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Naan Unarvodu

From Silence · 2020

Lyricist
Karunakaran
Singer
Chinmayi Sripada
Music director
Gopi Sundar
Movie name
Silence
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
22 Aug 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naan unarvodu vizhikkindren
Un naesam kanneeril theettu giren
En sogam en moochil alasugiren
Un swaasam un ninaivinil thuvattugiren
Uravu illatha
Urimai kollatha
Idhuvae ulagin
Mudhal mozhi
Pudhuvidha yaekkam
Thanimaigal thuvakkam
Meendum thurathum
En vidhi
Pournami thaeyum vaanil
Iravin nishaptham
Ven pani moodum poovil
Kaatrin nishaptham
Mounangal pesum kangal
Ulagin nishaptham
Nee illatha endhan
Boomi nishaptham
Naan unarvodu vizhikkindren
Un naesam kanneeril theettugiren
Thozhamai thanthu
Thanimai pookinaai
Vaazhvin artham
Manadhil ootinaai
Sirai konda endhan penmai
Sugamaaga maatri naayae
Varam endru unnai nenaithaen
Marainthaayae
Pornami thaeyum vaanil
Iravin nishaptham
Ven pani moodum poovil
Kaatrin nishaptham
Mounangal pesum kangal
Ulagin nishaptham
Nee illatha endhan
Boomi nishaptham
Aaaa…..aaa….aa….
Maru jenmam ketpen
Natpu kedaikkumaa
Marubadi unnai
Kaana aagumaa
Angum ingum
Engum kanden
Unthan bimbam
Ninaivin jwaalai
Kanneerukkul moozhgi thavithen
Or  abalai
Pornami thaeyum vaanil
Iravin nishaptham
Ven pani moodum poovil
Kaatrin nishaptham
Mounangal pesum kangal
Ulagin nishaptham
Nee illatha endhan
Boomi nishaptham
Naan unarvodu vizhikkindren
Un naesam kanneeril theettu giren
En sogam en moochil alasugiren
Un swaasam un ninaivinil thuvattugiren
Uravu illatha
Urimai kollatha
Idhuvae ulagin
Mudhal mozhi
Pudhuvidha yaekkam
Thanimaigal thuvakkam
Meendum thurathum
En vidhi
Pornami thaeyum vaanil
Iravin nishaptham
Ven pani moodum poovil
Kaatrin nishaptham
Mounangal pesum kangal
Ulagin nishaptham
Nee illatha endhan
Boomi nishaptham
I wake up filled with emotion
I paint your love with my tears
I wash my sorrow in my breath
I dry your breath in your memories
Bound by no name,
Claiming no rights,
This is the world's
First language
A new kind of longing,
The beginning of loneliness,
Chases me once again—
My fate
In the sky where the full moon fades,
The silence of the night
On the flower covered in white mist,
The silence of the wind
In eyes that speak through silence,
The silence of the world
Without you, my
World is silent
I wake up filled with emotion
I paint your love with my tears
Giving me your friendship,
You drove away my loneliness
The true meaning of life,
You nurtured in my heart
My womanhood, once trapped in a cage,
You transformed into comforting joy
I thought of you as a blessing,
Yet you disappeared
In the sky where the full moon fades,
The silence of the night
On the flower covered in white mist,
The silence of the wind
In eyes that speak through silence,
The silence of the world
Without you, my
World is silent
Aaaa... aaaa... aa...
I will ask for another birth,
Will I get your friendship then?
To see you once again,
Will it ever be possible?
Here, there,
Everywhere I looked, I saw
Your reflection
In the flame of memories,
I drowned in tears and suffered,
A helpless woman
In the sky where the full moon fades,
The silence of the night
On the flower covered in white mist,
The silence of the wind
In eyes that speak through silence,
The silence of the world
Without you, my
World is silent
I wake up filled with emotion
I paint your love with my tears
I wash my sorrow in my breath
I dry your breath in your memories
Bound by no name,
Claiming no rights,
This is the world's
First language
A new kind of longing,
The beginning of loneliness,
Chases me once again—
My fate
In the sky where the full moon fades,
The silence of the night
On the flower covered in white mist,
The silence of the wind
In eyes that speak through silence,
The silence of the world
Without you, my
World is silent
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soulful track expresses profound grief, yearning, and deep emotional solitude following the loss of a beloved companion. The narrator reflects on a bond that transcended formal relationships and rights—a silent, pure language of connection. Without this presence, the protagonist feels trapped in an unbearable stillness where nature itself (the night moon, snow, wind, and speaking eyes) echoes silence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Epiphora / Refrain (Iyaiybu)

Iravin nishaptham / Kaatrin nishaptham / Ulagin nishaptham

The word 'Nishaptham' (Silence) is repeated at the end of successive lines in the chorus to emphasize overwhelming stillness.

Metaphor

Ninaivin jwaalai

Comparing memories to a burning flame ('Ninaivin jwaalai') highlights the burning pain of recollection.

Couplet Rhyme (Iyaiybu)

Uravu illatha / Urimai kollatha

Matching ending structures 'illatha' and 'kollatha' create rhythmic symmetry.

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Trivia

This song is from the 2020 crossover thriller film 'Silence' (released as 'Nishabdham' in Telugu). The story revolves around a speech-and-hearing-impaired artist, making the theme of silence ('Nishaptham') central to the narrative and emotional landscape of the film.

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