Unnai Ninaithu
From Kadhal Reset Repeat · 2025
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Sid Sriram
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Kadhal Reset Repeat2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Huuu..hmm | Huuu..hmm |
| Unnai ninaithey | Thinking of you |
| Uyirai valarthu vitten | I have nurtured my life |
| Ennai marandhae | Forgetting myself |
| Idhayam ilaithu vitten | My heart has worn away |
| Kannin manikkul | Inside the pupil of my eye |
| Unnai sirai pidithen | I captured you as a prisoner |
| Unnai uruthum endrae | Thinking that it might irritate you |
| Urakkam tholaithuvitten | I lost my sleep |
| Male | |
| Siragu mulaitha | The winged |
| Sirumiyae | Little girl |
| Sitraadai natchathiramae | Star in a traditional skirt |
| Siriya manadhin | Inside the blanket |
| Porvaikullae | Of a small heart |
| Valiyum perungadale | A vast ocean that overflows with pain |
| Peyarum ariyaa uravilae | In an unnamed relationship |
| Uyirum alaigiradhae | My soul wanders |
| Male | |
| Unnai ninaithey | Thinking of you |
| Uyirai valarthu vitten | I have nurtured my life |
| Ennai marandhae | Forgetting myself |
| Idhayam ilaithu vitten | My heart has worn away |
| Male | |
| Sithathil enakkum | In my mind, even for me |
| Thithikkum nadukkam | A sweet tremor |
| Rathathil mayakkam yenadi | Why is there a intoxication in the blood, my girl? |
| Garbathil irukkum | Even for the child |
| Pillaikkum irukkum | Inside the womb |
| Kaadhalin thodakkam naanadi | I am the beginning of love, my girl |
| Alaiyin meedhoru kumuzhi pola | Like a bubble on top of a wave |
| Alaiyum sirumanam paaradi | Look at this wandering young heart, my girl |
| Kumuzhi meedhoru padagu modhi | A boat hitting against the bubble |
| Kadalil udaivadhu yenadi | Why does it shatter in the sea, my girl? |
| Unadhu udalil uyirai polae | Like the soul inside your body |
| Maraindhu thiriven naandi | I will roam around hidden, my girl |
| Male | |
| Unnai ninaithey | Thinking of you |
| Uyirai valarthu vitten | I have nurtured my life |
| Ennai marandhae | Forgetting myself |
| Idhayam ilaithu vitten | My heart has worn away |
| Male | |
| Siragu mulaitha | The winged |
| Sirumiyae | Little girl |
| Sitraadai natchathiramae | Star in a traditional skirt |
| Siriya manadhin | Inside the blanket |
| Porvaikullae | Of a small heart |
| Valiyum perungadale | A vast ocean that overflows with pain |
| Peyarum ariyaa uravilae | In an unnamed relationship |
| Uyirum alaigiradhae..aee | My soul wanders..aee |
| Male | |
| Hmm mm mm hmm mm mmm | Hmm mm mm hmm mm mmm |
ஹூ......ம்ம்
உன்னை நினைத்தேய்
உயிரை வளர்த்து விட்டேன்
என்னை மறந்தே
இதயம் இளைத்து விட்டேன்
கண்ணின் மணிக்குள்
உன்னை சிறை பிடித்தேன்
உன்னை உறுத்தும் என்றே
உறக்கம் தொலைத்துவிட்டேன்
Huuu..hmm
Thinking of you
I have nurtured my life
Forgetting myself
My heart has worn away
Inside the pupil of my eye
I captured you as a prisoner
Thinking that it might irritate you
I lost my sleep
சிறகு முளைத்த
சிறுமியே
சிற்றாடை நட்சத்திரமே
சிறிய மனதின்
குப்பைக்குள்ளே
வலியும் பெருங்கடலே
பெயரும் அறியா உறவிலே
உயிரும் அலைகிறதே
The winged
Little girl
Star in a traditional skirt
Inside the blanket
Of a small heart
A vast ocean that overflows with pain
In an unnamed relationship
My soul wanders
உன்னை நினைத்தேய்
உயிரை வளர்த்து விட்டேன்
என்னை மறந்தே
இதயம் இளைத்து விட்டேன்
Thinking of you
I have nurtured my life
Forgetting myself
My heart has worn away
ஹம்மிங் :
…………………….
In my mind, even for me
A sweet tremor
Why is there a intoxication in the blood, my girl?
Even for the child
Inside the womb
I am the beginning of love, my girl
Like a bubble on top of a wave
Look at this wandering young heart, my girl
A boat hitting against the bubble
Why does it shatter in the sea, my girl?
