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Lyrics & meaning

Unnaithaan Male

From Vallamai Tharayo · 2008

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Bharathwaj
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Vallamai Tharayo
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
28 Feb 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Unnai thaan unnai thaan
En kannil kanden
Kann thoongum neraththilum
Ennai thaan ennai thaan
Un vasam thandhen
Nee illaa dhooraththilum
Akkam pakkam nee dhaan illai
Andha ennam ennil illai
Enakkullae iruppadhu nee dhaan
Unnai thaan unnai thaan
En kannil kanden
Kann thoongum neraththilum
Ennai thaan ennai thaan
Un vasam thandhen
Nee illaa dhooraththilum
{Hoh hohoh
Hoh hohoh
Hoh hohoh
Hoh ho ho ho …..} (2)
Hoh hohoho ho hoo
Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
Paarvaikkul vandhu
Pala naal pala naal ennai
Thindaada vaiththaalae
Porvaikkul vandhu
Oru naal oru naal ennai
Kondaada seidhaalae
Neramum illaamal
Kaalamum illaamal
Unnaiyae yosithen enakkullayae
Ullukkullae ullukkullae
Aayiram kuttraalam
Un peyar naan sollumbodhu
Latcham jenmam latcham jenmam
Unnudan serndhu dhaan
Vaazhndhitta aanandham podhum
Unnai thaan unnai thaan
En kannil kanden
Kann thoongum neraththilum
Ennai thaan ennai thaan
Un vasam thandhen
Nee illaa dhooraththilum
Yen enna aachu
Ivalai ivalai enni
Paiththiyam aanenae
Vaai moochu pechu
Ularal kularal ellaam
Puriyaamal ponenae
Saalaigal ellaamae
Avalidam pogiradhae
Ethanai aasaigal kanakkillaiyae
Munnae vandhu munnae vandhu
En mugam paarkkathaan
Kannaadi paarkkindren naanae
Kannaadikkul undhan bimbam
Thondrudhu kannil dhaan
Vaazhthukkal solgindren naanae
Unnai thaan unnai thaan
En kannil kanden
Kann thoongum neraththilum
Ennai thaan ennai thaan
Un vasam thandhen
Nee illaa dhooraththilum
Akkam pakkam nee dhaan illai
Andha ennam ennil illai
Enakkullae iruppadhu nee dhaan
Unnai thaan unnai thaan
En kannil kanden
Kann thoongum neraththilum mm
Ennai thaan ennai thaan
Un vasam thandhen
Nee illaa dhooraththilum…
Only you, only you,
I saw in my eyes,
even while my eyes were asleep.
Myself, all of myself,
I surrendered to you,
even when you were far away.
You might not be beside me,
but that thought never enters my mind,
for the one inside me is only you.
Only you, only you,
I saw in my eyes,
even while my eyes were asleep.
Myself, all of myself,
I surrendered to you,
even when you were far away.
{Ho hoho
Ho hoho
Ho hoho
Ho ho ho ho...} (2)
Ho hohoho ho ho-oh
Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
Coming into my sight,
for many days, many days,
she left me restless and flustered.
Coming under the sheets,
one day, just one day,
she made me celebrate.
With no sense of time,
with no sense of the hours,
I thought only of you within myself.
Deep inside me, deep inside,
a thousand Courtallam waterfalls flow
whenever I speak your name.
Lakhs of lifetimes, lakhs of lifetimes,
having lived together with you,
that joy alone is enough.
Only you, only you,
I saw in my eyes,
even while my eyes were asleep.
Myself, all of myself,
I surrendered to you,
even when you were far away.
Why, what happened to me?
Thinking of her, only of her,
I have gone completely mad.
My breath, my speech,
my rambling and babbling—
I could not understand myself anymore.
Every single road
seems to lead straight to her.
So many desires, beyond all count!
Stepping forward, stepping forward
just to look at my own face,
I look into the mirror.
Inside the mirror, your reflection
appears before my eyes,
and I find myself offering my blessings.
Only you, only you,
I saw in my eyes,
even while my eyes were asleep.
Myself, all of myself,
I surrendered to you,
even when you were far away.
You might not be beside me,
but that thought never enters my mind,
for the one inside me is only you.
Only you, only you,
I saw in my eyes,
even while my eyes were asleep, mm...
Myself, all of myself,
I surrendered to you,
even when you were far away...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses the overwhelming feelings of love, longing, and omnipresent attachment experienced by the protagonist towards his beloved. Regardless of physical distance, the protagonist feels the lover's presence constantly—whether dreaming during sleep or walking awake. Uttering her name brings an immense surge of joy compared poetically to a thousand cascading waterfalls, filling his life with a contentment equivalent to living a hundred thousand lifetimes together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition / Anaphora)

“Unnai thaan unnai thaan”

Phrases like 'Unnai thaan unnai thaan', 'pala naal pala naal', and 'ullukkullae ullukkullae' use immediate repetition to emphasize intensity of emotion and create a rhythmic musical flow.

Uyarnavu Navirtchi Ani (Hyperbole)

“Aayiram kuttraalam”

Exaggerating the feeling of joy upon saying the lover's name as 'a thousand waterfalls' (Aayiram kuttraalam) and 'a hundred thousand births' (Latcham jenmam).

Etukai (Assonance / Second-letter Rhyming)

“Paarvaikkul vandhu / Porvaikkul vandhu”

The second letters match across lines ('Paarvaikkul' and 'Porvaikkul'), establishing classic Tamil poetic harmony.

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Trivia

The song is from the 2008 Tamil romantic drama film 'Vallamai Tharayo', directed by Madhumitha. The music for the film was composed by Bharathwaj with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay.

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