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Unga Ponnaana Kaigal

From Kadhalikka Neramillai · 1964

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. B. Sreenivas
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Kadhalikka Neramillai
Movie release year
1964
Lyrics added on
19 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Unga ponnaana kaigal punnagalaamaa
Uthavikku varalaamaa…
Unga ponnaana kaigal punnagalaamaa
Uthavikku varalaamaa…
Sammadham varumaa hoooii..
Santhegam thaana..
Unga ponnaana kaigal punnagalaamaa
Uthavikku varalaamaa…
Sammadham varumaa hoooii..
Santhegam thaana..
{Selaattam kannum noolattam idaiyum
Thindaatta padalama hoi..
Thaalattum pennin poovaatam kaigal
Car otta varalama…..} (2)
Kattana meni kalangida kulungida
Velai seiyalaama
Idhu naagareegama pora vegama
Naanum varalama hoi..
Ohooo..ooo…
Unga ponnaana kaigal punnagalaamaa
Uthavikku varalaamaa…
Sammadham varumaa hoooii..
Santhegam thaana..
{Aanana padippu nee padithaalum
Athukkathu thunai venum
Kodana kodi panamirunthalum
Kumbittu vizhavenum} (2)
Konjatha kiliyum koovatha kuyilum
Ulaginil kidaiyathu
Indha kobam aagumo poga mudiyumaa
Naanthaan viduvenaa hoi..
Ohooo..ooo…
Unga ponnaana kaigal punnagalaamaa
Uthavikku varalaamaa…
Sammadham varumaa hoooii..
Santhegam thaana..
{Kannalae vaarthai sonnaalum pothum
Munnalae varuvenae hoi..
Kalyaana thaeril ullaasa ooril
Oorvalam varuvenae} (2)
{Intha aththaanai paarthu maamaa
Endraalum thudipenae} (2)
Antha velai ponathil intha sevayil
Kaalathai kazhipenae hoi…
Ohooo..ooo…
Unga ponnaana kaigal punnagalaamaa
Uthavikku varalaamaa…
Sammadham varumaa hoooii..
Santhegam thaana..
Should your golden hands get hurt?
May I come to help you?
Should your golden hands get hurt?
May I come to help you?
Will you say yes, hey?
Or are you still in doubt?
Should your golden hands get hurt?
May I come to help you?
Will you say yes, hey?
Or are you still in doubt?
With eyes as lively as fish and a waist as slender as thread,
Should you struggle like this, hey?
Should a gentle woman's flower-soft hands
Ever have to drive a car?
Should your graceful body be shaken and strained,
Doing such exhausting work?
Is this modern fashion? At the speed you are going,
May I come along too, hey?
Oho... oh...
Should your golden hands get hurt?
May I come to help you?
Will you say yes, hey?
Or are you still in doubt?
No matter how highly educated you are,
You still need a companion by your side.
Even if you possess crores upon crores of wealth,
You must still bow down and yield to love.
A parrot that does not chatter and a cuckoo that does not sing
Do not exist anywhere in this world.
Does this anger suit you? Can you really walk away?
Would I ever let you go, hey?
Oho... oh...
Should your golden hands get hurt?
May I come to help you?
Will you say yes, hey?
Or are you still in doubt?
If you just say a single word with your eyes,
I will instantly appear right before you, hey!
On a wedding chariot, through a cheerful town,
I will ride in procession with you!
Even if you look at this lover of yours and tease him as 'Mama',
My heart will still flutter with joy!
Now that my old job is gone, in this sweet service of loving you,
I will gladly spend all my days, hey!
Oho... oh...
Should your golden hands get hurt?
May I come to help you?
Will you say yes, hey?
Or are you still in doubt?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Unga Ponnaana Kaigal' is a playful romantic duet from the iconic 1964 Tamil romantic comedy 'Kadhalikka Neramillai'. In the song, the hero humorously offers to assist his beloved, arguing that her delicate flower-like hands and slender form are meant for affection rather than hard labor like driving a car. He lightly critiques modern fast-paced living while reminding her that wealth and education mean little without love and companionship. The heroine responds playfully, resulting in a sweet exchange about courtship, marriage, and spending their lives together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Selaattam kannum noolattam idaiyum”

Compares her eyes to fish (Selaattam) and her waist to a thin thread (noolattam).

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Unga ponnaana kaigal punnagalaamaa”

Refers to her hands as golden (ponnaana kaigal) and flower-like (poovaatam kaigal).

Ethirayi / Monai (Alliteration & Rhyme)

“Konjatha kiliyum koovatha kuyilum”

Use of matching initial and secondary consonant sounds in 'Konjatha kiliyum koovatha kuyilum' for musical rhythm.

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Trivia

Composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy with lyrics by Kannadasan, 'Kadhalikka Neramillai' (1964) is considered a landmark romantic comedy in Tamil cinema. The song features vocals by P. B. Sreenivas and P. Susheela, picturized on Ravichandran/Muthuraman and Kanchana.

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