Ulangal Pesum
From Pudhiya Payanam · 2009
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Prasad Ganesh
- Details
- Pudhiya Payanam2009
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ullangal pesum kaadhal mozhigal | Why didn't you understand the language of love spoken by hearts? |
| Unakkaen puriyavillai | Why did you fail to comprehend it? |
| Female | |
| Vittu vittu thudithu un peyar sollum | Throbbing constantly and repeating your name, |
| Idhayathai theriyavillai | You failed to notice this heart. |
| Female | |
| Vatta mittu unnaiyae | Circling around you, |
| Suttri suttri vandhen | I kept coming around and around you. |
| Thiittamittu yen veruthaai | Why did you hate me with pre-meditated intent? |
| Chittu chittu kuruviyaai | Like a little sparrow, |
| Suttri suttri thirinthen | I wandered around and around, |
| Siragaiyum yaen odithaai | Why did you break my wings? |
| Female | |
| Vizhi kaakkum imaiyae | When the very eyelid meant to protect the eye, |
| Enai thakkum bothu | Begins to attack me, |
| Valikkaadha ullam | Tell me which heart |
| Edhu endru kooru | Does not feel the pain? |
| Idhu sariya idhu muriyaa | Is this right, or is this wrong? |
| Bathil sollu | Give me an answer. |
| Female | |
| Kangalil theriyum kaatchigal anaithum | All the sights seen through my eyes, |
| Unakkena saemithaen | I gathered and saved them just for you. |
| Kanavugal anaithum nijamena ninaithu | Believing all my dreams to be true, |
| Dhinam unnai poojithaen | I worshipped you every single day. |
| Vetta veli veyilil puluvinai pola | Like a worm in the open scorching sun, |
| Thudithida yen vaithaai | Why did you make me writhe in agony? |
| Nitham nitham unaiyae thaediya idhathai | The heart that searched for you day after day, |
| Theeyinil yean erithaai | Why did you burn it down in fire? |
| Enai thaedi naanum unakkulae thaeda | As I searched for myself within you, |
| Enai thaandi neeyum vaerengoo ooda | You ran past me and fled somewhere else. |
| Idhu vidhiyaa illai sadhiyaa | Is this destiny or a treacherous conspiracy? |
| Bathil soll……………… | Give me an answer... |
உள்ளங்கள் பேசும் காதல் மொழிகள்
உனக்கேன் புரியவில்லை
Why didn't you understand the language of love spoken by hearts?
Why did you fail to comprehend it?
விட்டு விட்டு துடித்து உன் பெயர் சொல்லும்
இதயத்தை தெரியவில்லை
Throbbing constantly and repeating your name,
You failed to notice this heart.
வட்டமிட்டு உன்னையே
சுற்றி சுற்றி வந்தேன்
திட்டமிட்டு ஏன் வெறுத்தாய்
சிட்டு சிட்டு குருவியை
சுற்றி சுற்றி வந்தேன்
சிறகையும் ஏன் ஒடித்தாய்
Circling around you,
I kept coming around and around you.
Why did you hate me with pre-meditated intent?
Like a little sparrow,
I wandered around and around,
Why did you break my wings?
விழி காக்கும் இமையே
எனை தாக்கும்போது
வலிக்காத உள்ளம்
எது என்று கூறு
இது சரியா இது முறையா
பதில் சொல்லு
When the very eyelid meant to protect the eye,
Begins to attack me,
Tell me which heart
Does not feel the pain?
Is this right, or is this wrong?
Give me an answer.
கண்களில் தெரியும் காட்சிகள் அனைத்தும்
உனக்கென சேமித்தேன்
கனவுகள் அனைத்தும் நிஜமென நினைத்து
தினம் உன்னை பூஜித்தேன்
வெட்ட வெளி வெயிலில் புழுவினை போல
துடித்திட ஏன் எரித்தாய்
நித்தம் நித்தம் உனையே தேடிய இதயத்தை
தீயினில் ஏன் எரித்தாய்
எனை தேடி நானும் உனக்குள்ளே தேட
எனை தாண்டி நீயும் வேறெங்கோ ஊட
இது விதியா இல்லை சதியா
பதில் சொல்.............................
