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Lyrics & meaning

Unadhallavaa

From Padmaavat · 2018

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Rahul Vaidya, Shivam Pathak
Music director
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Movie name
Padmaavat
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
8 Jul 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Endhan yakkai
Endhan vaazhkai
Ivai irandum ivai irandum unadhallavaa
Endhan veeram
Endhan eeram
Avai irandum avvirandum avai irandum
Unadhallavaa
Endhan yakkai…
Aaaaaa…
Chorus :Kaadhalum nee..en mogamum nee
Endhan pechu ..moochumaai veechilum nee
En thaagamum nee neer megamum nee
En aalanaalangalin thaalamum nee
Oru dhyanamum nee en vegamum nee
Nenjurudhi kurudhi nee irudhiyum nee
En vettriyum nee en tholviyum nee
En tholgal meedhu vizhum vaagiyum nee..aaa
Endhan nenjilae inba thunbamo
Endhan vaan vizhiyil kaalai maalaiyoo
Endhan siri vaazhvil pugal maatiyoo
Avai irandum ..avvirandum
Avai irandum ..avvirandum avai irandum unadhallavaa
Endhan yakkai
Endhan vaazhkai
Ivai irandum ivai irandum unadhallavaa…
Aaa..aaa..aa..aaa…aa…..
My body
My life
Don't both of these, don't both of these belong to you?
My courage
My tenderness
Both of them, both of them, both of them
Belong to you, don't they?
My body...
Aaah...
Chorus: You are my love, you are my passion
You are in my speech, my breath, and my every move
You are my thirst, and you are the raincloud
You are the rhythm in the deepest depths of my soul
You are my meditation, you are my inner drive
You are my courage, my blood, and my final breath
You are my victory, you are my defeat
You are the victory garland resting on my shoulders... aaah
Whether joy or sorrow fills my heart
Whether dawn or dusk falls before my eyes
Whether praise or blame marks this brief life of mine
Both of them... both of them
Both of them... both of them, don't both of them belong to you?
My body
My life
Don't both of these, don't both of these belong to you?...
Aah.. aah.. aa.. aah... aah...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is the Tamil rendition of 'Ek Dil Ek Jaan' from the epic historical drama Padmaavat. It portrays a deeply soulful declaration of complete surrender and eternal devotion to one's beloved. The speaker surrenders their physical body, life, valour, emotions, victories, and defeats, affirming that every aspect of their existence belongs solely to their partner. Through rich imagery and rhythmic repetition, the lyric emphasizes an indivisible bond that transcends dualities like joy and sorrow or morning and night, placing the beloved as the supreme purpose and essence of life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edukai (Rhyme)

Endhan yakkai / Endhan vaazhkai

Repetition of second consonant sound in adjacent lines like 'yakkai' and 'vaazhkai' or 'veeram' and 'eeram'.

Antithesis (Contrast)

En vettriyum nee en tholviyum nee

Use of contrasting dualities to emphasize total devotion across all situations: joy and sorrow, morning and evening, victory and defeat.

Anaphora

Kaadhalum nee..en mogamum nee

Repetition of the phrase 'Endhan' (My) and 'nee' (You) at the beginning and end of successive lines for emotional emphasis.

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Trivia

This track is the official Tamil dub of 'Ek Dil Ek Jaan' from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus Padmaavat (2018). Lyricist Madhan Karky intentionally used classical Tamil vocabulary such as 'Yakkai' (meaning body/frame) to retain the regal and historical aesthetic of the original Hindi composition.

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