Unnavida Indha Ulagathil
From Virumaandi · 2004
- Lyricist
- Kamal Haasan
- Singers
- Kamal Haasan, Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Virumaandi2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Unnai vida …. indha uzhagadhil osandhadhu | More than you... in this world, anything higher or greater |
| Onnum illa onnum illa | There is nothing, there is nothing. |
| Unnai vida indha uzhagadhil osandhadhu | More than you, in this world, anything higher or greater |
| Onnum illa onnum illa | There is nothing, there is nothing. |
| Male | |
| Unnai vida oru oravunnu sollikida | More than you, to claim as my own relation |
| Yaarum illa yaarum illa | There is no one, there is no one. |
| Female | |
| Vaakapada kedachaan virumaandi | I got Virumaandi to wed and belong to, |
| Saatchi solla sandhiran varuvaandi | The moon itself will come to stand as witness! |
| Saadhi sanam ellamum avanthaandi | He is my caste, my kin, my everything! |
| Ketta varam odanae thandhaandi | He granted the boon I requested instantly! |
| Female | |
| Ennai vida onna charivara purinjika | More than me, to understand you properly, |
| Yarum illa yevalum illa | There is no man, nor any woman. |
| Male | |
| Unnai vida …Female :Ennai vida … | More than you... [Female]: More than me... |
| Female | |
| Alli kodiya kaathu asaikudhu | The wind sways the water lily stems, |
| Asaiyum kolathu udambu koosudhu | Seeing them sway, my body shivers in goosebumps. |
| Pullarichu paavam ennai polavae alaipaayudhu | Getting goosebumps, poor thing, it tosses and turns just like me. |
| Male | |
| Nilavil kaayum vetti selaiyum nammai paarthu sodi serudhu | The veshti and saree drying under the moonlight pair up upon seeing us, |
| Serthu vacha kaathae thudhi paadudhu sudhi serudhu | The wind of accumulated love sings praises and tunes into harmony. |
| Female | |
| Enna pudhu dhaagam analaagudhae en dhegam | What a strange new thirst! My body turns into burning flame. |
| Yaaru solli thandhu vandhadhu kaanaa kana vandhu kolludhu | Who taught this? An unseen dream comes and takes over me. |
| Idhuku peru dhaan motchamaa motchamaa motchamaa | Is this state what they call salvation? Salvation? Salvation? |
| Male | |
| Unnai vida …. | More than you... |
| Kaatu vazhi kaalainga kazhuthu mani ketkaiyila namakadhu koil mani | Hearing the cattle neck-bells along the forest path sounds like sacred temple bells to us. |
| Raathiriyil pulveli nanaikum pani porthikira namakadhu moodu thuni | The night dew that drenches the grassland becomes a blanket covering us. |
உன்னை விட
இந்த உலகத்தில் ஒசந்தது
ஒன்னும் இல்ல ஒன்னும்
இல்ல உன்னை விட
இந்த உலகத்தில் ஒசந்தது
ஒன்னும் இல்ல ஒன்னும்
இல்ல
More than you... in this world, anything higher or greater
There is nothing, there is nothing.
More than you, in this world, anything higher or greater
There is nothing, there is nothing.
உன்னை விட ஒரு
உறவுன்னு சொல்லிகிட
யாருமில்ல யாருமில்ல
More than you, to claim as my own relation
There is no one, there is no one.
வாக்கபட கிடச்சான்
விருமாண்டி சாட்சி சொல்ல
சந்திரன் வருவான்டி சாதி
சனம் எல்லாமும் அவன்
தான்டி கேட்ட வரம் உடனே
தந்தான்டி
I got Virumaandi to wed and belong to,
The moon itself will come to stand as witness!
He is my caste, my kin, my everything!
He granted the boon I requested instantly!
என்னை விட உன்ன
சரிவர புரிஞ்சிக்க யாருமில்ல
எவளுமில்ல
More than me, to understand you properly,
There is no man, nor any woman.
உன்னை விட
என்னை விட
More than you... [Female]: More than me...
அல்லி கொடிய
காத்து அசைக்குது அசையும்
குளத்து உடம்பு கூசுது
புல்லரிச்சு பாவம் என்னை
போலவே அலைபாயுது
The wind sways the water lily stems,
Seeing them sway, my body shivers in goosebumps.
Getting goosebumps, poor thing, it tosses and turns just like me.
நிலவில் காயும்
வேட்டி சேலையும் நம்மை
பார்த்து சோடி சேருது சேர்த்து
வச்ச காத்தே துதி பாடுது சுதி
சேருது
The veshti and saree drying under the moonlight pair up upon seeing us,
The wind of accumulated love sings praises and tunes into harmony.
