I Love You
From Uyirodu Uyiraga · 1998
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Nandini Srikar
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Uyirodu Uyiraga1998
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| In rae kik li tha kaa | In rae kik li tha kaa (gibberish/reversed text) |
| Ik nai nun naa – mm | Ik nai nun naa - mm (gibberish/reversed text) |
| In rae kik li tha kaa | In rae kik li tha kaa |
| Ik nai nun naa | Ik nai nun naa |
| Male | |
| Enna olarura | What are you blabbering? |
| Puriyira madhiri sollu | Say it in a way I can understand. |
| Female | |
| In rae kik li tha kaa | In rae kik li tha kaa |
| Ik nai nun naa | Ik nai nun naa |
| Male | |
| Aiyo thalai suthudu | Oh dear, my head is spinning! |
| Sariya sollu | Say it properly. |
| Female | |
| Idhu kooda puriyalaiya | Don't you even understand this? |
| Puddhu | Dumb one! |
| Naan reverse-la sonnen | I said it in reverse! |
| Male | |
| Reverselaya… | In reverse? |
| Adhellam vendaam nera sollu | Forget all that, say it straight! |
| Female | |
| : Naan unnai kaadhalikkiren… | I love you... |
| Female | |
| : I love you…. you love me too | I love you... you love me too |
| I love you…. you love me too | I love you... you love me too |
| Female | |
| Nakshathiram theriyudhu | Stars are visible... |
| Sooriyanum theriyudhu | The sun is visible too... |
| Idhu enna kaalamoo | What kind of season/time is this? |
| Female | |
| 19 vayasila | At 19 years of age... |
| Paithiyangal pidikkayil | When madness grips us... |
| Paruvangal maarumoo | Do the seasons change? |
| Female | |
| {I love u i love u | I love you, I love you, I love you... |
| I love u..} (2) | I love you, I love you... |
| In rae kik li tha kaa …haha | In rae kik li tha kaa ...haha |
| Ik nai nun naa …hahahaha | Ik nai nun naa ...hahahaha |
| In rae kik li tha kaa …hahahahah | In rae kik li tha kaa ...hahahahah |
| Female | |
| Kamban sonna | The poetry that Kamban wrote... |
| Kavi enna theriyaadhu | I do not know what it is. |
| Kaalidhasan peyar enna | What Kalidasa's name is... |
| Theriyaadhu | I do not know. |
| Pachai color pencil niram | The color of a green-colored pencil... |
| Theriyaadhu | I do not know. |
| Mukkaalikku ethanai kaalgal | How many legs a tripod stool has... |
| Theriyaadhu | I do not know. |
| Female | |
| Muthamizh ethanai pirivu | How many divisions Muthamizh (three-fold Tamil) has... |
| Ada solla theriyaadhu | Ah, I do not know how to tell. |
| Thennaikku ethanai kilaigal | How many branches a coconut tree has... |
| Adhai enna theriyaadhu | I do not know how to count that. |
| Female | |
| Naan arindhadhum | All that I have come to learn, |
| Therindhadhum | All that I know, |
| Thelindhadhum idhu ondrudhaan | And all that I am clear about is just this one thing: |
| I love you i love you | I love you, I love you. |
| Male :Sa ma ri paa mapa dha pa ri | Sargam notes: Sa ma ri paa mapa dha pa ri |
| Sa ma ri paa mapa dha pa sa ri | Sargam notes: Sa ma ri paa mapa dha pa sa ri |
| Female | |
| Pulli vaithu kolam poda | How to draw a Kolam using dots... |
| Theriyaadhu | I do not know. |
| Poojiyathuku ethanai saibar | How many zeroes a zero has... |
| Theriyaadhu | I do not know. |
| Mazhaiyil meengal odhunguvadhengae | Where fish take shelter during rain... |
| Theriyaadhu | I do not know. |
| Thamarai endha marathil pookkum | On which tree a lotus blooms... |
