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Lyrics & meaning

Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga

From Pudhaiyal · 1957

Lyricist
Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
Singer
J. P. Chandrababu
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Pudhaiyal
Movie release year
1957
Lyrics added on
21 Feb 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haei… unakkaaga ellaam unakkaaga
Unakkaaga ellaam unakkaaga
Indha udalum uyirum
Otti iruppadhu unakkaaga
Unakkaaga ellaam unakkaaga
Indha udalum uyirum
Otti iruppadhu unakkaaga
Edhukkaaga kannae edhukkaaga
Nee eppavum ippadi etti iruppadhu
Edhukkaaga
Edhukkaaga kannae edhukkaaga
Nee eppavum ippadi etti iruppadhu
Edhukkaaga
Kannukkullae vandhu
Kalagam seivadhum edhukkaaga
Kannukkullae vandhu
Kalagam seivadhum edhukkaaga
Mella kaadhukkullae undhan
Karuthai chollidu mudivaaga
Unakkaaga ellaam unakkaaga
Indha udalum uyirum
Otti iruppadhu unakkaaga
Palliyilae innumoru dharam
Padikkanumaa
Illae paithiyamaa paadi aadi
Nadikkanumaa
Palliyilae innumoru dharam
Padikkanumaa
Illae paithiyamaa paadi aadi
Nadikkanumaa
Thulli varum kaavaeriyil kudhikkanumaa
Thulli varum kaavaeriyil kudhikkanumaa
Sollu soru thani vaeru yaedhum illaamae
Kedakkanumaa
Unakkaaga ellaam unakkaaga
Indha udalum uyirum
Otti iruppadhu unakkaaga
Yaererae yaererae yeraei
Yaererae yaererae yeraei
Yaererae yaererae yeraei
Ilangai nagarathilae
Inbavalli neeyirundhaal
Indhumagaa samuthirathai
Ingaerundhae thaandiduven
Ilangai nagarathilae
Inbavalli neeyirundhaal
Indhumagaa samuthirathai
Ingaerundhae thaandiduven
Maegam polae vaana veedhiyilae ninnu
Medhandhiduven
Maegam polae vaana veedhiyilae ninnu
Medhandhiduven
Idi minnal mazhai puyalaanaalum
Thuninju irangiduven
Unakkaaga ellaam unakkaaga
Indha udalum uyirum
Otti iruppadhu unakkaaga
Unakkaaga ellaam unakkaaga
Indha udalum uyirum
Otti iruppadhu unakkaaga… haa…
Hey... For you, everything is for you!
For you, everything is for you!
That this body and breath
stay bound together is only for you!
For you, everything is for you!
That this body and breath
stay bound together is only for you!
What for, my darling, why?
Why do you always keep your distance like this?
What for?
What for, my darling, why?
Why do you always keep your distance like this?
What for?
Coming before my eyes
and stirring up trouble, why do that?
Coming before my eyes
and stirring up trouble, why do that?
Softly into my ear,
tell me your decision once and for all!
For you, everything is for you!
That this body and breath
stay bound together is only for you!
At school, once again,
should I go and study?
Or like a madman, singing and dancing,
should I put on a show?
At school, once again,
should I go and study?
Or like a madman, singing and dancing,
should I put on a show?
Should I leap into the rushing Kaveri river?
Should I leap into the rushing Kaveri river?
Tell me, without food or water or anything,
should I just lie starving?
For you, everything is for you!
That this body and breath
stay bound together is only for you!
Ey-re-rey ey-re-rey ey-re-rey ey-rey!
Ey-re-rey ey-re-rey ey-re-rey ey-rey!
Ey-re-rey ey-re-rey ey-re-rey ey-rey!
In the city of Lanka,
if you were there, my sweet Inbavalli,
across the Indian Ocean,
I would leap right from here!
In the city of Lanka,
if you were there, my sweet Inbavalli,
across the Indian Ocean,
I would leap right from here!
Like a cloud along the avenues of the sky,
I would float around!
Like a cloud along the avenues of the sky,
I would float around!
Even through thunder, lightning, rain, and storm,
I would boldly swoop down!
For you, everything is for you!
That this body and breath
stay bound together is only for you!
For you, everything is for you!
That this body and breath
stay bound together is only for you, ha...!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and passionate song expresses undivided devotion and grand declarations of love from the protagonist to his beloved. He declares that his very existence—body and soul—belongs to her, while playfully questioning her distant demeanor and teasingly asking what extreme tasks he must perform to win her affection, whether going back to school, acting crazy, or starving.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Indha udalum / Otti iruppadhu

The second letter 'd' aligns across lines to create rhythmic balance.

Upamai (Simile)

Maegam polae vaana veedhiyilae ninnu

Comparing the lover's ability to float in the sky to a cloud ('Maegam polae').

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

Indhumagaa samuthirathai ingaerundhae thaandiduven

Exaggerated romantic claims such as leaping across the Indian Ocean to reach Sri Lanka.

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Trivia

Pudhaiyal (1957) starred Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini. The music was composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, and the lyrics were penned by Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, sung by T. M. Soundararajan.

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