Naan Unnai Thirumba Thirumba
From Ellam Un Kairasi · 1980
- Lyricist
- Vel Murugan
- Singer
- Jency
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Ellam Un Kairasi1980
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Naan unnai thirumba thirumba | Should I call you again and again? |
| Azhaikka vendumaa | Do I need to keep calling you? |
| Arumbae thirumbu arumbai virumbu | Turn around, O flower bud, love this bud! |
| En azhagai thaedi thaedi paarkka vendumaa | Do you need to search again and again to gaze at my beauty? |
| Female | |
| Naan unnai thirumba thirumba | Should I call you again and again? |
| Azhaikka vendumaa | Do I need to keep calling you? |
| Arumbae thirumbu arumbai virumbu | Turn around, O flower bud, love this bud! |
| En azhagai thaedi thaedi paarkka vendumaa | Do you need to search again and again to gaze at my beauty? |
| Kannaa vaa kaathirukken | Oh Kanna, come, I am waiting! |
| Unnai naan paarthiruppen | I will be watching out for you. |
| Female | |
| Aatru neeril kaatru odi | As the wind sweeps over the river water, |
| Aadum inbam thaedugindren | I search for the dancing joy. |
| Female | |
| Aatru neeril kaatru odi | As the wind sweeps over the river water, |
| Aadum inbam thaedugindren | I search for the dancing joy. |
| Alaigalil nanaindhadhu | Soaked in the gentle waves, |
| Ilangani dhaegam idhu | This tender body of mine waits. |
| Pudhu vellam nee kondu vaa vaa | Bring the fresh rush of floods, come, come! |
| Female | |
| Naan unnai thirumba thirumba | Should I call you again and again? |
| Azhaikka vendumaa | Do I need to keep calling you? |
| Arumbae thirumbu arumbai virumbu | Turn around, O flower bud, love this bud! |
| En azhagai thaedi thaedi paarkka vendumaa | Do you need to search again and again to gaze at my beauty? |
| Female | |
| Pookkal thooviya maedai pottu | Setting up a stage strewn with fresh flowers, |
| Poovai ingae vaadugindren | I, a flower-like woman, am wilting here. |
| Female | |
| Pookkal thooviya maedai pottu | Setting up a stage strewn with fresh flowers, |
| Poovai ingae vaadugindren | I, a flower-like woman, am wilting here. |
| Payan thara solludhu | It urges me to yield sweet fruits, |
| Virundhu thaan vandhadhu | The feast of youth has arrived. |
| Silai vaikka thaer kondu vaa vaa | Bring a grand chariot to enthrone this statue, come, come! |
| Female | |
| Naan unnai thirumba thirumba | Should I call you again and again? |
| Azhaikka vendumaa | Do I need to keep calling you? |
| Arumbae thirumbu arumbai virumbu | Turn around, O flower bud, love this bud! |
| En azhagai thaedi thaedi paarkka vendumaa | Do you need to search again and again to gaze at my beauty? |
| Kannaa vaa kaathirukken | Oh Kanna, come, I am waiting! |
| Unnai naan paarthiruppen | I will be watching out for you. |
நான் உன்னைத் திரும்பத் திரும்ப
அழைக்க வேண்டுமா
அரும்பே திரும்பு அரும்பை விரும்பு
என் அழகை தேடித் தேடிப் பார்க்க வேண்டுமா
Should I call you again and again?
Do I need to keep calling you?
Turn around, O flower bud, love this bud!
Do you need to search again and again to gaze at my beauty?
நான் உன்னைத் திரும்பத் திரும்ப
அழைக்க வேண்டுமா
அரும்பே திரும்பு அரும்பை விரும்பு
என் அழகை தேடித் தேடிப் பார்க்க வேண்டுமா
கண்ணா வா....... காத்திருப்பேன்
உன்னை நான்...... பாத்திருப்பேன்
Should I call you again and again?
Do I need to keep calling you?
Turn around, O flower bud, love this bud!
Do you need to search again and again to gaze at my beauty?
Oh Kanna, come, I am waiting!
I will be watching out for you.
ஆற்று நீரில் காற்று மோதி
ஆடும் இன்பம் தேடுகின்றேன்
As the wind sweeps over the river water,
I search for the dancing joy.
ஆற்று நீரில் காற்று மோதி
ஆடும் இன்பம் தேடுகின்றேன்
அலைகளில் நனைந்தது
இளங்கனி தேகமிது
புது வெள்ளம் நீ கொண்டுவா
As the wind sweeps over the river water,
I search for the dancing joy.
Soaked in the gentle waves,
This tender body of mine waits.
Bring the fresh rush of floods, come, come!
நான் உன்னைத் திரும்பத் திரும்ப
அழைக்க வேண்டுமா
அரும்பே திரும்பு அரும்பை விரும்பு
என் அழகை தேடித் தேடிப் பார்க்க வேண்டுமா
Should I call you again and again?
Do I need to keep calling you?
Turn around, O flower bud, love this bud!
Do you need to search again and again to gaze at my beauty?
