Uyire Song Lyrics – Shan Vincent de Paul and Yanchan
From Album Songs 2021 · 2021
- Lyricist
- Shan Vincent de Paul
- Singers
- Shan Vincent de Paul, Yanchan
- Music directors
- Shan Vincent de Paul, Yanchan
- Details
- Album Songs 20212021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Uyirae unnai naan nambi vandhen | My life, I came trusting you |
| Uravae unnai naan yengi vaazhven | My relation, I will live longing for you |
| Uyirae unnai naan nambi vandhen | My life, I came trusting you |
| Uravae unnai naan yengi vaazhven | My relation, I will live longing for you |
| Male | |
| The hardest thing I ever had to tell my amma | The hardest thing I ever had to tell my mother |
| Was that my marriage didn’t work | Was that my marriage didn't work out |
| And she ain’t say a word | And she didn't say a word |
| But I can tell by the silence on the other side of this phone | But I could tell by the silence on the other side of this phone |
| Her mind was on the family’s reputation | Her mind was focused on the family's reputation |
| Cause us tamizh folks don’t get divorced | Because us Tamil people don't get divorced |
| We just stick it out cause we fear the stigma | We just endure it because we fear the social stigma |
| Stick it out cause we stuck it out | Endure it just because we have always endured it |
| Male | |
| But I can’t raise no child in a house | But I cannot raise a child in a house |
| With no love | Where there is no love |
| And I can’t come to forgive myself | And I cannot bring myself to forgive myself |
| For the way I weighed you down and how | For the way I burdened you and how |
| I led you down to the road | I led you down a path |
| I knew I won’t come | That I knew I wouldn't follow |
| Ya, even after everything we overcame | Yes, even after everything we overcame |
| I think we both knew that this was the end of the | I think we both knew that this was the end of |
| Pretending pretending | Pretending, pretending |
| That we hadn’t fallen out of love forever ago | That we hadn't fallen out of love a long time ago |
| Tried to work it out a million times | Tried to work it out a million times |
| But knowin’ million and one was inevitable | But knowing that the million and first failure was inevitable |
| I pray that one day you finally find it inside | I pray that one day you finally find it inside |
| You to truly forgive me.. I know | Yourself to truly forgive me.. I know |
| Every decision I made in that summer | Every decision I made during that summer |
| Will eat me alive till the end of my days | Will consume me until the end of my days |
| How can I ever regret it if we were | How can I ever regret it if we were |
| Just sacrifices for her to be born | Simply sacrifices for her to be born |
| Male | |
| Mimi couldn’t have a better mother | Mimi couldn't have a better mother |
| Never would I want it any different | I would never want it to be any different |
| I’m must hoping we can take it easy on each other | I am just hoping we can be kind to each other |
| For the sake of raising her with love | For the sake of raising her with love |
| Male | |
| Uyirae unnai naan nambi vandhen | My life, I came trusting you |
| Uravae unnai naan yengi vaazhven | My relation, I will live longing for you |
| Uyirae unnai naan nambi vandhen | My life, I came trusting you |
| Uravae unnai naan yengi vaazhven | My relation, I will live longing for you |
உயிரே உன்னை நான் நம்பி வந்தேன்
உறவே உன்னை நான் ஏங்கி வாழ்வேன்
உயிரே உன்னை நான் நம்பி வந்தேன்
உறவே உன்னை நான் ஏங்கி வாழ்வேன்
My life, I came trusting you
My relation, I will live longing for you
My life, I came trusting you
My relation, I will live longing for you
The hardest thing I ever had to tell my amma
Was that my marriage didn’t work
And she ain’t say a word
But I can tell by the silence on the other side of this phone
Her mind was on the family’s reputation
Cause us tamizh folks don’t get divorced
We just stick it out cause we fear the stigma
Stick it out cause we stuck it out
The hardest thing I ever had to tell my mother
Was that my marriage didn't work out
And she didn't say a word
But I could tell by the silence on the other side of this phone
Her mind was focused on the family's reputation
Because us Tamil people don't get divorced
We just endure it because we fear the social stigma
Endure it just because we have always endured it
But I can’t raise no child in a house
With no love
And I can’t come to forgive myself
For the way I weighed you down and how
I led you down to the road
I knew I won’t come
Ya, even after everything we overcame
I think we both knew that this was the end of the
Pretending pretending
That we hadn’t fallen out of love forever ago
Tried to work it out a million times
But knowin’ million and one was inevitable
I pray that one day you finally find it inside
You to truly forgive me.. I know
Every decision I made in that summer
Will eat me alive till the end of my days
How can I ever regret it if we were
Just sacrifices for her to be born
But I cannot raise a child in a house
Where there is no love
And I cannot bring myself to forgive myself
For the way I burdened you and how
I led you down a path
That I knew I wouldn't follow
Yes, even after everything we overcame
I think we both knew that this was the end of
