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Udhaya Udhaya Ularugiren

From Udhaya · 2004

Lyricist
Arivumathi
Singers
Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Details
Udhaya2004

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Udhaya udhaya ularugirenUdhaya, Udhaya, I am babbling...
Uyiraal unaiyae ezhuthugiren..With my life force, I write about you...
Kaadhal…..Male :Aaa….aaa…Love... Male: Ah... ah...
Female
Kaadhal theendavaeAs love touches me,
Kaadhal theendavaeAs love touches me,
Kadal thaagam theernthathae..The sea's thirst has been quenched...
Unnalae thannalaeBecause of you, automatically...
Female
Udhaya udhaya ularugirenUdhaya, Udhaya, I am babbling...
Uyiraal unaiyae ezhuthugiren..With my life force, I write about you...
Kaadhal…..kaadhal kaadhalLove... love, love...
Male
Un paathi… vaazhgirenI live as your half...
En paathi … theigirenMy half wanes away...
Unnalae thannalaeBecause of you, automatically...
Female :EnnaalumFemale: Always,
Udhaya udhaya ularugirenUdhaya, Udhaya, I am babbling...
Uyiraal unaiyae ezhuthugiren..With my life force, I write about you...
Kaadhal…..Love...
Male :Kaadhal kaadhalMale: Love, love...
Chorus
………………………....
Female
Ennai thulaithuvittenI have lost myself,
En unnai adainthuvittenIn reaching you...
Male :Unnai adainthathanaalMale: Because I reached you,
En ennai tholaithuvittenI lost my true self...
Female
Yeno yenyenoWhy, oh why?
Tholainthen meelveno..ooo..I lost myself, will I ever recover? Ooo...
Yeno yenyenoWhy, oh why?
Meendum tholaivenoWill I lose myself again?
Male :Aayul aaanvalae..Male: Oh woman who became my lifetime...
Koonthal iruttil enIn the darkness of your hair,
Kizhakku tholainthumEven if my East is lost,
Kaadhal …theendavae..As love touches me...
Male
Moochin kumizhgalilaeIn the bubbles of my breath,
Uyir ootri anupivaithenI poured my soul and sent it to you...
Female :Kocham avizhgayilaeFemale: Unravelling bit by bit,
Udal maatri nuzhainthuvittenI switched bodies and entered you...
Male
Yeno yenyenoWhy, oh why?
Yetho aanaenoWhat have I become?
Yeno yenyenoWhy, oh why?
Neeyai aanaenoHave I become you?
Female :Thaayum aanavanaeFemale: Oh man who became like a mother...
En naetrin paathayilIn the pathway of my yesterday,
Ootrai thiranthuOpening up a spring,
Kaadhal..Love...
Male :Kaadhal theendavaeMale: As love touches me,
Kaadhal theendavaeAs love touches me,
Kadal thaagam theernthathaeThe sea's thirst has been quenched,
Unnale thannalaeBecause of you, automatically,
Unnale thannalaeBecause of you, automatically,
Male
Uyirae uyirae ularugirenMy life, my life, I am babbling,
Ulariyum kavithaigal ezhuthugirenEven in babbling, I write poetry,
Female :Udhaya udhaya ularugirenFemale: Udhaya, Udhaya, I am babbling,
Uyiraal unaiyae ezhuthugiren..With my life force, I write about you...
Kaadhal….kaadhal..Love... love..

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song expresses an intense and intimate romantic devotion where two lovers lose their individual identities in love. They speak of babbling out of affection, merging their souls, and feeling completely fulfilled, comparing their love to quenching an unquenchable thirst like that of the vast ocean.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

Udhaya udhaya ularugiren

Repetition of the 'U' sound in the opening words 'Udhaya', 'ularugiren', and 'Uyiraal' creates a soft, rhythmic intro.

Metaphor

Kadal thaagam theernthathae..

Quenching the sea's thirst is a poetic metaphor symbolizing the satisfaction of an infinite, boundless yearning.

Hyperbole

Koonthal iruttil en Kizhakku tholainthum

Describing the beloved's hair as so dark that even the East (sunrise/direction) gets lost inside it exaggerates her beauty and presence.

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Trivia

The track is from the movie 'Udhaya' (2004), composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics penned by Arivumathi and sung by Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam.

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