Yarukku Yaarum Sonthamillai
From Nalvaravu · 1964
- Lyricist
- V. Lakshmanan
- Singer
- P. B. Sreenivas
- Music director
- T. Chalapathi Rao
- Details
- Nalvaravu1964
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaarukku yaarum sondhamillai | No one really belongs to anyone, |
| Paarukkul enakkor bandham illai | In this world, I have no bond. |
| Karuvukkullae thondri vittaal | Once born from the womb, |
| Kavalaikku panjamum illai | There is no shortage of sorrow. |
| Male | |
| Needhi munn paasamum maraiyumae | Before justice, affection vanishes; |
| Kadamai munn kaadhalum sidhaiyumae | Before duty, even love shatters. |
| Male | |
| Sodhanai padalamum thodarumae | The chapter of trials will continue, |
| Sondhamum bandhamum sidharumae | Bonds and relationships will scatter. |
| Piraviyae avathiyae …piraviyae avathiyae | Birth itself is agony... birth itself is agony, |
| Irandhidil thunbamum illai | In death, there is no sorrow. |
| Male | |
| Yaarukku yaarum sondhamillai | No one really belongs to anyone, |
| Paarukkul enakkor bandham illai | In this world, I have no bond. |
| Karuvukkullae thondri vittaal | Once born from the womb, |
| Kavalaikku panjamum illai | There is no shortage of sorrow. |
| Male | |
| Nenjathil thondridum kanavellaam | All the dreams that arise in the heart, |
| Neerinil alai pol kalaiyumae | Will dissolve like waves on water. |
| Male | |
| Manjathil pesidum kadhaiyellaam | All the words spoken in intimacy, |
| Mounathin ellaiyil mudiyumae | Will end at the boundary of silence. |
| Ulagamae thuyarumae… ulagamae thuyaramae | The whole world is full of grief... the whole world is sorrow, |
| Thurandhidil thunbamum illai | If one renounces it, there is no pain. |
| Male | |
| Yaarukku yaarum sondhamillai | No one really belongs to anyone, |
| Paarukkul enakkor bandham illai | In this world, I have no bond. |
| Karuvukkullae thondri vittaal | Once born from the womb, |
| Kavalaikku panjamum illai…. | There is no shortage of sorrow. |
| Male | |
| Yaarukku yaarum sondhamillai | No one really belongs to anyone, |
| Paarukkul enakkor bandham illai… | In this world, I have no bond. |
யாருக்கு யாரும் சொந்தமில்லை
பாருக்குள் எனக்கோர் பந்தமில்லை
கருவுக்குள்ளே தோன்றிவிட்டால்
கவலைக்கு பஞ்சமுமில்லை....
No one really belongs to anyone,
In this world, I have no bond.
Once born from the womb,
There is no shortage of sorrow.
நீதி முன் பாசமும் மறையுமே
கடமை முன் காதலும் சிதையுமே
Before justice, affection vanishes;
Before duty, even love shatters.
சோதனை படலமும் தொடருமே
சொந்தமும் பந்தமும் சிதறுமே
பிறவியே அவதியே.....பிறவியே அவதியே
இறந்திடில் துன்பமும் இல்லை
The chapter of trials will continue,
Bonds and relationships will scatter.
Birth itself is agony... birth itself is agony,
In death, there is no sorrow.
யாருக்கு யாரும் சொந்தமில்லை
பாருக்குள் எனக்கோர் பந்தமில்லை
கருவுக்குள்ளே தோன்றிவிட்டால்
கவலைக்கு பஞ்சமுமில்லை....
No one really belongs to anyone,
In this world, I have no bond.
Once born from the womb,
There is no shortage of sorrow.
நெஞ்சத்தில் தோன்றிடும் கனவெல்லாம்
நீரினில் அலைபோல் கலையுமே
All the dreams that arise in the heart,
Will dissolve like waves on water.
மஞ்சத்தில் பேசிடும் கதையெல்லாம்
மௌனத்தின் எல்லையில் முடியுமே
உலகமே துயரமே உலகமே துயரமே
துறந்திடில் துன்பமும் இல்லை
All the words spoken in intimacy,
Will end at the boundary of silence.
The whole world is full of grief... the whole world is sorrow,
If one renounces it, there is no pain.
