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Ulagam Muzhuthum

From Nooravathu Naal · 1984

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Vani Jairam, K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Nooravathu Naal
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
6 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ulagam muluthum
Pazhaiya raththiri
Unakkum enakkum
Pudhiya raththiri
Ulagam muluthum
Pazhaiya raththiri
Unakkum enakkum
Pudhiya raththiri
Thazhuvum thozhgalil
Naluvum poongodi
Female :Lalalalalala lala lala lalaa..
Laa laa laa laa ….
Ulagam muluthum
Pazhaiya raththiri
Unakkum enakkum
Pudhiya raththiri
Eppodhum illamal
Irudhaiyam melam kotta
Male :Naan
Female :Thoda thoda manasukkul
Male :Theem
Female :Tharikita
Ponmeni engengum
Vetkam vandhu selai katta
Female :Naan
Male :Malarnthida ragasiya
Female :Thee
Male :Valarnthida
Mutham koduthu
Muthu kulikka
Viththaiyum kaththu kudukka
Naan unnai paarkka
Nee ennai paarkka
Kattipidikkum kaadhal sugathil
Kattilgalum poo pooka
Ulagam muluthum
Pazhaiya raththiri
Unakkum enakkum
Pudhiya raththiri
Katti konda thamaraigal
Kaalaiyilae kann vizhikka
Female :Thaen
Male :Vadindhadhu adadada
Female :Yen
Male :Vidindhadhu
Sangeetha muthangalai
Mella mella naan nenaikka
Male :Nee
Female :Sivandhadhum vaanam kooda
Male :Yen
Female :Sivandhadhu
Sorgam kannilae thattupattadhu
Thottavudan kattu pattadhu
Poongaatraai veesu
Orr vaarthai pesu
Pennin manasu pesa ninaithaal
Maadham ondru pothathu
Ulagam muluthum
Female :Lala lala
Male :Pazhaiya raththiri..
Female :Lala lala
Female :Unakkum enakkum..
Pudhiya raththiri..
Thazhuvum thozhgalil
Naluvum poongodi
Female :Lalalalalala lala lala lalaa..
Laa laa laa laa ….
Ulagam muluthum
Female :Lala lala
Male :Pazhaiya raththiri
Female :Lala lala
Unakkum enakkum..
Male :Lala lala
Female :Pudhiya raththiri..
Male :Lala lala
For the whole world,
it is just an ordinary night,
but for you and me,
it is a brand new night.
For the whole world,
it is just an ordinary night,
but for you and me,
it is a brand new night.
Upon the embracing shoulders,
a slender flowering vine gently slips away...
Female: Lalalalala lala lala lala...
La la la la...
For the whole world,
it is just an ordinary night,
but for you and me,
it is a brand new night.
Like never before,
the heart beats like a drum.
Male: As I...
Female: ...keep touching you, deep in the heart...
Male: Dheem...
Female: Tharikita...
All over the golden body,
shyness wraps itself like a sari.
Female: As I...
Male: ...blossom, a secret...
Female: ...fire...
Male: ...grows.
Giving kisses,
diving deep into pleasure,
and teaching the secrets of love,
as I look at you,
and you look at me,
in the sweet joy of holding each other close,
even the bed bursts into flowers!
For the whole world,
it is just an ordinary night,
but for you and me,
it is a brand new night.
The embraced lotuses
open their eyes in the morning.
Female: Honey...
Male: ...dripped sweet, oh my!
Female: Why...
Male: ...did dawn break so soon?
As I softly recall
those musical kisses,
Male: As you...
Female: ...blushed red, the sky too—
Male: Why did it...
Female: ...turn red as well?
Heaven appeared before our eyes,
and was captured the moment we touched.
Blow softly like a gentle breeze,
speak just a word to me.
If a woman's heart wants to say all it feels,
even a whole month would not be enough.
For the whole world,
Female: La la la la,
Male: it is just an ordinary night...
Female: La la la la,
Female: but for you and me...
it is a brand new night...
Upon the embracing shoulders,
a slender flowering vine gently slips away...
Female: Lalalalala lala lala lala...
La la la la...
For the whole world,
Female: La la la la,
Male: it is just an ordinary night,
Female: La la la la,
for you and me...
Male: La la la la,
Female: it is a brand new night...
Male: La la la la.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ulagam Muluthum Pazhaiya Raththiri is a sensual and romantic duet from the 1984 Tamil film Nooravathu Naal. The song expresses the intimate emotions of newly wed or deeply in love partners. While night is just a regular occurrence for the rest of the world, for the lovers, every night together feels entirely new, passionate, and enchanting.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis (Muran)

Pazhaiya raththiri / Unakkum enakkum / Pudhiya raththiri

Contrasting 'Pazhaiya raththiri' (Old night) for the world with 'Pudhiya raththiri' (New night) for the lovers.

Personification (Uruvagamm)

Ponmeni engengum vetkam vandhu selai katta

Shyness is personified as a person draping a saree over the bride's golden body.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Kattipidikkum kaadhal sugathil kattilgalum poo pooka

Exaggerating the intense romance by describing beds blooming into flowers under love's bliss.

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Trivia

Nooravathu Naal (100th Day) is a famous 1984 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film written and directed by Manivannan. Though the movie is an intense suspense thriller, this track composed by Ilaiyaraaja became one of the biggest romantic hits of the year.

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