Yaaro Yarukkul
From Chennai 600028 · 2007
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Chennai 6000282007
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaaro yaarukkul ingu yaaro | Who is inside whom, who is who here? |
| Yaar nenjai ingu yaar thandhaaro | Who gave whose heart to whom here? |
| Vidai illaa oru kelvi | A question without an answer, |
| Female | |
| Uyir kaadhal oru velvi | Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire. |
| Male | |
| Yaaro yaarukkul ingu yaaro | Who is inside whom, who is who here? |
| Yaar nenjai ingu yaar thandhaaro | Who gave whose heart to whom here? |
| Vidai illaa oru kelvi | A question without an answer, |
| Female | |
| Uyir kaadhal oru velvi | Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal varam naan vaanga | To receive the boon of love from you, |
| Kadai kangal nee veesa | As you cast a glance from the corner of your eyes, |
| Kokkaippola naaldhorum | Like a crane every single day, |
| Ottrai kaalil nindren kanmami | I stood on one leg, my dear. |
| Female | |
| Yaaro yaarukkul ingu yaaro | Who is inside whom, who is who here? |
| Yaar nenjai ingu yaar thandhaaro | Who gave whose heart to whom here? |
| Vidai illaa oru kelvi | A question without an answer, |
| Male | |
| Uyir kaadhal oru velvi | Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire. |
| Female | |
| Oorai vellum thogai naanae | I am the peacock that conquers the whole town, |
| Unnaal indru thotrupponen | Yet today I have lost because of you. |
| Kannaal yuthamae nee | You waged a war with your eyes, |
| Seidhaai niththamae | And you did it every day. |
| Male | |
| Ohoho | Ohoho |
| Nindraai ingu minnal keetraai | You stood here like a streak of lightning, |
| Niththam vaangum moochukkaatraai | You became the breath of air I inhale daily. |
| Unnai soozhgiren naan | I am surrounding you, |
| Unnai soozhgiren | I am surrounding you. |
| Female | |
| Kaatril vaitha soodam polae | Like camphor set on fire in the open air, |
| Kaadhal theerndhu pogaadhu | Love does not simply burn out and disappear. |
| Male | |
| Unnai neengi ushnam thaangi | Staying away from you and bearing this heat, |
| Ennaal vaazha aagaadhu | I cannot live at all. |
| Anbe vaa heyy heyyy | Come, my love, hey heyyy. |
| Male | |
| Yaaro | Someone... |
| Female :Ahaa yaarukkul ingu yaaro | Female: Ahaa, who is inside whom, who is who here? |
| Male :Hmmmm yaar nenjai ingu yaar thandhaaro | Male: Hmmm, who gave whose heart to whom here? |
| Female :Vidai illaa oru kelvi | Female: A question without an answer, |
| Male :Uyir kaadhal oru velvi… | Male: Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire... |
| Male | |
| Undhan aadai kaayapodum | To become the clothesline wire outside your house, |
| Undhan veetu kambi kodiyaai | Where your clothes are hung to dry, |
| Ennai enninen naan | I wished for myself, |
| Dhavam panninen | And did penance for it. |
| Female | |
| Aaha haha | Aaha haha |
| Ketta ketta vaarthai solli | Uttering playful slang and scolding words, |
| Kitta kitta vandhaai thulli | You came leaping very close to me. |
| Etti poi vidu illai | Stay away, otherwise |
| Yedho aaividum | Something unpredictable will happen! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kondu pesumbodhum | When spoken with love in the heart, |
| Chennai thamizhum sendhaendhaan | Even Chennai Tamil dialect tastes like pure honey. |
