Yaro Yaro
From Madha Yaanai Kootam · 2013
- Lyricist
- Ekadasi
- Singers
- Haricharan, Monali Thakkur
- Music director
- N. R. Raghunanthan
- Details
- Madha Yaanai Kootam2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro | Someone, someone, who is with someone? |
| Ooro pero theriyavillai | Neither town nor name is known. |
| Female :Yeno yeno idhuvarai yeno | Female: Why, why, until now why? |
| Ennakum adhudhaan puriyavillai | Even I do not understand that. |
| Male | |
| Valigalil vaasa pookkal vaarthidum | Fragrant flowers pour out in pains. |
| Mazhigalil dhegam urugiyadhae | The body melted in the rains. |
| Female :Nadhiyinil thondrum mega kottam | Female: The cluster of clouds appearing in the river, |
| Thalayinai vaari rasikiradhae | Combs its hair and admires itself. |
| Male | |
| Thaeneerin saayalai unnidam | The hue of tea within you, |
| Paarthaenae nadakkayilae | I saw as you walked by. |
| Female :Naaldhorum usupiya nilavinai | Female: The moon that provoked me every day, |
| Kettenae paarkayilae | I asked it as I looked at it. |
| Male | |
| Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro | Someone, someone, who is with someone? |
| Ooro pero theriyavillai | Neither town nor name is known. |
| Female :Yeno yeno idhuvarai yeno | Female: Why, why, until now why? |
| Ennakum adhudhaan puriyavillai | Even I do not understand that. |
| Male | |
| Valaiyal kaiyaalae vaasam thandhaayae | With bangled hands, you gave fragrance. |
| Pasiyumillaamal nelindhirudhen | Without even hunger, I squirmed in delight. |
| Female :Uruttum kannaalae uyirai eduthaayae | Female: With rolling eyes, you stole my life. |
| Unnaku munnaalae thudithirundhen | In front of you, I trembled. |
| Male | |
| Nadhimelae midhakira pudhu alaiyaai | Like a fresh wave floating on the river, |
| Thalaikelaai therigiraai thirai nilavaai | You appear upside down like a reflected moon. |
| Female :Kalavaadi pona uyir enathallava.. | Female: Is not the stolen life mine? |
| Manam maarum enadhuyir unadhallavaa | As my heart changes, is not my life yours? |
| Male | |
| Aagaayam vizhikura nerathil | At the time when the sky wakes up, |
| Oorellaam urangidudhae | The entire town falls asleep. |
| Female :Thoongaadha vizhigalin imaigal | Female: The eyelids of unsleeping eyes, |
| Unnai paarka thudikiradhae | Long to see you. |
| Male | |
| Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro | Someone, someone, who is with someone? |
| Ooro pero theriyavillai | Neither town nor name is known. |
| Female :Yeno yeno idhuvarai yeno | Female: Why, why, until now why? |
| Ennakum adhudhaan puriyavillai | Even I do not understand that. |
| Male | |
| Enadhu zaamangal unadhu ninaivalae | My midnight hours filled with your memories, |
| Thuliyum thoongaamal vizhithirundhen | I stayed awake without a drop of sleep. |
| Female :Udaindhu pogaamal enadhu naanathai | Female: So that my bashfulness would not shatter, |
| Uryiril pudhaithu veithu kaathirrundhen | I buried it in my soul and waited. |
| Male | |
| Vidiyadha pozhudhukku vedi vaithen | I set off crackers for the dawn that would not arrive. |
| Onnaagi pogathaanae uyir vaithen | I held onto life just so we could become one. |
| Female :Idi vandhu ponaal kooda thadam illayae | Female: Even if thunder passed through, there is no trace left. |
| Idhayathil unnai vida yarumillayae | In my heart, there is no one except you. |
| Male | |
