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Lyrics & meaning

Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga

From Pudhaiyal · 1957

Lyricist
Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
Singer
J. P. Chandrababu
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Details
Pudhaiyal1957

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Haei… unakkaaga ellaam unakkaagaHey... everything for you, all for you
Unakkaaga ellaam unakkaagaEverything for you, all for you
Indha udalum uyirumThis body and soul
Otti iruppadhu unakkaagaRemain attached only for you
Male
Unakkaaga ellaam unakkaagaEverything for you, all for you
Indha udalum uyirumThis body and soul
Otti iruppadhu unakkaagaRemain attached only for you
Male
Edhukkaaga kannae edhukkaagaWhy, my dear, why?
Nee eppavum ippadi etti iruppadhuWhy do you always stay distant like this?
EdhukkaagaWhy?
Male
Edhukkaaga kannae edhukkaagaWhy, my dear, why?
Nee eppavum ippadi etti iruppadhuWhy do you always stay distant like this?
EdhukkaagaWhy?
Kannukkullae vandhuComing into my eyes
Kalagam seivadhum edhukkaagaWhy do you cause turmoil?
Kannukkullae vandhuComing into my eyes
Kalagam seivadhum edhukkaagaWhy do you cause turmoil?
Mella kaadhukkullae undhanGently into my ears
Karuthai chollidu mudivaagaTell me your thoughts finally
Male
Unakkaaga ellaam unakkaagaEverything for you, all for you
Indha udalum uyirumThis body and soul
Otti iruppadhu unakkaagaRemain attached only for you
Male
Palliyilae innumoru dharamIn school once again
PadikkanumaaShould I study?
Illae paithiyamaa paadi aadiOr like a madman singing and dancing
NadikkanumaaShould I act?
Male
Palliyilae innumoru dharamIn school once again
PadikkanumaaShould I study?
Illae paithiyamaa paadi aadiOr like a madman singing and dancing
NadikkanumaaShould I act?
Thulli varum kaavaeriyil kudhikkanumaaShould I jump into the flowing Cauvery river?
Thulli varum kaavaeriyil kudhikkanumaaShould I jump into the flowing Cauvery river?
Sollu soru thani vaeru yaedhum illaamaeTell me, without food or water or anything else
KedakkanumaaShould I lie down?
Male
Unakkaaga ellaam unakkaagaEverything for you, all for you
Indha udalum uyirumThis body and soul
Otti iruppadhu unakkaagaRemain attached only for you
Male
Yaererae yaererae yeraeiYaererae yaererae yeraei
Yaererae yaererae yeraeiYaererae yaererae yeraei
Yaererae yaererae yeraeiYaererae yaererae yeraei
Male
Ilangai nagarathilaeIn the city of Sri Lanka
Inbavalli neeyirundhaalIf you, my darling Inbavalli, were to live
Indhumagaa samuthirathaiAcross the Indian Ocean
Ingaerundhae thaandiduvenI would leap from right here
Male
Ilangai nagarathilaeIn the city of Sri Lanka
Inbavalli neeyirundhaalIf you, my darling Inbavalli, were to live
Indhumagaa samuthirathaiAcross the Indian Ocean
Ingaerundhae thaandiduvenI would leap from right here
Maegam polae vaana veedhiyilae ninnuLike a cloud in the pathways of the sky
MedhandhiduvenI will float
Maegam polae vaana veedhiyilae ninnuLike a cloud in the pathways of the sky
MedhandhiduvenI will float
Idi minnal mazhai puyalaanaalumEven if it turns into thunder, lightning, rain, or storm
Thuninju irangiduvenI will bravely venture forth
Male
Unakkaaga ellaam unakkaagaEverything for you, all for you
Indha udalum uyirumThis body and soul
Otti iruppadhu unakkaagaRemain attached only for you
Male
Unakkaaga ellaam unakkaagaEverything for you, all for you
Indha udalum uyirumThis body and soul
Otti iruppadhu unakkaaga… haa…Remain attached only for you... haa...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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