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Lyrics & meaning

Unnaal Vilainthadhadaa

From Yuga Dharmam · 1983

Lyricist
K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Yuga Dharmam
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
17 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Seerodu padarndhirundha
Singaara poongodiyai…
Vaerodu peratheduthu
Ven thanalil veezhthi vittaai…
Oorodu vaazhndhirundha
Udan pirappai anuppi vaithu
Ilamai poraadum manadhodu
Pon magalai thaazhthi vittaai…
Unnaal vilaindhadhadaa
Aval uyirae maraindhadhadaa
Unnaal vilaindhadhadaa
Aval uyirae maraindhadhadaa
Mannaal padhumai seiyum podhae
Mazhaiyaal karaindhadhadaa
Perum mazhaiyaal karaindhadhadaa
Unnaal vilaindhadhadaa
Aval uyirae maraindhadhadaa
Unnaal vilaindhadhadaa…
Ponnaal veedu katti thandhaalumm
Puthuyir petrida mudiyummaa
Aval puthuyir petrida mudiyummaa
Ponnaal veedu katti thandhaalumm
Puthuyir petrida mudiyummaa
Kannaal vidum neerai
Niruthum kadamai unakku thaan theriyumaa
Unnaal vilaindhadhadaa
Aval uyirae maraindhadhadaa
Mannaal padhumai seiyum podhae
Mazhaiyaal karaindhadhadaa
Perum mazhaiyaal karaindhadhadaa
Unnaal vilaindhadhadaa
Aval uyirae maraindhadhadaa
Unnaal vilaindhadhadaa…aa
Maavilai thoranam kandaval
Manavaalan inbam peravillai
Maavilai thoranam kandaval
Manavaalan inbam peravillai
Kovilai katti mudithum
Kuda muzhukku nadai peravillai
Vayitruku thaevai unavu
Manthukku thaevai unarvu
Andha unarvukku kanavan thaevai
Andha kanavanai izhandhaval vidhavai
Ithu unnaal vilaindhadhadaa
Aval uyirae maraindhadhadaa
Mannaal padhumai seiyum podhae
Mazhaiyaal karaindhadhadaa
Perum mazhaiyaal karaindhadhadaa
Unnaal vilaindhadhadaa
Aval uyirae maraindhadhadaa
Unnaal vilaindhadhadaa…
Flourishing with grace and beauty,
that lovely flowering vine...
You tore it out by the roots
and threw it into burning embers...
Sending away your own sibling
who lived peacefully with the town,
with her young heart struggling in sorrow,
you brought that precious girl to ruin...
It all happened because of you,
her very life has faded away!
It all happened because of you,
her very life has faded away!
Even as the clay doll was being shaped,
it dissolved in the rain!
In a heavy downpour, it washed away!
It all happened because of you,
her very life has faded away!
It all happened because of you...
Even if you build her a house of gold,
can she ever regain her life?
Can she ever be brought back to life?
Even if you build her a house of gold,
can she ever regain her life?
The tears pouring from her eyes—
do you even know your duty to stop them?
It all happened because of you,
her very life has faded away!
Even as the clay doll was being shaped,
it dissolved in the rain!
In a heavy downpour, it washed away!
It all happened because of you,
her very life has faded away!
It all happened because of you...
She saw the wedding decorations of mango leaves,
yet never knew the joy of a husband.
She saw the wedding decorations of mango leaves,
yet never knew the joy of a husband.
Even though the temple was completely built,
the consecration ceremony never took place.
The stomach needs food,
the heart needs love and affection,
and for that feeling, a husband is needed.
Having lost that husband, she is left a widow.
This happened all because of you,
her very life has faded away!
Even as the clay doll was being shaped,
it dissolved in the rain!
In a heavy downpour, it washed away!
It all happened because of you,
her very life has faded away!
It all happened because of you...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses deep remorse and grief over a ruined young life caused by the actions of an irresponsible or cruel individual. The lyrics compare a young woman's life to a flourishing flowering vine uprooted and thrown into fire, and a clay doll that gets dissolved in heavy rain before it can even be completed. The speaker confronts the person responsible for destroying a young woman's marital bliss and happiness, leaving her a grief-stricken widow. Even material wealth like a golden house cannot restore her lost life or happiness. The song highlights the tragedy of unfulfilled youth and marriage through evocative metaphors of unfinished temples and ruined decorations.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor & Analogy

“Singaara poongodiyai…”

Comparing the young woman to a decorative flowering vine ('Singaara poongodi') and a mud doll ('Mannaal padhumai') that dissolves in rain.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Seerodu padarndhirundha / Vaerodu peratheduthu”

Matching second consonants across lines: 'Seerodu' and 'Vaerodu' (letter 'r').

Monaai (Alliteration / Initial Rhyme)

“Mannaal padhumai seiyum podhae / Mazhaiyaal karaindhadhadaa”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds in 'Mannaal' and 'Mazhaiyaal'.

Iyalbu Navitchi / Philosophical Contrast

“Vayitruku thaevai unavu / Manthukku thaevai unarvu”

Progression of biological and psychological necessities: stomach needs food, mind needs emotion, emotion needs a spouse.

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Trivia

Yuga Dharmam (1983) features lyrics penned by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, who was a veteran Tamil film director, screenwriter, producer, and lyricist known for his emotionally charged melo-dramas and strong social themes regarding family, virtue, and morality.

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