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Lyrics & meaning

Un Koodave Porakkanum

From Namma Veettu Pillai · 2019

Lyricist
Gkb
Singer
Sid Sriram
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Namma Veettu Pillai
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
2 Jul 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Un koodavae porakkanum
Un koodavae porakkanum
Unakkaaga naan irukkanum eppodhumae
Un koodavae porakkanum
Un koodavae porakkanum
Thaai pola naan kaakkanum eppodhumae
En vaazhka varamaaga
Ada neeyum porandhaaiyae
En uyirae uravaaga
En nenjil karainjaayae
Pasi thookaththa marandhu
Neeyum
Adi paasaththa pozhinjaaiyae
Dhenam un mugam paarthu pookum
Pudhu vidiyalum thandhaaiyae
Nee enakku saami indha boomi
Ada ellam nee thaanae
Un sirippu pothum nee kettaa
En usura thaarenae
Un koodavae porakkanum
Un koodavae porakkanum
Unakkaaga naan irukkanum eppodhumae
Un koodavae porakkanum
Un koodavae porakkanum
Thaai pola naan kaakkanum eppodhumae
Un koodavae porakkanum
Un koodavae porakkanum
Unakkaaga naan irukkanum eppodhumae
Un koodavae porakkanum
Un koodavae porakkanum
Thaai pola naan kaakkanum eppodhumae
Haa….aaa……aaa……aaa…..aa….
Un koodaavae porakkanum…..(Overlapping )
Anju viralgala korthu naama
Paththu viralaa aanom
Manakolathil paarthaa
Andha chinna ponna kaanom
Sila naalil nee en thaayae
Sila naalil nee en seiyae
Nee madimel ssayum bothu
Andha vaanam virikkum paayae
Eppodhumae enkooda thaan
Naetru nenachen
Ippo nee pogum bothu
Sethu polachen
Nee thaanae kolasaami
Oru varamum thaayen
Magalaaga porappennu
Nee solli poyen
Un koodavae porakkanum
Un koodavae porakkanum
Unakkaaga naan irukkanum eppodhumae
Un koodavae porakkanum
Un koodavae porakkanum
Thaai pola naan kaakkanum eppodhumae
Un koodavae porakkanum
Un koodavae porakkanum
Unakkaaga naan irukkanum eppodhumae
Un koodavae porakkanum
Un koodavae porakkanum
Thaai pola naan kaakkanum eppodhumae
Haa….aaa……aaa……aaa…..aa….
Un koodaavae porakkanum…..(Overlapping )
Hooo ooo ooo hoo oo oooo
Hoo hoo hooo ooo oooo
I want to be born alongside you
I want to be born alongside you
I want to be there for you always
I want to be born alongside you
I want to be born alongside you
I want to protect you like a mother, always
As a blessing in my life
You were born
My very life becoming my kin
You melted into my heart
Forgetting your hunger and sleep
You
Showered your deep love on me
Blooming each day just seeing your face
You gave me a brand new dawn
You are my god, this whole earth
Truly, you are everything to me
Your smile is enough; if you ask
I will give my very life
I want to be born alongside you
I want to be born alongside you
I want to be there for you always
I want to be born alongside you
I want to be born alongside you
I want to protect you like a mother, always
I want to be born alongside you
I want to be born alongside you
I want to be there for you always
I want to be born alongside you
I want to be born alongside you
I want to protect you like a mother, always
Haa.... aa.... aa.... aa.... aa....
I want to be born alongside you... (overlapping)
Intertwining our five fingers
We became ten fingers united
Looking at you in your wedding dress
That little girl is nowhere to be seen
On some days, you are my mother
On some days, you are my child
When you rest your head upon my lap
The sky itself spreads out like a mat
That you would always be with me
I believed just yesterday
Now, as you leave
I die and barely survive the pain
You are my family deity
Grant me just one wish
Promise me you will be born as my daughter
Tell me that before you go
I want to be born alongside you
I want to be born alongside you
I want to be there for you always
I want to be born alongside you
I want to be born alongside you
I want to protect you like a mother, always
I want to be born alongside you
I want to be born alongside you
I want to be there for you always
I want to be born alongside you
I want to be born alongside you
I want to protect you like a mother, always
Haa.... aa.... aa.... aa.... aa....
I want to be born alongside you... (overlapping)
Ho... oh... oh... ho... oh... oh...
Ho ho ho... oh... oh...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Un Koodave Porakkanum from the movie Namma Veettu Pillai is a deeply emotional song depicting the unconditional love and sacred bond between a brother and his sister. The brother expresses his wish to be born beside her in every rebirth, vowing to protect her with maternal tenderness. He reflects on how her presence brought light and purpose to his life, and expresses the bitter-sweet grief of seeing her get married and step into her new family.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Thaai pola naan kaakkanum eppodhumae

Compares his protective care for his sister to that of a mother ('Thaai pola naan kaakkanum').

Metaphor

Nee enakku saami indha boomi

Refers to the sister as his deity and his entire world ('saami indha boomi').

Anaphora (Repetition)

Un koodavae porakkanum

The line 'Un koodavae porakkanum' is repeated continuously to emphasize the deep yearning of brotherly love.

Hyperbole

Nee madimel ssayum bothu / Andha vaanam virikkum paayae

Exaggerates how the vast sky spreads out as a mat when the sister rests her head on his lap.

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Trivia

Composed by D. Imman, 'Un Koodave Porakkanum' became an emotional anthem for sibling relationships across Tamil Nadu. The song has two versions—a male version sung by Sid Sriram and a female version sung by Shreya Ghoshal—both praised for their soulful rendition.

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