Unakkoru Vishayam
From Samaiyalkaran · 1974
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Samaiyalkaran1974
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Unakkoru vishayam therivikkavo | Shall I inform you of a secret message? |
| Unakkoru vishayam therivikkavo | Shall I inform you of a secret message? |
| Ha ullaththin aasaiyai arivikkavo | Aha, shall I declare the desire of my heart? |
| Sollavo ennendru sollavo | Shall I speak, shall I tell you what it is? |
| Oooooooh oooooooh | Oooooooh oooooooh |
| Female | |
| Pallaakku en maeni | My body is like a palanquin |
| Pattaththu raja nee | You are the crowned king |
| Pakkam vanthaadavo | Shall I come close and dance with you? |
| Pon manjam en nenjam | My heart is a golden couch |
| Poongannam thaen kinnam | My soft cheeks are cupfuls of honey |
| Sontham kondaadavo vaa vaa | Come, come, shall we celebrate our belonging? |
| Female | |
| Unakkoru vishayam therivikkavo | Shall I inform you of a secret message? |
| Ha ullaththin aasaiyai arivikkavo | Aha, shall I declare the desire of my heart? |
| Sollavo ennendru sollavo | Shall I speak, shall I tell you what it is? |
| Oooooooh oooooooh | Oooooooh oooooooh |
| Female | |
| En vaazhvukku neethaan vennilavu | You are the bright full moon to my life |
| Male :Vennilavukku vaanamthaan uravu | Male: The sky alone is the rightful kin to the moon |
| Female :Intha thaamarai poovithazh malaraatho | Female: Won't the petals of this lotus flower blossom? |
| Male :Antha sooriyan sudar vanthu thazhuvaatho | Male: Won't the rays of that sun come and embrace it? |
| Female | |
| Udal kodhikkuthu kulirnthida vazhi sollu | My body is burning; tell me a way to cool down |
| Male :Kulir nadhiyinil poe konjam neeraadu | Male: Go and bathe for a while in a cold river |
| Female :Nee aasaiyillaatha aan magano | Female: Are you a man devoid of any desire? |
| Male :Un aasaikku kaaranam naanthaano | Male: Am I truly the reason behind your desire? |
| Male | |
| Unakkoru vishayam therivikkavo | Shall I inform you of a secret message? |
| Ha ullaththin aasaiyai arivikkavo | Aha, shall I declare the desire of my heart? |
| Sollavo ennendru sollavo | Shall I speak, shall I tell you what it is? |
| Oooooooh | Oooooooh |
| Male | |
| Maanikkam vaidooriyam aanipon | Rubies, cat's eye gems, and pure gold, |
| Ellaam un angam endraanatho | Did they all become your limbs? |
| Pavalaththin pettikkul thavazhum nal muththukkal | Fine pearls resting inside a box of corals, |
| Parkkal endraanatho | Did they become your teeth? |
| Male | |
| Intha maivizhi pandiyan meen kodiyo | Are these kohl-rimmed eyes the fish flag of the Pandya king? |
| Female :Ilam meen vanthu mugaththinil mithappathundo | Female: Does a young fish come and float on a face? |
| Male :Intha puruvangal serananin vil kodiyo | Male: Are these eyebrows the bow flag of the Chera king? |
| Female :Idhai veerargal kaigalil valaippathundo | Female: Do warriors bend these with their hands? |
| Male | |
| Un ezhil nadai sozhanin pulikkodiyo | Is your graceful walk the tiger flag of the Chola king? |
| Female :En inaththaval puliyaiyum virattalaiyo | Female: Didn't a woman of my clan chase away a tiger? |
| Male :Nee aasaiyillaatha penn magalo | Male: Are you a woman devoid of any desire? |
| Female :Un aasaikku kaaranam en azhago | Female: Is my beauty the cause of your desire? |
| Male | |
| Unakkoru vishayam therivikkavo | Shall I inform you of a secret message? |
| Female :Ha ullaththin aasaiyai arivikkavo | Female: Aha, shall I declare the desire of my heart? |
| Both :Sollavo ennendru sollavo | Both: Shall I speak, shall I tell you what it is? |
உனக்கொரு விஷயம் தெரிவிக்கவோ
உனக்கொரு விஷயம் தெரிவிக்கவோ
ஹ உள்ளத்தின் ஆசையை அறிவிக்கவோ
சொல்லவோ என்னென்று சொல்லவோ
ஓஓஓஓஓஓஹ் ஓஓஓஓஓஓஹ்
Shall I inform you of a secret message?
Shall I inform you of a secret message?
Aha, shall I declare the desire of my heart?
