Un Nenja Thottu Sollu
From Rajadhi Raja · 1989
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- P. Susheela, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Rajadhi Raja1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Un nenja thottu chollu | Touch your heart and tell me, |
| En raasa | My beloved, |
| En mel aasai illayaa | Don't you have desire for me? |
| Female | |
| Un nenja thottu chollu | Touch your heart and tell me, |
| En raasa | My beloved, |
| En mel aasai illayaa | Don't you have desire for me? |
| En mel aasai illayaa | Don't you have desire for me? |
| Female | |
| Un nenja thottu chollu | Touch your heart and tell me, |
| En raasa | My beloved, |
| En mel aasai illayaa | Don't you have desire for me? |
| En mel aasai illayaa | Don't you have desire for me? |
| Female | |
| Vaanam dhaan saatchi irukku | The sky stands as witness, |
| Bhoomi dhaan saatchi irukku | The earth stands as witness, |
| Female | |
| Un nenja thottu chollu | Touch your heart and tell me, |
| En raasa | My beloved, |
| En mel aasai illayaa | Don't you have desire for me? |
| En mel aasai illayaa | Don't you have desire for me? |
| Female | |
| Thanni kullae mukkulichu | Diving deep into the water, |
| Muththu onnu eduthadhenna | Why did you pick a pearl? |
| Thanichirundhu soodaiyilae | Being all alone in the heat, |
| Thavari adhu vizhundhadhenna | Why did it slip and fall down? |
| Female | |
| Koyililae saami munnae | In front of God in the temple, |
| Vedikkai dhaan nadakkudhammaa | A strange drama is taking place. |
| Saamiyum dhaan irukku ingae | God Himself is present right here, |
| Vedikkai dhaan nadakkudhammaa | Yet a drama is taking place. |
| Nalla kaadhalukku idhu vaadikkaiyaa … | Is this customary for true love? |
| Female | |
| Un nenja thottu chollu | Touch your heart and tell me, |
| En raasa | My beloved, |
| En mel aasai illayaa | Don't you have desire for me? |
| En mel aasai illayaa | Don't you have desire for me? |
| Female | |
| Dhaagathilae chippi onnu | Thirsting for a drop, a shell |
| Thanni kullae midhakkudhammaa | Floats inside the water. |
| Megathilae neer kudikka | To drink water directly from the cloud, |
| Neeru kullae thavikkudhammaa | It suffers despite being inside water. |
| Female | |
| Aayiram per oorukkullae | Among thousands of people in this town, |
| Aambalainga ingillaiyaa | Are there no other men here? |
| Aayiramum unakkinaiyaa? | Can those thousands equal you? |
| Enakku adhu vazhithunaiyaa | Can any of them be my life companion? |
| Indha kelvikku nee oru badhilai sollu | Give me an answer to this question. |
| Female | |
| Un nenja thottu chollu | Touch your heart and tell me, |
| En raasa | My beloved, |
| En mel aasai illayaa | Don't you have desire for me? |
| En mel aasai illayaa | Don't you have desire for me? |
| Female | |
| Vaanam dhaan saatchi irukku | The sky stands as witness, |
| Bhoomi dhaan saatchi irukku | The earth stands as witness, |
| Female | |
| Un nenja thottu chollu | Touch your heart and tell me, |
| En raasa | My beloved, |
| En mel aasai illayaa | Don't you have desire for me? |
| En mel aasai illayaa | Don't you have desire for me? |
உன் நெஞ்ச
தொட்டு சொல்லு என்
ராசா என் மேல் ஆசை
இல்லையா
Touch your heart and tell me,
My beloved,
Don't you have desire for me?
உன் நெஞ்ச
தொட்டு சொல்லு என்
ராசா என் மேல் ஆசை
இல்லையா என் மேல்
ஆசை இல்லையா
Touch your heart and tell me,
My beloved,
Don't you have desire for me?
Don't you have desire for me?
உன் நெஞ்ச
தொட்டு சொல்லு என்
ராசா என் மேல் ஆசை
இல்லையா என் மேல்
ஆசை இல்லையா
Touch your heart and tell me,
My beloved,
Don't you have desire for me?
Don't you have desire for me?
வானம் தான்
சாட்சி இருக்கு பூமி
தான் சாட்சி இருக்கு
The sky stands as witness,
The earth stands as witness,
உன் நெஞ்ச
தொட்டு சொல்லு என்
ராசா என் மேல் ஆசை
இல்லையா என் மேல்
ஆசை இல்லையா
Touch your heart and tell me,
My beloved,
Don't you have desire for me?
Don't you have desire for me?
தண்ணி குள்ளே
முக்குளிச்சு முத்து ஒன்னு
எடுத்ததென்ன தனிச்சிருந்து
சூடையிலே தவறி அது
விழுந்ததென்ன
Diving deep into the water,
Why did you pick a pearl?
Being all alone in the heat,
Why did it slip and fall down?
