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Un Mela Aasadhaan

From Aayirathil Oruvan (2010) · 2010

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Dhanush, Aishwarya Dhanush, G. V. Prakash Kumar
Music directors
Yuvan Shankar Raja, G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Aayirathil Oruvan (2010)2010

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Unmela aasadhanI desire you so much
Female :Annadhu aagatumFemale: Let whatever happens happen
Say to me babySay to me baby
Ponnadhu pogattumLet what is gone be gone
Do to me babyDo to me baby
Male
Idhu kanavu desam thaanThis is a dreamland after all
Female :Ninaithathai mudipavanFemale: He achieves what he thinks
One more time yeahOne more time yeah
Kidaithatha edupavanHe takes what he gets
Do to me babyDo to me baby
Male
Kathadi pola nenjuLike a kite, the heart
KoothaduthaeIs dancing around
Kannadi bommai renduTwo glass dolls
SernthaduthaeHave joined together
Male
Unmela aasadhanI desire you so much
Female :Annadhu aagatumFemale: Let whatever happens happen
Say to me babySay to me baby
Ponnadhu pogattumLet what is gone be gone
Do to me babyDo to me baby
Male
Idhu kanavu desam thaanThis is a dreamland after all
Female :Ninaithathai mudipavanFemale: He achieves what he thinks
One more time yeahOne more time yeah
Kidaithatha edupavanHe takes what he gets
Do to me babyDo to me baby
Male
En edhira rendu papaTwo beauties in front of me
Kai vacha enna thappaIs it wrong if I touch them?
Female :Thinusaana kelvi thaanpaFemale: That is a novel question
Thudipaana kaalaiyappaOh energetic young man
Male
Kadalorom kappalappaA ship near the seashore
Karaithatti nikkudhappaStands stranded on the shore
Female :Pen thotta malaiyum saayumFemale: If a woman touches, even a mountain will bow
Nadusamam nilaivum kaayamEven the midnight moon gets wounded
Female
Vesham naanamPretense and bashfulness
Degam theintholinthuAs the body wears away and fades
Thoosi polae tholai veer paarSee, you will vanish like dust
Male
Thathakku tha..hmmmThathakku tha..hmmm (Rhythmic vocables)
Thakka thikka thaaThakka thikka thaa (Rhythmic vocables)
Thathakku tha..hmmmThathakku tha..hmmm (Rhythmic vocables)
Thakka thikka thaaThakka thikka thaa (Rhythmic vocables)
Female :Haaa…aaa…aaa…Female: Haaa...aaa...aaa...
Aee aee…ae…Aee aee...ae...
Male :Athaee…athae….Male: That is it... that is it...
Female
Manidhan otta veedadaMan is a leaky house
Vaasal ingu nooradaThere are a hundred doors here
Udalai vittu neengadaaMove away from the physical body
Unnai uttru paaradaLook closely at yourself
Male
En aasa rosaMy desirable rose
Female :Kattikittu muttikalamFemale: We can hug and clash
Oru vatti vaaCome once
Male
Naan thaanae raasaI am indeed the king
Female :Ottikittu thottukalamFemale: We can cling and touch
Thee mooti ahLighting a fire
Female
Eesan aalumRuled by Lord Shiva
Sambal mel uzhandruWallowing in the ashes
Eesal polae alai veer paarSee, you will wander like winged termites
Male
Kathadi pola nenjuLike a kite, the heart
KoothaduthaeIs dancing around
Kannadi bommai renduTwo glass dolls
SernthaduthaeHave joined together
Female
Talk to me boyTalk to me boy
One more time yeahOne more time yeah
Talk to me boyTalk to me boy
One more timeOne more time
Talk to me boyTalk to me boy
One more time yeahOne more time yeah

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Unmela Aasadhan' from 'Aayirathil Oruvan' (2010) is a sensual, hypnotic song that blends playful romantic banter with philosophical musings on human transience. Set in a dreamlike state, the characters engage in alluring exchanges expressing intense physical attraction and desire. Beneath the seductive rhythms, the lyrics weave deep existential observations, warning that earthly pleasures, youth, and physical form are ephemeral—comparing man to a fragile structure and human life to short-lived winged termites that ultimately turn into dust and ash.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

Kathadi pola nenju

Compares the heart dancing freely to a kite fluttering in the wind.

Metaphor (Uruvagak Ani)

Manidhan otta veedada

Metaphorically describes the human body as a flimsy, leaky house with many entrances.

Rhyme (Edhukai / Monai)

Annadhu aagatum / Ponnadhu pogattum

Uses rhyming second letters and end sounds (Annadhu / Ponnadhu) to create a rhythmic cadence.

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Trivia

Although the context lists unknown credits, this hugely popular song was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and sung by Dhanush, Aishwarya R. Dhanush, and Andrea Jeremiah. It remains one of the iconic tracks in Director Selvaraghavan's cult classic action-adventure film 'Aayirathil Oruvan'.

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