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Lyrics & meaning

Uyirai Tholaithen

From Dhilip Varman Album – Kadhal Vendum · 2008

Lyricist
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Singer
Dhilip Varman
Music director
Dhilip Varman
Details
Dhilip Varman Album – Kadhal Vendum2008

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Uyirai tholaithen athu unnil thaano…I lost my soul, is it within you?
Ithu naan kaanum kanavo nijamo…Is this a dream I am seeing, or reality?
Meendum unnai kaanum manamae…Oh heart that wishes to see you again...
Vendum enakae manamae manamae…My heart desires it, oh my heart...
Male
Vizhiyil vizhunthaal… aaaa…If you fall into my eyes... ah...
Ennil enathal naanae illai…Within myself, I am no longer my own...
Ennam muzhuthumIn all my thoughts,
Nee thanae en kannae…It is only you, my dear...
Male
Uyirai tholaithen athu unnil thaano…I lost my soul, is it within you?
Ithu naan kaanum kanavo nijamo…Is this a dream I am seeing, or reality?
Male
Anbae uyiraai thoduven unnai…My love, I will touch you like life itself...
Thaalatuthae paarvaigal…Your glances rock me like a lullaby...
Anbae uyiraai thoduven unnai…My love, I will touch you like life itself...
Thaalatuthae paarvaigal…Your glances rock me like a lullaby...
Male
Unai serum naalaiThe day I unite with you,
Dhinam yenginenae…I yearned for every single day...
Naan ingu thaniyaga azhuthen….Here, I cried all alone...
Vidiyum varai kanavin nilaiUntil dawn, in a state of dreaming,
Unathaaingu thinam yenguthu…Longing for you here every day...
Manam urugidum nilai ithu enthan..This state where my heart melts is mine...
Muthal muthal varum uyir kaadhalil…In my very first true soulmate love...
Male
Uyirai tholaithen athu unnil thaano…I lost my soul, is it within you?
Ithu naan kaanum kanavo nijamo…Is this a dream I am seeing, or reality?
Meendum unnai kaanum manamae…Oh heart that wishes to see you again...
Vendum enakae manamae manamae…My heart desires it, oh my heart...
Male
Vizhiyil vizhunthaal… aaaa…If you fall into my eyes... ah...
Ennil enathal naanae illai…Within myself, I am no longer my own...
Ennam muzhuthumIn all my thoughts,
Nee thanae en kannae…It is only you, my dear...
Male
Ninaithal inikum ilamai nathiyae…Oh river of youth that feels sweet to think about...
Unnodu naan moozhkinen…I am immersed in you...
Ninaithal inikum ilamai nathiyae…Oh river of youth that feels sweet to think about...
Unnodu naan moozhkinen…I am immersed in you...
Male
Thedatha nilayil nogatha vazhiyil…In an unsought state, along a path without pain...
Kanparkum idamengum neethaan…Wherever my eyes look, it is only you...
Vidiyum varai kanavin nilaiUntil dawn, in a state of dreaming,
Unathaaingu thinam yenguthu…Longing for you here every day...
Manam urugidum nilai ithu enthan..This state where my heart melts is mine...
Muthal muthal varum uyir kaadhalil…In my very first true soulmate love...
Male
Uyirai tholaithen athu unnil thaano…I lost my soul, is it within you?
Ithu naan kaanum kanavo nijamo…Is this a dream I am seeing, or reality?
Meendum unnai kaanum manamae…Oh heart that wishes to see you again...
Vendum enakae manamae manamae…My heart desires it, oh my heart...
Ohoooo…ooooo…oooooo…..Ohoooo…ooooo…oooooo…..
Ohoooo…ooooo…oooooo…..Ohoooo…ooooo…oooooo…..
Ohoooo…ooooo…oooooo…..Ohoooo…ooooo…oooooo…..

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Uyirai Tholaithen is an iconic independent Tamil romantic track composed and performed by Dhilip Varman from his 2008 album Kadhal Vendum. The song depicts the raw, overwhelming emotions of a soul deeply in love. The protagonist feels completely disoriented and transformed by love, questioning whether this intense feeling is a dream or reality as his sense of self dissolves into his lover's presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhetorical Question (வினா அணி)

Uyirai tholaithen athu unnil thaano… Ithu naan kaanum kanavo nijamo…

The lover asks if his soul is lost in her and whether the sensation is real or a dream, heightening the emotional surrealism.

Personification (உருவகப்படுத்துதல்)

Thaalatuthae paarvaigal…

The lover's glances are personified as soothing eyes that physically cradle or rock the singer like a lullaby.

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

Ninaithal inikum ilamai nathiyae… Unnodu naan moozhkinen…

Youth is poetically conceptualized as a sweet river in which the speaker immerses himself completely.

Alliteration (மோனை)

Uyirai tholaithen athu unnil thaano…

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'u' in Uyirai and unnil creates melodic harmony.

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Trivia

Uyirai Tholaithen became a massive breakout hit for Malaysian-Tamil artist Dhilip Varman in 2008. It became an anthem across the Tamil diaspora worldwide during the early era of social media platforms like Orkut and early YouTube, laying a foundation for Malaysian independent Tamil music on global stages.

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