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Un Goppamavale

From Emakku Thozhil Romance · 2024

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singers
Nivas K. Prasanna, Reshma Shyam
Music director
Nivas K. Prasanna
Movie name
Emakku Thozhil Romance
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
31 Oct 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Un goppamavale irudi irudi
Nee vittu pora manasa thirudi
En heart ah thirupi kududi kududi
En kaadhal oru hormone kulali
Adhil maati kitta venum arali
Nammoda kaalam idhayam murali
Appo che… en kaadhal thooram thaan
Aah che… en nenjam baaram than
Che che… naan romba paavam than
Enna panuven enga muttuven
Yendi en kannil viluntha
Yendi en nenjil valantha
Aa podi enna vittu porantha
Pithu puduchen sethu muduchen
Ada thaaru maara
Kadhaluchen unna than
Nee kooru pottu
Konnutiye enna than
Naan kokku maaka aanen
Unna nambi thaan
Thukkam vanthuche
Thonda vathuche
Ada thaaru maara
Kadhaluchen unna than
Nee kooru pottu
Konnutiye enna than
Naan kokku maaka aanen
Unna nambi thaan
Thukkam vanthuche
Thonda vathuche
Un goppamavale irudi irudi
Nee vittu pora manasa thirudi
En heart ah thirupi kududi kududi
Aasa ada yaara vittuchu
Kaadhal en kanna kattuchu
Sooda ada kanneer muttuchu
Vittu vittu che ratham aaduche
Scene ah naan suthi thirunchen
Thaana adhil sikki tholanchen
Veena naan roatil alainjen
Aa koota kattunen ottam odunen
Kedu ketta kaadhal enna vaatuche
Un pera aduchu pachu kuthi mooduche
Ada aada vittu aatam kaana vachuche
Sattam pottuche vachu senjuche
Haaa…aaa…haaa..aaaa..haaaa..
Yedho marandhene yedho ilandhene
Yedho midhandhene ennai unarndhene
Idhuthaan adhuva udaindhen
Un goppamavale
Un goppamavale
Un goppamavale
Un goppamavale
Un goppamavale
Un goppamavale
Hey, daughter of your father, wait up, just wait!
You are leaving after stealing my heart,
Give my heart back to me, give it back!
My love is a crazy rush of hormones,
If you get trapped in it, you'll need oleander poison,
Our era is like Murali from the movie Idhayam (the silent lover),
Then, sigh... my love is far out of reach,
Ah, sigh... my heart is so heavy,
Sigh, sigh... I am truly pitiful,
What will I do? Where will I bang my head?
Why did you fall into my eyes, girl?
Why did you grow inside my heart, girl?
Ah, go away, girl born only to leave me!
I lost my mind, and I'm completely ruined!
Oh, so wildly and madly,
I loved only you!
You sliced me into pieces
and killed me completely!
I became a total fool,
just by trusting you!
Sleep overpowered me,
my throat choked up.
Oh, so wildly and madly,
I loved only you!
You sliced me into pieces
and killed me completely!
I became a total fool,
just by trusting you!
Sleep overpowered me,
my throat choked up.
Hey, daughter of your father, wait up, just wait!
You are leaving after stealing my heart,
Give my heart back to me, give it back!
Whom has desire ever spared?
Love blindfolded my eyes,
Hot tears welled up,
Sigh, my blood surged in spurts!
I wandered around making a scene,
I got trapped in it on my own and was lost,
In vain, I roamed the streets,
Ah, I gathered a crowd and took off running!
This wretched love tormented me,
It tattooed your name and sealed me up,
It made me dance and then shook me to my core,
It laid down the rules and wrecked me completely!
Haa... aah... haa... aaah... haa...
I forgot something, I lost something,
I drifted somewhere, I realized who I am,
Is this really what it is? I am shattered.
Hey, daughter of your father!
Hey, daughter of your father!
Hey, daughter of your father!
Hey, daughter of your father!
Hey, daughter of your father!
Hey, daughter of your father!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Un goppamavale from Emakku Thozhil Romance is an energetic contemporary heartbreak song expressed through hyper-colloquial Tamil slang. The protagonist laments his state after being dumped by his lover, mixing anguish with humorous self-pity as he questions why he ever fell for her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Pop Culture Allusion / Metaphor

“Nammoda kaalam idhayam murali”

Compares the protagonist's tragic unrequited love state to 'Idhayam Murali', the quintessential tragic lover character portrayed by actor Murali in the 1991 cult film Idhayam.

Anaphora / Parallelism

“Yendi en kannil viluntha / Yendi en nenjil valantha”

Repetition of 'Yendi en' at the start of adjacent lines creates a rhythmic, questioning cadence characteristic of Tamil folk melodies.

Colloquial Idiomatic Hyperbole

“Nee kooru pottu / Konnutiye enna than / Naan kokku maaka aanen”

Uses Chennai Tamil slang 'kokku maaka' (foolish/clueless) and 'kooru pottu' (chopping into pieces) to dramatically convey severe emotional betrayal.

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Trivia

The line 'Nammoda kaalam idhayam murali' references late Tamil actor Murali, famous across Tamil cinema for portraying unexpressed, tragic lovers, particularly in the film Idhayam (1991).

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