Uyire Uyire
From Bombay · 1995
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Hariharan, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Bombay1995
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Uyirae uyirae vandhu ennodu kalandhuvidu | Oh my life, oh my life, come and merge with me. |
| Uyirae uyirae ennai unnodu kalandhuvidu | Oh my life, oh my life, merge me with yourself. |
| Ninaivae ninaivae endhan nenjodu kalandhuvidu | Oh memory, oh memory, merge with my heart. |
| Nilavae nilavae indha vinnodu kalandhuvidu | Oh moon, oh moon, merge with this sky. |
| Kaadhal irundhaal endhan kannodu kalandhuvidu | If love exists, merge with my eyes. |
| Kaalam thaduthaal ennai mannodu Kalandhuvidu | If time stops us, let me merge with the earth. |
| Male | |
| Uyirae uyirae vandhu ennodu kalandhuvidu | Oh my life, oh my life, come and merge with me. |
| Ninaivae ninaivae endhan nenjodu kalandhuvidu | Oh memory, oh memory, merge with my heart. |
| Male | |
| En suvaasa kaatru varumpaadhai paarthu | Watching the path along which my breath arrives... |
| Female | |
| Uyirae uyirae indru unnodu kalandhuvitten | Oh my life, oh my life, today I have merged with you. |
| Uravae uravae indru en vaasal kadandhuvitten | Oh my kin, oh my beloved, today I have crossed my threshold. |
| Ninaivae ninaivae undhan nenjodu niraindhuvitten | Oh memory, oh memory, I have filled your heart. |
| Kanavae kanavae undhan kannodu karaindhuvitten | Oh dream, oh dream, I have dissolved in your eyes. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal irundhaal endhan kannodu kalandhuvidu | If love exists, merge with my eyes. |
| Kaalam thaduthaal ennai mannodu kalandhuvidu | If time stops us, let me merge with the earth. |
| Uyirae uyirae vandhu ennodu kalandhuvidu | Oh my life, oh my life, come and merge with me. |
| Ninaivae ninaivae endhan nenjodu kalandhuvidu | Oh memory, oh memory, merge with my heart. |
| Female | |
| Oor paarvai paarthae uyirthandha penmai | Womanhood that breathed life into me with just a single glance... |
| Male | |
| Uyirae uyirae vandhu ennodu kalandhuvidu | Oh my life, oh my life, come and merge with me. |
| Uyirae uyirae ennai unnodu kalandhuvidu | Oh my life, oh my life, merge me with yourself. |
| Ninaivae ninaivae endhan nenjodu kalandhuvidu | Oh memory, oh memory, merge with my heart. |
| Nilavae nilavae indha vinnodu kalandhuvidu | Oh moon, oh moon, merge with this sky. |
| Female | |
| Mazhaipol mazhaipol vandhu mannodu vizhundhuvitten | Like rain, like rain, I fell onto the earth. |
| Manampol manampol undhan oonodu uraindhuvitten | As my heart desired, I froze within your flesh. |
| Uyirae uyirae indru unnodu kalandhuvitten | Oh my life, oh my life, today I have merged with you. |
| Ninaivae ninaivae undhan nenjodu niraindhuvitten | Oh memory, oh memory, I have filled your heart. |
உயிரே உயிரே வந்து
என்னோடு கலந்துவிடு உயிரே
உயிரே என்னை உன்னோடு
கலந்துவிடு நினைவே நினைவே
எந்தன் நெஞ்சோடு கலந்துவிடு
நிலவே நிலவே இந்த விண்ணோடு
கலந்துவிடு காதல் இருந்தால் எந்தன்
கண்ணோடு கலந்துவிடு காலம் தடுத்தால்
என்னை மண்ணோடு கலந்துவிடு
Oh my life, oh my life, come and merge with me.
Oh my life, oh my life, merge me with yourself.
Oh memory, oh memory, merge with my heart.
Oh moon, oh moon, merge with this sky.
If love exists, merge with my eyes.
If time stops us, let me merge with the earth.
உயிரே உயிரே வந்து
என்னோடு கலந்துவிடு நினைவே
நினைவே எந்தன் நெஞ்சோடு கலந்துவிடு
Oh my life, oh my life, come and merge with me.
