Unakkaga Vaazhgiren
From Manjal Veyil · 2009
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singer
- Bharathwaj
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Manjal Veyil2009
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Unakaaga vaazhgiren | I live for you |
| Uyiraaga thaeigiren | I wear away like a soul |
| Nee… malaraaga maaravae | For you to blossom into a flower |
| Sarugaaga saaigiren | I fall like a withered leaf |
| Male | |
| Unakaaga vaazhgiren | I live for you |
| Uyiraaga thaeigiren | I wear away like a soul |
| Nee… malaraaga maaravae | For you to blossom into a flower |
| Sarugaaga saaigiren | I fall like a withered leaf |
| Male | |
| Vizhiyaalae thaanguven | I will hold you with my eyes |
| Imaiyaalae porthuven | I will shelter you with my eyelashes |
| Nee oliyaaga vaazhavae | For you to live as a light |
| Mezhugaaga maaruven | I will melt into wax |
| Male | |
| Nee nadanthu varum | The path on which |
| Paadhaiyin mel mullirundhaal | If there are thorns on the path you walk |
| Anbae en kann imaigal | My love, my eyelashes |
| Unaithaangum | Will cushion and carry you |
| Male | |
| Nee vasithirukkum | Above the house |
| Veetin mael mazhaiyadithaal | If rain beats down upon the home where you stay |
| Unakkaaga | For your sake |
| En swasam kudaiyaagum | My breath will become an umbrella |
| Male | |
| Nee sindhum | Even a single drop |
| Thuli kanneerum | Of tear that you shed |
| En ull nenjil | Deep inside my heart |
| Vandhu mul keerum | Will pierce like a thorn |
| Male | |
| Unakaaga vaazhgiren | I live for you |
| Uyiraaga thaeigiren | I wear away like a soul |
| Nee… malaraaga maaravae | For you to blossom into a flower |
| Sarugaaga saaigiren | I fall like a withered leaf |
| Male | |
| En nenjamae | Oh my heart |
| Unnai thaan thaangumae | Will surely hold and support you |
| En swasamae nee thaanae | You alone are my breath |
| En kangaLin | In the moisture |
| Eerathil pookkavaa | Of my eyes, shall I bloom? |
| En natpellam neeyallava | Are you not my entire friendship? |
| Male | |
| Un mugam sorndhaalae | If your face grows weary |
| Adhilae en uyir thudikaadha | Won't my soul throb in distress? |
| Un manam azhudhaalae | If your heart cries |
| Udanae en vizhi nanaiyaadha | Won't my eyes instantly drench? |
| Anbin payanathil | In this journey of love |
| Oh..kanneer vaarthaigal | Oh... words woven of tears |
| Male | |
| Unakaaga vaazhgiren | I live for you |
| Uyiraaga thaeigiren | I wear away like a soul |
| Nee… malaraaga maaravae | For you to blossom into a flower |
| Sarugaaga saaigiren | I fall like a withered leaf |
| Male | |
| Unakaaga vaazhgiren | I live for you |
| Uyiraaga thaeigiren | I wear away like a soul |
| Nee… malaraaga maaravae | For you to blossom into a flower |
| Sarugaaga saaigiren | I fall like a withered leaf |
| Male | |
| Vizhiyaalae thaanguven | I will hold you with my eyes |
| Imaiyaalae porthuven | I will shelter you with my eyelashes |
| Nee oliyaaga vaazhavae | For you to live as a light |
| Mezhugaaga maaruven | I will melt into wax |
உனக்காக வாழ்கிறேன்
உயிராக தேய்கிறேன்
நீ....மலராக மாறவே
சருகாக சாய்கிறேன்
I live for you
I wear away like a soul
For you to blossom into a flower
I fall like a withered leaf
உனக்காக வாழ்கிறேன்
உயிராக தேய்கிறேன்
நீ....மலராக மாறவே
சருகாக சாய்கிறேன்
I live for you
I wear away like a soul
For you to blossom into a flower
I fall like a withered leaf
விழியாலே தாங்குவேன்
இமையாலே போர்த்துவேன்
நீ ஒளியாக வாழவே
மெழுகாக மாறுவேன்
I will hold you with my eyes
I will shelter you with my eyelashes
For you to live as a light
I will melt into wax
நீ நடந்து வரும்
பாதையின் மேல் முள்ளிருந்தால்
அன்பே என் கண் இமைகள்
உனைதாங்கும்
The path on which
If there are thorns on the path you walk
My love, my eyelashes
Will cushion and carry you
நீ வசித்திருக்கும்
வீட்டின் மேல் மழையடித்தால்
உனக்காக
என் சுவாசம் குடையாகும்
Above the house
If rain beats down upon the home where you stay
For your sake
My breath will become an umbrella
நீ சிந்தும்
துளி கண்ணீரும்
என் உள் நெஞ்சில்
வந்து முள் கீறும்
Even a single drop
Of tear that you shed
Deep inside my heart
Will pierce like a thorn
உனக்காக வாழ்கிறேன்
உயிராக தேய்கிறேன்
நீ....மலராக மாறவே
சருகாக சாய்கிறேன்
I live for you
I wear away like a soul
For you to blossom into a flower
I fall like a withered leaf
என் நெஞ்சமே
உன்னைதான் தாங்குமே
என் சுவாசமே நீ தானே
என் கண்களின்
ஈரத்தில் பூக்கவா
என் நட்பெல்லாம் நீயல்லவா
Oh my heart
Will surely hold and support you
You alone are my breath
In the moisture
Of my eyes, shall I bloom?
