Unnai Naan Parthathu
From Pattikkaattu Raja · 1975
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Pattikkaattu Raja1975
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ………………………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Unnai naan paarthathu | I saw you |
| Vennila velaiyil | In the moonlight time |
| Un vannangal kanoduthaan | Your colors remain in my eyes |
| Un ennangal nenjoduthaan | Your thoughts remain in my heart |
| Male | |
| Unnai naan paarthathu | I saw you |
| Vennila velaiyil | In the moonlight time |
| Un vannangal kanoduthaan | Your colors remain in my eyes |
| Un ennangal nenjoduthaan | Your thoughts remain in my heart |
| Male | |
| Naan unakaagavae aaduven | I will dance for you alone |
| Kann urangaamalae paaduven | I will sing without sleeping |
| Male | |
| Unnai naan paarthathu | I saw you |
| Vennila velaiyil | In the moonlight time |
| Un vannangal kanoduthaan | Your colors remain in my eyes |
| Un ennangal nenjoduthaan | Your thoughts remain in my heart |
| Male | |
| ……………………………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Andru oru paadhi | That day, only one half |
| Mugam thaanae kanden | of your face I saw |
| Indru marupaadhi | Today, expecting the other half, |
| Edhir paarthu nindren | I stood waiting |
| Kai valaiyosai kadal pongum | Is the sound of bangles like the sound |
| Alai osaiyo | of rising ocean waves? |
| Ena seviyalae naan ketkka varavillaiyo | Did it not come to reach my ears? |
| Male | |
| Unnai naan paarthathu | I saw you |
| Vennila velaiyil | In the moonlight time |
| Un vannangal kanoduthaan | Your colors remain in my eyes |
| Un ennangal nenjoduthaan | Your thoughts remain in my heart |
| Male | |
| Kamban maganaaga | As the son of poet Kamban, |
| Naan maara vaendum | I ought to transform |
| Kanni thamizhaal | Through pure virgin Tamil, |
| Un ezhil koora vendum | I ought to describe your beauty |
| En magarani malarmeni | My queen with a flower-soft body, |
| Semaangani | a ripe sweet fruit |
| Ena madi meedhu kudiyeri muthaadava | Shall I rest upon your lap and shower kisses? |
| Male | |
| Unnai naan paarthathu | I saw you |
| Vennila velaiyil | In the moonlight time |
| Un vannangal kanoduthaan | Your colors remain in my eyes |
| Un ennangal nenjoduthaan | Your thoughts remain in my heart |
| Male | |
| ………………………………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Engu thottaalum | Wherever touched, |
| Inikkindra senthaen | it is sweet pure honey |
| Unnai thodaraamal | Without following you, |
| Naan ingu vanthaen | I came here |
| Male | |
| Engu thottaalum | Wherever touched, |
| Inikkindra senthaen | it is sweet pure honey |
| Unnai thodaraamal | Without following you, |
| Naan ingu vanthaen | I came here |
| Naan maranthaalum | Even if I forget, |
| Maravaatha azhagallava | are you not an unforgettable beauty? |
| Naam pirinthaalum piriyaatha uravallava | Even if we part, isn't our relationship inseparable? |
| Male | |
| Unnai naan paarthathu | I saw you |
| Vennila velaiyil | In the moonlight time |
| Un vannangal kanoduthaan | Your colors remain in my eyes |
| Un ennangal nenjoduthaan | Your thoughts remain in my heart |
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உன்னை நான் பார்த்தது
வெண்ணிலா வேளையில்
உன் வண்ணங்கள் கண்ணோடுதான்
உன் எண்ணங்கள் நெஞ்சோடுதான்
I saw you
In the moonlight time
Your colors remain in my eyes
Your thoughts remain in my heart
உன்னை நான் பார்த்தது
வெண்ணிலா வேளையில்
உன் வண்ணங்கள் கண்ணோடுதான்
உன் எண்ணங்கள் நெஞ்சோடுதான்
I saw you
In the moonlight time
Your colors remain in my eyes
Your thoughts remain in my heart
நான் உனக்காகவே பாடுவேன்
கண் உறங்காமலே பாடுவேன்
I will dance for you alone
I will sing without sleeping
உன்னை நான் பார்த்தது
வெண்ணிலா வேளையில்
உன் வண்ணங்கள் கண்ணோடுதான்
உன் எண்ணங்கள் நெஞ்சோடுதான்
I saw you
In the moonlight time
Your colors remain in my eyes
Your thoughts remain in my heart
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...
அன்று ஒரு பாதி
முகம்தானே கண்டேன்
இன்று மறுபாதி
எதிர்பார்த்து நின்றேன்
கை வளையோசை கடல் பொங்கும்
அலையோசையோ
என செவியாற நான் கேட்க வரவில்லையோ
That day, only one half
of your face I saw
Today, expecting the other half,
I stood waiting
Is the sound of bangles like the sound
of rising ocean waves?
Did it not come to reach my ears?
உன்னை நான் பார்த்தது
வெண்ணிலா வேளையில்
உன் வண்ணங்கள் கண்ணோடுதான்
உன் எண்ணங்கள் நெஞ்சோடுதான்
I saw you
In the moonlight time
Your colors remain in my eyes
Your thoughts remain in my heart
கம்பன் மகனாக
நான் மாற வேண்டும்
கன்னித் தமிழால்
உன் எழில் கூற வேண்டும்
என் மகராணி மலர்மேனி
செம்மாங்கனி
என் மடிமீது குடியேறி முத்தாடவா
As the son of poet Kamban,
I ought to transform
Through pure virgin Tamil,
I ought to describe your beauty
My queen with a flower-soft body,
a ripe sweet fruit
Shall I rest upon your lap and shower kisses?