Shall I speak, shall I tell you what it is?
Oooooooh oooooooh
பல்லாக்கு என் மேனி
பட்டத்து ராஜா நீ
பக்கம் வந்தாடவோ
பொன் மஞ்சம் என் நெஞ்சம்
பூங்கன்னம் தேன் கிண்ணம்
சொந்தம் கொண்டாடவோ வா வா
My body is like a palanquin
You are the crowned king
Shall I come close and dance with you?
My heart is a golden couch
My soft cheeks are cupfuls of honey
Come, come, shall we celebrate our belonging?
உனக்கொரு விஷயம் தெரிவிக்கவோ
ஹ உள்ளத்தின் ஆசையை அறிவிக்கவோ
சொல்லவோ என்னென்று சொல்லவோ
ஓஓஓஓஓஓஹ் ஓஓஓஓஓஓஹ்
Shall I inform you of a secret message?
Aha, shall I declare the desire of my heart?
Shall I speak, shall I tell you what it is?
Oooooooh oooooooh
என் வாழ்வுக்கு நீதான் வெண்ணிலவு
வெண்ணிலவுக்கு வானம்தான் உறவு
இந்த தாமரை பூவிதழ் மலராதோ
அந்த சூரியன் சுடர் வந்து தழுவாதோ
You are the bright full moon to my life
Male: The sky alone is the rightful kin to the moon
Female: Won't the petals of this lotus flower blossom?
Male: Won't the rays of that sun come and embrace it?
உடல் கொதிக்குது குளிர்ந்திட வழி சொல்லு
குளிர் நதியினில் போய் கொஞ்சம் நீராடு
நீ ஆசையில்லாத ஆண் மகனோ
உன் ஆசைக்கு காரணம் நான்தானோ
My body is burning; tell me a way to cool down
Male: Go and bathe for a while in a cold river
Female: Are you a man devoid of any desire?
Male: Am I truly the reason behind your desire?
உனக்கொரு விஷயம் தெரிவிக்கவோ
உள்ளத்தின் ஆசையை அறிவிக்கவோ
சொல்லவோ என்னென்று சொல்லவோ
ஓஓஓஓஓஓஹ்
Shall I inform you of a secret message?
Aha, shall I declare the desire of my heart?
Shall I speak, shall I tell you what it is?
Oooooooh
மாணிக்கம் வைடூர்யம் ஆணிப்பொன்
எல்லாம் உன் அங்கம் என்றானதோ
பவளத்தின் பெட்டிக்குள் தவழும் நல்முத்துக்கள்
பற்கள் என்றானதோ
Rubies, cat's eye gems, and pure gold,
Did they all become your limbs?
Fine pearls resting inside a box of corals,
Did they become your teeth?
இந்த மைவிழி பாண்டியன் மீன் கொடியோ
இளம் மீன் வந்து முகத்தினில் மிதப்பதுண்டோ
இந்த புருவங்கள் சேரனின் வில் கொடியோ
இதை வீரர்கள் கைகளில் வளைப்பதுண்டோ
Are these kohl-rimmed eyes the fish flag of the Pandya king?
Female: Does a young fish come and float on a face?
Male: Are these eyebrows the bow flag of the Chera king?
Female: Do warriors bend these with their hands?
உன் எழில்நடை சோழனின் புலிக்கொடியோ
என் இனத்தவள் புலியையும் விரட்டலையோ
நீ ஆசையில்லாத பெண் மகளோ
உன் ஆசைக்கு காரணம் என் அழகோ
Is your graceful walk the tiger flag of the Chola king?
Female: Didn't a woman of my clan chase away a tiger?
Male: Are you a woman devoid of any desire?
Female: Is my beauty the cause of your desire?
உனக்கொரு விஷயம் தெரிவிக்கவோ
ஹ உள்ளத்தின் ஆசையை அறிவிக்கவோ
இருவர் :
சொல்லவோ என்னென்று சொல்லவோ
Shall I inform you of a secret message?
Female: Aha, shall I declare the desire of my heart?
Both: Shall I speak, shall I tell you what it is?
Unakkoru vishayam therivikkavo
Shall I inform you of a secret message?
Unakkoru vishayam therivikkavo
Shall I inform you of a secret message?
Ha ullaththin aasaiyai arivikkavo
Aha, shall I declare the desire of my heart?
Sollavo ennendru sollavo
Shall I speak, shall I tell you what it is?
Oooooooh oooooooh
Oooooooh oooooooh
Pallaakku en maeni
My body is like a palanquin
Pattaththu raja nee
You are the crowned king
Pakkam vanthaadavo
Shall I come close and dance with you?