| Theriyaadhu da | I do not know, man! |
| Female | |
| Raman seethai uravu | The relationship between Rama and Sita... |
| Ada solla theriyaadhu | Ah, I do not know how to explain. |
| Iravil ethanai nilavu | How many moons exist at night... |
| Adhai enna theriyaadhu | I do not know how to count that. |
| Female | |
| Naan arindhadhum | All that I have come to learn, |
| Therindhadhum | All that I know, |
| Thelindhadhum idhu ondrudhaan | And all that I am clear about is just this one thing: |
| I love you i love ….huhuh | I love you, I love... |
| I love you Chorus : I love you (2) | I love you (Chorus: I love you) |
| I love you Chorus : I love you (2) | I love you (Chorus: I love you) |
| Female | |
| I love you…. you love me too | I love you... you love me too |
| I love you…. you love me too | I love you... you love me too |
| Female | |
| Nakshathiram theriyudhu | Stars are visible... |
| Sooriyanum theriyudhu | The sun is visible too... |
| Idhu enna kaalamoo | What kind of season/time is this? |
| Female | |
| 19 vayasila | At 19 years of age... |
| Paithiyangal pidikkayil | When madness grips us... |
| Paruvangal maarumoo | Do the seasons change? |
| Female | |
| {I love u i love u | I love you, I love you, I love you... |
| I love u..} (2) | I love you, I love you... |
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In rae kik li tha kaa (gibberish/reversed text)
Ik nai nun naa - mm (gibberish/reversed text)
In rae kik li tha kaa
Ik nai nun naa
என்ன ஒளறுற
புரியுற மாதிரி சொல்லு
What are you blabbering?
Say it in a way I can understand.
..................................
In rae kik li tha kaa
Ik nai nun naa
ஐயோ தல சுத்துது
சரியா சொல்லு
Oh dear, my head is spinning!
Say it properly.
இது கூட புரியலையா
நான் ரிவர்ஸ்ல சொன்னேன்
Don't you even understand this?
Dumb one!
I said it in reverse!
ரிவர்ஸ்லயா....
தெல்லாம் வேண்டாம்
நேரா சொல்லு
In reverse?
Forget all that, say it straight!
நான் உன்னை
காதலிக்கிறேன்....
I love you...
ஐ லவ் யு...யு லவ் மீ டூ
ஐ லவ் யு.... யு லவ் மீ டூ
I love you... you love me too
I love you... you love me too
நக்சத்திரம் தெரியுது
சூரியனும் தெரியுது
இது என்ன காலமோ
Stars are visible...
The sun is visible too...
What kind of season/time is this?
பத்தொன்பது வயசில
பைத்தியங்கள் பிடிக்கயில்
பருவங்கள் மாறுமோ
At 19 years of age...
When madness grips us...
Do the seasons change?
{ஐ லவ் யு ஐ லவ் யு
ஐ லவ் யு...} (2)
I love you, I love you, I love you...
I love you, I love you...
In rae kik li tha kaa ...haha
Ik nai nun naa ...hahahaha
In rae kik li tha kaa ...hahahahah
கம்பன் சொன்ன
கவி என்ன தெரியாது
காளிதாசன் பெயர் என்ன
தெரியாது
பச்சை கலர் பென்சில் நிறம்
தெரியாது
முக்காலுக்கு எத்தனை கால்கள்
தெரியாது
The poetry that Kamban wrote...
I do not know what it is.
What Kalidasa's name is...
I do not know.
The color of a green-colored pencil...
I do not know.
How many legs a tripod stool has...
I do not know.
முத்தமிழ் எத்தனை பிரிவு
அட சொல்ல தெரியாது
தென்னைக்கு எத்தனை கிளைகள்
அதை என்ன தெரியாது
How many divisions Muthamizh (three-fold Tamil) has...
Ah, I do not know how to tell.
How many branches a coconut tree has...
I do not know how to count that.
நான் அறிந்ததும்
தெரிந்ததும்
தெளிந்ததும் இது ஒன்றுதான்
ஐ லவ் யு ஐ லவ் யு
ச ம ரி பா மப த ப ரி
ச ம ரி பா மப த ச ரி
All that I have come to learn,
All that I know,
And all that I am clear about is just this one thing:
I love you, I love you.
