Yaarukku Yaar Uravu
From Kangaroo · 2015
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Srinivas
- Music director
- Srinivas
- Details
- Kangaroo2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaarukku yaar uravu | Who is related to whom? |
| Yaarukku yaar varavu | Who comes into whose life? |
| Yaaringae aadharavu | Who is a support here? |
| Yaadhum ingae veen kanavu | Everything here is a futile dream. |
| Male | |
| Yaarukku yaar uravu | Who is related to whom? |
| Yaarukku yaar varavu | Who comes into whose life? |
| Yaaringae aadharavu | Who is a support here? |
| Yaadhum ingae veen kanavu | Everything here is a futile dream. |
| Male | |
| Vaerukku mann uravu | The root has a bond with the soil. |
| Mannukku neer uravu | The soil has a bond with water. |
| Vaazhvukku nooruravu | Life has a hundred relationships. |
| Pogum podhu yaar uravu | When departing, who remains a relative? |
| Male | |
| Yaarukku yaar uravu | Who is related to whom? |
| Yaarukku yaar varavu | Who comes into whose life? |
| Yaaringae aadharavu | Who is a support here? |
| Yaadhum ingae veen kanavu | Everything here is a futile dream. |
| Male | |
| Aadhiyil vandha sondhangal kooda | Even relationships that came in the beginning |
| Paadhiyil maari vidum | Will change halfway through life. |
| Male | |
| Paadhiyil vandha sondhangal kooda | Even relationships that came in the middle |
| Paadaikkum kooda varum | May accompany you up to the funeral bier. |
| Varuvadhil alla vaazhvadhil thaanae | Not in how they arrive, but in how life is lived, |
| Uravugal maenmai perum | Relationships achieve true greatness. |
| Male | |
| Pethadhu sondhaminnaa | If only biological family is considered kin, |
| Mathadhu sondhamilla | Then others are not considered family. |
| Ellaarum sondhaminnaa | If everyone is considered your own, |
| Inba thunbam yaedhum illa | There is neither pleasure nor sorrow left. |
| Male | |
| Yaarukku yaar uravu | Who is related to whom? |
| Yaarukku yaar varavu | Who comes into whose life? |
| Yaaringae aadharavu | Who is a support here? |
| Yaadhum ingae veen kanavu | Everything here is a futile dream. |
| Male | |
| Vaerukku mann uravu | The root has a bond with the soil. |
| Mannukku neer uravu | The soil has a bond with water. |
| Vaazhvukku nooruravu | Life has a hundred relationships. |
| Pogum podhu yaar uravu | When departing, who remains a relative? |
யாருக்கு யார் உறவு
யாருக்கு யார் வரவு
யாரிங்கே ஆதரவு
யாதும் இங்கே வீண் கனவு
Who is related to whom?
Who comes into whose life?
Who is a support here?
Everything here is a futile dream.
யாருக்கு யார் உறவு
யாருக்கு யார் வரவு
யாரிங்கே ஆதரவு
யாதும் இங்கே வீண் கனவு
Who is related to whom?
Who comes into whose life?
Who is a support here?
Everything here is a futile dream.
வேருக்கு மண் உறவு
மண்ணுக்கு நீர் உறவு
வாழ்வுக்கு நூறு உறவு
போகும்போது யார் உறவு
The root has a bond with the soil.
The soil has a bond with water.
Life has a hundred relationships.
When departing, who remains a relative?
யாருக்கு யார் உறவு
யாருக்கு யார் வரவு
யாரிங்கே ஆதரவு
யாதும் இங்கே வீண் கனவு
Who is related to whom?
Who comes into whose life?
Who is a support here?
Everything here is a futile dream.
ஆதியில் வந்த சொந்தங்கள் கூட
பாதியில் மாறிவிடும்
Even relationships that came in the beginning
Will change halfway through life.
பாதியில் வந்த சொந்தங்கள் கூட
பாடைக்கு கூட வரும்
வருவதில் அல்ல வாழ்வதில் தானே
உறவுகள் மேன்மை பெரும்
Even relationships that came in the middle
May accompany you up to the funeral bier.
Not in how they arrive, but in how life is lived,
Relationships achieve true greatness.
பெத்தது சொந்தமின்னா
மத்தது சொந்தமில்ல
எல்லாரும் சொந்தமின்னா
இன்பம் துன்பம் எதும் இல்ல
If only biological family is considered kin,
Then others are not considered family.
