Yaathreega
From Rangoon · 2017
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Navin Iyer
- Music director
- R. H. Vikram
- Details
- Rangoon2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| …………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Yaathreega | O traveler, |
| Nee poivaa maganae | Go forth, my son. |
| Ulagamae unthan | The entire world |
| Thaai veedu thaan | is your mother's home. |
| Yaathreega | O traveler, |
| Nee mannin maganae | You are the son of this soil. |
| Therivathu | Whatever lies before your eyes |
| Un thaai naaduthaan | is your motherland indeed. |
| Male | |
| Evvidam ponaalum | Wherever you may go, |
| Avvidam nee paarkum | the roof of the sky |
| Vaanathin kooraiyaavum | that you look up at |
| Ondru thaanada | is all just one and the same, my boy. |
| Male | |
| Maram sedi kodi | Trees, plants, vines, |
| Illai malai yaavum unathada | and mountains—all are yours, my boy. |
| Manitharkal thunai undu | You will have human companionship |
| Undhan vaazhkai muzhudhum | throughout your entire life. |
| Male | |
| Inivarum thinamathu | The days that lie ahead |
| Unthan vaazhvin varamadaa | are a blessing for your life, my boy. |
| Pudhu idam parivudan Unnai | A new place will hold you with affection |
| Tholil thaangum | upon its shoulders. |
| Male | |
| Paadhai illaamalae | Without a path, |
| Payanam illai | there is no journey. |
| Undhan kaal pogum | Whichever way your feet lead, |
| Vazhiyaavum nee sellada | walk that path, my boy. |
| Male | |
| Payanam illaamalae | Without a journey, |
| Vaazhkai illai | there is no life. |
| Ingu yaathreegan | Here, travelers |
| Naam thaanada | are what we truly are. |
| Chorus | |
| Ohooo….ohoooooo…hoooo…. | Ohooo….ohoooooo…hoooo…. |
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யாத்ரிகா நீ
போய் வா மகனே
உலகமே உந்தன்
தாய் வீடுதான்
யாத்ரிகா நீ மண்ணின்
மகனே தெரிவது உன்
தாய் நாடு தான்
O traveler,
Go forth, my son.
The entire world
is your mother's home.
O traveler,
You are the son of this soil.
Whatever lies before your eyes
is your motherland indeed.
எவ்விடம்
போனாலும் அவ்விடம்
நீ பார்க்கும் வானத்தின்
கூரை யாவும் ஒன்றுதானடா
Wherever you may go,
the roof of the sky
that you look up at
is all just one and the same, my boy.
மரம் செடி
கொடி இலை மலை
யாவும் உனதடா
மனிதர்கள் துணை
உண்டு உந்தன்
வாழ்க்கை முழுதும்
Trees, plants, vines,
and mountains—all are yours, my boy.
You will have human companionship
throughout your entire life.
இனி வரும்
தினமது உந்தன்
வாழ்வின் வரமடா
புது இடம் பரிவுடன்
உன்னை தோளில் தாங்கும்
The days that lie ahead
are a blessing for your life, my boy.
A new place will hold you with affection
upon its shoulders.
பாதை இல்லாமலே
பயணம் இல்லை உந்தன்
கால் போகும் வழியாவும்
நீ செல்லடா
Without a path,
there is no journey.
Whichever way your feet lead,
walk that path, my boy.
பயணம் இல்லாமலே
வாழ்க்கை இல்லை இங்கு
யாத்ரீகன் நாம் தானடா
Without a journey,
there is no life.
Here, travelers
are what we truly are.
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
ஹோ
Ohooo….ohoooooo…hoooo….
……………………………
Yaathreega
O traveler,
Nee poivaa maganae
Go forth, my son.
Ulagamae unthan
The entire world
Thaai veedu thaan
is your mother's home.
Yaathreega
O traveler,
Nee mannin maganae
You are the son of this soil.
Therivathu
Whatever lies before your eyes
Un thaai naaduthaan
is your motherland indeed.
Evvidam ponaalum
Wherever you may go,
Avvidam nee paarkum
the roof of the sky
Vaanathin kooraiyaavum
that you look up at
Ondru thaanada
is all just one and the same, my boy.
Maram sedi kodi
Trees, plants, vines,
Illai malai yaavum unathada
and mountains—all are yours, my boy.
Manitharkal thunai undu
You will have human companionship
Undhan vaazhkai muzhudhum
throughout your entire life.
Inivarum thinamathu
The days that lie ahead
Unthan vaazhvin varamadaa
are a blessing for your life, my boy.
Pudhu idam parivudan Unnai
A new place will hold you with affection
Tholil thaangum
upon its shoulders.
Paadhai illaamalae
Without a path,
Payanam illai
there is no journey.
Undhan kaal pogum
Whichever way your feet lead,
Vazhiyaavum nee sellada
walk that path, my boy.
Payanam illaamalae
Without a journey,
Vaazhkai illai
there is no life.
Ingu yaathreegan
Here, travelers
Naam thaanada
are what we truly are.
Ohooo….ohoooooo…hoooo….
Ohooo….ohoooooo…hoooo….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Yaathreega' is a philosophical and uplifting song about journey, belonging, and universal brotherhood. It reassures a young man embarking on a voyage into the unknown that geographical boundaries are artificial—the entire world is a welcoming home, and the sky serves as a single unifying roof over everyone.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Ulagamae unthan Thaai veedu thaan”
Compares the entire world to a mother's home, implying warmth, safety, and unconditional love wherever one goes.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vaanathin kooraiyaavum Ondru thaanada”
Compares the vast sky to a single roof covering all human beings, emphasizing global unity.
Iyaipu (Refrain / End Rhyme)
“Paadhai illaamalae Payanam illai / Payanam illaamalae Vaazhkai illai”
Uses matching line endings and structures to emphasize the deeply interwoven nature of paths, journeys, and life.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Paadhai illaamalae / Payanam illai”
Repetition of the initial letter sound 'P' ('Paadhai' and 'Payanam').
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Trivia
The song was written by the revered late lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar, known for his evocative lyrics on life's journeys and philosophy. The movie 'Rangoon' (2017), starring Gautham Karthik, was directed by Rajkumar Periasamy and deals with themes of cross-border trade, migration, and survival between India and Myanmar (Burma).
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