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Unakkaagave

From Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal · 2021

Lyricist
Maathevan
Singer
Sathya Prakash
Music director
Radhan
Movie name
Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
18 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sirumega koodu thirakkum unakkaagavae
Thuli theenda kaadu pirakkum unakkaagavae
Sirumega koodu thirakkum unakkaagavae
Thuli theenda kaadu pirakkum unakkaagavae
Peroliyadhu kaar nizhalinai
Or nilayilum neekka ketkkavillai
Paar edhirilae paar azhaikkudhu
Nee veruthidum neeyum indrillai
Ver azhuthidum ser sagadhiyai
Thaamarai adhu neekka ketkkavillai
Vaazh ena unai vaazhvazhaikkudhu
Nee ninaithida neelum un ellai
Or viral or kural
Thetrida thondralaam
Naalai nam paadhaiyil
Maattrangal kaanalaam
Sirumega koodu thirakkum unakkaagavae
Thuli theenda kaadu pirakkum unakkaagavae
Unnai thodu mannithidu
Kaayangalum aaralaam
Unnai thodu nee anaithidu
Manadhin manamum poovil ezhalaam
Thaazhvenna thaazhvidhu
Thaazh neekki meendezhu
Vaazhvenna vaazhvidhu
Neeyindri yedhidhu
Kaalangalum kudaiyaakudhae
Puzhuvondru pogum paadhaiyil
Peranbilae theeraa nadhi unakkaagavae
Peroliyadhu kaar nizhalinai
Or nilayilum neekka ketkkavillai
Paar edhirilae paar azhaikkudhu
Nee veruthidum neeyum indrillai
Ver azhuthidum ser sagadhiyai
Thaamarai adhu neekka ketkkavillai
Vaazh ena unai vaazhvazhaikkudhu
Nee ninaithida neelum un ellai
Oooo…..ooo…..oo…
Unakkaagavae…. unakkaagavae….
A nest of little clouds will open just for you
Touched by raindrops, a forest will be born just for you
A nest of little clouds will open just for you
Touched by raindrops, a forest will be born just for you
The brilliant light...
...never asked to banish its dark shadow
Look, right before your eyes, the world calls out to you
The person you once hated no longer exists today
The thick mud holding its roots down,
the lotus never asked to wash away
Telling you to live, life invites you in
If you set your heart to it, your horizon will expand
A single hand, a gentle voice
may arrive to comfort you
Tomorrow, along our path,
we might see a change
A nest of little clouds will open just for you
Touched by raindrops, a forest will be born just for you
Reach out to yourself, forgive yourself,
even wounds will heal
Reach out to yourself, embrace who you are,
the heart's own fragrance can bloom in a flower
What kind of low is this?
Break past the sorrow and rise again
What kind of life is this,
what is it without you?
Even time turns into an umbrella,
along the path where a tiny caterpillar crawls
An endless river of boundless love flows just for you
The brilliant light...
...never asked to banish its dark shadow
Look, right before your eyes, the world calls out to you
The person you once hated no longer exists today
The thick mud holding its roots down,
the lotus never asked to wash away
Telling you to live, life invites you in
If you set your heart to it, your horizon will expand
Ooo... oo... o...
Just for you... just for you...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal' is a soulful, introspective anthem about self-acceptance, forgiveness, and healing from past guilt and trauma. It reminds the listener that just as light exists alongside dark shadows and a lotus blooms amidst mud without rejecting its muddy origin, humans must embrace their past mistakes and shortcomings as natural parts of their growth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvameyam)

“Ver azhuthidum ser sagadhiyai / Thaamarai adhu neekka ketkkavillai”

The mud surrounding lotus roots ('Ver azhuthidum ser sagadhiyai') symbolizes the messiness and mistakes of life from which beauty and wisdom ('Thaamarai') eventually bloom.

Contrast / Antithesis (Erupadu)

“Peroliyadhu kaar nizhalinai / Or nilayilum neekka ketkkavillai”

Contrasting 'Peroliyadhu' (intense bright light) with 'kaar nizhalinai' (dark shadow) to highlight how light accepts shadow naturally.

Monoreyme / Repetition (Emoni / Anaphora)

“Sirumega koodu thirakkum unakkaagavae”

Repetition of the phrase 'unakkaagavae' (just for you) at the end of lines creates rhythmic reinforcement of hope and personal focus.

Personification

“Vaazh ena unai vaazhvazhaikkudhu”

Life ('Vaazh') and time ('Kaalangal') are personified as active entities inviting the individual to live and acting as a protective umbrella.

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Trivia

The film title 'Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal' borrows its name from the legendary Jayakanthan novel and the iconic 1977 film adaptation starring Lakshmi. The 2021 film uses this emotional title track composed by Radhan to weave together the interconnected life stories of four different individuals navigating regret and redemption after a fatal accident.

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