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Lyrics & meaning

Unnaithane

From Uyirullavarai Usha · 1983

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singers
Kalayanam, S. Janaki
Music director
T. Rajendar
Movie name
Uyirullavarai Usha
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
5 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hae hae …lalalalalaaa
Hae hae lalalalaaaa
Laa laa laa laa laa laa laa laa
Aaa…aa….aa….aaa…aaa..
Unnaithaanae azhaithaen
Urangaamal thavithaen
Unnaithaanae azhaithaen
Urangaamal thavithaen
Endhan paattai thoodhaakuven
Poongaatrai naan anuppuven
Endhan paattai thoodhaakuven
Poongaatrai naan anuppuven
Lalalalalaa lalalaaaa hae hae hae
Ahaa ahaa ahaahaa ahaahaa ahaahaa
Unnaithaanae azhaithaen
Urangaamal thavithaen
Aahaa ahaa ahaa ahaaa
Idhai thaththai endru ninaithu
Poongoththu ondrai valaithu
Mutham endru kettaal
Andha poovum kooda naanum
Mai vizhiyai asaithu
Magudi isaithaen
Mai vizhiyai asaithu
Magudi isaithaen
Karunaagam pol kaalai aadugindraan
Oru poovendru kaalai thodugindraan
Karppanai seigiraan arpudham naan engiraan
Pudhumai azhagai rasikkum adimai odivaa
Unnaithaanae azhaithaen
Urangaamal thavithaen
………………………………
Puruva villai vazhaithu
Bodhai kanaiyai thoduthaen
Kaalai idhayam valikka
Kaayam pattu thudithaan
Azhagu rathathai
Anaikkum sugathai
Azhagu rathathai
Anaikkum sugathai
Enai kettuthaan dhinam thodargindraan
Naan naanathaan mella thodugindraan
Devathai thudikkiren theeyinil kulikkiren
Ilamai inimai irunthum thanimai kolludhae
Unnaithaanae azhaithaen
Urangaamal thavithaen
Endhan paattai thoodhaakuven
Poongaatrai naan anuppuven
Endhan paattai thoodhaakuven
Poongaatrai naan anuppuven
Lalalalaaa lalalaaaa hae hae hae
Aehae hae hae
Hey hey... la la la la laa
Hey hey la la la laa
La la la la la la la la
Aah... aah... aah... aah... aah...
It was only you I called,
I tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
It was only you I called,
I tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
I will send my song as a messenger,
I will send the gentle flower breeze.
I will send my song as a messenger,
I will send the gentle flower breeze.
La la la la laa la la laa hey hey hey
Aaha aaha aahaha aahaha aahaha
It was only you I called,
I tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
Aaha aaha aaha aahaa
Mistaking me for a parrot,
bending down a cluster of flowers,
when he asks for a kiss,
even that flower shrinks with shyness.
Darting my kohl-lined eyes,
I played a snake charmer's tune.
Darting my kohl-lined eyes,
I played a snake charmer's tune.
Like a black cobra, the young man dances.
Thinking I am a flower, the young man touches me.
He daydreams and calls me a wonder,
O captive of fresh beauty, run to me!
It was only you I called,
I tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
...
Bending the bow of my eyebrows,
I shot an intoxicating arrow.
His young heart aching,
he trembled, wounded by love.
For this chariot of beauty,
and the joy of embracing it—
for this chariot of beauty,
and the joy of embracing it—
he pleads with me and pursues me every day.
Making me blush, he softly touches me.
Like an angel I tremble, bathing in fire;
despite the sweetness of youth, this loneliness kills me!
It was only you I called,
I tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
I will send my song as a messenger,
I will send the gentle flower breeze.
I will send my song as a messenger,
I will send the gentle flower breeze.
La la la laa la la laa hey hey hey
Yehey hey hey
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Unnaithaanae Azhaithaen is a sensual and expressive romantic track from the 1983 Tamil film Uyirullavarai Usha. The song captures the heroine's deep yearning and sleepless agony while waiting for her beloved. She envisions sending her feelings to him through her music and the soft wind as her messengers. Using vivid classical imagery, she describes their playful romantic encounters, where her eyes charm him like a snake-charmer's instrument and her arched eyebrows act as a bow shooting arrows of love into his heart. Despite the intense passion, sweetness, and beauty of her youth, the heroine feels consumed by the burning ache of loneliness when her lover is absent. The lyricism vividly contrasts the warmth of intimate romantic moments with the agonizing coldness of solitude.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

“Karunaagam pol kaalai aadugindraan”

Compares the lover's rhythmic movement to the sway of a black cobra using the simile word 'pol'.

Uruvam (Metaphor)

“Puruva villai vazhaithu”

Metaphorically describes her arched eyebrows as a bow ('Puruva vil') used to shoot love arrows.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Unnaithaanae azhaithaen / Urangaamal thavithaen”

The initial 'U' sound creates rhythmic alliteration across adjacent lines ('Unnaithaanae' and 'Urangaamal').

Metaphor / Paradox

“Devathai thudikkiren theeyinil kulikkiren”

Describes the overwhelming feeling of youthful desire as 'bathing in fire' while being a heavenly angel.

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Trivia

Uyirullavarai Usha (1983) was written, directed, composed, and acted in by T. Rajendar. Known for his signature rhyming lyricism and multi-hyphenate filmmaking style, T. Rajendar delivered a massive hit with this film, establishing himself as a distinct cinematic voice in 1980s Tamil cinema.

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