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Lyrics & meaning

Unna Naan Rasikka

From Kurangu Bommai · 2015

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Bobby
Music director
Ajaneesh Loknath
Movie name
Kurangu Bommai
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
22 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Unna naa rasikka
Oomaiya nadikka
Retta veshamthaan
Naan poda
Manaso siruppilla
Vayaso perumtholla
Ada da vekkathil
Naan kulikka
Kanava nesama
Na killipaarthu
Karanjae ponen
Unnaala naan
Kadavul kitta
Kadan unna vaangi
Kudukka marutha
Kadangaari naa
Unna naa rasikka
Oomaiya nadikka
Retta veshamthaan
Naan poda
Manaso siruppilla
Vayaso perumtholla
Ada da vekkathil
Naan kulikka….
Admiring you,
yet pretending to be silent,
a double role
is what I play.
My heart is like a little child,
and my age is such a big trouble,
oh my, in sweet shyness
I am completely drenched.
Is this a dream or reality?
I pinched myself to check
and simply melted away
because of you.
From God himself,
I borrowed you on loan,
and refusing to return you,
I have become a debtor.
Admiring you,
yet pretending to be silent,
a double role
is what I play.
My heart is like a little child,
and my age is such a big trouble,
oh my, in sweet shyness
I am completely drenched...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song captures a young woman's inner turmoil, innocence, and deep feelings upon falling in love. She feels as though she is playing a double life—secretly admiring her beloved while playing dumb or mute in front of others to hide her bashfulness. Her youthful age and overwhelming emotions make her feel drenched in blush and affection. She pinches herself to confirm if her love story is a dream or reality, melting at the sheer beauty of the experience. Poetically, she views her lover as a divine treasure borrowed from God, one that she stubbornly refuses to return, playfully embracing the title of a perpetual debtor to the heavens.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Ada da vekkathil Naan kulikka

Describing shyness as water in 'Vekkathil naan kulikka' (bathing in shyness) visually conveys being completely overwhelmed and immersed in bashful emotion.

Extended Metaphor

Kadavul kitta Kadan unna vaangi Kudukka marutha Kadangaari naa

The lyrics metaphorically frame love as taking a loan from God ('Kadavul kitta kadan unna vaangi') and refusing to repay it, turning the protagonist into a 'kadangaari' (debtor).

Rhetorical Question & Tactile Imagery

Kanava nesama Na killipaarthu

'Kanava nesama' questions reality vs illusion, followed by 'Na killipaarthu' (pinching oneself), which brings sensory tactile imagery into the expression of disbelief in love.

Monai / Alliteration

Kadavul kitta Kadan unna vaangi

Repetition of the initial consonant sounds like 'Ka' across consecutive lines ('Kadavul', 'Kadan', 'Kudukka', 'Kadangaari').

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Trivia

This track is featured in the critically acclaimed Tamil crime thriller 'Kurangu Bommai' (2017), directed by Nithilan Swaminathan. The film's musical score was composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath, marking his prominent debut in Tamil cinema music.

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