Ulagam Unnaku
From Uthama Puthiran · 2010
- Lyricist
- Annamalai
- Singer
- Vijay Prakash
- Music director
- Vijay Antony
- Details
- Uthama Puthiran2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| …………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Ulagam unakku kavalai edhukku | Why worry when the world is yours? |
| Irukkumvaraiyil adithu norukku | Smash and conquer as long as you live! |
| Life idhu unnoda caaru | This life is your car, |
| Ishtappadi nee otti paaru | Drive it as you wish! |
| Life idhu unnoda caaru | This life is your car, |
| Ishtappadi nee otti paaru | Drive it as you wish! |
| Male | |
| Ulagam unakku kavalai edhukku | Why worry when the world is yours? |
| Irukkumvaraiyil adithu norukku | Smash and conquer as long as you live! |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Kaatrinai paar hey sorvadhillai | Look at the wind, it never tires; |
| Vaazhndhidappaar nee thorpadhillai | Try to live life fully, you won't lose. |
| Boomiyai paar adhu oivadhillai | Look at the Earth, it never takes a rest; |
| Oiveduthaal nee jaali illai | If you rest, there will be no fun. |
| Male | |
| Kashtappattaal eppodhum melae | If you work hard, you will always rise, |
| Paththikkadaa pattaasu polae | Burst up like a firecracker! |
| Dhinam nee udhaikkum | Every single day, |
| Udhaiyil nagaram boomi.. | The Earth moves by the kick you give.. |
| Male | |
| Ulagam unakku kavalai edhukku | Why worry when the world is yours? |
| Irukkumvaraiyil adithu norukku | Smash and conquer as long as you live! |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Kodu pottaal nee roadu podu | If they draw a boundary line, lay down a road; |
| Tholvi vandhaal adhai thookkippodu | If failure comes, toss it aside! |
| Vaazhumvarai nee vaazhndhuppaaru | Live life to the fullest while you are alive, |
| Aanamattum ada modhippaaru | Smash against challenges as much as you can! |
| Male | |
| Vettaikkaadu nee vettaiyaadu | It is a hunting ground, go ahead and hunt; |
| Ishtappadi nee poondhu aadu | Enter and dance as you please! |
| Thadaigal varattum | Let obstacles come, |
| Udaiththu ezhundhu odu | Break them, rise up, and run! |
| Male | |
| Ulagam unakku kavalai edhukku | Why worry when the world is yours? |
| Irukkumvaraiyil adithu norukku | Smash and conquer as long as you live! |
| Life idhu unnoda caaru | This life is your car, |
| Ishtappadi nee otti paaru | Drive it as you wish! |
| Life idhu unnoda caaru | This life is your car, |
| Ishtappadi nee otti paaru | Drive it as you wish! |
| Thadaigal varattum | Let obstacles come, |
| Udaiththu ezhundhu odu | Break them, rise up, and run! |
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உலகம் உனக்கு கவலை எதுக்கு
இருக்கும் வரையில் அடித்து நொறுக்கு
லைஃப் இது உன்னோட காரு
இஷ்ட்டப்படி நீ ஓட்டிப்பாரு
லைஃப் இது உன்னோட காரு
இஷ்ட்டப்படி நீ ஓட்டிப்பாரு
Why worry when the world is yours?
Smash and conquer as long as you live!
This life is your car,
Drive it as you wish!
This life is your car,
Drive it as you wish!
உலகம் உனக்கு கவலை எதுக்கு
இருக்கும் வரையில் அடித்து நொறுக்கு
Why worry when the world is yours?
Smash and conquer as long as you live!
..............................................
காற்றினைப் பார் ஹே சோர்வதில்லை
வாழ்ந்திடப்பார் நீ தோற்ப்பதில்லை
பூமியைப்பார் அது ஓய்வதில்லை
ஓய்வெடுத்தால் நீ ஜாலி இல்லை
Look at the wind, it never tires;
Try to live life fully, you won't lose.
Look at the Earth, it never takes a rest;
If you rest, there will be no fun.
கஷ்ட்டப்பட்டால் எப்போதும் மேலே
பத்திக்கடா பட்டாசுப்போலே
தினம் நீ உதைக்கும்
உதையில் நகரம் பூமி..
If you work hard, you will always rise,
Burst up like a firecracker!
Every single day,
The Earth moves by the kick you give..
உலகம் உனக்கு கவலை எதுக்கு
இருக்கும் வரையில் அடித்து நொறுக்கு
Why worry when the world is yours?
Smash and conquer as long as you live!
..............................................
கோடு போட்டால் நீ ரோடுப்போடு
தோல்வி வந்தால் அதைத்தூக்கிப்போடு
வாழும்வரை நீ வாழ்ந்துப்பாரு
ஆனமட்டும் அட மோதிப்பாரு
If they draw a boundary line, lay down a road;
If failure comes, toss it aside!
