Ennai Thalattum
From Unnai Ninaithu · 2002
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Unni Menon, Sujatha Mohan
- Music director
- Sirpy
- Details
- Unnai Ninaithu2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| { Aaaa aah aaaa aah aaaa aah } (2) | (Vocalizing) Aaaa aah aaaa aah aaaa aah |
| Female | |
| Mmmm mmm mmmm mmmm | Mmmm mmm mmmm mmmm |
| Male | |
| Ennai thalaatum sangetham nee allavaa | Are you not the music that lulls me to sleep? |
| Unnai seeratum ponoonjal naan allavaa | Am I not the golden swing that pampers you? |
| Male | |
| Unnai mazhai enbathaa | Should I call you rain? |
| Illai thee enbathaa | Or should I call you fire? |
| Antha aagayam nizham kaatru nee enbathaa | Should I say you are that sky, land, and wind? |
| Unnai naan enbathaa | Or should I simply call you myself? |
| Female | |
| Ennai thalaatum sangetham nee allavaa | Are you not the music that lulls me to sleep? |
| Unnai seeratum ponoonjal naan allavaa | Am I not the golden swing that pampers you? |
| Female | |
| Ooo ….. oooh …. oooo …. ooh | Ooo ….. oooh …. oooo …. ooh |
| Male | |
| Nathiyaga neeyum | If you exist as a river, |
| Irunthaalae naanum | Then I too, |
| Nee irukum dhooram varai karai aagiren | Will become the bank along as far as you flow. |
| Female | |
| Iravaga neeyum | If you exist as the night, |
| Nilavaga naanum | Then I as the moon, |
| Nee irukum neram varai uyir vaazhgiren | Will remain alive as long as you are present. |
| Male | |
| Mudhal naal en manathil | On the first day in my heart, |
| Vidhaiyai nee irunthaai | You were like a seed. |
| Maru naal paarkaiyilae | When I looked the next day, |
| Vanamaai maari vitaai | You had turned into a whole forest. |
| Naadi thudipodu nadamadi nee vaazhgirai | You dance and live alongside my pulse, |
| Nenjil nee vaazhgirai | You live inside my heart. |
| Female | |
| Ennai thalaatum sangetham nee allavaa | Are you not the music that lulls me to sleep? |
| Unnai seeratum ponoonjal naan allavaa | Am I not the golden swing that pampers you? |
| Female | |
| Na na na naa na na | Na na na naa na na |
| Female | |
| Boologam oar naal | If the world one day, |
| Kaatrindri ponaal | Runs out of air, |
| Enthan uyir unthan moochu kaatraagumae | My life will become the breath of air for you. |
| Male | |
| Aagaayam oar naal | If the sky one day, |
| Vidiyamal ponaal | Fails to dawn, |
| Enthan jeevan unthan kaiyil vilakaagumae | My soul will become a lamp in your hands. |
| Female | |
| Anbae naan irunthen | My love, I used to be, |
| Vellai kaagithamaa | Like a blank white sheet of paper. |
| Ennil nee vanthaai | You entered into me, |
| Pesum oviyamaa | As a talking painting! |
| Deepam nee endraal athil naanae thiriyaagiren | If you are the lamp, I become the wick within it. |
| Dhinam thiriyaagiren | Every day, I become the wick. |
| Male | |
| Ennai thalaatum sangetham nee allavaa | Are you not the music that lulls me to sleep? |
| Unnai seeratum ponoonjal naan allavaa | Am I not the golden swing that pampers you? |
| Male | |
| Unnai mazhai enbathaa | Should I call you rain? |
| Illai thee enbathaa | Or should I call you fire? |
| Antha aagayam nizham kaatru nee enbathaa | Should I say you are that sky, land, and wind? |
| Unnai naan enbathaa | Or should I simply call you myself? |
| Female | |
| Ennai thalaatum sangetham nee allavaa | Are you not the music that lulls me to sleep? |
| Unnai seeratum ponoonjal naan allavaa | Am I not the golden swing that pampers you? |
.......................................