யாருக்கு யாரும் சொந்தமில்லை
பாருக்குள் எனக்கோர் பந்தமில்லை
கருவுக்குள்ளே தோன்றிவிட்டால்
கவலைக்கு பஞ்சமுமில்லை....
No one really belongs to anyone,
In this world, I have no bond.
Once born from the womb,
There is no shortage of sorrow.
யாருக்கு யாரும் சொந்தமில்லை
பாருக்குள் எனக்கோர் பந்தமில்லை
No one really belongs to anyone,
In this world, I have no bond.
Yaarukku yaarum sondhamillai
No one really belongs to anyone,
Paarukkul enakkor bandham illai
In this world, I have no bond.
Karuvukkullae thondri vittaal
Once born from the womb,
Kavalaikku panjamum illai
There is no shortage of sorrow.
Needhi munn paasamum maraiyumae
Before justice, affection vanishes;
Kadamai munn kaadhalum sidhaiyumae
Before duty, even love shatters.
Sodhanai padalamum thodarumae
The chapter of trials will continue,
Sondhamum bandhamum sidharumae
Bonds and relationships will scatter.
Piraviyae avathiyae …piraviyae avathiyae
Birth itself is agony... birth itself is agony,
Irandhidil thunbamum illai
In death, there is no sorrow.
Yaarukku yaarum sondhamillai
No one really belongs to anyone,
Paarukkul enakkor bandham illai
In this world, I have no bond.
Karuvukkullae thondri vittaal
Once born from the womb,
Kavalaikku panjamum illai
There is no shortage of sorrow.
Nenjathil thondridum kanavellaam
All the dreams that arise in the heart,
Neerinil alai pol kalaiyumae
Will dissolve like waves on water.
Manjathil pesidum kadhaiyellaam
All the words spoken in intimacy,
Mounathin ellaiyil mudiyumae
Will end at the boundary of silence.
Ulagamae thuyarumae… ulagamae thuyaramae
The whole world is full of grief... the whole world is sorrow,
Thurandhidil thunbamum illai
If one renounces it, there is no pain.
Yaarukku yaarum sondhamillai
No one really belongs to anyone,
Paarukkul enakkor bandham illai
In this world, I have no bond.
Karuvukkullae thondri vittaal
Once born from the womb,
Kavalaikku panjamum illai….
There is no shortage of sorrow.
Yaarukku yaarum sondhamillai
No one really belongs to anyone,
Paarukkul enakkor bandham illai…
In this world, I have no bond.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yaarukku yaarum sondhamillai is a deeply philosophical and melancholic song expressing detachment, existential sorrow, and the impermanence of worldly bonds. The speaker reflects on how human birth brings endless worries and trials, noting that rigid concepts of duty and justice often destroy personal love and affection. The lyrics further highlight the transience of human intimacy and dreams, comparing them to fragile waves on water that fade into silent nothingness. The song concludes that freedom from grief is achieved either through renunciation or liberation from life's worldly attachments, brought to life by P. B. Sreenivas's emotive rendition.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Yaarukku yaarum sondhamillai / Paarukkul enakkor bandham illai”
The second consonant sound 'r' (ற/ர்) rhymes in 'Yaarukku' and 'Paarukkul'.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Nenjathil thondridum kanavellaam / Manjathil pesidum kadhaiyellaam”
The second letter sound 'nja' (ஞ்) matches in 'Nenjathil' and 'Manjathil'.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“maraiyumae / sidhaiyumae / thodarumae / sidharumae”
The lines end with matching rhyming suffixes '-umae'.
Upamai Ani (Simile)
“Neerinil alai pol kalaiyumae”
Dreams arising in the heart are compared explicitly to waves in water that scatter and disappear ('pol' = like).
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Nenjathil thondridum kanavellaam / Neerinil alai pol kalaiyumae”
The starting 'N' sound is repeated in 'Nenjathil' and 'Neerinil'.
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Trivia
Nalvaravu (1964) featured music by the veteran composer T. Chalapathi Rao, with poignant lyrics penned by V. Lakshmanan. Singer P. B. Sreenivas was widely renowned for his deep, expressive voice, which made him the quintessential choice for philosophical and emotionally intense solos during this era of Tamil cinema.
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