Ulagathil Ulla Athisayam (Female)
From Thai Poranthachu · 2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| …………. | |
| Female | |
| 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. |
| Female | |
| Sanga tamil naangu | There are four types of Sangam Tamil, |
| Unnai unnai serththu | Including you, including you. |
| Ennudan neethaan sernthapothu | When you join together 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 | |
| ………………. | |
| Female | |
| Kurukuru paarvaiyilae | In your sharp, playful gaze, |
| Nee kurumbaai parppaai adhai rasiththaen | You look mischievous, and I cherished that. |
| Untha peyar arugil | Beside your name, |
| En peyarai ezhuthi dhinam rasiththaen | I wrote my name every day and cherished that. |
| Female | |
| Engo naan paarththaal | When I looked somewhere else, |
| Nee ennai paarkkiraai adhai rasiththaen | You looked at me, and I cherished that. |
| Ennai pirigaiyilae un kangal | When parting from me, your eyes |
| Kalangumae adhai rasiththaen | Would turn teary, and I cherished that. |
| Female | |
| …………… | |
| Female | |
| Unthan kaal suvadai | Your footprints, |
| En kaalgal thodavum adhu sugamae | When my feet touch them, it is bliss. |
| Unnai paarththu kondae | While looking at you constantly, |
| En aayul kazhinthaal adhu sugamae | If my lifespan passes away, it is bliss. |
| Female | |
| Unthan moochchaiththaan en moochchil | Taking your breath |
| Yaettruvaen adhu sugamae | Into my own breath is bliss. |
| Unnai parppatharkku naan | For me to see you, |
| Thavikkum thavippilae oru sugamae | The yearning anxiety itself holds bliss. |
| Female | |
| Un veettu megamthaan | If the cloud over your house |
| En veettai kadanthaal | Passes over my house, |
| Ennullae oru sugamae | There is a sweetness inside me. |
| Adhu eppothum thani sugamae…oo…oo…. | That is always a unique bliss...oo...oo.... |
| Female | |
| 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. |
| Female | |
| Sanga tamil naangu | There are four types of Sangam Tamil, |
| Unnai unnai serththu | Including you, including you. |
| Ennudan neethaan sernthapothu | When you join together with me, |
| Rendalla naam ondru…..aa…aahhaah | We are not two, but one.....aa...aahhaah |
| 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......
There are four types of Sangam Tamil,
Including you, including you.
When you join together 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.
......................
குறுகுறு பார்வையிலே
நீ குறும்பாய் பார்ப்பாய் அதை ரசித்தேன்
உந்தன் பெயர் அருகில்
என் பெயரை எழுதி தினம் ரசித்தேன்
In your sharp, playful gaze,
You look mischievous, and I cherished that.
Beside your name,
I wrote my name every day and cherished that.
எங்கோ நான் பார்த்தால்
நீ என்னை பார்க்கிறாய் அதை ரசித்தேன்
என்னை பிரிகையிலே உன் கண்கள்
கலங்குமே அதை ரசித்தேன்
When I looked somewhere else,
You looked at me, and I cherished that.
When parting from me, your eyes
Would turn teary, and I cherished that.
என் கண்ணில் சின்னதாய்
ஒரு தூசு பட்டதும் அச்சச்சோ என்று சொல்வாய்
அந்த துடிப்பினை நான் ரசித்தேன்.....ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ.....
.............................
Your footprints,
When my feet touch them, it is bliss.
While looking at you constantly,
If my lifespan passes away, it is bliss.
உந்தன் கால் சுவடை
என் கால்கள் தொடவும் அது சுகமே
உன்னை பார்த்துக் கொண்டே
என் ஆயுள் கழிந்தால் அது சுகமே
Taking your breath
Into my own breath is bliss.
For me to see you,
The yearning anxiety itself holds bliss.
உந்தன் மூச்சைத்தான் என் மூச்சில்
ஏற்றுவேன் அது சுகமே
உன்னை பார்ப்பதற்கு நான்
தவிக்கும் தவிப்பிலே ஒரு சுகமே
If the cloud over your house
Passes over my house,
There is a sweetness inside me.
That is always a unique bliss...oo...oo....