| Pudhidhaaga kulirgira megangal | Clouds newly growing cold, |
| Mazhaiyaaga verkiradhae | Perspire as rain. |
| Female :Thadumaarum vizhigalin padhaigal | Female: The paths of faltering eyes, |
| Yedhedho ketkiradhae | Ask for various things. |
| Male | |
| Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro | Someone, someone, who is with someone? |
| Ooro pero theriyavillai | Neither town nor name is known. |
| Female :Yeno yeno idhuvarai yeno | Female: Why, why, until now why? |
| Ennakum adhudhaan puriyavillai | Even I do not understand that. |
| Male | |
| Valigalil vaasa pookkal vaarthidum | Fragrant flowers pour out in pains. |
| Mazhigalil dhegam urugiyadhae | The body melted in the rains. |
| Female :Nadhiyinil thondrum mega kottam | Female: The cluster of clouds appearing in the river, |
| Thalayinai vaari rasikiradhae | Combs its hair and admires itself. |
| Male | |
| Thaeneerin saayalai unnidam | The hue of tea within you, |
| Paarthaenae nadakkayilae | I saw as you walked by. |
| Female :Naaldhorum usupiya nilavinai | Female: The moon that provoked me every day, |
| Kettenae paarkayilae | I asked it as I looked at it. |
| Male | |
| Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro | Someone, someone, who is with someone? |
| Ooro pero theriyavillai | Neither town nor name is known. |
| Female :Yeno yeno idhuvarai yeno | Female: Why, why, until now why? |
| Ennakum adhudhaan puriyavillai | Even I do not understand that. |
யாரோ யாரோ
யாரிடம் யாரோ ஊரோ
பேரோ தெரியவில்லை
ஏனோ ஏனோ
இதுவரை ஏனோ எனக்கும்
அதுதான் புரியவில்லை
Someone, someone, who is with someone?
Neither town nor name is known.
Female: Why, why, until now why?
Even I do not understand that.
வழிகளில் வாச
பூக்கள் வார்த்திடும்
மழைகளில் தேகம்
உருகியதே
நதியினில் தோன்றும்
மேக கூட்டம் தலையினை
வாரி ரசிக்கிறதே
Fragrant flowers pour out in pains.
The body melted in the rains.
Female: The cluster of clouds appearing in the river,
Combs its hair and admires itself.
தேன்நீரின் சாயலை
உன்னிடம் பார்த்தேனே
நடக்கையிலே
நாள்தோறும் உசுப்பிய
நிலவினை கேட்டேனே
பார்க்கையிலே
The hue of tea within you,
I saw as you walked by.
Female: The moon that provoked me every day,
I asked it as I looked at it.
யாரோ யாரோ
யாரிடம் யாரோ ஊரோ
பேரோ தெரியவில்லை
ஏனோ ஏனோ
இதுவரை ஏனோ எனக்கும்
அதுதான் புரியவில்லை
Someone, someone, who is with someone?
Neither town nor name is known.
Female: Why, why, until now why?
Even I do not understand that.
வளையல் கையாலே
வாசம் தந்தாயே பசியுமில்லாமல்
நெளிந்திருந்தேன்
உருட்டும் கண்ணாலே
உயிரை எடுத்தாயே உனக்கு
முன்னாலே துடித்திருந்தேன்
With bangled hands, you gave fragrance.
Without even hunger, I squirmed in delight.
Female: With rolling eyes, you stole my life.
In front of you, I trembled.
நதிமேலே மிதக்கிற
புது அலையாய் தலைகீழாய்
தெரிகிறாய் திரி நிலவாய்
களவாடி போன உயிர்
எனதல்லவா மனம் மாறும்
எனதுயிர் உனதல்லவா
Like a fresh wave floating on the river,
You appear upside down like a reflected moon.
Female: Is not the stolen life mine?
As my heart changes, is not my life yours?
ஆகாயம் விழிக்குற
நேரத்தில் ஊரெல்லாம்
உறங்கிடுதே
தூங்காத விழிகளின்
இமைகள் உன்னை பார்க்க
துடிக்கிறதே
At the time when the sky wakes up,
The entire town falls asleep.
Female: The eyelids of unsleeping eyes,
Long to see you.
யாரோ யாரோ
யாரிடம் யாரோ ஊரோ
பேரோ தெரியவில்லை
ஏனோ ஏனோ
இதுவரை ஏனோ எனக்கும்
அதுதான் புரியவில்லை
Someone, someone, who is with someone?
Neither town nor name is known.
Female: Why, why, until now why?
Even I do not understand that.
