Yaaru Peththa Pulla
From Pengal Veettin Kangal · 1990
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Pengal Veettin Kangal1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaar petha pulla address illa | Whose child is this with no address? |
| Appanum illa aathaalum illa | There is no father and no mother either. |
| Aariraaroo aarirarooo aararoo | Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby... |
| Azhuvaadha kannu nee yaarunnu sollu | Don't cry, my dear eyes, tell me who you are. |
| Maniyaachu thoongu paar kadikaara mullu | It's getting late, go to sleep, look at the clock hands. |
| Male | |
| Yaar petha pulla address illa | Whose child is this with no address? |
| Appanum illa aathaalum illa | There is no father and no mother either. |
| Aariraaroo aarirarooo aararoo | Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby... |
| Azhuvaadha kannu nee yaarunnu sollu | Don't cry, my dear eyes, tell me who you are. |
| Maniyaachu thoongu paar kadikaara mullu | It's getting late, go to sleep, look at the clock hands. |
| Male | |
| Vandhaa ingae kai veesum ponmaana | Did you come swinging your hands here like a golden deer? |
| Vendamunnu un appan sonnaanaa | Did your father say he didn't want you? |
| Muttapaya andha maanga madaiyan thaan | That foolish fellow is a complete simpleton, |
| Moola ketta or pananga thalaiyan thaan | A senseless man with a thick palm-tree head. |
| Male | |
| Appo naan samsaari ippo nana sanyasi | Back then I was a family man, now I am a monk, |
| Un varavaala thaan en kurai theernthathu | Only through your arrival has my void been fulfilled. |
| Un varavaala thaan en kurai theernthathu | Only through your arrival has my void been fulfilled. |
| Male | |
| Yaar petha pulla address illa | Whose child is this with no address? |
| Appanum illa aathaalum illa | There is no father and no mother either. |
| Aariraaroo aarirarooo aararoo | Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby... |
| Lululaaiyi | Lululaaiyi |
| Azhuvaadha kannu nee yaarunnu sollu | Don't cry, my dear eyes, tell me who you are. |
| Maniyaachu thoongu paar kadikaara mullu | It's getting late, go to sleep, look at the clock hands. |
| Male | |
| Lululaaiyi aararoo aariraaroo | Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby... |
| Lululaaiyi aararoo aariraaroo | Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby... |
| Male | |
| Thaalatta thaan un thaaya naan aaven | To sing a lullaby, I will become your mother, |
| Thaai paalukku ippa engae naan poven | Where will I go now to find mother's milk? |
| Tea cofee thaan naan thandha pidikatha | Won't you like it if I offer you tea or coffee? |
| Naan thanthu thaan nee thinaa serikaadha | If I give it to you and you drink it, won't you digest it? |
| Male | |
| Viral soopu pasi edutha | Suck your finger if you get hungry, |
| Adhu polae rusi irukka | Is there any taste quite like that? |
| Kan imai moodu nee en ilam thendralae | Close your eyelids, my gentle young breeze. |
| Kan imai moodu nee en ilam thendralae | Close your eyelids, my gentle young breeze. |
| Male | |
| Yaar petha pulla address illa | Whose child is this with no address? |
| Appanum illa aathaalum illa | There is no father and no mother either. |
| Aariraaroo aarirarooo aararoo | Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby... |
| Azhuvaadha kannu nee yaarunnu sollu | Don't cry, my dear eyes, tell me who you are. |
| Maniyaachu thoongu paar kadikaara mullu | It's getting late, go to sleep, look at the clock hands. |
| Male | |
| Lululaaiyi aayi aariraaroo….(4) | Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby... |
யாரு பெத்த புள்ள அட்ரஸ் இல்ல
அப்பனும் இல்ல ஆத்தாளும் இல்ல
ஆரிராரோ ஆரிராரோ ஆராரோ
அழுவாத கண்ணு நீ யாருன்னு சொல்லு
மணியாச்சு தூங்கு பார் கடிகார முள்ளு
Whose child is this with no address?