Oh memory, oh memory, merge with my heart.
என் சுவாசக் காற்று
வரும்பாதை பாா்த்து
உயிா்தாங்கி நானிருப்பேன்
மலா்கொண்ட பெண்மை வாராமல்
போனால் மலைமீது தீக்குளிப்பேன்
என் உயிா் போகும் போனாலும்
துயாில்லை கண்ணே அதற்காகவா
பாடினேன் வரும் எதிா்காலம் உன் மீது
பழிபோடும் பெண்ணே அதற்காகத்தான்
வாடினேன் முதலா முடிவா அதை உன்
கையில் கொடுத்துவிட்டேன்
Watching the path along which my breath arrives...
உயிரே உயிரே இன்று
உன்னோடு கலந்துவிட்டேன்
உறவே உறவே இன்று என்
வாசல் கடந்துவிட்டேன்
நினைவே நினைவே உந்தன்
நெஞ்சோடு நிறைந்துவிட்டேன்
கனவே கனவே உந்தன்
கண்ணோடு கறைந்துவிட்டேன்
Oh my life, oh my life, today I have merged with you.
Oh my kin, oh my beloved, today I have crossed my threshold.
Oh memory, oh memory, I have filled your heart.
Oh dream, oh dream, I have dissolved in your eyes.
காதல் இருந்தால் எந்தன்
கண்ணோடு கலந்துவிடு காலம்
தடுத்தால் என்னை மண்ணோடு
கலந்துவிடு உயிரே உயிரே வந்து
என்னோடு கலந்துவிடு நினைவே
நினைவே எந்தன் நெஞ்சோடு கலந்துவிடு
If love exists, merge with my eyes.
If time stops us, let me merge with the earth.
Oh my life, oh my life, come and merge with me.
Oh memory, oh memory, merge with my heart.
ஓா் பாா்வை பாா்த்தே
உயிா்தந்த பெண்மை வாராமல்
போய்விடுமா ஒரு கண்ணில்
கொஞ்சம் வலிவந்த போது மறு
கண்ணும் தூங்கிடுமா நான்
கரும்பாறை பலதாண்டி வேராக
வந்தேன் கண்ணாளன் முகம் பாா்க்கவே
என் கடுங்காவல் பலதாண்டி காற்றாக
வந்தேன் கண்ணா உன் குரல் கேட்கவே
அடடா அடடா இன்று கண்ணீரும் தித்திக்கின்றதே
Womanhood that breathed life into me with just a single glance...
உயிரே உயிரே வந்து
என்னோடு கலந்துவிடு உயிரே
உயிரே என்னை உன்னோடு
கலந்துவிடு நினைவே நினைவே
எந்தன் நெஞ்சோடு கலந்துவிடு
நிலவே நிலவே இந்த விண்ணோடு
கலந்துவிடு
Oh my life, oh my life, come and merge with me.
Oh my life, oh my life, merge me with yourself.
Oh memory, oh memory, merge with my heart.
Oh moon, oh moon, merge with this sky.
மழைபோல் மழைபோல்
வந்து மண்ணோடு விழுந்துவிட்டேன்
மனம்போல் மனம்போல் உந்தன்
ஊனோடு உறைந்துவிட்டேன் உயிரே
உயிரே இன்று உன்னோடு கலந்துவிட்டேன்
நினைவே நினைவே உந்தன் நெஞ்சோடு
நிறைந்துவிட்டேன்
Like rain, like rain, I fell onto the earth.
As my heart desired, I froze within your flesh.
Oh my life, oh my life, today I have merged with you.
Oh memory, oh memory, I have filled your heart.
Uyirae uyirae vandhu ennodu kalandhuvidu
Oh my life, oh my life, come and merge with me.
Uyirae uyirae ennai unnodu kalandhuvidu
Oh my life, oh my life, merge me with yourself.
Ninaivae ninaivae endhan nenjodu kalandhuvidu
Oh memory, oh memory, merge with my heart.
Nilavae nilavae indha vinnodu kalandhuvidu
Oh moon, oh moon, merge with this sky.
Kaadhal irundhaal endhan kannodu kalandhuvidu
If love exists, merge with my eyes.