என்ன புது தாகம்
அனலாகுதே என் தேகம்
யாரு சொல்லி தந்து வந்தது
காணா கனா வந்து கொல்லுது
இதுக்கு பேரு தான் மோட்சமா
மோட்சமா மோட்சமா
What a strange new thirst! My body turns into burning flame.
Who taught this? An unseen dream comes and takes over me.
Is this state what they call salvation? Salvation? Salvation?
உன்னை விட காட்டு
வழி காளைங்க கழுத்து மணி
கேட்கையில நமக்கது கோயில்
மணி ராத்திரியில் புல்வெளி
நனைக்கும் பனி போா்த்திகிற
நமக்கது மூடு துணி
More than you...
Hearing the cattle neck-bells along the forest path sounds like sacred temple bells to us.
The night dew that drenches the grassland becomes a blanket covering us.
உன்னை விட
Unnai vida …. indha uzhagadhil osandhadhu
More than you... in this world, anything higher or greater
Onnum illa onnum illa
There is nothing, there is nothing.
Unnai vida indha uzhagadhil osandhadhu
More than you, in this world, anything higher or greater
Onnum illa onnum illa
There is nothing, there is nothing.
Unnai vida oru oravunnu sollikida
More than you, to claim as my own relation
Yaarum illa yaarum illa
There is no one, there is no one.
Vaakapada kedachaan virumaandi
I got Virumaandi to wed and belong to,
Saatchi solla sandhiran varuvaandi
The moon itself will come to stand as witness!
Saadhi sanam ellamum avanthaandi
He is my caste, my kin, my everything!
Ketta varam odanae thandhaandi
He granted the boon I requested instantly!
Ennai vida onna charivara purinjika
More than me, to understand you properly,
Yarum illa yevalum illa
There is no man, nor any woman.
Unnai vida …Female :Ennai vida …
More than you... [Female]: More than me...
Alli kodiya kaathu asaikudhu
The wind sways the water lily stems,
Asaiyum kolathu udambu koosudhu
Seeing them sway, my body shivers in goosebumps.
Pullarichu paavam ennai polavae alaipaayudhu
Getting goosebumps, poor thing, it tosses and turns just like me.
Nilavil kaayum vetti selaiyum nammai paarthu sodi serudhu
The veshti and saree drying under the moonlight pair up upon seeing us,
Serthu vacha kaathae thudhi paadudhu sudhi serudhu
The wind of accumulated love sings praises and tunes into harmony.
Enna pudhu dhaagam analaagudhae en dhegam
What a strange new thirst! My body turns into burning flame.
Yaaru solli thandhu vandhadhu kaanaa kana vandhu kolludhu
Who taught this? An unseen dream comes and takes over me.
Idhuku peru dhaan motchamaa motchamaa motchamaa
Is this state what they call salvation? Salvation? Salvation?
Unnai vida ….
More than you...
Kaatu vazhi kaalainga kazhuthu mani ketkaiyila namakadhu koil mani
Hearing the cattle neck-bells along the forest path sounds like sacred temple bells to us.
Raathiriyil pulveli nanaikum pani porthikira namakadhu moodu thuni
The night dew that drenches the grassland becomes a blanket covering us.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Unnai Vida' from the movie Virumaandi captures a deeply intimate and soul-bound rustic romance between the lead characters. Expressed through vivid natural imagery, the lovers profess that no relation or pleasure in the world surpasses their bond. Every element of their rural surroundings—from the wind swaying lilies to the night dew on grass—mirrors their passion and elevates their earthly love into a spiritual state of bliss or salvation (motcham).
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Vaakapada kedachaan virumaandi / Saatchi solla sandhiran varuvaandi”
Matching end sounds across consecutive lines ('virumaandi', 'varuvaandi', 'avanthaandi', 'thandhaandi') creating a rhythmic, musical flow.
Personification
“Nilavil kaayum vetti selaiyum nammai paarthu sodi serudhu”
Attributing human actions of pairing up to inanimate objects like drying clothes (veshti and saree).
Metaphor
“Kaatu vazhi kaalainga kazhuthu mani ketkaiyila namakadhu koil mani”
Comparing the rustic sound of cattle neck-bells on a quiet forest path directly to sacred temple bells, representing how their love turns ordinary life into a divine experience.
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Trivia
Although listed in the prompt context as unknown, this iconic song was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung by Kamal Haasan along with Shreya Ghoshal. Kamal Haasan wrote the lyrics using authentic south-Tamil rural dialect. 'Virumaandi' (2004) is acclaimed for introducing live telemetry sound recording to Tamil cinema and utilizing a dual-perspective narrative structure inspired by the Rashomon effect.
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