(Vocalizing) Aaaa aah aaaa aah aaaa aah
என்னை தாலாட்டும்
சங்கீதம் நீயல்லவா உன்னை
சீராட்டும் பொன் ஊஞ்சல்
நான் அல்லவா
Mmmm mmm mmmm mmmm
உன்னை மழை
என்பதா இல்லை தீ என்பதா
அந்த ஆகாயம் நிலம் காற்று
நீ என்பதா உன்னை நான் என்பதா
Are you not the music that lulls me to sleep?
Am I not the golden swing that pampers you?
என்னை தாலாட்டும்
சங்கீதம் நீயல்லவா உன்னை
சீராட்டும் பொன் ஊஞ்சல்
நான் அல்லவா
Should I call you rain?
Or should I call you fire?
Should I say you are that sky, land, and wind?
Or should I simply call you myself?
.......................................
Are you not the music that lulls me to sleep?
Am I not the golden swing that pampers you?
நதியாக நீயும்
இருந்தாலே நானும்
நீயிருக்கும் தூரம்
வரை கரையாகிறேன்
Ooo ….. oooh …. oooo …. ooh
இரவாக நீயும்
நிலவாக நானும் நீயிருக்கும்
நேரம் வரை உயிா் வாழ்கிறேன்
If you exist as a river,
Then I too,
Will become the bank along as far as you flow.
முதல் நாள்
என் மனதில் விதையாய்
நீ இருந்தாய் மறுநாள்
பாா்க்கையிலே வனமாய்
மாறிவிட்டாய் நாடி துடிப்போடு
நடமாடி நீ வாழ்கிறாய்
நெஞ்சில் நீ வாழ்கிறாய்
If you exist as the night,
Then I as the moon,
Will remain alive as long as you are present.
என்னை தாலாட்டும்
சங்கீதம் நீயல்லவா உன்னை
சீராட்டும் பொன் ஊஞ்சல்
நான் அல்லவா
On the first day in my heart,
You were like a seed.
When I looked the next day,
You had turned into a whole forest.
You dance and live alongside my pulse,
You live inside my heart.
.......................................
Are you not the music that lulls me to sleep?
Am I not the golden swing that pampers you?
பூலோகம் ஓா்
நாள் காற்றின்றி போனால்
எந்தன் உயிா் உந்தன் மூச்சு
காற்றாகுமே
Na na na naa na na
ஆகாயம் ஓா்
நாள் விடியாமல் போனால்
எந்தன் ஜீவன் உந்தன்
கையில் விளக்காகுமே
If the world one day,
Runs out of air,
My life will become the breath of air for you.
அன்பே நான்
இருந்தேன் வெள்ளை
காகிதமாய் என்னில் நீ
வந்தாய் பேசும் ஓவியமாய்
தீபம் நீயென்றால் அதில்
நானே திாி ஆகிறேன்
தினம் திாியாகிறேன்
If the sky one day,
Fails to dawn,
My soul will become a lamp in your hands.
என்னை தாலாட்டும்
சங்கீதம் நீயல்லவா உன்னை
சீராட்டும் பொன் ஊஞ்சல்
நான் அல்லவா
My love, I used to be,
Like a blank white sheet of paper.
You entered into me,
As a talking painting!
If you are the lamp, I become the wick within it.
Every day, I become the wick.
உன்னை மழை
என்பதா இல்லை தீ என்பதா
அந்த ஆகாயம் நிலம் காற்று
நீ என்பதா உன்னை நான் என்பதா
Are you not the music that lulls me to sleep?
Am I not the golden swing that pampers you?
என்னை தாலாட்டும்
சங்கீதம் நீயல்லவா உன்னை
சீராட்டும் பொன் ஊஞ்சல்
நான் அல்லவா
Should I call you rain?
Or should I call you fire?
Should I say you are that sky, land, and wind?
Or should I simply call you myself?
Are you not the music that lulls me to sleep?
Am I not the golden swing that pampers you?
{ Aaaa aah aaaa aah aaaa aah } (2)
(Vocalizing) Aaaa aah aaaa aah aaaa aah
Mmmm mmm mmmm mmmm
Mmmm mmm mmmm mmmm
Ennai thalaatum sangetham nee allavaa
Are you not the music that lulls me to sleep?
Unnai seeratum ponoonjal naan allavaa
Am I not the golden swing that pampers you?
Unnai mazhai enbathaa
Should I call you rain?
