Un Kadhaiyum
From Neengatha Ninaivu · 1963
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Neengatha Ninaivu1963
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum | Isn't your story and my story the same story? |
| Orae kadhai allava | Isn't it the exact same story? |
| Un kadhaiyai unnidamae | Shall I take your story |
| Naan eduthu sollavaa | And tell it back to you? |
| Naa…aan | I... |
| Male | |
| Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum | Isn't your story and my story |
| Orae kadhai allava | The same story? |
| Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum | Isn't your story and my story |
| Orae kadhai allava | The same story? |
| Un kadhaiyai unnidamae | Shall I take your story |
| Naan eduthu sollavaa | And tell it back to you? |
| Un kadhaiyai unnidamae | Shall I take your story |
| Naan eduthu sollavaa | And tell it back to you? |
| Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum | Isn't your story and my story |
| Orae kadhai allava | The same story? |
| Male | |
| Yettilae eluthi vaikka | To write it down on paper, |
| Eluthukolum kidaiyaathu | There is no pen available. |
| Eluthukol kidaithaalum | Even if a pen were available, |
| Iru kannum theriyadhu..aa..aa… | Both eyes cannot see... ah... |
| Male | |
| Kanavugal kaattivitttaai | You showed me dreams, |
| Karpanaiyai moottivittaai | You kindled my imagination. |
| Kanavugal kaattivitttaai | You showed me dreams, |
| Karpanaiyai moottivittaai | You kindled my imagination. |
| Unarvil thaenga vittaai | You left my feelings stagnant, |
| Ooyamal yenga vittaai | You made me yearn endlessly. |
| Unarvil thaenga vittaai | You left my feelings stagnant, |
| Ooyamal yenga vittaai | You made me yearn endlessly. |
| Yenga vittaai | Made me yearn. |
| Male | |
| Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum | Isn't your story and my story |
| Orae kadhai allava | The same story? |
| Un kadhaiyai unnidamae | Shall I take your story |
| Naan eduthu sollavaa | And tell it back to you? |
| Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum | Isn't your story and my story |
| Orae kadhai allava | The same story? |
| Male | |
| Nenjam nerupaagi | When the heart turns into fire, |
| Negizhndhurugi azhum bothu | Melts, softens, and cries, |
| Sindhugindra kaneerum | Even the tears that flow |
| Theeyanaikka podhaadhu ..aa..aa.. | Will not be enough to extinguish the fire... ah... |
| Male | |
| Udalai pirithu vittaai | You separated our bodies, |
| Uyirai pinaithu vittaai | You intertwined our souls. |
| Udalai pirithu vittaai | You separated our bodies, |
| Uyirai pinaithu vittaai | You intertwined our souls. |
| Thodarbai aruthu vittaai | You severed our connection, |
| Thuyarai koduthu vittaai | You gave us sorrow. |
| Thodarbai aruthu vittaai | You severed our connection, |
| Thuyarai koduthu vittaai | You gave us sorrow. |
| Koduthu vittaai | Gave us sorrow. |
| Male | |
| Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum | Isn't your story and my story |
| Orae kadhai allava | The same story? |
| Un kadhaiyai unnidamae | Shall I take your story |
| Naan eduthu sollavaa | And tell it back to you? |
| Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum | Isn't your story and my story |
| Orae kadhai allava | The same story? |
உன் கதையும் என் கதையும்
ஒரே கதை அல்லவா
உன் கதையை உன்னிடமே
நான் எடுத்துச் சொல்லவா.....
நா..ன்
Isn't your story and my story the same story?
Isn't it the exact same story?
Shall I take your story
And tell it back to you?
I...
உன் கதையும் என் கதையும்
ஒரே கதை அல்லவா
உன் கதையும் என் கதையும்
ஒரே கதை அல்லவா
உன் கதையை உன்னிடமே
நான் எடுத்துச் சொல்லவா.....
உன் கதையை உன்னிடமே
நான் எடுத்துச் சொல்லவா..
உன் கதையும் என் கதையும்
ஒரே கதை அல்லவா
Isn't your story and my story
The same story?
Isn't your story and my story
The same story?
Shall I take your story
And tell it back to you?
Shall I take your story
And tell it back to you?
Isn't your story and my story
The same story?
ஏட்டிலே எழுதி வைக்க
எழுதுகோலும் கிடையாது
எழுதுகோல் கிடைத்தாலும்
இரு கண்ணும் தெரியாது ஆ...ஆ.
To write it down on paper,
There is no pen available.
Even if a pen were available,
Both eyes cannot see... ah...
கனவுகள் காட்டிவிட்டாய்
கற்பனையை மூட்டிவிட்டாய்
கனவுகள் காட்டிவிட்டாய்
கற்பனையை மூட்டிவிட்டாய்
உணர்வில் தேங்கிவிட்டாய்
ஓயாமல் ஏங்க விட்டாய்.
உணர்வில் தேங்கிவிட்டாய்
ஓயாமல் ஏங்க விட்டாய்..
ஏங்க விட்டாய்...
You showed me dreams,
You kindled my imagination.
You showed me dreams,
You kindled my imagination.
You left my feelings stagnant,
You made me yearn endlessly.
You left my feelings stagnant,
You made me yearn endlessly.
Made me yearn.
உன் கதையும் என் கதையும்
ஒரே கதை அல்லவா
உன் கதையை உன்னிடமே
நான் எடுத்துச் சொல்லவா..
உன் கதையும் என் கதையும்
ஒரே கதை அல்லவா
Isn't your story and my story
The same story?
Shall I take your story
And tell it back to you?
Isn't your story and my story
The same story?
