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Lyrics & meaning

Un Azhagai Rasithu

From Pon Ondru Kanden · 2024

Lyricist
Nixy
Singers
Yuvan Shankar Raja, Haricharan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Pon Ondru Kanden2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Aa….aah…aa…aah…aa…..Aa….aah…aa…aah…aa…..
Male
Un azhagai rasiththu paarkkaTo admire your beauty and behold,
Oru kanavu ulagam thondruthaeA dream world appears before me.
Mayangi mayangi maayamaagiraenSwooning and swooning, I turn into magic.
Male
Un arugil siriththu pesaTo laugh and talk right beside you,
Pala yugangal ganangal aaguthaeMany ages turn into mere moments.
Thayangi thayangi neram oduthaeHesitating and hesitating, time runs away.
Male
Azhagaai intha mayakkamBeautiful is this spellbound state,
Ennai konja konja killuthaeIt gently pinches me bit by bit.
Adadaa intha pazhakkamOh my, this sweet habit,
Ennai mella mella kolluthaeIs slowly, slowly killing me.
Male
Ennai maranthu paarththaeLooking, having forgotten myself,
Pala nijangal maranthuForgetting many realities,
Paarkkiraen nerunga nerungaI look; as I draw closer and closer,
Tholainthu pogiraenI get completely lost.
Male
Manakkadhavu thiranthu paarthaenI opened and looked at the door of my heart,
Adhil pudhiya unarvu thondruthaeA new feeling blossoms within it.
Peruga peruga kadhal oduthaeOverflowing and overflowing, love flows.
Male
Angirunthum engirunthumFrom there and from everywhere,
Ennai neeyum marainthu paarkkaAs you hide and gaze at me,
Ippozhuthum eppozhuthumRight now and forever,
Unnai naanum rasiththu paarkiraenI keep admiring and gazing at you too.
Male
Nerunga nerungaDrawing closer and closer,
Tholainthu pogiraenI get completely lost.
Mudivillaamal mounamaagiraenEndlessly, I become silent.
Male
Nijangal thondruthaeRealities begin to appear,
Nizhalum thondruthaeShadows appear as well.
Nijamum nizhalum serum tharunamThe moment reality and shadow meet,
Nirangal maaruthaeColors begin to change.
Male
Thanimai tholilae mayangi vaadinaenFainting and wilting on the shoulder of loneliness,
Thavarai thirutha manangal irandumTwo minds trying to correct a mistake,
Thayangi vaazhuthaeAre living in hesitation.
Male
Kalainthu pona kadhal irandumWill the two loves that were scattered,
Karaiyai serumaaEver reach the shore?
Tholainthu ponaThat path which was lost,
Paadhai meendum kalakka koodumaaWill it ever merge together again?
Male
Pala valigal thantha kadhal inguLove here, which gave so much pain,
Kaalanthorum kaayamaakkum oo…ooh..oo….Keeps wounding through time, oh...
Pudhu vazhigal thondrumNew ways will appear,
Paadhai maarum kaayam aarumaa…The path will change, but will the wound ever heal?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'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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