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Unnai Partha Kangal

From Rojavanam · 1999

Lyricist: Vairamuthu
Singers: Hariharan, Chorus
Music director: Bharathwaj
Movie name: Rojavanam
Movie release year: 1999
Lyrics added on: 6 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Unnai paartha kangal

Innum mooda villai

Chorus :Haa..aa..haa…aa..

Male :Podhum podhum endren

Nenjam ketka villai

Chorus :Haa..aa..haa…aa..

Oru thendral pola vandhu

Anbae ennai verkka vaithaai

Vallal pola vazhvae

Unnai kenji ketkka vaithaai

Un perai naan solli ennai azhaippen

Unnai indru naan thedi

Ennai tholaithen

Unnai paartha kangal

Innum mooda villai

Podhum podhum endren

Nenjam ketka villai

Anbae un koondhalil

Naan kalaindhen

Nee vaitha pookalil

Naan udhirndhen

Kuzhi vizhum kannathukkul

Naan vizhundhen

Siru netri vervayil

Naan karaindhenae

Netru varai netru varai

Vaazhvil rusi illai

Malarae undhan madiyil vaazhndhaal

Maranam illai

Unnai paartha kangal

Innum mooda villai

Chorus :Haa..aa..haa…aa..

Male :Podhum podhum endren

Nenjam ketka villai

Chorus :Haa..aa..haa…aa..

Naan paarkkum vaanavil

Valayalgalil

Naan ketkkum mellisai

Kolusugalil

Silendra natchathiram

Un kangal dhaano

Poomadhya regai

Undhan kaigalil dhaano….

Enna niram enna gunam

Kaadhal puriyavillai

Kaadhal kavidhai

Edhuvum indru theriyavillai

Unnai paartha kangal

Innum mooda villai

Chorus :Haa..aa..haa…aa..

Male :Podhum podhum endren

Nenjam ketka villai

Chorus :Haa..aa..haa…aa..

Oru thendral pola vandhu

Anbae ennai verkka vaithaai

Vallal pola vazhvae

Unnai kenji ketkka vaithaai

Un perai naan solli ennai azhaippen

Unnai indru naan thedi

Ennai tholaithen

Unnai paartha kangal

Innum mooda villai

Podhum podhum endren

Nenjam ketka villai

The eyes that looked at you

still have not closed.

Chorus: Ha.. aa.. haa... aa..

Male: I said, "Enough, enough,"

but my heart would not listen.

Chorus: Ha.. aa.. haa... aa..

Coming like a gentle breeze,

my love, you made me break into a sweat.

Though I lived like a generous giver, my life,

you made me beg and plead with you.

I call out my own name using yours,

and searching for you today,

I lost myself.

The eyes that looked at you

still have not closed.

I said, "Enough, enough,"

but my heart would not listen.

My love, in your hair,

I came undone.

Along with the flowers you wore,

I fell away like petals.

Into the dimple on your cheek,

I fell.

In the sweat on your forehead,

I dissolved.

Until yesterday, until yesterday,

life had no taste.

My flower, if I live in your lap,

there is no death.

The eyes that looked at you

still have not closed.

Chorus: Ha.. aa.. haa... aa..

Male: I said, "Enough, enough,"

but my heart would not listen.

Chorus: Ha.. aa.. haa... aa..

The rainbow I see is

in your bangles.

The soft music I hear is

in your anklets.

Are those cool stars

really your eyes?

Is the earth's equator

drawn across your hands?

What is its color? What is its nature?

I do not understand love.

As for love poetry,

I know none of it today.

The eyes that looked at you

still have not closed.

Chorus: Ha.. aa.. haa... aa..

Male: I said, "Enough, enough,"

but my heart would not listen.

Chorus: Ha.. aa.. haa... aa..

Coming like a gentle breeze,

my love, you made me break into a sweat.

Though I lived like a generous giver, my life,

you made me beg and plead with you.

I call out my own name using yours,

and searching for you today,

I lost myself.

The eyes that looked at you

still have not closed.

I said, "Enough, enough,"

but my heart would not listen.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Unnai Paartha Kangal from the film Rojavanam (1999) is a soulful romantic track capturing the overwhelming depth of romantic obsession. The protagonist expresses how beholding his beloved leaves him completely spellbound, unable to sleep or restrain his heart. Everyday sights and sounds—like bangles, anklets, and forehead sweat—are elevated to poetic symbols of wonder and complete self-surrender.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Paradox / Oxymoron

“Oru thendral pola vandhu / Anbae ennai verkka vaithaai”

A gentle breeze usually cools someone down, but here it causes nervousness and passion (sweating), emphasizing the paradoxical impact of love.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Naan kalaindhen / Naan udhirndhen / Naan vizhundhen / Naan karaindhenae”

Consecutive lines end with matching verb endings ('kalaindhen', 'udhirndhen', 'vizhundhen', 'karaindhenae'), creating melodic rhythm.

Metaphor & Imagery

“Naan paarkkum vaanavil Valayalgalil / Naan ketkkum mellisai Kolusugalil”

Comparing the colorful bangles to a rainbow and anklet chimes to soft music creates vivid auditory and visual imagery.

Hyperbole

“Malarae undhan madiyil vaazhndhaal / Maranam illai”

Exaggeration claiming that dwelling in the lover's lap brings freedom from death itself.

Did you know?

Trivia

Rojavanam (1999) featured music composed by Bharadwaj, starring Prashanth, Laila, and Vadivelu. The lyrics were penned by Vairamuthu, highlighting his signature style of blending nature motifs with intimate romantic emotions.

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