Illai thee enbathaa
Or should I call you fire?
Antha aagayam nizham kaatru nee enbathaa
Should I say you are that sky, land, and wind?
Unnai naan enbathaa
Or should I simply call you myself?
Ennai thalaatum sangetham nee allavaa
Are you not the music that lulls me to sleep?
Unnai seeratum ponoonjal naan allavaa
Am I not the golden swing that pampers you?
Ooo ….. oooh …. oooo …. ooh
Ooo ….. oooh …. oooo …. ooh
Nathiyaga neeyum
If you exist as a river,
Irunthaalae naanum
Then I too,
Nee irukum dhooram varai karai aagiren
Will become the bank along as far as you flow.
Iravaga neeyum
If you exist as the night,
Nilavaga naanum
Then I as the moon,
Nee irukum neram varai uyir vaazhgiren
Will remain alive as long as you are present.
Mudhal naal en manathil
On the first day in my heart,
Vidhaiyai nee irunthaai
You were like a seed.
Maru naal paarkaiyilae
When I looked the next day,
Vanamaai maari vitaai
You had turned into a whole forest.
Naadi thudipodu nadamadi nee vaazhgirai
You dance and live alongside my pulse,
Nenjil nee vaazhgirai
You live inside my heart.
Ennai thalaatum sangetham nee allavaa
Are you not the music that lulls me to sleep?
Unnai seeratum ponoonjal naan allavaa
Am I not the golden swing that pampers you?
Na na na naa na na
Na na na naa na na
Boologam oar naal
If the world one day,
Kaatrindri ponaal
Runs out of air,
Enthan uyir unthan moochu kaatraagumae
My life will become the breath of air for you.
Aagaayam oar naal
If the sky one day,
Vidiyamal ponaal
Fails to dawn,
Enthan jeevan unthan kaiyil vilakaagumae
My soul will become a lamp in your hands.
Anbae naan irunthen
My love, I used to be,
Vellai kaagithamaa
Like a blank white sheet of paper.
Ennil nee vanthaai
You entered into me,
Pesum oviyamaa
As a talking painting!
Deepam nee endraal athil naanae thiriyaagiren
If you are the lamp, I become the wick within it.
Dhinam thiriyaagiren
Every day, I become the wick.
Ennai thalaatum sangetham nee allavaa
Are you not the music that lulls me to sleep?
Unnai seeratum ponoonjal naan allavaa
Am I not the golden swing that pampers you?
Unnai mazhai enbathaa
Should I call you rain?
Illai thee enbathaa
Or should I call you fire?
Antha aagayam nizham kaatru nee enbathaa
Should I say you are that sky, land, and wind?
Unnai naan enbathaa
Or should I simply call you myself?
Ennai thalaatum sangetham nee allavaa
Are you not the music that lulls me to sleep?
Unnai seeratum ponoonjal naan allavaa
Am I not the golden swing that pampers you?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ennai Thalaattum Sangeetham from the movie Unnai Ninaithu is a soulful melody expressing deep devotion, emotional unity, and unconditional love. The protagonist reflects on how intrinsically connected their lover is to their existence—describing the lover as comforting music, life-giving rain, vital air, and a soothing night sky, while seeing themselves as the supportive shore to the lover's flowing river or the lamp's faithful wick.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Ennai thalaatum sangetham nee allavaa”
Compares the beloved directly to soothing music that lulls the speaker to sleep.
Muran (Antithesis)
“Unnai mazhai enbathaa / Illai thee enbathaa”
Contrasts opposing elements—rain (coolness) and fire (heat)—to describe the multifaceted nature of the beloved.
Metaphor / Visual Imagery
“Vidhaiyai nee irunthaai ... Vanamaai maari vitaai”
Describes the rapid growth of love in the heart using the metaphor of a seed growing into a full forest.
Iyaipu (Rhyme)
“Nathiyaga neeyum / Iravaga neeyum”
The matching ending sound ('neeyum') across parallel lines creates a rhythmic harmony.
Did you know?
Trivia
The film Unnai Ninaithu (2002) was directed by Vikraman and features music composed by Sirpy, with lyrics penned by Yugabharathi. This track remains one of the most celebrated melodies of early 2000s Tamil cinema for its poetic lyricism.
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