Ghibran teams up with powerhouse vocalists Padmalatha and Anurag Kulkarni for ‘Ghandhari Yaaro’ from the album ‘Magalir Mattum’, while poet Thamarai pens stirring verses. This Tamil anthem rewrites mythology through modern eyes, asking sharp questions about forgotten heroines like Gandhari who blindfolded herself for loyalty, and Sita who walked into fire to prove her purity.
Thamarai fills the lyrics with loaded symbols – a parrot pretending to sleep, victory crowns waiting to be claimed, and kolam patterns that start with single dots. ‘Break out of your confines and change your fate,’ demands Padmalatha, her voice rising like a battle cry over Ghibran’s percussive beats. The song turns motherhood myths inside out, calling domestic burdens ‘murderous hands’ and marriage a theft of identity.
Gandhari Yaro Kan Paradha TharoWho’s this Gandhari, a star who’s never seen the world?
Soodhadum Podhu Van Sooluraitha TharoWho’s the one who made a great vow when the dice were cast?
Seethaigal Yaro Sirai MeeladhadharoWho are these Sitas, the ones who never returned from their ‘prison’?
Poradum Podhu Thee Mooti Chendra TharoWho set the fire and left while the battle raged?
Siru Pulli VaikkindraiYou place a tiny dot.
Perum Kolam PadaikkindraiYou create a grand ‘kolam’ ‘geometric floor art’.
Azhage Neeyum YaroOh beauty, who are you anyway?
Kadavulin Thugal DhanoAre you just a tiny speck of the Divine?
Kanne En KadambariMy dear, my Kadambari.
Kan Moodi Thoongum KiliYou’re a parrot sleeping with its eyes closed.
Kalangal Odum IniTime’s going to fly from now on.
Vagai Sooda Odi Va VaCome running to wear your ‘victory crown’.
Engengum Kollum KaigalThere are murderous hands everywhere.
Kolaru Seiyum PoigalDeceptive lies cause nothing but trouble.
Kattarai Mari NeeyumBreak out of your confines and change your fate.
Kadu Medu Thandi Va VaCross the wilds and hills, just come.
Gandhari Yaro Kan Paradha TharoWho’s this Gandhari, a star who’s never seen the world?
Soodhadum Podhu Van Sooluraitha TharoWho’s the one who made a great vow when the dice were cast?
Karuvile Thodangudhu Un KalagameYour rebellion begins right in the womb.
Kallipal Kadapadhai KalaiSurviving the ‘cactus milk’ ‘poisonous milk’ is your first art.
Padikkavum Pazhagavum Pala ThadaiThere are so many hurdles to study and learn.
Adhilumor Nerunjidhan UdaiEven then, you’ve got to break through the thorns.
Kadhal Vandhal PodhumIf love ever finds you.
Adharkkum Udane PerumImmediately, a massive…
Thirai VizhumCurtain will fall on it.
Kadhal Kollum NenjamA heart that’s full of love,
Oruvan Ninaivil SadhaWill always be haunted by the memory of one man.
Vadhai PadumIt’ll suffer endlessly.
Kallaiyum Mullaiyum KandalumEven if we face stones and thorns,
Kalgalil Kayangal VandhalumEven if our feet are covered in wounds,
Thandi Thandi VandhomeWe’ve kept on crossing every limit.
Thamaraiyagi NindromeWe stood tall like a blooming lotus.
Kanne En KadambariMy dear, my Kadambari.
Kan Moodi Thoongum KiliYou’re a parrot sleeping with its eyes closed.
Kalangal Odum IniTime’s going to fly from now on.
Vagai Sooda Odi Va VaCome running to wear your ‘victory crown’.
Engengum Kollum KaigalThere are murderous hands everywhere.
Kolaru Seiyum PoigalDeceptive lies cause nothing but trouble.
Kattarai Mari NeeyumBreak out of your confines and change your fate.
Kadu Medu Thandi Va VaCross the wilds and hills, just come.
Manaiviyai Peyar TharumThe day you’re given the title of ‘wife’,
Thirumanam ThanpeyarMarriage is the moment your own name…
Tholaithidum DhinamIs lost forever.
Mazhalaiyai Yendhiya MaruganamThe very second you cradle a child,
Thaiyena Thalaiyile GanamThe heavy burden of ‘motherhood’ settles on you.
Odi Odi Odi AluthuYou’re exhausted from all this running.
Thirumbum Nodi Perum IdiA sudden bolt strikes the moment you turn around.
Saindhu Saindhu NindruYou’ve spent your life leaning on others,
Mudhugil Elumbe Illa Vizhum KodiLike a spineless vine that just falls down.
Anaigal Illa AmbariYou’re a ‘howdah’ ‘elephant carriage’ without an elephant.
Andharam Adidum PennthooriA woman’s soul swinging in the empty air.
Sambalamilla SamsariYou’re an unpaid ‘homemaker’.
Sasanam Akida Va Va NeeCome now and write your own ‘laws’.
Kanne En KadambariMy dear, my Kadambari.
Kan Moodi Thoongum KiliYou’re a parrot sleeping with its eyes closed.
Kalangal Odum IniTime’s going to fly from now on.
Vagai Sooda Odi Va VaCome running to wear your ‘victory crown’.
Engengum Kollum KaigalThere are murderous hands everywhere.
Kolaru Seiyum PoigalDeceptive lies cause nothing but trouble.
Kattarai Mari NeeyumBreak out of your confines and change your fate.
Kadu Medu Thandi Va VaCross the wilds and hills, just come.
The English lyrics of ‘Ghandhari Yaaro’ celebrate women rewriting their stories, while Ghibran’s fusion tune bridges ancient folklore and electronic beats. This Tamil feminist anthem belongs alongside every Janaki and Sabari fighting to wear their own victory crowns.
