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 ularugiren | Udhaya, 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 theendavae | As love touches me, |
| Kaadhal theendavae | As love touches me, |
| Kadal thaagam theernthathae.. | The sea's thirst has been quenched... |
| Unnalae thannalae | Because of you, automatically... |
| Female | |
| Udhaya udhaya ularugiren | Udhaya, Udhaya, I am babbling... |
| Uyiraal unaiyae ezhuthugiren.. | With my life force, I write about you... |
| Kaadhal…..kaadhal kaadhal | Love... love, love... |
| Male | |
| Un paathi… vaazhgiren | I live as your half... |
| En paathi … theigiren | My half wanes away... |
| Unnalae thannalae | Because of you, automatically... |
| Female :Ennaalum | Female: Always, |
| Udhaya udhaya ularugiren | Udhaya, Udhaya, I am babbling... |
| Uyiraal unaiyae ezhuthugiren.. | With my life force, I write about you... |
| Kaadhal….. | Love... |
| Male :Kaadhal kaadhal | Male: Love, love... |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………. | ... |
| Female | |
| Ennai thulaithuvitten | I have lost myself, |
| En unnai adainthuvitten | In reaching you... |
| Male :Unnai adainthathanaal | Male: Because I reached you, |
| En ennai tholaithuvitten | I lost my true self... |
| Female | |
| Yeno yenyeno | Why, oh why? |
| Tholainthen meelveno..ooo.. | I lost myself, will I ever recover? Ooo... |
| Yeno yenyeno | Why, oh why? |
| Meendum tholaiveno | Will I lose myself again? |
| Male :Aayul aaanvalae.. | Male: Oh woman who became my lifetime... |
| Koonthal iruttil en | In the darkness of your hair, |
| Kizhakku tholainthum | Even if my East is lost, |
| Kaadhal …theendavae.. | As love touches me... |
| Male | |
| Moochin kumizhgalilae | In the bubbles of my breath, |
| Uyir ootri anupivaithen | I poured my soul and sent it to you... |
| Female :Kocham avizhgayilae | Female: Unravelling bit by bit, |
| Udal maatri nuzhainthuvitten | I switched bodies and entered you... |
| Male | |
| Yeno yenyeno | Why, oh why? |
| Yetho aanaeno | What have I become? |
| Yeno yenyeno | Why, oh why? |
| Neeyai aanaeno | Have I become you? |
| Female :Thaayum aanavanae | Female: Oh man who became like a mother... |
| En naetrin paathayil | In the pathway of my yesterday, |
| Ootrai thiranthu | Opening up a spring, |
| Kaadhal.. | Love... |
| Male :Kaadhal theendavae | Male: As love touches me, |
| Kaadhal theendavae | As love touches me, |
| Kadal thaagam theernthathae | The sea's thirst has been quenched, |
| Unnale thannalae | Because of you, automatically, |
| Unnale thannalae | Because of you, automatically, |
| Male | |
| Uyirae uyirae ularugiren | My life, my life, I am babbling, |
| Ulariyum kavithaigal ezhuthugiren | Even in babbling, I write poetry, |
| Female :Udhaya udhaya ularugiren | Female: Udhaya, Udhaya, I am babbling, |
| Uyiraal unaiyae ezhuthugiren.. | With my life force, I write about you... |
| Kaadhal….kaadhal.. | Love... love.. |
உதயா உதயா உளறுகிறேன்
உயிரால் உனையே எழுதுகிறேன்
காதல்….ஆண் :
ஆஅ...ஆஅ...
Udhaya, Udhaya, I am babbling...
With my life force, I write about you...
Love... Male: Ah... ah...
காதல் தீண்டவே
காதல் தீண்டவே
கடல் தாகம் தீர்ந்ததே
உன்னாலே தன்னாலே
As love touches me,
As love touches me,
The sea's thirst has been quenched...
Because of you, automatically...
உதயா உதயா உளறுகிறேன்
உயிரால் உனையே எழுதுகிறேன்...
காதல்…காதல் காதல்…
Udhaya, Udhaya, I am babbling...
With my life force, I write about you...
Love... love, love...
உன் பாதி... வாழ்கிறேன்
என் பாதி... தேய்கிறேன்
உன்னாலே தன்னாலே
என்னாளும்
உதயா உதயா உளறுகிறேன்
உயிரால் உனையே எழுதுகிறேன்...
காதல்…
காதல் காதல்
I live as your half...
My half wanes away...
Because of you, automatically...
Female: Always,
Udhaya, Udhaya, I am babbling...
With my life force, I write about you...
Love...
Male: Love, love...
என்னை தொலைத்துவிட்டேன்
என் உன்னை அடைந்துவிட்டேன்
உன்னை அடைந்ததனால்
என் என்னை தொலைத்துவிட்டேன்
...
ஏனோ ஏனேனோ
தொலைந்தேன் மீண்டேனோ
ஏனோ ஏனேனோ
மீண்டும் தொலைவேனோ
ஆயுள் ஆனவளே....
