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Unaalathaan

From Sindhubaadh · 2019

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Al-Rufiyan, Priya Maali
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Sindhubaadh
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
3 May 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Unaaladhaan
Naan ul moochu vaangi
Thannalaadhaan
Dhinam thalayaatturen
Indha chinna chinna mel uthadu
Enna konja konja
Mm hmm kenja nenja
Vatta vatta kannazhagu
Etho solla solla
Sollen pulla
Yei intha ulagam
Nee vandha ulagam
Oru chinna anbukkae
Ithu yengi suzhalum
Yei intha kirukku
Nee thantha kirukku
Una mattum nenaikka
Thimura thaan irukku
Unnai dhinam paarthu
Nenjil ilangaathu
Chinna viral korthu
Ennai karai serthu
Unnoda moochil
En moocha kalandhenae
Unnaaladhaan
En oru paadhi nenju
Thannalaadhaan
Thalai keezhanathae
Indha chinna chinna mel uthadu
Enna konja konja
Mm hmm kenja nenja
Vatta vatta kannazhagu
Etho solla solla
Sollen pulla
Unnaaladhaan
En oru paadhi nenju
Thannalaadhaan
Thalai keezhanathae
Only because of you,
I draw in a deep breath,
and all by itself,
my head keeps nodding every day.
That cute little upper lip,
as it playfully coos at me,
begging my heart, mm-hmm,
and those pretty round eyes,
as they try to say something,
tell me what it is, my girl!
Hey, this world,
this world you stepped into,
for just a little love,
it yearns as it spins around.
Hey, this madness
is the craze you gave me;
to think only of you,
it stands stubborn and proud.
Seeing you every day,
a gentle breeze blows through my heart.
Linking your fingers with mine,
lead me safely ashore.
Into your breath,
I have mingled my own.
Only because of you,
one half of my heart,
all on its own,
has turned completely upside down.
That cute little upper lip,
as it playfully coos at me,
begging my heart, mm-hmm,
and those pretty round eyes,
as they try to say something,
tell me what it is, my girl!
Only because of you,
one half of my heart,
all on its own,
has turned completely upside down.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Unaaladhaan from the film Sindhubaadh is a soulful romantic track where the protagonist expresses the deep emotional transformation brought about by love. The lyrics describe how simple acts like breathing, looking into his beloved's eyes, or holding hands alter his perception of the world, turning his life upside down in the sweetest way possible.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodaru (Repetition)

“Indha chinna chinna mel uthadu”

Words like 'chinna chinna', 'vatta vatta', and 'konja konja' are repeated consecutively to add rhythmic beauty and emphasize delicate qualities.

Iyaibu (Rhyming Couplets/End Rhyme)

“Yei intha kirukku / Nee thantha kirukku”

The words 'kirukku' and 'irukku' end with identical sounds to create a pleasing sonic harmony.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Nenjil ilangaathu”

'Nenjil ilangaathu' metaphorically compares the comforting feeling in the lover's heart to a gentle southern breeze.

Monaai (Alliteration)

“Unnai dhinam paarthu”

The matching initial letter 'U' in 'Unnai' and 'Ennai' (or similar vowels across linked lines) creates pleasant phonetic matching.

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Trivia

The song is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2019 action-thriller film Sindhubaadh, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Anjali, directed by S. U. Arun Kumar. Pa. Vijay wrote the lyrics capturing the gentle romantic dynamic between the lead characters.

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