Ullangai
From Yuvan Yuvathi · 2011
- Lyricist
- Annamalai
- Singer
- Sangeetha Rajeshwaran
- Music director
- Vijay Antony
- Details
- Yuvan Yuvathi2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ullangaiyai udharumbodhu | When shaking off the palm, |
| Viralgal vilagumo | Do the fingers separate? |
| Nammai kaalam kadandhu pogumbodhu | As time passes us by, |
| Kaadhal tholaiyumo hoo | Will love get lost? Hoo... |
| Female | |
| En vizhi thiraiyil | On the screen of my eyes, |
| Un uruvam azhiyaadhadhu | Your image remains indelible. |
| En niththiraiyo | Even my sleep, |
| Un kanavai kalaikkaadhadhu | Does not disturb the dream of you. |
| Female | |
| En kaaladiyil nee kidandhaai | You lay beneath my feet, |
| Thaandi sendrenae | Yet I stepped over and walked away. |
| Vegu dhoorathai naan kadandhu | Now having crossed a vast distance, |
| Unnai thedugindrenae | I am searching for you. |
| Female | |
| Ullangaiyai udharumbodhu | When shaking off the palm, |
| Viralgal vilagumo | Do the fingers separate? |
| Nammai kaalam kadandhu pogumbodhu | As time passes us by, |
| Kaadhal tholaiyumo hoo | Will love get lost? Hoo... |
| Female | |
| En vizhi thiraiyil | On the screen of my eyes, |
| Un uruvam azhiyaadhadhu | Your image remains indelible. |
| En niththiraiyo | Even my sleep, |
| Un kanavai kalaikkaadhadhu | Does not disturb the dream of you. |
| Female | |
| En kaaladiyil nee kidandhaai | You lay beneath my feet, |
| Thaandi sendrenae | Yet I stepped over and walked away. |
| Vegu dhoorathai naan kadandhu | Now having crossed a vast distance, |
| Unnai thedugindrenae | I am searching for you. |
| Female | |
| Ullangaiyai udharumbodhu | When shaking off the palm, |
| Viralgal vilagumo | Do the fingers separate? |
| Nammai kaalam kadandhu pogumbodhu | As time passes us by, |
| Kaadhal tholaiyumo hoo | Will love get lost? Hoo... |
| Female | |
| En vizhi thiraiyil | On the screen of my eyes, |
| Un uruvam azhiyaadhadhu | Your image remains indelible. |
| En niththiraiyo | Even my sleep, |
| Un kanavai kalaikkaadhadhu | Does not disturb the dream of you. |
உள்ளங்கையை உதரும்போதும்
விரல்கள் விலகுமோ......
நம்மை காலம் கடந்து போகும்போதும்
காதல் தொலையுமோ.... ஹோ
When shaking off the palm,
Do the fingers separate?
As time passes us by,
Will love get lost? Hoo...
என் விழி திரையில்
உன் உருவம் அழியாதது
என் நித்திரையோ
உன் கனவை கலைக்காதது
On the screen of my eyes,
Your image remains indelible.
Even my sleep,
Does not disturb the dream of you.
என் காலடியில் நீ கிடந்தாய்
தாண்டி சென்றேனே
வெகு தூரத்தை நான்
கடந்து உன்னை தேடுகின்றேனே
You lay beneath my feet,
Yet I stepped over and walked away.
Now having crossed a vast distance,
I am searching for you.
உள்ளங்கையை உதரும்போதும்
விரல்கள் விலகுமோ......ஓ....
நம்மை காலம் கடந்து போகும்போதும்
காதல் தொலையுமோ.... ஓ.....
When shaking off the palm,
Do the fingers separate?
As time passes us by,
Will love get lost? Hoo...
என் விழி திரையில்
உன் உருவம் அழியாதது
என் நித்திரையோ
உன் கனவை கலைக்காதது
On the screen of my eyes,
Your image remains indelible.
Even my sleep,
Does not disturb the dream of you.
