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Lyrics & meaning

Uyire En Uyire

From Mangai Maanvizhi Ambugal · 2018

Lyricist
VNO
Singers
Arunraja Kamaraj, Thameem Ansari
Music director
Thameem Ansari
Details
Mangai Maanvizhi Ambugal2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Uyirae en uyiraeOh life, my life
Ninaivil aval mugam kattathiruDo not display her face in my thoughts
Iravae en iravaeOh night, my night
Nilavindri un neram kadanthiduPass your time without the moon
Male
Imai moodinaalIf eyelids close
Aval nyabagamHer memory comes
VizhithirunthaalIf kept awake
Ival oviyamShe is a painting
Idhu enna daWhat is this, man?
Pudhu bodhai yaaIs it a new intoxication?
Oru paavaiyaalBecause of a damsel
Uyir poguthaeMy soul is departing
Male
Ennai naan theriyaamalWithout knowing myself
Unakkullae tholaithenaeI lost myself within you
Unnaamal urangaamalWithout eating, without sleeping
Thavithenae naanI struggled endlessly
Male
Thinamdhorum unkoodaEvery day with you
Vegu dhooram naan pogaTo travel a long distance
Viralodu viral serthuJoining finger with finger
KaappennadiI will protect you, girl
Male
Oru naal thaaneWas it not just one day
Unnai paarthenThat I saw you?
Maru naal neeyumThe next day, you
Kanavil vandhaaiCame into my dreams
Dhinamum unnai kannil kaanaTo see you in my eyes every day
Kanavaanaalum kann vizhithirunthenI stayed awake even in my dreams
Male
Haha ha haa…(2)Haha ha haa...
Male
Un karuvizhi paarvaiThe look in your dark eyes
Ennai kavara kavaraCaptivates me completely
En iru vizhi paarvai inguMy vision in both eyes here
Sethara setharaScatters and shatters
Manjal mayilae ennai konjum kuyilaeGolden peacock, cuckoo that fondles me
Nee ennai ingu thedi vandhaYou came seeking me here
Kurinji poovadiLike a rare Kurinji flower
Male
Pesiya vaarthai perisaiyaagaSpoken words turn into grand music
Pesa mounam melisaiyaagaUnspoken silence turns into soft melody
Iyalum isaiyum nadagamaagaLiterature, music, and drama united
Iravum pagalum nodiyil pogaDay and night pass in a split second
Aiyooo ennai indha kaadhalOh dear, this love
Paduthum paadu podhumadaThe trouble it causes me is enough!
Male
Haha ha haa…(2)Haha ha haa...
Male
Un peyarai thaanYour name alone
MozhiyaakinenI turned into my language
Un vaasam thaanYour fragrance alone
En swasamaeIs my breath
Unnodu thaan naan pogavaeJust to go along with you
Kadigaaramaai unai sutrinenI circled you like a clock
Male
Oru paarvai paarenGive me just one look
Oru vaarthai koorenSpeak just one word
Adhu pothum pennaeThat is enough, girl
Uyirum thaarenI will even give my life
Male
Ezhuthillaa kaviyaeOh unwritten poem
Mullillaa malaraeOh thornless flower
Bathil solli poyenGive me an answer and go
En kurinji poovaeMy rare Kurinji flower
Male
En naatkkal ellaamaeAll of my days
Un nizhalaai vazhvenaeI will live as your shadow
En kaadhal muzhuvathumThe whole of my love
Unakaaga thaanIs only for you
Male
Kambanin kavigalIn a manner that outshines
Thotridum vagaiyilEven the famous poems of Kamban
Kaadhalai vaarthaiyaalWith words of love
Korpennae naanI will weave poetry
Male
Uyirae en uyiraeOh life, my life
Ninaivil aval mugam kattathiruDo not display her face in my thoughts
Iravae en iravaeOh night, my night
Nilavindri un neram kadanthiduPass your time without the moon
Male
Imai moodinaalIf eyelids close
Aval nyabagamHer memory comes
VizhithirunthaalIf kept awake
Ival oviyamShe is a painting
Idhu enna daWhat is this, man?
Pudhu bodhai yaaIs it a new intoxication?
Oru paavaiyaalBecause of a damsel
Uyir poguthaeMy soul is departing
Poguthae poguthae poguthaeDeparting, departing, departing

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a deeply passionate expression of love and romantic obsession. The protagonist describes how his beloved's presence and memories consume his mind day and night, leaving him unable to sleep or eat properly. He pleads with his own thoughts and the night to give him respite, yet finds himself completely enamored by her every gesture, comparing her to a rare Kurinji flower that blooms once in twelve years.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Iravae en iravae / Nilavindri un neram kadanthidu

Addressing the night ('Iravae en iravae') as if it were a living entity and asking it to pass without the moon.

Metaphor

Ezhuthillaa kaviyae / Mullillaa malarae

Describing the beloved using poetic metaphors such as an unwritten poem ('Ezhuthillaa kaviyae') and a thornless flower ('Mullillaa malarae').

Antithesis / Contrast

Pesiya vaarthai perisaiyaaga / Pesa mounam melisaiyaaga

Contrasting spoken words as grand music against silence as a soft melody.

Alliteration (Monai)

Pesiya vaarthai perisaiyaaga

Repetition of initial consonant sounds in 'Pesiya', 'perisaiyaaga', 'Pesa', and 'melisaiyaaga'.

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Trivia

The lyrics refer to 'Kurinji poovadi' (Kurinji flower), a famous botanical phenomenon in South India where the Kurinji shrub blooms only once every 12 years, symbolizing something extraordinarily rare and precious in Tamil classical literature (Sangam poetry).

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