Vannam Illamale Varaindhu
From Unakkaga Oru Roja · 1985
- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Details
- Unakkaga Oru Roja1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vannam illaamalae | Without any colors |
| Varainthu paaththaendi oviyam | I tried drawing a painting, girl |
| Ennam uriyaamalae | Without thoughts properly taking shape |
| Ezhuthi paarththaendi kaaviyam | I tried writing an epic, girl |
| Male | |
| Vannam illaamalae | Without any colors |
| Varainthu paaththaendi oviyam | I tried drawing a painting, girl |
| Ennam uriyaamalae | Without thoughts properly taking shape |
| Ezhuthi paarththaendi kaaviyam | I tried writing an epic, girl |
| Male | |
| Naan Unna nenachchu | Thinking of you |
| Indru thanniyadichchaen | Today I drank alcohol |
| Un ullam ariya | To understand your heart |
| Manam venthu thavichchen | My heart burned and suffered |
| Male | |
| Naan Unna nenachchu | Thinking of you |
| Indru thanniyadichchaen | Today I drank alcohol |
| Un ullam ariya | To understand your heart |
| Manam venthu thavichchen | My heart burned and suffered |
| Male | |
| Enakku pudichcha pattu onnu | A song that I cherished |
| Yaaro isaichchaanadi | Someone else played, girl |
| Idauam kavarntha roja unna | You, the rose that captured my heart |
| Yaaro parichchaandi | Someone else plucked away, girl |
| Male | |
| Sumaiyai nenaichchu imaiyai nanaichchaen | Thinking of the heavy burden, I wetted my eyelids |
| Eeram kaayaladi | The moisture hasn't dried yet, girl |
| Vithiyai nenachchu shruthiya potaen | Thinking of fate, I tuned my pitch |
| Idhayam aaraladi | My heart hasn't healed yet, girl |
| Male | |
| Vannam illaamalae | Without any colors |
| Varainthu paaththaendi oviyam | I tried drawing a painting, girl |
| Ennam uriyaamalae | Without thoughts properly taking shape |
| Ezhuthi paarththaendi kaaviyam | I tried writing an epic, girl |
| Male | |
| Minnal vaanil engae thondrum | Where lightning appears in the sky |
| Solla mudiyaathu | Cannot be predicted |
| Kadhal nenjil yaar mael thondrum | Upon whom love blooms in the heart |
| Kanukka mudiyaathu | Cannot be calculated |
| Male | |
| Mullu illaa thoondil pottaen | I cast a fishing hook without a barb |
| Meenu maattaladi | The fish wasn't caught, girl |
| Noolu illaa aadai neithaen | I wove a garment without thread |
| Aniya mudiyaladi | It cannot be worn, girl |
| Male | |
| Vannam illaamalae | Without any colors |
| Varainthu paaththaendi oviyam | I tried drawing a painting, girl |
| Ennam uriyaamalae | Without thoughts properly taking shape |
| Ezhuthi paarththaendi kaaviyam | I tried writing an epic, girl |
| Male | |
| Naan Unna nenachchu | Thinking of you |
| Indru thanniyadichchaen | Today I drank alcohol |
| Un ullam ariya | To understand your heart |
| Manam venthu thavichchen | My heart burned and suffered |
| Male | |
| Naan Unna nenachchu | Thinking of you |
| Indru thanniyadichchaen | Today I drank alcohol |
| Un ullam ariya | To understand your heart |
| Manam venthu thavichchen | My heart burned and suffered |
வண்ணம் இல்லாமலே
வரைந்து பாத்தேன்டி ஓவியம்
எண்ணம் புரியாமலே
எழுதி பார்த்தேன்டி காவியம்
Without any colors
I tried drawing a painting, girl
Without thoughts properly taking shape
I tried writing an epic, girl
வண்ணம் இல்லாமலே
வரைந்து பாத்தேன்டி ஓவியம்
எண்ணம் புரியாமலே
எழுதி பார்த்தேன்டி காவியம்
Without any colors
I tried drawing a painting, girl
Without thoughts properly taking shape
I tried writing an epic, girl
நான் உன்ன நெனச்சு
இன்று தண்ணியடிச்சேன்
உன் உள்ளம் அறிய
மனம் வெந்து தவிச்சேன்
Thinking of you
Today I drank alcohol
To understand your heart
My heart burned and suffered
நான் உன்ன நெனச்சு
இன்று தண்ணியடிச்சேன்
உன் உள்ளம் அறிய
மனம் வெந்து தவிச்சேன்
Thinking of you
Today I drank alcohol
To understand your heart
My heart burned and suffered
எனக்கு புடிச்ச பாட்டு ஒண்ணு
யாரோ இசைச்சான்டி
இதயம் கவர்ந்த ரோஜா உன்ன
யாரோ பறிச்சான்டி
A song that I cherished
Someone else played, girl
You, the rose that captured my heart
Someone else plucked away, girl
சுமையை நெனச்சு இமையை நனைச்சேன்
ஈரம் காயலடி
விதியை நெனச்சு ஸ்ருதிய போட்டேன்
இதயம் ஆறலடி...
Thinking of the heavy burden, I wetted my eyelids
The moisture hasn't dried yet, girl
Thinking of fate, I tuned my pitch
My heart hasn't healed yet, girl
வண்ணம் இல்லாமலே
வரைந்து பாத்தேன்டி ஓவியம்
எண்ணம் புரியாமலே
எழுதி பார்த்தேன்டி காவியம்
Without any colors
I tried drawing a painting, girl
Without thoughts properly taking shape
I tried writing an epic, girl
மின்னல் வானில் எங்கே தோன்றும்
சொல்ல முடியாது
காதல் நெஞ்சில் யார் மேல் தோன்றும்
கணிக்க முடியாது
Where lightning appears in the sky
Cannot be predicted
Upon whom love blooms in the heart
Cannot be calculated
முள்ளு இல்லா தூண்டில் போட்டேன்
மீனு மாட்டலடி
நூலு இல்லா ஆடை நெய்தேன்
அணிய முடியலடி....
