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 naan | On you, it is on you that I am... |
| Unmela unmela unmelathaan | On you, on you, only on you... |
| Unmelathaan unmela naan | On you, it is on you that I am... |
| Unmela unmela unmelathaan | On you, on you, only on you... |
| Male | |
| Pala kaalamthaan pala nesanthaan | For ages long, with deep affection... |
| Unmela unmela unmelathaan | On you, on you, only on you... |
| Male | |
| Naan vacha paasamthaan pothaathadi | Is the love I held not enough, my dear? |
| Poi illadi poi illadi | It's not a lie, it's not a lie... |
| Nee illaatha naanumthaan naan illadi | Without you, I am simply not myself, my dear. |
| Vanjiranthaan un thanthiranthaan | You are like a kingfish, full of clever tricks! |
| Male | |
| Unmelathaan unmela naan | On you, it is on you that I am... |
| Unmela unmela unmelathaan | On you, on you, only on you... |
| Karumpaagaththaan arumpaagaththaan | Like sweet sugarcane juice, like a tender flower bud... |
| Unmela unmela unmelathaan | On you, on you, only on you... |
| Chorus | |
| Oo….oo…oo…ooho….ho….ho…. | Oo....oo...oo...ooho....ho....ho.... |
| Male :Nee en vaazhvil varum neram | Male: The time you come into my life, |
| Thai pongalthaan | It feels like the harvest festival of Thai Pongal! |
| Santhosamthaan | It is sheer happiness! |
| Puthu kondaattamthaan | It is a brand new celebration! |
| Male | |
| Nee en vaazhvil varum neram | The time you come into my life, |
| Thai pongalthaan | It feels like the harvest festival of Thai Pongal! |
| Santhosamthaan | It is sheer happiness! |
| Puthu kondaattamthaan | It is a brand new celebration! |
| Chorus | |
| Naananaa naa naa naa naa naa | Naananaa naa naa naa naa naa |
| Male | |
| Nee en vaazhvil varum neram | The time you come into my life, |
| Thai pongalthaan | It feels like the harvest festival of Thai Pongal! |
| Santhosamthaan | It is sheer happiness! |
| Puthu kondaattamthaan | It is a brand new celebration! |
| Male | |
| Nee engu sendraakum | Wherever you may go, |
| Varuvenadi varuvenadi | I will come, my dear, I will come! |
| Sugam tharuvenadi | I will bring you joy and comfort, my dear! |
| Male | |
| Unmelathaan unmela naan | On you, it is on you that I am... |
| Unmela unmela unmelathaan | On you, on you, only on you... |
| Unmelathaan unmela naan | On you, it is on you that I am... |
| Unmela unmela unmelathaan | On you, on you, only on you... |
| Male | |
| Kannaadi munnaadi ninnaenadi | I stood before the mirror, my dear... |
| Ninnaenadi ninnaenadi | I stood, I stood, my dear... |
| Chorus | |
| Thana nana thana nana thana nana naannanaa | Thana nana thana nana thana nana naannanaa |
| Thana nana thana nana thana nana naannanaa | Thana nana thana nana thana nana naannanaa |
| Male | |
| Kaattraaga kaattraaga kalanthaayadi | You blended in like the wind, like the wind, my dear! |
| Varuvenadi anba tharuvaenadi | I will come and shower you with love, my dear! |
| Naan kannaadi munnaadi ninnaenadi | I stood before the mirror, my dear... |
| Ninnaenadi ninnaenadi | I stood, I stood, my dear... |
| Male | |
| Kaattraaga kaattraaga kalanthaayadi | You blended in like the wind, like the wind, my dear! |
| Varuvenadi anba tharuvaenadi | I will come and shower you with love, my dear! |
| Male | |
| Unmelathaan unmela naan | On you, it is on you that I am... |
| Unmela unmela unmelathaan | On you, on you, only on you... |
| Unmelathaan unmela naan | On you, it is on you that I am... |
| Unmela unmela unmelathaan | On you, on you, only on you... |
| Male | |
| Kadalilla naan karaiyilladi | Without the ocean, I am like a shoreless land, my dear! |
| Nee illaatha naanumthaan naan illadi | Without you, I am simply not myself, my dear! |
| Male | |
| Unmelathaan unmela naan | On you, it is on you that I am... |
| Unmela unmela unmelathaan | On you, on you, only on you... |
உன்மேலதான் உன்மேல நான்
உன்மேல உன்மேல உன்மேலதான்
உன்மேலதான் உன்மேல நான்
உன்மேல உன்மேல உன்மேலதான்
On you, it is on you that I am...
