Uyir Vaazhgiren Unakkaga
From Vaigarai Pookkal · 1996
- Lyricist
- E. Mu. Vetrivelan
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Devendran
- Details
- Vaigarai Pookkal1996
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Uyir vaazhgiren unakkaaga naan | I am living my life just for you |
| Uravaadalaam oadi vaa.. | Run to me so we can bond |
| Male | |
| Uyir vaazhgiren unakkaaga naan | I am living my life just for you |
| Uravaadalaam oadi vaa | Run to me so we can bond |
| Uyir vaazhgiren unakkaaga naan | I am living my life just for you |
| Uravaadalaam oadi vaa | Run to me so we can bond |
| Male | |
| En dhesam kanden | I found my nation |
| Un theruvil kanden | I found it in your street |
| Nee pesum varaiyil | Until you speak |
| Naan oomai kuyil thaan | I am merely a mute cuckoo |
| Uyir vaazhgiren unakkaaga naan | I am living my life just for you |
| Uravaadalaam oadi vaa | Run to me so we can bond |
| Male | |
| {Sontham illai sogam illai | There are no relatives, there is no sorrow |
| Enathu vaazhkkai vazhiyile | Along the path of my life |
| Sorgam endru solluvathan | The true meaning of what is called heaven |
| Artham unathu madiyile} (2) | Is found in your lap |
| Male | |
| Vaanam uravaada | There are no relatives, there is no sorrow |
| Nilavai paarkiren | Along the path of my life |
| En dhegam kanavodu | The true meaning of what is called heaven |
| Karaiya paarkiren | Is found in your lap |
| Male | |
| Ilanguyile ennuyirai | To bond with the sky |
| Nee enge sendraayo | I look at the moon |
| Uyir vaazhgiren unakkaaga naan | My body along with my dreams |
| Uravaadalaam oadi vaa.. | I watch as it dissolves away |
| Male | |
| {Selvamillaa yezhaigalin | Oh young cuckoo, my life |
| Selvam ethu man mele | Where have you gone? |
| Seitha palan seithirunthu | I am living my life just for you |
| Servathu yaar pen thaane} (2) | Run to me so we can bond |
| Male | |
| Kaathal illaatha | For the poor who have no wealth |
| Ulagam ulagamaa | What is the real wealth on this earth? |
| Ilangandru asaiyaamal | Having borne the fruits of good deeds |
| Pookkal malarumaa | Who reaps them, isn't it the woman? |
| Un karaiyodu uravaada | For the poor who have no wealth |
| Kanaa kanden | What is the real wealth on this earth? |
| Male | |
| Uyir vaazhgiren unakkaaga naan | Having borne the fruits of good deeds |
| Uravaadalaam oadi vaa.. | Who reaps them, isn't it the woman? |
| En desam kanden | Without love |
| Un theruvil kanen | Is a world truly a world? |
| Nee pesum varaiyil | Without a young calf moving |
| Naan oomai kuyil thaan | Will flowers ever bloom? |
| Male | |
| Uyir vaazhgiren unakkaaga naan | To mingle with your shore |
| Uravaadalaam oadi vaa | I saw a dream |
| Uravaadalam oadi vaa.. | I am living my life just for you |
உயிர் வாழ்கிறேன் உனக்காக நான்
உறவாடலாம் ஓடி வா.....
I am living my life just for you
Run to me so we can bond
உயிர் வாழ்கிறேன் உனக்காக நான்
உறவாடலாம் ஓடி வா
உயிர் வாழ்கிறேன் உனக்காக நான்
உறவாடலாம் ஓடி வா
I am living my life just for you
Run to me so we can bond
I am living my life just for you
Run to me so we can bond
என் தேசம் கண்டேன்
உன் தெருவில் கண்டேன்
நீ பேசும் வரையில்
நான் ஊமைக் குயில் தான்
உயிர் வாழ்கிறேன் உனக்காக நான்
உறவாடலாம் ஓடி வா
I found my nation
I found it in your street
Until you speak
I am merely a mute cuckoo
I am living my life just for you
Run to me so we can bond
{சொந்தம் இல்லை சோகம் இல்லை
எனது வாழ்க்கை வழியிலே
சொர்க்கம் என்று சொல்லுவதன்
அர்த்தம் உனது மடியிலே} ( 2 )
There are no relatives, there is no sorrow
Along the path of my life
The true meaning of what is called heaven
Is found in your lap
வானம் உறவாட
நிலவை பார்க்கிறேன்
என் தேகம் கனவோடு
கரையப் பார்க்கிறேன்
There are no relatives, there is no sorrow
Along the path of my life
The true meaning of what is called heaven
Is found in your lap
இளங்குயிலே என்னுயிரே
நீ எங்கே சென்றாயோ
உயிர் வாழ்கிறேன் உனக்காக நான்
உறவாடலாம் ஓடி வா...
To bond with the sky
I look at the moon
My body along with my dreams
I watch as it dissolves away
{செல்வமில்லா ஏழைகளின்
செல்வம் எது மண் மேலே
செய்த பலன் செய்திருந்து
சேர்வது யார் பெண் தானே} ( 2 )
Oh young cuckoo, my life
Where have you gone?
