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Lyrics & meaning

Kaiyale Unnai

From Uyire Unakkaga · 1986

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Details
Uyire Unakkaga1986

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kaiyaalae unnaiIf I touch you with my hand
Thottaal podhumThat alone is enough
Kaadhal vellam nenjil modhumA flood of love will dash against the heart
Kaiyaalae unnaiIf I touch you with my hand
Thottaal podhumThat alone is enough
Kaadhal vellam nenjil modhumA flood of love will dash against the heart
Female
Un sollai kettuListening to your words
Naan odi vantha paatuI am the song that came running
Un sollai kettuListening to your words
Naan odi vantha paatuI am the song that came running
Unnai nambi ingae vandhaalIf I came here trusting you
Thollai dhaano sollu heyyyIs it only trouble? Tell me, hey!
Male
Kaiyaalae unnaiIf I touch you with my hand
Thottaal podhumThat alone is enough
Kaadhal vellam nenjil modhumA flood of love will dash against the heart
Kaiyaalae unnaiIf I touch you with my hand
Thottaal podhumThat alone is enough
Kaadhal vellam nenjil modhumA flood of love will dash against the heart
Female
Un sollai kettuListening to your words
Naan odi vantha paatuI am the song that came running
Un sollai kettuListening to your words
Naan odi vantha paatuI am the song that came running
Unnai nambi ingae vandhaalIf I came here trusting you
Thollai dhaano solluIs it only trouble? Tell me
Male
Heyy kaiyaalae unnaiHey, if I touch you with my hand
Thottaal podhumThat alone is enough
Kaadhal vellam nenjil modhumA flood of love will dash against the heart
Kaiyaalae unnaiIf I touch you with my hand
Thottaal podhumThat alone is enough
Kaadhal vellam nenjil modhumA flood of love will dash against the heart
Male
Uyirae unakaagaOh my life, for your sake
Yedhaiyum seivenaeI will do anything
Female :HahaanFemale: Hahaan
Male :Uyirai ketaalumMale: Even if you ask for my life
Adhaiyum tharuvaenaeI will give that too
Female
Yegaandha nenjilIn a lonely heart
Yekkam thondrum podhuWhen longing arises
Yedhedho pesumThey talk all kinds of things
Aangal ullam nooruA hundred men's minds
Male
Idhazhae unnoduOh lips, with you
Inimai kaanaadhuWithout experiencing sweetness
Ilamai thoongaadhuYouth will not sleep
Idhayam thaangaadhuThe heart cannot bear it
Female
Nee sollum vaarthaiIf the word you say
Unmai aagum endraalWere to become true
Naan sollum ondraiThe one thing I say
Neeyum ketka vendumYou too must listen
Mangai endhan pinnaal sutrumThe work of roaming behind me, a woman
Velai vendaam poi vaaIs not needed, goodbye
Male
Ahaa kaiyaalae unnaiAhaa, if I touch you with my hand
Thottaal podhumThat alone is enough
Kaadhal vellam nenjil modhumA flood of love will dash against the heart
Female :HuhhhFemale: Huhhh
Male :Kaiyaalae unnaiMale: If I touch you with my hand
Thottaal podhumThat alone is enough
Kaadhal vellam nenjil modhumA flood of love will dash against the heart
Female
Vazhiyai marikaadhaeDo not block my path
Kaniyai rasikaadhaeDo not relish the fruit
Thirudum manasoduWith a stealing heart
Inimel paarkaadhae ahhDo not look anymore, ahh
Male
Pazhathottam thannaiThis orchard of fruit
Paarkum indha velaiAt this time of looking at it
Parikaamal ingaeWithout plucking
Poavadhedhu kaalaiHow can a young man leave from here?
Female
Vazhakam maatraadhaeDo not change the routine
Pozhapum kedupenaeI will ruin your livelihood
Mudhugai punnagaTo turn your back into a wound
Mudivu edukadhaeDo not make a decision
Male
Azhagaana penngalWhen beautiful women scold
Yesumpodhum inbamIt is pleasure
Adikindra podhoAnd when they beat
Kodi kodi inbamIt is millions and millions of pleasures
Pennae innum neeyum konjamOh woman, if you scold me a bit more
Vaidhaal ennaWhat is the harm?
Female :YeeeeeeeeeFemale: Yeeeeeeeee
Male
Kaiyaalae unnaiIf I touch you with my hand
Thottaal podhumThat alone is enough
Kaadhal vellam nenjil modhumA flood of love will dash against the heart
Kaiyaalae unnaiIf I touch you with my hand
Thottaal podhumThat alone is enough
Kaadhal vellam nenjil modhumA flood of love will dash against the heart
Female
Un sollai kettuListening to your words
Naan odi vantha paatuI am the song that came running
Un sollai kettuListening to your words
Naan odi vantha paatuI am the song that came running
Unnai nambi ingae vandhaalIf I came here trusting you
Thollai dhaano solluIs it only trouble? Tell me
Male
Heyy hey kaiyaalae unnaiHey hey, if I touch you with my hand
Thottaal podhumThat alone is enough
Kaadhal vellam nenjil modhumA flood of love will dash against the heart
Female :Ahaa haaFemale: Ahaa haa
Male :Kaiyaalae unnaiMale: If I touch you with my hand
Thottaal podhumThat alone is enough
Kaadhal vellam nenjil modhumA flood of love will dash against the heart

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Kaiyaalae Unnai Thottaal Podhum is a playful, romantic duet from the 1986 film Uyire Unakkaga. The song captures a lively conversation between two lovers where the male protagonist proclaims his unyielding devotion, claiming that mere physical proximity fills his heart with an overwhelming flood of love. He lightheartedly welcomes her rebukes and resistance as purely pleasurable encounters.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kaadhal vellam nenjil modhum

Love is poetically compared to a surging, overwhelming flood ('vellam') pounding against the heart.

Rhyme / Etukai (Second Letter Assonance)

Idhazhae unnodu / Inimai kaanaadhu / Ilamai thoongaadhu / Idhayam thaangaadhu

The second consonant sound repeats across consecutive lines ('dh' in Idhazhae, Inimai, Ilamai, Idhayam).

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Adikindra podho / Kodi kodi inbam

The hero exaggeratedly claims that getting hit or scolded by a beautiful woman brings millions of pleasures.

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Trivia

Uyire Unakkaga (1986) starred Mohan and Nadhiya in the lead roles. The film was notable for bringing famous Bollywood composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal to Tamil cinema, with lyrics written by veteran poet Muthulingam.

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