பூக்கள் தூவி மேடை போட்டு
பூவை இங்கே வாடுகின்றேன்
Setting up a stage strewn with fresh flowers,
I, a flower-like woman, am wilting here.
பூக்கள் தூவி மேடை போட்டு
பூவை இங்கே வாடுகின்றேன்
பயன் தர சொல்லுது விருந்துதான் வந்தது
சிலை வைக்கத் தேர் கொண்டு வா.......
Setting up a stage strewn with fresh flowers,
I, a flower-like woman, am wilting here.
It urges me to yield sweet fruits,
The feast of youth has arrived.
Bring a grand chariot to enthrone this statue, come, come!
நான் உன்னைத் திரும்பத் திரும்ப
அழைக்க வேண்டுமா
அரும்பே திரும்பு அரும்பை விரும்பு
என் அழகை தேடித் தேடிப் பார்க்க வேண்டுமா
கண்ணா வா....... காத்திருப்பேன்
உன்னை நான்...... பாத்திருப்பேன்
Should I call you again and again?
Do I need to keep calling you?
Turn around, O flower bud, love this bud!
Do you need to search again and again to gaze at my beauty?
Oh Kanna, come, I am waiting!
I will be watching out for you.
Naan unnai thirumba thirumba
Should I call you again and again?
Azhaikka vendumaa
Do I need to keep calling you?
Arumbae thirumbu arumbai virumbu
Turn around, O flower bud, love this bud!
En azhagai thaedi thaedi paarkka vendumaa
Do you need to search again and again to gaze at my beauty?
Naan unnai thirumba thirumba
Should I call you again and again?
Azhaikka vendumaa
Do I need to keep calling you?
Arumbae thirumbu arumbai virumbu
Turn around, O flower bud, love this bud!
En azhagai thaedi thaedi paarkka vendumaa
Do you need to search again and again to gaze at my beauty?
Kannaa vaa kaathirukken
Oh Kanna, come, I am waiting!
Unnai naan paarthiruppen
I will be watching out for you.
Aatru neeril kaatru odi
As the wind sweeps over the river water,
Aadum inbam thaedugindren
I search for the dancing joy.
Aatru neeril kaatru odi
As the wind sweeps over the river water,
Aadum inbam thaedugindren
I search for the dancing joy.
Alaigalil nanaindhadhu
Soaked in the gentle waves,
Ilangani dhaegam idhu
This tender body of mine waits.
Pudhu vellam nee kondu vaa vaa
Bring the fresh rush of floods, come, come!
Naan unnai thirumba thirumba
Should I call you again and again?
Azhaikka vendumaa
Do I need to keep calling you?
Arumbae thirumbu arumbai virumbu
Turn around, O flower bud, love this bud!
En azhagai thaedi thaedi paarkka vendumaa
Do you need to search again and again to gaze at my beauty?
Pookkal thooviya maedai pottu
Setting up a stage strewn with fresh flowers,
Poovai ingae vaadugindren
I, a flower-like woman, am wilting here.
Pookkal thooviya maedai pottu
Setting up a stage strewn with fresh flowers,
Poovai ingae vaadugindren
I, a flower-like woman, am wilting here.
Payan thara solludhu
It urges me to yield sweet fruits,
Virundhu thaan vandhadhu
The feast of youth has arrived.
Silai vaikka thaer kondu vaa vaa
Bring a grand chariot to enthrone this statue, come, come!
Naan unnai thirumba thirumba
Should I call you again and again?
Azhaikka vendumaa
Do I need to keep calling you?
Arumbae thirumbu arumbai virumbu
Turn around, O flower bud, love this bud!
En azhagai thaedi thaedi paarkka vendumaa
Do you need to search again and again to gaze at my beauty?
Kannaa vaa kaathirukken
Oh Kanna, come, I am waiting!
Unnai naan paarthiruppen
I will be watching out for you.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This sensual and evocative romantic song portrays a young woman yearning for her beloved's affection and arrival. She teasingly asks whether she must keep calling out to him repeatedly or whether he will turn back on his own to admire her beauty. Through poetic descriptions of nature—such as wind dancing over river waters, waves soaking a tender body, and a flower wilting in wait—she expresses her deep romantic anticipation and desire for union.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Naan unnai thirumba thirumba”
The words 'thirumba thirumba' (again and again) and 'thaedi thaedi' (searching repeatedly) are repeated to highlight intense longing and playful nagging.
Wordplay and Internal Rhyme (Anaphora/Emoni)
“Arumbae thirumbu arumbai virumbu”
The line uses homophonic wordplay on 'Arumbae' (flower bud), 'thirumbu' (turn around), and 'virumbu' (desire/love).
Uvamai (Metaphor/Simile)
“Ilangani dhaegam idhu”
The heroine compares her own delicate form to a tender fruit ('Ilangani dhaegam') and a flowering maiden wilting in wait ('Poovai ingae vaadugindren').
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Trivia
The song feature in the 1980 Tamil film 'Ellam Un Kairasi', directed by M. A. Kaja with lyrics written by Vel Murugan.
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