Pon manjam en nenjam
My heart is a golden couch
Poongannam thaen kinnam
My soft cheeks are cupfuls of honey
Sontham kondaadavo vaa vaa
Come, come, shall we celebrate our belonging?
Unakkoru vishayam therivikkavo
Shall I inform you of a secret message?
Ha ullaththin aasaiyai arivikkavo
Aha, shall I declare the desire of my heart?
Sollavo ennendru sollavo
Shall I speak, shall I tell you what it is?
Oooooooh oooooooh
Oooooooh oooooooh
En vaazhvukku neethaan vennilavu
You are the bright full moon to my life
Male :Vennilavukku vaanamthaan uravu
Male: The sky alone is the rightful kin to the moon
Female :Intha thaamarai poovithazh malaraatho
Female: Won't the petals of this lotus flower blossom?
Male :Antha sooriyan sudar vanthu thazhuvaatho
Male: Won't the rays of that sun come and embrace it?
Udal kodhikkuthu kulirnthida vazhi sollu
My body is burning; tell me a way to cool down
Male :Kulir nadhiyinil poe konjam neeraadu
Male: Go and bathe for a while in a cold river
Female :Nee aasaiyillaatha aan magano
Female: Are you a man devoid of any desire?
Male :Un aasaikku kaaranam naanthaano
Male: Am I truly the reason behind your desire?
Unakkoru vishayam therivikkavo
Shall I inform you of a secret message?
Ha ullaththin aasaiyai arivikkavo
Aha, shall I declare the desire of my heart?
Sollavo ennendru sollavo
Shall I speak, shall I tell you what it is?
Oooooooh
Oooooooh
Maanikkam vaidooriyam aanipon
Rubies, cat's eye gems, and pure gold,
Ellaam un angam endraanatho
Did they all become your limbs?
Pavalaththin pettikkul thavazhum nal muththukkal
Fine pearls resting inside a box of corals,
Parkkal endraanatho
Did they become your teeth?
Intha maivizhi pandiyan meen kodiyo
Are these kohl-rimmed eyes the fish flag of the Pandya king?
Female :Ilam meen vanthu mugaththinil mithappathundo
Female: Does a young fish come and float on a face?
Male :Intha puruvangal serananin vil kodiyo
Male: Are these eyebrows the bow flag of the Chera king?
Female :Idhai veerargal kaigalil valaippathundo
Female: Do warriors bend these with their hands?
Un ezhil nadai sozhanin pulikkodiyo
Is your graceful walk the tiger flag of the Chola king?
Female :En inaththaval puliyaiyum virattalaiyo
Female: Didn't a woman of my clan chase away a tiger?
Male :Nee aasaiyillaatha penn magalo
Male: Are you a woman devoid of any desire?
Female :Un aasaikku kaaranam en azhago
Female: Is my beauty the cause of your desire?
Unakkoru vishayam therivikkavo
Shall I inform you of a secret message?
Female :Ha ullaththin aasaiyai arivikkavo
Female: Aha, shall I declare the desire of my heart?
Both :Sollavo ennendru sollavo
Both: Shall I speak, shall I tell you what it is?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic playful duet from the film Samaiyalkaran (1974) features dynamic banter between the lovers. The heroine initiates the song expressing her romantic yearning and affection, comparing her body and features to treasures, and teasingly asking if her lover is devoid of desire. The hero playfully responds, countering her poetic metaphors with clever observations about nature and history, including references to the great Tamil dynasties (Pandya, Chera, and Chola) and traditional lore.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani / Metaphor & Simile
“Pallaakku en maeni / Pattaththu raja nee”
Compares bodily features to majestic royal palanquins (Pallaakku en maeni) and golden couches (Pon manjam en nenjam) to accentuate beauty and longing.
Historical Allusion (Muvendhar References)
“Intha maivizhi pandiyan meen kodiyo”
Incorporates historical emblems of the three Tamil dynasties: Pandya's fish flag (Meen kodiyo), Chera's bow flag (Vil kodiyo), and Chola's tiger flag (Pulikkodiyo).
Emoni / Rhyme (Amona & Ethirukai)
“Maanikkam vaidooriyam aanipon”
Usage of Tamil rhyming schemes across lines such as 'Maanikkam', 'Pavalaththin', 'Intha', enhancing rhythm and musicality.
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Trivia
The song is composed by the legendary M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Vaali. It famously features poetic wordplay referencing the iconic Three Crowned Kings of Tamilakam (Chera, Chola, and Pandya dynasties) and historical bravery legends such as the Tamil woman who chased away a tiger with a winnowing fan (Muram).
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