Yaaro Thavamirundhu
From Petralthan Pillaiya · 1966
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Petralthan Pillaiya1966
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aariraariraariraro… | Aariraariraariraro… |
| Aariraraariraariraro… | Aariraaraariraariraro… |
| Aaraariraarirario… | Aaraariraarirario… |
| Aaraariraariraro… | Aaraariraariraro… |
| Lolalalaayi | Lullaby refrain… |
| Male | |
| Yaaro thavamirundhu | Someone performed severe penance, |
| Yaaro madi sumandhu | Someone carried you in their lap, |
| Vaeror manai vilanga | Only to illuminate someone else's household, |
| Yaen pirandhaai | Why were you born? |
| Male | |
| Yaaro thavamirundhu | Someone performed severe penance, |
| Yaaro madi sumandhu | Someone carried you in their lap, |
| Vaeror manai vilanga | Only to illuminate someone else's household, |
| Yaen pirandhaai | Why were you born? |
| Poo pol sirithirundhu | Having smiled brightly like a flower, |
| Pon pol valarndhirundhu | Having grown up as precious as gold, |
| Ezhai mana thudikka yaen pirindhaai | Why did you leave, making this poor heart throb in pain? |
| Male | |
| Chella kiliyae mella paesu | Speak softly, my beloved parrot, |
| Thendral kaattrae mella veesu | Blow gently, O southern breeze, |
| Male | |
| Tholil thavazhndhirukka | To crawl onto my shoulders, |
| Thottil niraindhirukka | To fill up the little cradle, |
| Pillai thunai vaendi kidandhaenaa | Did I lie in waiting, yearning for a child's companionship? |
| Yaedho uravu varum | Thinking that some bond would come along, |
| Endrum udhavi varum | And offer support forever, |
| Endrae enadhu vazhi nadandhaenaa… | Did I walk along my life's path with that hope? |
ஆரிராரிராரிரோ.......
ஆரிராரிராரிரோ.......
ஆரிராரிராரிரோ.......
ஆரிராரிராரிரோ.......
லுல்லுலாயி.......
Aariraariraariraro…
Aariraaraariraariraro…
Aaraariraarirario…
Aaraariraariraro…
Lullaby refrain…
யாரோ தவமிருந்து
யாரோ மடி சுமந்து
வேறோர் மனை விளங்க
ஏன் பிறந்தாய்
Someone performed severe penance,
Someone carried you in their lap,
Only to illuminate someone else's household,
Why were you born?
யாரோ தவமிருந்து
யாரோ மடி சுமந்து
வேறோர் மனை விளங்க
ஏன் பிறந்தாய்
பூப்போல் சிரித்திருந்து
பொன்போல் வளர்ந்திருந்து
ஏழை மனம் துடிக்க ஏன் பிரிந்தாய்
Someone performed severe penance,
Someone carried you in their lap,
Only to illuminate someone else's household,
Why were you born?
Having smiled brightly like a flower,
Having grown up as precious as gold,
Why did you leave, making this poor heart throb in pain?
செல்லக்கிளியே மெல்லப் பேசு
தென்றல் காற்றே மெல்ல வீசு......
Speak softly, my beloved parrot,
Blow gently, O southern breeze,
தோளில் தவழ்ந்திருக்க
தொட்டில் நனைந்திருக்க
பிள்ளை துணை வேண்டி கிடந்தேனா
ஏதோ உறவு வரும்
என்றும் உதவி வரும்
என்றே எனது வழி நடந்தேனா.......
To crawl onto my shoulders,
To fill up the little cradle,
Did I lie in waiting, yearning for a child's companionship?
Thinking that some bond would come along,
And offer support forever,
Did I walk along my life's path with that hope?
Aariraariraariraro…
Aariraariraariraro…
Aariraraariraariraro…
Aariraaraariraariraro…
Aaraariraarirario…
Aaraariraarirario…
Aaraariraariraro…
Aaraariraariraro…
Lolalalaayi
Lullaby refrain…
Yaaro thavamirundhu
Someone performed severe penance,
Yaaro madi sumandhu
Someone carried you in their lap,
Vaeror manai vilanga
Only to illuminate someone else's household,
Yaen pirandhaai
Why were you born?
Yaaro thavamirundhu
Someone performed severe penance,
Yaaro madi sumandhu
Someone carried you in their lap,
Vaeror manai vilanga
Only to illuminate someone else's household,
Yaen pirandhaai
Why were you born?
Poo pol sirithirundhu
Having smiled brightly like a flower,
Pon pol valarndhirundhu
Having grown up as precious as gold,
Ezhai mana thudikka yaen pirindhaai
Why did you leave, making this poor heart throb in pain?
Chella kiliyae mella paesu
Speak softly, my beloved parrot,
Thendral kaattrae mella veesu
Blow gently, O southern breeze,
Tholil thavazhndhirukka
To crawl onto my shoulders,
Thottil niraindhirukka
To fill up the little cradle,
Pillai thunai vaendi kidandhaenaa
Did I lie in waiting, yearning for a child's companionship?
Yaedho uravu varum
Thinking that some bond would come along,
Endrum udhavi varum
And offer support forever,
Endrae enadhu vazhi nadandhaenaa…
Did I walk along my life's path with that hope?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant lullaby from the movie Petralthan Pillaiya (1966), written by Kannadasan, expresses deep anguish, longing, and existential grief over the emotional detachment or separation from a child. The song contrasts traditional lullaby motifs with painful reality, questioning why a child who was prayed for, raised with intense affection, and nurtured like gold was destined to leave or illuminate another family's life instead.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Poo pol sirithirundhu / Pon pol valarndhirundhu”
Compares the innocent smile of the child to a blooming flower ('poo pol') and the child's precious upbringing to pure gold ('pon pol').
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Yaaro thavamirundhu / Yaaro madi sumandhu”
The repetition of the initial word 'Yaaro' across consecutive lines creates rhythmic emphasis on the mystery of destiny.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Tholil thavazhndhirukka / Thottil niraindhirukka”
The second consonant 'l' sound ('lh'/'t') matches between 'Tholil' and 'Thottil', giving melodic flow to the lullaby rhythm.
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Trivia
Petralthan Pillaiya (1966), starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and B. Saroja Devi, is an official Indian adaptation of Charlie Chaplin's iconic silent classic 'The Kid' (1921). The film's music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with evocative lyrics written by Kannadasan.
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