Un Ninaivaal
From Margazhi Thingal · 2023
- Lyricist
- Isaignani Ilayaraja
- Singer
- Ananya Bhat
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Margazhi Thingal2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Un ninaival | With your thoughts, |
| Unai ezhudha muyandren | I tried to write about you. |
| Un ninaival | With your thoughts, |
| Unai ezhudha muyandren | I tried to write about you. |
| Female | |
| Endha eluthum endha sollum | Will any letter or any word |
| Unnai kaattuma | Truly depict you? |
| Paadam nadanthathum padhiyavillaiyae | Even the lessons taught were not registered, |
| Ninaivil varuma | Will they come back to memory? |
| Yengi kidaippadhai | That which lies yearning inside, |
| Ezhudha muyandrum mudiyavillaiyae | Even after trying to write, I couldn't. |
| Female | |
| Un ninaival | With your thoughts, |
| Unai ezhudhi veithen | I have written you down. |
| Female | |
| Kaaindha ilaigal | Dried leaves, |
| Udhirakkandaal | Seeing them fall, |
| Namm vasantham | Our spring season |
| Ninaivil malarndhidumae | Will bloom again in memory. |
| Female | |
| Oindhu ponen | I became exhausted, |
| Unai ninaithu ninaithu | Thinking of you repeatedly. |
| Mana malarae | The flower of my mind |
| Thannal surungiduthae | Shrinks on its own. |
| Female | |
| Naettru nadanthathu | What happened yesterday |
| Indrum nenjilae inikkuthuda | Is still sweet in my heart today. |
| Unadhu unarvugal | Your inner feelings, |
| Enakkum theriyattum ezhudhiduda | Let me know them too, write them down. |
| Female | |
| Meendum iruvarum | When both of us again |
| Naeril paarkaiyil | Meet each other in person, |
| Adikkum idhayam thudikkum | The beating heart will throb with emotion. |
| Female | |
| Un ninaival | With your thoughts, |
| Unai ezhudha muyandren | I tried to write about you. |
| Un ninaival | With your thoughts, |
| Unai ezhudha muyandren | I tried to write about you. |
| Female | |
| Annai thandhai anbin uravai | The loving bond of mother and father, |
| Naan unnaal maranthae ponen | I completely forgot because of you. |
| Thaayum aanaai thandhai aanaai | You became my mother, you became my father, |
| En uyirum unakkaai tharuvene | I would give my very life for you. |
| Female | |
| Enakku oruvarum illai enbathai | The fact that I had no one, |
| Nee mathithaai | You respected and gave value to. |
| Unadhu ulagame oruthi naan endru | That I am the only one in your world, |
| Unara veithaai | You made me realize. |
| Female | |
| Paadhaiyilla raadhai endhan | I am a pathless Radha, and |
| Deivam yaavumae nee | You are all my divine deities. |
| Female | |
| Un ninaival | With your thoughts, |
| Unai ezhudha muyandren | I tried to write about you. |
| Female | |
| Endha eluthum endha sollum | Will any letter or any word |
| Unnai kaattuma | Truly depict you? |
| Paadam nadanthathum padhiyavillaiyae | Even the lessons taught were not registered, |
| Ninaivil varuma | Will they come back to memory? |
| Yengi kidaippadhai | That which lies yearning inside, |
| Ezhudha muyandrum mudiyavillaiyae | Even after trying to write, I couldn't. |
| Female | |
| Un ninaival | With your thoughts, |
| Unai ezhudhi veithen | I have written you down. |
உன் நினைவால்
உனை எழுத முயன்றேன்
உன் நினைவால்
உனை எழுத முயன்றேன்
With your thoughts,
I tried to write about you.
With your thoughts,
I tried to write about you.
எந்த எழுத்தும் எந்த சொல்லும்
உன்னை காட்டுமா
பாடம் நடந்ததும் பதியவில்லையே
நினைவில் வருமா
ஏங்கி கிடப்பதை
எழுத முயன்றும் முடியவில்லையே
Will any letter or any word
Truly depict you?
Even the lessons taught were not registered,
Will they come back to memory?