என் காலடியில் நீ கிடந்தாய்
தாண்டி சென்றேனே
வெகு தூரத்தை நான்
கடந்து உன்னை தேடுகின்றேனே
You lay beneath my feet,
Yet I stepped over and walked away.
Now having crossed a vast distance,
I am searching for you.
உள்ளங்கையை உதரும்போதும்
விரல்கள் விலகுமோ......ஓ....
நம்மை காலம் கடந்து போகும்போதும்
காதல் தொலையுமோ.... ஓ.....
When shaking off the palm,
Do the fingers separate?
As time passes us by,
Will love get lost? Hoo...
என் விழி திரையில்
உன் உருவம் அழியாதது
என் நித்திரையோ
உன் கனவை கலைக்காதது
On the screen of my eyes,
Your image remains indelible.
Even my sleep,
Does not disturb the dream of you.
Ullangaiyai udharumbodhu
When shaking off the palm,
Viralgal vilagumo
Do the fingers separate?
Nammai kaalam kadandhu pogumbodhu
As time passes us by,
Kaadhal tholaiyumo hoo
Will love get lost? Hoo...
En vizhi thiraiyil
On the screen of my eyes,
Un uruvam azhiyaadhadhu
Your image remains indelible.
En niththiraiyo
Even my sleep,
Un kanavai kalaikkaadhadhu
Does not disturb the dream of you.
En kaaladiyil nee kidandhaai
You lay beneath my feet,
Thaandi sendrenae
Yet I stepped over and walked away.
Vegu dhoorathai naan kadandhu
Now having crossed a vast distance,
Unnai thedugindrenae
I am searching for you.
Ullangaiyai udharumbodhu
When shaking off the palm,
Viralgal vilagumo
Do the fingers separate?
Nammai kaalam kadandhu pogumbodhu
As time passes us by,
Kaadhal tholaiyumo hoo
Will love get lost? Hoo...
En vizhi thiraiyil
On the screen of my eyes,
Un uruvam azhiyaadhadhu
Your image remains indelible.
En niththiraiyo
Even my sleep,
Un kanavai kalaikkaadhadhu
Does not disturb the dream of you.
En kaaladiyil nee kidandhaai
You lay beneath my feet,
Thaandi sendrenae
Yet I stepped over and walked away.
Vegu dhoorathai naan kadandhu
Now having crossed a vast distance,
Unnai thedugindrenae
I am searching for you.
Ullangaiyai udharumbodhu
When shaking off the palm,
Viralgal vilagumo
Do the fingers separate?
Nammai kaalam kadandhu pogumbodhu
As time passes us by,
Kaadhal tholaiyumo hoo
Will love get lost? Hoo...
En vizhi thiraiyil
On the screen of my eyes,
Un uruvam azhiyaadhadhu
Your image remains indelible.
En niththiraiyo
Even my sleep,
Un kanavai kalaikkaadhadhu
Does not disturb the dream of you.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses deep remorse and longing after taking love for granted. The protagonist reflects on a past relationship where the partner was devoted and readily available ('lying beneath my feet'), but was ignored and walked past. Now separated by time and distance, the speaker realizes the true depth of that love and desperately searches for the lost companion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“En vizhi thiraiyil”
Compares the speaker's eyes to a screen ('vizhi thiraiyil') on which the beloved's unerasable image is displayed.
Rhetorical Question / Analogy
“Ullangaiyai udharumbodhu Viralgal vilagumo”
Uses the physical imagery of fingers on a palm ('ullangaiyai udharumbodhu viralgal vilagumo') to question whether true love naturally dissipates as time moves forward.
Contrast (Edhirmurai)
“En kaaladiyil nee kidandhaai / Thaandi sendrenae”
Contrasts past neglect ('you lay at my feet, I stepped over') with present yearning and searching ('crossed vast distance, searching for you').
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Trivia
The film 'Yuvan Yuvathi' (2011) featured music composed by Vijay Antony, starring Bharath and Rima Kallingal in the lead roles. Lyricist Annamalai crafted the emotional tender themes in this track highlighting Vijay Antony's signature melodic style.
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