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Lyrics & meaning

Ulagam Unna Vittu

From Devarattam · 2019

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singer
Vijay Yesudas
Music director
Nivas K. Prasanna
Movie name
Devarattam
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
22 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Velukkadha adi vaanam
Karukkadha venmegam
Porakkadha ethirkaalam
Uravaaga kai serum
En chellamae
En thangamae
En chellamae
Hooo oooo oooo
Hooo ooo oooo
Hooo oooo ooooo
Hooo oooooo ooooo
Ulagam anbu vittu suththaathu
Uravum unnai vittu pogaathu
Ulagam anbu vittu suththaathu
Uravum unnai vittu pogaathu
Kadalum manna vittu vaththaadhu
Athu pol sondham inga makkaathu
Velicham illaama nizhalum neelaadhu
Uravum illaama ethuvum vaazhathu
Modhalum uravae
Mudivum uravae
Modhalum uravae
Mudivum uravae…ae…..ae…….ae….
Etta erukkuthu aagayam
Enga irukkuthu aathaayam
Nenja muzhuvathum thee kaayam
Theeraatho…ooo
Kanda kanavula poo kolam
Kangal ethirula porkaalam
Konda valigalum yeraalam
Maaraatho…oo
Theeraathoo
Maaraathoo
Theeraathoo…oo…
Maaraathoo….
Annai aval aarambikka
Thandhai avan aatharikka
Suththugira boomiyilla
Sondhamum undaachi
Thunbam vandhaal
Thol kudukka
Inbam endraal sernthanaikka
Unnai athu thedi vara
Seivathu anbaachae
Ponathu pogattum
Aanathu aagattum
Kaayangal maaridum thannala
Aayiram sondhagal
Aayiram bandhagal
Unnaiyum thaanguthu manmela
Sugama sumaiya
Vazhiya varama
Puriyaa puthira
Athuvae urava
Uravaaa…
Uravaaa…ae…..ae…..ae…….
Chorus :Haa…aa..haaa…aaa…..
((Overlapping)
En chellamae
En thangamae
En chellamae
The horizon that never fades,
The white cloud that never darkens,
The future yet to be born,
Will hold your hand as family.
My precious darling,
My golden child,
My precious darling.
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
The world will not turn without love,
And family will never leave you.
The world will not turn without love,
And family will never leave you.
The sea never dries away from the shore,
Just like that, our bonds here will never decay.
Without light, no shadow can stretch,
And without family, nothing can truly live.
Kinship is the beginning,
Kinship is the end.
Kinship is the beginning,
Kinship is the end...
The sky stays far out of reach,
Where is any comfort to be found?
The whole heart carries deep burn scars,
Won't they ever heal?
In the dreams we saw, flowers bloomed,
Right before our eyes, a battlefield remains,
The pains we carry are countless,
Won't this ever change?
Won't it heal?
Won't it change?
Won't it heal?
Won't it change?
With a mother to begin life,
And a father to support you,
On this spinning earth,
Kinship came to be.
When sorrow arrives,
To offer a shoulder,
When happiness comes, to embrace you close,
To come searching for you,
It is all done out of love.
Let what is gone be gone,
Let whatever happens happen,
Wounds will heal on their own.
A thousand kinships,
A thousand bonds of love,
Hold you up upon this earth.
Is it a comfort or a burden?
Is it pain or a blessing?
An unsolved riddle?
Is that what kinship is?
Kinship...
Kinship...
Chorus:
Ha... ah... ha... ah...
My precious darling,
My golden child,
My precious darling.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional track from Devarattam reflects on the deep importance of family bonds, affection, and emotional resilience. The lyrics compare familial relationships to timeless forces of nature like the ocean, sky, and light, showing how essential human connection is for survival and comfort during tough times.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Nenja muzhuvathum thee kaayam”

Compares deep emotional grief to fire wounds ('thee kaayam').

Simile

“Kadalum manna vittu vaththaadhu / Athu pol sondham inga makkaathu”

Compares family bonds staying eternal to the ocean never abandoning the shore sand.

Rhyme / Ethukai

“Ponathu pogattum / Aanathu aagattum”

Use of second-letter rhyming (Ponathu / Aanathu) in Tamil lyrics.

Anaphora

“En chellamae / En thangamae”

Repetition of terms of endearment to create emotional resonance.

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Trivia

The soundtrack for Devarattam (2019) was composed by Nivas K. Prasanna, with lyrics written by Mohan Rajan. The song plays during pivotal emotional scenes highlighting sibling affection and family unity in rural Tamil Nadu.

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