I am living my life just for you
Run to me so we can bond
காதல் இல்லாத
உலகம் உலகமா
இளங்காற்று அசையாமல்
பூக்கள் மலருமா
உன் கரையோடு உறவாட
கனா கண்டேனே
For the poor who have no wealth
What is the real wealth on this earth?
Having borne the fruits of good deeds
Who reaps them, isn't it the woman?
For the poor who have no wealth
What is the real wealth on this earth?
உயிர் வாழ்கிறேன் உனக்காக நான்
உறவாடலாம் ஓடி வா
என் தேசம் கண்டேன்
உன் தெருவில் கண்டேன்
நீ பேசும் வரையில்
நான் ஊமைக் குயில் தான்
Having borne the fruits of good deeds
Who reaps them, isn't it the woman?
Without love
Is a world truly a world?
Without a young calf moving
Will flowers ever bloom?
உயிர் வாழ்கிறேன் உனக்காக நான்
உறவாடலாம் ஓடி வா
உறவாடலாம் ஓடி வா
To mingle with your shore
I saw a dream
I am living my life just for you
Uyir vaazhgiren unakkaaga naan
I am living my life just for you
Uravaadalaam oadi vaa..
Run to me so we can bond
Uyir vaazhgiren unakkaaga naan
I am living my life just for you
Uravaadalaam oadi vaa
Run to me so we can bond
Uyir vaazhgiren unakkaaga naan
I am living my life just for you
Uravaadalaam oadi vaa
Run to me so we can bond
En dhesam kanden
I found my nation
Un theruvil kanden
I found it in your street
Nee pesum varaiyil
Until you speak
Naan oomai kuyil thaan
I am merely a mute cuckoo
Uyir vaazhgiren unakkaaga naan
I am living my life just for you
Uravaadalaam oadi vaa
Run to me so we can bond
{Sontham illai sogam illai
There are no relatives, there is no sorrow
Enathu vaazhkkai vazhiyile
Along the path of my life
Sorgam endru solluvathan
The true meaning of what is called heaven
Artham unathu madiyile} (2)
Is found in your lap
Vaanam uravaada
There are no relatives, there is no sorrow
Nilavai paarkiren
Along the path of my life
En dhegam kanavodu
The true meaning of what is called heaven
Karaiya paarkiren
Is found in your lap
Ilanguyile ennuyirai
To bond with the sky
Nee enge sendraayo
I look at the moon
Uyir vaazhgiren unakkaaga naan
My body along with my dreams
Uravaadalaam oadi vaa..
I watch as it dissolves away
{Selvamillaa yezhaigalin
Oh young cuckoo, my life
Selvam ethu man mele
Where have you gone?
Seitha palan seithirunthu
I am living my life just for you
Servathu yaar pen thaane} (2)
Run to me so we can bond
Kaathal illaatha
For the poor who have no wealth
Ulagam ulagamaa
What is the real wealth on this earth?
Ilangandru asaiyaamal
Having borne the fruits of good deeds
Pookkal malarumaa
Who reaps them, isn't it the woman?
Un karaiyodu uravaada
For the poor who have no wealth
Kanaa kanden
What is the real wealth on this earth?
Uyir vaazhgiren unakkaaga naan
Having borne the fruits of good deeds
Uravaadalaam oadi vaa..
Who reaps them, isn't it the woman?
En desam kanden
Without love
Un theruvil kanen
Is a world truly a world?
Nee pesum varaiyil
Without a young calf moving
Naan oomai kuyil thaan
Will flowers ever bloom?
Uyir vaazhgiren unakkaaga naan
To mingle with your shore
Uravaadalaam oadi vaa
I saw a dream
Uravaadalam oadi vaa..
I am living my life just for you
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In 'Uyir Vaazhgiren', the protagonist declares absolute devotion and emotional dependence on his beloved. He expresses that his entire existence gains purpose only through her love, describing her street as his world and her lap as the ultimate heaven that erases all loneliness and sorrow. Without her voice and presence, he considers himself as powerless as a mute songbird, emphasizing that love is the only true wealth on earth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Naan oomai kuyil thaan”
The singer compares himself to a 'mute cuckoo' (oomai kuyil), symbolizing his inability to express joy or song without his lover's presence.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Sontham illai sogam illai”
Repetition of the initial 'So' sound in 'Sontham' and 'Sogam' creates a rhythmic cadence in the line.
Iyaippu (End Rhyme)
“En dhesam kanden / Un theruvil kanden”
The matching ending sound 'kanden' across consecutive lines provides a lyrical and poetic symmetry.
Rhetorical Question
“Kaathal illaatha / Ulagam ulagamaa”
The lyrist poses questions about the nature of love and existence to emphasize that life loses its beauty without romantic fulfillment.
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Trivia
'Vaigarai Pookkal' (1996) features music composed by Devendran, a composer highly regarded for his soulful melodies such as those in 'Vedham Pudhithu' (1987). Sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, this track showcases his signature emotive range over poet E. Mu. Vetrivelan's evocative lyrics.
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