Ellam Unnale
From Album Songs 2020 · 2020
- Lyricist
- Vedhamani
- Singer
- Godwin Winston
- Music directors
- Vedhamani, Alwin Paransothi
- Details
- Album Songs 20202020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Koormaiyaana paarvai thaakkudhae | A sharp gaze strikes me |
| Paavaiyodu | With the young woman |
| Pogum neram vegam aagudhae | The time spent together moves faster |
| Kaanal pola kaatril neeyum maayam aavadhen | Why do you disappear in the wind like a mirage? |
| Kaanum piraiyil unnai ketkkiren | I ask about you from the visible crescent moon |
| Male | |
| Kaadum malaiyum kalanthu karaiyum | Forests and mountains blend and dissolve |
| Megam unai ippodhu varaiyum | The cloud paints your form right now |
| Kavidhai iravu eppodhu mudiyumo | When will this poetic night end? |
| Male | |
| {Kaalam kadanthu pogavae | As time passes by |
| Nee venum enakku puriyudha | Do you understand that I need you? |
| En paadham nadanthu pogala | My feet aren't just walking |
| Unakkaaga parakkum theriyudha} (2) | Do you realize they are flying for you? |
| Male | |
| Theanaa sirichi pesi | Speaking and laughing like honey |
| Poratti potta manasa ippo | My heart that was overturned now |
| Kaana sirikki appo tholachi puttalaa | Did that beautiful girl lose it back then? |
| Megam aval edhiril neendhi | Clouds swim before her |
| Udhirum velaiyil karaiyudhae | And melt away as they fall |
| Naanum adhae pola yedho aagiren | I am becoming something similar too |
| Vaanamum moodida nilavum asandhu thoongida | As the sky closes up and the moon sleeps soundly |
| Vaarangal pol oru iravai kadakkindren | I cross a night that feels as long as weeks |
| Male | |
| Kaadum malaiyum kalandhu karaiyum | Forests and mountains blend and dissolve |
| Megam unai ippodhu varaiyum | The cloud paints your form right now |
| Kavidhai iravu eppodhu mudiyumo | When will this poetic night end? |
| Male | |
| {Kaalam kadanthu pogavae | As time passes by |
| Nee venum enakku puriyudha | Do you understand that I need you? |
| En paadham nadanthu pogala | My feet aren't just walking |
| Unakkaaga parakkum theriyudha} (2) | Do you realize they are flying for you? |
கூர்மையான பார்வை தாக்குதே பாவையோடு
போகும் நேரம் வேகம் ஆகுதே
கானல் போல காற்றில் நீயும் மாயம் ஆவதேன்
காணும் பிறையில் உன்னை கேட்க்கிறேன்
A sharp gaze strikes me
With the young woman
The time spent together moves faster
Why do you disappear in the wind like a mirage?
I ask about you from the visible crescent moon
காடும் மலையும் கலந்து கரையும்
மேகம் உன்னை இப்போது வரையும்
கவிதை இரவு எப்போது முடியுமோ
Forests and mountains blend and dissolve
The cloud paints your form right now
When will this poetic night end?
{காலம் கடந்து போகவே
நீ வேணும் எனக்கு புரியுதா
என் பாதம் நடந்து போகல
உனக்காக பறக்கும் தெரியுதா} (2)
As time passes by
Do you understand that I need you?
My feet aren't just walking
Do you realize they are flying for you?
தேனா சிரிச்சி பேசி
புரட்டி போட்ட மனச இப்போ
காணா சிறுக்கி அப்போ தொலச்சி புட்டாளா
மேகம் அவள் எதிரில் நீந்தி
உதிரும் வேளையில் கறையுதே
நானும் அதே போல ஏதோ ஆகிறேன்
வானமும் மூடிட நிலவும் அசந்து தூங்கிட
வாரங்கள் போல் ஒரு இரவை கடக்கிறேன்
Speaking and laughing like honey
My heart that was overturned now
Did that beautiful girl lose it back then?
