Unna Nenachu
From Psycho · 2019
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singer
- Sid Sriram
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Psycho2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Unna nenachu nenachu | Thinking of you repeatedly, |
| Urugi ponen mezhugaa | I melted away like wax. |
| Nenja odhachu odhachu | Kicking my heart repeatedly, |
| Parandhu pona azhagaa} (3) | O beautiful one, you flew away! |
| Male | |
| Yaaro avaloo | Who is she? |
| Enai theendum kaatrin viralo | Is she the finger of the wind touching me? |
| Yaaro avaloo | Who is she? |
| Thaalaattum thaayin kuraloo | Is she the comforting voice of a mother's lullaby? |
| Male | |
| Unna nenachu nenachu | Thinking of you repeatedly, |
| Urugi ponen mezhugaa | I melted away like wax. |
| Nenja odhachu odhachu | Kicking my heart repeatedly, |
| Parandhu pona azhagaa | O beautiful one, you flew away! |
| Male | |
| Vaasam osai | Fragrance and sound, |
| Ivai dhanae endhan uravae ..oh | Are these alone my true kin? Oh... |
| Ulagil neenda | If there is the longest night in the world, |
| Iravendraal endhan iravae | It is my night. |
| Kannae unnaal ennai kanden | My dear, because of you I found myself, |
| Kannai moodi kaadhal konden | Closing my eyes, I fell in love. |
| Male | |
| Paarvai ponaalum | Even if my sight is lost, |
| Paadhai needhanae | You are my guiding path. |
| Kaadhal thavira unnida solla | Apart from love, to tell you, |
| Edhuvum illai | I have nothing else. |
| Male | |
| Unna nenachu nenachu | Thinking of you repeatedly, |
| Urugi ponen mezhugaa | I melted away like wax. |
| Nenja odhachu odhachu | Kicking my heart repeatedly, |
| Parandhu pona azhagaa | O beautiful one, you flew away! |
| Male | |
| Ezhu vannam | Seven colors, |
| Ariyaadha ezhai ivanoo | Is he a poor man who doesn't know them? |
| Ullam thirandhu | Opening his heart, |
| Pesaadha oomai ivanoo | Is he a mute who cannot speak? |
| Kaadhil ketta vedham neeyae | You are the sacred chant heard in my ears, |
| Deivam thantha deebham neeyae | You are the divine lamp gifted by God. |
| Male | |
| Kaiyil naan yendhum | In the palm of my hands, |
| Kaadhal needhaanae | You are the very love I hold. |
| Neeyillaamal kanneerukkul | Without you, inside tears, |
| Moozhgippoven | I will drown. |
| Male | |
| Unna nenachu nenachu | Thinking of you repeatedly, |
| Urugi ponen mezhugaa | I melted away like wax. |
| Nenja odhachu odhachu | Kicking my heart repeatedly, |
| Parandhu pona azhagaa | O beautiful one, you flew away! |
| Male | |
| Yaaro avaloo | Who is she? |
| Enai theendum kaatrin viralo | Is she the finger of the wind touching me? |
| Yaaro avaloo | Who is she? |
| Thaalaattum thaayin kuraloo | Is she the comforting voice of a mother's lullaby? |
| Male | |
| Unna nenachu nenachu | Thinking of you repeatedly, |
| Urugi ponen mezhugaa | I melted away like wax. |
| Nenja odhachu odhachu | Kicking my heart repeatedly, |
| Parandhu pona azhagaa | O beautiful one, you flew away! |
உன்ன நெனச்சு நெனச்சு
உருகி போனேன் மெழுகா
நெஞ்ச ஒதைச்சு ஒதைச்சு
பறந்து போனா அழகா
Thinking of you repeatedly,
I melted away like wax.
Kicking my heart repeatedly,
O beautiful one, you flew away!
{உன்ன நெனச்சு நெனச்சு
உருகி போனேன் மெழுகா
நெஞ்ச ஒதைச்சு ஒதைச்சு
பறந்து போனா அழகா} (2)
Who is she?
Is she the finger of the wind touching me?
Who is she?
Is she the comforting voice of a mother's lullaby?
யாரோ அவளோ
எனை தீண்டும் காற்றின் விரலோ
யாரோ அவளோ
தாலாட்டும் தாயின் குரலோ
Thinking of you repeatedly,
I melted away like wax.
Kicking my heart repeatedly,
O beautiful one, you flew away!
உன்ன நெனச்சு நெனச்சு
உருகி போனேன் மெழுகா
நெஞ்ச ஒதைச்சு ஒதைச்சு
பறந்து போனா அழகா
Fragrance and sound,
Are these alone my true kin? Oh...
If there is the longest night in the world,
It is my night.
My dear, because of you I found myself,
Closing my eyes, I fell in love.
வாசம் ஓசை
இவைதானே எந்தன் உறவே....ஓ
உலகில் நீண்ட
இரவென்றால் எந்தன் இரவே
கண்ணே உன்னால் என்னை கண்டேன்
கண்ணை மூடி காதல் கொண்டேன்
Even if my sight is lost,
You are my guiding path.
Apart from love, to tell you,
I have nothing else.
பார்வை போனாலும்
பாதை நீதானே
காதல் தவிர உன்னிடம் சொல்ல
எதுவும் இல்லை
Thinking of you repeatedly,
I melted away like wax.
Kicking my heart repeatedly,
O beautiful one, you flew away!
உன்ன நெனச்சு நெனச்சு
உருகி போனேன் மெழுகா
நெஞ்ச ஒதைச்சு ஒதைச்சு
பறந்து போனா அழகா
Seven colors,
Is he a poor man who doesn't know them?