If everyone is considered your own,
There is neither pleasure nor sorrow left.
யாருக்கு யார் உறவு
யாருக்கு யார் வரவு
யாரிங்கே ஆதரவு
யாதும் இங்கே வீண் கனவு
Who is related to whom?
Who comes into whose life?
Who is a support here?
Everything here is a futile dream.
வேருக்கு மண் உறவு
மண்ணுக்கு நீர் உறவு
வாழ்வுக்கு நூறு உறவு
போகும்போது யார் உறவு
The root has a bond with the soil.
The soil has a bond with water.
Life has a hundred relationships.
When departing, who remains a relative?
Yaarukku yaar uravu
Who is related to whom?
Yaarukku yaar varavu
Who comes into whose life?
Yaaringae aadharavu
Who is a support here?
Yaadhum ingae veen kanavu
Everything here is a futile dream.
Yaarukku yaar uravu
Who is related to whom?
Yaarukku yaar varavu
Who comes into whose life?
Yaaringae aadharavu
Who is a support here?
Yaadhum ingae veen kanavu
Everything here is a futile dream.
Vaerukku mann uravu
The root has a bond with the soil.
Mannukku neer uravu
The soil has a bond with water.
Vaazhvukku nooruravu
Life has a hundred relationships.
Pogum podhu yaar uravu
When departing, who remains a relative?
Yaarukku yaar uravu
Who is related to whom?
Yaarukku yaar varavu
Who comes into whose life?
Yaaringae aadharavu
Who is a support here?
Yaadhum ingae veen kanavu
Everything here is a futile dream.
Aadhiyil vandha sondhangal kooda
Even relationships that came in the beginning
Paadhiyil maari vidum
Will change halfway through life.
Paadhiyil vandha sondhangal kooda
Even relationships that came in the middle
Paadaikkum kooda varum
May accompany you up to the funeral bier.
Varuvadhil alla vaazhvadhil thaanae
Not in how they arrive, but in how life is lived,
Uravugal maenmai perum
Relationships achieve true greatness.
Pethadhu sondhaminnaa
If only biological family is considered kin,
Mathadhu sondhamilla
Then others are not considered family.
Ellaarum sondhaminnaa
If everyone is considered your own,
Inba thunbam yaedhum illa
There is neither pleasure nor sorrow left.
Yaarukku yaar uravu
Who is related to whom?
Yaarukku yaar varavu
Who comes into whose life?
Yaaringae aadharavu
Who is a support here?
Yaadhum ingae veen kanavu
Everything here is a futile dream.
Vaerukku mann uravu
The root has a bond with the soil.
Mannukku neer uravu
The soil has a bond with water.
Vaazhvukku nooruravu
Life has a hundred relationships.
Pogum podhu yaar uravu
When departing, who remains a relative?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deep philosophical reflection on the fleeting nature of human relationships and existential solitude. It questions the impermanence of worldly ties, pointing out that even blood relatives who enter our lives at birth may distance themselves midway, whereas unexpected bonds forged later in life might stay with us until the very end. Through imagery from nature—such as roots, soil, and water—the lyrics contrast natural interdependence with human fragility.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Yaarukku yaar uravu / Yaarukku yaar varavu / Yaaringae aadharavu / Yaadhum ingae veen kanavu”
The line endings 'uravu', 'varavu', 'aadharavu', and 'kanavu' share the rhyming ending suffix '-avu', creating a rhythmic cadence.
Muran (Antithesis / Contrast)
“Aadhiyil vandha sondhangal kooda ... Paadhiyil vandha sondhangal kooda”
Contrasts 'Aadhiyil' (in the beginning/at birth) with 'Paadhiyil' (in the middle of life) to highlight how the timing of relationships does not define their loyalty.
Ethugai (Second Letter Assonance)
“Pethadhu sondhaminnaa / Mathadhu sondhamilla”
The second consonant sound 'th' in 'Pethadhu' and 'Mathadhu' creates a traditional Tamil Ethugai rhyme.
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Trivia
The film 'Kangaroo' (2015) was directed by Samy, with music composed by singer-composer Srinivas. Lyricist Vairamuthu penned this introspective track, drawing inspiration from classical Tamil philosophical poetry about life and human attachment.
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