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Lyrics & meaning

Un Kangal

From Ranga – 2025 Film · 2025

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Vijay Prakash, Shashaa Tirupati
Music director
Ram Jeevan
Details
Ranga – 2025 Film2025

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Vaaram vovondrum ingae dhaanEvery single week here feels like...
MaargazhiThe chilly month of Maargazhi.
Engu paarthalum yengaandha vinveliWherever I look, there is a yearning cosmos.
Male :Ennai nee konjum nerangalMale: The moments when you caress me,
Thaen thuliAre like drops of honey.
Manjam neengaamal thoongattumWithout leaving the bed, let them sleep,
Mai vizhiiThe kohl-adorned eyes.
Female
Thattpamum vetpamum nutpamaaiCold and heat subtly,
ThakkaudhaeAttack us.
Male :Muttrum veembaaga ettiMale: Leaning out stubbornly,
PaarkkudheIt peeps in.
Male
Un kangal iravu kattumYour eyes show the night,
Kadigaram pagalai kattumThe clock shows the day,
Poi sollum oruvar mattumOnly one of them is lying,
Neram vandhadhaeThe time has come.
Female
Un kangal iravu kattumYour eyes show the night,
Kadigaram pagalai kattumThe clock shows the day,
Poi sollum oruvar mattumOnly one of them is lying,
Neram vandhadhaeThe time has come.
Male
Thee enbadhai theendamalaeWithout touching the fire,
Naan kandu kondenI came to feel its burn.
Poo ondrinai mul meeriyaeTo pluck a flower past its thorns,
Naan koiya sendrenI set out.
Female
Paar endru thaan un maarbilaeSaying 'look', against your chest,
Naan saindhu kondenI leaned in.
Veen endru naan vaarthaigalaiDeeming it futile, words...
Veesaadhu nindrenI refrained from scattering.
Male
Vendaam endraal vendum endraeWhen it says 'no', it means 'yes',
Sollum porula agaraadhiA dictionary of such meanings.
Female :Thookkam vandhaal thoongaa kangalFemale: Even when sleep arrives, sleepless eyes,
Kanavil veezhum thadumaariStumble and fall into dreams.
Female
Porvaigalum methaigalumBlankets and mattresses,
Veenaga pogumWill go unused.
Kai naangudan thegangaleWith four hands, the bodies...
Thaamaga maarumTransform into one on their own.
Male
Vervaigalin neer tharaigalDrops of sweat,
Maar kolam podumWill draw altered patterns.
Naer paarvaigal yaar paarpadhuWho meets with direct gazes?
Maunangal thaedumSilence searches instead.
Female
Paadhai maatrum velai vandhaalWhen the time to change paths arrives,
Thedum velai aarambamThe era of searching begins.
Male :Thedum bodhae tholaiyum inbamMale: The pleasure that is lost while searching,
Munnam kaana per inbamIs a supreme bliss never experienced before.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This sensual and evocative song captures an intimate romantic dialogue between two lovers lost in passion and warmth during cold times. The lyrics paint a picture where time loses its meaning; while the clock indicates day, the intimacy and the gaze of the lover evoke the feeling of night. The physical closeness, unspoken desires, and silent understanding transcend spoken words, making the experience feel like an elusive, supreme bliss.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)

Thaen thuli

Comparing caressing moments directly to drops of honey ('Thaen thuli') to emphasize sweetness.

Contrast / Antithesis

Un kangal iravu kattum / Kadigaram pagalai kattum

Juxtaposition of night shown by eyes versus day shown by clock to depict losing track of time in love.

Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Thattpamum vetpamum nutpamaai

Rhyming of second consonant letters in Tamil prosody ('rt' sound in Thattpamum / Vetpamum).

Imagery

Vervaiagalin neer tharaigal / Maar kolam podum

Visual and tactile imagery describing sweat drawing patterns and useless blankets during intimacy.

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Trivia

Lyrics written by renowned Tamil lyricist Thamarai, known for her deep romantic imagery and elegant word choice without heavy Sanskrit influence, beautifully set to music by composer Ramjeevan.

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