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Lyrics & meaning

Un Punnagai

From Ezhumalai · 2002

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Harini, Mallikharjuna
Music director
Mani Sharma
Details
Ezhumalai2002

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
{Oh..hohoho..hohohoooo…{Oh..hohoho..hohohoooo…
Oh..hohoho..hohohoooo…} (2)Oh..hohoho..hohohoooo…} (2)
Male
Un punnagai kandu mayangiMesmerized by your smile,
Pookkal ellam kadanaai kettaalIf all the flowers ask to borrow it as a loan,
En seiven en seiven en seivenWhat shall I do, what shall I do, what shall I do?
Male
Un kan imai kandu virumbiAdmiring your eyelashes,
Thogai mayilum kadanaai kettaalIf the peacock with spread feathers asks to borrow them,
En seiven en seiven en seivenWhat shall I do, what shall I do, what shall I do?
Male
Un nizhalai sooriyan kettaalIf the sun asks for your shadow,
Un nirathai pournami kettaalIf the full moon asks for your complexion,
Un vaasam malligai kettaalIf the jasmine asks for your fragrance,
Un swaasam thendral kettaalIf the gentle breeze asks for your breath,
Tharathaan vendum endrae azhuthaalAnd if they cry out saying you must give it to them,
En seiven en seiven en seivenWhat shall I do, what shall I do, what shall I do?
Naan en seiven en seiven en seivenWhat shall I do, what shall I do, what shall I do?
Male
Un punnagai kandu mayangiMesmerized by your smile,
Pookkal ellam kadanaai kettaalIf all the flowers ask to borrow it as a loan,
En seiven en seiven en seivenWhat shall I do, what shall I do, what shall I do?
Male
Un kannam rendil vizhugira kuzhiyaiThe dimple that falls on both your cheeks,
Munthiri kettaal en seivenIf the cashew nut asks for it, what shall I do?
Female :Athu ketpathu kanna nee endraalFemale: My dear, if it is you who asks for it,
Male :Athil mutham thanthu viduMale: Give a kiss right on it!
Male
Un ullam kaiyai thamarai mottuYour palm, if a lotus bud
Thadamai kettaal en seivenAsks for it as an imprint, what shall I do?
Female :Athu ketpadhu anbae nee endraalFemale: My love, if it is you who asks for it,
Male :Adhai enakkae thanthu viduMale: Give it away to me!
Male
{Un bakthi motham thaavendru{If God asks for all of your devotion
Kadavul kettaal en seiven} (2)Saying give it to Him, what shall I do?} (2)
Enakkae enakkae muzhusaai thanthuviduGive it completely to me, only to me!
Female :Aaahaaaaa…aaaaaa………Female: Aaahaaaaa…aaaaaa………
Male
Un punnagai kandu mayangiMesmerized by your smile,
Pookkal ellam kadanaai kettaalIf all the flowers ask to borrow it as a loan,
En seiven en seiven en seivenWhat shall I do, what shall I do, what shall I do?
Male
Un kan imai kandu virumbiAdmiring your eyelashes,
Thogai mayilum kadanaai kettaalIf the peacock with spread feathers asks to borrow them,
En seiven en seiven en seivenWhat shall I do, what shall I do, what shall I do?
Chorus
……………………………..……………………………..
Male
Un azhagai pugalum vaaippaiThe opportunity to praise your beauty,
Thamizhin kavigal kettaal en seivenIf Tamil poets ask for it, what shall I do?
Female :Antha vaaippai anbae nee kettaalFemale: My love, if you ask for that opportunity,
Male :Athai udanae thanthu viduMale: Give it away immediately!
Male
Un nettri pottaai vaazhum sugathaiThe joy of living as the dot on your forehead,
Vinmeen kettaal en seivenIf a star asks for it, what shall I do?
Female :En uyirin uyirae nee kettaalFemale: If you, the life of my life, ask for it,
Male :Thyanghamal thanthu viduMale: Give it without hesitation!
Male
{Un aayul muzhuthum kooda vara{To accompany you throughout your lifetime,
Kaalam kettaal en seiven} (2)If time itself asks for it, what shall I do?} (2)
Unakkena pirantha enakkae thanthu viduGive it to me, who was born just for you!
Female :Aaahaaaaa…aaaaaa………Female: Aaahaaaaa…aaaaaa………
Male
Un punnagai kandu mayangiMesmerized by your smile,
Pookkal ellam kadanaai kettaalIf all the flowers ask to borrow it as a loan,
En seiven en seiven en seivenWhat shall I do, what shall I do, what shall I do?
Male
Un kan imai kandu virumbiAdmiring your eyelashes,
Thogai mayilum kadanaai kettaalIf the peacock with spread feathers asks to borrow them,
En seiven en seiven en seivenWhat shall I do, what shall I do, what shall I do?
Female
En kannin maniyum neethaanYou are the apple of my eye,
En kaiyil regai nee thaanYou are the lines on my hand,
En idhazhin eeram neethaanYou are the moisture on my lips,
En iravin vidiyal neethaanYou are the dawn after my night,
Unarvai udalai uyirai unakkaeMy feelings, my body, and my life, to you
Thanthenae thanthenae thanthenaeI gave them, I gave them, I gave them!
Thanthenae thanthenae thanthenaeI gave them, I gave them, I gave them!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Un Punnagai Kandu Mayangi' from the movie Ezhumalai (2002) is a melodious romantic duet featuring playful hyperbole and deep affection between the leads. The song revolves around a romantic dilemma where the hero wonders what to do if elements of nature—such as flowers, the sun, full moon, breeze, and stars—demand to borrow the heroine's smile, scent, skin tone, or beauty. In reply, the heroine lovingly directs all her attributes and devotion exclusively to her lover, declaring that her entire existence, body, and soul belong solely to him.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Un nizhalai sooriyan kettaal / Un nirathai pournami kettaal

Extravagant exaggeration where nature (sun, moon, breeze, cashew nut, lotus bud) asks to borrow the heroine's features.

Personification (Tharkurippetratra Ani)

Thogai mayilum kadanaai kettaal

Giving human traits of envy and desire to non-human elements like flowers, breeze, and peacocks.

Anaphora (Ebunai)

En seiven en seiven en seiven

Repetition of the phrase 'En seiven' across consecutive lines for poetic rhythm and emphasis.

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Trivia

'Ezhumalai' (2002) is a Tamil action drama starring Arjun and Simran, directed by Arjun himself. The music for this hit album was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, known for his catchy melodious duets in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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