கோயிலிலே சாமி
முன்னே வேடிக்கை தான்
நடக்குதம்மா சாமியும் தான்
இருக்கு இங்கே வேடிக்கை
தான் நடக்குதம்மா நல்ல
காதலுக்கு இது வாடிக்கையா
In front of God in the temple,
A strange drama is taking place.
God Himself is present right here,
Yet a drama is taking place.
Is this customary for true love?
உன் நெஞ்ச
தொட்டு சொல்லு என்
ராசா என் மேல் ஆசை
இல்லையா என் மேல்
ஆசை இல்லையா
Touch your heart and tell me,
My beloved,
Don't you have desire for me?
Don't you have desire for me?
தாகத்திலே சிப்பி
ஒன்னு தண்ணிக் குள்ளே
மிதக்குதம்மா மேகத்திலே
நீர் குடிக்க நீருக்குள்ளே
தவிக்குதம்மா
Thirsting for a drop, a shell
Floats inside the water.
To drink water directly from the cloud,
It suffers despite being inside water.
ஆயிரம் பேர்
ஊருக்குள்ளே ஆம்பளைங்க
இங்கில்லையா ஆயிரமும்
உனக்கிணையா எனக்கு அது
வழிதுணையா இந்த கேள்விக்கு
நீ ஒரு பதிலை சொல்லு
Among thousands of people in this town,
Are there no other men here?
Can those thousands equal you?
Can any of them be my life companion?
Give me an answer to this question.
உன் நெஞ்ச
தொட்டு சொல்லு என்
ராசா என் மேல் ஆசை
இல்லையா என் மேல்
ஆசை இல்லையா
Touch your heart and tell me,
My beloved,
Don't you have desire for me?
Don't you have desire for me?
வானம் தான்
சாட்சி இருக்கு பூமி
தான் சாட்சி இருக்கு
The sky stands as witness,
The earth stands as witness,
உன் நெஞ்ச
தொட்டு சொல்லு என்
ராசா என் மேல் ஆசை
இல்லையா என் மேல்
ஆசை இல்லையா
Touch your heart and tell me,
My beloved,
Don't you have desire for me?
Don't you have desire for me?
Un nenja thottu chollu
Touch your heart and tell me,
En raasa
My beloved,
En mel aasai illayaa
Don't you have desire for me?
Un nenja thottu chollu
Touch your heart and tell me,
En raasa
My beloved,
En mel aasai illayaa
Don't you have desire for me?
En mel aasai illayaa
Don't you have desire for me?
Un nenja thottu chollu
Touch your heart and tell me,
En raasa
My beloved,
En mel aasai illayaa
Don't you have desire for me?
En mel aasai illayaa
Don't you have desire for me?
Vaanam dhaan saatchi irukku
The sky stands as witness,
Bhoomi dhaan saatchi irukku
The earth stands as witness,
Un nenja thottu chollu
Touch your heart and tell me,
En raasa
My beloved,
En mel aasai illayaa
Don't you have desire for me?
En mel aasai illayaa
Don't you have desire for me?
Thanni kullae mukkulichu
Diving deep into the water,
Muththu onnu eduthadhenna
Why did you pick a pearl?
Thanichirundhu soodaiyilae
Being all alone in the heat,
Thavari adhu vizhundhadhenna
Why did it slip and fall down?
Koyililae saami munnae
In front of God in the temple,
Vedikkai dhaan nadakkudhammaa
A strange drama is taking place.
Saamiyum dhaan irukku ingae
God Himself is present right here,
Vedikkai dhaan nadakkudhammaa
Yet a drama is taking place.
Nalla kaadhalukku idhu vaadikkaiyaa …
Is this customary for true love?
Un nenja thottu chollu
Touch your heart and tell me,
En raasa
My beloved,
En mel aasai illayaa
Don't you have desire for me?
En mel aasai illayaa
Don't you have desire for me?
Dhaagathilae chippi onnu
Thirsting for a drop, a shell
Thanni kullae midhakkudhammaa
Floats inside the water.
Megathilae neer kudikka
To drink water directly from the cloud,
Neeru kullae thavikkudhammaa
It suffers despite being inside water.
Aayiram per oorukkullae
Among thousands of people in this town,
Aambalainga ingillaiyaa
Are there no other men here?
Aayiramum unakkinaiyaa?
Can those thousands equal you?
Enakku adhu vazhithunaiyaa
Can any of them be my life companion?
Indha kelvikku nee oru badhilai sollu
Give me an answer to this question.
Un nenja thottu chollu
Touch your heart and tell me,
En raasa
My beloved,
En mel aasai illayaa
Don't you have desire for me?
En mel aasai illayaa
Don't you have desire for me?
Vaanam dhaan saatchi irukku
The sky stands as witness,
Bhoomi dhaan saatchi irukku
The earth stands as witness,
Un nenja thottu chollu
Touch your heart and tell me,
En raasa
My beloved,
En mel aasai illayaa
Don't you have desire for me?
En mel aasai illayaa
Don't you have desire for me?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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