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Lyrics & meaning

Unnai Thotta Thendral

From Thalaivasal · 1992

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Bala Bharathi
Movie name
Thalaivasal
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
23 Feb 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Unnai thotta thendral indru
Ennai thottu sonnandhoru seidhi
Ullukkullae aasai vaithu
Thalli thalli povathenna needhi
Pesa vanthen nooru vaarthai
Pesi ponen veru vaarthai
Unmai sollava
Unnai thotta thendral indru
Ennai thottu sonnandhoru seidhi
Ullukkullae aasai vaithu
Thalli thalli povathenna needhi
Thalaivi undhan kan paarkkum pozhuthae
Thalaippu seidhi thanthaayae
Thalaippu seidhi puriyaamal thavithen
Thalaippai kaiyil thanthaayae
Urangum pothum undhan peyarai
Solli paarkkiren
Unnai kandu pesum pothum
Uchi verkkiren
Indha sundhara vaarthaigal
Thanthathu yaaradi unnai ketkkiren
Unnai thotta thendral indru
Ennai thottu sonnandhoru seidhi
Ullukkullae aasai vaithu
Thalli thalli povathenna needhi
Unnai enni enni nee meliya
Urugi urugi noolaanen
Unnaikkandu or vaarthai mozhiya
Udainthu udainthu thool aanen
Paarkkavantha seidhi mattum
Sonna mullaiyae
Paruvam vantha seidhi mattum sollavillaiyae
Nee paarvaiyum kaadhalum
Pazhakkathin korthalum sollavillaiyae
Unnai thotta thendral indru
Ennai thottu sonnandhoru seidhi
Ullukkullae aasai vaithu
Thalli thalli povathenna needhi
Pesa vanthen nooru vaarthai
Pesi ponen veru vaarthai
Unmai sollava
Unnai thotta thendral indru
Ennai thottu sonnandhoru hmm mmm
Ullukkullae aasai vaithu
Thalli thalli povathenna
Female :Hahahaha
The breeze that touched you today
touched me and brought me a message.
Keeping desire hidden in your heart,
how is it fair to keep staying away?
I came to say a hundred words,
but I ended up saying something else.
Shall I tell you the truth?
The breeze that touched you today
touched me and brought me a message.
Keeping desire hidden in your heart,
how is it fair to keep staying away?
My love, the moment your eyes met mine,
you gave me headline news.
Not understanding that headline, I struggled,
until you placed the title right into my hands.
Even while sleeping, your name
is what I softly repeat.
Whenever I see you and speak,
I break into a nervous sweat.
Who gave you such lovely words?
I am asking you, my girl.
The breeze that touched you today
touched me and brought me a message.
Keeping desire hidden in your heart,
how is it fair to keep staying away?
Thinking of you constantly as you grew slender,
melting with longing, I became as thin as a thread.
Just to see you and speak a single word,
shattered again and again, I crumbled to dust.
You only shared the news
that you came to see me, my jasmine,
but you never told me the news of youth blossoming.
Your loving glance,
and how our bond turned into romance, you never revealed.
The breeze that touched you today
touched me and brought me a message.
Keeping desire hidden in your heart,
how is it fair to keep staying away?
I came to say a hundred words,
but I ended up saying something else.
Shall I tell you the truth?
The breeze that touched you today
touched me and brought me a... mm-mmm
Keeping desire hidden in your heart,
why keep staying away...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Unnai Thotta Thendral is a romantic duet that captures the tender, playful, and bashful emotions of two lovers expressing their deep affection. The protagonist imagines that the gentle breeze passing by his beloved carries a secret message of her inner longings to him. Despite harboring immense passion and having a hundred things to convey, nervousness takes over whenever they meet face-to-face, leaving them tongue-tied or speaking of mundane matters.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

“Urugi urugi noolaanen”

Words like 'thalli thalli', 'enni enni', and 'urugi urugi' are repeated consecutively to intensify the emotion of longing and physical transformation.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Unnai thotta thendral indru / Ennai thottu sonnandhoru seidhi”

The second consonant 'nna' rhymes between 'Unnai' and 'Ennai', creating a harmonious phonetic rhythm.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Thalaivi undhan kan paarkkum pozhuthae / Thalaippu seidhi thanthaayae”

The lover's expressive eyes and gaze are metaphorical 'headline news' (Thalaippu seidhi) communicating love without formal words.

Monaivazhi Wordplay (Initial Consonant Alliteration)

“Thalaivi undhan kan paarkkum pozhuthae”

Alliteration using the root 'Thalai' across multiple line openings ('Thalaivi', 'Thalaippu').

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Trivia

This track was a breakout hit for composer Bala Bharathi from the 1992 film Thalaivasal. The film gained significant attention and gave actor Vijay his popular screen name prefix 'Thalaivasal' Vijay, who made his acting debut in this movie.

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