Unn Kanakku Thaan
From Raja Kaiya Vacha · 1990
- Lyricist
- Piraisoodan
- Singer
- Mano
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Raja Kaiya Vacha1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa | Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady |
| Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa | Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady |
| Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam | A handwriting/signature can go wrong |
| Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa | But can destiny/fate go wrong? |
| Raajaa un melae ho kaiya vechaa ho | If Raja places his hand on you |
| Raajaathi nee ho achaa achaa ho yammaa yammaa | You will become a queen, good good, oh my oh my |
| Male | |
| Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa | Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady |
| Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa | Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady |
| Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam | A handwriting/signature can go wrong |
| Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa | But can destiny/fate go wrong? |
| Male | |
| Ucharikkum un peyarai | To pronounce your name |
| Echil enum mai eduthu | Using saliva as ink |
| Achadichu vechirukken naakkilae | I have printed it on my tongue |
| Kattazhagu pettagathai kitta vandhu katta katta | As I come closer to embrace the treasury of beauty |
| Kobam vandhu ninnadhenna mookkilae | Why has anger perched on your nose? |
| Kaalai maalai raathiri kaadhal noyil vaaduren | Morning, evening, and night, I wither from love-sickness |
| Aasai ennum noolilae bommai pola aaduren | I dance like a puppet on the string called desire |
| Aathi athi poo nee thaan thitthippu | Goodness, you are a sweet fig blossom |
| Theeyaa pathi kollumaa yammaa yammaa | Will it catch fire and burn, oh my oh my |
| Male | |
| Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa | Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady |
| Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa | Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady |
| Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam | A handwriting/signature can go wrong |
| Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa | But can destiny/fate go wrong? |
| Raajaa un melae ho kaiya vechaa ho | If Raja places his hand on you |
| Raajaathi nee ho achaa achaa ho yammaa yammaa | You will become a queen, good good, oh my oh my |
| Male | |
| Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa | Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady |
| Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa | Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady |
| Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam | A handwriting/signature can go wrong |
| Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa | But can destiny/fate go wrong? |
| Male | |
| Pallavikku mettu katti | Setting a melody for the refrain |
| Mathalathai mella thatti | Gently beating the drum |
| Maedai ittu paada vandha paadagan | The singer who stepped onto the stage to sing |
| Poi alandhu solli cholli | Telling lies endlessly |
| Pen manadhai killi killi | Teasing and pinching a woman's heart |
| Kai anaindhu nirkkum indha kaadhalan | This lover stands with joined hands |
| Ooru maari ooru naan odi vandha kaaranam | The reason I ran across towns |
| Nee irukkum boomi thaan naan vanangum aalayam | The land where you reside is the temple I worship |
| Aathi athi poo nee thaan thitthippu | Goodness, you are a sweet fig blossom |
| Theeyaa pathi kollumaa yammaa yammaa | Will it catch fire and burn, oh my oh my |
| Female | |
| Un kanakku thaan thappaachaiyaa | Your calculation has gone wrong, sir |
| Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhaiyaa | Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, sir |
| Un kanakku thaan thappaachaiyaa | Your calculation has gone wrong, sir |
| Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhaiyaa | Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, sir |
| Male | |
| Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa | Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady |
| Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa | Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady |
| Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam | A handwriting/signature can go wrong |
| Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa | But can destiny/fate go wrong? |
| Raajaa un melae ho kaiya vechaa ho | If Raja places his hand on you |
| Raajaathi nee ho achaa achaa ho yammaa yammaa | You will become a queen, good good, oh my oh my |
| Male | |
| Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa | Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady |
| Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa | Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady |
| Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam | A handwriting/signature can go wrong |
| Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa | But can destiny/fate go wrong? |
உன் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாச்சம்மா
அட என் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாதம்மா
கையெழுத்துத்தான் தப்பாகலாம்
அடி தலையெழுத்துத்தான் தப்பாகுமா
ராஜா உன் மேலே ஹோ கைய வெச்சா ஹோ
ராஜாத்தி நீ ஹோ அச்சா அச்சா ஹோ யம்மா யம்மா
Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady
A handwriting/signature can go wrong
But can destiny/fate go wrong?