Kaalam thaduthaal ennai mannodu Kalandhuvidu
If time stops us, let me merge with the earth.
Uyirae uyirae vandhu ennodu kalandhuvidu
Oh my life, oh my life, come and merge with me.
Ninaivae ninaivae endhan nenjodu kalandhuvidu
Oh memory, oh memory, merge with my heart.
En suvaasa kaatru varumpaadhai paarthu
Watching the path along which my breath arrives...
Uyirae uyirae indru unnodu kalandhuvitten
Oh my life, oh my life, today I have merged with you.
Uravae uravae indru en vaasal kadandhuvitten
Oh my kin, oh my beloved, today I have crossed my threshold.
Ninaivae ninaivae undhan nenjodu niraindhuvitten
Oh memory, oh memory, I have filled your heart.
Kanavae kanavae undhan kannodu karaindhuvitten
Oh dream, oh dream, I have dissolved in your eyes.
Kaadhal irundhaal endhan kannodu kalandhuvidu
If love exists, merge with my eyes.
Kaalam thaduthaal ennai mannodu kalandhuvidu
If time stops us, let me merge with the earth.
Uyirae uyirae vandhu ennodu kalandhuvidu
Oh my life, oh my life, come and merge with me.
Ninaivae ninaivae endhan nenjodu kalandhuvidu
Oh memory, oh memory, merge with my heart.
Oor paarvai paarthae uyirthandha penmai
Womanhood that breathed life into me with just a single glance...
Uyirae uyirae vandhu ennodu kalandhuvidu
Oh my life, oh my life, come and merge with me.
Uyirae uyirae ennai unnodu kalandhuvidu
Oh my life, oh my life, merge me with yourself.
Ninaivae ninaivae endhan nenjodu kalandhuvidu
Oh memory, oh memory, merge with my heart.
Nilavae nilavae indha vinnodu kalandhuvidu
Oh moon, oh moon, merge with this sky.
Mazhaipol mazhaipol vandhu mannodu vizhundhuvitten
Like rain, like rain, I fell onto the earth.
Manampol manampol undhan oonodu uraindhuvitten
As my heart desired, I froze within your flesh.
Uyirae uyirae indru unnodu kalandhuvitten
Oh my life, oh my life, today I have merged with you.
Ninaivae ninaivae undhan nenjodu niraindhuvitten
Oh memory, oh memory, I have filled your heart.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Uyire Uyire is a hauntingly emotional ballad from Mani Ratnam's 1995 masterpiece Bombay, featuring music composed by A.R. Rahman, lyrics by Vairamuthu, and vocals by Hariharan and K.S. Chithra. The song captures the intense longing, devotion, and stakes of two lovers separated by religious turmoil and societal boundaries. They express a passion so absolute that separation is equivalent to death, pleading to merge completely with each other's soul, breath, and existence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition / Anaphora)
“Uyirae uyirae vandhu ennodu kalandhuvidu”
Repetition of words like 'Uyirae uyirae', 'Ninaivae ninaivae', and 'Nilavae nilavae' at the start of lines creates poetic emphasis and heightened emotional resonance.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Mazhaipol mazhaipol vandhu mannodu vizhundhuvitten”
The lover compares her sudden, complete surrender to rain falling heavily onto the earth ('Mazhaipol... vandhu mannodu vizhundhuvitten').
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Ninaivae ninaivae undhan nenjodu niraindhuvitten”
Use of matching verbal suffixes like 'kalandhuvidu', 'kalandhuvitten', and 'niraindhuvitten' across line endings forms a continuous rhythmic pattern.
Contrast (Juxtaposition)
“Kaadhal irundhaal endhan kannodu kalandhuvidu / Kaalam thaduthaal ennai mannodu Kalandhuvidu”
Contrasts the bliss of uniting with the lover ('kannodu kalandhuvidu') against the tragic alterative of death ('mannodu kalandhuvidu').
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Trivia
Composed by A.R. Rahman with iconic vocals by Hariharan and K.S. Chithra, 'Uyire' (dubbed as 'Tu Hi Re' in Hindi) remains one of Indian cinema's greatest romantic songs. It was beautifully filmed at the Bekal Fort in Kerala amidst misty wind and crashing waves, featuring Arvind Swamy and Manisha Koirala.
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