Udal Uruga Ulam Uruga
From Meera (1945) Film · 1945
- Lyricist
- Parthi Bhaskar
- Singer
- M. S. Subbulakshmi
- Music director
- S. V. Venkatraman
- Details
- Meera (1945) Film1945
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Udal uruga ulam uruga | As my body melts and my heart melts |
| Oonellaam nekkuruga… aaa….aaa….aaa….. | As my entire flesh softens and melts... ah... ah... ah... |
| Kuzhaloodhi isai paadi | Playing music on your flute |
| Enaithaedi vandhu… | Searching for me, you came... |
| Kadal vanna thirumaeni | Showing your sacred body coloured like the ocean |
| Ezhirkolam kaatti | Displaying your beautiful form |
| Kanavinilae enai manandha kannaa… | Oh Krishna, who married me in my dream... |
| Aa…aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa… | Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... |
| En giridharanae | Oh my Giridhara |
| Kanavinilae enai manandha kannaa | Oh Krishna, who married me in my dream |
| Kanavinilae enai manandha kannaa | Oh Krishna, who married me in my dream |
| Giridharanae | Oh Giridhara |
| Female | |
| Padamudiyaa thuyaram indha | This unbearable sorrow |
| Paedhai padavilaiyo | Did this innocent maiden not endure it? |
| Padamudiyaa thuyaram indha | This unbearable sorrow |
| Paedhai padavilaiyo | Did this innocent maiden not endure it? |
| Paavi uyir un pirivaal | Because of separation from you, my miserable soul |
| Thaeivadharindhilaiyo…ooo…hooo… | Do you not know that it is fading away?... oh... ho... |
| Female | |
| Idar kadalil meeraavai | Leaving Meera in an ocean of distress |
| Thavikkavittae…ae…hae…hae… | Left to suffer... ah... ha... ha... |
| Idar kadalil meeraavai | Leaving Meera in an ocean of distress |
| Thavikkavittae…ae…ae…hae… | Left to suffer... ah... ah... ha... |
| Meeraavai thavikkavittae… | Leaving Meera struggling endlessly... |
| Ae…ae…hae…hae… | Ah... ah... ha... ha... |
| Indru engu sendraai ennarasae | Where did you go today, my king? |
| Engu sendraai ennarasae | Where did you go, my king? |
| Ennarasae ennarasae | My king, my king |
| Engu maraindhanaiyo…hoo ooo hoo | Where did you hide yourself?... ho... ooo... ho... |
உடல் உருக உளம் உருக
ஊனெல்லாம் நெக்குருக.....
ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....
குழலூதி இசை பாடி
எனைத்தேடி வந்து...
கடல் வண்ணத் திருமேனி
எழிற்கோலம் காட்டி
கனவினிலே எனை மணந்த கண்ணா...
ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ......
என் கிரிதரனே
கனவினிலே எனை மணந்த கண்ணா
கனவினிலே எனை மணந்த கண்ணா
கிரிதரனே
As my body melts and my heart melts
As my entire flesh softens and melts... ah... ah... ah...
Playing music on your flute
Searching for me, you came...
Showing your sacred body coloured like the ocean
Displaying your beautiful form
Oh Krishna, who married me in my dream...
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Oh my Giridhara
Oh Krishna, who married me in my dream
Oh Krishna, who married me in my dream
Oh Giridhara
படமுடியாத் துயரம் இந்தப்
பேதை படவிலையோ
படமுடியாத் துயரம் இந்தப்
பேதை படவிலையோ...
பாவி உயிர் உன் பிரிவால்
தேய்வதறிந்திலையோ...ஓ.....ஹோ...
This unbearable sorrow
Did this innocent maiden not endure it?
This unbearable sorrow
Did this innocent maiden not endure it?
Because of separation from you, my miserable soul
Do you not know that it is fading away?... oh... ho...
இடற் கடலில் மீராவை
தவிக்கவிட்டே...ஏ...ஹே...ஹே...
இடற் கடலில் மீராவை
தவிக்கவிட்டே...ஏ...ஏ...ஹே...
மீராவை தவிக்கவிட்டே...
ஏ...ஏ...ஹே...ஹே...