On you, on you, only on you...
On you, it is on you that I am...
On you, on you, only on you...
பலகாலம்தான் பல நேசந்தன்
உன்மேல உன்மேல உன்மேலதான்
For ages long, with deep affection...
On you, on you, only on you...
நான் வச்ச பாசம்தான் போதாதடி
பொய் இல்லடி பொய் இல்லடி
நீ இல்லாத நானும்தான் நான் இல்லடி
வஞ்சிரந்தான் உன் தந்திரந்தான்
Is the love I held not enough, my dear?
It's not a lie, it's not a lie...
Without you, I am simply not myself, my dear.
You are like a kingfish, full of clever tricks!
உன்மேலதான் உன்மேல நான்
உன்மேல உன்மேல உன்மேலதான்
கரும்பாகத்தான் அரும்பகாதான்
உன்மேல உன்மேல உன்மேலதான்
On you, it is on you that I am...
On you, on you, only on you...
Like sweet sugarcane juice, like a tender flower bud...
On you, on you, only on you...
ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ....ஓஓஹோ.....ஹோ.....ஹோ....
நீ என் வாழ்வில் வரும் நேரம்
தைப் பொங்கல்தான்
சந்தோஷம்தான்
புது கொண்டாட்டம்தான்
Oo....oo...oo...ooho....ho....ho....
Male: The time you come into my life,
It feels like the harvest festival of Thai Pongal!
It is sheer happiness!
It is a brand new celebration!
நீ என் வாழ்வில் வரும் நேரம்
தைப் பொங்கல்தான்
சந்தோஷம்தான்
புது கொண்டாட்டம்தான்
The time you come into my life,
It feels like the harvest festival of Thai Pongal!
It is sheer happiness!
It is a brand new celebration!
நானனா னா னா னா னா னா
Naananaa naa naa naa naa naa
நீ என் வாழ்வில் வரும் நேரம்
தைப் பொங்கல்தான்
சந்தோஷம்தான்
புது கொண்டாட்டம்தான்
The time you come into my life,
It feels like the harvest festival of Thai Pongal!
It is sheer happiness!
It is a brand new celebration!
நீ எங்கு சென்றாலும்
வருவேனடி வருவேனடி
சுகம் தருவேனடி
Wherever you may go,
I will come, my dear, I will come!
I will bring you joy and comfort, my dear!
உன்மேலதான் உன்மேல நான்
உன்மேல உன்மேல உன்மேலதான்
உன்மேலதான் உன்மேல நான்
உன்மேல உன்மேல உன்மேலதான்
On you, it is on you that I am...
On you, on you, only on you...
On you, it is on you that I am...
On you, on you, only on you...
கண்ணாடி முன்னாடி நின்னேனடி
நின்னேனடி நின்னேனடி
I stood before the mirror, my dear...
I stood, I stood, my dear...
தன நன தன நன தன நன னான்ன்னா
தனநன தன நன தன நன னான்ன்னா
Thana nana thana nana thana nana naannanaa
Thana nana thana nana thana nana naannanaa
காற்றோடு காற்றாக கலந்தாயடி
வருவெனடி அன்ப தருவெனடி
நான் கண்ணாடி முன்னாடி நின்னேன்டி
நின்னேனடி நின்னேனடி
You blended in like the wind, like the wind, my dear!
I will come and shower you with love, my dear!
I stood before the mirror, my dear...
I stood, I stood, my dear...
காற்றோடு காற்றாக கலந்தாயடி
வருவெனடி அன்ப தருவெனடி
You blended in like the wind, like the wind, my dear!
I will come and shower you with love, my dear!