Like the soul inside your body
I will roam around hidden, my girl
சித்தத்தில் எனக்கும்
தித்திக்கும் நடுக்கம்
ரத்தத்தில் மயக்கம் ஏனடி
கர்ப்பத்தில் இருக்கும்
பிள்ளைக்கும் இருக்கும்
காதலின் தொடக்கம் நானடி
அலையின் மீதொரு குமுழி போல
அலையும் சிறுமனம் பாரடி
குமுழி மீதொரு படகு மோதி
கடலில் உடைவது ஏனடி
உனது உடலில் உயிரைப் போலே
மறைந்து திரிவேன் நானடி
Thinking of you
I have nurtured my life
Forgetting myself
My heart has worn away
உன்னை நினைத்தேய்
உயிரை வளர்த்து விட்டேன்
என்னை மறந்தே
இதயம் இளைத்து விட்டேன்
The winged
Little girl
Star in a traditional skirt
Inside the blanket
Of a small heart
A vast ocean that overflows with pain
In an unnamed relationship
My soul wanders..aee
சிறகு முளைத்த
சிறுமியே
சிற்றாடை நட்சத்திரமே...ஏ....
சிறிய மனதின்
குப்பைக்குள்ளே
வலியும் பெருங்கடலே
பெயரும் அறியா உறவிலே
உயிரும் அலைகிறதே...ஏ....
Hmm mm mm hmm mm mmm
ஹ்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்.....
Huuu..hmm
Huuu..hmm
Unnai ninaithey
Thinking of you
Uyirai valarthu vitten
I have nurtured my life
Ennai marandhae
Forgetting myself
Idhayam ilaithu vitten
My heart has worn away
Kannin manikkul
Inside the pupil of my eye
Unnai sirai pidithen
I captured you as a prisoner
Unnai uruthum endrae
Thinking that it might irritate you
Urakkam tholaithuvitten
I lost my sleep
Siragu mulaitha
The winged
Sirumiyae
Little girl
Sitraadai natchathiramae
Star in a traditional skirt
Siriya manadhin
Inside the blanket
Porvaikullae
Of a small heart
Valiyum perungadale
A vast ocean that overflows with pain
Peyarum ariyaa uravilae
In an unnamed relationship
Uyirum alaigiradhae
My soul wanders
Unnai ninaithey
Thinking of you
Uyirai valarthu vitten
I have nurtured my life
Ennai marandhae
Forgetting myself
Idhayam ilaithu vitten
My heart has worn away
Sithathil enakkum
In my mind, even for me
Thithikkum nadukkam
A sweet tremor
Rathathil mayakkam yenadi
Why is there a intoxication in the blood, my girl?
Garbathil irukkum
Even for the child
Pillaikkum irukkum
Inside the womb
Kaadhalin thodakkam naanadi
I am the beginning of love, my girl
Alaiyin meedhoru kumuzhi pola
Like a bubble on top of a wave
Alaiyum sirumanam paaradi
Look at this wandering young heart, my girl
Kumuzhi meedhoru padagu modhi
A boat hitting against the bubble
Kadalil udaivadhu yenadi
Why does it shatter in the sea, my girl?
Unadhu udalil uyirai polae
Like the soul inside your body
Maraindhu thiriven naandi
I will roam around hidden, my girl
Unnai ninaithey
Thinking of you
Uyirai valarthu vitten
I have nurtured my life
Ennai marandhae
Forgetting myself
Idhayam ilaithu vitten
My heart has worn away
Siragu mulaitha
The winged
Sirumiyae
Little girl
Sitraadai natchathiramae
Star in a traditional skirt
Siriya manadhin
Inside the blanket
Porvaikullae
Of a small heart
Valiyum perungadale
A vast ocean that overflows with pain
Peyarum ariyaa uravilae
In an unnamed relationship
Uyirum alaigiradhae..aee
My soul wanders..aee
Hmm mm mm hmm mm mmm
Hmm mm mm hmm mm mmm
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poetic track expresses the profound, overwhelming experience of love and yearning. The protagonist describes how thoughts of his beloved have consumed his existence to the point where he forgets his own identity, loses sleep out of delicate concern for her, and feels his heart wearing thin under the weight of affection. He compares her to a winged angel and a star wrapped in traditional attire, acknowledging a deep emotional pain overflowing like a vast sea within a delicate heart. He reflects on love being an innate, elemental feeling present from the womb itself, picturing his heart as a fragile bubble on ocean waves. Ultimately, he vows to remain an intangible yet constant presence in her life, like the soul hidden within her body.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Unnai ninaithey / Ennai marandhae”
The second consonant 'nn' matches across consecutive lines, creating a rhythmic harmony.
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Siragu mulaitha / Sirumiyae / Sitraadai natchathiramae”
Repetition of the initial Tamil letter 'Si' across adjacent words and lines.
Metaphor (Uruvagham)
“Siriya manadhin / Porvaikullae / Valiyum perungadale”
Comparing painful emotion buried within a small mind to a vast ocean overflowing under a blanket.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Alaiyin meedhoru kumuzhi pola / Alaiyum sirumanam paaradi”
Comparing the restless heart to a delicate bubble floating atop ocean waves.
Oxymoron / Hyperbole
“Thithikkum nadukkam / Rathathil mayakkam yenadi”
Describing love as a sweet tremor ('thithikkum nadukkam') and an intoxication running through the blood streams.
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Trivia
This track brings together the iconic musical sensibilities of Harris Jayaraj and the soulful vocals of Sid Sriram, featuring poetic Tamil verses crafted by Vairamuthu. The song highlights Harris Jayaraj's signature use of vocal hums and intricate melodic phrasing paired with classic Tamil metaphors like water bubbles and stars.
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