Pretending, pretending
That we hadn't fallen out of love a long time ago
Tried to work it out a million times
But knowing that the million and first failure was inevitable
I pray that one day you finally find it inside
Yourself to truly forgive me.. I know
Every decision I made during that summer
Will consume me until the end of my days
How can I ever regret it if we were
Simply sacrifices for her to be born
Mimi couldn’t have a better mother
Never would I want it any different
I’m must hoping we can take it easy on each other
For the sake of raising her with love
Mimi couldn't have a better mother
I would never want it to be any different
I am just hoping we can be kind to each other
For the sake of raising her with love
உயிரே உன்னை நான் நம்பி வந்தேன்
உறவே உன்னை நான் ஏங்கி வாழ்வேன்
உயிரே உன்னை நான் நம்பி வந்தேன்
உறவே உன்னை நான் ஏங்கி வாழ்வேன்
My life, I came trusting you
My relation, I will live longing for you
My life, I came trusting you
My relation, I will live longing for you
Uyirae unnai naan nambi vandhen
My life, I came trusting you
Uravae unnai naan yengi vaazhven
My relation, I will live longing for you
Uyirae unnai naan nambi vandhen
My life, I came trusting you
Uravae unnai naan yengi vaazhven
My relation, I will live longing for you
The hardest thing I ever had to tell my amma
The hardest thing I ever had to tell my mother
Was that my marriage didn’t work
Was that my marriage didn't work out
And she ain’t say a word
And she didn't say a word
But I can tell by the silence on the other side of this phone
But I could tell by the silence on the other side of this phone
Her mind was on the family’s reputation
Her mind was focused on the family's reputation
Cause us tamizh folks don’t get divorced
Because us Tamil people don't get divorced
We just stick it out cause we fear the stigma
We just endure it because we fear the social stigma
Stick it out cause we stuck it out
Endure it just because we have always endured it
But I can’t raise no child in a house
But I cannot raise a child in a house
With no love
Where there is no love
And I can’t come to forgive myself
And I cannot bring myself to forgive myself
For the way I weighed you down and how
For the way I burdened you and how
I led you down to the road
I led you down a path
I knew I won’t come
That I knew I wouldn't follow
Ya, even after everything we overcame
Yes, even after everything we overcame
I think we both knew that this was the end of the
I think we both knew that this was the end of
Pretending pretending
Pretending, pretending
That we hadn’t fallen out of love forever ago
That we hadn't fallen out of love a long time ago
Tried to work it out a million times
Tried to work it out a million times
But knowin’ million and one was inevitable
But knowing that the million and first failure was inevitable
I pray that one day you finally find it inside
I pray that one day you finally find it inside
You to truly forgive me.. I know
Yourself to truly forgive me.. I know
Every decision I made in that summer
Every decision I made during that summer
Will eat me alive till the end of my days
Will consume me until the end of my days
How can I ever regret it if we were
How can I ever regret it if we were
Just sacrifices for her to be born
Simply sacrifices for her to be born
Mimi couldn’t have a better mother
Mimi couldn't have a better mother
Never would I want it any different
I would never want it to be any different
I’m must hoping we can take it easy on each other
I am just hoping we can be kind to each other
For the sake of raising her with love
For the sake of raising her with love
Uyirae unnai naan nambi vandhen
My life, I came trusting you
Uravae unnai naan yengi vaazhven
My relation, I will live longing for you
Uyirae unnai naan nambi vandhen
My life, I came trusting you
Uravae unnai naan yengi vaazhven
My relation, I will live longing for you
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This deeply intimate and raw track explores the pain, guilt, and social pressure surrounding divorce in the South Asian and Tamil diaspora. The narrator shares the painful moment of confessing his failed marriage to his mother, addressing the deep-seated cultural stigma against divorce where couples are expected to stay together regardless of love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Refrain
“Uyirae unnai naan nambi vandhen”
The repetitive Tamil refrain 'Uyirae unnai naan nambi vandhen...' frames the track with emotional longing, contrasting the raw English narrative.
Epizeuxis
“Pretending pretending”
The immediate repetition of the word 'pretending' emphasizes the exhausting facade of keeping up a broken relationship.
Hyperbole
“Tried to work it out a million times”
Exaggeration ('million times') is used to express the endless efforts made to salvage the relationship.
Personification / Metaphor
“Will eat me alive till the end of my days”
Guilt is personified as a creature that will 'eat me alive', conveying intense psychological torment.
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Trivia
Shan Vincent de Paul is an Eelam Tamil-Canadian artist. This song addresses his real-life divorce and his daughter Mimi, boldly confronting the taboo of divorce in traditional Tamil society.
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