If Raja places his hand on you
You will become a queen, good good, oh my oh my
உன் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாச்சம்மா
அட என் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாதம்மா
கையெழுத்துத்தான் தப்பாகலாம்
அடி தலையெழுத்துத்தான் தப்பாகுமா
Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady
A handwriting/signature can go wrong
But can destiny/fate go wrong?
உச்சரிக்கும் உன் பெயரை
எச்சில் எனும் மை எடுத்து
அச்சடிச்சு வெச்சிருக்கேன் நாக்கிலே
கட்டழகு பெட்டகத்தை கிட்ட வந்து கட்டக் கட்ட
கோபம் வந்து நின்னதென்ன மூக்கிலே
காலை மாலை ராத்திரி காதல் நோயில் வாடுறேன்
ஆசை என்னும் நூலிலே பொம்மை போல ஆடுறேன்
ஆத்தி அத்திப் பூ நீ தான் தித்திப்பு
தீயா பத்திக் கொள்ளு மா யம்மா யம்மா
To pronounce your name
Using saliva as ink
I have printed it on my tongue
As I come closer to embrace the treasury of beauty
Why has anger perched on your nose?
Morning, evening, and night, I wither from love-sickness
I dance like a puppet on the string called desire
Goodness, you are a sweet fig blossom
Will it catch fire and burn, oh my oh my
உன் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாச்சம்மா
அட என் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாதம்மா
கையெழுத்துத்தான் தப்பாகலாம்
அடி தலையெழுத்துத்தான் தப்பாகுமா
ராஜா உன் மேலே ஹோ கைய வெச்சா ஹோ
ராஜாத்தி நீ ஹோ அச்சா அச்சா ஹோ யம்மா யம்மா
Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady
A handwriting/signature can go wrong
But can destiny/fate go wrong?
If Raja places his hand on you
You will become a queen, good good, oh my oh my
உன் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாச்சம்மா
அட என் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாதம்மா
கையெழுத்துத்தான் தப்பாகலாம்
அடி தலையெழுத்துத்தான் தப்பாகுமா
Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady
A handwriting/signature can go wrong
But can destiny/fate go wrong?
பல்லவிக்கு மெட்டுக் கட்டி
மத்தளத்தை மெல்லத் தட்டி
மேடை இட்டுப் பாட வந்த பாடகன்
பொய் அளந்து சொல்லிச் சொல்லி
பெண் மனதை கிள்ளிக் கிள்ளி
கை அளந்து நிற்கும் இந்தக் காதலன்
ஊரு மாறி ஊரு நான் ஓடி வந்த காரணம்
நீ இருக்கும் பூமிதான் நான் வணங்கும் ஆலயம்
ஆத்தி அத்திப் பூ நீதான் தித்திப்பு
தீயா பத்திக் கொள்ளுமா யம்மா யம்மா
Setting a melody for the refrain
Gently beating the drum
The singer who stepped onto the stage to sing
Telling lies endlessly
Teasing and pinching a woman's heart
This lover stands with joined hands
The reason I ran across towns
The land where you reside is the temple I worship
Goodness, you are a sweet fig blossom
Will it catch fire and burn, oh my oh my
உன் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாச்சய்யா
அட என் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாதய்யா
உன் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாச்சய்யா
அட என் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாதய்யா
Your calculation has gone wrong, sir
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, sir
Your calculation has gone wrong, sir
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, sir
உன் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாச்சம்மா
அட என் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாதம்மா
கையெழுத்துத்தான் தப்பாகலாம்
அடி தலையெழுத்துத்தான் தப்பாகுமா
ராஜா உன் மேலே ஹோ கைய வெச்சா ஹோ
ராஜாத்தி நீ ஹோ அச்சா அச்சா ஹோ யம்மா யம்மா
Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady
A handwriting/signature can go wrong
But can destiny/fate go wrong?
