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Lyrics & meaning

Uyire En Uyire

From Thotti Jaya · 2005

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Bombay Jayashree, Anuradha Sriram, Karthik
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Thotti Jaya
Movie release year
2005
Lyrics added on
22 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaara thaara
Ratha ratha thara thaaraa
Thaara thaara
Ratha ratha thara thaaraa
Uyirae en uyirae
Ennavo nadakuthadi
Adadaa intha nodi
Vazhvil inikuthadi
Oh oru nimidam
Oru nimidam
Enai nee piriyaathae
Enatharugil nee irunthaal
Thalai kaal puriyaathae
Nijam thaanae kel adi
Ninaivellaam nee adi
Nadamaadum poochedi
Nee ennai paaradi
Ithu varai engirunthom
Idhayamum unnai ketkirathae
Pennae engae marainthirunthaai
Ennul eppadi nulainthu kondaai
Unakullae olinthirunthen
Uruvathil uthiramaai kalanthirunthen
Unnai unakkae theriyalaiyaa
Innum ennai puriyalaiyaa
Naan sirithu magizhnthu
Silirkum varaththai nee koduthaai
Naan ninaithu ninaithu
Rasikkum kanathai nee azhithaai
Engeyo un mugam
Naan paartha nyabagam
Eppotho unnudan naan
Vazhntha nyabagam
Uyirae en uyirae
Ennavo nadakuthadi
Adadaa intha nodi
Vazhvil inikuthadi
Oh oru nimidam
Oru nimidam
Enai nee piriyaathae
En arugil nee irunthaal
Thalai kaal puriyaathae
Nijam thaanae kel adi
Ninaivellaam nee adi
Nadamaadum poochedi
Nee ennai paaradi
Thaara thaara
Ratha ratha thara thaaraa
Thaara thaara
Ratha ratha thara thaaraa
Unnudan irukayilae …ae…ae…
Nilavukum siragugal mulaikirathae
Ithuvarai naanum paartha nilava
Ithanai velicham kodutha nilava…aaa…..
Unnudan nadakayilae
En nizhal vannamaai mariyathae
Munnae munnae nam nizhalgal
Ondraai ondraai kalakindrathae
Nee pesum vaarthai
Serthu vaithu vaasikiren
Un swasa kaatru
Moochil vaangi swasikkiren
Nijam thaanae kel adi
Ninaivellaam nee adi
Nadamaadum poochedi
Nee ennai paaradi
Uyirae en uyirae
Ennavo nadakkirathae
Adadaa intha nodi
Vazhvil inikkirathae
Oh oru nimidam
Oru nimidam
Enai nee piriyaathae
Enathu arugil nee irunthaal
Thalai kaal puriyaathae
Engeyo un mugam
Naan paartha nyabagam
Eppotho unnudan naan
Vazhntha nyabagam
Thaara thaara
Ratha ratha thara thaaraa
Female :Naan vazhntha nyabagam
Chorus :Thaara thaara….
Thaara thaara
Ratha ratha thara thaara
Thaara thaara
Ratha ratha thara thaara
My life, oh my life,
something is happening to me, girl!
Ah, this very moment
feels so sweet in my life!
Oh, even for a minute,
just for a minute,
do not part from me!
When you are by my side,
I can't even tell up from down!
Isn't it the truth? Just listen, girl!
You fill all my thoughts, girl!
My walking flower,
just look at me, girl!
Where were we until now?
Even my heart asks of you.
Girl, where were you hiding?
How did you slip inside me?
I was hiding right inside you,
flowing as blood within your body.
Didn't you even know yourself?
Don't you understand me yet?
To laugh and rejoice,
you gave me the gift of feeling thrilled.
To think of again and again,
you gave me moments to cherish.
Somewhere, your face...
I remember seeing it.
Sometime in the past, with you,
I remember having lived.
My life, oh my life,
something is happening to me, girl!
Ah, this very moment
feels so sweet in my life!
Oh, even for a minute,
just for a minute,
do not part from me!
When you are near me,
I can't even tell up from down!
Isn't it the truth? Just listen, girl!
You fill all my thoughts, girl!
My walking flower,
just look at me, girl!
Thaara thaara
Ratha ratha thara thaara
Thaara thaara
Ratha ratha thara thaara
When I am with you...
even the moon sprouts wings!
Is this really the moon I have seen all my life?
Is this the moon that ever shone this bright?
When I walk beside you,
my shadow has turned colorful!
Ahead of us, our shadows
merge and become one!
The words you speak,
I gather and read them over and over.
The gentle breeze of your breath,
I draw in and breathe as my own.
Isn't it the truth? Just listen, girl!
You fill all my thoughts, girl!
My walking flower,
just look at me, girl!
My life, oh my life,
something is happening!
Ah, this very moment
feels so sweet in life!
Oh, even for a minute,
just for a minute,
do not part from me!
When you are by my side,
I can't even tell up from down!
Somewhere, your face...
I remember seeing it.
Sometime in the past, with you,
I remember having lived.
Thaara thaara
Ratha ratha thara thaara
Female: I remember having lived...
Chorus: Thaara thaara...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Uyire En Uyire is a soulful romantic duet from the movie Thotti Jaya that depicts the overwhelming intensity of true love. The lovers feel an inexplicable past-life connection (Dejavu), sensing that they have known each other long before this lifetime. Every small detail—from shadows merging on the ground to the moon feeling lighter—reflects how love transforms their perception of the world into something ethereal.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagham)

Nadamaadum poochedi

The lover refers to his beloved as 'Nadamaadum poochedi' (a walking flowering plant), directly comparing her beauty and grace to a living flower bush.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Nilavukum siragugal mulaikirathae

Exaggerating the magical effect of love by describing the moon sprouting wings when the lovers are together.

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Nijam thaanae kel adi / Ninaivellaam nee adi / Nadamaadum poochedi / Nee ennai paaradi

Rhyming line endings ('kel adi', 'nee adi', 'poochedi', 'paaradi') create a rhythmic flow across stanzas.

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Trivia

Composed by Harris Jayaraj, 'Uyire En Uyire' features vocals by Bombay Jayashri, Karthik, and Harish Raghavendra. Thamarai's lyrics are celebrated for using pure Tamil phrasing while capturing modern romantic sentiments.

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