Unnai Unnai Unnai
From Taramani · 2017
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Sruthi S, Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Taramani2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Unnai unnai unnai | You, you, you... |
| Kadal alavu nesikkiren | I love you as vast as the sea, |
| Malai alavu verukkiren…(Dialogue) | I hate you as towering as a mountain... (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| Unnai unnai | You, you... |
| Unnai thavira veredhuvum illai | There is nothing else besides you. |
| Idhai unnidam naan | Should I to you |
| Oththu kolvadhaa… illai…. | Admit this? No... |
| Female | |
| Thanimai thanimai | Solitude, solitude... |
| Thanimai indri veredhuvum illai | There is nothing else besides solitude. |
| Idhai unnidam naan | To admit this to you, |
| Oththu kolla ne yogan illai | You are not worthy enough. |
| Male | |
| Endha nerathil | At what time, |
| Engu nindraal | And where if I stand, |
| Chorus :Nee varuvaai | Chorus: You will arrive... |
| Male :Endru enakku theriyum | Male: I know that very well. |
| Chorus :Aanal nirpathaayillai | Chorus: But I choose not to stand there. |
| Female | |
| Endha saalaiyil | On which road, |
| Engu thirumbinaal | And where if I turn, |
| Chorus :Un veedu varum | Chorus: Your house will appear... |
| Female :Endru enakku theriyum | Female: I know that very well. |
| Chorus :Aanaal varuvadhaayillai | Chorus: But I choose not to go there. |
| Male | |
| Ninaitha nodiyil | The very moment I think of it, |
| Ninaitha padiyae | Just as I wish, |
| Un kuralai ennaal | Your voice, |
| Ketka mudiyum | I am capable of listening to. |
| Aanaal ketpadhaayillai | But I choose not to listen. |
| Male | |
| Nee sirthu mayakkum | To your smiling, captivating |
| Muganool padangalukku | Facebook photos, |
| En aanmaavilirundhu | If I take just half a line |
| Araivari edhuthu | From my soul |
| Ezhudhinaal podhum | And write it down, |
| Nee like seivaai | You would 'like' it. |
| Male | |
| Aanaal naan | But I... |
| Ezhudhuvathaaiyillai | Choose not to write it. |
| Male | |
| Unnai kadal alavu | You, as vast as the ocean, |
| Naan nesikkiren | I love. |
| Unnai malai alavu | You, as high as a mountain, |
| Naan verukkiren | I hate. |
| Male | |
| Pasuthol porthiya | A tiger wearing |
| Puli neeya.. | A sheep's skin—is it you... |
| Illai naaana…(Dialogue) | Or is it me...? (Dialogue) |
உன்னை உன்னை உன்னை
கடலளவு நேசிக்கிறேன்
மலையளவு வெறுக்கிறேன்
You, you, you...
I love you as vast as the sea,
I hate you as towering as a mountain... (Dialogue)
உன்னை உன்னை
உன்னைத்தவிற வேறெதுவும் இல்லை
இது உன்னிடம் நான்
ஒத்துக்கொள்வதாய் இல்லை
You, you...
There is nothing else besides you.
Should I to you
Admit this? No...
தனிமை தனிமை
தனிமை இன்றி வேறெதுவும் இல்லை
இது உன்னிடம் நான்
ஒத்துக்கொள்ள நீ யோக்கியனில்லை
Solitude, solitude...
There is nothing else besides solitude.
To admit this to you,
You are not worthy enough.
எந்த நேரத்தில் எங்கு நின்றால்
நீ வருவாய்
என்று எனக்குத் தெரியும்
ஆனால் நிற்பதாய் இல்லை
At what time,
And where if I stand,
Chorus: You will arrive...
Male: I know that very well.
Chorus: But I choose not to stand there.
எந்த சாலையில் எங்கு திரும்பினால்
உன் வீடு வரும்
என்று எனக்குத்தெரியும்
ஆனால் வருவதாய் இல்லை
On which road,
And where if I turn,
Chorus: Your house will appear...
Female: I know that very well.
Chorus: But I choose not to go there.
நினைத்த நொடியில்
நினைத்தபடியே
உன் குரலை என்னால்
கேட்கவும் முடியும்
ஆனால் கேட்பதாய் இல்லை
The very moment I think of it,
Just as I wish,
Your voice,
I am capable of listening to.
But I choose not to listen.
