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Lyrics & meaning

Ullame Unakkuthan

From Gopura Deepam · 1997

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Sriram
Music director
Soundaryan
Movie name
Gopura Deepam
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
18 Mar 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ullamae unakkuthaan
Usurae unakkuthaan
Unnaiyum ennaiyum
Pirichaa ulagamillaiyae
Thannikkum meenukkum
Ennaikkum villangamillaiyae
Vaazhnthaal unnodu
Mattumae vaazhvean
Illaiyael mannodu
Poi naan saeruvaen
Ullamae unakkuthaan
Usurae unakkuthaan
Ullamae unakkuthaan
Usurae unakkuthaan
Paarththathum irandu vizhiyum
Imaikka maranthu pochchu
Kurala kettathum koovum paattu
Kuyilum maraanthu pochu
Thottathum sevappu selai
Iduppa maranthu pochchu
Izhuththu saerththathum pesa vanthathu
Sundari unnaiyum ennaiyum
Pirichcha kaalam pochchu
Female :En ramanae unnai kandathum
Pazhakkam vazhakkalaachchu
Uravu thaduththa pothum
Uyir kalanthaachchu
Female :Unakku saernthathuthaan
Naan vidum moochchu
Vaazhnthaal unnodu
Mattumae vaazhven
Illaiyael mannodu
Poi naan saeruvaen
Ullamae unakkuthaan
Usurae unakkuthaan
Ullamae unakkuthaan
Usurae unakkuthaan
Maamanae muyarchi irukku
Unnaiyum ennaiyum pirikka
Ini ketkiraen kulaththu thanniya
Kudaththil eppadi adaikka
Kadhali ezhuthiyirukkum
Manasum manasum kalakka
Adiyae mudiyumaa pallu eduththa
Kaaththu vanthu azhikka
Kannanae unnai kaana
Usiru kidanthu thudikka
Male :Azhagu raniyae idhaya thudippu
Entha thaavani maraikka
Manasu thiranthu pesa mathichchu porakka
Male :Mavusu koodi vanthu kannu pada padakka
Vaazhnthaal unnodu
Mattumae vaazhvean
Illaiyael mannodu
Poi naan saeruvaen
Ullamae unakkuthaan
Usurae unakkuthaan
Unnaiyum ennaiyum
Pirichaa ulagamillaiyae
Thannikkum meenukkum
Ennaikkum villangamillaiyae
Vaazhnthaal unnodu
Mattumae vaazhvean
Illaiyael mannodu
Poi naan saeruvaen
Ullamae unakkuthaan
Usurae unakkuthaan
Male :Unnaiyum ennaiyum
Pirichaa ulagamillaiyae
Female :Thannikkum meenukkum
Ennaikkum villangamillaiyae
My heart belongs to you alone,
My life belongs to you alone.
If you and I
are separated, the world will cease to exist.
Between the water and the fish,
there can never be any separation.
If I live, I will live
only with you;
otherwise, I will turn to dust
and merge with the earth.
My heart belongs to you alone,
My life belongs to you alone.
My heart belongs to you alone,
My life belongs to you alone.
The moment I saw you, both my eyes
forgot how to blink.
Hearing your voice, even the singing cuckoo
forgot its own sweet song.
The moment I touched you, your red saree
forgot to stay on your waist.
When I pulled you close, whatever you were about to say...
My beautiful girl, the times that separated
you and me are finally gone.
Female: My beloved Ramana, once I saw you,
our fondness became a sweet daily habit.
Even when our families tried to stop us,
our souls had already become one.
Female: Belonging only to you
is every single breath I take.
If I live, I will live
only with you;
otherwise, I will turn to dust
and merge with the earth.
My heart belongs to you alone,
My life belongs to you alone.
My heart belongs to you alone,
My life belongs to you alone.
My love, people are trying
to separate you and me.
Now I ask you, how can all the water in a pond
ever be trapped inside a single pot?
My sweetheart, it is already written by fate
for our two hearts to unite.
My girl, can pulling out a tooth
let the wind blow away what is within?
My Kannan, longing to see you,
my soul is trembling in restlessness.
Male: My beautiful queen, your heartbeat—
which half-saree could ever hide it?
Opening our hearts to speak, born to cherish each other,
Male: With growing attraction, our eyes flutter with joy.
If I live, I will live
only with you;
otherwise, I will turn to dust
and merge with the earth.
My heart belongs to you alone,
My life belongs to you alone.
If you and I
are separated, the world will cease to exist.
Between the water and the fish,
there can never be any separation.
If I live, I will live
only with you;
otherwise, I will turn to dust
and merge with the earth.
My heart belongs to you alone,
My life belongs to you alone.
Male: If you and I
are separated, the world will cease to exist.
Female: Between the water and the fish,
there can never be any separation.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ullamae Unakkuthaan is a passionate romantic duet from the film Gopura Deepam (1997). The lovers express their absolute devotion and inseparable bond, declaring that their lives and hearts belong entirely to each other. They convey that living apart is impossible and that they would rather embrace death than endure separation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Thannikkum meenukkum / Ennaikkum villangamillaiyae

Compares the inseparable bond between the lovers to the natural relationship between fish and water.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Ullamae unakkuthaan / Usurae unakkuthaan

Repetition of the vowel sound 'U' at the beginning of consecutive lines ('Ullamae' / 'Usurae').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Kurala kettathum koovum paattu / Kuyilum maraanthu pochu

Exaggeration that even the singing cuckoo forgot its tune upon hearing the lover's voice.

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Trivia

Composed by Soundaryan with lyrics by Vairamuthu, this duet was brought to life by legendary singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam alongside Anuradha Sriram, making it a popular romantic track in late 90s Tamil cinema.

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