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Un Azhagai Rasithu

From Pon Ondru Kanden · 2024

Lyricist
Nixy
Singers
Yuvan Shankar Raja, Haricharan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Pon Ondru Kanden
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
13 May 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aa….aah…aa…aah…aa…..
Un azhagai rasiththu paarkka
Oru kanavu ulagam thondruthae
Mayangi mayangi maayamaagiraen
Un arugil siriththu pesa
Pala yugangal ganangal aaguthae
Thayangi thayangi neram oduthae
Azhagaai intha mayakkam
Ennai konja konja killuthae
Adadaa intha pazhakkam
Ennai mella mella kolluthae
Ennai maranthu paarththae
Pala nijangal maranthu
Paarkkiraen nerunga nerunga
Tholainthu pogiraen
Manakkadhavu thiranthu paarthaen
Adhil pudhiya unarvu thondruthae
Peruga peruga kadhal oduthae
Angirunthum engirunthum
Ennai neeyum marainthu paarkka
Ippozhuthum eppozhuthum
Unnai naanum rasiththu paarkiraen
Nerunga nerunga
Tholainthu pogiraen
Mudivillaamal mounamaagiraen
Nijangal thondruthae
Nizhalum thondruthae
Nijamum nizhalum serum tharunam
Nirangal maaruthae
Thanimai tholilae mayangi vaadinaen
Thavarai thirutha manangal irandum
Thayangi vaazhuthae
Kalainthu pona kadhal irandum
Karaiyai serumaa
Tholainthu pona
Paadhai meendum kalakka koodumaa
Pala valigal thantha kadhal ingu
Kaalanthorum kaayamaakkum oo…ooh..oo….
Pudhu vazhigal thondrum
Paadhai maarum kaayam aarumaa…
Aa.... Aah.... Aa.... Aah.... Aa....
As I look at your beauty and admire you,
a dream world comes alive.
Lost in your spell, I slowly fade away.
When I sit close to you, smiling and talking,
lifetimes turn into mere moments.
And time slips away in hesitation.
This sweet enchantment
gently pinches me, little by little.
Oh, this habit
is slowly, slowly killing me.
Forgetting myself, I looked,
forgetting all reality.
As I look, drawing closer and closer,
I lose myself completely.
I opened the doors of my heart,
and a new feeling awakened inside.
Growing and growing, love rushes in.
From there and from everywhere,
as you secretly look at me,
now and forever,
I keep admiring you in wonder.
Drawing closer and closer,
I lose myself.
I sink into an endless silence.
Realities appear,
shadows appear too.
The moment reality and shadows meet,
all the colors change.
Leaning on the shoulder of loneliness, I withered away.
To fix their mistakes, both our hearts
live on in hesitation.
Will the love that drifted apart
ever reach the shore?
Will the lost
paths ever cross again?
Will this love that brought so much pain
keep wounding us through time? Oh.... Oh.... Oh....
New ways will appear,
paths will change, but will the wound heal?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Pon Ondru Kanden' captures the bittersweet spectrum of romantic love, moving from the euphoric enchantment of attraction to the aching melancholy of rift and longing. The speaker describes a dreamlike world where being near the beloved makes ages feel like fleeting moments, filling the heart with sweet intoxication. However, as reality and shadows collide, the lyrical tone transitions into deeper introspection about broken love, loneliness, and past mistakes. The song concludes on a poignant note, wondering if time and new paths can truly heal deep emotional wounds and bring separated lovers back together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for emphasis)

“Mayangi mayangi maayamaagiraen”

Duplicated words like 'Mayangi mayangi' (swooning and swooning) and 'mella mella' (slowly, slowly) intensify the emotional weight and continuous nature of the actions.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Nijangal thondruthae / Nizhalum thondruthae”

The repetition of the initial 'Ni' sound across lines creates a fluid, rhythmic cadence.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Manakkadhavu thiranthu paarthaen”

'Manakkadhavu' compares the human mind/heart to a door that opens to welcome fresh emotions.

Rhyme (Ethirai & Internal Rhyme)

“Angirunthum engirunthum”

Matching rhyming structures ('Angirunthum engirunthum' and 'Ippozhuthum eppozhuthum') enhance the musicality of the lyric.

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Trivia

The title 'Pon Ondru Kanden' references an iconic phrase in classic Tamil cinema lore, originally famous from Sivaji Ganesan's classic film song. In this 2024 modern rendition composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the track showcases his signature melange of melancholic orchestration and romantic vocals.

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