Unnai Kaanum
From En Mana Vaanil · 2002
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- En Mana Vaanil2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Uuuu….uuu….. | Ooh... ooh... |
| Chorus | |
| ……………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Unnai kaanumbodhu ye ye | When I see you, yeah yeah |
| Nenjam thaalam podum ye ye | My heart beats to a rhythm, yeah yeah |
| Nee oru angelaa | Are you an angel? |
| Unn vizhigal kandu ye ye | Seeing your eyes, yeah yeah |
| En manam suzhalum suzhalum ye ye | My heart spins and whirls, yeah yeah |
| Yen idhu kaadhalaa | Why is this so? Is it love? |
| Male | |
| Kaanaatha adhisayam | A sight unseen and miraculous |
| Kandukonden | I have discovered |
| Kannae en kanavinilae | My dear, right in my dream |
| Sollaatha ragasiyam | An untold secret |
| Sollugindren | I am revealing now |
| Ingae en paadalilae | Right here in my song |
| Oh ho you are the song of my soul | Oh ho, you are the song of my soul |
| And you are the soul of my song | And you are the soul of my song |
| Male | |
| Unnai kaanumbodhu ye ye | When I see you, yeah yeah |
| Nenjam thaalam podum ye ye | My heart beats to a rhythm, yeah yeah |
| Nee oru angelaa | Are you an angel? |
| Unn vizhigal kandu ye ye | Seeing your eyes, yeah yeah |
| En manam suzhalum suzhalum ye ye | My heart spins and whirls, yeah yeah |
| Yen idhu kaadhalaa | Why is this so? Is it love? |
| Male | |
| Hey hey | Hey hey |
| Pookkalukkul naduvae | Amidst all the flowers |
| Poothirukkum nilavae | Oh moon that has bloomed |
| Pesalaamaa… | May I speak to you? |
| Kann simittum azhagae | Oh beauty who winks her eyes |
| Kaadhal vantha manadhai | The heart where love has blossomed |
| Kaattalaamaa… | Shall I reveal it to you? |
| Male | |
| Oh oh vaanathil | Oh, up in the sky |
| Nee sendru irunthaal | If you go and dwell there |
| Unnai thodarnthu | Following you closely |
| Megathil naan angu varavaa | Shall I come there among the clouds? |
| Chorus :Hey hey hey hey hey | Chorus: Hey hey hey hey hey |
| Male | |
| Thookkangal illaamal irunthaal | If you remain without sleep |
| En ambulikku | For my moon-like beloved |
| Thaalaattu thottilai tharavaa… | Shall I provide a rocking cradle of lullabies? |
| Chorus :Hey hey hey hey hey | Chorus: Hey hey hey hey hey |
| Male | |
| Unn poovithazhil sinthum | To hear the sweet nectar-like words |
| Thaen mozhiyai ketkka | Spilling from your flower-like lips |
| Dhaagam kondu naan thavithen | I yearned deeply with thirst |
| Kaaranam neethaanamma | And the reason is only you, my dear |
| Male | |
| Unnai kaanumbodhu ye ye | When I see you, yeah yeah |
| Nenjam thaalam podum ye ye | My heart beats to a rhythm, yeah yeah |
| Nee oru angelaa | Are you an angel? |
| Unn vizhigal kandu ye ye | Seeing your eyes, yeah yeah |
| En manam suzhalum suzhalum ye ye | My heart spins and whirls, yeah yeah |
| Yen idhu kaadhalaa | Why is this so? Is it love? |
| Male | |
| You want to hear about love.. | You want to hear about love.. |
| Hey hey hey | Hey hey hey |
| Male | |
| Koon vizhuntha muthugum | Even a bent, hunching back |
| Kol illaamal nimirum | Will stand tall without needing a walking stick |