Sargam notes: Sa ma ri paa mapa dha pa ri
Sargam notes: Sa ma ri paa mapa dha pa sa ri
புள்ளி வைத்து கோலம்
போட தெரியாது
பூஜ்யத்துக்கு எத்தனை சைபர்
தெரியாது
மழையில் மீன்கள்
ஒதுங்குவதெங்கே தெரியாது
தாமரை எந்த மரத்தில் பூக்கும்
தெரியாது டா
How to draw a Kolam using dots...
I do not know.
How many zeroes a zero has...
I do not know.
Where fish take shelter during rain...
I do not know.
On which tree a lotus blooms...
I do not know, man!
ராமன் சீதை உறவு
அட சொல்ல தெரியாது
இரவில் எத்தனை நிலவு
அதை என்ன தெரியாது
The relationship between Rama and Sita...
Ah, I do not know how to explain.
How many moons exist at night...
I do not know how to count that.
நான் அறிந்ததும்
தெரிந்ததும்
தெளிந்ததும் இது ஒன்றுதான்
ஐ லவ் யு ஐ லவ்....
ஐ லவ் யு ஐ லவ் யு(2)
ஐ லவ் யு ஐ லவ் யு(2)
All that I have come to learn,
All that I know,
And all that I am clear about is just this one thing:
I love you, I love...
I love you (Chorus: I love you)
I love you (Chorus: I love you)
ஐ லவ் யு...யு லவ் மீ டூ
ஐ லவ் யு.... யு லவ் மீ டூ
I love you... you love me too
I love you... you love me too
நக்சத்திரம் தெரியுது
சூரியனும் தெரியுது
இது என்ன காலமோ
Stars are visible...
The sun is visible too...
What kind of season/time is this?
பத்தொன்பது வயசில
பைத்தியங்கள் பிடிக்கயில்
பருவங்கள் மாறுமோ
At 19 years of age...
When madness grips us...
Do the seasons change?
{ஐ லவ் யு ஐ லவ் யு
ஐ லவ் யு...} (2)
I love you, I love you, I love you...
I love you, I love you...
In rae kik li tha kaa
In rae kik li tha kaa (gibberish/reversed text)
Ik nai nun naa – mm
Ik nai nun naa - mm (gibberish/reversed text)
In rae kik li tha kaa
In rae kik li tha kaa
Ik nai nun naa
Ik nai nun naa
Enna olarura
What are you blabbering?
Puriyira madhiri sollu
Say it in a way I can understand.
In rae kik li tha kaa
In rae kik li tha kaa
Ik nai nun naa
Ik nai nun naa
Aiyo thalai suthudu
Oh dear, my head is spinning!
Sariya sollu
Say it properly.
Idhu kooda puriyalaiya
Don't you even understand this?
Puddhu
Dumb one!
Naan reverse-la sonnen
I said it in reverse!
Reverselaya…
In reverse?
Adhellam vendaam nera sollu
Forget all that, say it straight!
: Naan unnai kaadhalikkiren…
I love you...
: I love you…. you love me too
I love you... you love me too
I love you…. you love me too
I love you... you love me too
Nakshathiram theriyudhu
Stars are visible...
Sooriyanum theriyudhu
The sun is visible too...
Idhu enna kaalamoo
What kind of season/time is this?
19 vayasila
At 19 years of age...
Paithiyangal pidikkayil
When madness grips us...
Paruvangal maarumoo
Do the seasons change?
{I love u i love u
I love you, I love you, I love you...
I love u..} (2)
I love you, I love you...
In rae kik li tha kaa …haha
In rae kik li tha kaa ...haha
Ik nai nun naa …hahahaha
Ik nai nun naa ...hahahaha
In rae kik li tha kaa …hahahahah
In rae kik li tha kaa ...hahahahah
Kamban sonna
The poetry that Kamban wrote...
Kavi enna theriyaadhu
I do not know what it is.
Kaalidhasan peyar enna
What Kalidasa's name is...
Theriyaadhu
I do not know.
