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Lyrics & meaning

Un Marbil Vizhi Moodi

From Ninaithen Vandhai · 1998

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
Deva
Details
Ninaithen Vandhai1998

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Aasai naayaganaeMy beloved lord
Sowkiyama…Are you doing well...
Unthan nalam naadumWishing for your well-being
Priyamaanavalin kadithamA letter from your beloved
Female
Un marbil vizhi moodi thoongugirenI sleep with my eyes closed on your chest
Dhinamum kanavilEvery day in my dream
Un aaasai mugam thedi yengugirenI long searching for your loving face
Vidium pozhuthilAt the break of dawn
Female
Enthan valayal kulungiyathuMy bangles jingled
Kolusum nazhuviyathuMy anklet slipped
Vetkathil kannangal koosiyathuMy cheeks blushed in shyness
Manam kaaladi oosaiyaiMy heart for the sound of footsteps
Ethirparthu thudikindrathuBeats in anticipation
AnbaeMy love
Female
Un marbil vizhi moodi thoongugirenI sleep with my eyes closed on your chest
Dhinamum kanavilEvery day in my dream
Female
Chinna kuyilgalDo the little cuckoos
Unai unai nalam ketkuthaAsk how you are doing?
Nenjil paravumSpreading across the heart
Alai alai unai eeramaakuthaDo waves upon waves make you wet?
Female
Mella nagarumMoving slowly
Pagal pagal yugam aaguthaDoes each passing day feel like an era?
Moochivitathaal thalaiyanaiBecause of my sighs, the pillow
Athu theeyil veguthaIs it burning in fire?
Female
Nenjam ethilum ottamalWith the heart not attaching to anything else
Kannil kanavum vatramalWith dreams in the eyes never drying up
Dhinamum dhinamum urugum manathuDay after day, the heart melts
Yen intha nilamai theriyavillaiI do not know why this state exists
Intha paravasam unakullum irukirathaaIs this ecstasy within you too?
Anbae…My love...
Female
Un marbil vizhi moodi thoongugirenI sleep with my eyes closed on your chest
Dhinamum kanavilEvery day in my dream
Un aaasai mugam thedi yengugirenI long searching for your loving face
Vidium pozhuthilAt the break of dawn
Female
Kaalai veyil neeYou are the morning sun
Pani thuli ival allavaIs she not the dewdrop?
Ennai kudithuDrinking me in
Ini ini un thaagam theerkavaWill you quench your thirst from now on?
Female
Thullum nathi neerThe leaping river water
Ival athil nurai allavaIs she not the foam in it?
Iruvarukum idai veliThe distance between the two of us
Ini illai allavaIs no longer there, is it?
Female
Nilavil vegam unnalaeThe swiftness in the moonlight is because of you
Varavaai enthan munnalaeWill you come before me?
Azhagum uyirum unakae sonthamBeauty and life belong only to you
Eraalam aasai nenjil unduThere are boundless desires in my heart
Athai ezhuthida naanangal thadukirathaeMy shyness prevents me from writing them down
AnbaeMy love
Female
Un marbil vizhi moodi thoongugirenI sleep with my eyes closed on your chest
Dhinamum kanavilEvery day in my dream
Un aaasai mugam thedi yengugirenI long searching for your loving face
Vidium pozhuthilAt the break of dawn
Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is structured as a tender poetic love letter written by a woman to her distant lover. She expresses how she spends her nights dreaming of resting on his chest, only to wake up missing his presence at dawn. The lyrics vividly capture the physical and emotional sensations of longing, such as the jingle of her bangles, her blushing cheeks, and her heart beating fast at the thought of his footsteps.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvameyam)

Kaalai veyil nee / Pani thuli ival allava

Compares the hero to morning sunlight and the heroine to a dewdrop, as well as comparing them to river water and its foam.

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Alai alai unai eeramaakutha

Repetition of words like 'Alai alai', 'Pagal pagal', and 'Dhinamum dhinamum' to heighten the depth of emotion and the agonizingly slow passage of time.

Personification

Athai ezhuthida naanangal thadukirathae

Shyness (Naanam) is personified as an active entity that physically prevents her from writing down her deepest romantic desires.

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Trivia

The track 'Un Marbil Vizhi Moodi' is from the 1998 Tamil romance film 'Ninaithen Vandhai', composed by Deva with lyrics penned by Pazhani Bharathi. Sung by K. S. Chithra, the song functions within the narrative as a love letter sequence.

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