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Lyrics & meaning

Unmelathaan Unmelathaan

From Lara (2025) · 2025

Lyricist
M. Karthikesan
Singer
Velmurugan
Music director
Raghu Sravan Kumar
Details
Lara (2025)2025

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Unmelathaan unmela naanOn you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaanOn you, on you, only on you...
Unmelathaan unmela naanOn you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaanOn you, on you, only on you...
Male
Pala kaalamthaan pala nesanthaanFor ages long, with deep affection...
Unmela unmela unmelathaanOn you, on you, only on you...
Male
Naan vacha paasamthaan pothaathadiIs the love I held not enough, my dear?
Poi illadi poi illadiIt's not a lie, it's not a lie...
Nee illaatha naanumthaan naan illadiWithout you, I am simply not myself, my dear.
Vanjiranthaan un thanthiranthaanYou are like a kingfish, full of clever tricks!
Male
Unmelathaan unmela naanOn you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaanOn you, on you, only on you...
Karumpaagaththaan arumpaagaththaanLike sweet sugarcane juice, like a tender flower bud...
Unmela unmela unmelathaanOn you, on you, only on you...
Chorus
Oo….oo…oo…ooho….ho….ho….Oo....oo...oo...ooho....ho....ho....
Male :Nee en vaazhvil varum neramMale: The time you come into my life,
Thai pongalthaanIt feels like the harvest festival of Thai Pongal!
SanthosamthaanIt is sheer happiness!
Puthu kondaattamthaanIt is a brand new celebration!
Male
Nee en vaazhvil varum neramThe time you come into my life,
Thai pongalthaanIt feels like the harvest festival of Thai Pongal!
SanthosamthaanIt is sheer happiness!
Puthu kondaattamthaanIt is a brand new celebration!
Chorus
Naananaa naa naa naa naa naaNaananaa naa naa naa naa naa
Male
Nee en vaazhvil varum neramThe time you come into my life,
Thai pongalthaanIt feels like the harvest festival of Thai Pongal!
SanthosamthaanIt is sheer happiness!
Puthu kondaattamthaanIt is a brand new celebration!
Male
Nee engu sendraakumWherever you may go,
Varuvenadi varuvenadiI will come, my dear, I will come!
Sugam tharuvenadiI will bring you joy and comfort, my dear!
Male
Unmelathaan unmela naanOn you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaanOn you, on you, only on you...
Unmelathaan unmela naanOn you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaanOn you, on you, only on you...
Male
Kannaadi munnaadi ninnaenadiI stood before the mirror, my dear...
Ninnaenadi ninnaenadiI stood, I stood, my dear...
Chorus
Thana nana thana nana thana nana naannanaaThana nana thana nana thana nana naannanaa
Thana nana thana nana thana nana naannanaaThana nana thana nana thana nana naannanaa
Male
Kaattraaga kaattraaga kalanthaayadiYou blended in like the wind, like the wind, my dear!
Varuvenadi anba tharuvaenadiI will come and shower you with love, my dear!
Naan kannaadi munnaadi ninnaenadiI stood before the mirror, my dear...
Ninnaenadi ninnaenadiI stood, I stood, my dear...
Male
Kaattraaga kaattraaga kalanthaayadiYou blended in like the wind, like the wind, my dear!
Varuvenadi anba tharuvaenadiI will come and shower you with love, my dear!
Male
Unmelathaan unmela naanOn you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaanOn you, on you, only on you...
Unmelathaan unmela naanOn you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaanOn you, on you, only on you...
Male
Kadalilla naan karaiyilladiWithout the ocean, I am like a shoreless land, my dear!
Nee illaatha naanumthaan naan illadiWithout you, I am simply not myself, my dear!
Male
Unmelathaan unmela naanOn you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaanOn you, on you, only on you...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Unmelathaan' from the 2025 film Lara is a energetic folk-infused love track composed by Raghu Sravan Kumar and sung by folk singer Velmurugan. The lyrics by M. Karthikesan express the protagonist's unyielding devotion and obsessive affection for his beloved. He compares her presence in his life to festive occasions like Thai Pongal and equates her absence to an ocean without a shore, emphasizing how incomplete he feels without her. Throughout the song, he reassures her that his love is sincere, tender, and everlasting, promising to follow her anywhere to bring her joy. Velmurugan's spirited vocal performance gives the song a rooted, traditional Tamil folk flavor while capturing the raw enthusiasm of romantic passion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile / Metaphor)

Nee en vaazhvil varum neram / Thai pongalthaan

Compares the beloved's arrival in life to the auspicious festival of Thai Pongal and new celebration ('Thai pongalthaan / Santhosamthaan / Puthu kondaattamthaan').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Kannaadi munnaadi ninnaenadi

Rhyming of the second letter 'n' across lines ('Kannaadi' / 'Ninnaenadi').

Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Unmela unmela unmelathaan

Repeated words 'Unmela unmela' to emphasize intense focus and affection on the beloved.

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Trivia

sung by popular Tamil folk vocalist Velmurugan, known for delivering high-energy folk chartbusters across Tamil cinema. The song features music composed by Raghu Sravan Kumar for the 2025 film Lara.

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