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Yaathum Oore

From Ninaithale Inikkum 1979 Film · 1979

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Ninaithale Inikkum 1979 Film
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
20 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaadhum oorae yaavarum kaelir
Anbae engal ulaga thathuvam
Yaadhum oorae yaavarum kaelir
Anbae engal ulaga thathuvam
Nanbar undu pagaivar illai
Nanmai undu theemai illai
Nanbar undu pagaivar illai
Nanmai undu theemai illai
Idhigugaa chamkae malaysia
Around the world friendship welcomes you
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Yaerikkarayil jodi paraivaigal
Ellaa azhagum aanandham
Aadum kadalinil odum padagugal
Adhilae ulagam aarambam
Seenath thalaigal malaiyaaga maangal
Indhu kiligal nadamaattam
Saerndhae vaazhum vazhkkai idhu dhaan
Sirikkum aayiram malaraattam
Yaadhum oorae yaavarum kaelir
Male :Anbae engal ulaga thathuvam
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Aadal kalaigal paadum isaigal
Adhilae enna baedhangal
Kaadhal kadalil neendhum suvargal
Adhilae enna vaadhangal
Engum sorgam engum inbam
Ellaam azhaghiya maadhangal
Endrum aadida sugamaai vaazha
Ellaa makkalum vaarungal
Yaadhum oorae yaavarum kaelir
Anbae engal ulaga thathuvam
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Chittu polae sevvandhi poovae
Thirumagal unnudam uravaadi
Ettu dhisaiyum selven indru
Pillai polae uravaadi
Every town is our hometown, everyone is our kin.
Love is our philosophy for the world.
Every town is our hometown, everyone is our kin.
Love is our philosophy for the world.
There are friends here, but no enemies.
There is goodness here, but no evil.
There are friends here, but no enemies.
There is goodness here, but no evil.
Welcome together to Malaysia!
Around the world, friendship welcomes you!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Pairs of birds by the lakeside,
Every bit of beauty brings joy.
Boats sailing across the dancing sea,
A whole world begins right there.
Chinese faces and graceful Malay deers,
Indian parrots walking with charm,
This is a life lived together in harmony,
Blooming like a thousand smiling flowers.
Every town is our hometown, everyone is our kin.
Love is our philosophy for the world.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
The art of dance and the songs we sing,
What differences can there be in them?
Can dividing walls swim in an ocean of love?
What arguments could there ever be?
Heaven is everywhere, joy is everywhere,
Every month is full of beauty.
To keep on dancing and live in bliss,
Come together, all you people!
Every town is our hometown, everyone is our kin.
Love is our philosophy for the world.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Like a little bird, O sweet chrysanthemum,
Mingling with you like the goddess of fortune,
I will travel to all eight directions today,
Playing carefree like an innocent child.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a vibrant celebratory anthem celebrating universal brotherhood, multicultural harmony, and love. Drawing its main refrain from Kaniyan Pungundranar's ancient Sangam Tamil poetry ('Yaadhum Oorae Yaavarum Kaelir'), the song emphasizes that all human beings belong to one global family without boundaries, hatred, or discrimination.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Allusion (Ilakkiya Aatchi)

“Yaadhum oorae yaavarum kaelir”

Directly references the iconic line from Purananuru (poem 192) written by ancient Sangam poet Kaniyan Pungundranar.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Yaadhum oorae yaavarum kaelir”

Repetition of the initial sound 'Yaa' in 'Yaadhum' and 'yaavarum'.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Nanbar undu pagaivar illai / Nanmai undu theemai illai”

Consonance of the second letter 'n' (ன) in 'Nanbar' and 'Nanmai'.

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

“Sirikkum aayiram malaraattam”

Compares harmonious human living to a thousand smiling flowers dancing.

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Trivia

The iconic opening line 'Yaadhum Oorae Yaavarum Kaelir' comes from ancient Sangam Tamil literature. In the 1979 K. Balachander film 'Ninaithale Inikkum', starring Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, the song was shot extensively in Malaysia, beautifully echoing the multi-ethnic unity of Chinese, Malay, and Indian communities.

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