Udai Oodu Pirakkavillai
From Nammavar · 1994
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha
- Music director
- Mahesh Mahadevan
- Details
- Nammavar1994
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Udaiyodu pirakkavillai | We were not born with clothes, |
| Unarvodu pirandhu vittom | We were born with raw feelings. |
| Vaazhvin thaevaiyai | For the necessities of life, |
| Vaazhndhu poga vandhom | We came to live and pass through. |
| Female | |
| Udaiyodu pirakkavillai | We were not born with clothes, |
| Unarvodu pirandhu vittom | We were born with raw feelings. |
| Male | |
| Vaadi poongodi | Come, soft flowering creeper, |
| Bramman padaippil | In Brahma's creation, |
| Endhan pangu neeyadi | You are my allotted share, my girl. |
| Un pangu adhu naan thaanae | Am I not your share as well? |
| Vaa thozhi | Come, my female companion. |
| Female | |
| Aahaa manmadhaa | Aha, Lord of Love (Manmatha)! |
| Ratham sadhaiyil | In flesh and blood, |
| Ithanai sorgam ulladhaa | Is there so much paradise? |
| Aan pennin indha thaedal thaan | This search between man and woman, |
| Theeraadhaa | Will it never end? |
| Female | |
| Udaiyodu pirakkavillai | We were not born with clothes, |
| Unarvodu pirandhu vittom | We were born with raw feelings. |
| Female | |
| Kanden kaadhalaa | I found you, my lover, |
| Ingae mattum thunbam kooda inbamae | Here alone, even sorrow becomes bliss. |
| Indrodu uyir ponaalum | Even if life departs today, |
| Vaazhvomae | We shall live forever! |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa mullaiyae | Come, come, my jasmine blossom, |
| Saavai vellum sangathi | A thing that conquers death, |
| Idhu pol illaiyae | There is nothing quite like this. |
| Nooraandu ennai nee vaazha | You made me live for |
| Vaithaaiyae | A hundred years! |
| Male | |
| Idaiyodu thoduvadharkku | To touch around the waist, |
| Female :Aaahaaa…. | Female: Ah... |
| Male :Idaikkaala thadai edharkku | Male: Why this temporary barrier? |
| Idhu paadhi velai thaan | This is only half the work done, |
| Female :Aaa….haaa…aa… | Female: Ah... |
| Male :Ini meedhi naalai thaan | Male: The rest is for tomorrow! |
| Female :Aaa….haaa..hmm mmm mm | Female: Ah... hmm... |
உடையோடு பிறக்கவில்லை
உணர்வோடு பிறந்து விட்டோம்
வாழ்வின் தேவையை
வாழ்ந்து போக வந்தோம்
We were not born with clothes,
We were born with raw feelings.
For the necessities of life,
We came to live and pass through.
உடையோடு பிறக்கவில்லை
உணர்வோடு பிறந்து விட்டோம்
We were not born with clothes,
We were born with raw feelings.
வாடி பூங்கொடி
பிரம்மன் படைப்பில்
எந்தன் பங்கு நீயடி
உன் பங்கு அது நான்தானே
வா தோழி....
Come, soft flowering creeper,
In Brahma's creation,
You are my allotted share, my girl.
Am I not your share as well?
Come, my female companion.
ஆஹா மன்மதா
ரத்தம் சதையில்
இத்தனை சொர்க்கம் உள்ளதா
ஆண் பெண்ணின்
இந்த தேடல்தான் தீராதா
Aha, Lord of Love (Manmatha)!
In flesh and blood,
Is there so much paradise?
This search between man and woman,
Will it never end?
உடையோடு பிறக்கவில்லை
உணர்வோடு பிறந்து விட்டோம்...
We were not born with clothes,
We were born with raw feelings.
கண்டேன் காதலா
இங்கே மட்டும் துன்பம் கூட இன்பமே
இன்றோடு உயிர் போனாலும்
வாழ்வோமே
I found you, my lover,
Here alone, even sorrow becomes bliss.
Even if life departs today,
We shall live forever!
