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Lyrics & meaning

Unakkum Enakkum

From Manathodu Mazhaikalam · 2006

Lyricists
Not listed
Singers
Ranjith, Bobby, Priya, Reethu, Saravanan
Music director
Karthik Raja
Movie name
Manathodu Mazhaikalam
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
5 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oh ho ho…
………………………….
{Thana na thaa naa
Thanna tha na tha na…}(2)
Kalloori mannae
Sendru varugirom
Kudai viriththa maramae
Sendru varugirom
Oh hu ho… waahoo ohhh
Oh hu ho… waahoo ohhh
Unakkum enakkum
Irandaam karuvarai
Intha kalloori
Tha na tha na….
Tha naa tha naa …naaa
Siriagai viriththu
Parakkum pothu
Paravai koottai marakkaathu
Ingae vaazhntha naatkal ellaam
Endrum endrum marakkaathu
Pazhagiya nanbargalae
Engu santhippom
MoochchukkuL intha mannai
Sumanthu selgirom
Oh hu ho…Female :Waahoo ohhh
Oh hu ho…Female :Waahoo ohhh
Oh hu ho… waahoo ohhh
Oh hu ho… waahoo ohhh
{Perai sethukki vaiththa benchai
Marakka mudiyuma
Gumbalaai amarntha compound suvarai
Marakka mudiyuma } (2)
Kanakku medamai kozhi endrathai
Marakka mudiyuma
Gundu thaavani kaditham koduththathai
Marakka mudiyuma
Canteen vadaiyal
Mandai udainthathum
Kaaichchal endrathum
Lassi kudichchathum
Marakka mudiyuma
Marakka mudiyuma
Oh hu ho… waahoo ohhh
Oh hu ho… waahoo ohhh
{Gaana paadi suttriya idangal
Marakka mudiyuma
Hostel araiyil ottiya padangal
Marakka mudiyuma} (2)
Second show paarththu maatikondathai
Marakka mudiyuma
Sernthu aadiya seettu aatangal
Marakka mudiyuma
Kaadhal araiyil siragu viriththathum
Ts kamala poison kudiththathum
Marakka mudiyuma
Marakka mudiyuma
{Oh hu ho… waahoo ohhh
Oh hu ho… waahoo ohhh} (2)
Oh ho ho…
……………………………………………….
{ Thana na thaa naa
Thanna tha na tha na… } (2)
O soil of our college,
we take our leave.
O tree spreading like an umbrella,
we take our leave.
Oh hu ho… waahu ohhh
Oh hu ho… waahu ohhh
For both you and me,
a second mother's womb
is this college.
Tha na tha na…
Thaa naa thaa naa… naaa
Spreading its wings
when it flies away,
a bird never forgets its nest.
All the days we lived here,
will never, ever be forgotten.
Dearest friends we grew up with,
where will we meet again?
Inside our very breath,
we carry this soil wherever we go.
Oh hu ho… Female: Waahu ohhh
Oh hu ho… Female: Waahu ohhh
Oh hu ho… waahu ohhh
Oh hu ho… waahu ohhh
{ The benches where we carved our names,
can we ever forget them?
The compound wall where we sat as a gang,
can we ever forget it? } (2)
Calling the math genius a chicken,
can we ever forget it?
The chubby girl in a dhavani (half-sari) giving a love letter,
can we ever forget it?
A head getting cracked
by a rock-hard canteen vadai,
faking a fever
and drinking cold lassi instead,
can we ever forget it?
Can we ever forget it?
Oh hu ho… waahu ohhh
Oh hu ho… waahu ohhh
{ The places where we roamed singing gaana songs,
can we ever forget them?
The posters pasted on the hostel walls,
can we ever forget them? } (2)
Getting caught after sneaking out for a late-night movie,
can we ever forget it?
The card games we played together,
can we ever forget them?
Love spreading its wings in our rooms,
and enacting TS Kamala drinking poison,
can we ever forget it?
Can we ever forget it?
{ Oh hu ho… waahu ohhh
Oh hu ho… waahu ohhh } (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This farewell song from Manathodu Mazhaikalam captures the bittersweet nostalgia of leaving college life behind. The lyrics personify the college campus as a nurturing mother and a second womb, recounting cherished everyday memories created with lifelong friends.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Irandaam karuvarai / Intha kalloori

The college is metaphorically referred to as 'Irandaam Karuvarai' (a second womb) that nurtured the students.

Analogy

Siriagai viriththu / Parakkum pothu / Paravai koottai marakkaathu

Students leaving college are compared to birds flying away from their nest while retaining memories of their home.

Rhetorical Question (Anaphora)

Marakka mudiyuma

Repetition of 'Marakka mudiyuma' (Can it ever be forgotten?) emphasizes the unforgettable nature of college memories.

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Trivia

The film Manathodu Mazhaikalam (2006) features music composed by Karthik Raja, with lyrics penned by Na. Muthukumar. The song is a popular anthem sung during college graduation and farewell functions in Tamil Nadu.

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