dialogue) |
| Male :Nam airpot-u kuura | Male: But our airport roof |
| Alpayisu | Has a short lifespan. |
| Chorus :Enna seirathu (Dialogue) | Chorus: What can be done! (Dialogue) |
| Male :Aana venum vote-ku | Male: Yet they want money |
| Kaasu | To buy votes! |
| Chorus | |
| Yaaro peththa pullai | Someone's child, |
| Yekkam kannukkulla | With longing in their eyes. |
| Oor pogira vegatha | The speed at which the town moves, |
| Pudikavum mudiyala… | One cannot even catch up with it... |
| Ninnu kutitu pogira | To stop and take you along, |
| Thevaiyum athuku illa… | It has no need for that either... |
| Chorus | |
| Hey… | Hey... |
| Yaaro peththa pullai | Someone's child, |
| Yekkam kannukkulla | With longing in their eyes. |
யாரோ பெத்த
புள்ளை ஏக்கம்
கண்ணுக்குள்ள ஊர்
போகிற வேகத்த புடிக்கவும்
முடியல
குழு :
ஆமா பா எதுக்கு
ஓடுறாங்கன்னே தெரியல
நின்னு கூட்டிட்டு
போகிற தேவையும் அதுக்கு
இல்ல
Someone's child,
With longing in their eyes.
The speed at which the town moves,
One cannot even catch up with it...
Chorus: Yes man, why
they are running, nobody even knows! (Dialogue)
Male: To stop and take you along,
It has no need for that either...
ஹே யாரோ
பெத்த புள்ளை ஏக்கம்
கண்ணுக்குள்ள
Hey...
Someone's child,
With longing in their eyes.
பாத சவுரியமா
எங்கு கிடக்கு ஓடு
சூதனமா
Is the path comfortable?
Where is it lying?
Run carefully..
பாத சவுரியமா
எங்கு கிடக்கு ஓடு
சூதனமா
Is the path comfortable?
Where is it lying?
Run carefully..
தங்கம் போற
போக்க பாத்து கவலை
படுறோமே
குழு :
என்னத்த
சொல்ல
Watching the direction
gold prices are heading,
We worry.
Chorus: What is there to say! (Dialogue)
தங்கம் போற
போக்க பாத்து கவலை
படுறோமே
Watching the direction
gold prices are heading,
We worry.
அரிசி ரேட்
ஏறி போச்சு சத்தம்
இல்லாம
குழு :
கொடும
பண்ணுராங்கயா
Rice prices have gone up,
Quietly without a sound.
Chorus: They are torturing us, man! (Dialogue)
தங்கம் போற
போக்க பாத்து கவலை
படுறோமே அரிசி ரேட்
ஏறி போச்சு சத்தம்
இல்லாம
Watching the direction
gold prices are heading,
We worry.
Rice prices have gone up,
Quietly without a sound.
ஒரு கோமாளி
போல ஊர் சுத்துறோம்
பல ஏமாளி தேடி
ஏமாத்துறோம்
குழு :
உண்மை தான்
நமக்கு நாமே
பேனர் வைக்குறோம்
Like a joker,
We roam around town.
Searching for many fools,
We deceive them.
Chorus: That is true! (Dialogue)
Male: Banners praising ourselves
We keep putting up.
மெல்ல போற
ராக்கெட்க்கு அல்லி
தாரோமே கீழ போற
பஸ் ஓடுது பிரேக்
இல்லாம
For rockets going up into space,
We give generously in abundance.
While the buses running down below
Have no brakes at all! (Dialogue)
மெல்ல போற
ராக்கெட்க்கு அல்லி
தாரோமே கீழ போற
பஸ் ஓடுது பிரேக்
இல்லாம
For rockets going up into space,
We give generously in abundance.
While the buses running down below
Have no brakes at all!
வெள்ளைக்காரன்
கோட்ட நூறு ஆயிசு
குழு :
ஆமா யா
நம் ஏர்போர்ட்டு
கூர அல்பாயுசு
குழு :
என்ன செய்றது
ஆனா வேணும்
வோட்டுக்கு காசு
The British man's fort
Lasts a hundred years of life.
Chorus: Yes man! (Dialogue)
Male: But our airport roof
Has a short lifespan.
Chorus: What can be done! (Dialogue)
Male: Yet they want money
To buy votes!
யாரோ பெத்த
புள்ளை ஏக்கம்
கண்ணுக்குள்ள ஊர்
போகிற வேகத்த புடிக்கவும்
முடியல நின்னு கூட்டிட்டு
போகிற தேவையும் அதுக்கு
இல்ல
Someone's child,
With longing in their eyes.
The speed at which the town moves,
One cannot even catch up with it...
To stop and take you along,
It has no need for that either...