Live life to the fullest while you are alive,
Smash against challenges as much as you can!
வேட்டைக்காடு நீ வேட்டையாடு
இஷ்ட்டப்படி நீ பூந்து ஆடு
தடைகள் வரட்டும்
உடைத்து எழுந்து ஓடு
It is a hunting ground, go ahead and hunt;
Enter and dance as you please!
Let obstacles come,
Break them, rise up, and run!
உலகம் உனக்கு கவலை எதுக்கு
இருக்கும் வரையில் அடித்து நொறுக்கு
லைஃப் இது உன்னோட காரு
இஷ்ட்டப்படி நீ ஓட்டிப்பாரு
லைஃப் இது உன்னோட காரு
இஷ்ட்டப்படி நீ ஓட்டிப்பாரு
தடைகள் வரட்டும்
உடைத்து எழுந்து ஓடு
Why worry when the world is yours?
Smash and conquer as long as you live!
This life is your car,
Drive it as you wish!
This life is your car,
Drive it as you wish!
Let obstacles come,
Break them, rise up, and run!
……………………………..
Ulagam unakku kavalai edhukku
Why worry when the world is yours?
Irukkumvaraiyil adithu norukku
Smash and conquer as long as you live!
Life idhu unnoda caaru
This life is your car,
Ishtappadi nee otti paaru
Drive it as you wish!
Life idhu unnoda caaru
This life is your car,
Ishtappadi nee otti paaru
Drive it as you wish!
Ulagam unakku kavalai edhukku
Why worry when the world is yours?
Irukkumvaraiyil adithu norukku
Smash and conquer as long as you live!
……………………………..
Kaatrinai paar hey sorvadhillai
Look at the wind, it never tires;
Vaazhndhidappaar nee thorpadhillai
Try to live life fully, you won't lose.
Boomiyai paar adhu oivadhillai
Look at the Earth, it never takes a rest;
Oiveduthaal nee jaali illai
If you rest, there will be no fun.
Kashtappattaal eppodhum melae
If you work hard, you will always rise,
Paththikkadaa pattaasu polae
Burst up like a firecracker!
Dhinam nee udhaikkum
Every single day,
Udhaiyil nagaram boomi..
The Earth moves by the kick you give..
Ulagam unakku kavalai edhukku
Why worry when the world is yours?
Irukkumvaraiyil adithu norukku
Smash and conquer as long as you live!
……………………………..
Kodu pottaal nee roadu podu
If they draw a boundary line, lay down a road;
Tholvi vandhaal adhai thookkippodu
If failure comes, toss it aside!
Vaazhumvarai nee vaazhndhuppaaru
Live life to the fullest while you are alive,
Aanamattum ada modhippaaru
Smash against challenges as much as you can!
Vettaikkaadu nee vettaiyaadu
It is a hunting ground, go ahead and hunt;
Ishtappadi nee poondhu aadu
Enter and dance as you please!
Thadaigal varattum
Let obstacles come,
Udaiththu ezhundhu odu
Break them, rise up, and run!
Ulagam unakku kavalai edhukku
Why worry when the world is yours?
Irukkumvaraiyil adithu norukku
Smash and conquer as long as you live!
Life idhu unnoda caaru
This life is your car,
Ishtappadi nee otti paaru
Drive it as you wish!
Life idhu unnoda caaru
This life is your car,
Ishtappadi nee otti paaru
Drive it as you wish!
Thadaigal varattum
Let obstacles come,
Udaiththu ezhundhu odu
Break them, rise up, and run!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic anthem from Uthama Puthiran (2010) serves as a motivational pep talk encouraging youth to live life fearlessly and on their own terms. Using the metaphor of life as a car, the song advises the listener to steer their own journey without worrying about societal barriers, failures, or opinions of others. It draws inspiration from nature's relentless elements—like the tireless wind and constant rotation of the Earth—to remind us that staying active and persistent brings success and joy. The song urges people to break through obstacles, convert boundaries into new paths, and embrace life with full vigor.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Life idhu unnoda caaru”
Compares life to a car where the individual is the driver in full control.
Simile
“Paththikkadaa pattaasu polae”
Uses 'polae' (like) to compare rising up through hard work to a firecracker bursting into light.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kaatrinai paar hey sorvadhillai / Vaazhndhidappaar nee thorpadhillai / Boomiyai paar adhu oivadhillai”
Rhyming endings of words across consecutive lines like 'sorvadhillai', 'thorpadhillai', and 'oivadhillai'.
Monai (Alliteration / Initial Rhyme)
“Kodu pottaal nee roadu podu / Tholvi vandhaal adhai thookkippodu”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('K' sound in Kodu / Roadu / Thoolvi / Thookki).
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Trivia
The song is composed by Vijay Antony for the 2010 hit romantic comedy 'Uthama Puthiran', starring Dhanush and Genelia D'Souza. The track features high-energy choreography and became a popular youth anthem upon release.
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