I cast a fishing hook without a barb
The fish wasn't caught, girl
I wove a garment without thread
It cannot be worn, girl
வண்ணம் இல்லாமலே
வரைந்து பாத்தேன்டி ஓவியம்
எண்ணம் புரியாமலே
எழுதி பார்த்தேன்டி காவியம்
Without any colors
I tried drawing a painting, girl
Without thoughts properly taking shape
I tried writing an epic, girl
நான் உன்ன நெனச்சு
இன்று தண்ணியடிச்சேன்
உன் உள்ளம் அறிய
மனம் வெந்து தவிச்சேன்
Thinking of you
Today I drank alcohol
To understand your heart
My heart burned and suffered
நான் உன்ன நெனச்சு
இன்று தண்ணியடிச்சேன்
உன் உள்ளம் அறிய
மனம் வெந்து தவிச்சேன்
Thinking of you
Today I drank alcohol
To understand your heart
My heart burned and suffered
Vannam illaamalae
Without any colors
Varainthu paaththaendi oviyam
I tried drawing a painting, girl
Ennam uriyaamalae
Without thoughts properly taking shape
Ezhuthi paarththaendi kaaviyam
I tried writing an epic, girl
Vannam illaamalae
Without any colors
Varainthu paaththaendi oviyam
I tried drawing a painting, girl
Ennam uriyaamalae
Without thoughts properly taking shape
Ezhuthi paarththaendi kaaviyam
I tried writing an epic, girl
Naan Unna nenachchu
Thinking of you
Indru thanniyadichchaen
Today I drank alcohol
Un ullam ariya
To understand your heart
Manam venthu thavichchen
My heart burned and suffered
Naan Unna nenachchu
Thinking of you
Indru thanniyadichchaen
Today I drank alcohol
Un ullam ariya
To understand your heart
Manam venthu thavichchen
My heart burned and suffered
Enakku pudichcha pattu onnu
A song that I cherished
Yaaro isaichchaanadi
Someone else played, girl
Idauam kavarntha roja unna
You, the rose that captured my heart
Yaaro parichchaandi
Someone else plucked away, girl
Sumaiyai nenaichchu imaiyai nanaichchaen
Thinking of the heavy burden, I wetted my eyelids
Eeram kaayaladi
The moisture hasn't dried yet, girl
Vithiyai nenachchu shruthiya potaen
Thinking of fate, I tuned my pitch
Idhayam aaraladi
My heart hasn't healed yet, girl
Vannam illaamalae
Without any colors
Varainthu paaththaendi oviyam
I tried drawing a painting, girl
Ennam uriyaamalae
Without thoughts properly taking shape
Ezhuthi paarththaendi kaaviyam
I tried writing an epic, girl
Minnal vaanil engae thondrum
Where lightning appears in the sky
Solla mudiyaathu
Cannot be predicted
Kadhal nenjil yaar mael thondrum
Upon whom love blooms in the heart
Kanukka mudiyaathu
Cannot be calculated
Mullu illaa thoondil pottaen
I cast a fishing hook without a barb
Meenu maattaladi
The fish wasn't caught, girl
Noolu illaa aadai neithaen
I wove a garment without thread
Aniya mudiyaladi
It cannot be worn, girl
Vannam illaamalae
Without any colors
Varainthu paaththaendi oviyam
I tried drawing a painting, girl
Ennam uriyaamalae
Without thoughts properly taking shape
Ezhuthi paarththaendi kaaviyam
I tried writing an epic, girl
Naan Unna nenachchu
Thinking of you
Indru thanniyadichchaen
Today I drank alcohol
Un ullam ariya
To understand your heart
Manam venthu thavichchen
My heart burned and suffered
Naan Unna nenachchu
Thinking of you
Indru thanniyadichchaen
Today I drank alcohol
Un ullam ariya
To understand your heart
Manam venthu thavichchen
My heart burned and suffered
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful heartbreak song from the film 'Unakkaga Oru Roja' (1985) expresses the intense sorrow of unrequited love and grief over losing a beloved to another person. The protagonist turns to alcohol to cope with his burning heartbreak while reflecting on how his life and love ended up incomplete and tragic.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Etukai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Vannam illaamalae / Ennam uriyaamalae”
The second consonant 'nna' rhymes between 'Vannam' and 'Ennam' across adjacent lines.
Moonaikku (Initial Alliteration)
“Vannam illaamalae / Varainthu paaththaendi oviyam”
Initial phonetic alliteration with the letter 'V' in 'Vannam' and 'Varainthu'.
Metaphor
“Idauam kavarntha roja unna / Yaaro parichchaandi”
Comparing the beloved woman to a captive rose that has been plucked by someone else.
Paradox
“Mullu illaa thoondil pottaen / Noolu illaa aadai neithaen”
Using impossible scenarios like fishing with a barbless hook or weaving clothes without thread to express the impossibility and hopelessness of his love.
Did you know?
Trivia
T. Rajendar wrote, composed, and directed 'Unakkaga Oru Roja' (1985). Renowned for his unique rhyming lyrical style, T. Rajendar utilized Malaysia Vasudevan's deep emotional rendition to make this song a quintessential heartbreak anthem of 1980s Tamil cinema.
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