That which lies yearning inside,
Even after trying to write, I couldn't.
உன் நினைவால்
உனை எழுதி வைத்தேன்
With your thoughts,
I have written you down.
காய்ந்த இல்லைகள்
உதிரக்கண்டால்
நம் வசந்தம்
நினைவில் மலர்ந்திடுமே
Dried leaves,
Seeing them fall,
Our spring season
Will bloom again in memory.
ஓய்ந்து போனேன்
உனை நினைத்து நினைத்து
மன மலரே
தன்னால் சுருங்கிடுதே
I became exhausted,
Thinking of you repeatedly.
The flower of my mind
Shrinks on its own.
நேற்று நடந்தது
இன்றும் நெஞ்சிலே இனிக்குதடா
உனது உணர்வுகள்
எனக்கும் தெரியட்டும் எழுதிடடா
What happened yesterday
Is still sweet in my heart today.
Your inner feelings,
Let me know them too, write them down.
மீண்டும் இருவரும்
நேரில் பார்க்கையில்
அடிக்கும் இதயம் துடிக்கும்
When both of us again
Meet each other in person,
The beating heart will throb with emotion.
உன் நினைவால்
உனை எழுத முயன்றேன்
உன் நினைவால்
உனை எழுத முயன்றேன்
With your thoughts,
I tried to write about you.
With your thoughts,
I tried to write about you.
அன்னை தந்தை அன்பின் உறவை
நான் உன்னால் மறந்தே போனேன்
தாயும் ஆனாய் தந்தை ஆனாய்
என் உயிரும் உனக்காய் தருவேன்
The loving bond of mother and father,
I completely forgot because of you.
You became my mother, you became my father,
I would give my very life for you.
எனக்கு ஒருவரும் இல்லை என்பதை
நீ மறைத்தாய்
உனது உலகே ஒருத்தி நான் என்று
உணர வைத்தாய்
The fact that I had no one,
You respected and gave value to.
That I am the only one in your world,
You made me realize.
பாதையில்லா ராதை இந்தன்
எந்தன் தெய்வம் யாவுமே நீ
I am a pathless Radha, and
You are all my divine deities.
உன் நினைவால்
உனை எழுத முயன்றேன்
With your thoughts,
I tried to write about you.
எந்த எழுத்தும் எந்த சொல்லும்
உன்னை காட்டுமா
பாடம் நடந்ததும் பதியவில்லையே
நினைவில் வருமா
ஏங்கி கிடப்பதை
எழுத முயன்றும் முடியவில்லையே
Will any letter or any word
Truly depict you?
Even the lessons taught were not registered,
Will they come back to memory?
That which lies yearning inside,
Even after trying to write, I couldn't.
உன் நினைவால்
உனை எழுதி வைத்தேன்
With your thoughts,
I have written you down.
Un ninaival
With your thoughts,
Unai ezhudha muyandren
I tried to write about you.
Un ninaival
With your thoughts,
Unai ezhudha muyandren
I tried to write about you.
Endha eluthum endha sollum
Will any letter or any word
Unnai kaattuma
Truly depict you?
Paadam nadanthathum padhiyavillaiyae
Even the lessons taught were not registered,
Ninaivil varuma
Will they come back to memory?
Yengi kidaippadhai
That which lies yearning inside,
Ezhudha muyandrum mudiyavillaiyae
Even after trying to write, I couldn't.
Un ninaival
With your thoughts,
Unai ezhudhi veithen
I have written you down.
Kaaindha ilaigal
Dried leaves,
Udhirakkandaal
Seeing them fall,
Namm vasantham
Our spring season
Ninaivil malarndhidumae
Will bloom again in memory.
Oindhu ponen
I became exhausted,
Unai ninaithu ninaithu
Thinking of you repeatedly.
Mana malarae
The flower of my mind
Thannal surungiduthae
Shrinks on its own.
Naettru nadanthathu
What happened yesterday
Indrum nenjilae inikkuthuda
Is still sweet in my heart today.
Unadhu unarvugal
Your inner feelings,
Enakkum theriyattum ezhudhiduda
Let me know them too, write them down.
