- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Adnan Sami Khan, Sujatha Mohan
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Aaytha Ezhuthu
- Movie release year
- 2004
- Lyrics added on
- 1 Sept 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aye aye aye
Male :Or unmai sonnaal
Chorus :Aye aye aye
Male :Nesippom
Nenjamellaam
Male :Kaathal
Female :Dhegamellaam
Male :Kaamam
Female :Unmai sonnaal
Male :Ennai
Female :Nesippaayaa…
Kaathal konjam
Female :Kammi
Male :Kaamam konjam
Female :Thookal
Male :Manjathin mel
Female :Ennai
Male & Female :
Mannipaayaa….
Unmai sonnaal nesippaayaa
Manjathin mel mannipaaya
Nesippaayaa
Nesippaayaa
Nesippaayaa
Nesippaayaa
Pengal melae maiyal undu
Naan piththam kondathu
Unnil mattum
Nee muththa paarvai paarkum podhu
En mudhugu thandil minnal vettum
Neethaanae
Mazhai megam enakku
En hormone nadhiyil
Vellapperukku
Vaa sogam ini namakkedhukku
Yaar ketkka namakku naamae
Vaazhvatharku
Unmai sonnaal nesippaayaa
Manjathin mel mannipaaya
Female :Unmai sonnaal nesippaayaa
Manjathin mel mannipaaya
Nenjamellaam
Male :Kaathal
Female :Dhegamellaam
Male :Kaamam
Female :Unmai sonnaal
Male :Ennai
Female :Nesippaayaa…
Kaathal konjam
Female :Kammi
Male :Kaamam konjam
Female :Thookal
Male :Manjathin mel
Female :Ennai
Male & Female :
Mannipaayaa….
Kaadhal ennai
Varudum podhum
Un kaamam ennai thirudum podhum
En manasellaam maargazhi thaan
En kanavellaam kaarthigai thaan
En vaanam en vaasathil undu
En bhoomi en vasathil illai
Un kuraigal naan ariyavillai
Naan arindhaal
Sooriyanil suththamillai
Aye aye aye
Male :Or unmai sonnaal
Chorus :Aye aye aye
Male :Nesippom
Nenjamellaam
Male :Kaathal
Female :Dhegamellaam
Male :Kaamam
Female :Unmai sonnaal
Male :Ennai
Female :Nesippaayaa…
Kaathal konjam
Female : Kammi
Male :Kaamam konjam
Female :Thookal
Male :Manjathin mel
Female :Ennai
Male & Female :
Mannipaayaa….
Unmai sonnaal nesippaayaa
Manjathin mel mannipaaya
Female :Manasellaam maargali thaan
Iravellam kaarthigai thaan
Male :Unmai sonnaal nesippaayaa
Manjathin mel mannipaaya
Female :Manasellaam maargali thaan
Iravellam kaarthigai thaan
Male :Unmai sonnaal nesippaayaa
Manjathin mel mannipaaya
Female :Manasellaam maargali thaan
Iravellam kaarthigai thaan
Manasellaam maargali thaan
Iravellam kaarthigai thaan
Manasellaam maargali thaan
Iravellam kaarthigai thaan
Aye aye aye
Male: If I tell the truth,
Chorus: Aye aye aye
Male: We will love.
All over the heart,
Male: is love.
Female: All over the body,
Male: is desire.
Female: If I tell the truth,
Male: me,
Female: will you love me?
Love is a little
Female: less,
Male: desire is a little
Female: more.
Male: On our bed,
Female: me,
Male & Female:
will you forgive me?
If I tell the truth, will you love me?
On our bed, will you forgive me?
Will you love me?
Will you love me?
Will you love me?
Will you love me?
I have had infatuations with women,
but I went truly crazy
only for you.
When you look at me with a gaze longing for a kiss,
lightning flashes down my spine.
Aren't you
the raincloud for me?
In the river of my hormones,
there is a flood.
Come, why should we have sorrow anymore?
Who is there to question us,
as we live for each other?
If I tell the truth, will you love me?
On our bed, will you forgive me?
Female: If I tell the truth, will you love me?
On our bed, will you forgive me?
All over the heart,
Male: is love.
Female: All over the body,
Male: is desire.
Female: If I tell the truth,
Male: me,
Female: will you love me?
Love is a little
Female: less,
Male: desire is a little
Female: more.
Male: On our bed,
Female: me,
Male & Female:
will you forgive me?
When love
caresses me,
and when your passion steals me away,
my whole heart feels like cool Margazhi (Tamil winter month),
all my dreams feel like warm Karthigai (Tamil festival of lights).
My sky is within my reach,
yet my ground is not under my control.
I haven't seen any flaw in you;
if I ever found one,
it would mean even the sun isn't pure.
Aye aye aye
Male: If I tell the truth,
Chorus: Aye aye aye
Male: We will love.
All over the heart,
Male: is love.
Female: All over the body,
Male: is desire.
Female: If I tell the truth,
Male: me,
Female: will you love me?
Love is a little
Female: less,
Male: desire is a little
Female: more.
Male: On our bed,
Female: me,
Male & Female:
will you forgive me?
If I tell the truth, will you love me?
On our bed, will you forgive me?
Female: My whole heart feels like cool Margazhi,
all night feels like bright Karthigai.
Male: If I tell the truth, will you love me?
On our bed, will you forgive me?
Female: My whole heart feels like cool Margazhi,
all night feels like bright Karthigai.
Male: If I tell the truth, will you love me?
On our bed, will you forgive me?
Female: My whole heart feels like cool Margazhi,
all night feels like bright Karthigai.
My whole heart feels like cool Margazhi,
all night feels like bright Karthigai.
My whole heart feels like cool Margazhi,
all night feels like bright Karthigai.
Chorus
Female
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Female
Male
Female
Chorus
Female
Male
Male
Female
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Nenjamellam Kaathal' (Or Unmai Sonnaal) from Mani Ratnam's film 'Aaytha Ezhuthu' (2004) is a bold, modern duet exploring the intimate play between emotional love (Kaathal) and physical desire (Kaamam). The lovers candidly admit that while romantic affection resides in the heart, physical desire dominates the body, asking for mutual acceptance and forgiveness for this sensual reality.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis / Contrast
“Nenjamellaam Kaathal / Dhegamellaam Kaamam”
Contrasts emotional love in the heart (Nenjamellam Kaathal) with bodily lust (Dhegamellam Kaamam), balancing physical and romantic attraction.
Hyperbole / Metaphor
“En hormone nadhiyil Vellapperukku”
Compares bodily arousal to a flash flood in a river of hormones and lightning striking down the spine.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“En vaanam en vaasathil undu / En bhoomi en vasathil illai”
The second letters 'na' in 'Vaanam' and 'Bhoomi' lines follow Tamil poetic rhyme conventions.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by A.R. Rahman with lyrics by Vairamuthu for Mani Ratnam's multi-starrer political drama 'Aaytha Ezhuthu', this song features vocals by Srinivas and Sujatha. It stood out at the time for its unusually candid and non-taboo exploration of physical intimacy and desire.
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