Unnai Paarkama
From Jannal Oram · 2013
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Abhirami, Ceceille, Haricharan
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Jannal Oram2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Ae… aehae… ae… aehae… | Hey... aehae... hey... aehae... |
| Male | |
| Unna paakkaama paakkaama | Without seeing you, without seeing you |
| Onnum pesaama pesaama | Without speaking anything, without speaking anything |
| Illa thookkam aiyo yekkam | There is no sleep, oh what a longing! |
| Female | |
| Unna kaangaama kaangaama | Without beholding you, without beholding you |
| Vekkam neengaama neengaama | Without shyness leaving, without shyness leaving |
| Illa paechum haiyo koocham | There is no speech, oh what bashfulness! |
| Male | |
| Enakkulla nooru paechu | A hundred words inside me |
| Sirippaeno koodi pochae | My laughter has increased manifold |
| Female | |
| Pozhudhellaam veenaa pochu | The entire day was spent in vain |
| Puriyaama yaedho aachu | Without understanding, something happened |
| Male | |
| Manasellaam pattaampoochi unnaala..aa.. | My heart is full of butterflies because of you... |
| Male | |
| Unna paakkaama paakkaama | Without seeing you, without seeing you |
| Onnum pesaama pesaama | Without speaking anything, without speaking anything |
| Illa thookkam aiyo yekkam | There is no sleep, oh what a longing! |
| Female | |
| Nananana nana nananana nana | Nananana nana nananana nana |
| Nananana nananaa | Nananana nananaa |
| Nananana nana nananana nana | Nananana nana nananana nana |
| Nananana nananaa | Nananana nananaa |
| Female | |
| Annaikkae paasam vachen | I loved you back then itself |
| Appovae aasa vachen | I desired you right at that moment |
| Ennaiko neeyae thaannu | Believing you are the one someday |
| Yaedhaedho poosa vachen | I applied various traditional marks |
| Male | |
| Sandhikka thaedhi vachen | I set a date to meet |
| Sammadham kaettu vachen | I asked for and got consent |
| Kattikka thaali senju | I crafted a wedding chain (Thaali) |
| Eppaiyo vaangi vachen | And bought and kept it long ago |
| Female | |
| Nooru varusamum illa | Not a hundred years |
| Pala kodi varusamum illa | Nor several crore years |
| Oru naalil oru nodi podhum | Just one second in a day is enough |
| Enaiyae kooda | Even for me |
| Male | |
| Unna paakkaama paakkaama | Without seeing you, without seeing you |
| Onnum pesaama pesaama | Without speaking anything, without speaking anything |
| Female | |
| Thookkam | Sleep |
| Male | |
| Illa thookkam | There is no sleep |
| Female | |
| Yekkam | Longing |
| Male | |
| Aiyo yekkam | Oh what a longing! |
| Male | |
| Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae | Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae |
| Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae | Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae |
| Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae | Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae |
| Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae | Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae |
| Female | |
| Agamaagae poodhi mulachae | Wisdom blossomed inside my soul |
| Adi mudi njaan poothu kulachae | From top to bottom, I bloomed completely |
| Azhaghaagae thazhugaan vaa | Come beautifully to embrace |
| Aalolam kannaa | Oh my playful dear eye |
| Njaano nin vennaa | Am I not your butter? |
| Male | |
| Mulla poo vaasam enna | What is the scent of a jasmine flower? |
| Malli poo vaasam enna | What is the fragrance of a night-jasmine flower? |
| Kannae un vaasam pattaa | My lover, if your scent touches me |
| Kallumae pootthadhenna | Why did even a stone bloom into a flower? |
| Female | |
| Athi poo vaasam enna | What is the scent of a fig flower? |
| Alli poo vaasam enna | What is the scent of a lily flower? |
| Aiyaa nee illaama naan | Oh sir, without you, why should I |
| Aralip poo kaeppadhenna | Ask for a poisonous oleander flower? |
| Male | |
| Podhum niruthadi yammaa | Enough, stop it, my dear girl |
| Puriyaama kozhambura summaa | Don't be confused without understanding |
| Usuroda adikkira vaasam | The scent that strikes along with life |
| Adhu kaadhal thaan | That is indeed love |
| Male | |
| Unna paakkaama paakkaama | Without seeing you, without seeing you |
| Onnum pesaama pesaama | Without speaking anything, without speaking anything |
| Illa thookkam aiyo yekkam | There is no sleep, oh what a yearning! |
| Female | |
| Unna kaangaama kaangaama | Without beholding you, without beholding you |
| Vekkam neengaama neengaama | Without shyness leaving, without shyness leaving |
| Male | |
| Paechum | Speech |
| Female | |
| Illa paechum | There is no speech |
| Male | |
| Koocham | Bashfulness |
| Female | |
| Haiyo koocham | Oh what bashfulness! |
| Male | |
| Enakkulla nooru pechu | A hundred words inside me |
| Sirippaeno koodi pochu | My laughter has increased manifold |
| Female | |
| Pozhudhellaam veenaa pochu | The entire day was spent in vain |
| Puriyaama yaedho aachu | Without understanding, something happened |
| Manasellaam pattaampoochi unnaala | My heart is full of butterflies because of you |
ஏ......ஏஹே..... ஏ......ஏஹே.....