இன்று எங்கு சென்றாய் என்னரசே
எங்கு சென்றாய் என்னரசே
என்னரசே என்னரசே
எங்கு மறைந்தனையோ.....ஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ
Leaving Meera in an ocean of distress
Left to suffer... ah... ha... ha...
Leaving Meera in an ocean of distress
Left to suffer... ah... ah... ha...
Leaving Meera struggling endlessly...
Ah... ah... ha... ha...
Where did you go today, my king?
Where did you go, my king?
My king, my king
Where did you hide yourself?... ho... ooo... ho...
Udal uruga ulam uruga
As my body melts and my heart melts
Oonellaam nekkuruga… aaa….aaa….aaa…..
As my entire flesh softens and melts... ah... ah... ah...
Kuzhaloodhi isai paadi
Playing music on your flute
Enaithaedi vandhu…
Searching for me, you came...
Kadal vanna thirumaeni
Showing your sacred body coloured like the ocean
Ezhirkolam kaatti
Displaying your beautiful form
Kanavinilae enai manandha kannaa…
Oh Krishna, who married me in my dream...
Aa…aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
En giridharanae
Oh my Giridhara
Kanavinilae enai manandha kannaa
Oh Krishna, who married me in my dream
Kanavinilae enai manandha kannaa
Oh Krishna, who married me in my dream
Giridharanae
Oh Giridhara
Padamudiyaa thuyaram indha
This unbearable sorrow
Paedhai padavilaiyo
Did this innocent maiden not endure it?
Padamudiyaa thuyaram indha
This unbearable sorrow
Paedhai padavilaiyo
Did this innocent maiden not endure it?
Paavi uyir un pirivaal
Because of separation from you, my miserable soul
Thaeivadharindhilaiyo…ooo…hooo…
Do you not know that it is fading away?... oh... ho...
Idar kadalil meeraavai
Leaving Meera in an ocean of distress
Thavikkavittae…ae…hae…hae…
Left to suffer... ah... ha... ha...
Idar kadalil meeraavai
Leaving Meera in an ocean of distress
Thavikkavittae…ae…ae…hae…
Left to suffer... ah... ah... ha...
Meeraavai thavikkavittae…
Leaving Meera struggling endlessly...
Ae…ae…hae…hae…
Ah... ah... ha... ha...
Indru engu sendraai ennarasae
Where did you go today, my king?
Engu sendraai ennarasae
Where did you go, my king?
Ennarasae ennarasae
My king, my king
Engu maraindhanaiyo…hoo ooo hoo
Where did you hide yourself?... ho... ooo... ho...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic devotional composition from the 1945 film 'Meera' expresses Saint Meera's agonizing longing and ecstatic devotion for Lord Krishna (Giridhara). She reminisces about the divine vision where Krishna arrived playing his flute, displayed his captivating ocean-complexioned form, and united with her in a dream. Transitioning from blissful recollection to painful reality, Meera laments the deep distress of her current separation from him. She describes herself as drowned in an ocean of sorrow and questions where her divine king has vanished, desperately pleading for his presence to rescue her fading spirit.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Urvagam)
“Idar kadalil meeraavai”
'Idar kadal' (ocean of distress) compares the immense, boundless nature of her grief and suffering to a vast sea.
Imagery (Visual and Auditory)
“Kuzhaloodhi isai paadi / Kadal vanna thirumaeni”
Creates vivid visual sensory details ('Kadal vanna thirumaeni' - ocean-hued sacred body) alongside auditory imagery ('Kuzhaloodhi isai paadi' - playing music on the flute).
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Udal uruga ulam uruga”
The repetition of initial sounds/vowels across words in a line ('Udal', 'ulam') creating rhythmic internal harmony.
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)
“Ennarasae ennarasae”
Repetition of emotional epithets and questions ('Ennarasae ennarasae', 'Kanavinilae enai manandha kannaa') to emphasize intensity of emotion and devotional grief.
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Trivia
This iconic song was performed by the legendary Carnatic music exponent M. S. Subbulakshmi, who also portrayed the title role of Saint Meera in the 1945 Tamil movie 'Meera' (directed by Ellis R. Dungan with music scored by S. V. Venkatraman). The movie's immense success led to a 1947 Hindi remake, which launched M. S. Subbulakshmi to national prominence.
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