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Yaro Azhaithadhu

From Sishya (1997) · 1997

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Hariharan, Uma Ramanan
Music director
Deva
Details
Sishya (1997)1997

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Yaaro azhaiththathu polAs if someone called out to me
En manam thirumpiyathaeMy mind turned around
Thedum vizhigalilaeIn the searching eyes
Pournami thazhumbiyathaeThe full moon overflowed
Female
Yaarathu angae kadhal devanaaWho is that over there? Is it the god of love?
Thediyathaaro enathu jeevanaaIs that my soul whom I was searching for?
Male
Idhayaththin ullae kural kettaenI heard a voice inside my heart
Indraikku unthan mugam paarththaenToday I saw your face
Male
Yaaro azhaiththathu polAs if someone called out to me
En manam thirumpiyathaeMy mind turned around
Female
Mounam oru kadhalSilence is a love
Isai oru kadhalthaanMusic itself is love
Male :Ketkkum oli ellaamMale: Every sound that is heard
Anbe unthan perthaanMy beloved, is only your name
Female :Vaanavil meedhilaeFemale: Upon the rainbow
Vannangal yaezhum kaadhalaeAll the seven colors are love
Male
Kadhalai neenginaalIf love is removed
Kuyilgal kooda oomaiyaeEven cuckoos would become mute
Female :Pooththirunthaen enai nee vanthu soodaFemale: I bloomed waiting for you to wear me
Male :Paarththirunthaen unai kangalil moodaMale: I waited to enclose you within my eyes
Female :Naan enbathum nee enbathumFemale: The concept of "me" and "you"
Tholainthu pogaIs getting lost
Male
Yaaro azhaiththathu polAs if someone called out to me
En manam thirumpiyathae….My mind turned around...
Male
Pulveliyil malaraaiLike a flower on a grassy meadow
Kadhalil vizhunthaenI fell in love
Female :Sinthum pani thuliyilFemale: In the dripping dew drops
Mella mella nanainthaenGently, I got drenched
Male
Kadhalin kangalil tholainthuGetting lost in the eyes of love
Naanum pogiraenI too am drifting away
Female :Kadhalin kaigalil kalainthuFemale: Unraveling in the hands of love
Naanum pogiraenI too am drifting away
Male
Thaedi nindrean ennai unnidam thedaI stood searching, to find myself within you
Female :Odi vanthaen malai aarugal polaFemale: I came running like mountain streams
Male :Nee enbathil naan enbathu karainthu pogaMale: For "me" to dissolve into "you"
Male
Yaaro azhaiththathu polAs if someone called out to me
En manam thirumpiyathae….My mind turned around...
Female :Yaarathu angae kadhal devanaaFemale: Who is that over there? Is it the god of love?
Thediyathaaro enathu jeevanaaIs that my soul whom I was searching for?
Male :Idhayaththin ullae kural kettaen….oo….Male: I heard a voice inside my heart... oh...
Indraikku unthan mugam paarththaenToday I saw your face

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Yaaro Azhaiththathu Pol' is a gentle, soulful romantic duet from the 1997 film Sishya. The lovers express the profound moment of recognizing each other as soulmates, describing how love turns silence into music and colors life like a rainbow. The song captures the dissolution of individual egos ('me' and 'you') into a unified emotional bond, comparing their passion to mountain streams running together and flowers blooming on a meadow.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile

Odi vanthaen malai aarugal pola

The female protagonist compares her eager arrival to mountain rivers rushing down.

Metaphor

Vannangal yaezhum kaadhalae

The seven colors of the rainbow are directly equated to the multifaceted nature of love.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Idhayaththin ullae kural kettaen / Indraikku unthan mugam paarththaen

Rhyming of the second letter 'dha' (த்) across consecutive lines.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Mounam oru kadhal / Isai oru kadhalthaan

Both consecutive phrases end with similar rhyming structures centered around 'kadhal'.

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Trivia

'Yaaro Azhaiththathu Pol' features vocals by Hariharan and Uma Ramanan, set to Deva's melody with lyrics penned by Pazhani Bharathi for the 1997 Tamil film Sishya starring Karthik.

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