Ungu Ungu Ungu
From Karthigai Deepam · 1965
- Lyricist
- Aalangudi Somu
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- R. Sudharsanam
- Details
- Karthigai Deepam1965
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ungu ungu | Eat, eat (baby coaxing sound) |
| Ungu unnada selvamae | Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure |
| Ungu unnada selvamae | Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure |
| Sangilae un panghu oorudhu | Your share of milk flows from the conch feeder |
| Ungu unnada selvamae | Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure |
| Sangilae un panghu oorudhu | Your share of milk flows from the conch feeder |
| Ungu unnada selvamae | Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure |
| Female | |
| Thangha veenaiyae thamizhin oosaiyae | Oh golden veena, oh sweet sound of Tamil |
| Thavazhum podhigaiyin thendrale | Oh gentle breeze crawling over the Pothigai hills |
| Thangha veenaiyae thamizhin oosaiyae | Oh golden veena, oh sweet sound of Tamil |
| Thavazhum podhigaiyin thendrale | Oh gentle breeze crawling over the Pothigai hills |
| Thaayin mananili therindha pinnum | Even after knowing your mother's yearning heart |
| Thaamadham seiyaadhae kannae | Do not delay any longer, my beloved child |
| Female | |
| Ungu …ungu unnada selvamae | Eat... eat, eat your food, my precious treasure |
| Sangilae un panghu oorudhu | Your share of milk flows from the conch feeder |
| Ungu unnada selvamae | Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure |
| Female | |
| Sengarumbhin vaai thirandhu | Opening the sweet sugarcane-like mouth |
| Sidharum mazhalai thaen surandhu | Overflowing with honeyed baby babble |
| Sengarumbhin vaai thirandhu | Opening the sweet sugarcane-like mouth |
| Sidharum mazhalai thaen surandhu | Overflowing with honeyed baby babble |
| Anga thamarai vaadumunnae | Before your lotus-like body gets tired |
| Amudham unnadaa endhan kannae | Come eat this nectar, my darling child |
| Female | |
| Ungu …ungu unnada selvamae | Eat... eat, eat your food, my precious treasure |
| Sangilae un panghu oorudhu | Your share of milk flows from the conch feeder |
| Ungu unnada selvamae | Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure |
| Female | |
| Vennilaavai paada solven | I will ask the white moon to sing for you |
| Veesum thendralai aada seiven | I will make the blowing breeze dance for you |
| Vennilaavai paada solven | I will ask the white moon to sing for you |
| Veesum thendralai aada seiven | I will make the blowing breeze dance for you |
| Kannae munnavar veeram valartha | My child, I shall tell you all the stories |
| Kadhaigal yaavaiyum unakku solven | Of the valor cultivated by our forefathers |
| Female | |
| Ungu …ungu unnada selvamae | Eat... eat, eat your food, my precious treasure |
| Sangilae un panghu oorudhu | Your share of milk flows from the conch feeder |
| Ungu unnada selvamae | Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure |
உங்கு உங்கு
உங்கு உண்ணடா செல்வமே
உங்கு உண்ணடா செல்வமே
சங்கிலே உன் பங்கு ஊறுது
உங்கு உண்ணடா செல்வமே
சங்கிலே உன் பங்கு ஊறுது
உங்கு உண்ணடா செல்வமே
Eat, eat (baby coaxing sound)
Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Your share of milk flows from the conch feeder
Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Your share of milk flows from the conch feeder
Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
தங்க வீணையே தமிழின் ஓசையே
தவழும் பொதிகையின் தென்றலே
தங்க வீணையே தமிழின் ஓசையே
தவழும் பொதிகையின் தென்றலே
தாயின் மனநிலை தெரிந்த பின்னும்
தாமதம் செய்யாதே கண்ணே
Oh golden veena, oh sweet sound of Tamil
Oh gentle breeze crawling over the Pothigai hills
Oh golden veena, oh sweet sound of Tamil
Oh gentle breeze crawling over the Pothigai hills
Even after knowing your mother's yearning heart
Do not delay any longer, my beloved child
உங்கு ...உங்கு உண்ணடா செல்வமே
சங்கிலே உன் பங்கு ஊறுது
உங்கு உண்ணடா செல்வமே
Eat... eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Your share of milk flows from the conch feeder
Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
செங்கரும்பின் வாய் திறந்து
சிதறும் மழலை தேன் சுரந்து
செங்கரும்பின் வாய் திறந்து
சிதறும் மழலை தேன் சுரந்து
அங்கத் தாமரை வாடுமுன்னே
அமுதம் உண்ணடா எந்தன் கண்ணே
Opening the sweet sugarcane-like mouth
Overflowing with honeyed baby babble
Opening the sweet sugarcane-like mouth
Overflowing with honeyed baby babble
Before your lotus-like body gets tired
Come eat this nectar, my darling child
உங்கு ...உங்கு உண்ணடா செல்வமே
சங்கிலே உன் பங்கு ஊறுது
உங்கு உண்ணடா செல்வமே
Eat... eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Your share of milk flows from the conch feeder
Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
வெண்ணிலாவை பாடச் சொல்வேன்
வீசும் தென்றலை ஆடச் செய்வேன்
வெண்ணிலாவை பாடச் சொல்வேன்
வீசும் தென்றலை ஆடச் செய்வேன்
கண்ணே முன்னவர் வீரம் வளர்த்த
கதைகள் யாவையும் உனக்குச் சொல்வேன்
I will ask the white moon to sing for you
I will make the blowing breeze dance for you
I will ask the white moon to sing for you
I will make the blowing breeze dance for you
My child, I shall tell you all the stories
Of the valor cultivated by our forefathers
உங்கு ...உங்கு உண்ணடா செல்வமே
சங்கிலே உன் பங்கு ஊறுது
உங்கு உண்ணடா செல்வமே
Eat... eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Your share of milk flows from the conch feeder
Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Ungu ungu
Eat, eat (baby coaxing sound)
Ungu unnada selvamae
Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Ungu unnada selvamae
Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Sangilae un panghu oorudhu
Your share of milk flows from the conch feeder
Ungu unnada selvamae
Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Sangilae un panghu oorudhu
Your share of milk flows from the conch feeder
Ungu unnada selvamae
Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Thangha veenaiyae thamizhin oosaiyae
Oh golden veena, oh sweet sound of Tamil
Thavazhum podhigaiyin thendrale
Oh gentle breeze crawling over the Pothigai hills
Thangha veenaiyae thamizhin oosaiyae
Oh golden veena, oh sweet sound of Tamil
Thavazhum podhigaiyin thendrale
Oh gentle breeze crawling over the Pothigai hills
Thaayin mananili therindha pinnum
Even after knowing your mother's yearning heart
Thaamadham seiyaadhae kannae
Do not delay any longer, my beloved child
Ungu …ungu unnada selvamae
Eat... eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Sangilae un panghu oorudhu
Your share of milk flows from the conch feeder
Ungu unnada selvamae
Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Sengarumbhin vaai thirandhu
Opening the sweet sugarcane-like mouth
Sidharum mazhalai thaen surandhu
Overflowing with honeyed baby babble
Sengarumbhin vaai thirandhu
Opening the sweet sugarcane-like mouth
Sidharum mazhalai thaen surandhu
Overflowing with honeyed baby babble
Anga thamarai vaadumunnae
Before your lotus-like body gets tired
Amudham unnadaa endhan kannae
Come eat this nectar, my darling child
Ungu …ungu unnada selvamae
Eat... eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Sangilae un panghu oorudhu
Your share of milk flows from the conch feeder
Ungu unnada selvamae
Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Vennilaavai paada solven
I will ask the white moon to sing for you
Veesum thendralai aada seiven
I will make the blowing breeze dance for you
Vennilaavai paada solven
I will ask the white moon to sing for you
Veesum thendralai aada seiven
I will make the blowing breeze dance for you
Kannae munnavar veeram valartha
My child, I shall tell you all the stories
Kadhaigal yaavaiyum unakku solven
Of the valor cultivated by our forefathers
Ungu …ungu unnada selvamae
Eat... eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Sangilae un panghu oorudhu
Your share of milk flows from the conch feeder
Ungu unnada selvamae
Eat, eat your food, my precious treasure
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic lullaby and feeding song from the 1965 film 'Karthigai Deepam' depicts a tender moment between a mother and her young child. The mother coaxes her baby to eat by showering affectionately imaginative compliments—comparing the infant to a golden veena, the sweet melody of the Tamil language, and the gentle breeze blowing from the Pothigai mountains.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thangha veenaiyae thamizhin oosaiyae”
Compares the child directly to a golden veena (musical instrument) and the divine sound of Tamil.
Simile / Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagam)
“Sengarumbhin vaai thirandhu / Anga thamarai vaadumunnae”
Compares the baby's mouth to red sugarcane ('Sengarumbu') and delicate body to a lotus flower ('Anga thamarai').
Personification
“Vennilaavai paada solven / Veesum thendralai aada seiven”
Attributes human actions such as singing to the moon and dancing to the gentle breeze.
Did you know?
Trivia
Although L. R. Eswari is widely celebrated for her high-energy, sensual, and upbeat dance numbers in Tamil cinema during the 60s and 70s, songs like 'Ungu Unnada Selvamae' showcased her remarkable versatility in delivering soft, emotive, and tender maternal lullabies.
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