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Lyrics & meaning

Unnaithaan

From Vallamai Tharayo · 2008

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Anuradha Sriram
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Vallamai Tharayo
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
12 Mar 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
Paarvaikkul vandhu
Pala naal pala naal ennai
Thindaada vaiththaanae
Porvaikkul vandhu
Oru naal oru naal ennai
Kondaada seidhaanae
Koochamum illaamal
Naanamum 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 mmm
Ennai thaan ennai thaan
Un vasam thandhen
Nee illaa dhooraththilum
Yen enna aachu
Ivanai ivanai enni
Paiththiyam aanenae
Vaai moochu pechu
Ularal kularal ellaam
Puriyaamal ponenae
Saalaigal ellaamae
Avanidam pogiradhae
Ethanai aasaigal kanakkillayae
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 mmm
Ennai thaan ennai thaan
Un vasam thandhen
Nee illaa dhooraththilum
Hmmm…
Akkam pakkam nee dhaan illai
Andha ennam ennil illai
Enakkullae iruppadhu nee dhaan
Unnai thaan unnai thaan
En kannil kanden
Kann thoongum neraththilum mmm
Ennai thaan ennai thaan
Un vasam thandhen
Nee illaa dhooraththilum
You alone, only you,
I saw in my eyes,
even when my eyes were asleep.
Myself, my very self,
I surrendered to you,
even across the distance without you.
You are not anywhere around me,
yet that thought never enters my mind.
For the one living inside me is only you.
You alone, only you,
I saw in my eyes,
even when my eyes were asleep.
Myself, my very self,
I surrendered to you,
even across the distance without you.
Ho hoho
Ho hoho
Ho hoho
Ho ho ho ho...
Ho hohoho ho ho
Entering my sight,
day after day,
he left me restless and flustered.
Coming under the blanket,
one special day,
he made me celebrate in joy.
Without any hesitation,
without any shyness,
I thought only of you within my heart.
Deep inside me, deep inside me,
a thousand waterfalls like Courtallam cascade,
the moment I speak your name.
Across a hundred thousand lifetimes,
just being together with you,
the joy of having lived is enough for me.
You alone, only you,
I saw in my eyes,
even when my eyes were asleep, mmm...
Myself, my very self,
I surrendered to you,
even across the distance without you.
Why, what happened to me?
Thinking constantly of him,
I have lost my mind in love.
My breath and my speech,
my rambling and stammering,
I became completely lost to myself.
Every single road
seems to lead only to him.
There is no count to all my desires!
Stepping forward, stepping forward,
just to look at my own face,
I look into the mirror.
Inside the mirror, your reflection
appears right before my eyes,
and I happily send you my wishes.
You alone, only you,
I saw in my eyes,
even when my eyes were asleep, mmm...
Myself, my very self,
I surrendered to you,
even across the distance without you.
Mmm...
You are not anywhere around me,
yet that thought never enters my mind.
For the one living inside me is only you.
You alone, only you,
I saw in my eyes,
even when my eyes were asleep, mmm...
Myself, my very self,
I surrendered to you,
even across the distance without you.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Unnai Thaan' from the movie 'Vallamai Tharayo' depicts the deep psychological and romantic immersion of a woman in love. She describes how her beloved occupies her thoughts continuously—whether she is awake or asleep, whether he is physically present or far away. She feels his constant presence within her heart, making physical distance irrelevant.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Etonai)

Unnai thaan unnai thaan

Repetition of initial phrases like 'Unnai thaan unnai thaan' and 'Ennai thaan ennai thaan' emphasizes emotional devotion.

Hyperbole (Uruvagandhal / Uyarpunavarchi)

Aayiram kuttraalam

Comparing the feeling of uttering her lover's name to a thousand Courtallam waterfalls cascading inside her.

Imagery

Kannaadikkul undhan bimbam

Visual imagery of looking in the mirror to see her own face, but seeing her lover's reflection instead.

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Trivia

The song 'Unnai Thaan' is featured in the 2008 Tamil film 'Vallamai Tharayo', composed by Bharadwaj and penned by lyricist Pa. Vijay. The song expresses deep intimacy and emotional attachment, sung expressively by Anuradha Sriram.

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