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Lyrics & meaning

Ulagathil Ulla Athisayam (Duet)

From Thai Poranthachu · 2000

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Thai Poranthachu
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
25 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
………….
Ulagaththil ulla adhisayam ettu
Unnaiyum serththu
Vaanaththil ulla giragangal paththu
Unnaiyum serththu
Sanga tamil naangu
Unnai unnai serththu
Ennudan neethaan sernthapothu
Rendalla naam ondru
Oo….oo…..ooo….
Ulagaththil ulla adhisayam ettu
Unnaiyum serththu
……………….
Nadakkaiyil un pudavai
Seiyum sarugu osai adhai rasiththaen
Female : Sirikkaiyil un mugaththil
Oru kuzhanthai thavazhum adhai rasiththaen
Ennai pirigaiyilae
Un kangal kalangumae adhairasiththaen
Female :Nee en nizhalaiyumae thottu paarkkum
Pozhuthilae adhai rasiththaen
Malai uhchi yaeriththaan
Un peyarai solliththaan
Manathukkul naan rasiththan….oo…oo….
……………
Unnai paarpatharkku
Naan thavikkum thavippil oru sugamae
Male :Unnai paarththu kondae
En aayul kazhinthaal adhu sugamae
Unakkaaga kaaththirunthu
En kaalgal valikkaiyiloru sugamae
Male :En paer nee sonnaal
Ettu latcham narambilum pudhu sugamae
Un Veettu megamthaan
En veettai kadanthaal
Ennullae oru sugamae
Adhu eppothum thani sugamae…oo…oo….
Ulagaththil ulla adhisayam ettu
Unnaiyum serththu
Vaanaththil ulla giragangal paththu
Unnaiyum serththu
Sanga tamil naangu
Female :Unnai unnai saerththu
Male :Ennudan neethaan saernthapothu
Female :Rendalla naam ondru
…………………
...
The wonders of the world are eight,
including you.
The planets in the sky are ten,
including you.
Sangam Tamil is four,
including you, including you.
When you joined with me,
we are not two, but one.
Oo... oo... ooo...
The wonders of the world are eight,
including you.
...
As you walk, your saree
makes a rustling sound, and I admired that.
Female: When you smile, upon your face
a child seems to crawl, and I admired that.
When parting from me,
your eyes grow misty, and I admired that.
Female: When you touch even my shadow,
in those moments, I admired that.
Climbing up the mountain top,
and shouting out your name,
I cherished it deep in my heart... oo... oo...
...
To catch a glimpse of you,
there is a sweet joy in my yearning.
Male: Just gazing at you,
if my life passes away, that would be bliss.
Waiting for you
until my legs ache is a sweet pleasure.
Male: If you utter my name,
a new thrill fills all eight hundred thousand nerves.
If a cloud from your house
passes over my house,
it brings a thrill within me.
That is always a unique pleasure... oo... oo...
The wonders of the world are eight,
including you.
The planets in the sky are ten,
including you.
Sangam Tamil is four,
Female: Including you, including you.
Male: When you joined with me,
Female: We are not two, but one.
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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