| Kaadhalaalae…. | Because of love... |
| Pootti vaithaal kaadhalai | Even if love is locked away |
| Saavi indri thirappom | We shall open it without a key |
| Modhalaalae | Through a gentle dispute |
| Male | |
| Oh romeo juliet kathaigal | Oh, Romeo and Juliet stories |
| Pala puthagathil | In so many books |
| Padithathu ethanai ethanai | How many have we read! |
| Chorus : Hey hey hey hey hey | Chorus: Hey hey hey hey hey |
| Male | |
| Kaalangal maaruthu indraikku | Times are changing today |
| Kathaigal solli | There is no time to chat around |
| Kadhaikkum nerangal illaiyae | By just telling old stories |
| Hey hey hey hey hey | Hey hey hey hey hey |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal enna lesa | Is love something trivial |
| Thatti vida loose -aa | To be brushed aside so lightly? |
| Kaadhalikkum penngalaiyae | The women we truly love |
| Kai pidippom kanmani….. | We shall hold hands with, my darling... |
| Male | |
| Unnai kaanumbodhu ye ye | When I see you, yeah yeah |
| Nenjam thaalam podum ye ye | My heart beats to a rhythm, yeah yeah |
| Nee oru angelaa | Are you an angel? |
| Unn vizhigal kandu ye ye | Seeing your eyes, yeah yeah |
| En manam suzhalum suzhalum ye ye | My heart spins and whirls, yeah yeah |
| Yen idhu kaadhalaa | Why is this so? Is it love? |
| Male | |
| Kaanaatha adhisayam | A sight unseen and miraculous |
| Kandukonden | I have discovered |
| Kannae en kanavinilae | My dear, right in my dream |
| Sollaatha ragasiyam | An untold secret |
| Sollugindren | I am revealing now |
| Ingae en paadalilae | Right here in my song |
| Oh ho you are the song of my soul | Oh ho, you are the song of my soul |
| And you are the soul of my song | And you are the soul of my song |
| Male | |
| Unnai kaanumbodhu ye ye | When I see you, yeah yeah |
| Nenjam thaalam podum ye ye | My heart beats to a rhythm, yeah yeah |
| Nee oru angelaa | Are you an angel? |
| Unn vizhigal kandu ye ye | Seeing your eyes, yeah yeah |
| En manam suzhalum suzhalum ye ye | My heart spins and whirls, yeah yeah |
| Yen idhu kaadhalaa | Why is this so? Is it love? |
ஊ.....ஊ....உஊ.....
ஊ.....ஊ....உஊ.....
ஜிக்குஜா ஜிக் ஜிக்குஜா....ஆ
ஜிக்குஜிக்குஜா
ஜிக்குஜா ஜிக் ஜிக்குஜா...ஆ
ஜிக்குஜிக்குஜா
Ooh... ooh...
உன்னைக் காணும்போது ஏய் ஏய்
நெஞ்சம் தாளம் போடும் ஏய் ஏய்
நீ ஒரு ஏஞ்சலா
உன் விழிகள் கண்டு ஏய் ஏய்
என் மனம் சுழலும் சுழலும் ஏய் ஏய்
இது காதலா
...
காணாத அதிசயம் கண்டுகொண்டேன்
கண்ணே என் கனவினிலே
சொல்லாத ரகசியம் சொல்லுகின்றேன்
இங்கே என் பாடலிலே
When I see you, yeah yeah
My heart beats to a rhythm, yeah yeah
Are you an angel?
Seeing your eyes, yeah yeah
My heart spins and whirls, yeah yeah
Why is this so? Is it love?
ஓஹோ யூ ஆர் இஸ்
ஸாங் ஆஃப் மை ஸோல்
அன்ட் யூ ஆர் த ஸோல்
ஆஃப் மை ஸாங்
A sight unseen and miraculous
I have discovered
My dear, right in my dream
An untold secret
I am revealing now
Right here in my song
Oh ho, you are the song of my soul
And you are the soul of my song
உன்னைக் காணும்போது ஏய் ஏய்
நெஞ்சம் தாளம் போடும் ஏய் ஏய்
நீ ஒரு ஏஞ்சலா
உன் விழிகள் கண்டு ஏய் ஏய்
என் மனம் சுழலும் சுழலும் ஏய் ஏய்
இது காதலா
When I see you, yeah yeah
My heart beats to a rhythm, yeah yeah
Are you an angel?