எனது ஜாமங்கள்
உனது நினைவாலே துளியும்
தூங்காமல் விழித்திருந்தேன்
உடைந்து போகாமல்
எனது நாணத்தை உயிரில்
புதைத்து வைத்து காத்திருந்தேன்
My midnight hours filled with your memories,
I stayed awake without a drop of sleep.
Female: So that my bashfulness would not shatter,
I buried it in my soul and waited.
விடியாத பொழுதுக்கு
வெடி வைத்தேன் ஒன்னாகி
போகத்தானே உயிர் வைத்தேன்
இடி வந்து போனால் கூட
தடம் இல்லயே இதயத்தில்
உன்னை விட யாருமில்லயே
I set off crackers for the dawn that would not arrive.
I held onto life just so we could become one.
Female: Even if thunder passed through, there is no trace left.
In my heart, there is no one except you.
புதிதாக குளிர்கிற
மேகங்கள் மழையாக
வேர்க்கிறதே
தடுமாறும் விழிகளின்
பாதைகள் ஏதேதோ கேட்கிறதே
Clouds newly growing cold,
Perspire as rain.
Female: The paths of faltering eyes,
Ask for various things.
யாரோ யாரோ
யாரிடம் யாரோ ஊரோ
பேரோ தெரியவில்லை
ஏனோ ஏனோ
இதுவரை ஏனோ எனக்கும்
அதுதான் புரியவில்லை
Someone, someone, who is with someone?
Neither town nor name is known.
Female: Why, why, until now why?
Even I do not understand that.
வழிகளில் வாச
பூக்கள் வார்த்திடும்
மழைகளில் தேகம்
உருகியதே
நதியினில் தோன்றும்
மேக கூட்டம் தலையினை
வாரி ரசிக்கிறதே
Fragrant flowers pour out in pains.
The body melted in the rains.
Female: The cluster of clouds appearing in the river,
Combs its hair and admires itself.
தேன்நீரின் சாயலை
உன்னிடம் பார்த்தேனே
நடக்கையிலே
நாள்தோறும் உசுப்பிய
நிலவினை கேட்டேனே
பார்க்கையிலே
The hue of tea within you,
I saw as you walked by.
Female: The moon that provoked me every day,
I asked it as I looked at it.
யாரோ யாரோ
யாரிடம் யாரோ ஊரோ
பேரோ தெரியவில்லை
ஏனோ ஏனோ
இதுவரை ஏனோ எனக்கும்
அதுதான் புரியவில்லை
Someone, someone, who is with someone?
Neither town nor name is known.
Female: Why, why, until now why?
Even I do not understand that.
Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro
Someone, someone, who is with someone?
Ooro pero theriyavillai
Neither town nor name is known.
Female :Yeno yeno idhuvarai yeno
Female: Why, why, until now why?
Ennakum adhudhaan puriyavillai
Even I do not understand that.
Valigalil vaasa pookkal vaarthidum
Fragrant flowers pour out in pains.
Mazhigalil dhegam urugiyadhae
The body melted in the rains.
Female :Nadhiyinil thondrum mega kottam
Female: The cluster of clouds appearing in the river,
Thalayinai vaari rasikiradhae
Combs its hair and admires itself.
Thaeneerin saayalai unnidam
The hue of tea within you,
Paarthaenae nadakkayilae
I saw as you walked by.
Female :Naaldhorum usupiya nilavinai
Female: The moon that provoked me every day,
Kettenae paarkayilae
I asked it as I looked at it.
Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro
Someone, someone, who is with someone?
Ooro pero theriyavillai
Neither town nor name is known.
Female :Yeno yeno idhuvarai yeno
Female: Why, why, until now why?
Ennakum adhudhaan puriyavillai
Even I do not understand that.
Valaiyal kaiyaalae vaasam thandhaayae
With bangled hands, you gave fragrance.
Pasiyumillaamal nelindhirudhen
Without even hunger, I squirmed in delight.
Female :Uruttum kannaalae uyirai eduthaayae
Female: With rolling eyes, you stole my life.
Unnaku munnaalae thudithirundhen
In front of you, I trembled.
Nadhimelae midhakira pudhu alaiyaai
Like a fresh wave floating on the river,
Thalaikelaai therigiraai thirai nilavaai
You appear upside down like a reflected moon.
