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Lyrics & meaning

Un Vaasam

From Janitha Eegam · 2022

Lyricist
Aji Kutta
Singers
Ramya NSK, Naveen Raj
Music director
Ajith Kumar
Details
Janitha Eegam2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Un vaasam kidaikaamalo!Is it because I could not get your scent!
Idhu naal varai namUntil this day, our
Idaiveliyo!Distance existed!
Male
Manadhukkul konda kaayamThe pain held inside the heart
Ninaithu yenga thonumThinking of it makes me yearn
En aruginil nee…You beside me...
Varum thodar kadhaiyaai!As a continuing story!
Female
OhooOhoo
Un vaasam kidaikaamalo!Is it because I could not get your scent!
Idhu naal varai namUntil this day, our
Idaiveliyo!Distance existed!
Yagi yagi yagi yagiae…Yagi yagi yagi yagiae...
Yagi yaagae….Yagi yaagae....
Male
Vaan minmin natchathirangalThe twinkling stars in the sky
Ondru sera sollumTell us to come together
Andha tharunam anbae…!That moment, my love...!
Megangal konjam konjamaaiThe clouds, bit by bit
Sindhum mazhiththuliyilIn the raindrops they shower
Undhan vaasam anbaeHold your scent, my love
Female
Yen unnai kanden?Why did I see you?
Un nizhaybagam ingaeYour memory here
Kaattordu kavaithagalaaiAs poetry in the wind
Endhan aasaiMy desire
Female
Yen unnai kanden?Why did I see you?
Un nyabagam ingaeYour memory here
Kaatrodu kavithaigalaaiAs poetry in the wind
Endhan aasai..My desire..
Female
Ohoo..Ohoo..
Un vaasam kidaikaamalo!Is it because I could not get your scent!
Idhu naal varai namUntil this day, our
Idaiveliyo!Distance existed!
Male
Manadhukkul konda kaayamThe pain held inside the heart
Ninaithu yenga thonumThinking of it makes me yearn
En aruginil nee…You beside me...
Rapa paapap paapappaaRapa paapap paapappaa
Female
Yagi yegi yaagaYagi yegi yaaga
Lagi laagiae…Lagi laagiae...
Lagaa yegi naamnaLagaa yegi naamna
Nara naari yegiNara naari yegi
Yegi yegi yegi yegi yae…Yegi yegi yegi yegi yae...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This soulful track expresses the deep yearning, emotional ache, and romantic longing between two lovers separated by distance. The lyrics reflect on past heartaches while realizing how nature—from starry skies to gentle rain and passing breezes—continuously invokes memories and the sweet fragrance of the beloved. Ultimately, the song frames their love as an unfolding, endless story where desire and memory intertwine like poetry carried by the wind.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Imagery (Sensory & Nature)

Megangal konjam konjamaai Sindhum mazhiththuliyil Undhan vaasam anbae

Evokes visual and olfactory imagery by connecting the scent of the beloved to falling rain and starry skies.

Metaphor

Kaatrodu kavithaigalaai Endhan aasai

Compares memories drifting in the breeze to poems floating through the air.

Simile / Metaphor

Varum thodar kadhaiyaai!

Frames the presence of the beloved beside the protagonist as an ongoing serial story.

Anaphora (Repetition)

Yen unnai kanden?

Repeats the reflective rhetorical question to emphasize the emotional turning point of meeting the lover.

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Trivia

Composed by Ajith Kumar, this track incorporates expressive scat singing and rhythmic vocables alongside the lead vocals of Ramya NSK and Naveen Raj to create an ambient, dreamy atmospheric mood.

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