Unnai Naan Unnai Naan
From Jay Jay · 2003
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Jay Jay2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Unnai naan unnai naan | The moment I saw you, I saw you |
| Unnai naan | I saw you |
| Kandavudan kandavudan | As soon as I saw you, as soon as I saw you |
| Kandavudan | As soon as I saw you |
| Nenjukulae nenjukulae | Deep inside my heart, deep inside my heart |
| Nenjukulae | Deep inside my heart |
| Latcham siragugal | A hundred thousand wings |
| Mulaikkudhae | Are sprouting |
| Male | |
| Nee suriyanai suttuvidum | Are you a lotus that burns |
| Thaamaraiyaa | The sun itself? |
| Ennai mella mella | Coming slowly, slowly |
| Kolla varum mohiniyaa | To enchant and slay me, an enchantress? |
| Male | |
| Jay jay unaku jay jay | Victory to you, victory to you |
| Jay jay unaku jay jay | Victory to you, victory to you |
| Male | |
| Unnai naan unnai naan | The moment I saw you, I saw you |
| Unnai naan | I saw you |
| Kandavudan kandavudan | As soon as I saw you, as soon as I saw you |
| Kandavudan | As soon as I saw you |
| Male | |
| Sokkupodi konda | With bright, glowing eyes |
| Sudar vizhiya | That hold mesmerizing magic powder |
| Thikki thikki vandha | With sweet, stuttering tender words |
| Siru mozhiya | That came stumbling out |
| Edhu edhu ennai izhuthathu nee solladi | Tell me girl, which of these pulled me towards you? |
| Male | |
| Ettu millimeter punnagaya | Was it an eight-millimeter smile? |
| Muthu parkal sindhum | Or the initial glow |
| Mudhal oliya | Spilling pearl-like teeth? |
| Edhu edhu ennai izhuthathu nee solladi | Tell me girl, which of these pulled me towards you? |
| Male | |
| Mugathil irundha | Was it the childlike mischief |
| Pillai kurumba | On your face? |
| Moodi kidantha | Or the pair of arrogance |
| Jodi thimiraa | That lay hidden inside? |
| Male | |
| Enna solla eppadi solla | What can I say, how can I say it? |
| Edhuga mona kaivasam illa | I have lost command over rhyme and alliteration! |
| Male | |
| Unnai enni kondu | Thinking of you continuously |
| Ullae patrikondu | Catching fire deep within |
| Ullam noguthadi | My heart aches, my girl |
| En uchi veguthadi | The crown of my head boils with heat! |
| Male | |
| Nee suriyanai suttuvidum | Are you a lotus that burns |
| Thaamaraiyaa | The sun itself? |
| Ennai mella mella | Coming slowly, slowly |
| Kolla varum mohiniyaa | To enchant and slay me, an enchantress? |
| Male | |
| Jay jay unakku jay jay | Victory to you, victory to you |
| Jay jay unakku jay jay | Victory to you, victory to you |
| Male | |
| Kandavudan kandavudan | As soon as I saw you, as soon as I saw you |
| Kandavudan | As soon as I saw you |
| Male | |
| Marumurai unnai | Will I meet you |
| Sandhippenaa | Once again? |
| Malar kannukulae | Will I reside |
| Vasippenaa | Inside your flower-like eyes? |
| Mazhai thuli engae | Does the ocean ask |
| Endru kadal kattuma | Where the lost raindrop went? |
| Male | |
| Vetkam indri | Without any shame |
| Mannil alaivaenae | I wander on the earth |
| Rekkai indri | Without any wings |
| Vinnil thirivenae | I roam in the sky |
| Uyir engae engae | Where is my soul, where is it? |
| Endru udal thedumae | Thus the body searches for it |
| Male | |
| Padharum idhayam | Digging out |
| Thondi eduthu | My trembling heart |
| Sidharu thengaai | Like breaking a coconut |
| Pottu mudithu | In sacrifice |
| Udaintha satham | Before the sound of shattering |
| Undhidum munnae | Rings out completely |
| Engae sendraai | Where did you go? |
| Evvidam sendraai | Where did you vanish to? |
