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Lyrics & meaning

Unnai Thotta

From Idhaya Thirudan · 2006

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Kay Kay
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Idhaya Thirudan
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
23 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Unnai thotta urchagathil
Vinnai thottu mannil vanthen
Thottu kondathu kanava kanava
Vittu sendrathu nenava nenava
Idhukkum munbae santhithomaa..
Sollu sollu sollu sollu
Irantha poluthu pirivu uttromaa
Sollu sollu sollu sollu
Ennai polae vali kandaaya
Idhayam rendaai sitharundaaya
Ittru pogum uyir kandaayaa
Pennin kaadhal valiyil inbam
Aanin kaadhal piravi thunbam
Haa….aaa…..
Neeyum naanum ondru ondru
Nenjum nenjum kudum endru
Kaadhal theivam kattril sonnathae
Puruvum rendum muttikolla
Paravum rendum kattikolla
Santharppangal thaanaai vanthathae
Oh……..
Nee ennai eppadi arivaai
Naan unnai eppadi ariven
Sandhithu pirinthomaa…
Alaiyodu eriyum pookal
Karaiyodu varuthal pola
Meendum naam inaithomaa….
Un kalla kangalaal
Uyir kothi kudithaai
Un nenjin pallathil
Yen kaadhal maraithaai
Ennai polae vali kandaaya
Idhayam rendaai sitharundaaya
Ittru pogum uyir kandaayaa
Pennin kaadhal valiyil inbam
Aanin kaadhal piravi thunbam
Pennae undhan nenjil nenjil
Kaadhal ethum illai endraal
Ennai naanae mottai kattuven
Thondaivarayil kaadhal vaithu
Konjam kuda illai endraal
Satchikaaga yarai theduven
Oh…….
Kaatrodu pogum megam
Engae thaan selum endru
Yarukkum therivadhillai
Anggara kanni pennin
Andraada kudivum enna
Aanukku purivadhillai
Oru eetti eduthu
En nenjil sethukku
Un perai sollumae
Athil ulla ezhuthu
Ennai polae vali kandaaya
Idhayam rendaai sitharundaaya
Ittru pogum uyir kandaayaa
Pennin kaadhal valiyil inbam
Aanin kaadhal piravi thunbam
Unnai thotta urchagathil
Vinnai thottu mannil vanthen
Thottu kondathu kanava kanava
Vittu sendrathu nenava nenava
Idhukkum munbae santhithomaa..
Sollu sollu sollu sollu
Irantha poluthu pirivu uttromaa
Sollu sollu sollu sollu
Ennai polae vali kandaaya
Idhayam rendaai sitharundaaya
Ittru pogum uyir kandaayaa
Pennin kaadhal valiyil inbam
Aanin kaadhal piravi thunbam
Haa….aaa…..
In the thrill of touching you,
I touched the sky and came back to earth.
Was that touch only a dream, a dream?
Is this parting the reality, the reality?
Have we met before this?
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me.
Did we part ways when we died in a past life?
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me.
Have you felt pain like I do?
Has your heart shattered into two?
Have you felt your life slowly fading away?
A woman's love finds joy along the way,
but a man's love is lifelong suffering.
Ha... aa...
"You and I are one,"
"and our hearts will unite,"
so whispered the god of love in the breeze.
For our eyes to meet,
and our young hearts to embrace,
moments arose all on their own.
Oh...
How do you know me?
How do I know you?
Did we meet and part once before?
Like flowers tossed upon the waves
drifting back to the shore,
have we reunited once again?
With your sly eyes,
you pecked and drank my life away.
In the depths of your heart,
why did you hide your love?
Have you felt pain like I do?
Has your heart shattered into two?
Have you felt your life slowly fading away?
A woman's love finds joy along the way,
but a man's love is lifelong suffering.
Girl, if inside your heart
there is truly no love at all,
I will shave my head in defeat.
With love filled right up to your throat,
if you say you feel nothing at all,
whom shall I seek as a witness?
Oh...
A cloud drifting with the wind—
where it will actually go,
nobody really knows.
A proud young girl's
daily moods and whims,
a man can never understand.
Take a spear
and carve into my chest;
it will spell out your name,
every letter carved within.
Have you felt pain like I do?
Has your heart shattered into two?
Have you felt your life slowly fading away?
A woman's love finds joy along the way,
but a man's love is lifelong suffering.
In the thrill of touching you,
I touched the sky and came back to earth.
Was that touch only a dream, a dream?
Is this parting the reality, the reality?
Have we met before this?
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me.
Did we part ways when we died in a past life?
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me.
Have you felt pain like I do?
Has your heart shattered into two?
Have you felt your life slowly fading away?
A woman's love finds joy along the way,
but a man's love is lifelong suffering.
Ha... aa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Unnai Thotta Urchagathil from Idhaya Thirudan is a passionate song expressing the overwhelming euphoria and profound heartache of romantic love. The narrator wonders if the magnetic bond between the lovers is a continuation of an unfinished romance from a past incarnation or an enchanting illusion in the present. The verses poignantly contrast male and female emotional experiences of heartbreak, asserting that love brings a unique sweet torment to women while causing enduring agony for men. Through vivid imagery of ocean waves, transient clouds, and deeply carved emotions, the lyrics reflect the desperation, yearning, and intensity of true devotion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis / Contrast

Pennin kaadhal valiyil inbam / Aanin kaadhal piravi thunbam

Contrasts the female and male emotional experiences of love and pain within the same refrain.

Simile

Alaiyodu eriyum pookal / Karaiyodu varuthal pola / Meendum naam inaithomaa

Compares the unexpected reunion of lovers to flowers washed ashore by ocean waves.

Hyperbole

Oru eetti eduthu / En nenjil sethukku / Un perai sollumae

Exaggerates the act of proving love by asking to carve letters on the chest using a spear.

Anaphora / Repetition

Sollu sollu sollu sollu

Repeats words to emphasize urgency and desperate longing for answers.

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Trivia

The song features music composed by Bharadwaj with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu for the 2006 romantic action film Idhaya Thirudan directed by Saran, starring Jayam Ravi and Kamna Jethmalani.

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