Female :Kalavaadi pona uyir enathallava..
Female: Is not the stolen life mine?
Manam maarum enadhuyir unadhallavaa
As my heart changes, is not my life yours?
Aagaayam vizhikura nerathil
At the time when the sky wakes up,
Oorellaam urangidudhae
The entire town falls asleep.
Female :Thoongaadha vizhigalin imaigal
Female: The eyelids of unsleeping eyes,
Unnai paarka thudikiradhae
Long to see you.
Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro
Someone, someone, who is with someone?
Ooro pero theriyavillai
Neither town nor name is known.
Female :Yeno yeno idhuvarai yeno
Female: Why, why, until now why?
Ennakum adhudhaan puriyavillai
Even I do not understand that.
Enadhu zaamangal unadhu ninaivalae
My midnight hours filled with your memories,
Thuliyum thoongaamal vizhithirundhen
I stayed awake without a drop of sleep.
Female :Udaindhu pogaamal enadhu naanathai
Female: So that my bashfulness would not shatter,
Uryiril pudhaithu veithu kaathirrundhen
I buried it in my soul and waited.
Vidiyadha pozhudhukku vedi vaithen
I set off crackers for the dawn that would not arrive.
Onnaagi pogathaanae uyir vaithen
I held onto life just so we could become one.
Female :Idi vandhu ponaal kooda thadam illayae
Female: Even if thunder passed through, there is no trace left.
Idhayathil unnai vida yarumillayae
In my heart, there is no one except you.
Pudhidhaaga kulirgira megangal
Clouds newly growing cold,
Mazhaiyaaga verkiradhae
Perspire as rain.
Female :Thadumaarum vizhigalin padhaigal
Female: The paths of faltering eyes,
Yedhedho ketkiradhae
Ask for various things.
Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro
Someone, someone, who is with someone?
Ooro pero theriyavillai
Neither town nor name is known.
Female :Yeno yeno idhuvarai yeno
Female: Why, why, until now why?
Ennakum adhudhaan puriyavillai
Even I do not understand that.
Valigalil vaasa pookkal vaarthidum
Fragrant flowers pour out in pains.
Mazhigalil dhegam urugiyadhae
The body melted in the rains.
Female :Nadhiyinil thondrum mega kottam
Female: The cluster of clouds appearing in the river,
Thalayinai vaari rasikiradhae
Combs its hair and admires itself.
Thaeneerin saayalai unnidam
The hue of tea within you,
Paarthaenae nadakkayilae
I saw as you walked by.
Female :Naaldhorum usupiya nilavinai
Female: The moon that provoked me every day,
Kettenae paarkayilae
I asked it as I looked at it.
Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro
Someone, someone, who is with someone?
Ooro pero theriyavillai
Neither town nor name is known.
Female :Yeno yeno idhuvarai yeno
Female: Why, why, until now why?
Ennakum adhudhaan puriyavillai
Even I do not understand that.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Yaro Yaro' from the movie Madha Yaanai Kootam is a soulful duet portraying the budding romance and mysterious pull between two lovers. The lyrics reflect a state of deep emotional enchantment where the lovers express awe at the unexpected feelings arising within them, admitting that neither knows where this feeling will lead them. Nature metaphors such as rain, river reflections, clouds, and sleepless nights accentuate their inner excitement, intimacy, and sweet vulnerability as love takes over their lives.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro”
Repetition of the initial 'Ya' sound across words creates melodic rhythm in the line.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Yaro / Ooro”
The second letter 'ro' rhymes across 'Yaro' and 'Ooro', a classic Tamil poetic structure.
Simile (Upamai)
“Nadhimelae midhakira pudhu alaiyaai / Thalaikelaai therigiraai thirai nilavaai”
Comparing the lover's presence to a fresh floating wave and a reflected moon in the water using the suffix '-aai'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Pudhidhaaga kulirgira megangal / Mazhaiyaaga verkiradhae”
Describing falling rain metaphorically as the cooling clouds perspiring.
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Trivia
Madha Yaanai Kootam (2013) features music composed by N. R. Raghunanthan, with lyrics penned by lyricist Ekadasi. The film was directed by Vikram Sugumaran and produced by popular director Suresh Kamatchi/actor Kathiresan.
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