Yaarukku Yar Sondham
From Maalai Sooda Vaa · 1975
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Vijaya Bhaskar
- Details
- Maalai Sooda Vaa1975
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaarukku yaar sondham | Who belongs to whom? |
| Naan sollavaa…aaa…aa…aa… | Shall I tell you... |
| Enakendrum neeyae sondham | You alone belong to me forever, |
| Maalai soodavaa | Shall I adorn you with a garland? |
| Male | |
| Yaarukku yaar sondham | Who belongs to whom? |
| Naan sollavaa…aaa…aa…aa… | Shall I tell you... |
| Enakendrum neeyae sondham | You alone belong to me forever, |
| Maalai soodavaa | Shall I adorn you with a garland? |
| Male | |
| {Kulir konda megam dhaano | Is your flower-adorned hair like a cool cloud? |
| Malar konda koondhal | Hair filled with flowers... |
| Kadal konda neelam dhaano | Are your radiant eyes like the blue of the ocean? |
| Sudar konda kangal } (2) | Shining, bright eyes... |
| Male | |
| Madal konda vaazhai thaano | Is your fragrant body like a lush young banana stem? |
| Manam konda maeni | Fragrant, beautiful body... |
| Madal konda vaazhai thaano | Is your fragrant body like a lush young banana stem? |
| Manam konda maeni | Fragrant, beautiful body... |
| Thazhuvaadha podhu | When I am not holding you close, |
| Urakkangal yedhu…. | Where is any sleep? |
| Male | |
| Yaarukku yaar sondham | Who belongs to whom? |
| Naan sollavaa…aaa…aa…aa… | Shall I tell you... |
| Enakendrum neeyae sondham | You alone belong to me forever, |
| Maalai soodavaa | Shall I adorn you with a garland? |
| Male | |
| {Kalyanam melam ketkum | Which day will be the day we hear the wedding drums? |
| Naalendha naaloo…. | Which day is that day? |
| Kutcheri raagam padum | Which time is the moment when concert ragas are sung? |
| Pozhudhena pozhudhoo…} (2) | Which time is that time? |
| Male | |
| Mudhal mudhal paarka thondrum | Which night will be the night we long to behold each other for the first time? |
| Iravendha iravoo | Which night is that night? |
| Mudhal mudhal paarka thondrum | Which night will be the night we long to behold each other for the first time? |
| Iravendha iravoo | Which night is that night? |
| Alai paayum ullam | The mind that surges like restless waves, |
| Anai thaandi sellum | Breaches all dams and flows free. |
| Male | |
| {Yaarukku yaar sondham | Who belongs to whom? |
| Naan sollavaa…aaa…aa…aa… | Shall I tell you... |
| Enakendrum neeyae sondham | You alone belong to me forever, |
| Maalai soodavaa} (2) | Shall I adorn you with a garland? |
யாருக்கு யார் சொந்தம்
நான் சொல்லவா....ஆஅ....ஆ....ஆ....
எனக்கென்றும் நீயே சொந்தம்
மாலை சூடவா
Who belongs to whom?
Shall I tell you...
You alone belong to me forever,
Shall I adorn you with a garland?
யாருக்கு யார் சொந்தம்
நான் சொல்லவா....ஆஅ....ஆ....ஆ....
எனக்கென்றும் நீயே சொந்தம்
மாலை சூடவா
Who belongs to whom?
Shall I tell you...
You alone belong to me forever,
Shall I adorn you with a garland?
{குளிர் கொண்ட மேகம் தானோ
மலர் கொண்ட கூந்தல்
கடல் கொண்ட நீலம் தானோ
சுடர் கொண்ட கண்கள்} (2)
Is your flower-adorned hair like a cool cloud?
Hair filled with flowers...
Are your radiant eyes like the blue of the ocean?
Shining, bright eyes...
மடல் கொண்ட வாழைத்தானோ
மணம் கொண்ட மேனி
மடல் கொண்ட வாழைத்தானோ
மணம் கொண்ட மேனி
தழுவாத போது உறக்கங்கள் ஏது
Is your fragrant body like a lush young banana stem?
Fragrant, beautiful body...
Is your fragrant body like a lush young banana stem?
Fragrant, beautiful body...
When I am not holding you close,
Where is any sleep?
யாருக்கு யார் சொந்தம்
நான் சொல்லவா....ஆஅ....ஆ....ஆ....
எனக்கென்றும் நீயே சொந்தம்
மாலை சூடவா
Who belongs to whom?
Shall I tell you...
You alone belong to me forever,
Shall I adorn you with a garland?