Seeing your eyes, yeah yeah
My heart spins and whirls, yeah yeah
Why is this so? Is it love?
ஹே பூக்களுக்கு நடுவே
பூத்திருக்கும் நிலவே பேசலாமா
கண் சிமிட்டும் அழகே
காதல் வந்த மனதை காட்டலாமா
Hey hey
Amidst all the flowers
Oh moon that has bloomed
May I speak to you?
Oh beauty who winks her eyes
The heart where love has blossomed
Shall I reveal it to you?
ஓ வானத்தில் நீ சென்று இருந்தால்
உன்னைத் தொடர்ந்து
மேகத்தில் நான் அங்கு வரவா
குழு :
ஏஹே ஹேஹே
Oh, up in the sky
If you go and dwell there
Following you closely
Shall I come there among the clouds?
Chorus: Hey hey hey hey hey
தூக்கங்கள் இல்லாமல் இருந்தால்
என் அம்புலிக்கு தாலாட்டுத்
தொட்டிலை தரவா
குழு :
ஏஹே ஹேஹே
If you remain without sleep
For my moon-like beloved
Shall I provide a rocking cradle of lullabies?
Chorus: Hey hey hey hey hey
உன் பூவிதழில் சிந்தும்
தேன் மொழியை கேட்க
தாகம் கொண்டு நான் தவித்தேன்
காரணம் நீதானம்மா.....
To hear the sweet nectar-like words
Spilling from your flower-like lips
I yearned deeply with thirst
And the reason is only you, my dear
உன்னைக் காணும்போது ஏய் ஏய்
நெஞ்சம் தாளம் போடும் ஏய் ஏய்
நீ ஒரு ஏஞ்சலா
உன் விழிகள் கண்டு ஏய் ஏய்
என் மனம் சுழலும் சுழலும் ஏய் ஏய்
இது காதலா
When I see you, yeah yeah
My heart beats to a rhythm, yeah yeah
Are you an angel?
Seeing your eyes, yeah yeah
My heart spins and whirls, yeah yeah
Why is this so? Is it love?
..................
You want to hear about love..
Hey hey hey
ஏஹேஹே கூன் விழுந்த முதுகும்
கோல் இல்லாமல் நிமிரும் காதலாலே
பூட்டி வைத்தால் காதலை
சாவி இன்றி திறப்போம் மோதலாலே
Even a bent, hunching back
Will stand tall without needing a walking stick
Because of love...
Even if love is locked away
We shall open it without a key
Through a gentle dispute
ஹோ ரோமியோ
ஜூலியட் கதைகள்
பல புத்தகத்தில் படித்த
எத்தனை எத்தனை
குழு :
ஏஹே ஹேஹே
Oh, Romeo and Juliet stories
In so many books
How many have we read!
Chorus: Hey hey hey hey hey
காலங்கள் மாறுது இன்றைக்கு
கதைகள் சொல்லி கதைக்கும்
நேரங்கள் இல்லையே
குழு :
ஏஹே ஹேஹே
Times are changing today
There is no time to chat around
By just telling old stories
Hey hey hey hey hey
காதல் என்ன லேசா தட்டி விட தூசா
காதலிக்கும் பெண்களையே
கை பிடிப்போம் கண்மணி....
Is love something trivial
To be brushed aside so lightly?
The women we truly love
We shall hold hands with, my darling...
உன்னைக் காணும்போது ஏய் ஏய்
நெஞ்சம் தாளம் போடும் ஏய் ஏய்
நீ ஒரு ஏஞ்சலா
உன் விழிகள் கண்டு ஏய் ஏய்
என் மனம் சுழலும் சுழலும் ஏய் ஏய்
இது காதலா
When I see you, yeah yeah
My heart beats to a rhythm, yeah yeah
Are you an angel?