Opening his heart,
Is he a mute who cannot speak?
You are the sacred chant heard in my ears,
You are the divine lamp gifted by God.
ஏழு வண்ணம்
அறியாத ஏழை இவனோ
உள்ளம் திறந்து
பேசாத ஊமை இவனோ
காதில் கேட்ட வேதம் நீயே
தெய்வம் தந்த தீபம் நீயே
In the palm of my hands,
You are the very love I hold.
Without you, inside tears,
I will drown.
கையில் நான் ஏந்தும்
காதல் நீதானே
நீயில்லாமல் கண்ணீருக்குள்
மூழ்கிப்போவேன்
Thinking of you repeatedly,
I melted away like wax.
Kicking my heart repeatedly,
O beautiful one, you flew away!
உன்ன நெனச்சு நெனச்சு
உருகி போனேன் மெழுகா
நெஞ்ச ஒதைச்சு ஒதைச்சு
பறந்து போனா அழகா
Who is she?
Is she the finger of the wind touching me?
Who is she?
Is she the comforting voice of a mother's lullaby?
யாரோ அவளோ
எனை தீண்டும் காற்றின் விரலோ
யாரோ அவளோ
தாலாட்டும் தாயின் குரலோ
Thinking of you repeatedly,
I melted away like wax.
Kicking my heart repeatedly,
O beautiful one, you flew away!
உன்ன நெனச்சு நெனச்சு
உருகி போனேன் மெழுகா
நெஞ்ச ஒதைச்சு ஒதைச்சு
பறந்து போனா அழகா
{Unna nenachu nenachu
Thinking of you repeatedly,
Urugi ponen mezhugaa
I melted away like wax.
Nenja odhachu odhachu
Kicking my heart repeatedly,
Parandhu pona azhagaa} (3)
O beautiful one, you flew away!
Yaaro avaloo
Who is she?
Enai theendum kaatrin viralo
Is she the finger of the wind touching me?
Yaaro avaloo
Who is she?
Thaalaattum thaayin kuraloo
Is she the comforting voice of a mother's lullaby?
Unna nenachu nenachu
Thinking of you repeatedly,
Urugi ponen mezhugaa
I melted away like wax.
Nenja odhachu odhachu
Kicking my heart repeatedly,
Parandhu pona azhagaa
O beautiful one, you flew away!
Vaasam osai
Fragrance and sound,
Ivai dhanae endhan uravae ..oh
Are these alone my true kin? Oh...
Ulagil neenda
If there is the longest night in the world,
Iravendraal endhan iravae
It is my night.
Kannae unnaal ennai kanden
My dear, because of you I found myself,
Kannai moodi kaadhal konden
Closing my eyes, I fell in love.
Paarvai ponaalum
Even if my sight is lost,
Paadhai needhanae
You are my guiding path.
Kaadhal thavira unnida solla
Apart from love, to tell you,
Edhuvum illai
I have nothing else.
Unna nenachu nenachu
Thinking of you repeatedly,
Urugi ponen mezhugaa
I melted away like wax.
Nenja odhachu odhachu
Kicking my heart repeatedly,
Parandhu pona azhagaa
O beautiful one, you flew away!
Ezhu vannam
Seven colors,
Ariyaadha ezhai ivanoo
Is he a poor man who doesn't know them?
Ullam thirandhu
Opening his heart,
Pesaadha oomai ivanoo
Is he a mute who cannot speak?
Kaadhil ketta vedham neeyae
You are the sacred chant heard in my ears,
Deivam thantha deebham neeyae
You are the divine lamp gifted by God.
Kaiyil naan yendhum
In the palm of my hands,
Kaadhal needhaanae
You are the very love I hold.
Neeyillaamal kanneerukkul
Without you, inside tears,
Moozhgippoven
I will drown.
Unna nenachu nenachu
Thinking of you repeatedly,
Urugi ponen mezhugaa
I melted away like wax.
Nenja odhachu odhachu
Kicking my heart repeatedly,
Parandhu pona azhagaa
O beautiful one, you flew away!
Yaaro avaloo
Who is she?
Enai theendum kaatrin viralo
Is she the finger of the wind touching me?
Yaaro avaloo
Who is she?
Thaalaattum thaayin kuraloo
Is she the comforting voice of a mother's lullaby?
Unna nenachu nenachu
Thinking of you repeatedly,
Urugi ponen mezhugaa
I melted away like wax.
Nenja odhachu odhachu
Kicking my heart repeatedly,
Parandhu pona azhagaa
O beautiful one, you flew away!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Unna Nenachu from Mysskin's thriller 'Psycho' is a poignant, emotional ballad sung from the perspective of a visually impaired protagonist. Lacking eyesight, he perceives his love through subtle senses—the gentle touch of the breeze, soft scents, and soothing sounds. The song highlights his vulnerability, describing how thoughts of her melt his heart like wax while her presence guides his otherwise dark world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Urugi ponen mezhugaa”
Compares the emotional melting of the protagonist's heart directly to wax melting.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Enai theendum kaatrin viralo”
Metaphorically describes the gentle touch of the wind as a person's finger.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Deivam thantha deebham neeyae”
Directly identifies the beloved as a divine lamp bestowed by God.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Unna nenachu nenachu / Urugi ponen mezhugaa”
Repetition of the starting vocalic sound 'U' in consecutive lines.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Unna Nenachu' marks a celebrated first-time collaboration between Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and popular playback singer Sid Sriram. Director Mysskin asked Ilaiyaraaja to write a melody that reflected the protagonist's physical blindness and deep psychological despair, resulting in one of the most acclaimed Tamil songs of 2019.
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