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Lyrics & meaning

Yaaro Ucchikilai Meley

From Taramani · 2017

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Taramani
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
11 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaaro ucchikilai melae
Kudai pidithaaro
Adhu yaaro
Perum mazhaikaattai
Thirakkum thazho..
Yaarum indri
Yaarum ingu illai
Indha boomi melae
Thannanthani uyirgal
Engum illai
Peranbin
Aadhi oottru
Thana nannae
Nannae naanaa
Adhai thottu
Thirakkudhu kaattru
Thana nannae
Nannae naanaa
Adi tharayil
Vandhadhu vaanam
Thana nannae
Nannae naanaa
Ini natchathirangalin
Kaalam
Thana nannae
Nannae naanaa
Kaattil oru
Kuru kuru paravai
Siru siru siragai
Asaikkiradhae
Kaatril athan
Nadanathin oasai
Kaigalai neetti
Alaikkirathae
Kaalam adhu
Thirumbavum thirumbudhu
Kaalgal… mun jenmathil
Nulaiyudhu
Pennae nee aruginil
Vara vara
Kaayangal tholaigiradhae
Adi kanneeril
Kangal marayum podhu
Nee vandhaayae
Un thozhil
Naanum saayum podhu
Nee en thaayae…
Did someone, high on the top branch,
Hold up an umbrella?
Who could it be?
Is it the latch
That unlocks the great rainforest?
Without someone else,
No one is truly here;
On this earth,
Completely solitary lives
Do not exist anywhere.
Of boundless love,
The primal spring—
Thana nanne
Nanne naanaa
Touching it,
The breeze opens it up.
Thana nanne
Nanne naanaa
Look, down onto the ground
The sky has come.
Thana nanne
Nanne naanaa
From now on, it is
The time of stars.
Thana nanne
Nanne naanaa
In the forest,
A tiny, playful bird
Its little wings
It keeps fluttering.
In the breeze,
The rhythm of its dance
Reaches out its arms
And calls out.
Time itself
Is turning back again;
My feet... into a past life
Are stepping in.
Girl, as you come
Closer and closer,
My wounds fade away.
Oh, when in tears
My eyes were drowning,
You came along.
And when I lean
Upon your shoulder,
You are a mother to me...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the movie Taramani is a poetic meditation on human connection, healing, and universal love. It begins with rich nature imagery—rain, wind, birds, and stars—to convey the idea that no living being on Earth is truly alone or isolated. Love is portrayed as an ancient, primal spring that touches everything and brings heavenly comfort down to Earth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Siru siru siragai

Repetition of the initial consonant 'Si' creates a rhythmic, melodic effect mimicking the light flutter of bird wings.

Ethugai (Second Letter Agreement)

Kaattil / Kaatril

The second letter harmony between 'Kaattil' (in the forest) and 'Kaatril' (in the air/wind) links the environmental imagery.

Metaphor

Adi tharayil vandhadhu vaanam

'The sky has descended onto the ground' is a metaphor representing an overwhelming influx of joy and heavenly comfort into earthly life.

Personification

Adhai thottu thirakkudhu kaattru

The wind is personified as a entity capable of reaching out and opening a door or latch.

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Trivia

The soundtrack for Taramani (2017) was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by the late National Award-winning lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar. This song features the traditional folk refrain 'Thana Nannae' blended with contemporary acoustic arrangements, serving as one of the poignant musical moments in one of Na. Muthu Kumar's final film projects before his untimely passing in 2016.

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