Seeing your eyes, yeah yeah
My heart spins and whirls, yeah yeah
Why is this so? Is it love?
காணாத அதிசயம் கண்டுகொண்டேன்
கண்ணே என் கனவினிலே
சொல்லாத ரகசியம் சொல்லுகின்றேன்
இங்கே என் பாடலிலே
A sight unseen and miraculous
I have discovered
My dear, right in my dream
An untold secret
I am revealing now
Right here in my song
Oh ho, you are the song of my soul
And you are the soul of my song
ஓஹோ யூ ஆர் இஸ்
ஸாங் ஆஃப் மை ஸோல்
அன்ட் யூ ஆர் த ஸோல்
ஆஃப் மை ஸாங்
When I see you, yeah yeah
My heart beats to a rhythm, yeah yeah
Are you an angel?
Seeing your eyes, yeah yeah
My heart spins and whirls, yeah yeah
Why is this so? Is it love?
உன்னைக் காணும்போது ஏய் ஏய்
நெஞ்சம் தாளம் போடும் ஏய் ஏய்
நீ ஒரு ஏஞ்சலா
உன் விழிகள் கண்டு ஏய் ஏய்
என் மனம் சுழலும் சுழலும் ஏய் ஏய்
இது காதலா
Uuuu….uuu…..
Ooh... ooh...
………………..
...
Unnai kaanumbodhu ye ye
When I see you, yeah yeah
Nenjam thaalam podum ye ye
My heart beats to a rhythm, yeah yeah
Nee oru angelaa
Are you an angel?
Unn vizhigal kandu ye ye
Seeing your eyes, yeah yeah
En manam suzhalum suzhalum ye ye
My heart spins and whirls, yeah yeah
Yen idhu kaadhalaa
Why is this so? Is it love?
Kaanaatha adhisayam
A sight unseen and miraculous
Kandukonden
I have discovered
Kannae en kanavinilae
My dear, right in my dream
Sollaatha ragasiyam
An untold secret
Sollugindren
I am revealing now
Ingae en paadalilae
Right here in my song
Oh ho you are the song of my soul
Oh ho, you are the song of my soul
And you are the soul of my song
And you are the soul of my song
Unnai kaanumbodhu ye ye
When I see you, yeah yeah
Nenjam thaalam podum ye ye
My heart beats to a rhythm, yeah yeah
Nee oru angelaa
Are you an angel?
Unn vizhigal kandu ye ye
Seeing your eyes, yeah yeah
En manam suzhalum suzhalum ye ye
My heart spins and whirls, yeah yeah
Yen idhu kaadhalaa
Why is this so? Is it love?
Hey hey
Hey hey
Pookkalukkul naduvae
Amidst all the flowers
Poothirukkum nilavae
Oh moon that has bloomed
Pesalaamaa…
May I speak to you?
Kann simittum azhagae
Oh beauty who winks her eyes
Kaadhal vantha manadhai
The heart where love has blossomed
Kaattalaamaa…
Shall I reveal it to you?
Oh oh vaanathil
Oh, up in the sky
Nee sendru irunthaal
If you go and dwell there
Unnai thodarnthu
Following you closely
Megathil naan angu varavaa
Shall I come there among the clouds?
Chorus :Hey hey hey hey hey
Chorus: Hey hey hey hey hey
Thookkangal illaamal irunthaal
If you remain without sleep
En ambulikku
For my moon-like beloved
Thaalaattu thottilai tharavaa…
Shall I provide a rocking cradle of lullabies?
Chorus :Hey hey hey hey hey
Chorus: Hey hey hey hey hey
Unn poovithazhil sinthum
To hear the sweet nectar-like words
Thaen mozhiyai ketkka
Spilling from your flower-like lips
Dhaagam kondu naan thavithen
I yearned deeply with thirst
Kaaranam neethaanamma
And the reason is only you, my dear
Unnai kaanumbodhu ye ye
When I see you, yeah yeah
Nenjam thaalam podum ye ye
My heart beats to a rhythm, yeah yeah
Nee oru angelaa
Are you an angel?