Are you not my entire friendship?
உன் முகம் சோர்ந்தாலே
அதிலே என் உயிர் துடிக்காதா
உன் மனம் அழுதாளே
உடனே என் விழி நனையாதா
அன்பின் பயணத்தில்
ஓ....கண்ணீர் வார்த்தைகள்
If your face grows weary
Won't my soul throb in distress?
If your heart cries
Won't my eyes instantly drench?
In this journey of love
Oh... words woven of tears
உனக்காக வாழ்கிறேன்
உயிராக தேய்கிறேன்
நீ....மலராக மாறவே
சருகாக சாய்கிறேன்
I live for you
I wear away like a soul
For you to blossom into a flower
I fall like a withered leaf
உனக்காக வாழ்கிறேன்
உயிராக தேய்கிறேன்
நீ....மலராக மாறவே
சருகாக சாய்கிறேன்
I live for you
I wear away like a soul
For you to blossom into a flower
I fall like a withered leaf
விழியாலே தாங்குவேன்
இமையாலே போர்த்துவேன்
நீ ஒளியாக வாழவே
மெழுகாக மாறுவேன்
I will hold you with my eyes
I will shelter you with my eyelashes
For you to live as a light
I will melt into wax
Unakaaga vaazhgiren
I live for you
Uyiraaga thaeigiren
I wear away like a soul
Nee… malaraaga maaravae
For you to blossom into a flower
Sarugaaga saaigiren
I fall like a withered leaf
Unakaaga vaazhgiren
I live for you
Uyiraaga thaeigiren
I wear away like a soul
Nee… malaraaga maaravae
For you to blossom into a flower
Sarugaaga saaigiren
I fall like a withered leaf
Vizhiyaalae thaanguven
I will hold you with my eyes
Imaiyaalae porthuven
I will shelter you with my eyelashes
Nee oliyaaga vaazhavae
For you to live as a light
Mezhugaaga maaruven
I will melt into wax
Nee nadanthu varum
The path on which
Paadhaiyin mel mullirundhaal
If there are thorns on the path you walk
Anbae en kann imaigal
My love, my eyelashes
Unaithaangum
Will cushion and carry you
Nee vasithirukkum
Above the house
Veetin mael mazhaiyadithaal
If rain beats down upon the home where you stay
Unakkaaga
For your sake
En swasam kudaiyaagum
My breath will become an umbrella
Nee sindhum
Even a single drop
Thuli kanneerum
Of tear that you shed
En ull nenjil
Deep inside my heart
Vandhu mul keerum
Will pierce like a thorn
Unakaaga vaazhgiren
I live for you
Uyiraaga thaeigiren
I wear away like a soul
Nee… malaraaga maaravae
For you to blossom into a flower
Sarugaaga saaigiren
I fall like a withered leaf
En nenjamae
Oh my heart
Unnai thaan thaangumae
Will surely hold and support you
En swasamae nee thaanae
You alone are my breath
En kangaLin
In the moisture
Eerathil pookkavaa
Of my eyes, shall I bloom?
En natpellam neeyallava
Are you not my entire friendship?
Un mugam sorndhaalae
If your face grows weary
Adhilae en uyir thudikaadha
Won't my soul throb in distress?
Un manam azhudhaalae
If your heart cries
Udanae en vizhi nanaiyaadha
Won't my eyes instantly drench?
Anbin payanathil
In this journey of love
Oh..kanneer vaarthaigal
Oh... words woven of tears
Unakaaga vaazhgiren
I live for you
Uyiraaga thaeigiren
I wear away like a soul
Nee… malaraaga maaravae
For you to blossom into a flower
Sarugaaga saaigiren
I fall like a withered leaf
Unakaaga vaazhgiren
I live for you
Uyiraaga thaeigiren
I wear away like a soul
Nee… malaraaga maaravae
For you to blossom into a flower
Sarugaaga saaigiren
I fall like a withered leaf
Vizhiyaalae thaanguven
I will hold you with my eyes
Imaiyaalae porthuven
I will shelter you with my eyelashes
Nee oliyaaga vaazhavae
For you to live as a light
Mezhugaaga maaruven
I will melt into wax
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply emotional ode to unconditional love and selflessness. The speaker expresses a willingness to suffer, fade away, and endure hardships so that their beloved can thrive, shine, and remain happy. They describe themselves as a withered leaf falling to let a flower bloom, or wax melting away to provide light.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“En swasam kudaiyaagum”
Comparing breath to an umbrella ('En swasam kudaiyaagum') and oneself to wax ('Mezhugaaga maaruven') to emphasize protective self-sacrifice.
Antithesis / Contrast (Muran)
“Nee… malaraaga maaravae / Sarugaaga saaigiren”
Contrasting 'Malar' (fresh flower blooming) with 'Sarugu' (dry withered leaf falling) to highlight personal sacrifice for another's blossoming.
Assonance / Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Unakaaga vaazhgiren / Uyiraaga thaeigiren”
Second-letter rhyming across consecutive lines such as 'Unakaaga' and 'Uyiraaga'.
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Trivia
The lyrics depict profound sacrifice and devotion, written by lyricist Pa. Vijay. The song highlights poetic Tamil imagery of nature, contrasting elements like fire/wax and flowers/leaves to denote selfless affection.
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