உன்னை நான் பார்த்தது
வெண்ணிலா வேளையில்
உன் வண்ணங்கள் கண்ணோடுதான்
உன் எண்ணங்கள் நெஞ்சோடுதான்
I saw you
In the moonlight time
Your colors remain in my eyes
Your thoughts remain in my heart
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...
எங்குத் தொட்டாலும்
இனிக்கின்ற செந்தேன்
உன்னைத் தொடராமல்
நானிங்கு வந்தேன்
Wherever touched,
it is sweet pure honey
Without following you,
I came here
எங்குத் தொட்டாலும்
இனிக்கின்ற செந்தேன்
உன்னைத் தொடராமல்
நானிங்கு வந்தேன்
நான் மறந்தாலும்
மறவாத அழகல்லவா
நாம் பிரிந்தாலும்
பிரியாத உறவல்லவா
Wherever touched,
it is sweet pure honey
Without following you,
I came here
Even if I forget,
are you not an unforgettable beauty?
Even if we part, isn't our relationship inseparable?
உன்னை நான் பார்த்தது
வெண்ணிலா வேளையில்
உன் வண்ணங்கள் கண்ணோடுதான்
உன் எண்ணங்கள் நெஞ்சோடுதான்
I saw you
In the moonlight time
Your colors remain in my eyes
Your thoughts remain in my heart
…………………………
...
Unnai naan paarthathu
I saw you
Vennila velaiyil
In the moonlight time
Un vannangal kanoduthaan
Your colors remain in my eyes
Un ennangal nenjoduthaan
Your thoughts remain in my heart
Unnai naan paarthathu
I saw you
Vennila velaiyil
In the moonlight time
Un vannangal kanoduthaan
Your colors remain in my eyes
Un ennangal nenjoduthaan
Your thoughts remain in my heart
Naan unakaagavae aaduven
I will dance for you alone
Kann urangaamalae paaduven
I will sing without sleeping
Unnai naan paarthathu
I saw you
Vennila velaiyil
In the moonlight time
Un vannangal kanoduthaan
Your colors remain in my eyes
Un ennangal nenjoduthaan
Your thoughts remain in my heart
………………………………
...
Andru oru paadhi
That day, only one half
Mugam thaanae kanden
of your face I saw
Indru marupaadhi
Today, expecting the other half,
Edhir paarthu nindren
I stood waiting
Kai valaiyosai kadal pongum
Is the sound of bangles like the sound
Alai osaiyo
of rising ocean waves?
Ena seviyalae naan ketkka varavillaiyo
Did it not come to reach my ears?
Unnai naan paarthathu
I saw you
Vennila velaiyil
In the moonlight time
Un vannangal kanoduthaan
Your colors remain in my eyes
Un ennangal nenjoduthaan
Your thoughts remain in my heart
Kamban maganaaga
As the son of poet Kamban,
Naan maara vaendum
I ought to transform
Kanni thamizhaal
Through pure virgin Tamil,
Un ezhil koora vendum
I ought to describe your beauty
En magarani malarmeni
My queen with a flower-soft body,
Semaangani
a ripe sweet fruit
Ena madi meedhu kudiyeri muthaadava
Shall I rest upon your lap and shower kisses?
Unnai naan paarthathu
I saw you
Vennila velaiyil
In the moonlight time
Un vannangal kanoduthaan
Your colors remain in my eyes
Un ennangal nenjoduthaan
Your thoughts remain in my heart
…………………………………..
...
Engu thottaalum
Wherever touched,
Inikkindra senthaen
it is sweet pure honey
Unnai thodaraamal
Without following you,
Naan ingu vanthaen
I came here
Engu thottaalum
Wherever touched,
Inikkindra senthaen
it is sweet pure honey
Unnai thodaraamal
Without following you,
Naan ingu vanthaen
I came here
Naan maranthaalum
Even if I forget,
Maravaatha azhagallava
are you not an unforgettable beauty?
Naam pirinthaalum piriyaatha uravallava
Even if we part, isn't our relationship inseparable?
Unnai naan paarthathu
I saw you
Vennila velaiyil
In the moonlight time
Un vannangal kanoduthaan
Your colors remain in my eyes
Un ennangal nenjoduthaan
Your thoughts remain in my heart
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic romantic duet celebrates the enchantment of love under the moonlit sky. The protagonist recalls the breathtaking moment of seeing his beloved in the moonlight, expressing how her vibrant image is permanently etched in his vision and her thoughts reside deep within his heart. He declares his devotion, promising to dance and sing tirelessly for her.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Un vannangal kanoduthaan / Un ennangal nenjoduthaan”
Matching ending sounds 'kanoduthaan' and 'nenjoduthaan' create a melodic cadence.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Un vannangal kanoduthaan / Un ennangal nenjoduthaan”
Rhyming of the second consonant 'n' in 'vannangal' and 'ennangal'.
Metaphor (Uruvagham)
“Engu thottaalum Inikkindra senthaen”
Describing the beloved's presence and sweetness as pure honey ('senthaen') and a ripe fruit ('Semaangani').
Alliteration / Anthesis
“Andru oru paadhi... / Indru marupaadhi...”
Contrasting 'Andru' (that day) and 'Indru' (today) with matching initial sound structures.
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Trivia
Pattikkaattu Raja (1975) features legendary actors Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa. The soundtrack for the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics penned by Vaali, and this track was sung by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.
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