கூந்தல் இருட்டில் என்
கிழக்கு தொலைந்தும்
காதல்…தீண்டவே...
I have lost myself,
In reaching you...
Male: Because I reached you,
I lost my true self...
மூச்சின் குமிழ்களிலே
உயிர் ஊற்றி அனுப்பிவைத்தேன்
கூச்சம் வருகையிலே
உடல் மாற்றி நுழைந்துவிட்டேன்
Why, oh why?
I lost myself, will I ever recover? Ooo...
Why, oh why?
Will I lose myself again?
Male: Oh woman who became my lifetime...
In the darkness of your hair,
Even if my East is lost,
As love touches me...
ஏனோ ஏனேனோ
ஏதோ ஆனேனோ
ஏனோ ஏனேனோ
நீயாய் ஆனேனோ
தாயும் ஆனவனே
என் நெற்றி பாதையில்
ஊற்றை திறந்து
காதல்…
காதல்…தீண்டவே
காதல்…தீண்டவே
கடல் தாகம் தீர்ந்ததே
உன்னாலே தன்னாலே
உன்னாலே தன்னாலே
In the bubbles of my breath,
I poured my soul and sent it to you...
Female: Unravelling bit by bit,
I switched bodies and entered you...
உயிரே உயிரே உளறுகிறேன்
உளறியும் கவிதைகள் எழுதுகிறேன்
உதயா உதயா உளறுகிறேன்
உயிரால் உனையே எழுதுகிறேன்
காதல்…காதல்…
Why, oh why?
What have I become?
Why, oh why?
Have I become you?
Female: Oh man who became like a mother...
In the pathway of my yesterday,
Opening up a spring,
Love...
Male: As love touches me,
As love touches me,
The sea's thirst has been quenched,
Because of you, automatically,
Because of you, automatically,
My life, my life, I am babbling,
Even in babbling, I write poetry,
Female: Udhaya, Udhaya, I am babbling,
With my life force, I write about you...
Love... love..
Udhaya udhaya ularugiren
Udhaya, Udhaya, I am babbling...
Uyiraal unaiyae ezhuthugiren..
With my life force, I write about you...
Kaadhal…..Male :Aaa….aaa…
Love... Male: Ah... ah...
Kaadhal theendavae
As love touches me,
Kaadhal theendavae
As love touches me,
Kadal thaagam theernthathae..
The sea's thirst has been quenched...
Unnalae thannalae
Because of you, automatically...
Udhaya udhaya ularugiren
Udhaya, Udhaya, I am babbling...
Uyiraal unaiyae ezhuthugiren..
With my life force, I write about you...
Kaadhal…..kaadhal kaadhal
Love... love, love...
Un paathi… vaazhgiren
I live as your half...
En paathi … theigiren
My half wanes away...
Unnalae thannalae
Because of you, automatically...
Female :Ennaalum
Female: Always,
Udhaya udhaya ularugiren
Udhaya, Udhaya, I am babbling...
Uyiraal unaiyae ezhuthugiren..
With my life force, I write about you...
Kaadhal…..
Love...
Male :Kaadhal kaadhal
Male: Love, love...
……………………….
...
Ennai thulaithuvitten
I have lost myself,
En unnai adainthuvitten
In reaching you...
Male :Unnai adainthathanaal
Male: Because I reached you,
En ennai tholaithuvitten
I lost my true self...
Yeno yenyeno
Why, oh why?
Tholainthen meelveno..ooo..
I lost myself, will I ever recover? Ooo...
Yeno yenyeno
Why, oh why?
Meendum tholaiveno
Will I lose myself again?
Male :Aayul aaanvalae..
Male: Oh woman who became my lifetime...
Koonthal iruttil en
In the darkness of your hair,
Kizhakku tholainthum
Even if my East is lost,
Kaadhal …theendavae..
As love touches me...
Moochin kumizhgalilae
In the bubbles of my breath,
Uyir ootri anupivaithen
I poured my soul and sent it to you...
Female :Kocham avizhgayilae
Female: Unravelling bit by bit,
Udal maatri nuzhainthuvitten
I switched bodies and entered you...
Yeno yenyeno
Why, oh why?
Yetho aanaeno
What have I become?
Yeno yenyeno
Why, oh why?
Neeyai aanaeno
Have I become you?
Female :Thaayum aanavanae
Female: Oh man who became like a mother...
En naetrin paathayil
In the pathway of my yesterday,
Ootrai thiranthu
Opening up a spring,
Kaadhal..
Love...
Male :Kaadhal theendavae
Male: As love touches me,
Kaadhal theendavae
As love touches me,
Kadal thaagam theernthathae
The sea's thirst has been quenched,
Unnale thannalae
Because of you, automatically,
Unnale thannalae
Because of you, automatically,
Uyirae uyirae ularugiren
My life, my life, I am babbling,
Ulariyum kavithaigal ezhuthugiren
Even in babbling, I write poetry,
Female :Udhaya udhaya ularugiren
Female: 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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