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Un Nerukkam

From Vidhi Madhi Ultaa · 2017

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Chinmayi, Sid Sriram
Music director
Ashwin Vinayagamoorthy
Movie name
Vidhi Madhi Ultaa
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
17 Sept 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ooo…ooooo….
Male :Ooo…uh…
Female :Ooo…ooooo….
Male :Ooo…uh…
Oh…aaa…aaah
Female :Ooo…ooooo….
Male :Ooo…uh…
Un nerukkam..
Un nerukkam..
Vaazhum varaiyil..
Nenjil irukkum
Un mayakkam..
Undhan mayakkam..
Ullukullae..
Uyirai iyakkum
Poovin magal neeyadi
Kaatrin magan naanadi
Serndhae kadhai pesalaam
Undhan siragugal ini ivan..
Thaaimadi
Enakkena nee dhaan..
Male & Female :Irukkum pozhudhu
Male :Iruvarum tholaithom
Male & Female :Thanimaiyae..
Idam porul paarthu..
Male & Female :Pazhagum pozhudhu
Male :Idhalgalil edho..
Male & Female :Inimaiyae..
Ooo….ooo……ooo….ooo….
Male :Oo…aaa….
Female :Ooo….ooo……ooo….ooo….
Male :Aaaa…aaaa…
Female :Ooo….ooo……ooo….ooo….
Un nerukkam..
Female :Nerukkam
Male :Un nerukkam..
Vaazhum varaiyil..
Nenjil irukkum
Un mayakkam..
Female :Mayakkam..
Male :Undhan mayakkam..
Ullukullae..
Uyirai iyakkum
Un madiyilae.. ae…
En iravai serpen..ae
Andhiravile.. ae…
Nam idhayam korpen..ae…
Poovin magal neeyadi
(Neeyadi)
Kaatrin magan naanadi..yeh yeh yeh
Serndhae kadhai pesalaam
(Pesalaam)
Undhan siragugal ini ivan..
Thaaimadi
Female :Hmmm…mmmm..mmm..mm..
(Overlapping)
Ooh… ooh…
Male: Ooh… ah…
Female: Ooh… ooh…
Male: Ooh… ah…
Oh… aah… aah
Female: Ooh… ooh…
Male: Ooh… ah…
Your closeness…
Your closeness…
As long as I live…
Will remain in my heart.
Your charm…
This charm of yours…
Deep within me…
Breathes life into my soul.
You are the daughter of flowers, my girl,
And I am the son of the breeze.
Together, let us talk and share stories,
For your resting wings, from now on,
I will be a mother's comforting lap.
When you are there just for me…
Male & Female: ...by my side,
Male: We both lost
Male & Female: Our loneliness…
Cherishing every time and place…
Male & Female: As we grow close,
Male: Upon our lips, there is…
Male & Female: Such sweetness…
Ooh… ooh… ooh… ooh…
Male: Ooh… aah…
Female: Ooh… ooh… ooh… ooh…
Male: Aah… aah…
Female: Ooh… ooh… ooh… ooh…
Your closeness…
Female: Closeness…
Male: Your closeness…
As long as I live…
Will remain in my heart.
Your charm…
Female: Charm…
Male: This charm of yours…
Deep within me…
Breathes life into my soul.
Upon your lap…
I will lay down my night…
And in that night…
I will weave our hearts together…
You are the daughter of flowers,
(You are)
I am the son of the breeze… yeah yeah yeah
Together, let us talk and share stories,
(Let us talk)
For your resting wings, from now on,
I will be a mother's comforting lap.
Female: Hmmm… mmmm… mmm… mm…
(Overlapping vocalizations)
Female
Female
Female
Male
Male
Male
Female
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Un Nerukkam from Vidhi Madhi Ultaa (2017) is a gentle, soulful romantic duet depicting the deep intimacy and emotional harmony between two lovers. The lyrics convey how proximity to the beloved breathes life into the narrator's soul and dispels loneliness. Through delicate imagery comparing the lovers to elements of nature—a flower's daughter and the wind's son—the song paints a picture of affection, comfort, and lifelong togetherness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Poovin magal neeyadi / Kaatrin magan naanadi

Compares the female lover to the daughter of a flower and the male lover to the son of the wind, symbolizing delicate beauty and gentle movement.

Rhyme (Edhugai)

En iravai serpen / Nam idhayam korpen

The second letter pattern and rhyming endings 'serpen' and 'korpen' create lyrical resonance across these lines.

Anaphora / Initial Rhyme (Moonaai)

Un nerukkam / Un mayakkam

Repetition of 'Un' at the start of phrases reinforces intimacy and focus on the beloved.

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Trivia

Un Nerukkam features music composed by Ashwin Vinayagamurthy, with soulful vocal renditions by Sid Sriram and Chinmayi Sripaada, and lyrics penned by popular Tamil lyricist Kabilan.

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