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Lyrics & meaning

Unna Ninaichu

From Raasaiyya · 1995

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, Chitra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Raasaiyya
Movie release year
1995
Lyrics added on
12 Aug 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Unna nenachchu urugum vannakkili
Ingu naan angu nee
Rendu pattu nirpathennavo
Anbai vedhachchu marugum annakkili
Anbukku yaengaththaan
Kadhal seitha kuttram ennavo
Kannammaa chinna kannammaa
Ennammaa badhil sollammaa
Oru vaarththaiyil vaazhkkai odam thaththalikkumaa
Unna nenachchu urugum vannakkili
Ingu naan angu nee
Rendu pattu nirpathennavo
Poo pooththa intha poonthottam
Nee engae endru ketkuthae
Neerodai adi nee indri
Kaanal pol enai thaakkuthae
Kaasalla kaalam alla
Edhanaalae maaraanom
Vaai vaarththai vaalai veesa
Nenjangal veraanom
Kannammaa adi kannammaa
Ini oru vazhi vanthu nesam nerunidumaa
Unna nenachchu urugum vannakkili
Ingu naan angu nee
Rendu pattu nirpathennavo
Oo….oo….oo….oo….oo….oo….
Aaththoram kuyil thopporam
Naan kettaen unthan paattuththaan
Kanavodum varum ninaivodum
Nindraadum unthan paattuththaan
Poovalla pinjumalla kaayaana kadhal
Kaniyaai kayil varumaa vaazhkindra naalil
Kannammaa adi kannammaa
Idai vantha thirai ingu naalai vilagidumaa
Unna nenachchu urugum vannakkili
Ingu naan angu nee
Rendu pattu nirpathennavo
Anbai vedhachchu marugum annakkili
Anbukku yaengaththaan
Kadhal seitha kuttram ennavo
Kannammaa chinna kannammaa
Ennammaa badhil sollammaa
Oru vaarththaiyil vaazhkkai odam thaththalikkumaa
Unna nenachchu urugum vannakkili
Ingu naan angu nee
Rendu pattu nirpathennavo….
Thinking of you, this colorful parrot melts inside,
I am here, and you are there—
why are we torn apart like this?
Having sown love, this gentle swan pines away;
just to keep yearning for affection,
what crime did our love commit?
Kannamma, my little Kannamma,
tell me, dear, please answer me.
Will the boat of life falter and rock over just one word?
Thinking of you, this colorful parrot melts inside...
I am here, and you are there—
why are we torn apart like this?
This flower garden in full bloom
keeps asking where you are.
Without you, oh girl, the cool stream
strikes me like a scorching mirage.
It was not money, nor was it time,
so why did we become estranged?
As spoken words struck like swords,
our hearts were driven apart.
Kannamma, oh Kannamma,
will a way open up for our love to draw close again?...
Thinking of you, this colorful parrot melts inside...
I am here, and you are there—
why are we torn apart like this?
Oh... oh... oh... oh... oh... oh...
By the riverbank, near the grove of cuckoos,
it was your song that I heard.
Flowing through my dreams and memories,
it was your song that danced on.
Our love is no longer a flower or a bud, but an unripe fruit;
will it ever ripen into our hands in this lifetime?
Kannamma, oh Kannamma,
will the veil that came between us part tomorrow?...
Thinking of you, this colorful parrot melts inside...
I am here, and you are there—
why are we torn apart like this?
Having sown love, this gentle swan pines away;
just to keep yearning for affection,
what crime did our love commit?
Kannamma, my little Kannamma,
tell me, dear, please answer me.
Will the boat of life falter and rock over just one word?
Thinking of you, this colorful parrot melts inside...
I am here, and you are there—
why are we torn apart like this?...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional melancholic song expresses the deep pain of separation and misunderstanding between lovers. The protagonist laments how harsh words have created a rift between two souls who once shared pure affection, likening their love to birds separated by distance and life to a fragile boat adrift in troubled waters. Throughout the song, he pleads with his beloved Kannamma for an answer and holds onto hope that the rift between them will eventually disappear.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvakamaai)

Oru vaarththaiyil vaazhkkai odam thaththalikkumaa

Comparing life to a boat ('vaazhkkai odam') tossed in waters, highlighting fragile uncertainty.

Simile (Uvamai)

Kaanal pol enai thaakkuthae

Comparing painful absence to a mirage ('kaanal pol') that tricks and attacks the mind.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Vaai vaarththai vaalai veesa

Repetition of the 'V' sound across words ('Vaai', 'vaarththai', 'vaalai', 'veesa').

Metaphor (Uruvakamaai)

Vaai vaarththai vaalai veesa

Comparing harsh spoken words to a sharp sword ('vaalai veesa') that cuts hearts apart.

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