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Lyrics & meaning

Unnaithaan Male

From Vallamai Tharayo · 2008

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Bharathwaj
Music director
Bharathwaj
Details
Vallamai Tharayo2008

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Unnai thaan unnai thaanYou alone, you alone
En kannil kandenI saw in my eyes
Kann thoongum neraththilumEven when my eyes are asleep
Ennai thaan ennai thaanMyself alone, myself alone
Un vasam thandhenI gave myself to your possession
Nee illaa dhooraththilumEven across distances where you are not there
Male
Akkam pakkam nee dhaan illaiYou are not nearby, around me
Andha ennam ennil illaiYet that thought is not within me
Enakkullae iruppadhu nee dhaanThe one living inside me is only you
Male
Unnai thaan unnai thaanYou alone, you alone
En kannil kandenI saw in my eyes
Kann thoongum neraththilumEven when my eyes are asleep
Ennai thaan ennai thaanMyself alone, myself alone
Un vasam thandhenI gave myself to your possession
Nee illaa dhooraththilumEven across distances where you are not there
Female
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Hoo hoo hoo hoo hooHoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
Male
Paarvaikkul vandhuComing into my sight
Pala naal pala naal ennaiFor many days, for many days
Thindaada vaiththaalaeShe made me struggle
Porvaikkul vandhuComing under the blanket
Oru naal oru naal ennaiOne day, one day
Kondaada seidhaalaeShe made me celebrate
Male
Neramum illaamalWithout restriction of time
Kaalamum illaamalWithout restriction of era
Unnaiyae yosithen enakkullayaeI kept thinking only of you inside myself
Male
Ullukkullae ullukkullaeDeep inside me, deep inside me
Aayiram kuttraalamA thousand Courtallam waterfalls cascade
Un peyar naan sollumbodhuWhen I say your name
Latcham jenmam latcham jenmamA hundred thousand births, a hundred thousand births
Unnudan serndhu dhaanBeing united with you
Vaazhndhitta aanandham podhumThe bliss of having lived that is enough
Male
Unnai thaan unnai thaanYou alone, you alone
En kannil kandenI saw in my eyes
Kann thoongum neraththilumEven when my eyes are asleep
Ennai thaan ennai thaanMyself alone, myself alone
Un vasam thandhenI gave myself to your possession
Nee illaa dhooraththilumEven across distances where you are not there
Male
Yen enna aachuWhy, what happened?
Ivalai ivalai enniThinking of her, of her
Paiththiyam aanenaeI became mad
Vaai moochu pechuBreath from mouth and speech
Ularal kularal ellaamAll the mumbling and blabbering
Puriyaamal ponenaeI went without understanding them
Male
Saalaigal ellaamaeAll the roads
Avalidam pogiradhaeAre leading towards her
Ethanai aasaigal kanakkillaiyaeHow many desires, beyond count!
Male
Munnae vandhu munnae vandhuComing forward, coming forward
En mugam paarkkathaanJust to look at my face
Kannaadi paarkkindren naanaeI look into the mirror myself
Kannaadikkul undhan bimbamInside the mirror, your image
Thondrudhu kannil dhaanAppears right in my eyes
Vaazhthukkal solgindren naanaeI congratulate myself
Male
Unnai thaan unnai thaanYou alone, you alone
En kannil kandenI saw in my eyes
Kann thoongum neraththilumEven when my eyes are asleep
Ennai thaan ennai thaanMyself alone, myself alone
Un vasam thandhenI gave myself to your possession
Nee illaa dhooraththilumEven across distances where you are not there
Male
Akkam pakkam nee dhaan illaiYou are not nearby, around me
Andha ennam ennil illaiYet that thought is not within me
Enakkullae iruppadhu nee dhaanThe one living inside me is only you
Male
Unnai thaan unnai thaanYou alone, you alone
En kannil kandenI saw in my eyes
Kann thoongum neraththilum mmEven when my eyes are asleep mm
Ennai thaan ennai thaanMyself alone, myself alone
Un vasam thandhenI gave myself to your possession
Nee illaa dhooraththilum…Even across distances where you are not there…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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