Yaaro Yaaro
From Kalyanam Panni Paar · 1952
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singers
- Ghantasala, P. Leela
- Music director
- Ghantasala
- Details
- Kalyanam Panni Paar1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaaro yaaro | Who is it, who is it? |
| Intha navanaadaga soothrathaarigal | These puppet masters of modern drama... |
| Yaaro yaaro | Who are they, who are they? |
| Female | |
| Yaaraa yaaraa yaaraa yaaraa | Who, oh who, oh who, oh who? |
| Nermaiyaana en maamanaar thanai | To my honest father-in-law... |
| Vanjanai seithavar yaaro avarae | Who is the one that deceived him? That very person! |
| Male | |
| Paathaththilae parithaabamaagavae | Piteously at the feet... |
| Palamurai kenjinathaaro | Did someone beg repeatedly? |
| Paathaththilae parithaabamaagavae | Piteously at the feet... |
| Palamurai kenjinathaaro | Did someone beg repeatedly? |
| Male | |
| Unnai vidamaattaen neethaanae vaazhvil | "I will never leave you, you are my life's..." |
| Thunaiyena pesinathaaro yaaro avarae | "...sole companion," who spoke like that? That very person! |
| Female | |
| Priyasagi melulla praemaiyinaalae | Out of deep love for the beloved friend... |
| Bayamindri thuninthavar yaaro | Who was the one that dared fearlessly? |
| Priyasagi melulla praemaiyinaalae | Out of deep love for the beloved friend... |
| Bayamindri thuninthavar yaaro | Who was the one that dared fearlessly? |
| Niyaayavaathi aniyaayavaathiyaai | A righteous person into an unrighteous practitioner... |
| Maayamae seithavar yaaro | Who magically transformed them? |
| Yaaro avarae…. | Who is that person? |
| Male | |
| Manathinilae uthaaragunamae | Generosity within the heart... |
| Malarnthathin kaaranam yaaro | Who is the reason it blossomed? |
| Manathinilae uthaaragunamae | Generosity within the heart... |
| Malarnthathin kaaranam yaaro | Who is the reason it blossomed? |
| Female | |
| Vinthaiyin saaram samsaaram seiyya | To turn this essence of wonder into family life... |
| Paththiram seithavar yaari avarae | Who secured and handled it safely? That person! |
| Male :Avarthaan ivarae | Male: That person is this very man! |
| Female :Ivarthaan avarae | Female: This person is that very man! |
| Both :Avarthaan ivarae | Both: That person is this very man! |
யாரோ யாரோ
இந்த நவநாடக சூத்ரதாரிகள்
யாரோ யாரோ
Who is it, who is it?
These puppet masters of modern drama...
Who are they, who are they?
யாரா யாரா யாரா யாரா
நேர்மையான என் மாமனார் தனை
வஞ்சனை செய்தவர் யாரோ அவரே
Who, oh who, oh who, oh who?
To my honest father-in-law...
Who is the one that deceived him? That very person!
பாதத்திலே பரிதாபமாகவே
பலமுறை கெஞ்சினதாரோ
பாதத்திலே பரிதாபமாகவே
பலமுறை கெஞ்சினதாரோ
Piteously at the feet...
Did someone beg repeatedly?
Piteously at the feet...
Did someone beg repeatedly?
உன்னை விட மாட்டேன் நீதானே வாழ்வில்
துணையென பேசினதாரோ யாரோ அவரே....
"I will never leave you, you are my life's..."
"...sole companion," who spoke like that? That very person!
பிரியசகி மேலுள்ள ப்ரேமையினாலே
பயமின்றி துணிந்தவர் யாரோ
பிரியசகி மேலுள்ள ப்ரேமையினாலே
பயமின்றி துணிந்தவர் யாரோ
நியாயவாதி அநியாயவாதியாய்
மாயமே செய்தவர் யாரோ
யாரோ அவரே........
Out of deep love for the beloved friend...
Who was the one that dared fearlessly?
Out of deep love for the beloved friend...
