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Lyrics & meaning

Un Perai Sollum Pothe

From Angadi Theru · 2010

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Haricharan, Naresh Iyer, Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Angadi Theru2010

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Un perai sollum pothae ull nenjil kondaattamWhen I say your name, my inner heart celebrates.
Unnodu vaazhathaanae uyir vaazhum poraattamLife's struggle is only meant to live with you.
Nee paarkkum pothae mazhai aaven oh hoo..When you look at me, I turn into rain, oh hoo..
Un anbil kanneer thuli aavenIn your love, I become a tear drop.
Nee illai endraal en aaven oh hoo..If you are not there, what will become of me? Oh hoo..
Neruppodu vendhae mann aavenBurning in fire, I will turn into soil.
Female
Un perai sollum pothae ull nenjil kondaattamWhen I say your name, my inner heart celebrates.
Unnodu vaazhathaanae uyir vaazhum poraattamLife's struggle is only meant to live with you.
Nee illai endraal en aaven oh hoo..If you are not there, what will become of me? Oh hoo..
Neruppodu vendhae mann aavenBurning in fire, I will turn into soil.
Male
Nee perazhagil por nadathi ennai vendraaiWaging a war with your exquisite beauty, you conquered me.
Kan paarkkum pothae paarvaiyaalae kadathi chendraaiRight before my eyes, you kidnapped me with your gaze.
Female
Naan pennaaga pirandhadharkku artham sonnaaiYou gave meaning to my birth as a woman.
Mun ariyaadha vekkangal neeyae thandhaaiYou gave me shyness I had never known before.
Male
En ulagam thanimai kaadu nee vandhaai pookkaloduMy world was a lonely forest, but you came with flowers.
Ennai thodarum kanavugalodu pennae pennaeAlong with dreams that follow me, oh girl, oh girl.
Female
Oh nee illai endraal en aaven oh hoo..Oh, if you are not there, what will become of me? Oh hoo..
Neruppodu vendhae mann aavenBurning in fire, I will turn into soil.
Male
Un perai sollum pothae ull nenjil kondaattamWhen I say your name, my inner heart celebrates.
Unnodu vaazhathaanae uyir vaazhum poraattamLife's struggle is only meant to live with you.
Female
Oh nee paarkkum pothae mazhai aaven oh hoo..Oh, when you look at me, I turn into rain, oh hoo..
Male
Un anbil kanneer thuli aavenIn your love, I become a tear drop.
Female
Nee illai endraal en aaven oh hoo…If you are not there, what will become of me? Oh hoo…
Male
Neruppodu vendhae mann aavenBurning in fire, I will turn into soil.
Male
Un karungoondhal kuzhalaagathaan ennam thondrumA desire arises that your dark long hair become a flute.
Un kaadhoram uraiyaadithaan jenmam theerumConversations whispering near your ears will complete this life.
Female
Un maarbodu saayum andha mayakkam podhumThat trance of leaning on your chest is enough.
En manadhodu serthu vaitha valigal theerumAll the pain accumulated in my heart will end.
Male
Un kaadhal ondrai thavira en kaiyil ondrum illaiExcept for your love, I have nothing in my hands.
Adhai thaandi ondrumae illai pennae pennaeBeyond that, there is nothing at all, oh girl, oh girl.
Nee illai endraal en aaven oh hoo…If you are not there, what will become of me? Oh hoo…
Neruppodu vendhae mann aavenBurning in fire, I will turn into soil.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Un Perai Sollum Pothae from Angadi Theru is an intensely emotional love song expressing deep devotion, vulnerability, and passion. The protagonist conveys how the mere mention of their lover's name brings sheer joy, and how life itself gains purpose only through their togetherness. Without the loved one, existence feels completely meaningless, comparable to burning into ashes and soil. The lyrics highlight how love transforms a desolate, lonely life into a garden of blooming flowers and sweet dreams. The song captures total surrender to love, where small moments like a glance or whisper bring complete fulfillment and heal deep-seated inner pain.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Rhyming Second Letters)

Un perai sollum pothae ull nenjil kondaattam

The second consonant 'n' (ன்) in 'Un' and 'Unnodu' creates a classical Tamil poetic rhythm across the opening lines.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

En ulagam thanimai kaadu nee vandhaai pookkalodu

Compares a lonely life to a solitary forest ('thanimai kaadu') that blooms upon the lover's arrival.

Hyperbole (Ushuyargai)

Neruppodu vendhae mann aaven

Exaggerates emotional despair by describing reduced existence as burning to dust without the beloved.

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Trivia

Although G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the overall background score and most songs for Angadi Theru (2010), this specific blockbuster song was composed by guest composer Vijay Antony. Lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar was widely praised for expressing the deep yearning of young retail workers living tough lives in Chennai.

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