Unnai Partha
From Vattaram · 2006
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Vattaram2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Unnai paartha maru ganamae | The very next moment I saw you |
| Chorus :Utcham thalaiyil kutraalam | Chorus: Like Courtallam falls showering on the crown of my head |
| Female :Ullae bothiga maatrangaloo | Female: Internal changes blossoming like the Podhigai breeze |
| Chorus :Ovvoru anuvilum boobaalam | Chorus: A morning raga playing in every atom |
| Female | |
| Unnai paartha maru ganamae | The very next moment I saw you |
| Ullae bothiga maatrangalo | Are these internal changes like the Podhigai breeze? |
| En avan nee enavae manam enniyathae | My heart thought that you are my man |
| Athai vaanathu paravai ellam | All the birds in the sky |
| Vazhi mozhinthathuvae | Seconded that thought |
| Chorus | |
| Utcham thalaiyil kutraalam | Like Courtallam falls showering on the crown of my head |
| Ovvoru anuvilum boobaalam | A morning raga playing in every atom |
| Unthan swasamthaan en kaatru | Your breath alone is my air |
| Unthan perthaanae… en paattu | Your name itself is my song |
| Female | |
| En uyirukku adiyil | Deep beneath my soul |
| Unnai ozhithida vendum | I want to hide you |
| Uyir pirintha pinnum | Even after life departs |
| Ullae vaazhvaai neeyummm…. hey | You will live inside me... hey |
| Female | |
| Kadal muluthum paainthaalum | Even if the entire ocean rushes in |
| Enathu manam niraiyaathu | My heart will not be filled |
| Kann vizhiyin thuliyil irainthae | Dripping into a drop in the eyes |
| Chorus :Innoru paarvaiyil nuzhainthenae | Chorus: I entered through another gaze |
| Female | |
| Ahaaaaa aaaaa | Ahaaaaa aaaaa |
| Meen kuzhangal ilaamal | Without schools of fish |
| Neer kuzhangal vaazhnthirukkum | Bodies of water can exist |
| Neer indri meengal vaazhnthidumaa | Can fish live without water? |
| Chorus :Nee meen endraal avan neerae | Chorus: If you are the fish, he is the water |
| Female :Oh unnodu vaazhven | Female: Oh, I will live with you |
| Unnodu poven | I will go with you |
| Unakkkena poo padainthean | I created flowers just for you |
| Uyirae….eyyyyy…. eyy…. | Oh my life... |
| Female | |
| Ahaaaa…. aaaaaa…… | Ahaaaa.... aaaaaa...... |
| Female | |
| Nam thana nam thana | Nam thana nam thana |
| Nam thana nam thana | Nam thana nam thana |
| Nam thana nam thana | Nam thana nam thana |
| Female | |
| Paravaigalin dhaaniyangal | The food grains for birds |
| Vaan veliyil vilaiyaathu | Do not grow up in the sky |
| Aanalum paravaigal vaan veliyil | Yet the birds fly in the open sky |
| Chorus :Paravaiyin unavo tharaiyodu | Chorus: Though the bird's food is on the ground |
| Female | |
| Kanavugalaal kanavugalaal | With dreams, with dreams |
| Vayiru ondrum niraiyaathu | The stomach will not be filled |
| Aanalum kanavugal en vizhiyil | Yet dreams fill my eyes |
| Chorus :Kanavugal nanaivin mun nottam | Chorus: Dreams are a preview before reality |
| Female :Thalai kothum kaatril | Female: In the breeze caressing my hair |
| Ilai paadum paattil | In the song sung by the rustling leaves |