Hey... aehae... hey... aehae...
உன்ன பாக்காம பாக்காம
ஒன்னும் பேசாம பேசாம
இல்ல தூக்கம் ஐயோ ஏக்கம்
Without seeing you, without seeing you
Without speaking anything, without speaking anything
There is no sleep, oh what a longing!
உன்ன காங்காம காங்காம
வெட்கம் நீங்காம நீங்காம
இல்ல பேச்சு ஐயோ கூச்சம்
Without beholding you, without beholding you
Without shyness leaving, without shyness leaving
There is no speech, oh what bashfulness!
எனக்குள்ள நூறு பேச்சு
சிரித்தேனோ கூடி போச்சு
A hundred words inside me
My laughter has increased manifold
பொழுதெல்லாம் வீணா போச்சு
புரியாம ஏதோ ஆச்சு
The entire day was spent in vain
Without understanding, something happened
மனசெல்லாம் பட்டாம்பூச்சி உன்னால....ஆ....
My heart is full of butterflies because of you...
உன்ன பாக்காம பாக்காம
ஒன்னும் பேசாம பேசாம
இல்ல தூக்கம் ஐயோ ஏக்கம்
Without seeing you, without seeing you
Without speaking anything, without speaking anything
There is no sleep, oh what a longing!
நனனன நன நனனன நன
நனனன நனனன
நனனன நன நனனன நன
நனனன நனனன
Nananana nana nananana nana
Nananana nananaa
Nananana nana nananana nana
Nananana nananaa
அன்னைக்கே பாசம் வச்சேன்
அப்போவே ஆச வச்சேன்
என்னைக்கும் நீயே தானு
ஏதேதோ பூச வச்சேன்
I loved you back then itself
I desired you right at that moment
Believing you are the one someday
I applied various traditional marks
சந்திக்க தேதி வச்சேன்
சம்மதம் கேட்க வச்சேன்
கட்டிக்க தாலி செஞ்சி
எப்பயோ வாங்கி வச்சேன்
I set a date to meet
I asked for and got consent
I crafted a wedding chain (Thaali)
And bought and kept it long ago
நூறு வருஷமும் இல்ல
பல கோடி வருஷமும் இல்ல
ஒரு நாளு ஒரு நொடி போதும்
என்னையே கூட
Not a hundred years
Nor several crore years
Just one second in a day is enough
Even for me
உன்ன பாக்காம பாக்காம
ஒன்னும் பேசாம பேசாம
Without seeing you, without seeing you
Without speaking anything, without speaking anything
தூக்கம்
Sleep
இல்ல தூக்கம்
There is no sleep
ஏக்கம்
Longing
ஐயோ ஏக்கம்
Oh what a longing!