There is no father and no mother either.
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby...
Don't cry, my dear eyes, tell me who you are.
It's getting late, go to sleep, look at the clock hands.
யாரு பெத்த புள்ள அட்ரஸ் இல்ல
அப்பனும் இல்ல ஆத்தாளும் இல்ல
ஆரிராரோ ஆரிராரோ ஆராரோ
அழுவாத கண்ணு நீ யாருன்னு சொல்லு
மணியாச்சு தூங்கு பார் கடிகார முள்ளு
Whose child is this with no address?
There is no father and no mother either.
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby...
Don't cry, my dear eyes, tell me who you are.
It's getting late, go to sleep, look at the clock hands.
வந்தாய் இங்கே கை வீசும் பொன்மானா
வேண்டாமுன்னு உன் அப்பன் சொன்னானா
முட்டாப் பைய அந்த மாங்கா மடையன்தான்
மூளை கெட்ட ஓர் பனங்கா தலையன் தான்
Did you come swinging your hands here like a golden deer?
Did your father say he didn't want you?
That foolish fellow is a complete simpleton,
A senseless man with a thick palm-tree head.
அப்போ நான் சம்சாரி இப்போ நான் சன்யாசி
உன் வரவாலதான் என் குறை தீர்ந்தது
உன் வரவாலதான் என் குறை தீர்ந்தது
Back then I was a family man, now I am a monk,
Only through your arrival has my void been fulfilled.
Only through your arrival has my void been fulfilled.
யாரு பெத்த புள்ள அட்ரஸ் இல்ல
அப்பனும் இல்ல ஆத்தாளும் இல்ல
ஆரிராரோ ஆரிராரோ ஆராரோ
லுலுலாயி
அழுவாத கண்ணு நீ யாருன்னு சொல்லு
மணியாச்சு தூங்கு பார் கடிகார முள்ளு
Whose child is this with no address?
There is no father and no mother either.
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby...
Lululaaiyi
Don't cry, my dear eyes, tell me who you are.
It's getting late, go to sleep, look at the clock hands.
லுலுலாயி ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
லுலுலாயி ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby...
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby...
தாலாட்டத்தான் உன் தாயா நானாவேன்
தாய்ப்பாலுக்கு இப்ப எங்கே நான் போவேன்
டீ காப்பிதான் நான் தந்தா பிடிக்காதா
நான் தந்து தான் நீ தின்னா செரிக்காதா
To sing a lullaby, I will become your mother,
Where will I go now to find mother's milk?
Won't you like it if I offer you tea or coffee?
If I give it to you and you drink it, won't you digest it?
விரல் சூப்பு பசி எடுத்தா
அது போலே ருசி இருக்கா
கண் இமை மூடு நீ என் இளந்தென்றலே
கண் இமை மூடு நீ என் இளந்தென்றலே
Suck your finger if you get hungry,
Is there any taste quite like that?
Close your eyelids, my gentle young breeze.
Close your eyelids, my gentle young breeze.
யாரு பெத்த புள்ள அட்ரஸ் இல்ல
அப்பனும் இல்ல ஆத்தாளும் இல்ல
ஆரிராரோ ஆரிராரோ ஆராரோ
அழுவாத கண்ணு நீ யாருன்னு சொல்லு
மணியாச்சு தூங்கு பார் கடிகார முள்ளு...
Whose child is this with no address?
There is no father and no mother either.
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby...
Don't cry, my dear eyes, tell me who you are.
It's getting late, go to sleep, look at the clock hands.
லுலுலாயி ஆயி ஆரிராரோ....(4)
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby...
Yaar petha pulla address illa
Whose child is this with no address?
Appanum illa aathaalum illa
There is no father and no mother either.
Aariraaroo aarirarooo aararoo
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby...
Azhuvaadha kannu nee yaarunnu sollu
Don't cry, my dear eyes, tell me who you are.
Maniyaachu thoongu paar kadikaara mullu
It's getting late, go to sleep, look at the clock hands.