{கல்யாணம் மேளம் கேட்கும்
நாள் எந்த நாளோ
கச்சேரி இராகம் பாடும்
பொழுதென்ன பொழுதோ.....} (2)
Which day will be the day we hear the wedding drums?
Which day is that day?
Which time is the moment when concert ragas are sung?
Which time is that time?
முதல் முதல் பார்க்கப் தோன்றும்
இரவெந்த இரவோ
முதல் முதல் பார்க்கப் தோன்றும்
இரவெந்த இரவோ
அலைப்பாயும் உள்ளம்
அணைத் தாண்டிச் செல்லும்
Which night will be the night we long to behold each other for the first time?
Which night is that night?
Which night will be the night we long to behold each other for the first time?
Which night is that night?
The mind that surges like restless waves,
Breaches all dams and flows free.
{யாருக்கு யார் சொந்தம்
நான் சொல்லவா....ஆஅ....ஆ....ஆ....
எனக்கென்றும் நீயே சொந்தம்
மாலை சூடவா} (2)
Who belongs to whom?
Shall I tell you...
You alone belong to me forever,
Shall I adorn you with a garland?
Yaarukku yaar sondham
Who belongs to whom?
Naan sollavaa…aaa…aa…aa…
Shall I tell you...
Enakendrum neeyae sondham
You alone belong to me forever,
Maalai soodavaa
Shall I adorn you with a garland?
Yaarukku yaar sondham
Who belongs to whom?
Naan sollavaa…aaa…aa…aa…
Shall I tell you...
Enakendrum neeyae sondham
You alone belong to me forever,
Maalai soodavaa
Shall I adorn you with a garland?
{Kulir konda megam dhaano
Is your flower-adorned hair like a cool cloud?
Malar konda koondhal
Hair filled with flowers...
Kadal konda neelam dhaano
Are your radiant eyes like the blue of the ocean?
Sudar konda kangal } (2)
Shining, bright eyes...
Madal konda vaazhai thaano
Is your fragrant body like a lush young banana stem?
Manam konda maeni
Fragrant, beautiful body...
Madal konda vaazhai thaano
Is your fragrant body like a lush young banana stem?
Manam konda maeni
Fragrant, beautiful body...
Thazhuvaadha podhu
When I am not holding you close,
Urakkangal yedhu….
Where is any sleep?
Yaarukku yaar sondham
Who belongs to whom?
Naan sollavaa…aaa…aa…aa…
Shall I tell you...
Enakendrum neeyae sondham
You alone belong to me forever,
Maalai soodavaa
Shall I adorn you with a garland?
{Kalyanam melam ketkum
Which day will be the day we hear the wedding drums?
Naalendha naaloo….
Which day is that day?
Kutcheri raagam padum
Which time is the moment when concert ragas are sung?
Pozhudhena pozhudhoo…} (2)
Which time is that time?
Mudhal mudhal paarka thondrum
Which night will be the night we long to behold each other for the first time?
Iravendha iravoo
Which night is that night?
Mudhal mudhal paarka thondrum
Which night will be the night we long to behold each other for the first time?
Iravendha iravoo
Which night is that night?
Alai paayum ullam
The mind that surges like restless waves,
Anai thaandi sellum
Breaches all dams and flows free.
{Yaarukku yaar sondham
Who belongs to whom?
Naan sollavaa…aaa…aa…aa…
Shall I tell you...
Enakendrum neeyae sondham
You alone belong to me forever,
Maalai soodavaa} (2)
Shall I adorn you with a garland?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yaarukku Yaar Sondham from the 1975 Tamil film Maalai Sooda Vaa is a tender romantic song expressing deep emotional bonding and eager anticipation for marriage. The protagonist lovingly questions and affirms their divine bond, declaring that they are truly destined for each other. Through classical imagery, the lover admires the beloved's grace—comparing her hair to cool rain clouds, her eyes to the deep blue sea, and her physique to a fragrant, fresh plant.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai Ani (Simile / Metaphor)
“Kulir konda megam dhaano Malar konda koondhal”
Compares the dark, flower-adorned tresses of the beloved to cool rain-bearing clouds.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Madal konda vaazhai thaano / Manam konda maeni”
Repetition of the initial 'Ma' sound in 'Madal' and 'Manam' across adjacent lines.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Naalendha naaloo / Pozhudhena pozhudhoo”
Rhyming line endings 'naaloo' and 'pozhudhoo' creating a musical, rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
Written by the prolific Tamil lyricist Vaali, this song captures the classical style of mid-1970s Tamil romantic cinema. The film Maalai Sooda Vaa highlights traditional wedding motifs and nature-based metaphors typical of Vaali's evocative songwriting.
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