Ullam Theriyum
From Nyayam Ketkirom · 1973
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Nyayam Ketkirom1973
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ullam theriyum uruvam theriyum | I know your heart, I know your form |
| Unga paarvai konjam puriyum | I understand a little of your glance |
| Ulagam theriyaathu | I do not know the world |
| Intha vellai manathil ungal uruvam | In this pure white heart, your image |
| Vilaga mudiyaathu | Cannot be removed |
| Female | |
| Ullam theriyum uruvam theriyum | I know your heart, I know your form |
| Unga paarvai konjam puriyum | I understand a little of your glance |
| Ulagam theriyaathu | I do not know the world |
| Intha vellai manathil ungal uruvam | In this pure white heart, your image |
| Vilaga mudiyaathu | Cannot be removed |
| Female | |
| Arakku manjal poosi kulikkum maeniyum | The body bathed with red turmeric paste |
| Konjam azhagu mullai soodi kalikkum koondhalum | And the joyful hair adorned with lovely jasmine flowers |
| Arakku manjal poosi kulikkum maeniyum | The body bathed with red turmeric paste |
| Konjam azhagu mullai soodi kalikkum koondhalum | And the joyful hair adorned with lovely jasmine flowers |
| Enakku thanthu iraivan sonna | Giving these to me, the calculation made by God |
| Kannakku konjam puriyuthu | Now makes a little sense to me |
| Female | |
| Ullam theriyum uruvam theriyum | I know your heart, I know your form |
| Unga paarvai konjam puriyum | I understand a little of your glance |
| Ulagam theriyaathu | I do not know the world |
| Intha vellai manathil ungal uruvam | In this pure white heart, your image |
| Vilaga mudiyaathu | Cannot be removed |
| Female | |
| Kudumbam endraal koyil enbaal annaiyae | Mother says that a family is a sacred temple |
| Antha koyilukkul | Inside that temple |
| Eduththu vaithaen unnaiyae | I have enshrined you |
| Kudumpam endraal koyil enbaal annaiyae | Mother says that a family is a sacred temple |
| Antha koyilukkul | Inside that temple |
| Eduththu vaiththaen unnaiye | I have enshrined you |
| Female | |
| Aarukaala poojaikaaga | For the six-time daily rituals |
| Arpaniththaen ennaiyae | I have dedicated myself completely |
| Female | |
| Ullam theriyum uruvam theriyum | I know your heart, I know your form |
| Unga paarvai konjam puriyum | I understand a little of your glance |
| Ulagam theriyaathu | I do not know the world |
| Intha vellai manathil ungal uruvam | In this pure white heart, your image |
| Vilaga mudiyaathu | Cannot be removed |
| Female | |
| Aduththa veettu pennai kettaen oru murai | I asked the girl next door once |
| Aval aasai ennum kadhaial sonnaal palamurai | She told me many stories about love and desire |
| Aduththa veettu pennai kettaen oru murai | I asked the girl next door once |
| Aval aasai ennum kadhaial sonnaal palamurai | She told me many stories about love and desire |
| Nainaiththu parthaen puriyavillai | I thought about them but could not understand |
| Ketkal vanthaen ungalai | So I came to ask you directly |
| Female | |
| Ullam theriyum uruvam theriyum | I know your heart, I know your form |
| Unga paarvai konjam puriyum | I understand a little of your glance |
| Ulagam theriyaathu | I do not know the world |
| Intha vellai manathil ungal uruvam | In this pure white heart, your image |
| Vilaga mudiyaathu | Cannot be removed |
உள்ளம் தெரியும் உருவம் தெரியும்
உங்கள் பார்வை கொஞ்சம் புரியும்
உலகம் தெரியாது
இந்த வெள்ளை மனதில் உங்கள் உருவம்
விலக முடியாது......
I know your heart, I know your form
I understand a little of your glance
I do not know the world
In this pure white heart, your image
Cannot be removed
உள்ளம் தெரியும் உருவம் தெரியும்
உங்கள் பார்வை கொஞ்சம் புரியும்
உலகம் தெரியாது
இந்த வெள்ளை மனதில் உங்கள் உருவம்
விலக முடியாது......
I know your heart, I know your form
I understand a little of your glance
I do not know the world
In this pure white heart, your image
Cannot be removed
அரக்கு மஞ்சள் பூசிக் குளிக்கும் மேனியும்
கொஞ்சம் அழகு முல்லை சூடிக் களிக்கும் கூந்தலும்
அரக்கு மஞ்சள் பூசிக் குளிக்கும் மேனியும்
கொஞ்சம் அழகு முல்லை சூடிக் களிக்கும் கூந்தலும்
எனக்குத் தந்து இறைவன் சொன்ன
கணக்குக் கொஞ்சம் புரியுது.......
The body bathed with red turmeric paste
And the joyful hair adorned with lovely jasmine flowers
The body bathed with red turmeric paste
And the joyful hair adorned with lovely jasmine flowers
Giving these to me, the calculation made by God
Now makes a little sense to me
உள்ளம் தெரியும் உருவம் தெரியும்
உங்கள் பார்வை கொஞ்சம் புரியும்
உலகம் தெரியாது
இந்த வெள்ளை மனதில் உங்கள் உருவம்
விலக முடியாது......
I know your heart, I know your form
I understand a little of your glance
I do not know the world
In this pure white heart, your image
Cannot be removed
குடும்பம் என்றால் கோயில் என்பாள் அன்னையே
அந்தக் கோயிலுக்குள்
எடுத்து வைத்தேன் உன்னையே
குடும்பம் என்றால் கோயில் என்பாள் அன்னையே
அந்தக் கோயிலுக்குள்
எடுத்து வைத்தேன் உன்னையே
Mother says that a family is a sacred temple
Inside that temple
I have enshrined you
Mother says that a family is a sacred temple
Inside that temple
I have enshrined you
ஆறுகால பூஜைக்காக........
