Un Perai Naan
From 123 · 2002
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- 1232002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Un perai naan sonnen | I uttered your name |
| Adhilae udhadum inikkindrathae | And my lips taste sweet because of it |
| Chorus | |
| Ahaaa..aahaaa… | Ahaaa..aahaaa... |
| Male | |
| Hey vella colour mynah | Hey, white-colored Mynah bird |
| Nee pesum mozhi thaena | Is the language you speak honey? |
| Adi ttaly-in wine-ah | Hey, you are like fine Italian wine |
| En pakkam vaadi queen-ah | Come to my side, my queen |
| Chorus | |
| Ahaaa..aahaaa… | Ahaaa..aahaaa... |
| Female | |
| Nee sollum vaarthai saatai | The words you say are like a whip |
| Adhu seiyum romba settai | They play a lot of playful pranks |
| Unakkippa nalla vettai | You have a great catch now |
| Ennai thooku uppu mootai | Lift me up like a bag of salt |
| Male | |
| Nee vangai nadhiyaanaa | If you become the Ganges river |
| Naan neenthiduven meen-ah | I will swim in it like a fish |
| Nee vaththi thaana pona | If you completely dry up |
| Karuvaadu aghu vena | Won't I become a dried fish? |
| Chorus | |
| Taratha tara tara | Taratha tara tara |
| Taratha tara tara | Taratha tara tara |
| Taratha tara tara | Taratha tara tara |
| Taratha tara tara | Taratha tara tara |
| Ahaaa..aahaaa… | Ahaaa..aahaaa... |
| Chorus | |
| Ahaaa..aahaaa… | Ahaaa..aahaaa... |
| Male | |
| Nee seetu kattu raani | You are the queen in a deck of cards |
| Naan unnai suthum thaeni | I am the honeybee hovering around you |
| Ada butter pola meni | Ah, a body soft like butter |
| Naan unnai anaika vaani | I come to embrace you |
| Chorus | |
| Ahaaa..aahaaa… | Ahaaa..aahaaa... |
| Female | |
| Aei unakku pudicha kirukku | Hey, the craziness that you have |
| Adhu enaakum puduchu irukku | I have caught that very same craziness too |
| Naan kaara vadai murukku | I am spicy vadai and murukku |
| Nee ishtam pola norukku | Crunch me as much as you like |
| Male | |
| Adi nilavu peththa magalae | Oh daughter born to the moon |
| Nee nadakkum iravu pagalae | The night turns to day wherever you walk |
| Pani malayil seitha silaiyae | A statue sculpted out of a snowy mountain |
| En vaazhkai unakku vilaiyae.. | My whole life is the price for you.. |
| Chorus | |
| Ahaaa..aahaaa… | Ahaaa..aahaaa... |
| Ahaaa…. | Ahaaa.... |
உன் பேரை
நான் சொன்னேன்
அதிலே உதடும்
இனிக்கின்றதே
I uttered your name
And my lips taste sweet because of it
ஆஹா ஆஹா
Ahaaa..aahaaa...
ஹே வெள்ள
கலர் மைனா நீ பேசும்
மொழி தேனா அடி ட்டலி
இன் ஒயின்னா என் பக்கம்
வாடி குயின்னா
Hey, white-colored Mynah bird
Is the language you speak honey?
Hey, you are like fine Italian wine
Come to my side, my queen
ஆஹா ஆஹா
Ahaaa..aahaaa...
நீ சொல்லும்
வார்த்தை சாட்டை
அது செய்யும் ரொம்ப
சேட்டை உனக்கிப்ப
நல்ல வேட்டை என்னை
தூக்கு உப்பு மூட்டை
The words you say are like a whip
They play a lot of playful pranks
You have a great catch now
Lift me up like a bag of salt
நீ வங்கை
நதியானா நான்
நீந்திடுவேன் மீனா
நீ வத்தி தான போன
கருவாடு ஆகு வேணா
If you become the Ganges river
I will swim in it like a fish
If you completely dry up
Won't I become a dried fish?
தரத்த தர தர
தரத்த தர தர
தரத்த தர தர
தரத்த தர தர
ஆஹா ஆஹா
Taratha tara tara
Taratha tara tara
Taratha tara tara
Taratha tara tara
Ahaaa..aahaaa...
ஆஹா ஆஹா
Ahaaa..aahaaa...
நீ சீட்டு கட்டு
ராணி நான் உன்னை
சுத்தும் தேனீ அட
பட்டர் போல மேனி
நான் உன்னை
அணைக்க வாநீ
You are the queen in a deck of cards
I am the honeybee hovering around you
Ah, a body soft like butter
I come to embrace you
ஆஹா ஆஹா
Ahaaa..aahaaa...