உன்மேலதான் உன்மேல நான்
உன்மேல உன்மேல உன்மேலதான்
உன்மேலதான் உன்மேல நான்
உன்மேல உன்மேல உன்மேலதான்
On you, it is on you that I am...
On you, on you, only on you...
On you, it is on you that I am...
On you, on you, only on you...
கடலில்ல நான் கரையில்லடி
நீ இல்லாத நானும்தான் நான் இல்லடி
Without the ocean, I am like a shoreless land, my dear!
Without you, I am simply not myself, my dear!
உன்மேலதான் உன்மேல நான்
உன்மேல உன்மேல உன்மேலதான்
On you, it is on you that I am...
On you, on you, only on you...
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Unmelathaan unmela naan
On you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaan
On you, on you, only on you...
Unmelathaan unmela naan
On you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaan
On you, on you, only on you...
Pala kaalamthaan pala nesanthaan
For ages long, with deep affection...
Unmela unmela unmelathaan
On you, on you, only on you...
Naan vacha paasamthaan pothaathadi
Is the love I held not enough, my dear?
Poi illadi poi illadi
It's not a lie, it's not a lie...
Nee illaatha naanumthaan naan illadi
Without you, I am simply not myself, my dear.
Vanjiranthaan un thanthiranthaan
You are like a kingfish, full of clever tricks!
Unmelathaan unmela naan
On you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaan
On you, on you, only on you...
Karumpaagaththaan arumpaagaththaan
Like sweet sugarcane juice, like a tender flower bud...
Unmela unmela unmelathaan
On you, on you, only on you...
Oo….oo…oo…ooho….ho….ho….
Oo....oo...oo...ooho....ho....ho....
Male :Nee en vaazhvil varum neram
Male: The time you come into my life,
Thai pongalthaan
It feels like the harvest festival of Thai Pongal!
Santhosamthaan
It is sheer happiness!
Puthu kondaattamthaan
It is a brand new celebration!
Nee en vaazhvil varum neram
The time you come into my life,
Thai pongalthaan
It feels like the harvest festival of Thai Pongal!
Santhosamthaan
It is sheer happiness!
Puthu kondaattamthaan
It is a brand new celebration!
Naananaa naa naa naa naa naa
Naananaa naa naa naa naa naa
Nee en vaazhvil varum neram
The time you come into my life,
Thai pongalthaan
It feels like the harvest festival of Thai Pongal!
Santhosamthaan
It is sheer happiness!
Puthu kondaattamthaan
It is a brand new celebration!
Nee engu sendraakum
Wherever you may go,
Varuvenadi varuvenadi
I will come, my dear, I will come!
Sugam tharuvenadi
I will bring you joy and comfort, my dear!
Unmelathaan unmela naan
On you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaan
On you, on you, only on you...
Unmelathaan unmela naan
On you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaan
On you, on you, only on you...
Kannaadi munnaadi ninnaenadi
I stood before the mirror, my dear...
Ninnaenadi ninnaenadi
I stood, I stood, my dear...
Thana nana thana nana thana nana naannanaa
Thana nana thana nana thana nana naannanaa
Thana nana thana nana thana nana naannanaa
Thana nana thana nana thana nana naannanaa
Kaattraaga kaattraaga kalanthaayadi
You blended in like the wind, like the wind, my dear!
Varuvenadi anba tharuvaenadi
I will come and shower you with love, my dear!
Naan kannaadi munnaadi ninnaenadi
I stood before the mirror, my dear...
Ninnaenadi ninnaenadi
I stood, I stood, my dear...
Kaattraaga kaattraaga kalanthaayadi
You blended in like the wind, like the wind, my dear!
Varuvenadi anba tharuvaenadi
I will come and shower you with love, my dear!
Unmelathaan unmela naan
On you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaan
On you, on you, only on you...
Unmelathaan unmela naan
On you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaan
On you, on you, only on you...
Kadalilla naan karaiyilladi
Without the ocean, I am like a shoreless land, my dear!
Nee illaatha naanumthaan naan illadi
Without you, I am simply not myself, my dear!
Unmelathaan unmela naan
On you, it is on you that I am...
Unmela unmela unmelathaan
On 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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