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Un Azhagai

From James Pandu · 2000

Lyricist
Viveka
Singers
Srinivas, Reshmi
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
James Pandu
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
31 Jul 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Un azhagai paada sonnaal
Malaiyum nadhiyum paadaathaa
Un perai ezhutha sonnaal
Megam nilavil ezhuthaathaa
Magavari kettu dhinam vaanavil varumae
Un malaradi nanaikka ingu kaveri varumae
Oru thadavai unthan perai ull vaanginaen
Uyirukkul uyiraai unnai uruvaakkinaen
Un azhagai paada sonnaal
Malaiyum nadhiyum paadaathaa
Un perai ezhutha sonnaal
Megam nilavil ezhuthaathaa
Kannukkul machchangal kanakeduppil thavariyathu
Pani kooda un sirippai padam pidiththu kaattiyathu
Female :Naanthaan un thalaiyanaial ennodu thoongaathu
Kadhalin thalaivaligal kann pola thoongaathu
Siththanna vaanil en mugam paarththu
Anbae paadhi iraviil vaerththaen
Male :Mookkodu mookku modhum mogam idhu
Kannodu kann kalakkum kadhal idhu
Un azhagai paada sonnaal
Malaiyum nadhiyum paadaathaa
Un perai ezhutha sonnaal
Megam nilavil ezhuthaathaa
Neeril vizhum sooriyanai
Kadhal kaiyil alli varum
Pani thuliyil ulaaththaiyae
Kadhal pookka seithu vidum
Bhoomiyenum poopariththu
Kadhal solli pulli vaippom
Uyirai mattum vaaganamaai
Kadhalukku anuppiduvom
Vinmeenai minnal valiyil
Alli vanthu tharuvaen
En nenjil unnai thaangi
Yaezhu jenmam varuvaen
Pooththu kidakkira pani malai alli
Seithaen unakkoru kadhal palli
Female :Mookkodu mookku modhum mogam idhu
Kannodu kann kalakkum kadhal idhu
Un azhagai paada sonnaal
Malaiyum nadhiyum paadaathaa
Un perai ezhutha sonnaal
Megam nilavil ezhuthaathaa
Magavari kettu dhinam vaanavil varumae
Un malaradi nanaikka ingu kaveri varumae
Female :Oru thadavai unthan perai ull vaanginaen
Uyirukkul uyiraai unnai uruvaakkinaen
If asked to sing of your beauty,
Won't the mountains and the rivers sing?
If asked to write your name,
Won't the clouds write it upon the moon?
The rainbow arrives every day asking for your address,
And the Kaveri river flows here to touch your flower-like feet.
Once, I took your name deep into my heart,
And made you the very soul within my life.
If asked to sing of your beauty,
Won't the mountains and the rivers sing?
If asked to write your name,
Won't the clouds write it upon the moon?
The beauty marks in your eyes were missed in every count,
Even the morning dew captured your smile and showed it.
Female: Though I am your pillow, sleep never comes to me,
The sweet aches of love never rest their eyes in sleep.
Seeing my face in the painted skies of Sittanavasal,
My love, I broke into a sweat in the middle of the night.
Male: This is a passion where nose softly touches nose,
This is a love where eyes meet and blend into eyes.
If asked to sing of your beauty,
Won't the mountains and the rivers sing?
If asked to write your name,
Won't the clouds write it upon the moon?
The sun reflecting upon the water,
Love will scoop it up in its hands.
The entire world within a single drop of dew,
Love can make it burst into bloom.
Plucking the earth like a fresh flower,
We will declare our love and leave our mark.
Using only our souls as the chariot,
We will send them on the journey of love.
Along the flashing path of lightning,
I will gather the stars and bring them to you.
Carrying you gently in my heart,
I will walk with you across seven lifetimes.
Gathering snow from the blossoming mountain,
I built an abode of love just for you.
Female: This is a passion where nose softly touches nose,
This is a love where eyes meet and blend into eyes.
If asked to sing of your beauty,
Won't the mountains and the rivers sing?
If asked to write your name,
Won't the clouds write it upon the moon?
The rainbow arrives every day asking for your address,
And the Kaveri river flows here to touch your flower-like feet.
Female: Once, I took your name deep into my heart,
And made you the very soul within my life.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet from James Pandu celebrates hyper-poetic expressions of love and beauty. The lovers describe how nature itself—mountains, rivers, clouds, dew, and rainbows—pays tribute to the beloved's unmatched elegance and charming features. Through vivid imagery, they express a deep spiritual and physical union, vowing devotion across seven lifetimes and framing their affection as something powerful enough to move cosmic elements.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification (Uruvagarnam / Makkalukkuuriyadhai iyarkaikku atruthal)

“Malaiyum nadhiyum paadaathaa / Megam nilavil ezhuthaathaa”

Attributes human capabilities such as singing, writing, and asking for an address to natural elements like mountains, rivers, clouds, and rainbows.

Metaphor (Uvamai / Urubagam)

“Un malaradi nanaikka ingu kaveri varumae”

'Malaradi' compares feet to soft, beautiful flowers.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

“Neeril vizhum sooriyanai / Kadhal kaiyil alli varum”

Exaggerates romantic devotion by claiming love can scoop the sun out of water or gather stars via lightning paths.

Emoni / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)

“Un azhagai paada sonnaal / Megam nilavil ezhuthaathaa”

Initial sound harmony across consecutive lines (Un / Malaiyum / Un / Megam).

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Trivia

The music for the 2000 Tamil film James Pandu was composed by SA Rajkumar, starring Prabhu Deva, Parthiban, Kausalya, and Renu Desai. The lyrics were written by Viveka, and this song features vocals by Unni Menon and Reshmi.

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