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Unakkaga Idhayam

From Amaran (2024) · 2024

Lyricist
K. L. Santhosh‬
Singer
G. David
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Amaran (2024)
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
14 Aug 2024

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Un vizhiyilae tholaigiraen
Un moochilae vaazhkiraen
Un sirippilae nanaigiraen
Un pechilae karaigiraen
Unnodu naan sella
En aayul pothumo
Unnodu uraiyaada
En neram koodumo
Unakkaga idhayam yaenguthae
Unakkaga edhaiyum thaanguthae
Unathaaga unakkaga
Unnodu vaazhuvaen
Udalaaum uyiraalum
Unnaiyae seruvaen
Unnodu naan sella
En aayul pothumo
Unnodu uraiyaada
En neram koodumo
Unakkaga idhayam yaenguthae
Unakkaga edhaiyum thaanguthae
Unathaaga unakkaga
Unnodu vaazhuvaen
Udalaaum uyiraalum
Unnaiyae seruvaen
Unnodu naan sella
En aayul pothumo
Unnodu uraiyaada
En neram koodumo
Unakkaga idhayam yaenguthae
Unakkaga edhaiyum thaanguthae
I get lost in your eyes
I live in your breath
I am drenched in your smile
I melt in your words
To journey with you
Will a single lifetime be enough?
To talk with you
Will there ever be enough time?
My heart longs for you
It endures anything for you
Belonging to you, living for you
I will live with you
With my body and my soul
I will be united only with you
To journey with you
Will a single lifetime be enough?
To talk with you
Will there ever be enough time?
My heart longs for you
It endures anything for you
Belonging to you, living for you
I will live with you
With my body and my soul
I will be united only with you
To journey with you
Will a single lifetime be enough?
To talk with you
Will there ever be enough time?
My heart longs for you
It endures anything for you
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional romantic song expresses complete devotion, vulnerability, and deep love toward a partner. The narrator describes being utterly immersed in the lover's presence—losing themselves in the lover's eyes, breath, smile, and voice. The core motif ponders whether a single lifespan or available time will ever be enough to fully experience the beauty of being together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Initial Repetition

Un vizhiyilae tholaigiraen

The deliberate repetition of 'Un' (Your) across consecutive line beginnings creates a rhythmic structure and highlights devotion.

Metaphor

Un sirippilae nanaigiraen

Equating a smile to rainfall ('drenched in your smile') and words to a liquid medium ('dissolving in your speech').

Hyperbole

En aayul pothumo

Asking if an entire lifetime ('aayul') will be enough to spend with the beloved emphasizes the infinite nature of their love.

Alliteration / Coupled Idiom

Udalaalum uyiraalum

The pairing 'Udalaalum uyiraalum' uses repeating 'U' sounds to represent totality of existence (body and spirit).

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Trivia

Amaran (2024) is a biographical military action film directed by Rajkumar Periasamy based on the life of Major Mukund Varadarajan. The soundtrack by G. V. Prakash Kumar balances high-octane war themes with poignant romantic melodies capturing the personal lives of soldiers.

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