தய்யாரே தய்யாரே தய்யாரே
தய்யாரே தய்யாரே தய்யாரே
தய்யாரே தய்யாரே தய்யாரே
தய்யாரே தய்யாரே தய்யாரே
Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae
Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae
Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae
Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae
அகமாகி போதி முழச்சி
அடி முடியா ஞான் பூத்து குலச்சே
அழகாகே தழுகான் வா
ஆலோலம் கண்ணா
யாரோ நின்னா
Wisdom blossomed inside my soul
From top to bottom, I bloomed completely
Come beautifully to embrace
Oh my playful dear eye
Am I not your butter?
முல்லப்பூ வாசம் என்ன
மல்லிப்பூ வாசம் என்ன
கண்ணே உன் வாசம் பட்டா
கல்லுமே பூத்ததென்ன
What is the scent of a jasmine flower?
What is the fragrance of a night-jasmine flower?
My lover, if your scent touches me
Why did even a stone bloom into a flower?
அத்திப்பூ வாசம் என்ன
அல்லிப்பூ வாசம் என்ன
ஐயா நீ இல்லாம நான்
அரளிப்பூ கேட்பதென்ன
What is the scent of a fig flower?
What is the scent of a lily flower?
Oh sir, without you, why should I
Ask for a poisonous oleander flower?
போதும் நிறுத்தடி எம்மா
புரியாம குழம்புற சும்மா
உசுரோட அடிக்கிற வாசம்
அது காதல்தான்
Enough, stop it, my dear girl
Don't be confused without understanding
The scent that strikes along with life
That is indeed love
உன்ன பாக்காம பாக்காம
ஒன்னும் பேசாம பேசாம
இல்ல தூக்கம் ஐயோ ஏக்கம்
Without seeing you, without seeing you
Without speaking anything, without speaking anything
There is no sleep, oh what a yearning!
உன்ன காங்காம காங்காம
வெட்கம் நீங்காம நீங்காம
Without beholding you, without beholding you
Without shyness leaving, without shyness leaving
பேச்சும்
Speech
இல்ல பேச்சும்
There is no speech
கூச்சம்
Bashfulness
ஹையோ கூச்சம்
Oh what bashfulness!
எனக்குள்ள நூறு பேச்சு
சிரித்தேனோ கூடி போச்சு
A hundred words inside me
My laughter has increased manifold
பொழுதெல்லாம் வீணா போச்சு
புரியாம ஏதோ ஆச்சு
மனசெல்லாம் பட்டாம்பூச்சி உன்னால
The entire day was spent in vain
Without understanding, something happened
My heart is full of butterflies because of you
Ae… aehae… ae… aehae…
Hey... aehae... hey... aehae...
Unna paakkaama paakkaama
Without seeing you, without seeing you
Onnum pesaama pesaama
Without speaking anything, without speaking anything
Illa thookkam aiyo yekkam
There is no sleep, oh what a longing!
Unna kaangaama kaangaama
Without beholding you, without beholding you
Vekkam neengaama neengaama
Without shyness leaving, without shyness leaving
Illa paechum haiyo koocham
There is no speech, oh what bashfulness!
Enakkulla nooru paechu
A hundred words inside me
Sirippaeno koodi pochae
My laughter has increased manifold
Pozhudhellaam veenaa pochu
The entire day was spent in vain
Puriyaama yaedho aachu
Without understanding, something happened
Manasellaam pattaampoochi unnaala..aa..
My heart is full of butterflies because of you...
Unna paakkaama paakkaama
Without seeing you, without seeing you
Onnum pesaama pesaama
Without speaking anything, without speaking anything
Illa thookkam aiyo yekkam
There is no sleep, oh what a longing!
Nananana nana nananana nana
Nananana nana nananana nana
Nananana nananaa
Nananana nananaa
Nananana nana nananana nana
Nananana nana nananana nana
Nananana nananaa
Nananana nananaa
Annaikkae paasam vachen
I loved you back then itself
Appovae aasa vachen
I desired you right at that moment
Ennaiko neeyae thaannu
Believing you are the one someday
Yaedhaedho poosa vachen
I applied various traditional marks
Sandhikka thaedhi vachen
I set a date to meet
Sammadham kaettu vachen
I asked for and got consent
Kattikka thaali senju
I crafted a wedding chain (Thaali)
Eppaiyo vaangi vachen
And bought and kept it long ago
Nooru varusamum illa
Not a hundred years
Pala kodi varusamum illa
Nor several crore years
Oru naalil oru nodi podhum
Just one second in a day is enough
Enaiyae kooda
Even for me
Unna paakkaama paakkaama
Without seeing you, without seeing you
Onnum pesaama pesaama
Without speaking anything, without speaking anything
Thookkam
Sleep
Illa thookkam
There is no sleep
Yekkam
Longing
Aiyo yekkam
Oh what a longing!
Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae
Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae
Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae
Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae
Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae
Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae
Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae
Thaiyaarae thaiyaarae thaiyaarae
Agamaagae poodhi mulachae
Wisdom blossomed inside my soul
Adi mudi njaan poothu kulachae
From top to bottom, I bloomed completely
Azhaghaagae thazhugaan vaa
Come beautifully to embrace
Aalolam kannaa
Oh my playful dear eye
Njaano nin vennaa
Am I not your butter?
Mulla poo vaasam enna
What is the scent of a jasmine flower?
Malli poo vaasam enna
What is the fragrance of a night-jasmine flower?
Kannae un vaasam pattaa
My lover, if your scent touches me
Kallumae pootthadhenna
Why did even a stone bloom into a flower?
Athi poo vaasam enna
What is the scent of a fig flower?
Alli poo vaasam enna
What is the scent of a lily flower?
Aiyaa nee illaama naan
Oh sir, without you, why should I
Aralip poo kaeppadhenna
Ask for a poisonous oleander flower?
Podhum niruthadi yammaa
Enough, stop it, my dear girl
Puriyaama kozhambura summaa
Don't be confused without understanding
Usuroda adikkira vaasam
The scent that strikes along with life
Adhu kaadhal thaan
That is indeed love
Unna paakkaama paakkaama
Without seeing you, without seeing you
Onnum pesaama pesaama
Without speaking anything, without speaking anything
Illa thookkam aiyo yekkam
There is no sleep, oh what a yearning!
Unna kaangaama kaangaama
Without beholding you, without beholding you
Vekkam neengaama neengaama
Without shyness leaving, without shyness leaving
Paechum
Speech
Illa paechum
There is no speech
Koocham
Bashfulness
Haiyo koocham
Oh what bashfulness!
Enakkulla nooru pechu
A hundred words inside me
Sirippaeno koodi pochu
My laughter has increased manifold
Pozhudhellaam veenaa pochu
The entire day was spent in vain
Puriyaama yaedho aachu
Without understanding, something happened
Manasellaam pattaampoochi unnaala
My heart is full of butterflies because of you
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Unna Paakkaama Paakkaama from Jannal Oram (2013) is a romantic duet capturing the intoxicating sensation of newly found love and longing. The female protagonist expresses her restlessness, sleeplessness, and extreme shyness whenever she is unable to see or speak to her lover, describing how her heart flutters with butterflies. The couple reflects on their deep-rooted affection that has blossomed over time, dreaming of marriage and a lifelong union. Rich with floral imagery and playful Kerala-styled vocal interludes, the song illustrates how love's overwhelming fragrance brings life and beauty even to the hardest of hearts.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkut Thodhar (Repetition)
“Unna paakkaama paakkaama”
Repetition of the word 'paakkaama' continuously highlights the emotional agony and persistence of not being able to see the lover.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Manasellaam pattaampoochi unnaala..aa..”
Compares the inner emotional flutter of love directly to butterflies ('pattaampoochi') fluttering in the mind and heart.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Kannae un vaasam pattaa Kallumae pootthadhenna”
Exaggerates the effect of the lover's fragrance by claiming it can make even an unfeeling stone bloom into a flower.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Mulla poo vaasam enna / Malli poo vaasam enna”
The second consonant sound 'lla' is rhymed between lines 'Mulla' and 'Malli' to create rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
Jannal Oram (2013) is the Tamil remake of the hit 2012 Malayalam film 'Ordinary'. The music was composed by V. Selvaganesh, adapting elements from Vidyasagar's original score, with lyrics penned by Yugabharathi.
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