Clouds swim before her
And melt away as they fall
I am becoming something similar too
As the sky closes up and the moon sleeps soundly
I cross a night that feels as long as weeks
காடும் மலையும் கலந்து கரையும்
மேகம் உன்னை இப்போது வரையும்
கவிதை இரவு எப்போது முடியுமோ
Forests and mountains blend and dissolve
The cloud paints your form right now
When will this poetic night end?
{காலம் கடந்து போகவே
நீ வேணும் எனக்கு புரியுதா
என் பாதம் நடந்து போகல
உனக்காக பறக்கும் தெரியுதா} (2)
As time passes by
Do you understand that I need you?
My feet aren't just walking
Do you realize they are flying for you?
Koormaiyaana paarvai thaakkudhae
A sharp gaze strikes me
Paavaiyodu
With the young woman
Pogum neram vegam aagudhae
The time spent together moves faster
Kaanal pola kaatril neeyum maayam aavadhen
Why do you disappear in the wind like a mirage?
Kaanum piraiyil unnai ketkkiren
I ask about you from the visible crescent moon
Kaadum malaiyum kalanthu karaiyum
Forests and mountains blend and dissolve
Megam unai ippodhu varaiyum
The cloud paints your form right now
Kavidhai iravu eppodhu mudiyumo
When will this poetic night end?
{Kaalam kadanthu pogavae
As time passes by
Nee venum enakku puriyudha
Do you understand that I need you?
En paadham nadanthu pogala
My feet aren't just walking
Unakkaaga parakkum theriyudha} (2)
Do you realize they are flying for you?
Theanaa sirichi pesi
Speaking and laughing like honey
Poratti potta manasa ippo
My heart that was overturned now
Kaana sirikki appo tholachi puttalaa
Did that beautiful girl lose it back then?
Megam aval edhiril neendhi
Clouds swim before her
Udhirum velaiyil karaiyudhae
And melt away as they fall
Naanum adhae pola yedho aagiren
I am becoming something similar too
Vaanamum moodida nilavum asandhu thoongida
As the sky closes up and the moon sleeps soundly
Vaarangal pol oru iravai kadakkindren
I cross a night that feels as long as weeks
Kaadum malaiyum kalandhu karaiyum
Forests and mountains blend and dissolve
Megam unai ippodhu varaiyum
The cloud paints your form right now
Kavidhai iravu eppodhu mudiyumo
When will this poetic night end?
{Kaalam kadanthu pogavae
As time passes by
Nee venum enakku puriyudha
Do you understand that I need you?
En paadham nadanthu pogala
My feet aren't just walking
Unakkaaga parakkum theriyudha} (2)
Do you realize they are flying for you?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic track captures the surreal and overwhelming feeling of falling deeply in love. The narrator describes how the beloved's captivating gaze and sweet speech flip his world upside down, making time feel both accelerated and stretched. Nature itself seems to participate in his longing—clouds paint her portrait, mountains dissolve, and a single night stretches out as if it were weeks long. Struggling with her elusive presence that vanishes like a mirage, he expresses that his feet feel as though they are flying rather than walking in pursuit of her love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Kaanal pola kaatril neeyum maayam aavadhen”
Compares the beloved's disappearance to a mirage ('Kaanal pola') and her speech to sweet honey ('Theanaa sirichi').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)
“En paadham nadanthu pogala / Unakkaaga parakkum theriyudha”
Exaggerates the protagonist's emotional state by stating his feet are flying instead of walking and a single night feels like weeks.
Personification (Tharkiipetru Aniyin Thannmai)
“Megam unai ippodhu varaiyum”
Attributes human behaviors to nature, such as clouds painting her picture and the moon sleeping soundly.
Alliteration (Moanai)
“Kaadum malaiyum kalanthu karaiyum”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words within the same line, such as 'Kaadum' and 'Kalandhu'.
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Trivia
This track is an independent Tamil romantic single from the 2020 album releases featuring lyricist Vedhamani, known for blending imagery of nature with themes of modern romance.
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