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Lyrics & meaning

Ulagam Neeyadum

From Paattum Bharadhamum · 1975

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Paattum Bharadhamum
Movie release year
1975
Lyrics added on
20 Jan 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ulagam neeyaadum chozhai
Mugilgal thaalaattum maalai
Ulagam neeyaadum chozhai
Mugilgal thaalaattum maalai
Kavigal paaraattum thogai
Anantham verenna thevai
Kavigal paaraattum thogai
Anantham verenna thevai
Ullangal ondraana pothu
Inbangal vanthaadum nooru
Ullangal ondraana pothu
Inbangal vanthaadum nooru
Uravey naam kaanum ellai
Pirivae ennaalum illai
Uravey naam kaanum ellai
Pirivae ennaalum illai
Vaanam vazhivida mannum nadamida
Sinthai mayangida deivam vazhipada
Kaalam namathena gaanam namathena
Vaazhvum namathena aadum mayilena
Anantham verenna thevai
Ulagam neeyaadum chozhai
Mugilgal thaalaattum maalai
Muththukkal poovaaga udhiram
Muththangal thenaaga malarum
Female :Kanigal aaraaththi edukkum
Kallellaam sangeetham isaikkum
Vaanam vazhivida mannum nadamida
Sinthai mayangida deivam vazhipada
Kaalam namathena gaanam namathena
Vaazhvum namathena aadum mayilena
Anantham verenna thevai
The world is a garden where you dance
In an evening where clouds sing a lullaby
The world is a garden where you dance
In an evening where clouds sing a lullaby
You are a peacock praised by poets
What other happiness do we need?
You are a peacock praised by poets
What other happiness do we need?
When our hearts become one
A hundred joys come dancing in
When our hearts become one
A hundred joys come dancing in
Togetherness is the only boundary we see
There will never be any separation
Togetherness is the only boundary we see
There will never be any separation
As the sky makes way and the earth dances
As minds are enchanted and the divine bows in praise
Knowing time is ours and song is ours
Knowing life is ours, dancing like a peacock
What other happiness do we need?
The world is a garden where you dance
In an evening where clouds sing a lullaby
Pearls fall gently like flowers
Kisses blossom with the sweetness of honey
Fruits offer an aarathi (traditional welcoming blessing)
Even the stones play sweet music
As the sky makes way and the earth dances
As minds are enchanted and the divine bows in praise
Knowing time is ours and song is ours
Knowing life is ours, dancing like a peacock
What other happiness do we need?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ulagam Neeyaadum Chozhai is a romantic duet from the film Paattum Bharadhamum that celebrates the divine union of love, music, and dance. The lyrics portray a joyous atmosphere where nature itself participates in the couple's celebration—clouds sing lullabies, stones produce music, and the earth dances along with them. Kannadasan conveys that when two hearts become one through artistic and emotional harmony, life becomes an endless experience of bliss where no further happiness is required.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Ulagam neeyaadum chozhai

Compares the world directly to a garden crafted for her dance.

Personification (Tharkurippetram)

Mugilgal thaalaattum maalai / Kallellaam sangeetham isaikkum

Attributes human actions like singing lullabies to inanimate clouds and playing music to stones.

Alliteration (Monai)

Muththukkal poovaaga udhiram / Muththangal thenaaga malarum

Repetition of the initial sound 'Muth' in consecutive lines creating melodic cadence.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Vaanam vazhivida mannum nadamida... deivam vazhipada

Exaggerates the glory of their love and art by claiming the sky moves aside and God Himself worships them.

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Trivia

Paattum Bharadhamum (1975), starring Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa, centers around the eternal themes of music (Paattu) and dance (Bharatham). Composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan, this classic track highlights the vocal synergy between T. M. Soundararajan and Vani Jairam.

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