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Lyrics & meaning

Yaaro Sonnangalam

From Enakku Naane Needhipathi · 1986

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Shailaja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Enakku Naane Needhipathi
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
2 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaaro sonnaangalaam
Antha aasai arupathu naal
Oorula yaaro sonnaangalaam
Antha mogam muppathu naal
Vidinjaa evanum nyaani
Anthi vanthaa mayangum thaenee
Vidinjaa evanum nyaani
Anthi vanthaa mayangum thaenee
Ada raamaa haa haahaa
Yaaro sonnaangalaam
Antha aasai arupathu naal
Oorula yaaro sonnaangalaam
Antha mogam muppathu naal
Meththaiyil maamanaththaan saerththu
Malliya poo odambu verththu
Niththamum raaththirithaan kooththu
Eththana paaththirukkaen
Niththamum poe iruppaan patta paalil
Thaththuvangal padippaan
Chiththiram pol sirippaen enna puratta
Puththagam pol eduppaan
Aasai kollaatha nenjam ingaethu
Mogam kollaatha kangal ingaethu
Moolai illamal velai illamal
Yaaro sonnaangalaam
Antha aasai arupathu naal
Oorula yaaro sonnaangalaam
Antha mogam muppathu naal
Vidinjaa evanum nyaani
Anthi vanthaa mayangum thaenee
Ada raamaa haa haahaa
Yaaro sonnaangalaam
Antha aasai arupathu naal
Manthira paattirukkum yaedu
Mukkani thaen irukkum koodu
Manmathan vaazhnthirukkum veedu
Mun vazhi paaththirukkum
Sonnathellaam nadakkum ennapadithaan
Kettathellaam kedaikkum
Panjanai mael kidakkum annakodithaan
Thaagamellaam thanikkum
Sorkkam ippothu pakkam vanthaada
Vetkkam ippothu ennai vittoda
Bodhai kollaamal bedhai illaamal
Yaaro sonnaangalaam
Antha aasai arupathu naal
Oorula yaaro sonnaangalaam
Antha mogam muppathu naal
Vidinjaa evanum nyaani
Anthi vanthaa mayangum thaenee
Vidinjaa evanum nyaani
Anthi vanthaa mayangum thaenee
Ada raamaa haa haahaa
Yaaro sonnaangalaam
Antha aasai arupathu naal
Oorula yaaro sonnaangalaam
Antha mogam muppathu naal…..
Someone once said,
That desire lasts only sixty days.
Someone in town once said,
That passion lasts only thirty days.
Come morning, every man acts like a wise sage,
When dusk falls, he is a bee lost in honey!
Come morning, every man acts like a wise sage,
When dusk falls, he is a bee lost in honey!
Oh dear Lord, ha ha ha!
Someone once said,
That desire lasts only sixty days.
Someone in town once said,
That passion lasts only thirty days.
Holding my lover close on the bed,
With my jasmine-soft body breaking into a sweat,
Every night is a playful celebration,
Oh, how much of this have I seen!
Every single day he walks out in broad daylight,
Preaching high philosophy,
I smile like a portrait, and to flip through me,
He picks me up just like a book!
Where is a heart that feels no desire?
Where are the eyes that hold no passion?
With no sense and nothing better to do,
Someone once said...
That desire lasts only sixty days.
Someone in town once said,
That passion lasts only thirty days.
Come morning, every man acts like a wise sage,
When dusk falls, he is a bee lost in honey!
Oh dear Lord, ha ha ha!
Someone once said...
That desire lasts only sixty days.
A book filled with magical songs,
A hive holding the sweet honey of three fruits,
The house where the god of love lives,
Stands watching the path outside.
Everything will happen just as you wished,
Whatever you ask for, you will receive.
The graceful beauty resting on the soft mattress,
Will quench all your deep thirst.
Now that heaven has drawn close to dance,
Now that shyness has run away from me,
Knowing no intoxication and having no woman,
Someone once said...
That desire lasts only sixty days.
Someone in town once said,
That passion lasts only thirty days.
Come morning, every man acts like a wise sage,
When dusk falls, he is a bee lost in honey!
Ha, come morning, every man acts like a wise sage,
When dusk falls, he is a bee lost in honey!
Oh dear Lord, ha ha ha!
Someone once said...
That desire lasts only sixty days.
Someone in town once said,
That passion lasts only thirty days.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Yaaro Sonnaangalaam' from the 1986 film 'Enakku Naane Needhipathi' is a satirical yet sensual track written by the acclaimed lyricist Vaali. It directly refutes the common Tamil proverb 'Aasai arupathu naal, mogam muppathu naal' (Desire lasts for sixty days, infatuation lasts for thirty days), mocking the moral hypocrisy of society. The singer points out that while people pretend to be ascetic sages during daylight hours, nightfall inevitably reveals their deep-seated carnal desires and attraction.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Anthi vanthaa mayangum thaenee”

Compares a person yielding to evening passions to a honeybee intoxicated by flower nectar.

Simile (Uvamaani)

“Chiththiram pol sirippaen enna puratta / Puththagam pol eduppaan”

Uses 'pol' (like) to compare smiling silently to a portrait and being handled by a lover to picking up a book.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Meththaiyil maamanaththaan saerththu / Malliya poo odambu verththu”

The second consonant 'th' in 'Meththaiyil' rhymes with 'll'/'th' consonant structure in subsequent lines, maintaining rhythmic flow.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Aasai kollaatha nenjam ingaethu / Mogam kollaatha kangal ingaethu”

Both lines end with the rhyming word 'ingaethu', emphasizing the rhetorical question.

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Trivia

Written by the legendary lyricist Vaali for 'Enakku Naane Needhipathi' (1986), the song playfully subverts traditional Tamil wisdom on romantic longevity to spotlight human nature and moral pretense.

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