Unakkena Unakkena
From Vinnukum Mannukum · 2001
- Lyricists
- Not listed
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha Mohan
- Music director
- Sirpy
- Details
- Vinnukum Mannukum2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| ………………………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Unakena unakena pirandhenae | I was born just for you, just for you |
| Uyirena unarvena kalandhenae | I merged with you like life and feeling |
| Idhayathai idhayathai izhandhenae | I lost my heart, my heart |
| Imaigalil kanavugal sumandhenae | I carried dreams on my eyelids |
| Male | |
| Unakena unakena pirandhenae | I was born just for you, just for you |
| Uyirena unarvena kalandhenae | I merged with you like life and feeling |
| Female | |
| …………………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Thiruvizha polae kaadhal thaan | Love is just like a grand festival |
| Adhil neeyum naanum tholaivomaa | Shall you and I get lost in it? |
| Dhinasari seidhi thaalgalil | In the daily newspapers |
| Nammai thedum seidhi tharuvomaa | Shall we publish news that searches for us? |
| Female | |
| ……………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Sri rama jeyathai pol unadhu peyarai | Like writing 'Sri Rama Jayam', your name |
| Dhinam ezhudhi paarkiren | I write and see every day |
| Kili ondrai vaangi un perai koori | Buying a parrot, uttering your name |
| Dhinam solla ketkiren | I listen to it repeat daily |
| Male | |
| Adi oru kodi kolusil un kolusin osai | Oh girl, among ten million anklets, the sound of your anklet |
| Uyir varai ketkiradhae | Is heard all the way to my soul |
| Male | |
| Unakena unakena pirandhenae | I was born just for you, just for you |
| Uyirena unarvena kalandhenae | I merged with you like life and feeling |
| Idhayathai idhayathai izhandhenae | I lost my heart, my heart |
| Imaigalil kanavugal sumandhenae | I carried dreams on my eyelids |
| Female | |
| ……………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Kadalaaga neeyum maarinaal | If you transform into the ocean |
| Adhil moozhgi moozhgi alaiyaaven | I will dive repeatedly and become the waves |
| Nerupaaga neeyum maarinaal | If you transform into fire |
| Adhil saambalaagum varam ketpen | I will ask for the boon to turn into ash in it |
| Female | |
| ………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Aridhaaram poosum oru vaanavillai | A rainbow painted with makeup |
| Parisaaga ketkiren | I ask for as a gift |
| Pagal deepamaagi aagaaya nilavai | Becoming a daytime lamp, the sky's moon |
| Uravodu paarkiren | I look at with kinship |
| Male | |
| Adhu poi endrabodhu unnodu pesum | When that is proven false, to converse with you |
| Kanavugal vendugiren | I pray for dreams |
| Female | |
| Unakena unakena pirandhenae | I was born just for you, just for you |
| Uyirena unarvena kalandhenae | I merged with you like life and feeling |
| Idhayathai idhayathai izhandhenae | I lost my heart, my heart |
| Imaigalil kanavugal sumandhenae | I carried dreams on my eyelids |
| Male | |
| Unakena unakena pirandhenae | I was born just for you, just for you |
| Uyirena unarvena kalandhenae | I merged with you like life and feeling |
| Idhayathai idhayathai izhandhenae | I lost my heart, my heart |
| Imaigalil kanavugal sumandhenae | I carried dreams on my eyelids |
| Female | |
| Unakena unakena pirandhenae | I was born just for you, just for you |
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உனக்கென
உனக்கென பிறந்தேனே
உயிரென உணர்வென
கலந்தேனே இதயத்தை
இதயத்தை இழந்தேனே
இமைகளில் கனவுகள்
சுமந்தேனே
I was born just for you, just for you
I merged with you like life and feeling
I lost my heart, my heart
I carried dreams on my eyelids
உனக்கென
உனக்கென பிறந்தேனே
உயிரென உணர்வென
கலந்தேனே
I was born just for you, just for you
I merged with you like life and feeling
..................................
திருவிழா போல
காதல்தான் அதில் நீயும்
நானும் தொலைவோமா
தினசரி செய்தி தாள்களில்
நம்மை தேடும் செய்தி
தருவோமா
Love is just like a grand festival
Shall you and I get lost in it?
In the daily newspapers
Shall we publish news that searches for us?
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ஸ்ரீ ராம ஜெயத்தை
போல் உனது பெயரை
தினம் எழுதி பார்க்கிறேன்
கிளி ஒன்றை வாங்கி
உன் பேரை கூறி தினம்
சொல்ல கேட்கிறேன்
Like writing 'Sri Rama Jayam', your name
I write and see every day
Buying a parrot, uttering your name
I listen to it repeat daily
அடி ஒரு கோடி
கொலுசில் உன்
கொலுசின் ஓசை
உயிர் வரை கேட்கிறதே
Oh girl, among ten million anklets, the sound of your anklet
Is heard all the way to my soul
உனக்கென
உனக்கென பிறந்தேனே
உயிரென உணர்வென
கலந்தேனே இதயத்தை
இதயத்தை இழந்தேனே
இமைகளில் கனவுகள்
சுமந்தேனே
I was born just for you, just for you
I merged with you like life and feeling
I lost my heart, my heart
I carried dreams on my eyelids
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கடலாக நீயும்
மாறினால் அதில் மூழ்கி
மூழ்கி அலையாவேன்
நெருப்பாக நீயும் மாறினால்
அதில் சாம்பலாகும்
வரம் கேட்பேன்
If you transform into the ocean
I will dive repeatedly and become the waves
If you transform into fire
I will ask for the boon to turn into ash in it
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அாிதாரம் பூசும்
ஒரு வானவில்லை
பரிசாக கேட்கிறேன்
பகல் தீபமாகி ஆகாய
நிலவை உறவோடு
பார்க்கிறேன்
A rainbow painted with makeup
I ask for as a gift
Becoming a daytime lamp, the sky's moon
I look at with kinship
அது பொய்
என்றபோது உன்னோடு
பேசும் கனவுகள்
வேண்டுகிறேன்
When that is proven false, to converse with you
I pray for dreams
உனக்கென
உனக்கென பிறந்தேனே
உயிரென உணர்வென
கலந்தேனே இதயத்தை
இதயத்தை இழந்தேனே
இமைகளில் கனவுகள்
சுமந்தேனே
I was born just for you, just for you
I merged with you like life and feeling
I lost my heart, my heart
I carried dreams on my eyelids
உனக்கென
உனக்கென பிறந்தேனே
உயிரென உணர்வென
கலந்தேனே இதயத்தை
இதயத்தை இழந்தேனே
இமைகளில் கனவுகள்
சுமந்தேனே
I was born just for you, just for you
I merged with you like life and feeling
I lost my heart, my heart
I carried dreams on my eyelids
உனக்கென
உனக்கென பிறந்தேனே
I was born just for you, just for you
……………………………………….