Yaar petha pulla address illa
Whose child is this with no address?
Appanum illa aathaalum illa
There is no father and no mother either.
Aariraaroo aarirarooo aararoo
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby...
Azhuvaadha kannu nee yaarunnu sollu
Don't cry, my dear eyes, tell me who you are.
Maniyaachu thoongu paar kadikaara mullu
It's getting late, go to sleep, look at the clock hands.
Vandhaa ingae kai veesum ponmaana
Did you come swinging your hands here like a golden deer?
Vendamunnu un appan sonnaanaa
Did your father say he didn't want you?
Muttapaya andha maanga madaiyan thaan
That foolish fellow is a complete simpleton,
Moola ketta or pananga thalaiyan thaan
A senseless man with a thick palm-tree head.
Appo naan samsaari ippo nana sanyasi
Back then I was a family man, now I am a monk,
Un varavaala thaan en kurai theernthathu
Only through your arrival has my void been fulfilled.
Un varavaala thaan en kurai theernthathu
Only through your arrival has my void been fulfilled.
Yaar petha pulla address illa
Whose child is this with no address?
Appanum illa aathaalum illa
There is no father and no mother either.
Aariraaroo aarirarooo aararoo
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby...
Lululaaiyi
Lululaaiyi
Azhuvaadha kannu nee yaarunnu sollu
Don't cry, my dear eyes, tell me who you are.
Maniyaachu thoongu paar kadikaara mullu
It's getting late, go to sleep, look at the clock hands.
Lululaaiyi aararoo aariraaroo
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby...
Lululaaiyi aararoo aariraaroo
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby...
Thaalatta thaan un thaaya naan aaven
To sing a lullaby, I will become your mother,
Thaai paalukku ippa engae naan poven
Where will I go now to find mother's milk?
Tea cofee thaan naan thandha pidikatha
Won't you like it if I offer you tea or coffee?
Naan thanthu thaan nee thinaa serikaadha
If I give it to you and you drink it, won't you digest it?
Viral soopu pasi edutha
Suck your finger if you get hungry,
Adhu polae rusi irukka
Is there any taste quite like that?
Kan imai moodu nee en ilam thendralae
Close your eyelids, my gentle young breeze.
Kan imai moodu nee en ilam thendralae
Close your eyelids, my gentle young breeze.
Yaar petha pulla address illa
Whose child is this with no address?
Appanum illa aathaalum illa
There is no father and no mother either.
Aariraaroo aarirarooo aararoo
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby...
Azhuvaadha kannu nee yaarunnu sollu
Don't cry, my dear eyes, tell me who you are.
Maniyaachu thoongu paar kadikaara mullu
It's getting late, go to sleep, look at the clock hands.
Lululaaiyi aayi aariraaroo….(4)
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional lullaby expresses the deep affection and helplessness of a lonely man who stumbles upon an abandoned baby with no identity or home. He steps up to comfort the crying infant, taking on a maternal role despite his lack of resources and knowledge of infant care, playfully asking if the child would drink tea or coffee instead of mother's milk.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Muttapaya andha maanga madaiyan thaan / Moola ketta or pananga thalaiyan thaan”
Both lines end with the rhyming word 'thaan', creating a rhythmic cadence standard in Tamil folk lullabies.
Metaphor
“Kan imai moodu nee en ilam thendralae”
The speaker lovingly addresses the young baby as 'ilam thendralae' (gentle young breeze), comparing the child's presence to soothing nature.
Muran (Antithesis)
“Appo naan samsaari ippo nana sanyasi”
Contrasts 'samsaari' (a worldly family person) with 'sanyasi' (an ascetic/monk) to highlight the shift in the speaker's life status.
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Trivia
Written by renowned Tamil lyricist Vaali for the 1990 movie 'Pengal Veettin Kangal', this song uses traditional lullaby refrains ('Aariraaroo', 'Lululaaiyi') blended with colloquial spoken Tamil to convey intense paternal grief and affection.
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