Unn vizhigal kandu ye ye
Seeing your eyes, yeah yeah
En manam suzhalum suzhalum ye ye
My heart spins and whirls, yeah yeah
Yen idhu kaadhalaa
Why is this so? Is it love?
You want to hear about love..
You want to hear about love..
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Koon vizhuntha muthugum
Even a bent, hunching back
Kol illaamal nimirum
Will stand tall without needing a walking stick
Kaadhalaalae….
Because of love...
Pootti vaithaal kaadhalai
Even if love is locked away
Saavi indri thirappom
We shall open it without a key
Modhalaalae
Through a gentle dispute
Oh romeo juliet kathaigal
Oh, Romeo and Juliet stories
Pala puthagathil
In so many books
Padithathu ethanai ethanai
How many have we read!
Chorus : Hey hey hey hey hey
Chorus: Hey hey hey hey hey
Kaalangal maaruthu indraikku
Times are changing today
Kathaigal solli
There is no time to chat around
Kadhaikkum nerangal illaiyae
By just telling old stories
Hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
Kaadhal enna lesa
Is love something trivial
Thatti vida loose -aa
To be brushed aside so lightly?
Kaadhalikkum penngalaiyae
The women we truly love
Kai pidippom kanmani…..
We shall hold hands with, my darling...
Unnai kaanumbodhu ye ye
When I see you, yeah yeah
Nenjam thaalam podum ye ye
My heart beats to a rhythm, yeah yeah
Nee oru angelaa
Are you an angel?
Unn vizhigal kandu ye ye
Seeing your eyes, yeah yeah
En manam suzhalum suzhalum ye ye
My heart spins and whirls, yeah yeah
Yen idhu kaadhalaa
Why is this so? Is it love?
Kaanaatha adhisayam
A sight unseen and miraculous
Kandukonden
I have discovered
Kannae en kanavinilae
My dear, right in my dream
Sollaatha ragasiyam
An untold secret
Sollugindren
I am revealing now
Ingae en paadalilae
Right here in my song
Oh ho you are the song of my soul
Oh ho, you are the song of my soul
And you are the soul of my song
And you are the soul of my song
Unnai kaanumbodhu ye ye
When I see you, yeah yeah
Nenjam thaalam podum ye ye
My heart beats to a rhythm, yeah yeah
Nee oru angelaa
Are you an angel?
Unn vizhigal kandu ye ye
Seeing your eyes, yeah yeah
En manam suzhalum suzhalum ye ye
My heart spins and whirls, yeah yeah
Yen idhu kaadhalaa
Why is this so? Is it love?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Unnai Kaanumbodhu' from En Mana Vaanil (2002) is a playful, romantic track expressing the overwhelming feeling of falling in love. The protagonist describes how his heart dances and spins at the mere sight of his beloved, questioning whether she is an angel descend from above. He expresses a deep desire to be near her, offer comfort, and listen to her sweet voice, comparing her beauty to a moon blooming amongst flowers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Metaphor / Simile)
“Pookkalukkul naduvae / Poothirukkum nilavae”
Comparing the beloved to a moon blooming among flowers ('Pookkalukkul naduvae poothirukkum nilavae') and her lips to flowers spilling honey ('Unn poovithazhil sinthum thaen mozhi').
Edugai (Rhyming Second Letter)
“Kaanaatha adhisayam / Sollaatha ragasiyam”
Matching of the second consonant in consecutive lines such as 'Kaanaatha' and 'Sollaatha'.
Chiasmus / Antimetabole
“Oh ho you are the song of my soul / And you are the soul of my song”
A structural reversal in English lines to emphasize romantic devotion.
Did you know?
Trivia
'En Mana Vaanil' (2002) is a Tamil romantic drama film directed by Vinayan, featuring music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Pazhani Bharathi. It was a remake of Vinayan's own Malayalam hit film 'Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan' (2002), which launched actor Jayasurya in both languages.
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