| Female | |
| Aasai vellam paayumbodhu | When the flood of desire rushes forth, |
| Vanga kadalum vaaikkaaldhaan | Even the vast Bay of Bengal feels like a tiny canal. |
| Anbe vaa….haa | Come, my love... haa. |
| Male | |
| Yaaro | Someone... |
| Female :Hmmm | Female: Hmmm |
| Male :Yaarukkul ingu yaaro | Male: Who is inside whom, who is who here? |
| Female :Ahahaaa | Female: Ahahaaa |
| Male :Yaar nenjai ingu yaar thandhaaro | Male: Who gave whose heart to whom here? |
| Vidai illaa oru kelvi | A question without an answer, |
| Female :Uyir kaadhal oru velvi | Female: Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal varam naan vaanga | To receive the boon of love from you, |
| Kadai kangal nee veesa | As you cast a glance from the corner of your eyes, |
| Kokkaippola naaldhorum | Like a crane every single day, |
| Ottrai kaalil nindren kanmani | I stood on one leg, my dear. |
| Female | |
| Yaaro yaarukkul ingu yaaro | Who is inside whom, who is who here? |
| Yaar nenjai ingu yaar thandhaaro | Who gave whose heart to whom here? |
| Vidai illaa oru kelvi | A question without an answer, |
| Male | |
| Uyir kaadhal oru velvi | Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire. |
யாரோ யாருக்குள் இங்கு யாரோ
யார் நெஞ்சை இங்கு யார் தந்தாரோ
விடை இல்லா ஒரு கேள்வி
Who is inside whom, who is who here?
Who gave whose heart to whom here?
A question without an answer,
உயிர் காதல் ஒரு வேள்வி
Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire.
யாரோ யாருக்குள் இங்கு யாரோ
யார் நெஞ்சை இங்கு யார் தந்தாரோ
விடை இல்லா ஒரு கேள்வி
Who is inside whom, who is who here?
Who gave whose heart to whom here?
A question without an answer,
உயிர் காதல் ஒரு வேள்வி
Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire.
காதல் வரம் நான் வாங்க
கடை கண்கள் நீ வீச
கொக்கை போல நாள்தோறும்
ஒற்றை காலில் நின்றேன் கண்மணி
To receive the boon of love from you,
As you cast a glance from the corner of your eyes,
Like a crane every single day,
I stood on one leg, my dear.
யாரோ யாருக்குள் இங்கு யாரோ
யார் நெஞ்சை இங்கு யார் தந்தாரோ
விடை இல்லா ஒரு கேள்வி
Who is inside whom, who is who here?
Who gave whose heart to whom here?
A question without an answer,
உயிர் காதல் ஒரு வேள்வி
Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire.
ஊரை வெல்லும் தோகை நானே
உன்னால் இன்று தோற்றுப்போனேன்
கண்ணால் யுத்தமே நீ
செய்தாய் நித்தமே
I am the peacock that conquers the whole town,
Yet today I have lost because of you.
You waged a war with your eyes,
And you did it every day.
ஓஹோஹோ
நின்றாய் எங்கு மின்னல் கீற்றா
நித்தம் வாங்கும் மூச்சு காத்தா
உன்னை சூழ்கிறேன் நான்
உன்னை சூழ்கிறேன்
Ohoho
You stood here like a streak of lightning,
You became the breath of air I inhale daily.
I am surrounding you,
I am surrounding you.
காற்றில் வைத்த சூடம் போலே
காதல் தீர்ந்து போகாது
Like camphor set on fire in the open air,
Love does not simply burn out and disappear.
உன்னை நீங்கி உஷ்ணம் தாங்கி
என்னால் வாழ ஆகாது
அன்பே வா ஹே ஹே
Staying away from you and bearing this heat,
I cannot live at all.
Come, my love, hey heyyy.
யாரோ
ஆ ஆ யாருக்குள் இங்கு யாரோ
ம்ம் ம்ம் யார் நெஞ்சை இங்கு யார் தந்தாரோ
விடை இல்லா ஒரு கேள்வி
உயிர் காதல் ஒரு வேள்வி
Someone...
Female: Ahaa, who is inside whom, who is who here?
Male: Hmmm, who gave whose heart to whom here?
Female: A question without an answer,
Male: Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire...
