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Unnai Partha

From Vattaram · 2006

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Shalini, Chorus
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Vattaram
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
1 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Unnai paartha maru ganamae
Chorus :Utcham thalaiyil kutraalam
Female :Ullae bothiga maatrangaloo
Chorus :Ovvoru anuvilum boobaalam
Unnai paartha maru ganamae
Ullae bothiga maatrangalo
En avan nee enavae manam enniyathae
Athai vaanathu paravai ellam
Vazhi mozhinthathuvae
Utcham thalaiyil kutraalam
Ovvoru anuvilum boobaalam
Unthan swasamthaan en kaatru
Unthan perthaanae… en paattu
En uyirukku adiyil
Unnai ozhithida vendum
Uyir pirintha pinnum
Ullae vaazhvaai neeyummm…. hey
Kadal muluthum paainthaalum
Enathu manam niraiyaathu
Kann vizhiyin thuliyil irainthae
Chorus :Innoru paarvaiyil nuzhainthenae
Ahaaaaa aaaaa
Meen kuzhangal ilaamal
Neer kuzhangal vaazhnthirukkum
Neer indri meengal vaazhnthidumaa
Chorus :Nee meen endraal avan neerae
Female :Oh unnodu vaazhven
Unnodu poven
Unakkkena poo padainthean
Uyirae….eyyyyy…. eyy….
Ahaaaa…. aaaaaa……
Nam thana nam thana
Nam thana nam thana
Nam thana nam thana
Paravaigalin dhaaniyangal
Vaan veliyil vilaiyaathu
Aanalum paravaigal vaan veliyil
Chorus :Paravaiyin unavo tharaiyodu
Kanavugalaal kanavugalaal
Vayiru ondrum niraiyaathu
Aanalum kanavugal en vizhiyil
Chorus :Kanavugal nanaivin mun nottam
Female :Thalai kothum kaatril
Ilai paadum paattil
Un kural ketkirathae……
Uyirae….eyyyyy…. eyy….
Unnai paartha maru ganamae
Chorus :Utcham thalaiyil kutraalam
Female :Ullae bothiga maatrangaloo
Chorus :Ovvoru anuvilum boobaalam
Unnai paartha maru ganamae
Ullae bothiga maatrangalo
En avan nee enavae manam enniyathae
Athai vaanathu paravai ellam
Vazhi mozhinthathuvae
Utcham thalaiyil kutraalam
Ovvoru anuvilum boobaalam
Unthan swasamthaan en kaatru
Unthan perthaanae… en paattu
En uyirukku adiyil
Unnai ozhithida vendum
Uyir pirintha pinnum
Ullae vaazhvaai neeyummm….
The very moment I saw you,
Chorus: Courtallam waterfalls poured over my head,
Female: Are these physical changes happening inside me?
Chorus: A morning melody awakens in every cell!
The very moment I saw you,
Are these physical changes happening inside me?
My heart knew that you are the one for me,
And all the birds in the sky
Echoed and agreed with it!
Courtallam waterfalls poured over my head,
A morning melody awakens in every cell!
Your breath is the air I breathe,
Your name alone is my song...
Beneath the depths of my soul,
I want to hide you away,
Even after life leaves my body,
You will still live on inside me... hey!
Even if the whole ocean flows into me,
My heart will never feel full,
Gathered in a single tear from the eye,
Chorus: I entered a whole new way of seeing!
Ahahaaa aaaa
Without schools of fish,
Bodies of water can still survive,
Yet can fish survive without water?
Chorus: If you are the fish, he is the water!
Female: Oh, I will live with you,
I will go wherever you go,
I blossomed just for you,
My life... oh...
Ahahaaa... aaaaa...
Nam thana nam thana
Nam thana nam thana
Nam thana nam thana
The grains that feed the birds
Do not grow in the open sky,
Yet birds still fly across the sky,
Chorus: Even though their food lies on the ground!
Dreams alone, just dreams,
Will never fill an empty stomach,
Yet dreams still linger in my eyes,
Chorus: Dreams are a preview of reality!
Female: In the breeze running through my hair,
In the song sung by the leaves,
I hear your voice calling...
My life... oh...
The very moment I saw you,
Chorus: Courtallam waterfalls poured over my head,
Female: Are these physical changes happening inside me?
Chorus: A morning melody awakens in every cell!
The very moment I saw you,
Are these physical changes happening inside me?
My heart knew that you are the one for me,
And all the birds in the sky
Echoed and agreed with it!
Courtallam waterfalls poured over my head,
A morning melody awakens in every cell!
Your breath is the air I breathe,
Your name alone is my song...
Beneath the depths of my soul,
I want to hide you away,
Even after life leaves my body,
You will still live on inside me...
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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.

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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.

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