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Lyrics & meaning

Ullankaiyil Ennaivaiththu

From Vadacurry · 2014

Lyricist
Snehan
Singer
Siddharth Mahadevan
Music director
Vivek-Mervin
Movie name
Vadacurry
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
24 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ullangayil ennai vaithu
Ulagai vella ninaithaayae
Unnai neeyae mirugam aakka
Ennai bali koduthaayae
Neeyae ennai
Padaithu vaithaai
Ippo ennai kandu bayandhaai
Manadhai marandha
Manithanum nee
Po po po
Odu odu odu
Ulagam siriyadhu
Aadu aadu aadu
Manidha mirugamae
Thedu thedu thedu
Pudhiya ulagamae
Ingae eeram illai
Odu odu..aadu aadu..
Thedu thedu..ingae illai..
Odu odu..aadu aadu..
Thedu thedu..ingae illai..
Thevai theriyaamal
Edhayo neeyae
Thedi alaigiraai yenada
Vaazhvai vaazha
Marandhu nee edharku
Valigalai sumandhu alaigindraai
Yen ariviyalai
Alivukkena maatrinaai
Oh ho..naan unnai alikka
Thunindhuvitten oduvaai
Odu odu odu
Ulagam siriyadhu
Aadu aadu aadu
Manidha mirugamae
Thedu thedu thedu
Pudhiya ulagamae
Ingae eeram illai
Odu odu..aadu aadu..
Thedu thedu..ingae illai..
Odu odu..aadu aadu..
Thedu thedu..ingae illai..
Holding me in the palm of your hand,
You thought you could conquer the world.
Just to turn yourself into a beast,
You sacrificed me!
You were the one
Who created me,
And now you are terrified of me.
Forgetting your conscience,
You are that human!
Go, go, go!
Run, run, run!
The world is too small!
Dance, dance, dance,
You human-beast!
Search, search, search,
For a brand new world!
There is no kindness here!
Run, run... dance, dance...
Search, search... it isn't here...
Run, run... dance, dance...
Search, search... it isn't here...
Without knowing what you need,
Aimlessly chasing after something,
Why do you wander searching?
Forgetting to live
Your life, why do you
Roam around carrying all this pain?
Why did you turn science
Into a tool for destruction?
Oh ho... to destroy you,
I have made up my mind, so run!
Run, run, run!
The world is too small!
Dance, dance, dance,
You human-beast!
Search, search, search,
For a brand new world!
There is no kindness here!
Run, run... dance, dance...
Search, search... it isn't here...
Run, run... dance, dance...
Search, search... it isn't here...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a philosophical and cautionary anthem spoken from the perspective of an entity or creation addressing humanity. It critiques how human greed and obsession with controlling the world have corrupted mankind, turning humans into heartless beasts. By misusing science and technology for destruction rather than living peacefully, humans have created their own doom and lost true emotional warmth (eeram).

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Odu odu odu

Emphasis through consecutive repetition of imperative verbs like 'Odu odu odu' (Run), 'Aadu aadu aadu' (Dance), and 'Thedu thedu thedu' (Search).

Metaphor / Oxymoron

Manidha mirugamae

Combining 'Manidha' (Human) and 'Mirugamae' (Beast) creates a vivid image of humanity losing its moral compass and becoming savage.

Monorhyme / Tamil Etukai

Ullangayil ennai vaithu / Ulagai vella ninaithaayae

Rhyming second letters in adjacent lines such as 'Ullangayil' / 'Ulagai' and 'Neeyae' / 'Padaithu' creating rhythm.

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Trivia

This track features philosophical lyrics penned by Snehan for the 2014 comedy thriller Vadacurry. Though Vivek-Mervin composed most of the songs for the soundtrack, the background score and promotional tracks received key inputs across the film's musical production.

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