Ulagathil Ulla Athisayam (Duet)
From Thai Poranthachu · 2000
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Thai Poranthachu2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| …………. | |
| Male | |
| Ulagaththil ulla adhisayam ettu | There are eight wonders in the world |
| Unnaiyum serththu | Including you |
| Vaanaththil ulla giragangal paththu | There are ten planets in the sky |
| Unnaiyum serththu | Including you |
| Male | |
| Sanga tamil naangu | Sangam Tamil is four |
| Unnai unnai serththu | Including you, including you |
| Ennudan neethaan sernthapothu | When you join with me |
| Rendalla naam ondru | We are not two, but one |
| Female | |
| Oo….oo…..ooo…. | Oo....oo.....ooo.... |
| Ulagaththil ulla adhisayam ettu | There are eight wonders in the world |
| Unnaiyum serththu | Including you |
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | |
| Male | |
| Nadakkaiyil un pudavai | When walking, your saree |
| Seiyum sarugu osai adhai rasiththaen | Makes a rustling dry-leaf sound, which I relished |
| Female : Sirikkaiyil un mugaththil | Female: When smiling, on your face |
| Oru kuzhanthai thavazhum adhai rasiththaen | A child crawls, which I relished |
| Male | |
| Ennai pirigaiyilae | When parting from me |
| Un kangal kalangumae adhairasiththaen | Your eyes well up with tears, which I relished |
| Female :Nee en nizhalaiyumae thottu paarkkum | Female: Even when you touch and feel my shadow |
| Pozhuthilae adhai rasiththaen | At that moment, I relished it |
| Male | |
| Malai uhchi yaeriththaan | Climbing to the mountain top |
| Un peyarai solliththaan | And calling out your name |
| Manathukkul naan rasiththan….oo…oo…. | I relished inside my heart... oo... oo... |
| Female | |
| …………… | |
| Female | |
| Unnai paarpatharkku | To see you |
| Naan thavikkum thavippil oru sugamae | There is a joy in the yearning I feel |
| Male :Unnai paarththu kondae | Male: While gazing at you |
| En aayul kazhinthaal adhu sugamae | If my lifespan comes to an end, that is bliss |
| Female | |
| Unakkaaga kaaththirunthu | Waiting for you |
| En kaalgal valikkaiyiloru sugamae | When my legs ache, there is a joy in it |
| Male :En paer nee sonnaal | Male: If you call my name |
| Ettu latcham narambilum pudhu sugamae | There is a new thrill in all my eight lakh nerves |
| Female | |
| Un Veettu megamthaan | If the cloud over your house |
| En veettai kadanthaal | Passes over my house |
| Ennullae oru sugamae | There is a joy inside me |
| Adhu eppothum thani sugamae…oo…oo…. | That is always a special bliss... oo... oo... |
| Male | |
| Ulagaththil ulla adhisayam ettu | There are eight wonders in the world |
| Unnaiyum serththu | Including you |
| Vaanaththil ulla giragangal paththu | There are ten planets in the sky |
| Unnaiyum serththu | Including you |
| Male | |
| Sanga tamil naangu | Sangam Tamil is four |
| Female :Unnai unnai saerththu | Female: Including you, including you |
| Male :Ennudan neethaan saernthapothu | Male: When you join with me |
| Female :Rendalla naam ondru | Female: We are not two, but one |
| Female | |
| ………………… | |
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உலகத்தில் உள்ள அதிசயம் எட்டு
உன்னையும் சேர்த்து
வானத்தில் உள்ள கிரகங்கள் பத்து
உன்னையும் சேர்த்து
There are eight wonders in the world
Including you
There are ten planets in the sky
Including you
சங்கத்தமிழ் நான்கு
உன்னை உன்னை சேர்த்து
என்னுடன் நீதான் சேர்ந்தபோது
ரெண்டல்ல நாம் ஒன்று......
Sangam Tamil is four
Including you, including you
When you join with me
We are not two, but one
ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ.....
உலகத்தில் உள்ள அதிசயம் எட்டு
உன்னையும் சேர்த்து
Oo....oo.....ooo....
There are eight wonders in the world
Including you
......................
நடக்கையில் உன் புடவை
செய்யும் சருகு ஓசை அதை ரசித்தேன்
சிரிக்கையில் உன் முகத்தில்
ஒரு குழந்தை தவழும் அதை ரசித்தேன்
When walking, your saree
Makes a rustling dry-leaf sound, which I relished
Female: When smiling, on your face
A child crawls, which I relished
என்னை பிரிகையிலே
உன் கண்கள் கலங்குமே அதை ரசித்தேன்
நீ என் நிழலையுமே தொட்டு பார்க்கும்
பொழுதிலே அதை ரசித்தேன்
When parting from me
Your eyes well up with tears, which I relished
Female: Even when you touch and feel my shadow
At that moment, I relished it
மலை உச்சி ஏறித்தான்
உன் பெயரை சொல்லித்தான்
மனதுக்குள் நான் ரசித்தேன்
அதன் எதிரொலி கேட்டு ரசித்தேன்....ஓ....ஓஒ.....
Climbing to the mountain top
And calling out your name
I relished inside my heart... oo... oo...
.............................
உன்னை பார்ப்பதற்கு
நான் தவிக்கும் தவிப்பில் ஒரு சுகமே
உன்னை பார்த்துக் கொண்டே
என் ஆயுள் கழிந்தால் அது சுகமே
To see you
There is a joy in the yearning I feel
Male: While gazing at you
If my lifespan comes to an end, that is bliss
உனக்காக காத்திருந்து
என் கால்கள் வலிக்கையிலொரு சுகமே
என் பேர் நீ சொன்னால்
எட்டு லட்சம் நரம்பிலும் புது சுகமே
Waiting for you
When my legs ache, there is a joy in it
Male: If you call my name
There is a new thrill in all my eight lakh nerves
உன் வீட்டு மேகம்தான்
என் வீட்டை கடந்தால்
என்னுள்ளே ஒரு சுகமே
அது எப்போதும் தனி சுகமே...ஓ....ஓஒ.....
