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Un Kadhaiyum

From Neengatha Ninaivu · 1963

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Neengatha Ninaivu
Movie release year
1963
Lyrics added on
26 Apr 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Orae kadhai allava
Un kadhaiyai unnidamae
Naan eduthu sollavaa
Naa…aan
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Orae kadhai allava
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Orae kadhai allava
Un kadhaiyai unnidamae
Naan eduthu sollavaa
Un kadhaiyai unnidamae
Naan eduthu sollavaa
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Orae kadhai allava
Yettilae eluthi vaikka
Eluthukolum kidaiyaathu
Eluthukol kidaithaalum
Iru kannum theriyadhu..aa..aa…
Kanavugal kaattivitttaai
Karpanaiyai moottivittaai
Kanavugal kaattivitttaai
Karpanaiyai moottivittaai
Unarvil thaenga vittaai
Ooyamal yenga vittaai
Unarvil thaenga vittaai
Ooyamal yenga vittaai
Yenga vittaai
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Orae kadhai allava
Un kadhaiyai unnidamae
Naan eduthu sollavaa
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Orae kadhai allava
Nenjam nerupaagi
Negizhndhurugi azhum bothu
Sindhugindra kaneerum
Theeyanaikka podhaadhu ..aa..aa..
Udalai pirithu vittaai
Uyirai pinaithu vittaai
Udalai pirithu vittaai
Uyirai pinaithu vittaai
Thodarbai aruthu vittaai
Thuyarai koduthu vittaai
Thodarbai aruthu vittaai
Thuyarai koduthu vittaai
Koduthu vittaai
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Orae kadhai allava
Un kadhaiyai unnidamae
Naan eduthu sollavaa
Un kadhaiyum en kadhaiyum
Orae kadhai allava
Aren't your story and my story
one and the same story?
Shall I tell your story
back to you?
Shall I...
Aren't your story and my story
one and the same story?
Aren't your story and my story
one and the same story?
Shall I tell your story
back to you?
Shall I tell your story
back to you?
Aren't your story and my story
one and the same story?
To write it down on paper,
there is no pen.
Even if a pen were found,
both eyes cannot see, ah... ah...
You showed me dreams,
you sparked my imagination.
You showed me dreams,
you sparked my imagination.
You settled deep in my feelings,
and left me longing without end.
You settled deep in my feelings,
and left me longing without end...
Left me longing...
Aren't your story and my story
one and the same story?
Shall I tell your story
back to you?
Aren't your story and my story
one and the same story?
When the heart catches fire,
melts away, and weeps,
even the tears that fall
are not enough to put out the flames, ah... ah...
You separated our bodies,
yet bound our souls together.
You separated our bodies,
yet bound our souls together.
You severed all ties,
and gave me only sorrow.
You severed all ties,
and gave me only sorrow.
Gave me only sorrow...
Aren't your story and my story
one and the same story?
Shall I tell your story
back to you?
Aren't your story and my story
one and the same story?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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