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Lyrics & meaning

Yaro Yaro

From Madha Yaanai Kootam · 2013

Lyricist
Ekadasi
Singers
Haricharan, Monali Thakkur
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Movie name
Madha Yaanai Kootam
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
25 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro
Ooro pero theriyavillai
Female :Yeno yeno idhuvarai yeno
Ennakum adhudhaan puriyavillai
Valigalil vaasa pookkal vaarthidum
Mazhigalil dhegam urugiyadhae
Female :Nadhiyinil thondrum mega kottam
Thalayinai vaari rasikiradhae
Thaeneerin saayalai unnidam
Paarthaenae nadakkayilae
Female :Naaldhorum usupiya nilavinai
Kettenae paarkayilae
Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro
Ooro pero theriyavillai
Female :Yeno yeno idhuvarai yeno
Ennakum adhudhaan puriyavillai
Valaiyal kaiyaalae vaasam thandhaayae
Pasiyumillaamal nelindhirudhen
Female :Uruttum kannaalae uyirai eduthaayae
Unnaku munnaalae thudithirundhen
Nadhimelae midhakira pudhu alaiyaai
Thalaikelaai therigiraai thirai nilavaai
Female :Kalavaadi pona uyir enathallava..
Manam maarum enadhuyir unadhallavaa
Aagaayam vizhikura nerathil
Oorellaam urangidudhae
Female :Thoongaadha vizhigalin imaigal
Unnai paarka thudikiradhae
Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro
Ooro pero theriyavillai
Female :Yeno yeno idhuvarai yeno
Ennakum adhudhaan puriyavillai
Enadhu zaamangal unadhu ninaivalae
Thuliyum thoongaamal vizhithirundhen
Female :Udaindhu pogaamal enadhu naanathai
Uryiril pudhaithu veithu kaathirrundhen
Vidiyadha pozhudhukku vedi vaithen
Onnaagi pogathaanae uyir vaithen
Female :Idi vandhu ponaal kooda thadam illayae
Idhayathil unnai vida yarumillayae
Pudhidhaaga kulirgira megangal
Mazhaiyaaga verkiradhae
Female :Thadumaarum vizhigalin padhaigal
Yedhedho ketkiradhae
Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro
Ooro pero theriyavillai
Female :Yeno yeno idhuvarai yeno
Ennakum adhudhaan puriyavillai
Valigalil vaasa pookkal vaarthidum
Mazhigalil dhegam urugiyadhae
Female :Nadhiyinil thondrum mega kottam
Thalayinai vaari rasikiradhae
Thaeneerin saayalai unnidam
Paarthaenae nadakkayilae
Female :Naaldhorum usupiya nilavinai
Kettenae paarkayilae
Yaro yaro yaaridam yaaro
Ooro pero theriyavillai
Female :Yeno yeno idhuvarai yeno
Ennakum adhudhaan puriyavillai
Who is this stranger, and to whom do they belong?
I know neither their town nor their name.
Why, oh why, why all this while?
Even I have not understood that yet.
In the rain pouring fragrant flowers along the path,
my body melted away.
The cluster of clouds mirrored in the river
combs its hair and admires itself.
The warm shade of tea in you,
I noticed as you walked by.
The moon that stirred me awake every day,
I asked about it as I looked at you.
Who is this stranger, and to whom do they belong?
I know neither their town nor their name.
Why, oh why, why all this while?
Even I have not understood that yet.
With your bangled hand, you shared your scent,
and losing all hunger, I tossed and turned restlessly.
With your rolling eyes, you took my breath away,
and I stood trembling right before you.
Like a fresh wave floating on the river,
you appear upside down like a mirrored moon.
Isn't it my life that you stole away?
With my heart yielding, isn't my life yours now?
At the hour when the dawn sky wakes,
the whole town is fast asleep.
The eyelids of these sleepless eyes
ache just to catch a glimpse of you.
Who is this stranger, and to whom do they belong?
I know neither their town nor their name.
Why, oh why, why all this while?
Even I have not understood that yet.
Through the late hours of the night, filled with thoughts of you,
I stayed wide awake without a wink of sleep.
Without letting my shyness shatter,
I hid it deep in my soul and waited.
I blew away the endless dark hours,
longing with all my heart to become one with you.
Even when thunder strikes and passes, it leaves no mark,
and in my heart, there is no one else but you.
The clouds growing newly cool
sweat down as rain.
The wandering paths of my wavering eyes
keep asking for so many things.
Who is this stranger, and to whom do they belong?
I know neither their town nor their name.
Why, oh why, why all this while?
Even I have not understood that yet.
In the rain pouring fragrant flowers along the path,
my body melted away.
The cluster of clouds mirrored in the river
combs its hair and admires itself.
The warm shade of tea in you,
I noticed as you walked by.
The moon that stirred me awake every day,
I asked about it as I looked at you.
Who is this stranger, and to whom do they belong?
I know neither their town nor their name.
Why, oh why, why all this while?
Even I have not understood that yet.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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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