If the cloud over your house
Passes over my house
There is a joy inside me
That is always a special bliss... oo... oo...
உலகத்தில் உள்ள அதிசயம் எட்டு
உன்னையும் சேர்த்து
வானத்தில் உள்ள கிரகங்கள் பத்து
உன்னையும் சேர்த்து
There are eight wonders in the world
Including you
There are ten planets in the sky
Including you
சங்கத்தமிழ் நான்கு
உன்னை உன்னை சேர்த்து
என்னுடன் நீதான் சேர்ந்தபோது
ரெண்டல்ல நாம் ஒன்று......
Sangam Tamil is four
Female: Including you, including you
Male: When you join with me
Female: We are not two, but one
லால லல்ல லா லால் லால் லாலல் லால லா
லால் லாலல் லால லா
லால லல்ல லா லால் லால் லாலல் லால லா
லால் லாலல் லால லா
………….
Ulagaththil ulla adhisayam ettu
There are eight wonders in the world
Unnaiyum serththu
Including you
Vaanaththil ulla giragangal paththu
There are ten planets in the sky
Unnaiyum serththu
Including you
Sanga tamil naangu
Sangam Tamil is four
Unnai unnai serththu
Including you, including you
Ennudan neethaan sernthapothu
When you join with me
Rendalla naam ondru
We are not two, but one
Oo….oo…..ooo….
Oo....oo.....ooo....
Ulagaththil ulla adhisayam ettu
There are eight wonders in the world
Unnaiyum serththu
Including you
……………….
Nadakkaiyil un pudavai
When walking, your saree
Seiyum sarugu osai adhai rasiththaen
Makes a rustling dry-leaf sound, which I relished
Female : Sirikkaiyil un mugaththil
Female: When smiling, on your face
Oru kuzhanthai thavazhum adhai rasiththaen
A child crawls, which I relished
Ennai pirigaiyilae
When parting from me
Un kangal kalangumae adhairasiththaen
Your eyes well up with tears, which I relished
Female :Nee en nizhalaiyumae thottu paarkkum
Female: Even when you touch and feel my shadow
Pozhuthilae adhai rasiththaen
At that moment, I relished it
Malai uhchi yaeriththaan
Climbing to the mountain top
Un peyarai solliththaan
And calling out your name
Manathukkul naan rasiththan….oo…oo….
I relished inside my heart... oo... oo...
……………
Unnai paarpatharkku
To see you
Naan thavikkum thavippil oru sugamae
There is a joy in the yearning I feel
Male :Unnai paarththu kondae
Male: While gazing at you
En aayul kazhinthaal adhu sugamae
If my lifespan comes to an end, that is bliss
Unakkaaga kaaththirunthu
Waiting for you
En kaalgal valikkaiyiloru sugamae
When my legs ache, there is a joy in it
Male :En paer nee sonnaal
Male: If you call my name
Ettu latcham narambilum pudhu sugamae
There is a new thrill in all my eight lakh nerves
Un Veettu megamthaan
If the cloud over your house
En veettai kadanthaal
Passes over my house
Ennullae oru sugamae
There is a joy inside me
Adhu eppothum thani sugamae…oo…oo….
That is always a special bliss... oo... oo...
Ulagaththil ulla adhisayam ettu
There are eight wonders in the world
Unnaiyum serththu
Including you
Vaanaththil ulla giragangal paththu
There are ten planets in the sky
Unnaiyum serththu
Including you
Sanga tamil naangu
Sangam Tamil is four
Female :Unnai unnai saerththu
Female: Including you, including you
Male :Ennudan neethaan saernthapothu
Male: When you join with me
Female :Rendalla naam ondru
Female: We are not two, but one
…………………
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic duet from the film 'Thai Poranthachu' portrays a passionate celebration of love through playful poetic arithmetic and sweet observations. The lovers count each other as the defining addition that completes classic constructs: turning the seven wonders of the world into eight, the nine planets (Navagrahas) into ten, and the three ancient Tamil Sangams into four, symbolizing that the beloved completes the universe.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Atisayokti)
“Ulagaththil ulla adhisayam ettu / Unnaiyum serththu”
Elevating the beloved's presence by adding them as the 8th wonder, 10th planet, and 4th Sangam Tamil to exaggerate their beauty and importance.
Epiphora / Refrain (Anaphora variant)
“Oru kuzhanthai thavazhum adhai rasiththaen”
Ending consecutive lines with the recurring phrase 'adhai rasiththaen' (I relished that) and 'oru sugamae' (a sweet pleasure) to build poetic rhythm.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Sirikkaiyil un mugaththil / Oru kuzhanthai thavazhum adhai rasiththaen”
Comparing a blossoming smile on the lover's face to the gentle crawling movement of a baby.
Auditory Imagery (Oli Kurippu)
“Seiyum sarugu osai adhai rasiththaen”
Evoking the dry rustling sound of a silk saree ('sarugu osai') to create vivid sensory appreciation.
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Trivia
Lyricist Pa. Vijay famously used classical Tamil counting tropes (7 Wonders, 9 Navagrahas, 3 Tamil Sangams) and incremented each by one to represent the lover. The song was composed by Deva and featured Prabhu Deva alongside Kausalya.
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