Unakkaga Unnai
From Neeya Naana – 1962 Film · 1962
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Neeya Naana – 1962 Film1962
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Unakkaga unnai | For your sake, you |
| Indru marakkindren | I forget today |
| Un uyir kakka unnai | To protect your life, from you |
| Indru pirikkindren | I separate today |
| Female | |
| Enakkendru ivvuagil yedhum illai | I have nothing for myself in this world |
| Neeyirundhaal podhum endrae ninaikkindren | I think that if you live, it is enough |
| Female | |
| Unakkaga unnai | For your sake, you |
| Indru marakkindren | I forget today |
| Un uyir kakka unnai | To protect your life, from you |
| Indru pirikkindren | I separate today |
| Female | |
| Enakkendru ivvuagil yedhum illai | I have nothing for myself in this world |
| Neeyirundhaal podhum endrae ninaikkindren | I think that if you live, it is enough |
| Female | |
| Kanna unnai | Oh Kanna, about you |
| Kadaisiyaaga ninaikkindren | I think for the last time |
| Kaadhal kadhaigalai | Stories of our love |
| Indru mudhal marakkiren | I forget from today onwards |
| Female | |
| Kanna unnai | Oh Kanna, about you |
| Kadaisiyaaga ninaikkindren | I think for the last time |
| Kaadhal kadhaigalai | Stories of our love |
| Indru mudhal marakkiren | I forget from today onwards |
| Female | |
| Thannandhani paadhaiyil nadakkindren | I walk along an all-alone path |
| Nee thazhaithirundhaal podhum endru pirikkindren | I separate thinking it is enough if you flourish |
| Female | |
| Unakkaga unnai | For your sake, you |
| Indru marakkindren | I forget today |
| Un uyir kakka unnai | To protect your life, from you |
| Indru pirikkindren | I separate today |
| Female | |
| Soodi vaitha malarai | The flower I adorned in my hair |
| Indru edukkindren | I take off today |
| Andha thogaiyidam | To that peacock-like maiden |
| Manamuvandhu kodukkindren | I gladly give it away |
| Female | |
| Soodi vaitha malarai | The flower I adorned in my hair |
| Indru edukkindren | I take off today |
| Andha thogaiyidam | To that peacock-like maiden |
| Manamuvandhu kodukkindren | I gladly give it away |
| Female | |
| Vaadi veezhndha kodiyai pol pirikkindren | Like a withered and fallen creeper, I separate |
| Vaazhndhirundhaal unnai vaazhtha varugindren | If I remain alive, I will come to bless you |
| Female | |
| Unakkaga unnai | For your sake, you |
| Indru marakkindren | I forget today |
| Un uyir kakka unnai | To protect your life, from you |
| Indru pirikkindren | I separate today |
| Female | |
| Enakkendru ivvuagil yedhum illai | I have nothing for myself in this world |
| Neeyirundhaal podhum endrae ninaikkindren | I think that if you live, it is enough |
உனக்காக உன்னை
இன்று மறக்கின்றேன்
உன் உயிர் காக்க உன்னை
இன்று பிரிகின்றேன்
For your sake, you
I forget today
To protect your life, from you
I separate today
எனக்காக இவ்வுலகில் ஏதுமில்லை
நீயிருந்தால் போதுமென்று
நினைக்கின்றேன்
I have nothing for myself in this world
I think that if you live, it is enough
உனக்காக உன்னை
இன்று மறக்கின்றேன்
உன் உயிர் காக்க உன்னை
இன்று பிரிகின்றேன்
For your sake, you
I forget today
To protect your life, from you
I separate today
எனக்காக இவ்வுலகில் ஏதுமில்லை
நீயிருந்தால் போதுமென்று
நினைக்கின்றேன்
I have nothing for myself in this world
I think that if you live, it is enough
{கண்ணா உன்னைக்
கடைசியாக நினைக்கின்றேன்
காதல் கதைகளை
இன்று முதல் மறக்கின்றேன்} (2)
Oh Kanna, about you
I think for the last time
Stories of our love
I forget from today onwards
தன்னந்தனிப் பாதையிலே நடக்கின்றேன்
நீ தழைத்திருந்தால் போதுமென்று பிரிகின்றேன்
Oh Kanna, about you
I think for the last time
Stories of our love
I forget from today onwards
உனக்காக உன்னை
இன்று மறக்கின்றேன்
உன் உயிர் காக்க உன்னை
இன்று பிரிகின்றேன்
I walk along an all-alone path
I separate thinking it is enough if you flourish
{சூடி வைத்த மலரை
இன்று எடுக்கின்றேன்
அந்தத் தோகையிடம்
மனமுவந்து கொடுக்கின்றேன்} (2)
For your sake, you
I forget today
To protect your life, from you
I separate today
வாடி வீழ்ந்த கொடியைப் போல் பிரிகின்றேன்
வாழ்ந்திருந்தால் உன்னை வாழ்த்த வருகின்றேன்
