K. S. Chithra’s ‘Yaar Padalai’ from the album J.Baby features Kabilan’s lyrics and Tony Britto’s composition. This devotional track examines a mother’s sacred role through measured vocal delivery.
Released: March 4, 2024
Yaar Padalai
K. S. Chithra • From “J.Baby”
Yaar Padalai Lyrics Translation (from “J.Baby”)
Kabilan describes universal maternal care with ‘no child exists who hasn’t lived on a mother’s breath.’ His lines note mothers lose their identity, becoming ‘half child and half mother’ through constant giving. The lyrics cite hidden sorrows unknown to others.
Yaar PadalaiWhose song is this?
Yaar Paada ThonumWho’d even feel like singing it?
Thaai PadalaiIt’s a mother’s song,
Naan Paada VenumAnd I’m the one who must sing it.
Un PaasamooYour affection is like,
Karunai Paai MaramA ‘mast’ of mercy.
Un PaadhamooYour feet are like,
Kadavul GopuramA sacred ‘temple tower’.
Yaar PadalaiWhose song is this?
Yaar Paada ThonumWho’d even feel like singing it?
Ammavin MoochilOn a mother’s breath,
Vaazhadha PillaiA child who hasn’t lived,
Agilathil Yaarum IllaiDoesn’t exist in this universe.
Saeiyaaga Paadhi Thaayaga PaadhiHalf child and half mother,
Neeyaaga Neeyae IllaiYou aren’t even yourself anymore.
Kaasu Sethu Mundhaanaikkul VaithuSaving coins in your sari’s edge,
Mudi Pottu VaazhadhavalYou’re the one who never lived for yourself.
Kaiyil Ulla Kai Regai KettaalumEven if someone asked for the lines on your palm,
Kodukindra AalaanavalYou’re the kind of person who’d give them away.
Saalaiyoram Vaazhum YaarkkumTo anyone living on the roadside,
Soru Oottum ThaayanavalYou’re the mother who feeds them.
Kannai Moodi Deivam PaarkkumYou’re like the ‘camphor flame’,
Karpoora TheeyanavalThat even God watches with eyes closed.
Kadamai MarandhuForgetting your duty,
Pogindra SelvangalaeOh, you children who walk away.
Thaniyaai ThavikkumSuffering all alone,
Un Thaaiyin UllangalaeAre your mothers’ hearts.
Kannae Nee KannuranguMy dear, you go to sleep.
Kannae Nee KannuranguMy dear, you go to sleep.
Yaar PadalaiWhose song is this?
Yaar Paada ThonumWho’d even feel like singing it?
Thaai PadalaiIt’s a mother’s song,
Thaalattum VaanamThat the sky itself is lullabying.
Boomi PandhuThis ball of an earth,
Ennai Vittu UrundodiHas rolled away from me,
Engaeyoo PonadhennaAnd I don’t know where it’s gone.
Naetru ThandhaAll the mother’s milk,
Thaai Paalai EllamThat was given yesterday,
Kanneeraai AanadhennaWhy has it all turned into tears?
Kaatru Deivam RendumThe wind and God,
Rendu Kannukku AriyadhadhuBoth are unseen by the eyes.
Thaayin Thunbam Endrum EndrumA mother’s sorrow, forever and ever,
Yaarukku TheriyadhadhuIs something no one ever knows.
Uravu IrundhumEven though I’ve relatives,
Enakaedhum Naadhi IllaiI don’t have anyone to call my own.
Dhisaigal IrundhumEven though there are directions,
Naan Poga Paadhai IllaiI’ve no path left to walk.
Kannae Nee KannuranguMy dear, you go to sleep.
Kannae Nee KannuranguMy dear, you go to sleep.
Yaar PadalaiWhose song is this?
Yaar Paada ThonumWho’d even feel like singing it?
En PaadalaiThis is my song,
Nee Paada VenumAnd you’re the one who must sing it.
Thaai AanadhuWas becoming a mother,
Adhu Thaan PaavamooJust a sin I committed?
Naan VaazhvadhuIs it even right,
Iniyum NyaayamaFor me to keep living?
Kannae Nee KannuranguMy dear, you go to sleep.
Kannae Nee KannuranguMy dear, you go to sleep.
Yaar Padalai Music Video
The J.Baby album positions maternal love as both divine obligation and unseen burden. Understanding Yaar Padalai lyrics translation reveals why children must acknowledge this debt before paths disappear.