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Lyrics & meaning

Un Parvai

From Chennai 600028 · 2007

Lyricist: Vaali
Singer: Vijay Yesudas
Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name: Chennai 600028
Movie release year: 2007
Lyrics added on: 13 Jun 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Un paarvai mele pattaal

Naan dhoosi aagindren

Oru vaarthai pesa kettaal

Naan kavidhai engindren

Viral theendiyae uyir vaarkkiraai

Enai sera nee edhai ketkkiraai soll

Un paarvai mele pattaal

Naan dhoosi aagindren

Oru vaarthai pesa kettaal

Naan kavidhai engindren

Iravellaam nenjil chinna chinna avasththai

Edhuvendru solla illai oru vivasththai

Unai enni dhinam pullarikkum manadhinai

Cellarikka vidubaval needhaane

Uyir naalum konjam vittu vittu thudikka

Dhinamum nee ennai thondharavugal panni

Nal iravu ovvondraiyum

Mul iravu seidhaaiyae

Nuraiyeeral thedum swasamae

Vizhi oram aadum soppnamae

Madiyil nee vandhaal sowkkiyamae

Hae…ae….hae…. anbe

Un paarvai mele pattaal

Naan dhoosi aagindren

Oru vaarthai pesa kettaal

Naan kavidhai engindren

Sila kaadhal ingu kallaraikkul adakkam

Sila kaadhal ingu sillaraikkul thodakkam

Adhu pola alla kallarayai kadandhidum

Sillaraiyai jeyithidum en kaadhal

Ullagellaam sutri mettu katti padippen

Adhu pola kaadhal chicagovum kandadhillai

Chinchinaavum kandadhillai

Soviethum kandadhillai enbaen

Mazhai naalil needhaan veppaamae

Veyil naalil thanneer theppamae

Uli yedhum theendaa sirppamae

Hae…ae….hae…. anbe

{Un paarvai mele pattaal

Naan dhoosi aagindren

Oru vaarthai pesa kettaal

Naan kavidhai engindren

Viral theendiyae uyir vaarkkiraai

Enai chera nee edhai ketkkiraai soll} (2)

When your gaze falls upon me,

I turn into dust.

When I hear you speak a single word,

I call it poetry.

With just the touch of your finger, you breathe life into me,

Tell me, what do you ask to be with me?

When your gaze falls upon me,

I turn into dust.

When I hear you speak a single word,

I call it poetry.

All night long, there is a restless ache in my heart,

There is no clear way to explain what it is.

My heart thrills with goosebumps every day thinking of you,

Aren't you the one leaving it to slowly waste away?

While my life flutters and beats unevenly each day,

You keep teasing and troubling me day after day,

And every sweet, peaceful night,

You have turned into a night of thorns.

You are the breath my lungs search for,

You are the dream dancing at the corner of my eyes,

It is pure comfort if you rest in my lap,

Hey... eh... hey... my love!

When your gaze falls upon me,

I turn into dust.

When I hear you speak a single word,

I call it poetry.

Some loves here end buried in the grave,

Some loves here begin just for loose change,

My love is not like that—it will outlive the grave,

My love will triumph over petty money!

I will travel all over the world, making tunes and singing,

Declaring that Chicago has never seen a love like this,

Nor has Cincinnati ever seen it,

Nor has the Soviet ever seen it!

On a rainy day, you are the warmth,

On a sunny day, you are a pool of cool water,

You are a sculpture untouched by any chisel,

Hey... eh... hey... my love!

When your gaze falls upon me,

I turn into dust.

When I hear you speak a single word,

I call it poetry.

With just the touch of your finger, you breathe life into me,

Tell me, what do you ask to be with me?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Un Paarvai Mele Pattaal' is a deeply expressive romantic track where the protagonist describes the overwhelming physical and emotional impact of love. The lyrics detail how even a mere glance or a single word from the beloved can transform mundane existence into poetry and life. The protagonist expresses how love creates a restless yearning, turning peaceful nights into sleepless moments, while simultaneously viewing the lover as vital as breath to the lungs.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

“Un paarvai mele pattaal Naan dhoosi aagindren”

Exaggerating the effect of the lover's gaze by claiming it reduces the speaker to dust, emphasizing intense vulnerability.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Nuraiyeeral thedum swasamae Vizhi oram aadum soppnamae”

Comparing the lover directly to vital breath needed by lungs and a dream dancing in the eyes.

Etukai (Second letter rhyming)

“Sila kaadhal ingu kallaraikkul adakkam / Sila kaadhal ingu sillaraikkul thodakkam”

Rhyming of second letters across adjacent lines ('kallaraikkul' and 'sillaraikkul').

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Mazhai naalil needhaan veppaamae / Veyil naalil thanneer theppamae / Uli yedhum theendaa sirppamae”

Ending consecutive lines with the same rhyming suffix '-amae' ('veppaamae', 'theppamae', 'sirppamae').

Did you know?

Trivia

'Un Paarvai Mele Pattaal' features in the hit 2007 Tamil sports-comedy-drama film 'Chennai 600028', directed by Venkat Prabhu. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by the legendary lyricist Vaali. Vaali creatively integrated international locations like Chicago, Cincinnati, and Soviet in the second charanam to illustrate the global uniqueness of the protagonist's love.

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