Who was the one that dared fearlessly?
A righteous person into an unrighteous practitioner...
Who magically transformed them?
Who is that person?
மனதினிலே உதாரகுணமே
மலர்ந்ததின் காரணம் யாரோ
மனதினிலே உதாரகுணமே
மலர்ந்ததின் காரணம் யாரோ
Generosity within the heart...
Who is the reason it blossomed?
Generosity within the heart...
Who is the reason it blossomed?
வித்தையின் சாரம் சம்சாரம் செய்ய
பத்திரம் செய்தவர் யாரோ அவரே.....
அவர்தான் இவரே.........
இவர்தான் அவரே.......
இருவர் :
அவர்தான் இவரே.........
To turn this essence of wonder into family life...
Who secured and handled it safely? That person!
Male: That person is this very man!
Female: This person is that very man!
Both: That person is this very man!
Yaaro yaaro
Who is it, who is it?
Intha navanaadaga soothrathaarigal
These puppet masters of modern drama...
Yaaro yaaro
Who are they, who are they?
Yaaraa yaaraa yaaraa yaaraa
Who, oh who, oh who, oh who?
Nermaiyaana en maamanaar thanai
To my honest father-in-law...
Vanjanai seithavar yaaro avarae
Who is the one that deceived him? That very person!
Paathaththilae parithaabamaagavae
Piteously at the feet...
Palamurai kenjinathaaro
Did someone beg repeatedly?
Paathaththilae parithaabamaagavae
Piteously at the feet...
Palamurai kenjinathaaro
Did someone beg repeatedly?
Unnai vidamaattaen neethaanae vaazhvil
"I will never leave you, you are my life's..."
Thunaiyena pesinathaaro yaaro avarae
"...sole companion," who spoke like that? That very person!
Priyasagi melulla praemaiyinaalae
Out of deep love for the beloved friend...
Bayamindri thuninthavar yaaro
Who was the one that dared fearlessly?
Priyasagi melulla praemaiyinaalae
Out of deep love for the beloved friend...
Bayamindri thuninthavar yaaro
Who was the one that dared fearlessly?
Niyaayavaathi aniyaayavaathiyaai
A righteous person into an unrighteous practitioner...
Maayamae seithavar yaaro
Who magically transformed them?
Yaaro avarae….
Who is that person?
Manathinilae uthaaragunamae
Generosity within the heart...
Malarnthathin kaaranam yaaro
Who is the reason it blossomed?
Manathinilae uthaaragunamae
Generosity within the heart...
Malarnthathin kaaranam yaaro
Who is the reason it blossomed?
Vinthaiyin saaram samsaaram seiyya
To turn this essence of wonder into family life...
Paththiram seithavar yaari avarae
Who secured and handled it safely? That person!
Male :Avarthaan ivarae
Male: That person is this very man!
Female :Ivarthaan avarae
Female: This person is that very man!
Both :Avarthaan ivarae
Both: That person is this very man!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and dramatic duet from 'Kalyanam Panni Paar' (1952) uses teasing riddles to unravel a web of trickery, love, and misunderstandings among family members. The singers playfully question who the mysterious 'puppet master' behind various schemes is—from deceiving an honest father-in-law to making bold declarations of eternal love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Muran (Antithesis)
“Niyaayavaathi aniyaayavaathiyaai”
Contrasts 'Niyaayavaathi' (righteous advocate/person) with 'Aniyaayavaathiyaai' (unrighteous person), highlighting dramatic irony.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Paathaththilae parithaabamaagavae”
Repetition of the initial 'Pa' sound creates rhythmic flow.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Yaaro yaaro”
Repetition of the word 'yaaro' at the end of multiple lines builds melodic cadence and thematic curiosity.
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Trivia
Kalyanam Panni Paar (1952) was a bilingual comedy classic simultaneously produced in Telugu as 'Pelli Chesi Choodu'. Directed by legendary filmmaker L. V. Prasad, the music was composed by Ghantasala, who also sang the lead male tracks.
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