| Male | |
| Ennai kannum podhu | When you look at me |
| Kannai paarthu sollu | Look into my eyes and tell me |
| Kannae en pola | My darling, just like me |
| Neeyum kadhal kondaayaa | Did you fall in love too? |
| Male | |
| Nee suriyanai suttuvidum | Are you a lotus that burns |
| Thaamaraiyaa | The sun itself? |
| Ennai mella mella | Coming slowly, slowly |
| Kolla varum mohiniyaa | To enchant and slay me, an enchantress? |
| Male | |
| Jay jay unakku jay jay | Victory to you, victory to you |
| Jay jay unakku jay jay | Victory to you, victory to you |
| Male | |
| Unnai naan unnai naan | The moment I saw you, I saw you |
| Unnai naan | I saw you |
| Kandavudan kandavudan | As soon as I saw you, as soon as I saw you |
| Kandavudan | As soon as I saw you |
| Nenjukulae nenjukulae | Deep inside my heart, deep inside my heart |
| Nenjukulae | Deep inside my heart |
| Latcham siragugal | A hundred thousand wings |
| Mulaikkudhae | Are sprouting |
| Male | |
| Nee suriyanai suttuvidum | Are you a lotus that burns |
| Thaamaraiyaa | The sun itself? |
| Ennai mella mella | Coming slowly, slowly |
| Kolla varum mohiniyaa | To enchant and slay me, an enchantress? |
| Male | |
| Jay jay unakku jay jay | Victory to you, victory to you |
| Jay jay unakku jay jay | Victory to you, victory to you |
உன்னை நான்
உன்னை நான் உன்னை
நான் கண்டவுடன்
கண்டவுடன் கண்டவுடன்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே லட்சம் சிறகுகள்
முளைக்குதே
The moment I saw you, I saw you
I saw you
As soon as I saw you, as soon as I saw you
As soon as I saw you
Deep inside my heart, deep inside my heart
Deep inside my heart
A hundred thousand wings
Are sprouting
நீ சூரியனை
சுட்டுவிடும் தாமரையா
என்னை மெல்ல மெல்ல
கொல்ல வரும் மோகினியா
Are you a lotus that burns
The sun itself?
Coming slowly, slowly
To enchant and slay me, an enchantress?
ஜே ஜே உனக்கு
ஜே ஜே ஜே ஜே உனக்கு
ஜே ஜே
Victory to you, victory to you
Victory to you, victory to you
உன்னை நான்
உன்னை நான் உன்னை
நான் கண்டவுடன்
கண்டவுடன் கண்டவுடன்
The moment I saw you, I saw you
I saw you
As soon as I saw you, as soon as I saw you
As soon as I saw you
சொக்குபொடி
கொண்ட சுடர் விழியா
திக்கி திக்கி வந்த சிறு
மொழியா எது எது என்னை
இழுத்தது நீ சொல்லடி
With bright, glowing eyes
That hold mesmerizing magic powder
With sweet, stuttering tender words
That came stumbling out
Tell me girl, which of these pulled me towards you?
8 மில்லிமீட்டர்
புன்னகையா முத்து பற்கள்
சிந்தும் முதல் ஒளியா எது
எது என்னை இழுத்தது நீ
சொல்லடி
Was it an eight-millimeter smile?
Or the initial glow
Spilling pearl-like teeth?
Tell me girl, which of these pulled me towards you?
முகத்தில் இருந்த
பிள்ளை குறும்பா மூடி
கிடந்த ஜோடி திமிரா
Was it the childlike mischief
On your face?
Or the pair of arrogance
That lay hidden inside?
என்ன சொல்ல
எப்படி சொல்ல எதுகை
மோனை கை வசம் இல்ல
What can I say, how can I say it?
I have lost command over rhyme and alliteration!
உன்னை எண்ணி
கொண்டு உள்ளே பற்றி
கொண்டு உள்ளம் நோகுதடி
என் உச்சி வேகுதடி
Thinking of you continuously
Catching fire deep within
My heart aches, my girl
The crown of my head boils with heat!
நீ சூரியனை
சுட்டுவிடும் தாமரையா
என்னை மெல்ல மெல்ல
கொல்ல வரும் மோகினியா
Are you a lotus that burns
The sun itself?
Coming slowly, slowly
To enchant and slay me, an enchantress?
ஜே ஜே உனக்கு
ஜே ஜே ஜே ஜே உனக்கு
ஜே ஜே
Victory to you, victory to you
Victory to you, victory to you
கண்டவுடன்
கண்டவுடன் கண்டவுடன்
As soon as I saw you, as soon as I saw you
As soon as I saw you
மறுமுறை
உன்னை சந்திப்பேனா
மலர் கண்ணுக்குள்ளே
வசிப்பேனா மழை துளி
எங்கே என்று கடல் காட்டுமா
Will I meet you
Once again?