உன் வீட்டு மேகம்தான்
என் வீட்டை கடந்தால்
என்னுள்ளே ஒரு சுகமே
அது எப்போதும் தனி சுகமே.......ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ.....
There are eight wonders in the world,
Including you.
There are ten planets in the sky,
Including you.
உலகத்தில் உள்ள அதிசயம் எட்டு
உன்னையும் சேர்த்து
வானத்தில் உள்ள கிரகங்கள் பத்து
உன்னையும் சேர்த்து
There are four types of Sangam Tamil,
Including you, including you.
When you join together with me,
We are not two, but one.....aa...aahhaah
சங்கத்தமிழ் நான்கு
உன்னைஉன்னை சேர்த்து
என்னுடன் நீதான் சேர்ந்தபோது
ரெண்டல்ல நாம் ஒன்று...அ...ஆஹாஹ்..
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
There are four types of Sangam Tamil,
Unnai unnai serththu
Including you, including you.
Ennudan neethaan sernthapothu
When you join together 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.
……………….
Kurukuru paarvaiyilae
In your sharp, playful gaze,
Nee kurumbaai parppaai adhai rasiththaen
You look mischievous, and I cherished that.
Untha peyar arugil
Beside your name,
En peyarai ezhuthi dhinam rasiththaen
I wrote my name every day and cherished that.
Engo naan paarththaal
When I looked somewhere else,
Nee ennai paarkkiraai adhai rasiththaen
You looked at me, and I cherished that.
Ennai pirigaiyilae un kangal
When parting from me, your eyes
Kalangumae adhai rasiththaen
Would turn teary, and I cherished that.
……………
Unthan kaal suvadai
Your footprints,
En kaalgal thodavum adhu sugamae
When my feet touch them, it is bliss.
Unnai paarththu kondae
While looking at you constantly,
En aayul kazhinthaal adhu sugamae
If my lifespan passes away, it is bliss.
Unthan moochchaiththaan en moochchil
Taking your breath
Yaettruvaen adhu sugamae
Into my own breath is bliss.
Unnai parppatharkku naan
For me to see you,
Thavikkum thavippilae oru sugamae
The yearning anxiety itself holds bliss.
Un veettu megamthaan
If the cloud over your house
En veettai kadanthaal
Passes over my house,
Ennullae oru sugamae
There is a sweetness inside me.
Adhu eppothum thani sugamae…oo…oo….
That is always a unique 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
There are four types of Sangam Tamil,
Unnai unnai serththu
Including you, including you.
Ennudan neethaan sernthapothu
When you join together with me,
Rendalla naam ondru…..aa…aahhaah
We are not two, but one.....aa...aahhaah
…………………
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic romantic song from the film 'Thai Poranthachu' portrays a lover expressing deep affection and devotion to her beloved. By playfully adding her partner as an eighth world wonder, a tenth planet, and a fourth division of Tamil literature (adding +1 to standard counts of 7 wonders, 9 planets, and 3 forms of Tamil), she highlights how central he is to her universe and how their union makes them inseparable.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Atiyukku (Anaphora / Repetition)
“Unnaiyum serththu”
The phrase 'Unnaiyum serththu' is repeated across multiple stanzas to continuously integrate the beloved into grand cosmic and literary themes.
Uvamai / Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Ulagaththil ulla adhisayam ettu / Unnaiyum serththu”
The lyricist uses playful poetic hyperbole by raising standard classifications (7 wonders, 9 planets, Mutthamizh) by one to count the lover as the extra wonder/planet/language.
Iyaibu (Epiphora / Refrain)
“Nee kurumbaai parppaai adhai rasiththaen”
The repetition of 'adhai rasiththaen' (I relished/cherished that) at the end of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic structure emphasizing memorable romantic moments.
Iyaibu (End Refrain)
“En kaalgal thodavum adhu sugamae”
The continuous echo of 'adhu sugamae' (that is bliss) reinforces the thematic mood that every sensory connection with the lover brings pleasure.
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Trivia
Composed by Deva for the 2000 Tamil movie 'Thai Poranthachu' starring Prabhu Deva and Kausalya, this song sung by Sujatha Mohan became popular for lyricist Pa. Vijay's creative numerical wordplay (+1 arithmetic trope) in expressing affection.
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