| Un kural ketkirathae…… | I hear your voice... |
| Uyirae….eyyyyy…. eyy…. | Oh my life... |
| Female | |
| Unnai paartha maru ganamae | The very next moment I saw you |
| Chorus :Utcham thalaiyil kutraalam | Chorus: Like Courtallam falls showering on the crown of my head |
| Female :Ullae bothiga maatrangaloo | Female: Internal changes blossoming like the Podhigai breeze |
| Chorus :Ovvoru anuvilum boobaalam | Chorus: A morning raga playing in every atom |
| Female | |
| Unnai paartha maru ganamae | The very next moment I saw you |
| Ullae bothiga maatrangalo | Are these internal changes like the Podhigai breeze? |
| En avan nee enavae manam enniyathae | My heart thought that you are my man |
| Athai vaanathu paravai ellam | All the birds in the sky |
| Vazhi mozhinthathuvae | Seconded that thought |
| Chorus | |
| Utcham thalaiyil kutraalam | Like Courtallam falls showering on the crown of my head |
| Ovvoru anuvilum boobaalam | A morning raga playing in every atom |
| Unthan swasamthaan en kaatru | Your breath alone is my air |
| Unthan perthaanae… en paattu | Your name itself is my song |
| Female | |
| En uyirukku adiyil | Deep beneath my soul |
| Unnai ozhithida vendum | I want to hide you |
| Uyir pirintha pinnum | Even after life departs |
| Ullae vaazhvaai neeyummm…. | You will live inside me... |
உன்னை பார்த்த மறு கணமே
குழு :
உச்சம் தலையில் குற்றாலம்
உள்ளே பௌதிக மாற்றங்களோ
குழு :
ஒவ்வொரு அனுவிலும் பூபாளம்
The very next moment I saw you
Chorus: Like Courtallam falls showering on the crown of my head
Female: Internal changes blossoming like the Podhigai breeze
Chorus: A morning raga playing in every atom
உன்னை பார்த்த மறு கணமே
உள்ளே பௌதிக மாற்றங்களோ
என் அவன் நீ எனவே மனம் எண்ணியதே
அதை வானத்து பறவை எல்லாம்
வழி மொழியந்ததுவே
The very next moment I saw you
Are these internal changes like the Podhigai breeze?
My heart thought that you are my man
All the birds in the sky
Seconded that thought
உச்சம் தலையில் குற்றாலம்
ஒவ்வொரு அனுவிலும் பூபாளம்
உந்தன் சுவாசம்தான் என் காற்று
உந்தன் பேர்தானே....என் பாட்டு
Like Courtallam falls showering on the crown of my head
A morning raga playing in every atom
Your breath alone is my air
Your name itself is my song
என் உயிருக்கு அடியில்
உன்னை ஒழித்திட வேண்டும்
உயிர் பிரிந்த பின்னும்
உள்ளே வாழ்வாய் நீயும்ம்....ஹேய்
Deep beneath my soul
I want to hide you
Even after life departs
You will live inside me... hey
கடல் முழுதும் பாய்ந்தாலும்
எனது மனம் நிறையாது
கண் விழியின் துளியில் இறைந்தே
குழு :
இன்னொரு பார்வையில் நுழைந்தேனே
Even if the entire ocean rushes in
My heart will not be filled
Dripping into a drop in the eyes
Chorus: I entered through another gaze
அஹா.....ஆஅ.....
மீன் குளங்கள் இல்லாமல்
நீர் குளங்கள் வாழந்திருக்கும்
நீர் இன்றி மீன்கள் வாழ்ந்திடுமா
குழு :
நீ மீன் என்றால் அவன் நீரே
ஓ உன்னோடு வாழ்வேன்
உன்னோடு போவேன்
உனக்கென பூ படைத்தேன்
உயிரே...ஏய்....ஏய்......
Ahaaaaa aaaaa
Without schools of fish
Bodies of water can exist
Can fish live without water?
Chorus: If you are the fish, he is the water
Female: Oh, I will live with you
I will go with you
I created flowers just for you
Oh my life...
ஆஹா.....ஆஅ......
Ahaaaa.... aaaaaa......