Pachai color pencil niram
The color of a green-colored pencil...
Theriyaadhu
I do not know.
Mukkaalikku ethanai kaalgal
How many legs a tripod stool has...
Theriyaadhu
I do not know.
Muthamizh ethanai pirivu
How many divisions Muthamizh (three-fold Tamil) has...
Ada solla theriyaadhu
Ah, I do not know how to tell.
Thennaikku ethanai kilaigal
How many branches a coconut tree has...
Adhai enna theriyaadhu
I do not know how to count that.
Naan arindhadhum
All that I have come to learn,
Therindhadhum
All that I know,
Thelindhadhum idhu ondrudhaan
And all that I am clear about is just this one thing:
I love you i love you
I love you, I love you.
Male :Sa ma ri paa mapa dha pa ri
Sargam notes: Sa ma ri paa mapa dha pa ri
Sa ma ri paa mapa dha pa sa ri
Sargam notes: Sa ma ri paa mapa dha pa sa ri
Pulli vaithu kolam poda
How to draw a Kolam using dots...
Theriyaadhu
I do not know.
Poojiyathuku ethanai saibar
How many zeroes a zero has...
Theriyaadhu
I do not know.
Mazhaiyil meengal odhunguvadhengae
Where fish take shelter during rain...
Theriyaadhu
I do not know.
Thamarai endha marathil pookkum
On which tree a lotus blooms...
Theriyaadhu da
I do not know, man!
Raman seethai uravu
The relationship between Rama and Sita...
Ada solla theriyaadhu
Ah, I do not know how to explain.
Iravil ethanai nilavu
How many moons exist at night...
Adhai enna theriyaadhu
I do not know how to count that.
Naan arindhadhum
All that I have come to learn,
Therindhadhum
All that I know,
Thelindhadhum idhu ondrudhaan
And all that I am clear about is just this one thing:
I love you i love ….huhuh
I love you, I love...
I love you Chorus : I love you (2)
I love you (Chorus: I love you)
I love you Chorus : I love you (2)
I love you (Chorus: I love you)
I love you…. you love me too
I love you... you love me too
I love you…. you love me too
I love you... you love me too
Nakshathiram theriyudhu
Stars are visible...
Sooriyanum theriyudhu
The sun is visible too...
Idhu enna kaalamoo
What kind of season/time is this?
19 vayasila
At 19 years of age...
Paithiyangal pidikkayil
When madness grips us...
Paruvangal maarumoo
Do the seasons change?
{I love u i love u
I love you, I love you, I love you...
I love u..} (2)
I love you, I love you...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful youth song opens with a clever riddle where the word 'Naan unnai kaadhalikkiren' (I love you) and 'Naan unnai' are reversed into humorous gibberish. The lead character playfully confesses love while exaggerating their total ignorance about basic facts of literature, science, and math—playfully asking ridiculous questions like the color of a green pencil or on which tree a lotus grows. The core emotion conveys that when a young adult falls in love at age nineteen, every common sense logic fades away, leaving 'I love you' as the only truth they know.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anagram / Word Reversal (Pirivu Moli)
“In rae kik li tha kaa”
The lyrics intentionally reverse Tamil phonemes 'Kaadhalikkiren' and 'Naan unnai' into 'In rae kik li tha kaa' and 'Ik nai nun naa' as a romantic word puzzle.
Humorous Paradox (Slesai / Irony)
“Pachai color pencil niram Theriyaadhu”
The lyrics use absurd questions like asking the color of a green pencil or how many zeroes a zero has, highlighting playful ignorance.
Anaphora / Repetition (Edual)
“Naan arindhadhum Therindhadhum Thelindhadhum idhu ondrudhaan”
Repeated line endings with 'Theriyaadhu' emphasize the theme of ignoring worldly knowledge in favor of love.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Vidyasagar for the 1998 romantic drama 'Uyirodu Uyiraga' starring Ajith Kumar and Richa Ahuja. Lyricist Vairamuthu cleverly formatted the intro lines by reversing Tamil letters phonetically to simulate a secret language.
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