Meendum iruvarum
When both of us again
Naeril paarkaiyil
Meet each other in person,
Adikkum idhayam thudikkum
The beating heart will throb with emotion.
Un ninaival
With your thoughts,
Unai ezhudha muyandren
I tried to write about you.
Un ninaival
With your thoughts,
Unai ezhudha muyandren
I tried to write about you.
Annai thandhai anbin uravai
The loving bond of mother and father,
Naan unnaal maranthae ponen
I completely forgot because of you.
Thaayum aanaai thandhai aanaai
You became my mother, you became my father,
En uyirum unakkaai tharuvene
I would give my very life for you.
Enakku oruvarum illai enbathai
The fact that I had no one,
Nee mathithaai
You respected and gave value to.
Unadhu ulagame oruthi naan endru
That I am the only one in your world,
Unara veithaai
You made me realize.
Paadhaiyilla raadhai endhan
I am a pathless Radha, and
Deivam yaavumae nee
You are all my divine deities.
Un ninaival
With your thoughts,
Unai ezhudha muyandren
I tried to write about you.
Endha eluthum endha sollum
Will any letter or any word
Unnai kaattuma
Truly depict you?
Paadam nadanthathum padhiyavillaiyae
Even the lessons taught were not registered,
Ninaivil varuma
Will they come back to memory?
Yengi kidaippadhai
That which lies yearning inside,
Ezhudha muyandrum mudiyavillaiyae
Even after trying to write, I couldn't.
Un ninaival
With your thoughts,
Unai ezhudhi veithen
I have written you down.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Un ninaival' from Margazhi Thingal expresses the deep, overwhelming emotions of a protagonist consumed by thoughts of her beloved. She describes her struggle to capture her intense feelings through words, realizing that no written text or spoken word can fully capture the essence of her love. The lyrics trace her journey of emotional devotion, where the beloved replaces every other relation, becoming her mother, father, and entire divine world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Un ninaival / Unai ezhudha muyandren / Endha eluthum endha sollum / Unnai kaattuma / Paadam nadanthathum padhiyavillaiyae / Ninaivil varuma / Yengi kidaippadhai / Ezhudha muyandrum mudiyavillaiyae / Un ninaival / Unai ezhudhi veithen / Kaaindha ilaigal / Udhirakkandaal / Namm vasantham / Ninaivil malarndhidumae / Oindhu ponen / Unai ninaithu ninaithu / Mana malarae / Thannal surungiduthae / Naettru nadanthathu / Indrum nenjilae inikkuthuda / Unadhu unarvugal / Enakkum theriyattum ezhudhiduda / Meendum iruvarum / Naeril paarkaiyil / Adikkum idhayam thudikkum / Un ninaival / Unai ezhudha muyandren / Un ninaival / Unai ezhudha muyandren / Annai thandhai anbin uravai / Naan unnaal maranthae ponen / Thaayum aanaai thandhai aanaai / En uyirum unakkaai tharuvene / Enakku oruvarum illai enbathai / Nee mathithaai / Unadhu ulagame oruthi naan endru / Unara veithaai / Paadhaiyilla raadhai endhan / Deivam yaavumae nee / Un ninaival / Unai ezhudha muyandren / Endha eluthum endha sollum / Unnai kaattuma / Paadam nadanthathum padhiyavillaiyae / Ninaivil varuma / Yengi kidaippadhai / Ezhudha muyandrum mudiyavillaiyae / Un ninaival / Unai ezhudhi veithen”
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Mana malarae / Thannal surungiduthae”
Comparing the mind to a delicate flower that wilts/shrinks under emotional strain.
Mythological Allusion
“Paadhaiyilla raadhai endhan / Deivam yaavumae nee”
References Radha from Hindu mythology to signify complete devotional love and surrender.
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Trivia
Margazhi Thingal (2023) marks the directorial debut of Manoj Bharathiraja, son of legendary director Bharathiraja. The film features music composed by Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja, who also penned the lyrics for this soulful track sung by Kannada vocalist Ananya Bhat.
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