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Lyrics & meaning

Ushrukkul Un Pera

From Ettuthikkum Para · 2019

Lyricist
Snehan
Singers
Anuradha Sriram, Keshav Vinod
Music director
M. S. Sreekanth
Details
Ettuthikkum Para2019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Nana naana naaNana naana naa
Nana naana naaNana naana naa
Nana naana naa naa naa naa naaaa….Nana naana naa naa naa naa naaaa....
Haa…..aaa….aaa…..aaa…Haa...aaa...aaa...aaa...
Female
Usurukkul unperaInside my soul, your name
Ezuthi vechenI have written down
Un moochil en moochaMy breath with your breath
Serthu thechenI have merged together
Female
Unmela mattum dhaanOnly on you
Aasa vechenI placed my desire
Enkitta enna naanWith myself
Pesa vechenI made myself speak
Male
Un paarvai patta neramThe moment your gaze fell upon me
Naan ver arunthu ponenI felt completely uprooted
Un verva pattathaalaBecause a drop of your sweat touched me
Oor arunthu ponenaeI became detached from the rest of the world
Female
Usurukkul unperaInside my soul, your name
Ezuthi vechenI have written down
Un moochil en moochaMy breath with your breath
Serthu thechen hoooI have merged together, hooo
Female
Nee enakku podhumYou are enough for me
Naan neranju valiyurenI am brimming and overflowing with love
Bhoomi pantha polaLike the spherical planet Earth
Naan thaana sozhalurenI spin around automatically
Male
Naththa kootta polaLike a snail inside its shell
Naan unakkul adangurenI shrink inside you
Saththamindri unnaWithout making a sound
Naan mulusa mulungurenI swallow you whole
Female
Kulasaami polathaanJust like a family deity
En munnaala nikkuraYou stand right in front of me
Marankoththi polathaanJust like a woodpecker
Enna ne koththuraYou keep pecking at me
Male
Oru kozhi kunja polaLike a little chick
Enna poththi veikkuraYou shelter and protect me
Indha paavi nenjukullaInside this poor sinner's heart
Siruvaada sekkuraYou accumulate small savings of love
Female
Vellanthi paasathaThis innocent and pure affection
Vela pesa yaarumillaiThere is no one to put a price on
Female
Usurukkul unperaInside my soul, your name
Ezuthi vechenI have written down
Un moochil en moochaMy breath with your breath
Serthu thechen…I have merged together...
Female
hoo oo hoo ooohoo oo hoo ooo
Ullangai regaiThe lines on my palm
Un pera solluthaeAre uttering your name
Ullukulla vekkamShyness inside me
Ennai kuththi kolluthaeIs piercing and killing me
Male
Ullangkaalu nizhalaaLike the shadow beneath your feet
Enna otta vechutaYou made me stick to you
Usura mattum pichchuTearing my life force away
Nee veliyae nattutaaYou planted it outside
Female
Aaagayam pola neeLike the vast sky, you
Engaeyum nikkuraStand everywhere
Appappo enna neeEvery now and then, you
Poopookka vaikkuraMake me blossom like a flower
Male
Adi neeyum naanum vaazhaHey, for you and me to live
Oru kovil kattuvenI will build a temple
Unna yaarum theendinaalumEven if anyone dares to touch you
Naan ninnu vettuvenI will stand up and strike them down
Female
En jaami nee dhaan daYou are my god, my dear
Unna vittu poga mattenI will never leave you
Male
Usurukkul unperaInside my soul, your name
Ezuthi vechenI have written down
Un moochil en moochaMy breath with your breath
Serthu thechenI have merged together
Female
Unmela mattum dhaanOnly on you
Aasa vechenI placed my desire
Enkitta enna naanWith myself
Pesa vechenI made myself speak

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Usurukkul Unpera' is an intense folk-romantic declaration of deep emotional and spiritual connection. The speaker describes how their beloved's presence completely occupies their inner world—to the point where their soul, breath, and identity feel merged with the partner. The imagery moves fluidly between vulnerability, devotion, and protective loyalty.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Bhoomi pantha pola / Naththa kootta pola / Marankoththi polathaan

Compares emotional states and actions to familiar objects and creatures using 'pola' (like).

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Kulasaami polathaan / En jaami nee dhaan da

Directly equates the beloved to a god/deity ('Kulasaami', 'Jaami').

Alliteration & Rhyme (Monai and Etukai)

Ullangai regai / Ullukulla vekkam / Ullangkaalu nizhalaa

Consonant and vowel assonance in Tamil lyricism establishing rhythmic flow across line starts.

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Trivia

Written by poet-lyricist Snehan, the song utilizes classic Tamil rural idioms such as 'Siruvaadu' (small savings) and 'Kulasaami' (tutelary/family deity) to ground romantic devotion in authentic Tamil cultural concepts.

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