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Lyrics & meaning

Un Koodave Porakkanum Female

From Namma Veettu Pillai · 2019

Lyricist
Gkb
Singer
Shashaa Tirupati
Music director
D. Imman
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Un koodavae porakkanumI want to be born along with you
Un koodavae porakkanumI want to be born along with you
Unakkaaga naan irukkanum eppodhumaeI should always be there for you
Female
Un koodavae porakkanumI want to be born along with you
Un koodavae porakkanumI want to be born along with you
Thaai pola naan kaakkanum eppodhumaeI should protect you like a mother forever
Female
Enakaaga en nizhalaagaFor my sake, as my shadow
Koodavae ninnaaiyaeYou stood right beside me
Eee erumbu ena andaamaWithout letting flies or ants approach me
Ena kannula vechaaiyaeYou protected me like the apple of your eye
Female
Naan pogum paadha yaavumOn every path that I walk
Nee aruginil iruppaaiyaeYou will stay right next to me
Naan ketkavum kooda venamI do not even need to ask
Nee ellaam seivaaiyaeYou will do everything for me
Female
Thaai madikku thaaiyumA mother to my mother's lap
En saeiyum ada ellaam nee thaanaeAnd my child too, you are everything to me
Kann kalangi kettaa ada neeyumIf I ask with teary eyes, even you
Un usura tharuvaaiyaeWould give your very life
Female
Un koodavae porakkanumI want to be born along with you
Un koodavae porakkanumI want to be born along with you
Unakkaaga naan irukkanum eppodhumaeI should always be there for you
Female
Un koodavae porakkanumI want to be born along with you
Un koodavae porakkanumI want to be born along with you
Thaai pola naan kaakkanum eppodhumaeI should protect you like a mother forever
Female
Adikadi vanthu karaiyaLike a wave that comes and hits the shore
Modhum alaiya pola aanaFrequently, I became
Una naanum piriyum bothuWhen I part from you
Vaththi thaane povaI will surely dry up
Vizhioram uruluthu neeruTears roll down the corner of my eyes
Idhu anbaal valarndha kaaduThis is a forest grown out of love
Idhu ellaam velagura neramAt a time when everything recedes
Nee oruthan mattum pothumYou alone are enough for me
Female
Ellathukkum oththa thaayiGod gave a single mother
Thandhaan saamiFor everything
Saavum mattum needhaan enakkuUntil my death, you are
Rendaam thaayiMy second mother
Female
Idhu ellaam varam thaanaaIs all this a boon
Un magalum naanaeI am also your daughter
Marujenmam kedachaalumEven if I get another rebirth
En maganum neeyaeYou will be my son
Female
Un koodavae porakkanumI want to be born along with you
Un koodavae porakkanumI want to be born along with you
Unakkaaga naan irukkanum eppodhumaeI should always be there for you
Female
Un koodavae porakkanumI want to be born along with you
Un koodavae porakkanumI want to be born along with you
Thaai pola naan kaakkanum eppodhumaeI should protect you like a mother forever
Female
Un koodavae……porakkanumTo be born along with you...
Un koodavae……porakkanum…nnmm….To be born along with you...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Un Koodave Porakkanum from the movie Namma Veettu Pillai is a deeply emotional song celebrating the bond between siblings. The sister expresses immense gratitude toward her brother, who has acted as her guardian, shadow, and maternal figure throughout her life. She highlights how he protects her from the slightest trouble and fulfills her every unstated need selflessly. The lyrics capture her wish to be born beside him in every rebirth, emphasizing that he is like a second mother to her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Thaai pola naan kaakkanum eppodhumae

Compares the brother's protective nature to that of a mother using 'pola' (like).

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Idhu anbaal valarndha kaadu

Metaphorically describes their emotional depth as a forest grown out of love.

Alliteration (Monai)

Un koodavae porakkanum / Unakkaaga naan irukkanum eppodhumae

Repetition of the initial letter 'U' across lines.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Kann kalangi kettaa ada neeyum / Un usura tharuvaaiyae

Exaggerates the brother's devotion by saying he would give his very life if asked tearfully.

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Trivia

The song was composed by D. Imman with lyrics by Gkb for the 2019 film Namma Veettu Pillai starring Sivakarthikeyan and Aishwarya Rajesh. Sung by Sid Sriram (and a sister version by Soundarya), it became a widely popular anthem celebrating sibling relationships across Tamil Nadu.

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