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Lyrics & meaning

Unnaithanae

From Maara · 2020

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singer
Deepthi Suresh
Music director
Ghibran
Movie name
Maara
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
20 Dec 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ooho ho oo…..
Unnaithaanae…..
Unnaithaanae…..
Ooril engum thedum urangaa vizhigal
Pesa vendum evarum ariyaa mozhigal
Maaya nathiyae…..
Yeazhu kadal thaandi naan yaenginen
Eeram ularaatha kaalodu nirkindren
Orae oru kanam iru bathil kodu…
Ooho….oooho oo oo
Ooho….oooho oo oo
Ooho….oooho oo oo
Ooho….oooho oo oo…..
Ooooo…..ooo…..
Unnai thanae….
Santhipeanae…..
Yaezhaam malaiyum kadalum thaandi naanae..
Oh ho ho oh...
Only you...
Only you...
Sleepless eyes search for you everywhere in town,
Wanting to speak in a language no one else knows.
Oh, magical river...
Crossing seven seas, I have yearned for you,
I stand here with my feet still wet.
Stay for just one moment, give me an answer.
Oho... ooho oh oh
Oho... ooho oh oh
Oho... ooho oh oh
Oho... ooho oh oh
Ooh... ooh...
Only you...
I will surely meet you...
Crossing the seventh mountain and the sea, all on my own...
Female
Female
Female
Chorus
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song fragment expresses a deep, ethereal sense of longing and a restless quest for a beloved or soulful connection. The protagonist describes sleepless eyes searching everywhere and a desire to communicate in a secret language known only to the two of them. The journey is depicted as crossing vast mystical landscapes—seven seas and mountains—leaving the speaker waiting expectantly on the shores for just a single moment of response.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole

Yeazhu kadal thaandi naan yaenginen

Exaggeration used to emphasize the boundless scale of the protagonist's journey and yearning.

Personification / Imagery

Ooril engum thedum urangaa vizhigal

Attributing the quality of being 'sleepless' directly to the eyes to highlight constant alertness and searching.

Metaphor

Maaya nathiyae…..

Comparing the journey or the beloved to a 'mystical river' (Maaya nathiyae), symbolizing an elusive yet continuous flow.

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Trivia

This track is part of the soundtrack for the 2020 Tamil film 'Maara', starring Madhavan and Shraddha Srinath, which is an official adaptation of the 2015 Malayalam hit 'Charlie'. The film's musical score was composed by Ghibran, with lyrics penned by celebrated poet Thamarai.

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