நம் தான நம் தான
நம் தான நம் தான
நம் தான நம் தான
Nam thana nam thana
Nam thana nam thana
Nam thana nam thana
பறவைகளின் தானியங்கள்
வான் வெளியில் விளையாது
ஆனாலும் பறவைகள் வான் வெளியில்
குழு :
பறவையின் உணவோ தரையோடு
The food grains for birds
Do not grow up in the sky
Yet the birds fly in the open sky
Chorus: Though the bird's food is on the ground
கனவுகளால் கனவுகளால்
வயிறு ஒன்றும் நிறையாது
ஆனாலும் கனவுகள் என் விழியில்
குழு :
கனவுகள் நனைவின் முன் நோட்டம்
தலை கோதும் காற்றில்
இலை பாடும் பாட்டில்
உன் குரல் கேட்கிறதே.....
உயிரே.....ஏய்....ஏய்....
With dreams, with dreams
The stomach will not be filled
Yet dreams fill my eyes
Chorus: Dreams are a preview before reality
Female: In the breeze caressing my hair
In the song sung by the rustling leaves
I hear your voice...
Oh my life...
உன்னை பார்த்த மறு கணமே
குழு :
உச்சம் தலையில் குற்றாலம்
உள்ளே பௌதிக மாற்றங்களோ
குழு :
ஒவ்வொரு அனுவிலும் பூபாளம்
The very next moment I saw you
Chorus: Like Courtallam falls showering on the crown of my head
Female: Internal changes blossoming like the Podhigai breeze
Chorus: A morning raga playing in every atom
உன்னை பார்த்த மறு கணமே
உள்ளே பௌதிக மாற்றங்களோ
என் அவன் நீ எனவே மனம் எண்ணியதே
அதை வானத்து பறவை எல்லாம்
வழி மொழியந்ததுவே
The very next moment I saw you
Are these internal changes like the Podhigai breeze?
My heart thought that you are my man
All the birds in the sky
Seconded that thought
உச்சம் தலையில் குற்றாலம்
ஒவ்வொரு அனுவிலும் பூபாளம்
உந்தன் சுவாசம்தான் என் காற்று
உந்தன் பேர்தானே....என் பாட்டு
Like Courtallam falls showering on the crown of my head
A morning raga playing in every atom
Your breath alone is my air
Your name itself is my song
என் உயிருக்கு அடியில்
உன்னை ஒழித்திட வேண்டும்
உயிர் பிரிந்த பின்னும்
உள்ளே வாழ்வாய் நீயும்ம்...
Deep beneath my soul
I want to hide you
Even after life departs
You will live inside me...
Unnai paartha maru ganamae
The very next moment I saw you
Chorus :Utcham thalaiyil kutraalam
Chorus: Like Courtallam falls showering on the crown of my head
Female :Ullae bothiga maatrangaloo
Female: Internal changes blossoming like the Podhigai breeze
Chorus :Ovvoru anuvilum boobaalam
Chorus: A morning raga playing in every atom
Unnai paartha maru ganamae
The very next moment I saw you
Ullae bothiga maatrangalo
Are these internal changes like the Podhigai breeze?
En avan nee enavae manam enniyathae
My heart thought that you are my man
Athai vaanathu paravai ellam
All the birds in the sky
Vazhi mozhinthathuvae
Seconded that thought
Utcham thalaiyil kutraalam
Like Courtallam falls showering on the crown of my head
Ovvoru anuvilum boobaalam
A morning raga playing in every atom
Unthan swasamthaan en kaatru
Your breath alone is my air
Unthan perthaanae… en paattu
Your name itself is my song
En uyirukku adiyil
Deep beneath my soul
Unnai ozhithida vendum
I want to hide you
Uyir pirintha pinnum
Even after life departs
Ullae vaazhvaai neeyummm…. hey
You will live inside me... hey
Kadal muluthum paainthaalum
Even if the entire ocean rushes in
Enathu manam niraiyaathu
My heart will not be filled
Kann vizhiyin thuliyil irainthae
Dripping into a drop in the eyes
Chorus :Innoru paarvaiyil nuzhainthenae
Chorus: I entered through another gaze
Ahaaaaa aaaaa
Ahaaaaa aaaaa
Meen kuzhangal ilaamal
Without schools of fish
Neer kuzhangal vaazhnthirukkum
Bodies of water can exist
Neer indri meengal vaazhnthidumaa
Can fish live without water?
