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Lyrics & meaning

Uyire Un Uyirena

From Zero · 2016

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singer
Anirudh Ravichander
Music director
Nivas K. Prasanna
Details
Zero2016

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
UyiraeO my life
Un uyirenaAs your very soul
Naan iruppenI shall exist
Male
AnbaeO beloved
InimelFrom now on
Un idhazhinilOn your lips
Naan sirippenI shall smile
Male
UyiraeO my life
Un uyirenaAs your very soul
Naan iruppenI shall exist
Male
AnbaeO beloved
InimelFrom now on
Un idhazhinilOn your lips
Naan sirippenI shall smile
Male
IdhamaaiGently
Un idhayathilIn your heart
KaaththiruppenI shall await
KanavaeO dream
Male
KanavaaiAs a dream
Un vizhigalaiYour eyes
PaaththiruppenI shall watch over
DhinamaeEvery single day
Male
MazhayaaiLike rain
En manadhinilIn my heart
Nee vilundhaaiYou fell
VilundhaalAs you fell
Oru vidhaiyenaLike a seed
Naan ezhundhenI sprouted and rose
Male
UyiraeO my life
Un uyirenaAs your very soul
Naan iruppenI shall exist
Male
AnbaeO beloved
InimelFrom now on
Un idhazhinilOn your lips
Naan sirippenI shall smile
Male
ViralukkumTo the fingers
IdhazhukkumAnd to the lips
Pirandhidum isaiyenaLike music born between them
Iruvarum iruppomWe both shall exist
Idamporul marappomForgetting time and place
Male
Unakena enakenaFor you and for me
Mudhal edhuWhat is the beginning?
MudivedhuWhat is the end?
Edhuvarai iruppomAs long as we exist
Adhuvarai pirappomUntil then we shall keep taking birth
Male
Yaar neeWho are you?
Yaar naanWho am I?
Naan neeI am you
Nee naanYou are me
Male
Ulagin kadhavaiThe door of the world
Thaazh thirappomWe shall unlatch and open
UyiraeO life
Mazhalai mozhiyaaiLike the sweet chatter of a child
MagizhindhiruppomWe shall remain joyful
Male
{Uyirae{O my life
Un uyirenaAs your very soul
Naan iruppenI shall exist
Male
AnbaeO beloved
InimelFrom now on
Un idhazhinilOn your lips
Naan sirippen} (2)I shall smile} (repeated twice)
Male
IdhamaaiGently
Un idhayathilIn your heart
KaaththiruppenI shall await
KanavaeO dream
Male
KanavaaiAs a dream
Un vizhigalaiYour eyes
PaaththiruppenI shall watch over
DhinamaeEvery single day
Male
MazhayaaiLike rain
En manadhinilIn my heart
Nee vilundhaaiYou fell
VilundhaalWhen you fell
Oru vidhaiyenaLike a seed
Naan ezhundhenI rose
Male
Hmmm ..ahaaaa…anbaeHmmm.. ahaaaa... O beloved
Hmm..aaaahaaaaaa……Hmm.. aaaahaaaaaa...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Uyirae Un Uyirena' from the movie Zero (2016) is a tender romantic track that conveys deep emotional devotion and spiritual unity between lovers. The narrator promises to become the very soul of their beloved, living on their lips as laughter and dwelling gently inside their heart. The song highlights how the lover's presence transformed the protagonist like rain nourishing a seed to sprout and bloom. The lyrics capture the dissolution of individual identity into a state of oneness, where 'I am you, and you are me.' Devoid of worldly boundaries, time, or place, the lovers embrace a pure, child-like happiness together. Written by Kabilan, the lyrics blend gentle vulnerability with poetic imagery of rebirth and eternity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Vilundhaal / Oru vidhaiyena / Naan ezhundhen

Comparing the lover's presence to rain falling into the heart, causing the speaker to sprout up like a seed ('Oru vidhaiyena Naan ezhundhen').

Metaphor (Oneness/Identity)

Naan nee / Nee naan

Declaring complete fusion of identities where individual boundaries dissolve ('Naan nee / Nee naan').

Anaphora / Refrain

Uyirae / Un uyirena / Naan iruppen

Repetition of the core declaration 'Uyirae Un uyirena Naan iruppen' reinforces eternal devotion.

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Trivia

Although listed with unknown credits in the prompt, the soundtrack for the fantasy supernatural drama 'Zero' (2016) was composed by Nivas K. Prasanna, with lyrics penned by veteran lyricist Kabilan. The song features emotional vocal delivery that emphasizes its atmospheric and melodic mood.

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