ஹே யாரோ
பெத்த புள்ளை ஏக்கம்
கண்ணுக்குள்ள
Hey...
Someone's child,
With longing in their eyes.
Yaaro peththa pullai
Someone's child,
Yekkam kannukkulla
With longing in their eyes.
Oor pogira vegatha
The speed at which the town moves,
Pudikavum mudiyala…
One cannot even catch up with it...
Chorus :Ama paa ethuku
Chorus: Yes man, why
Oduranganae theriyala (Dialogue)
they are running, nobody even knows! (Dialogue)
Male :Ninnu kutitu pogira
Male: To stop and take you along,
Thevaiyum athuku illa…
It has no need for that either...
Hey…
Hey...
Yaaro peththa pullai
Someone's child,
Yekkam kannukkulla
With longing in their eyes.
Paadha savuriyamaa
Is the path comfortable?
Engu keedaku
Where is it lying?
Odu sudhanamaa..
Run carefully..
Paadha savuriyamaa
Is the path comfortable?
Engu keedaku
Where is it lying?
Odu sudhanamaa..
Run carefully..
Thangam pora
Watching the direction
Pokka paathu
gold prices are heading,
Kavala paduromae
We worry.
Chorus :Yennatha solla (Dialogue)
Chorus: What is there to say! (Dialogue)
Thangam pora
Watching the direction
Pokka paathu
gold prices are heading,
Kavala paduromae
We worry.
Arisi rate yeri pochu
Rice prices have gone up,
Saththam illama
Quietly without a sound.
Chorus :Koduma pannuraga-ya (Dialogue)
Chorus: They are torturing us, man! (Dialogue)
Thangam pora
Watching the direction
Pokka paathu
gold prices are heading,
Kavala paduromae
We worry.
Arisi rate yeri pochu
Rice prices have gone up,
Saththam illama
Quietly without a sound.
Oru komaali pola
Like a joker,
Oor suthurom
We roam around town.
Pala yemaali thedi
Searching for many fools,
Yemathurom
We deceive them.
Chorus :Unma dhaan (Dialogue)
Chorus: That is true! (Dialogue)
Male :Namaku naamae banner
Male: Banners praising ourselves
Vaikurom
We keep putting up.
Mela pora rocketkku
For rockets going up into space,
Alli thaaromae
We give generously in abundance.
Kezhaa pora bus-u oduthu
While the buses running down below
Breakae illama (Dialogue)
Have no brakes at all! (Dialogue)
Mela pora rocketkku
For rockets going up into space,
Alli thaaromae
We give generously in abundance.
Kezhaa pora bus-u oduthu
While the buses running down below
Breakae illama
Have no brakes at all!
Vellakaran kotta
The British man's fort
Nooru ayisu
Lasts a hundred years of life.
Chorus :Ama ya (Dialogue)
Chorus: Yes man! (Dialogue)
Male :Nam airpot-u kuura
Male: But our airport roof
Alpayisu
Has a short lifespan.
Chorus :Enna seirathu (Dialogue)
Chorus: What can be done! (Dialogue)
Male :Aana venum vote-ku
Male: Yet they want money
Kaasu
To buy votes!
Yaaro peththa pullai
Someone's child,
Yekkam kannukkulla
With longing in their eyes.
Oor pogira vegatha
The speed at which the town moves,
Pudikavum mudiyala…
One cannot even catch up with it...
Ninnu kutitu pogira
To stop and take you along,
Thevaiyum athuku illa…
It has no need for that either...
Hey…
Hey...
Yaaro peththa pullai
Someone's child,
Yekkam kannukkulla
With longing in their eyes.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yaaro Peththa Pullai from the film Aandavan Kattalai is a sharp, satirical commentary on modern society, inflation, political corruption, and the daily struggles of the common man. The song highlights how the world moves at a relentless pace without caring for individuals, leaving ordinary people struggling to keep up while essential commodity prices like rice and gold skyrocket without warning.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Muran (Irony / Contrast)
“Mela pora rocketkku... Kezhaa pora bus-u oduthu Breakae illama”
Highlights the stark societal irony where high budget allocations go to advanced space rockets while basic public transport buses lack functional brakes.
Ethugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Oru komaali pola / Pala yemaali thedi”
The second consonant sound 'ma' rhymes in 'komaali' and 'yemaali', creating a rhythmic, conversational flow typical of folk satire.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Nooru ayisu / Alpayisu / Kaasu”
The matching end sounds 'ayisu', 'alpayisu', and 'kaasu' create a catchy musical rhythm.
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Trivia
Aandavan Kattalai (2016) features music composed by Justin Prabhakaran and was directed by M. Manikandan, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Ritika Singh. The lyrics by Ganakaravel incorporate local Chennai conversational dialogues and satirical references to contemporary news events, such as frequent roof collapses at the Chennai airport and cash-for-votes politics.
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