Will I reside
Inside your flower-like eyes?
Does the ocean ask
Where the lost raindrop went?
வெட்கம் இன்றி
மண்ணில் அலைவேனே
ரெக்கை இன்றி விண்ணில்
திரிவேனே உயிர் எங்கே
எங்கே என்று உடல் தேடுமே
Without any shame
I wander on the earth
Without any wings
I roam in the sky
Where is my soul, where is it?
Thus the body searches for it
பதறும் இதயம்
தோண்டி எடுத்து சிதறு
தேங்காய் போட்டு முடித்து
உடைந்த சத்தம் உந்திடும்
முன்னே எங்கே சென்றாய்
எவ்விடம் சென்றாய்
Digging out
My trembling heart
Like breaking a coconut
In sacrifice
Before the sound of shattering
Rings out completely
Where did you go?
Where did you vanish to?
என்னை காணும்
போது கண்ணை பார்த்து
சொல்லு கண்ணே என் போல
நீயும் காதல் கொண்டாயா
When you look at me
Look into my eyes and tell me
My darling, just like me
Did you fall in love too?
நீ சூரியனை
சுட்டுவிடும் தாமரையா
என்னை மெல்ல மெல்ல
கொல்ல வரும் மோகினியா
Are you a lotus that burns
The sun itself?
Coming slowly, slowly
To enchant and slay me, an enchantress?
ஜே ஜே உனக்கு
ஜே ஜே ஜே ஜே உனக்கு
ஜே ஜே
Victory to you, victory to you
Victory to you, victory to you
உன்னை நான்
உன்னை நான் உன்னை
நான் கண்டவுடன்
கண்டவுடன் கண்டவுடன்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே லட்சம் சிறகுகள்
முளைக்குதே
The moment I saw you, I saw you
I saw you
As soon as I saw you, as soon as I saw you
As soon as I saw you
Deep inside my heart, deep inside my heart
Deep inside my heart
A hundred thousand wings
Are sprouting
நீ சூரியனை
சுட்டுவிடும் தாமரையா
என்னை மெல்ல மெல்ல
கொல்ல வரும் மோகினியா
Are you a lotus that burns
The sun itself?
Coming slowly, slowly
To enchant and slay me, an enchantress?
ஜே ஜே உனக்கு
ஜே ஜே ஜே ஜே உனக்கு
ஜே ஜே
Victory to you, victory to you
Victory to you, victory to you
Unnai naan unnai naan
The moment I saw you, I saw you
Unnai naan
I saw you
Kandavudan kandavudan
As soon as I saw you, as soon as I saw you
Kandavudan
As soon as I saw you
Nenjukulae nenjukulae
Deep inside my heart, deep inside my heart
Nenjukulae
Deep inside my heart
Latcham siragugal
A hundred thousand wings
Mulaikkudhae
Are sprouting
Nee suriyanai suttuvidum
Are you a lotus that burns
Thaamaraiyaa
The sun itself?
Ennai mella mella
Coming slowly, slowly
Kolla varum mohiniyaa
To enchant and slay me, an enchantress?
Jay jay unaku jay jay
Victory to you, victory to you
Jay jay unaku jay jay
Victory to you, victory to you
Unnai naan unnai naan
The moment I saw you, I saw you
Unnai naan
I saw you
Kandavudan kandavudan
As soon as I saw you, as soon as I saw you
Kandavudan
As soon as I saw you
Sokkupodi konda
With bright, glowing eyes
Sudar vizhiya
That hold mesmerizing magic powder
Thikki thikki vandha
With sweet, stuttering tender words
Siru mozhiya
That came stumbling out
Edhu edhu ennai izhuthathu nee solladi
Tell me girl, which of these pulled me towards you?
Ettu millimeter punnagaya
Was it an eight-millimeter smile?
Muthu parkal sindhum
Or the initial glow
Mudhal oliya
Spilling pearl-like teeth?
Edhu edhu ennai izhuthathu nee solladi
Tell me girl, which of these pulled me towards you?
Mugathil irundha
Was it the childlike mischief
Pillai kurumba
On your face?
Moodi kidantha
Or the pair of arrogance
Jodi thimiraa
That lay hidden inside?
Enna solla eppadi solla
What can I say, how can I say it?
Edhuga mona kaivasam illa
I have lost command over rhyme and alliteration!