All the sights seen through my eyes,
I gathered and saved them just for you.
Believing all my dreams to be true,
I worshipped you every single day.
Like a worm in the open scorching sun,
Why did you make me writhe in agony?
The heart that searched for you day after day,
Why did you burn it down in fire?
As I searched for myself within you,
You ran past me and fled somewhere else.
Is this destiny or a treacherous conspiracy?
Give me an answer...
Ullangal pesum kaadhal mozhigal
Why didn't you understand the language of love spoken by hearts?
Unakkaen puriyavillai
Why did you fail to comprehend it?
Vittu vittu thudithu un peyar sollum
Throbbing constantly and repeating your name,
Idhayathai theriyavillai
You failed to notice this heart.
Vatta mittu unnaiyae
Circling around you,
Suttri suttri vandhen
I kept coming around and around you.
Thiittamittu yen veruthaai
Why did you hate me with pre-meditated intent?
Chittu chittu kuruviyaai
Like a little sparrow,
Suttri suttri thirinthen
I wandered around and around,
Siragaiyum yaen odithaai
Why did you break my wings?
Vizhi kaakkum imaiyae
When the very eyelid meant to protect the eye,
Enai thakkum bothu
Begins to attack me,
Valikkaadha ullam
Tell me which heart
Edhu endru kooru
Does not feel the pain?
Idhu sariya idhu muriyaa
Is this right, or is this wrong?
Bathil sollu
Give me an answer.
Kangalil theriyum kaatchigal anaithum
All the sights seen through my eyes,
Unakkena saemithaen
I gathered and saved them just for you.
Kanavugal anaithum nijamena ninaithu
Believing all my dreams to be true,
Dhinam unnai poojithaen
I worshipped you every single day.
Vetta veli veyilil puluvinai pola
Like a worm in the open scorching sun,
Thudithida yen vaithaai
Why did you make me writhe in agony?
Nitham nitham unaiyae thaediya idhathai
The heart that searched for you day after day,
Theeyinil yean erithaai
Why did you burn it down in fire?
Enai thaedi naanum unakkulae thaeda
As I searched for myself within you,
Enai thaandi neeyum vaerengoo ooda
You ran past me and fled somewhere else.
Idhu vidhiyaa illai sadhiyaa
Is this destiny or a treacherous conspiracy?
Bathil soll………………
Give me an answer...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a poignant expression of heartbreak, betrayal, and unrequited love. The speaker confronts their beloved, questioning why their deep devotion, care, and love were met with cold rejection and intentional cruelty. They lament how they dedicated every thought, dream, and sight to their partner, only to be broken and abandoned. Through intense emotional inquiry, the narrator highlights the shock of being hurt by someone who was supposed to be their protector and sanctuary. Using evocative imagery of a wing-broken sparrow and a worm writhing under scorching heat, the song captures the agonizing despair of searching for affection only to encounter betrayal.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Chittu chittu kuruviyaai... Siragaiyum yaen odithaai”
Compares the protagonist's helpless state after betrayal to a little sparrow whose wings have been broken.
Simile (Upamai)
“Vetta veli veyilil puluvinai pola / Thudithida yen vaithaai”
Compares the intense pain of emotional heartbreak to a worm writhing under blistering sunlight.
Metaphor & Paradox
“Vizhi kaakkum imaiyae / Enai thakkum bothu”
Uses the metaphor of an eyelid—whose natural duty is to protect the eye—attacking it, representing betrayal by a trusted protector.
Repetition / Reduplication (Adukku Thodar)
“Suttri suttri vandhen”
The repetition of words like 'Suttri suttri', 'Chittu chittu', and 'Nitham nitham' enhances the rhythm and stresses the continuous nature of the speaker's actions.
Rhyme / Assonance (Ethirai)
“Idhu vidhiyaa illai sadhiyaa”
Internal and line-ending rhyming sounds like 'vidhiyaa' / 'sadhiyaa' and 'sariya' / 'muriyaa' create a poetic cadence.
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Trivia
The song uses classical Tamil metaphors such as 'vetta veli veyilil puluvinai pola' (like a worm in the open sun), which has deep roots in Sangam and devotional Tamil literature to signify ultimate emotional or physical torment.
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