The flower I adorned in my hair
I take off today
To that peacock-like maiden
I gladly give it away
உனக்காக உன்னை
இன்று மறக்கின்றேன்
உன் உயிர் காக்க உன்னை
இன்று பிரிகின்றேன்
The flower I adorned in my hair
I take off today
To that peacock-like maiden
I gladly give it away
எனக்காக இவ்வுலகில் ஏதுமில்லை
நீயிருந்தால் போதுமென்று
நினைக்கின்றேன்
Like a withered and fallen creeper, I separate
If I remain alive, I will come to bless you
For your sake, you
I forget today
To protect your life, from you
I separate today
I have nothing for myself in this world
I think that if you live, it is enough
Unakkaga unnai
For your sake, you
Indru marakkindren
I forget today
Un uyir kakka unnai
To protect your life, from you
Indru pirikkindren
I separate today
Enakkendru ivvuagil yedhum illai
I have nothing for myself in this world
Neeyirundhaal podhum endrae ninaikkindren
I think that if you live, it is enough
Unakkaga unnai
For your sake, you
Indru marakkindren
I forget today
Un uyir kakka unnai
To protect your life, from you
Indru pirikkindren
I separate today
Enakkendru ivvuagil yedhum illai
I have nothing for myself in this world
Neeyirundhaal podhum endrae ninaikkindren
I think that if you live, it is enough
Kanna unnai
Oh Kanna, about you
Kadaisiyaaga ninaikkindren
I think for the last time
Kaadhal kadhaigalai
Stories of our love
Indru mudhal marakkiren
I forget from today onwards
Kanna unnai
Oh Kanna, about you
Kadaisiyaaga ninaikkindren
I think for the last time
Kaadhal kadhaigalai
Stories of our love
Indru mudhal marakkiren
I forget from today onwards
Thannandhani paadhaiyil nadakkindren
I walk along an all-alone path
Nee thazhaithirundhaal podhum endru pirikkindren
I separate thinking it is enough if you flourish
Unakkaga unnai
For your sake, you
Indru marakkindren
I forget today
Un uyir kakka unnai
To protect your life, from you
Indru pirikkindren
I separate today
Soodi vaitha malarai
The flower I adorned in my hair
Indru edukkindren
I take off today
Andha thogaiyidam
To that peacock-like maiden
Manamuvandhu kodukkindren
I gladly give it away
Soodi vaitha malarai
The flower I adorned in my hair
Indru edukkindren
I take off today
Andha thogaiyidam
To that peacock-like maiden
Manamuvandhu kodukkindren
I gladly give it away
Vaadi veezhndha kodiyai pol pirikkindren
Like a withered and fallen creeper, I separate
Vaazhndhirundhaal unnai vaazhtha varugindren
If I remain alive, I will come to bless you
Unakkaga unnai
For your sake, you
Indru marakkindren
I forget today
Un uyir kakka unnai
To protect your life, from you
Indru pirikkindren
I separate today
Enakkendru ivvuagil yedhum illai
I have nothing for myself in this world
Neeyirundhaal podhum endrae ninaikkindren
I think that if you live, it is enough
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses a woman's supreme sacrifice for the sake of her beloved. She chooses to separate from him and forget their romantic past solely to preserve his life and ensure his prosperity. Sacrificing her own happiness, she willingly steps aside and hands over her cherished place to another woman, comparing herself to a withered creeper walking down a lonely path, desiring nothing more than her lover's well-being and long life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Unakkaga unnai / Enakkendru ivvuagil”
The second letter 'na' rhymes across lines in 'Unakkaga' and 'Enakkendru'.
Upamai (Simile)
“Vaadi veezhndha kodiyai pol pirikkindren”
The speaker compares her plight of separation to a withered and fallen creeper using the explicit comparison word 'pol'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Soodi vaitha malarai indru edukkindren”
The flower worn in the hair symbolizes conjugal love and status, which she willingly removes and passes on.
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Trivia
Penned by the legendary poet Kannadasan and composed by K. V. Mahadevan, this song highlights P. Susheela's mastery in delivering deep emotional nuance in Tamil cinema soundtrack history.
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