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Lyrics & meaning

Un Kannai Partha Piragu

From Yuvan Yuvathi · 2011

Lyricist
Priyan
Singers
Karthik, Ramya NSK
Music director
Vijay Antony
Details
Yuvan Yuvathi2011

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Un kannai partha piraguAfter looking into your eyes
En ullae latcham siraguA hundred thousand wings sprout inside me
Un ora paarvai asaivilAt the movement of your side-glance
Manam kudai saayumMy heart tilts like an umbrella
Nee vandhu pona piraguAfter you came and went
Thalaikeelaai maarum ulaguThe world turned upside down
Un illam irukum dhisayilIn the direction where your home lies
Thiriyudhu en paadhamMy feet keep wandering
Male
Thanneeril aadum aalaiyaaiLike a banyan tree swaying in water
Kaattrodu midhakkum illayaaiLike a leaf floating in the wind
En manadhumMy heart too
Maarukindradhae unadhaaiIs changing into yours
Male
Sila neram migavum sugamaaiSometimes very pleasant
Sila neram migavum summaiyaaiSometimes a heavy burden
Aiyo kaadhal paduthu kindradhaeOh dear, love troubles me
PudhidhaaiIn a brand new way
Male
Un kannai partha piraguAfter looking into your eyes
En ullae latcham siraguA hundred thousand wings sprout inside me
Un ora paarvai asaivilAt the movement of your side-glance
Manam kudai saayumMy heart tilts like an umbrella
Male
Adi unnai pola pennaiHey girl, a woman like you
Engum kandadhillaiI have never seen anywhere
Indru varai en manadhaiUntil today, my heart
Yaarumae eerthadhillaiNo one has attracted
Wowu wow oh ohWowu wow oh oh
Male
Un udhadu endhan peraiWhen your lips
Chollum neramSay my name
Silirkkiren thavikkirenI shiver and yearn
Envasam naanum illaiI am not in my own control
Wowu wow oh ohWowu wow oh oh
Male
Mazhai nindra podhum kilaigalEven after the rain stops, the branches
Siru thooral poduvadhu polJust like how they shower a light drizzle
Nee kadandha piragum ninaivilEven after you pass by, in my memories
Iruppaai………….You remain...
Male
Un kannai partha piraguAfter looking into your eyes
En ullae latcham siraguA hundred thousand wings sprout inside me
Un ora paarvai asaivilAt the movement of your side-glance
Manam kudai saayumMy heart tilts like an umbrella
Male
Ennai vittu ullamLeaving me behind, my heart
Undhan pinnaal sellumFollows behind you
Thadukkiren thavirkkirenI try to stop it, I try to avoid it
Idhayamum letkkavillaiBut my heart does not listen
Wowu wow oh ohWowu wow oh oh
Male
Naan indru pola endrumNever like today have I
Sokki ponadhillaiBeen so mesmerized
Idharkkumun enakkindha paravasamBefore this, such ecstasy
PaindhadhillaiHad never rushed through me
Wowu wow oh ohWowu wow oh oh
Male
Nee naetru engu irundhaaiWhere were you yesterday?
En nenjil indru nulaindhaalToday you entered my heart
Ini naalai enna avasthai purivaaiNow tomorrow, what plight will you cause me?
Male
Un kannai partha piraguAfter looking into your eyes
En ullae latcham siraguA hundred thousand wings sprout inside me
Un ora paarvai asaivilAt the movement of your side-glance
Manam kudai saayumMy heart tilts like an umbrella
Male
Thanneeril aadum aalaiyaaiLike a banyan tree swaying in water
Kaattrodu midhakkum illayaaiLike a leaf floating in the wind
En manadhumMy heart too
Maarukindradhae unadhaaiIs changing into yours
Male
Sila neram migavum sugamaaiSometimes very pleasant
Sila neram migavum summaiyaaiSometimes a heavy burden
Female Chorus :Hey hey hey hey hey heyFemale Chorus :Hey hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey heyHey hey hey hey hey hey
Male :Aiyo kaadhal paduthu kindradhaeMale :Oh dear, love troubles me
PudhidhaaiIn a brand new way

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Un Kannai Partha Piragu from the film Yuvan Yuvathi conveys the sweet exhilaration and emotional vulnerability experienced when falling deeply in love. The protagonist reflects on how a simple look from his beloved completely alters his world, filling him with an airy sense of joy while making his heart stubbornly wander towards her. The lyrics highlight the duality of love as both a pleasant sensation and a sweet burden that disrupts one's usual composure.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole

En ullae latcham siragu

Exaggerates the sense of joy and weightlessness by describing it as having a hundred thousand wings growing inside.

Simile (Upamai)

Kaattrodu midhakkum illayaai

Compares the mind's instability and floating feeling to a leaf drifting in the wind and a tree swaying in water.

Analogy

Mazhai nindra podhum kilaigal siru thooral poduvadhu pol

Compares how a person's presence lingers in memory to tree branches continuing to drop water long after the rain stops.

Emoni (Rhyme / Anthesis)

Sila neram migavum sugamaai / Sila neram migavum summaiyaai

Uses contrasting yet rhyming terms 'sugamaai' (pleasant) and 'summaiyaai' (burdensome) to show love's contradictory nature.

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Trivia

The music for 'Yuvan Yuvathi' (2011) was composed by Vijay Antony. The song 'Un Kannai Partha Piragu' was sung by Naresh Iyer and Ramya NSK, featuring lyrics written by Priyan.

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