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Lyrics & meaning

Unnai Saranadainthen

From Ammuvagiya Naan · 2007

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Harish Raghavendra, Kalyani
Music director
Sabesh – Murali
Details
Ammuvagiya Naan2007

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
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Female
Unnai charan adaindhenI surrender to you
Mannava mannavaOh my King, oh my King
Innum oru thevaiI have one more wish
Sollava sollavaShall I tell you? Shall I tell you?
Female
Indha azhagiya nimishamThis beautiful moment
Idhu valarndhida vendumThis should keep growing
Idhu mudigira neramWhen this moment comes to an end
Uyir vida vendumI wish to breathe my last
Udalum manamum unaiyaeSo that my body and mind
Thodara aa aaa aaaaCan keep following you...
Unnai charan adaindhenI surrender to you
Mannava mannavaOh my King, oh my King
Female
Sa ri sa ri ga maSa ri sa ri ga ma
Pa sa ni dha ga ma pa ni saPa sa ni dha ga ma pa ni sa
Sa ri sa ri ga maSa ri sa ri ga ma
Pa sa ni dha ga ma pa ni saPa sa ni dha ga ma pa ni sa
Male
Kaatru veli minminiyaaiLike a firefly in the open breeze
Kangal vazhi nee vandhaaiYou entered through my eyes
Naan ezhudhum mejaiyilaeOn the desk where I write
Eriyum vilakkaai olirugiraaiYou shine like a burning lamp
Female
Hmm enadhu viral nee pidithuHmm, holding my finger
Uyir ezhuthai ezhudhugiraaiYou write the letters of life
Thunai ezhuthu neeyaagaWith you as my companion letter
Uravin azhagai uyarthugiraaiYou elevate the beauty of our bond
Male
Un velli manamYour pure silver-like heart
Pon manjal niramYour golden turmeric hue
Naan ennai marandhenI forgot my own self
Female
Naan seidha dhavamThe penance I performed
Nee thandha varamThe boon you granted
Naan unnai adaindhenI have attained you
Male
Andha sageedha sandhippilIn that musical encounter
Sandhosha thithippilIn that sweet delight of happiness
Oru pani mazhayenaLike a rain of dew
Madiyinil vizhundhenI fell into your lap
Female :Ma ma pa ni sa ni dha paMa ma pa ni sa ni dha pa
Female
Unnai charan adaindhenI surrender to you
Mannava mannavaOh my King, oh my King
Female
Theindhu varum vaan madhiyaaiLike a waning moon in the sky
Netruvarai vaazhndhirundhenI lived until yesterday
Indru undhan thirumadhiyaaiToday, as your beloved wife
Unadhu ninaivil malarugirenI blossom in your thoughts
Male
Poovil vizhum panithuliyaaiLike a dewdrop resting on a flower
Manadhil unai naan sumandhenI carried you in my heart
Nee kodutha kanavugalaiThe dreams you bestowed
Enadhu vizhiyil vaangugirenI gather them in my eyes
Female
Un paarvaigalilIn your gentle glances
Un sparisangalilIn your loving touches
Naan ennai arindhenI truly discovered myself
Male
Un poovidhazhilIn your flower-like lips
Un punnagayilIn your sweet smile
Naan idari vizhundhenI stumbled and fell in love
Female
Ingu un vaasam ennoduHere, your scent with me
En vaasam unoduMy scent with you
Kalandhida siragindriTo merge together without wings
Kaatrinil midhandhenI floated in the wind
Male :Ma ma pa ni sa ni dha paMa ma pa ni sa ni dha pa
Female
Unnai charan adaindhenI surrender to you
Mannava mannavaOh my King, oh my King
Innum oru thevaiI have one more wish
Sollava sollavaShall I tell you? Shall I tell you?
Male
Indha azhagiya nimishamThis beautiful moment
Idhu valarndhida vendumThis should keep growing
Idhu mudigira neramWhen this moment comes to an end
Uyir vida vendumI wish to breathe my last
Udalum manamum unaiyaeSo that my body and mind
Thodara aa aaa aaaaCan keep following you...
Female :Unnai charan adaindhenI surrender to you
Mannava mannavaOh my King, oh my King

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Unnai Charan Adaindhen is a soulful, romantic track from the 2007 Tamil film Ammuvagiya Naan. The song expresses total surrender and deep devotion of a woman to her soulmate. She compares her past life to a waning moon and her present life to a blooming flower filled with dignity and happiness upon finding her partner. Through rich poetic metaphors involving nature, light, and Tamil grammar, she conveys that her life has found ultimate meaning in his presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Naan ezhudhum mejaiyilae Eriyum vilakkaai olirugiraai

Comparing the lover's arrival on a writing table to a glowing lamp illuminating darkness.

Simile (Upamai)

Oru pani mazhayena Madiyinil vizhundhen

Comparing the protagonist's fall onto the lover's lap to a gentle shower of dew.

Wordplay / Metaphor using Tamil Grammar

Uyir ezhuthai ezhudhugiraai Thunai ezhuthu neeyaaga

Comparing life letters (Uyir ezhuthu) and companion letters (Thunai ezhuthu) of Tamil script to describe how the partner completes her life.

Monai (Alliteration)

Un paarvaigalil / Un sparisangalil

Repetition of initial consonants like 'Un' in consecutive lines creating melodic harmony.

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Trivia

Ammuvagiya Naan (2007) was directed by Padmamagan and features music composed by Sabesh-Murali, with lyrics written by Pazhani Bharathi. The song captures the pivotal transformation of the lead character Ammu, played by Parthiban and Bharati.

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