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Lyrics & meaning

Un Badhil Vendi

From Taramani · 2017

Lyricist: Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers: Sruthi S, Siddharth
Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name: Taramani
Movie release year: 2017
Lyrics added on: 19 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Mmmm…mmm..mmm

Unn badhil vendi

Yugam pala thaandi

Unmaththam kond

Kaathiruppeno

Un iru paarvai

Vilungindra tholaivil

Vazhkindra yogam

Naan adaiveno

Vazhipokkanin vazhvilae

Nizhalaaga varugiraai

Naan ketkkum munnamae

Ilaipaaral tharugiraai

Tharugiraai nee

Ilaipaaral mudinthadhum

Podhum po engiraai

Puzhan aindhaiyum

Kolgiraai kolgiraai

Nee..

………………………………….

Unakkaaga naanum

Kadal thaandi poven

Malai mel oru

Kadal vendumaa

Mazhai kondu seiven

Kadal neelam serthu

Kanavalli korthu

En moochinai noolaakkiyae

Nagai ondru seiven

Yaarumm…

Nambaadha kadhaigal

Nee sollu pennae

Nijam aakki vaippen

Veraarum engum

Illaadha boomi

Paarkaadha vaanam

Naam vazha povom

Vazhipokkanin vazhvilae

Nizhalaaga varugiraai

Naan ketkkum munnamae

Ilaipaaral tharugiraai

Tharugiraai nee

Ilaipaaral mudinthadhum

Podhum po engiraai

Puzhan aindhaiyum

Kolgiraai kolgiraai

Nee..

Varugindra kaatril

Pudhithaana vaasam

Nodi nerathil

Enai maattriyae

Maayangal seithaai

Ethirpaartha ellaam

Kai vittu poga

Poi enbathaa

Mei enbathaa

Kaineetti vanthai

Kaanal neeroduthaanae

Meen thedithaanae

Naan indru ponen

Kurai ondrum illai

Pirai meedhum karaigal

Undendru solli

Nee ingu vandhaai

Vazhipokkanin vazhvilae

Nizhalaaga varugiraai

Naan katkkum munnamae

Ilaipaaral tharugiraai

Tharugiraai nee

Vidiyaadhoru naalilae

Adadaa en vaanilae

Velicham pol varugirai

Vazhkaiyae nee

Mmm... mm.. mm

Longing for your answer,

Crossing many lifetimes,

Driven mad with love,

Will I keep waiting?

Within the distance

Where your gaze can take me in,

The blessing of living,

Will I ever find it?

Into a traveler's life,

You arrive like shade.

Even before I ask,

You give me rest.

You give it to me.

Once the rest is over,

You say, "Enough, now go."

All five of my senses,

You kill them, you kill them...

You...

...

For you,

I would cross oceans.

On top of a mountain,

If you want a sea,

I will make one with rain.

Gathering the blue of the sea,

Threading dreams together,

Using my breath as thread,

I will craft a jewel for you.

Stories that no one...

Would ever believe,

Tell them to me, girl,

And I will make them real.

A world where no one else

Has ever lived,

A sky never seen before,

We will go there to live.

Into a traveler's life,

You arrive like shade.

Even before I ask,

You give me rest.

You give it to me.

Once the rest is over,

You say, "Enough, now go."

All five of my senses,

You kill them, you kill them...

You...

In the passing breeze,

A brand-new fragrance...

In a single second,

Changing who I was,

You worked your magic.

When everything I hoped for

Slipped through my fingers,

Is this a lie,

Or is it the truth?

You reached out your hand and came.

Towards a mirage,

Searching for fish,

Did I wander off today?

"There is nothing wrong;

Even on the crescent moon, there are spots,"

Saying that,

You came to me.

Into a traveler's life,

You arrive like shade.

Even before I ask,

You give me rest.

You give it to me.

On a day that never dawns,

Oh, across my sky,

You arrive like light.

You are my very life.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film 'Taramani' explores the complex, volatile, and deeply emotional dynamic between two lovers. The male protagonist compares himself to a weary wayfarer wandering through life, while his lover appears like a fleeting shade offering temporary solace before pushing him away again. He expresses an overwhelming willingness to pull off impossible feats for her—such as weaving ornaments out of his breath or creating oceans atop mountains—yet feels tormented by the unpredictable shift between illusion and reality in her affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor & Simile

“Vazhipokkanin vazhvilae Nizhalaaga varugiraai”

The speaker compares himself to a 'Vazhipokkan' (wayfarer/traveler) and the lover to a 'Nizhal' (shadow/shade), symbolizing temporary comfort in a long journey.

Uruvagamb / Hyperbole & Imagery

“En moochinai noolaakkiyae Nagai ondru seiven”

Poetic exaggeration where the protagonist offers to turn his breath into thread and dream creepers into jewelry.

Oxymoron / Contrast

“Poi enbathaa Mei enbathaa”

Contrasting 'Poi' (lies/illusion) and 'Mei' (truth/reality) to highlight emotional confusion.

Did you know?

Trivia

Music for 'Taramani' (2017) was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by the late legendary lyricist Na. Muthukumar. This film was one of the final collaborations between director Ram, Yuvan Shankar Raja, and Na. Muthukumar before the lyricist's untimely demise.

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