Chorus :Nee meen endraal avan neerae
Chorus: If you are the fish, he is the water
Female :Oh unnodu vaazhven
Female: Oh, I will live with you
Unnodu poven
I will go with you
Unakkkena poo padainthean
I created flowers just for you
Uyirae….eyyyyy…. eyy….
Oh my life...
Ahaaaa…. aaaaaa……
Ahaaaa.... aaaaaa......
Nam thana nam thana
Nam thana nam thana
Nam thana nam thana
Nam thana nam thana
Nam thana nam thana
Nam thana nam thana
Paravaigalin dhaaniyangal
The food grains for birds
Vaan veliyil vilaiyaathu
Do not grow up in the sky
Aanalum paravaigal vaan veliyil
Yet the birds fly in the open sky
Chorus :Paravaiyin unavo tharaiyodu
Chorus: Though the bird's food is on the ground
Kanavugalaal kanavugalaal
With dreams, with dreams
Vayiru ondrum niraiyaathu
The stomach will not be filled
Aanalum kanavugal en vizhiyil
Yet dreams fill my eyes
Chorus :Kanavugal nanaivin mun nottam
Chorus: Dreams are a preview before reality
Female :Thalai kothum kaatril
Female: In the breeze caressing my hair
Ilai paadum paattil
In the song sung by the rustling leaves
Un kural ketkirathae……
I hear your voice...
Uyirae….eyyyyy…. eyy….
Oh my life...
Unnai paartha maru ganamae
The very next moment I saw you
Chorus :Utcham thalaiyil kutraalam
Chorus: Like Courtallam falls showering on the crown of my head
Female :Ullae bothiga maatrangaloo
Female: Internal changes blossoming like the Podhigai breeze
Chorus :Ovvoru anuvilum boobaalam
Chorus: A morning raga playing in every atom
Unnai paartha maru ganamae
The very next moment I saw you
Ullae bothiga maatrangalo
Are these internal changes like the Podhigai breeze?
En avan nee enavae manam enniyathae
My heart thought that you are my man
Athai vaanathu paravai ellam
All the birds in the sky
Vazhi mozhinthathuvae
Seconded that thought
Utcham thalaiyil kutraalam
Like Courtallam falls showering on the crown of my head
Ovvoru anuvilum boobaalam
A morning raga playing in every atom
Unthan swasamthaan en kaatru
Your breath alone is my air
Unthan perthaanae… en paattu
Your name itself is my song
En uyirukku adiyil
Deep beneath my soul
Unnai ozhithida vendum
I want to hide you
Uyir pirintha pinnum
Even after life departs
Ullae vaazhvaai neeyummm….
You will live inside me...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic track depicts the profound transformation experienced by a woman upon falling in love at first sight. She compares the sensation to refreshing natural elements like the falls of Courtallam, breezes of Podhigai, and the awakening melody of a morning raga. Through vivid metaphors involving water and fish, birds and sky, and dreams versus reality, she expresses total devotion, declaring her lover to be her very breath and essential for her existence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)
“Utcham thalaiyil kutraalam / Ullae bothiga maatrangaloo”
Compares the sensory feeling of love to Courtallam waterfalls on the head and Podhigai breeze inside.
Monnai (Initial Rhyme)
“Unthan swasamthaan en kaatru / Unthan perthaanae… en paattu”
Matching initial sounds in consecutive lines for poetic rhythm (Unthan / Unthan, En / Unnai).
Metaphor ( உருவகம் - Uruvagham)
“Nee meen endraal avan neerae”
Directly equating the lover to water and the beloved to fish to signify essential survival.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Unnai Paartha Maru Ganame' is a soulful melody from the movie 'Vattaram' (2006), composed by Bharathwaj and featuring lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song vividly uses southern Tamil Nadu geographical references such as Courtallam waterfalls and the Podhigai hills.
Keep listening
More from Vattaram
Vattaram
Vattaram
Vattaram
Vattaram
Vattaram
Vattaram