நீ சிரித்து மயக்கும்
முகநூல் படங்களுக்கு
என் ஆன்மாவில் இருந்து
அரைவரி எடுத்து
எழுதினால் போதும்
நீ லைக் செய்வாய்
ஆனால் நான் எழுதுவதாய் இல்லை
To your smiling, captivating
Facebook photos,
If I take just half a line
From my soul
And write it down,
You would 'like' it.
உன்னை கடலளவு
நான் நேசிக்கிறேன்
உன்னை மலையளவு
நான் வெறுக்கிறேன்
But I...
Choose not to write it.
பசு தோல் போர்த்திய
புலி... நீயா ...
இல்லை ..நானா...
You, as vast as the ocean,
I love.
You, as high as a mountain,
I hate.
A tiger wearing
A sheep's skin—is it you...
Or is it me...? (Dialogue)
Unnai unnai unnai
You, you, you...
Kadal alavu nesikkiren
I love you as vast as the sea,
Malai alavu verukkiren…(Dialogue)
I hate you as towering as a mountain... (Dialogue)
Unnai unnai
You, you...
Unnai thavira veredhuvum illai
There is nothing else besides you.
Idhai unnidam naan
Should I to you
Oththu kolvadhaa… illai….
Admit this? No...
Thanimai thanimai
Solitude, solitude...
Thanimai indri veredhuvum illai
There is nothing else besides solitude.
Idhai unnidam naan
To admit this to you,
Oththu kolla ne yogan illai
You are not worthy enough.
Endha nerathil
At what time,
Engu nindraal
And where if I stand,
Chorus :Nee varuvaai
Chorus: You will arrive...
Male :Endru enakku theriyum
Male: I know that very well.
Chorus :Aanal nirpathaayillai
Chorus: But I choose not to stand there.
Endha saalaiyil
On which road,
Engu thirumbinaal
And where if I turn,
Chorus :Un veedu varum
Chorus: Your house will appear...
Female :Endru enakku theriyum
Female: I know that very well.
Chorus :Aanaal varuvadhaayillai
Chorus: But I choose not to go there.
Ninaitha nodiyil
The very moment I think of it,
Ninaitha padiyae
Just as I wish,
Un kuralai ennaal
Your voice,
Ketka mudiyum
I am capable of listening to.
Aanaal ketpadhaayillai
But I choose not to listen.
Nee sirthu mayakkum
To your smiling, captivating
Muganool padangalukku
Facebook photos,
En aanmaavilirundhu
If I take just half a line
Araivari edhuthu
From my soul
Ezhudhinaal podhum
And write it down,
Nee like seivaai
You would 'like' it.
Aanaal naan
But I...
Ezhudhuvathaaiyillai
Choose not to write it.
Unnai kadal alavu
You, as vast as the ocean,
Naan nesikkiren
I love.
Unnai malai alavu
You, as high as a mountain,
Naan verukkiren
I hate.
Pasuthol porthiya
A tiger wearing
Puli neeya..
A sheep's skin—is it you...
Illai naaana…(Dialogue)
Or is it me...? (Dialogue)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This track from Taramani captures the painful paradoxes and ego battles in modern urban relationships. The speakers express conflicting feelings of immense love and deep hatred for their partner, highlighting how intimacy coexists with immense pride and self-imposed distance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole / Metaphor
“Kadal alavu nesikkiren / Malai alavu verukkiren”
Comparing love to the vastness of the sea ('Kadal alavu nesikkiren') and hatred to the magnitude of a mountain ('Malai alavu verukkiren').
Anaphora (Repetition)
“Unnai unnai unnai”
Repetition of words like 'Unnai' (You) and 'Thanimai' (Solitude) at the beginning of lines for rhythmic emphasis and emotional resonance.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Endru enakku theriyum / Aanaal varuvadhaayillai”
Juxtaposition of knowing how to connect (knowing the time, place, house, phone call) versus consciously choosing not to do so.
Idiom (Pazhamozhi)
“Pasuthol porthiya puli neeya..”
Use of the traditional idiom 'Pasuthol porthiya puli' (a tiger in sheep's skin) to question hidden motives and deceit in love.
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Trivia
Taramani (2017), directed by Ram with music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, features lyrics by late lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar. The song uniquely incorporates contemporary social media terminology like 'Muganool' (Facebook) and 'Like' to portray modern relationship dynamics.
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