வா வா முல்லையே
சாவை வெல்லும் சங்கதி
இது போல் இல்லையே
நூறாண்டு என்னை நீ வாழ
வைத்தாயே
Come, come, my jasmine blossom,
A thing that conquers death,
There is nothing quite like this.
You made me live for
A hundred years!
இடையோடு தொடுவதற்கு
ஆஹா......
இடைக்கால தடை எதற்கு
இது பாதி வேலைதான்
ஆஅ....ஹா....ஆ....
இனி மீதி நாளைதான்
ஆஅ......ஹா.....ஹ்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்
To touch around the waist,
Female: Ah...
Male: Why this temporary barrier?
This is only half the work done,
Female: Ah...
Male: The rest is for tomorrow!
Female: Ah... hmm...
Udaiyodu pirakkavillai
We were not born with clothes,
Unarvodu pirandhu vittom
We were born with raw feelings.
Vaazhvin thaevaiyai
For the necessities of life,
Vaazhndhu poga vandhom
We came to live and pass through.
Udaiyodu pirakkavillai
We were not born with clothes,
Unarvodu pirandhu vittom
We were born with raw feelings.
Vaadi poongodi
Come, soft flowering creeper,
Bramman padaippil
In Brahma's creation,
Endhan pangu neeyadi
You are my allotted share, my girl.
Un pangu adhu naan thaanae
Am I not your share as well?
Vaa thozhi
Come, my female companion.
Aahaa manmadhaa
Aha, Lord of Love (Manmatha)!
Ratham sadhaiyil
In flesh and blood,
Ithanai sorgam ulladhaa
Is there so much paradise?
Aan pennin indha thaedal thaan
This search between man and woman,
Theeraadhaa
Will it never end?
Udaiyodu pirakkavillai
We were not born with clothes,
Unarvodu pirandhu vittom
We were born with raw feelings.
Kanden kaadhalaa
I found you, my lover,
Ingae mattum thunbam kooda inbamae
Here alone, even sorrow becomes bliss.
Indrodu uyir ponaalum
Even if life departs today,
Vaazhvomae
We shall live forever!
Vaa vaa mullaiyae
Come, come, my jasmine blossom,
Saavai vellum sangathi
A thing that conquers death,
Idhu pol illaiyae
There is nothing quite like this.
Nooraandu ennai nee vaazha
You made me live for
Vaithaaiyae
A hundred years!
Idaiyodu thoduvadharkku
To touch around the waist,
Female :Aaahaaa….
Female: Ah...
Male :Idaikkaala thadai edharkku
Male: Why this temporary barrier?
Idhu paadhi velai thaan
This is only half the work done,
Female :Aaa….haaa…aa…
Female: Ah...
Male :Ini meedhi naalai thaan
Male: The rest is for tomorrow!
Female :Aaa….haaa..hmm mmm mm
Female: Ah... hmm...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This sensual duet from Nammavar (1994) explores intimacy through a philosophical lens. The opening lines emphasize that human beings are born unclothed and defined purely by raw emotions and natural instincts rather than societal constructs. The lovers describe their physical and emotional union as a divine gift created by Brahma, where intimacy acts as a powerful transcendent force capable of conquering pain and even death.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monnai (Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)
“Udaiyodu pirakkavillai / Unarvodu pirandhu vittom”
Repetition of initial vowel sounds ('U') in adjacent lines 'Udaiyodu' and 'Unarvodu'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vaadi poongodi”
Addressing the female partner as 'poongodi' (flowering creeper) and 'mullaiyae' (jasmine flower), comparing her elegance to nature.
Rhetorical Question
“Ratham sadhaiyil / Ithanai sorgam ulladhaa”
Expressing intense delight by questioning whether such heavenly pleasure can exist within mortal flesh and blood.
Wordplay / Edugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Idaiyodu thoduvadharkku / Idaikkaala thadai edharkku”
Clever phonetic coupling between 'Idaiyodu' (waist) and 'Idaikkaala' (interim/temporary).
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Trivia
The soundtrack of 'Nammavar' was composed by Mahesh, a close friend and collaborator of Kamal Haasan. Despite Mahesh suffering from severe health challenges, his work on Nammavar was critically lauded and earned a National Film Award for Special Mention.
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