Unnai enni kondu
Thinking of you continuously
Ullae patrikondu
Catching fire deep within
Ullam noguthadi
My heart aches, my girl
En uchi veguthadi
The crown of my head boils with heat!
Nee suriyanai suttuvidum
Are you a lotus that burns
Thaamaraiyaa
The sun itself?
Ennai mella mella
Coming slowly, slowly
Kolla varum mohiniyaa
To enchant and slay me, an enchantress?
Jay jay unakku jay jay
Victory to you, victory to you
Jay jay unakku jay jay
Victory to you, victory to you
Kandavudan kandavudan
As soon as I saw you, as soon as I saw you
Kandavudan
As soon as I saw you
Marumurai unnai
Will I meet you
Sandhippenaa
Once again?
Malar kannukulae
Will I reside
Vasippenaa
Inside your flower-like eyes?
Mazhai thuli engae
Does the ocean ask
Endru kadal kattuma
Where the lost raindrop went?
Vetkam indri
Without any shame
Mannil alaivaenae
I wander on the earth
Rekkai indri
Without any wings
Vinnil thirivenae
I roam in the sky
Uyir engae engae
Where is my soul, where is it?
Endru udal thedumae
Thus the body searches for it
Padharum idhayam
Digging out
Thondi eduthu
My trembling heart
Sidharu thengaai
Like breaking a coconut
Pottu mudithu
In sacrifice
Udaintha satham
Before the sound of shattering
Undhidum munnae
Rings out completely
Engae sendraai
Where did you go?
Evvidam sendraai
Where did you vanish to?
Ennai kannum podhu
When you look at me
Kannai paarthu sollu
Look into my eyes and tell me
Kannae en pola
My darling, just like me
Neeyum kadhal kondaayaa
Did you fall in love too?
Nee suriyanai suttuvidum
Are you a lotus that burns
Thaamaraiyaa
The sun itself?
Ennai mella mella
Coming slowly, slowly
Kolla varum mohiniyaa
To enchant and slay me, an enchantress?
Jay jay unakku jay jay
Victory to you, victory to you
Jay jay unakku jay jay
Victory to you, victory to you
Unnai naan unnai naan
The moment I saw you, I saw you
Unnai naan
I saw you
Kandavudan kandavudan
As soon as I saw you, as soon as I saw you
Kandavudan
As soon as I saw you
Nenjukulae nenjukulae
Deep inside my heart, deep inside my heart
Nenjukulae
Deep inside my heart
Latcham siragugal
A hundred thousand wings
Mulaikkudhae
Are sprouting
Nee suriyanai suttuvidum
Are you a lotus that burns
Thaamaraiyaa
The sun itself?
Ennai mella mella
Coming slowly, slowly
Kolla varum mohiniyaa
To enchant and slay me, an enchantress?
Jay jay unakku jay jay
Victory to you, victory to you
Jay jay unakku jay jay
Victory to you, victory to you
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic title track from the movie 'Jay Jay' expresses the overwhelming emotions and disorientation experienced by a young man upon falling in love at first sight. The protagonist describes how meeting the mysterious woman made a hundred thousand wings sprout in his heart, leaving him completely mesmerized and helpless against her beauty, smile, and aura.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar / Anaphora
“Unnai naan unnai naan”
Repetition of words back-to-back for emotional emphasis, such as 'Unnai naan', 'Kandavudan', and 'Nenjukulae'.
Hyperbole / Paradox
“Nee suriyanai suttuvidum thaamaraiyaa”
Describing a lotus burning the sun ('Suriyanai suttuvidum thaamaraiyaa') creates a striking poetic paradox, as normally the sun causes the lotus to bloom/wither.
Modern Imagery / Metaphor
“Ettu millimeter punnagaya”
Using modern precise measurements like 'Ettu millimeter punnagaya' (eight-millimeter smile) brings a novel contemporary touch to traditional Tamil romantic imagery.
Meta-Poetic Reference
“Edhuga mona kaivasam illa”
Vairamuthu cleverly acknowledges Tamil prosody within the song by explicitly stating that rhyme (Edhuga) and alliteration (Mona) are out of control due to the madness of love.
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Trivia
Composed by Bharadwaj and sung with high energy by Tippu, 'Jay Jay' starred Madhavan and Amogha in the lead roles. The film was directed by Saran. Lyricist Vairamuthu famously integrated camera and cinematic terminology like '8 millimeter' into classical Tamil poetic themes.
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