அர்ப்பணித்தேன் என்னையே
For the six-time daily rituals
I have dedicated myself completely
உள்ளம் தெரியும் உருவம் தெரியும்
உங்கள் பார்வை கொஞ்சம் புரியும்
உலகம் தெரியாது
இந்த வெள்ளை மனதில் உங்கள் உருவம்
விலக முடியாது......
I know your heart, I know your form
I understand a little of your glance
I do not know the world
In this pure white heart, your image
Cannot be removed
அடுத்த வீட்டுப் பெண்ணைக் கேட்டேன் ஒருமுறை
அவள் ஆசை என்னும் கதைகள் சொன்னாள் பலமுறை
அடுத்த வீட்டுப் பெண்ணைக் கேட்டேன் ஒருமுறை
அவள் ஆசை என்னும் கதைகள் சொன்னாள் பலமுறை
நினைத்துப் பார்த்தேன் புரியவில்லை
கேட்க வந்தேன் உங்களை.......
I asked the girl next door once
She told me many stories about love and desire
I asked the girl next door once
She told me many stories about love and desire
I thought about them but could not understand
So I came to ask you directly
உள்ளம் தெரியும் உருவம் தெரியும்
உங்கள் பார்வை கொஞ்சம் புரியும்
உலகம் தெரியாது
இந்த வெள்ளை மனதில் உங்கள் உருவம்
விலக முடியாது......
I know your heart, I know your form
I understand a little of your glance
I do not know the world
In this pure white heart, your image
Cannot be removed
Ullam theriyum uruvam theriyum
I know your heart, I know your form
Unga paarvai konjam puriyum
I understand a little of your glance
Ulagam theriyaathu
I do not know the world
Intha vellai manathil ungal uruvam
In this pure white heart, your image
Vilaga mudiyaathu
Cannot be removed
Ullam theriyum uruvam theriyum
I know your heart, I know your form
Unga paarvai konjam puriyum
I understand a little of your glance
Ulagam theriyaathu
I do not know the world
Intha vellai manathil ungal uruvam
In this pure white heart, your image
Vilaga mudiyaathu
Cannot be removed
Arakku manjal poosi kulikkum maeniyum
The body bathed with red turmeric paste
Konjam azhagu mullai soodi kalikkum koondhalum
And the joyful hair adorned with lovely jasmine flowers
Arakku manjal poosi kulikkum maeniyum
The body bathed with red turmeric paste
Konjam azhagu mullai soodi kalikkum koondhalum
And the joyful hair adorned with lovely jasmine flowers
Enakku thanthu iraivan sonna
Giving these to me, the calculation made by God
Kannakku konjam puriyuthu
Now makes a little sense to me
Ullam theriyum uruvam theriyum
I know your heart, I know your form
Unga paarvai konjam puriyum
I understand a little of your glance
Ulagam theriyaathu
I do not know the world
Intha vellai manathil ungal uruvam
In this pure white heart, your image
Vilaga mudiyaathu
Cannot be removed
Kudumbam endraal koyil enbaal annaiyae
Mother says that a family is a sacred temple
Antha koyilukkul
Inside that temple
Eduththu vaithaen unnaiyae
I have enshrined you
Kudumpam endraal koyil enbaal annaiyae
Mother says that a family is a sacred temple
Antha koyilukkul
Inside that temple
Eduththu vaiththaen unnaiye
I have enshrined you
Aarukaala poojaikaaga
For the six-time daily rituals
Arpaniththaen ennaiyae
I have dedicated myself completely
Ullam theriyum uruvam theriyum
I know your heart, I know your form
Unga paarvai konjam puriyum
I understand a little of your glance
Ulagam theriyaathu
I do not know the world
Intha vellai manathil ungal uruvam
In this pure white heart, your image
Vilaga mudiyaathu
Cannot be removed
Aduththa veettu pennai kettaen oru murai
I asked the girl next door once
Aval aasai ennum kadhaial sonnaal palamurai
She told me many stories about love and desire
Aduththa veettu pennai kettaen oru murai
I asked the girl next door once
Aval aasai ennum kadhaial sonnaal palamurai
She told me many stories about love and desire
Nainaiththu parthaen puriyavillai
I thought about them but could not understand
Ketkal vanthaen ungalai
So I came to ask you directly
Ullam theriyum uruvam theriyum
I know your heart, I know your form
Unga paarvai konjam puriyum
I understand a little of your glance
Ulagam theriyaathu
I do not know the world
Intha vellai manathil ungal uruvam
In this pure white heart, your image
Vilaga mudiyaathu
Cannot be removed
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song expresses the innocent and deep devotion of a heroine toward her beloved. She speaks of her pure, untouched heart where her lover's image is permanently etched. Though naive about the ways of the world, she understands the divine arrangement of marital love and sacred duties.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Ullam theriyum uruvam theriyum”
Repetition of the vowel sound 'U' at the start of consecutive lines (Ullam, Unga, Ulagam).
Metaphor
“Kudumbam endraal koyil enbaal annaiyae”
Comparing the home/family to a sacred temple ('Kudumbam endraal koyil') and comparing an innocent heart to pure white color ('Vellai manam').
Iyaibu (Rhyming end words)
“Aarukaala poojaikaaga Arpaniththaen ennaiyae”
Rhyming structure using '-ai' and '-ae' endings across stanzas ('annaiyae', 'unnaiyae', 'ennaiyae').
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Trivia
Composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by Kannadasan, this song highlights P. Susheela's soothing vocal expression of innocent devotion, which was a hallmark of 1970s Tamil cinema romance.
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