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Lyrics & meaning

Unnai Naan Parkkaiyil (Solo)

From Kannukkoru Vannakili · 1991

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Kannukkoru Vannakili1991

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Unnai naan paarkkaiyilWhen I look at you
Oomaiyaai pogirenI become mute
Vaarthai thaedum kaadhal raagamA love melody searching for words
Vaarthai thaedum kaadhal raagamA love melody searching for words
Engengumae oo… oo…Everywhere, oh... oh...
Pogindradhae oo… oo…It goes on, oh... oh...
Male
Unnai naan paarkkaiyilWhen I look at you
Oomaiyaai pogirenI become mute
Vaarthai thaedum kaadhal raagamA love melody searching for words
Male
Pon maanai pen endruDid you come to tell a lie
Poi solla vandhaayoThat a golden deer is a woman?
Vin meenai kan endruDid you apply kohl to your eyes
Mai theetti kondaayoCalling stars your eyes?
Male
En kanmani veedhiyilWhen my beloved walks
Pogum nerangalIn the streets
Un kaalgalil pon maniThe golden bells on your feet
Paadum raagangalSing melodies
Male
Nee pesinaal ketkumWhen you speak, one hears
NaadhaswaramThe auspicious music of Naadhaswaram
Neeyallavo endhanAren't you my
Kaadhal varamBoon of love?
Nee mangaiyaa aasaiyin gangaiyaaAre you a maiden or the Ganges of desire?
Male
Unnai naan paarkkaiyilWhen I look at you
Oomaiyaai pogirenI become mute
Vaarthai thaedum kaadhal raagamA love melody searching for words
Vaarthai thaedum kaadhal raagamA love melody searching for words
Male
Engengu paarthaalumWherever I look
Angangu un kolamThere is your presence
Ennenna kettaalumWhatever I hear
Ellaamum un naadhamEverything is your sound
Male
Oraayiram jenmamaaiRelationships lived
Vaazhndha sondhangalAcross a thousand births
Or paarvaiyl vandhadhaeCame in a single glance
Andha ennangalThose deep thoughts
Male
Un paarvaiyil thaanaeOnly through your gaze
Naan paarkkirenDo I see
Un vaazhkkaiyil thaanaeOnly in your life
Naan vaazhgirenDo I live
En kannilum nenjilum un mugamYour face is in my eyes and my heart
Male
Unnai naan paarkkaiyilWhen I look at you
Oomaiyaai pogirenI become mute
Vaarthai thaedum kaadhal raagamA love melody searching for words
Engengumae oo… oo…Everywhere, oh... oh...
Pogindradhae oo… oo…It goes on, oh... oh...
Male
Unnai naan paarkkaiyilWhen I look at you
Oomaiyaai pogirenI become mute
Vaarthai thaedum kaadhal raagamA love melody searching for words
Vaarthai thaedum kaadhal raagamA love melody searching for words

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This soulful track expresses the speechlessness that true love brings upon a lover when gazing at his beloved. He compares his emotion to a musical melody searching for lyrics, signifying how love transcends articulate language and turns silence into music.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Etukai (Second letter rhyming)

Pon maanai / Vin meenai

The second consonant 'n' aligns in 'Pon maanai' and 'Vin meenai', creating a rhythmic flow.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Vin meenai kan endru

Comparing the lover's eyes to stars in the sky ('Vin meen') and her grace to a golden deer ('Pon maan').

Hyperbole (Athyukthi)

Oraayiram jenmamaai vaazhndha sondhangal

Comparing the bond to relationships enduring across a thousand past births.

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Trivia

The song from the film 'Kannukkoru Vannakili' (1991) features poetic lyrics composed by the legendary lyricist Vaali, set to the background of early 90s Tamil romantic melody tropes.

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