ஏய் உனக்கு
பிடிச்ச கிறுக்கு அது
எனக்கும் புடிச்சு இருக்கு
நான் கார வடை முறுக்கு
நீ இஷ்டம் போல நொறுக்கு
Hey, the craziness that you have
I have caught that very same craziness too
I am spicy vadai and murukku
Crunch me as much as you like
அடி நிலவு
பெத்த மகளே நீ
நடக்கும் இரவு பகலே
பனி மலையில் செய்த
சிலையே என் வாழ்க்கை
உனக்கு விலையே
Oh daughter born to the moon
The night turns to day wherever you walk
A statue sculpted out of a snowy mountain
My whole life is the price for you..
ஆஹா
ஆஹா ஆஹா
Ahaaa..aahaaa...
Ahaaa....
Un perai naan sonnen
I uttered your name
Adhilae udhadum inikkindrathae
And my lips taste sweet because of it
Ahaaa..aahaaa…
Ahaaa..aahaaa...
Hey vella colour mynah
Hey, white-colored Mynah bird
Nee pesum mozhi thaena
Is the language you speak honey?
Adi ttaly-in wine-ah
Hey, you are like fine Italian wine
En pakkam vaadi queen-ah
Come to my side, my queen
Ahaaa..aahaaa…
Ahaaa..aahaaa...
Nee sollum vaarthai saatai
The words you say are like a whip
Adhu seiyum romba settai
They play a lot of playful pranks
Unakkippa nalla vettai
You have a great catch now
Ennai thooku uppu mootai
Lift me up like a bag of salt
Nee vangai nadhiyaanaa
If you become the Ganges river
Naan neenthiduven meen-ah
I will swim in it like a fish
Nee vaththi thaana pona
If you completely dry up
Karuvaadu aghu vena
Won't I become a dried fish?
Taratha tara tara
Taratha tara tara
Taratha tara tara
Taratha tara tara
Taratha tara tara
Taratha tara tara
Taratha tara tara
Taratha tara tara
Ahaaa..aahaaa…
Ahaaa..aahaaa...
Ahaaa..aahaaa…
Ahaaa..aahaaa...
Nee seetu kattu raani
You are the queen in a deck of cards
Naan unnai suthum thaeni
I am the honeybee hovering around you
Ada butter pola meni
Ah, a body soft like butter
Naan unnai anaika vaani
I come to embrace you
Ahaaa..aahaaa…
Ahaaa..aahaaa...
Aei unakku pudicha kirukku
Hey, the craziness that you have
Adhu enaakum puduchu irukku
I have caught that very same craziness too
Naan kaara vadai murukku
I am spicy vadai and murukku
Nee ishtam pola norukku
Crunch me as much as you like
Adi nilavu peththa magalae
Oh daughter born to the moon
Nee nadakkum iravu pagalae
The night turns to day wherever you walk
Pani malayil seitha silaiyae
A statue sculpted out of a snowy mountain
En vaazhkai unakku vilaiyae..
My whole life is the price for you..
Ahaaa..aahaaa…
Ahaaa..aahaaa...
Ahaaa….
Ahaaa....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful romantic track captures the protagonist expressing humorous and enthusiastic adoration for his beloved. Using a series of lively pop-culture references, food metaphors, and traditional love tropes, he compares her speech to honey and her presence to fine Italian wine. He humorously surrenders himself completely to her, offering to be crunched like a crispy snack or carried like a bag of salt, illustrating a lighthearted and passionate dynamic.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Hey vella colour mynah / Nee pesum mozhi thaena / Adi ttaly-in wine-ah / En pakkam vaadi queen-ah”
Consistent rhyming pattern at the end of consecutive lines using borrowed words: 'mynah', 'thaena', 'wine-ah', 'queen-ah'.
Uwamai (Simile / Metaphor)
“Nee seetu kattu raani / Naan unnai suthum thaeni / Ada butter pola meni”
Comparing the heroine to a queen from a deck of cards and the lover to a bee surrounding her, as well as her skin to smooth butter.
Metaphor / Hyperbole
“Adi nilavu peththa magalae / Nee nadakkum iravu pagalae”
An exaggerated poetic compliment stating that night transforms into day wherever she steps foot.
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Trivia
The movie '123' (2002) is a multi-starrer romantic comedy starring real-life choreographer brothers Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram, and Nagendra Prasad together for the first time. The music for the film was composed by Deva.
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