Un Kann Unnai Male
From Vaazhkkai · 1949
- Lyricist
- K. P. Kamatchisundaram
- Singer
- T. R. Ramachandran
- Music director
- R. Sudharsanam
- Details
- Vaazhkkai1949
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Manam maevum aasai mohana | Oh charming one, desired by my heart, |
| Maanae ikkobam nyaayama | My deer-like love, is this anger justified? |
| Male | |
| Moganaa | Oh beautiful one! |
| Un kann unnai yaemaatrinaal | If your own eyes deceive you, |
| En mael kobam undaavadhaen | why show anger towards me? |
| Un kann unnai yaemaatrinaal | If your own eyes deceive you, |
| En mael kobam undaavadhaen | why show anger towards me? |
| Male | |
| Naatiyam aadiyum payanillai | Even practicing dance is of no use, |
| Naagareega vaazhvum payanillai | Even living a modern civilized life is of no use, |
| Naagareega vaazhvum payanillai | Even living a modern civilized life is of no use, |
| College padippum payanillai | Even a college education is useless, |
| Car otta therindhum payanillai | Even knowing how to drive a car is useless, |
| Male | |
| Adhanaal yosithu nandraai unaranum | Therefore, you must reflect well and understand, |
| Ulaga anubhavam undaaganum | You must gain practical world experience. |
| Yosithu nandraai unaranum | Reflect well and understand, |
| Ulaga anubhavam undaaganum | Gain practical world experience. |
| Male | |
| Un kann unnai yaemaatrinaal | If your own eyes deceive you, |
| En mael kobam undaavadhaen | why show anger towards me? |
மனம் மேவும் ஆசை மோகனா
மானே இக்கோபம் நியாயமா...
Oh charming one, desired by my heart,
My deer-like love, is this anger justified?
மோகனா
உன் கண் உன்னை ஏமாற்றினால்
என் மேல் கோபம் உண்டாவதேன்
உன் கண் உன்னை ஏமாற்றினால்
என் மேல் கோபம் உண்டாவதேன்....
Oh beautiful one!
If your own eyes deceive you,
why show anger towards me?
If your own eyes deceive you,
why show anger towards me?
முனங்கல் :
.................
Even practicing dance is of no use,
Even living a modern civilized life is of no use,
Even living a modern civilized life is of no use,
Even a college education is useless,
Even knowing how to drive a car is useless,
நாட்டியம் ஆடியும் பயனில்லை
நாகரீக வாழ்வும் பயனில்லை
நாகரீக வாழ்வும் பயனில்லை
காலேஜ் படிப்பும் பயனில்லை
கார் ஓட்டத் தெரிந்தும் பயனில்லை
Therefore, you must reflect well and understand,
You must gain practical world experience.
Reflect well and understand,
Gain practical world experience.
அதனால் யோசித்து நன்றாய் உணரணும்
உலக அனுபவம் உண்டாகணும்...
யோசித்து நன்றாய் உணரணும்
உலக அனுபவம் உண்டாகணும்.....
If your own eyes deceive you,
why show anger towards me?
உன் கண் உன்னை ஏமாற்றினால்
என் மேல் கோபம் உண்டாவதேன்
முனங்கல் :
...................
Manam maevum aasai mohana
Oh charming one, desired by my heart,
Maanae ikkobam nyaayama
My deer-like love, is this anger justified?
Moganaa
Oh beautiful one!
Un kann unnai yaemaatrinaal
If your own eyes deceive you,
En mael kobam undaavadhaen
why show anger towards me?
Un kann unnai yaemaatrinaal
If your own eyes deceive you,
En mael kobam undaavadhaen
why show anger towards me?
Naatiyam aadiyum payanillai
Even practicing dance is of no use,
Naagareega vaazhvum payanillai
Even living a modern civilized life is of no use,
Naagareega vaazhvum payanillai
Even living a modern civilized life is of no use,
College padippum payanillai
Even a college education is useless,
Car otta therindhum payanillai
Even knowing how to drive a car is useless,
Adhanaal yosithu nandraai unaranum
Therefore, you must reflect well and understand,
Ulaga anubhavam undaaganum
You must gain practical world experience.
Yosithu nandraai unaranum
Reflect well and understand,
Ulaga anubhavam undaaganum
Gain practical world experience.
Un kann unnai yaemaatrinaal
If your own eyes deceive you,
En mael kobam undaavadhaen
why show anger towards me?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This lighthearted comic song from the film Vaazhkkai addresses a modern woman who misinterprets a situation and gets angry at the protagonist. He playfully argues that formal college education, modern habits like car driving, and artistic skills like dance are pointless without practical world experience and common sense. He asks her why she blames him when her own vision and judgment have misled her.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Epiphora (Antistrophe)
“Naatiyam aadiyum payanillai / Naagareega vaazhvum payanillai / College padippum payanillai”
Repetition of the phrase 'payanillai' (is useless) at the end of consecutive lines to emphasize the lack of practical value in modern accoutrements without real-world wisdom.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Maanae ikkobam nyaayama”
Addressing the maiden as 'Maanae' (deer-like maiden), comparing her gentle and skittish nature to a deer.
Rhetorical Question
“En mael kobam undaavadhaen”
Asking questions not to get an answer but to make a point that her anger is unreasonable.
Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“Adhanaal yosithu nandraai unaranum / Ulaga anubhavam undaaganum”
Rhyming verb endings ('unaranum' and 'undaaganum') across consecutive lines to create a rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
Vaazhkkai (1949), produced by AVM Productions, marked the legendary actress Vyjayanthimala's silver screen debut. T. R. Ramachandran played the male lead in this box-office hit, which was later remade in Telugu as Jeevitham and Hindi as Bahar.
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