If Raja places his hand on you
You will become a queen, good good, oh my oh my
உன் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாச்சம்மா
அட என் கணக்குத்தான் தப்பாதம்மா
கையெழுத்துத்தான் தப்பாகலாம்
அடி தலையெழுத்துத்தான் தப்பாகுமா
Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady
A handwriting/signature can go wrong
But can destiny/fate go wrong?
Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa
Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady
Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam
A handwriting/signature can go wrong
Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa
But can destiny/fate go wrong?
Raajaa un melae ho kaiya vechaa ho
If Raja places his hand on you
Raajaathi nee ho achaa achaa ho yammaa yammaa
You will become a queen, good good, oh my oh my
Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa
Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady
Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam
A handwriting/signature can go wrong
Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa
But can destiny/fate go wrong?
Ucharikkum un peyarai
To pronounce your name
Echil enum mai eduthu
Using saliva as ink
Achadichu vechirukken naakkilae
I have printed it on my tongue
Kattazhagu pettagathai kitta vandhu katta katta
As I come closer to embrace the treasury of beauty
Kobam vandhu ninnadhenna mookkilae
Why has anger perched on your nose?
Kaalai maalai raathiri kaadhal noyil vaaduren
Morning, evening, and night, I wither from love-sickness
Aasai ennum noolilae bommai pola aaduren
I dance like a puppet on the string called desire
Aathi athi poo nee thaan thitthippu
Goodness, you are a sweet fig blossom
Theeyaa pathi kollumaa yammaa yammaa
Will it catch fire and burn, oh my oh my
Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa
Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady
Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam
A handwriting/signature can go wrong
Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa
But can destiny/fate go wrong?
Raajaa un melae ho kaiya vechaa ho
If Raja places his hand on you
Raajaathi nee ho achaa achaa ho yammaa yammaa
You will become a queen, good good, oh my oh my
Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa
Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady
Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam
A handwriting/signature can go wrong
Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa
But can destiny/fate go wrong?
Pallavikku mettu katti
Setting a melody for the refrain
Mathalathai mella thatti
Gently beating the drum
Maedai ittu paada vandha paadagan
The singer who stepped onto the stage to sing
Poi alandhu solli cholli
Telling lies endlessly
Pen manadhai killi killi
Teasing and pinching a woman's heart
Kai anaindhu nirkkum indha kaadhalan
This lover stands with joined hands
Ooru maari ooru naan odi vandha kaaranam
The reason I ran across towns
Nee irukkum boomi thaan naan vanangum aalayam
The land where you reside is the temple I worship
Aathi athi poo nee thaan thitthippu
Goodness, you are a sweet fig blossom
Theeyaa pathi kollumaa yammaa yammaa
Will it catch fire and burn, oh my oh my
Un kanakku thaan thappaachaiyaa
Your calculation has gone wrong, sir
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhaiyaa
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, sir
Un kanakku thaan thappaachaiyaa
Your calculation has gone wrong, sir
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhaiyaa
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, sir
Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa
Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady
Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam
A handwriting/signature can go wrong
Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa
But can destiny/fate go wrong?
Raajaa un melae ho kaiya vechaa ho
If Raja places his hand on you
Raajaathi nee ho achaa achaa ho yammaa yammaa
You will become a queen, good good, oh my oh my
Un kanakku thaan thappaachammaa
Your calculation has gone wrong, my lady
Ada en kanakku thaan thappaadhammaa
Oh, my calculation will never go wrong, my lady
Kaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagalaam
A handwriting/signature can go wrong
Adi thalaiyezhuthu thaan thappaagumaa
But can destiny/fate go wrong?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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