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Lyrics & meaning

Un Nenja Thottu Sollu

From Rajadhi Raja · 1989

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
P. Susheela, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Rajadhi Raja
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
27 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Un nenja thottu chollu
En raasa
En mel aasai illayaa
Un nenja thottu chollu
En raasa
En mel aasai illayaa
En mel aasai illayaa
Un nenja thottu chollu
En raasa
En mel aasai illayaa
En mel aasai illayaa
Vaanam dhaan saatchi irukku
Bhoomi dhaan saatchi irukku
Un nenja thottu chollu
En raasa
En mel aasai illayaa
En mel aasai illayaa
Thanni kullae mukkulichu
Muththu onnu eduthadhenna
Thanichirundhu soodaiyilae
Thavari adhu vizhundhadhenna
Koyililae saami munnae
Vedikkai dhaan nadakkudhammaa
Saamiyum dhaan irukku ingae
Vedikkai dhaan nadakkudhammaa
Nalla kaadhalukku idhu vaadikkaiyaa …
Un nenja thottu chollu
En raasa
En mel aasai illayaa
En mel aasai illayaa
Dhaagathilae chippi onnu
Thanni kullae midhakkudhammaa
Megathilae neer kudikka
Neeru kullae thavikkudhammaa
Aayiram per oorukkullae
Aambalainga ingillaiyaa
Aayiramum unakkinaiyaa?
Enakku adhu vazhithunaiyaa
Indha kelvikku nee oru badhilai sollu
Un nenja thottu chollu
En raasa
En mel aasai illayaa
En mel aasai illayaa
Vaanam dhaan saatchi irukku
Bhoomi dhaan saatchi irukku
Un nenja thottu chollu
En raasa
En mel aasai illayaa
En mel aasai illayaa
Touch your heart and tell me,
my darling,
don't you desire me?
Touch your heart and tell me,
my darling,
don't you desire me?
Don't you desire me?
Touch your heart and tell me,
my darling,
don't you desire me?
Don't you desire me?
The sky stands as witness,
the earth stands as witness!
Touch your heart and tell me,
my darling,
don't you desire me?
Don't you desire me?
Diving deep into the water,
why did I gather a pearl?
When I wore it all alone,
why did it slip and fall away?
In the temple, right before God,
strange things are happening!
God is right here watching,
yet strange games are being played!
Is this the usual fate of true love?
Touch your heart and tell me,
my darling,
don't you desire me?
Don't you desire me?
Parched with thirst, an oyster shell
floats inside the water;
longing to drink water from the clouds,
it yearns restlessly in the water!
In this town, are there not
thousands of other men?
Can a thousand men ever equal you?
Could any of them be my life companion?
Give me an answer to this question!
Touch your heart and tell me,
my darling,
don't you desire me?
Don't you desire me?
The sky stands as witness,
the earth stands as witness!
Touch your heart and tell me,
my darling,
don't you desire me?
Don't you desire me?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Un Nenja Thottu Chollu is a passionate romantic duet from the 1989 Tamil film Rajadhi Raja. The song captures the heroine urging her beloved to be honest about his feelings and touch his heart to confess his love. Calling upon nature—the sky and the earth—as witnesses to their bond, she questions his reluctance and hesitation. Through poetic imagery like a pearl slipping away or an oyster floating in water yet yearning for raindrop water from the clouds, she expresses the anguish of unfulfilled love and longing. She passionately rejects the idea of anyone else, reaffirming that among thousands of men, he is the only life companion meant for her. The composition beautifully balances playful teasing with intense emotional sincerity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Dhaagathilae chippi onnu... Megathilae neer kudikka / Neeru kullae thavikkudhammaa

The image of a seashell floating in water while thirsting for raindrops from the clouds serves as a metaphor for being close to love yet suffering from unfulfilled emotional longing.

Parallelism and Cosmic Witnessing

Vaanam dhaan saatchi irukku / Bhoomi dhaan saatchi irukku

Juxtaposing sky and earth highlights the ultimate, unshakeable truth of their bond before nature.

Refrain / Anaphora

Un nenja thottu chollu / En raasa / En mel aasai illayaa

Repetition of the line asking him to touch his heart and speak the truth reinforces her emotional urgency and insistence.

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Trivia

Rajadhi Raja (1989) is a blockbuster Tamil action-comedy starring Superstar Rajinikanth in a dual role, directed by R. Sundarrajan. The musical score for the film was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran.

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