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Lyrics & meaning

Unn Kanakku Thaan

From Raja Kaiya Vacha · 1990

Lyricist
Piraisoodan
Singer
Mano
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Raja Kaiya Vacha
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
27 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa
Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam
Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa
Raajaa un melae ho kaiya vechaa ho
Raajaathi nee ho achaa achaa ho yammaa yammaa
Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa
Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam
Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa
Ucharikkum un peyarai
Echil enum mai eduthu
Achadichu vechirukken naakkilae
Kattazhagu pettagathai kitta vandhu katta katta
Kobam vandhu ninnadhenna mookkilae
Kaalai maalai raathiri kaadhal noyil vaaduren
Aasai ennum noolilae bommai pola aaduren
Aathi athi poo nee thaan thitthippu
Theeyaa pathi kollumaa yammaa yammaa
Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa
Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam
Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa
Raajaa un melae ho kaiya vechaa ho
Raajaathi nee ho achaa achaa ho yammaa yammaa
Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa
Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam
Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa
Pallavikku mettu katti
Mathalathai mella thatti
Maedai ittu paada vandha paadagan
Poi alandhu solli cholli
Pen manadhai killi killi
Kai anaindhu nirkkum indha kaadhalan
Ooru maari ooru naan odi vandha kaaranam
Nee irukkum boomi thaan naan vanangum aalayam
Aathi athi poo nee thaan thitthippu
Theeyaa pathi kollumaa yammaa yammaa
Un kanakku thaan thappaachaiyaa
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhaiyaa
Un kanakku thaan thappaachaiyaa
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhaiyaa
Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa
Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam
Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa
Raajaa un melae ho kaiya vechaa ho
Raajaathi nee ho achaa achaa ho yammaa yammaa
Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa
Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam
Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa
Your calculation went wrong, girl!
Hey, my calculation never goes wrong, girl!
One's handwriting might go wrong,
but can our destiny ever go wrong?
If Raja lays his hand on you,
you'll be all right, my princess, oh my, oh my!
Your calculation went wrong, girl!
Hey, my calculation never goes wrong, girl!
One's handwriting might go wrong,
but can our destiny ever go wrong?
To constantly utter your name,
using saliva as ink,
I have imprinted it upon my tongue!
When I come close to embrace this treasure chest of beauty,
why does anger flare up on the tip of your nose?
Morning, evening, and night, I wither in lovesickness,
dancing like a puppet on the string of desire.
Oh my, you are sweet like a rare fig blossom!
Won't passion catch fire like a flame, oh my, oh my!
Your calculation went wrong, girl!
Hey, my calculation never goes wrong, girl!
One's handwriting might go wrong,
but can our destiny ever go wrong?
If Raja lays his hand on you,
you'll be all right, my princess, oh my, oh my!
Your calculation went wrong, girl!
Hey, my calculation never goes wrong, girl!
One's handwriting might go wrong,
but can our destiny ever go wrong?
Setting a tune for the verse,
softly tapping on the drum,
here is a singer who came on stage to perform.
Spinning clever little lies,
pinching and teasing a woman's heart,
here stands this lover, trying his luck!
The reason I came running from town to town
is that the ground where you live is the temple I worship.
Oh my, you are sweet like a rare fig blossom!
Won't passion catch fire like a flame, oh my, oh my!
Your calculation went wrong, mister!
Hey, my calculation never goes wrong, mister!
Your calculation went wrong, mister!
Hey, my calculation never goes wrong, mister!
Your calculation went wrong, girl!
Hey, my calculation never goes wrong, girl!
One's handwriting might go wrong,
but can our destiny ever go wrong?
If Raja lays his hand on you,
you'll be all right, my princess, oh my, oh my!
Your calculation went wrong, girl!
Hey, my calculation never goes wrong, girl!
One's handwriting might go wrong,
but can our destiny ever go wrong?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and romantic track centers around a confident lover proclaiming his unwavering belief in fate and love. He playfully tells his beloved that while human handwriting or calculations may fail, the grand design of destiny never errs. He compares his affection to an indelible mark printed on his tongue and describes himself as a puppet dancing to the tune of love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emonai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam / Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa

Rhyming of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines ('kanakku' and 'kanakku', 'Kaiyezhuthu' and 'thalaiyezhuthu').

Simile (Upamai)

Aasai ennum noolilae bommai pola aaduren

Comparing the lover's helpless state of passion to a puppet tied to a string.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Echil enum mai eduthu / Achadichu vechirukken naakkilae

Describing saliva as ink and the tongue as a printing surface to express indelible devotion.

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Trivia

This track features playful wordplay contrasting 'Kaiyezhuthu' (handwriting/signature) with 'Thalaiyezhuthu' (destiny/fate written on the forehead), a popular idiom in Tamil lyrical tradition used to emphasize inescapable destiny.

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