உந்தன் ஆடை காயப் போடும்
உந்தன் வீட்டு கம்பி கொடியாய்
என்னை எண்ணினேன்
நான் தவம் பண்ணினேன்
To become the clothesline wire outside your house,
Where your clothes are hung to dry,
I wished for myself,
And did penance for it.
ஆஹ ஹஹ
கேட்டு கேட்டு வார்த்தை சொல்லி
கிட்ட கிட்ட வந்தாய் துள்ளி
எட்டி போய் விடு இல்லை
ஏதோ ஆய்விடும்
Aaha haha
Uttering playful slang and scolding words,
You came leaping very close to me.
Stay away, otherwise
Something unpredictable will happen!
காதல் கொண்டு பேசும் போது
சென்னை தமிழும் செந்தேன்தான்
When spoken with love in the heart,
Even Chennai Tamil dialect tastes like pure honey.
ஆசை வெள்ளம் பாயும் போது
வங்க கடலும் வாய்க்கால்தான்
அன்பே வா....ஹா
When the flood of desire rushes forth,
Even the vast Bay of Bengal feels like a tiny canal.
Come, my love... haa.
யாரோ
ஹ்ம்ம்
யாருக்குள் இங்கு யாரோ
அஹஆஹா
யார் நெஞ்சை இங்கு யார் தந்தாரோ
விடை இல்லா ஒரு கேள்வி
உயிர் காதல் ஒரு வேள்வி
Someone...
Female: Hmmm
Male: Who is inside whom, who is who here?
Female: Ahahaaa
Male: Who gave whose heart to whom here?
A question without an answer,
Female: Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire.
காதல் வரம் நான் வாங்க
கடை கண்கள் நீ வீச
கொக்கை போல நாள்தோறும்
ஒற்றை காலில் நின்றேன் கண்மணி
To receive the boon of love from you,
As you cast a glance from the corner of your eyes,
Like a crane every single day,
I stood on one leg, my dear.
யாரோ யாருக்குள் இங்கு யாரோ
யார் நெஞ்சை இங்கு யார் தந்தாரோ
விடை இல்லா ஒரு கேள்வி
Who is inside whom, who is who here?
Who gave whose heart to whom here?
A question without an answer,
உயிர் காதல் ஒரு வேள்வி
Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire.
Yaaro yaarukkul ingu yaaro
Who is inside whom, who is who here?
Yaar nenjai ingu yaar thandhaaro
Who gave whose heart to whom here?
Vidai illaa oru kelvi
A question without an answer,
Uyir kaadhal oru velvi
Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire.
Yaaro yaarukkul ingu yaaro
Who is inside whom, who is who here?
Yaar nenjai ingu yaar thandhaaro
Who gave whose heart to whom here?
Vidai illaa oru kelvi
A question without an answer,
Uyir kaadhal oru velvi
Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire.
Kaadhal varam naan vaanga
To receive the boon of love from you,
Kadai kangal nee veesa
As you cast a glance from the corner of your eyes,
Kokkaippola naaldhorum
Like a crane every single day,
Ottrai kaalil nindren kanmami
I stood on one leg, my dear.
Yaaro yaarukkul ingu yaaro
Who is inside whom, who is who here?
Yaar nenjai ingu yaar thandhaaro
Who gave whose heart to whom here?
Vidai illaa oru kelvi
A question without an answer,
Uyir kaadhal oru velvi
Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire.
Oorai vellum thogai naanae
I am the peacock that conquers the whole town,
Unnaal indru thotrupponen
Yet today I have lost because of you.
Kannaal yuthamae nee
You waged a war with your eyes,
Seidhaai niththamae
And you did it every day.
Ohoho
Ohoho
Nindraai ingu minnal keetraai
You stood here like a streak of lightning,
Niththam vaangum moochukkaatraai
You became the breath of air I inhale daily.
Unnai soozhgiren naan
I am surrounding you,
Unnai soozhgiren
I am surrounding you.
Kaatril vaitha soodam polae
Like camphor set on fire in the open air,
Kaadhal theerndhu pogaadhu
Love does not simply burn out and disappear.