Unakena unakena pirandhenae
I was born just for you, just for you
Uyirena unarvena kalandhenae
I merged with you like life and feeling
Idhayathai idhayathai izhandhenae
I lost my heart, my heart
Imaigalil kanavugal sumandhenae
I carried dreams on my eyelids
Unakena unakena pirandhenae
I was born just for you, just for you
Uyirena unarvena kalandhenae
I merged with you like life and feeling
……………………………………
Thiruvizha polae kaadhal thaan
Love is just like a grand festival
Adhil neeyum naanum tholaivomaa
Shall you and I get lost in it?
Dhinasari seidhi thaalgalil
In the daily newspapers
Nammai thedum seidhi tharuvomaa
Shall we publish news that searches for us?
………………………………..
Sri rama jeyathai pol unadhu peyarai
Like writing 'Sri Rama Jayam', your name
Dhinam ezhudhi paarkiren
I write and see every day
Kili ondrai vaangi un perai koori
Buying a parrot, uttering your name
Dhinam solla ketkiren
I listen to it repeat daily
Adi oru kodi kolusil un kolusin osai
Oh girl, among ten million anklets, the sound of your anklet
Uyir varai ketkiradhae
Is heard all the way to my soul
Unakena unakena pirandhenae
I was born just for you, just for you
Uyirena unarvena kalandhenae
I merged with you like life and feeling
Idhayathai idhayathai izhandhenae
I lost my heart, my heart
Imaigalil kanavugal sumandhenae
I carried dreams on my eyelids
………………………………..
Kadalaaga neeyum maarinaal
If you transform into the ocean
Adhil moozhgi moozhgi alaiyaaven
I will dive repeatedly and become the waves
Nerupaaga neeyum maarinaal
If you transform into fire
Adhil saambalaagum varam ketpen
I will ask for the boon to turn into ash in it
…………………………..
Aridhaaram poosum oru vaanavillai
A rainbow painted with makeup
Parisaaga ketkiren
I ask for as a gift
Pagal deepamaagi aagaaya nilavai
Becoming a daytime lamp, the sky's moon
Uravodu paarkiren
I look at with kinship
Adhu poi endrabodhu unnodu pesum
When that is proven false, to converse with you
Kanavugal vendugiren
I pray for dreams
Unakena unakena pirandhenae
I was born just for you, just for you
Uyirena unarvena kalandhenae
I merged with you like life and feeling
Idhayathai idhayathai izhandhenae
I lost my heart, my heart
Imaigalil kanavugal sumandhenae
I carried dreams on my eyelids
Unakena unakena pirandhenae
I was born just for you, just for you
Uyirena unarvena kalandhenae
I merged with you like life and feeling
Idhayathai idhayathai izhandhenae
I lost my heart, my heart
Imaigalil kanavugal sumandhenae
I carried dreams on my eyelids
Unakena unakena pirandhenae
I was born just for you, just for you
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Unakena Unakena Pirandhenae' is a soulful romantic track from the 2001 Tamil film 'Vinnukum Mannukum'. The song conveys an intense declaration of love and eternal devotion, emphasizing that the protagonist's existence is solely dedicated to their beloved. Through poetic metaphors, the lover describes writing the partner's name repetitively like a sacred mantra, training a parrot to repeat it, and recognizing the distinct sound of their anklets even among millions. The song captures the willingness to immerse completely in love, whether it manifests as an ocean's depth or a flame's intensity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Unakena unakena pirandhenae / Uyirena unarvena kalandhenae”
The refrain lines consistently end with the rhyming suffix '-enae' (pirandhenae, kalandhenae, izhandhenae, sumandhenae), establishing a rhythmic, melodic flow.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Thiruvizha polae kaadhal thaan”
Love is explicitly compared to a bustling temple festival ('Thiruvizha polae kaadhal thaan') using the simile marker 'polae'.
Uyarvu Navortchi (Hyperbole)
“Adi oru kodi kolusil un kolusin osai / Uyir varai ketkiradhae”
Exaggerating the sensitivity of love by claiming to hear the specific anklet sound among ten million others directly in one's soul.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Kadalaaga neeyum maarinaal... Nerupaaga neeyum maarinaal”
Metaphorically transforming the beloved into elemental forces like the ocean and fire to showcase total self-surrender.
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Trivia
'Vinnukum Mannukum' (2001) was directed by Rajakumaran and starred Vikram alongside Devayani. The music for the film was composed by Sirpy, and this particular romantic duet was rendered by Unni Menon and Harini with lyrics penned by Ra. Ravishankar.
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