நெஞ்சம் நெருப்பாகி
நெகிழுந்துருகி அழும்போது
சிந்துகின்ற கண்ணீரும்
தீயணைக்கப் போதாது ஆ...ஆ...
When the heart turns into fire,
Melts, softens, and cries,
Even the tears that flow
Will not be enough to extinguish the fire... ah...
உடலைப் பிரித்து விட்டாய்
உயிரை பிணைத்து விட்டாய்
உடலைப் பிரித்து விட்டாய்
உயிரை பிணைத்து விட்டாய்
தொடர்பை அறுத்து விட்டாய்
துயரைக் கொடுத்து விட்டாய்
தொடர்பை அறுத்து விட்டாய்
துயரைக் கொடுத்து விட்டாய்
கொடுத்து விட்டாய்
You separated our bodies,
You intertwined our souls.
You separated our bodies,
You intertwined our souls.
You severed our connection,
You gave us sorrow.
You severed our connection,
You gave us sorrow.
Gave us sorrow.
உன் கதையும் என் கதையும்
ஒரே கதை அல்லவா
உன் கதையை உன்னிடமே
நான் எடுத்துச் சொல்லவா..
உன் கதையும் என் கதையும்
ஒரே கதை அல்லவா
Isn't your story and my story
The same story?
Shall I take your story
And tell it back to you?
Isn't your story and my story
The same story?
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Isn't your story and my story the same story?
Orae kadhai allava
Isn't it the exact same story?
Un kadhaiyai unnidamae
Shall I take your story
Naan eduthu sollavaa
And tell it back to you?
Naa…aan
I...
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Isn't your story and my story
Orae kadhai allava
The same story?
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Isn't your story and my story
Orae kadhai allava
The same story?
Un kadhaiyai unnidamae
Shall I take your story
Naan eduthu sollavaa
And tell it back to you?
Un kadhaiyai unnidamae
Shall I take your story
Naan eduthu sollavaa
And tell it back to you?
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Isn't your story and my story
Orae kadhai allava
The same story?
Yettilae eluthi vaikka
To write it down on paper,
Eluthukolum kidaiyaathu
There is no pen available.
Eluthukol kidaithaalum
Even if a pen were available,
Iru kannum theriyadhu..aa..aa…
Both eyes cannot see... ah...
Kanavugal kaattivitttaai
You showed me dreams,
Karpanaiyai moottivittaai
You kindled my imagination.
Kanavugal kaattivitttaai
You showed me dreams,
Karpanaiyai moottivittaai
You kindled my imagination.
Unarvil thaenga vittaai
You left my feelings stagnant,
Ooyamal yenga vittaai
You made me yearn endlessly.
Unarvil thaenga vittaai
You left my feelings stagnant,
Ooyamal yenga vittaai
You made me yearn endlessly.
Yenga vittaai
Made me yearn.
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Isn't your story and my story
Orae kadhai allava
The same story?
Un kadhaiyai unnidamae
Shall I take your story
Naan eduthu sollavaa
And tell it back to you?
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Isn't your story and my story
Orae kadhai allava
The same story?
Nenjam nerupaagi
When the heart turns into fire,
Negizhndhurugi azhum bothu
Melts, softens, and cries,
Sindhugindra kaneerum
Even the tears that flow
Theeyanaikka podhaadhu ..aa..aa..
Will not be enough to extinguish the fire... ah...
Udalai pirithu vittaai
You separated our bodies,
Uyirai pinaithu vittaai
You intertwined our souls.
Udalai pirithu vittaai
You separated our bodies,
Uyirai pinaithu vittaai
You intertwined our souls.
Thodarbai aruthu vittaai
You severed our connection,
Thuyarai koduthu vittaai
You gave us sorrow.
Thodarbai aruthu vittaai
You severed our connection,
Thuyarai koduthu vittaai
You gave us sorrow.
Koduthu vittaai
Gave us sorrow.
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Isn't your story and my story
Orae kadhai allava
The same story?
Un kadhaiyai unnidamae
Shall I take your story
Naan eduthu sollavaa
And tell it back to you?
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Isn't your story and my story
Orae kadhai allava
The same story?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Un Kadhaiyum En Kadhaiyum is a melancholic classic from the 1963 film Neengatha Ninaivu, composed by K. V. Mahadevan and sung by T. M. Soundararajan. The song expresses a deep shared sorrow between lovers whose destinies mirror each other in grief. The singer questions the need to recount a story of heartbreak that both individuals already know intimately, highlighting the tragedy of their situation. Maruthakasi's poignant lyrics capture the anguish of emotional stasis, unfulfilled dreams, and physical separation. The song emphasizes that despite being torn apart physically and facing relentless sorrow, their souls remain permanently bound together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monorhyme / End Rhyme
“Kanavugal kaattivitttaai / Karpanaiyai moottivittaai”
Repetition of the ending verbal suffix 'vittaai' creates a rhythmic cadence emphasizing the actions of destiny or the beloved.
Antithesis (Muran)
“Udalai pirithu vittaai / Uyirai pinaithu vittaai”
Contrast between physical separation of bodies and spiritual union of souls.
Hyperbole / Metaphor
“Nenjam nerupaagi... Sindhugindra kaneerum Theeyanaikka podhaadhu”
Comparing emotional distress to a fire so intense that even a flood of tears cannot put it out.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum Orae kadhai allava”
Repetition of 'Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum Orae kadhai allava' anchors the central theme of shared tragedy.
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Trivia
Neengatha Ninaivu (1963) featured music composed by 'Thirai Isai Thilagam' K. V. Mahadevan. Lyricist A. Maruthakasi was renowned for bringing philosophical depth and emotional intensity to situational tragedy songs in Golden Age Tamil cinema.
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