Unnai neengi ushnam thaangi
Staying away from you and bearing this heat,
Ennaal vaazha aagaadhu
I cannot live at all.
Anbe vaa heyy heyyy
Come, my love, hey heyyy.
Yaaro
Someone...
Female :Ahaa yaarukkul ingu yaaro
Female: Ahaa, who is inside whom, who is who here?
Male :Hmmmm yaar nenjai ingu yaar thandhaaro
Male: Hmmm, who gave whose heart to whom here?
Female :Vidai illaa oru kelvi
Female: A question without an answer,
Male :Uyir kaadhal oru velvi…
Male: Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire...
Undhan aadai kaayapodum
To become the clothesline wire outside your house,
Undhan veetu kambi kodiyaai
Where your clothes are hung to dry,
Ennai enninen naan
I wished for myself,
Dhavam panninen
And did penance for it.
Aaha haha
Aaha haha
Ketta ketta vaarthai solli
Uttering playful slang and scolding words,
Kitta kitta vandhaai thulli
You came leaping very close to me.
Etti poi vidu illai
Stay away, otherwise
Yedho aaividum
Something unpredictable will happen!
Kaadhal kondu pesumbodhum
When spoken with love in the heart,
Chennai thamizhum sendhaendhaan
Even Chennai Tamil dialect tastes like pure honey.
Aasai vellam paayumbodhu
When the flood of desire rushes forth,
Vanga kadalum vaaikkaaldhaan
Even the vast Bay of Bengal feels like a tiny canal.
Anbe vaa….haa
Come, my love... haa.
Yaaro
Someone...
Female :Hmmm
Female: Hmmm
Male :Yaarukkul ingu yaaro
Male: Who is inside whom, who is who here?
Female :Ahahaaa
Female: Ahahaaa
Male :Yaar nenjai ingu yaar thandhaaro
Male: Who gave whose heart to whom here?
Vidai illaa oru kelvi
A question without an answer,
Female :Uyir kaadhal oru velvi
Female: Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire.
Kaadhal varam naan vaanga
To receive the boon of love from you,
Kadai kangal nee veesa
As you cast a glance from the corner of your eyes,
Kokkaippola naaldhorum
Like a crane every single day,
Ottrai kaalil nindren kanmani
I stood on one leg, my dear.
Yaaro yaarukkul ingu yaaro
Who is inside whom, who is who here?
Yaar nenjai ingu yaar thandhaaro
Who gave whose heart to whom here?
Vidai illaa oru kelvi
A question without an answer,
Uyir kaadhal oru velvi
Life-giving love is a sacred sacrificial fire.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yaaro Yaarukkul Ingu Yaaro from Chennai 600028 is a melodious romantic duet that captures the overwhelming emotion of falling in love. The song portrays love as a sacred sacrificial fire (velvi) and a riddle without an answer. The lovers express their deep devotion through imaginative metaphors, describing how love turns patience into penance and connects two souls unconditionally.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Kokkaippola naaldhorum / Ottrai kaalil nindren kanmami”
Compares waiting patiently for love to a crane standing on one leg waiting for fish.
Hyperbole (Uyarnavu Navitchi Ani)
“Aasai vellam paayumbodhu / Vanga kadalum vaaikkaaldhaan”
Exaggerates that when the flood of desire flows, even the vast Bay of Bengal feels as small as a narrow canal.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Uyir kaadhal oru velvi”
Directly equates love to a sacred fire ritual (velvi).
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Vidai illaa oru kelvi / Uyir kaadhal oru velvi”
The words 'kelvi' and 'velvi' rhyme at the end of consecutive lines.
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Trivia
Chennai 600028 marked the directorial debut of Venkat Prabhu. The music for the film was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Though set in a contemporary sports comedy context focused on local street cricket, legendary lyricist Vaali brought timeless romantic poetry mixed with local Chennai flavor into this track, which was sung by legendary vocalists S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra.
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