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Veru Velai Unakku

From Mappillai (1989 film) · 1989

Lyricist
Piraisoodan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Mappillai (1989 film)
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
1 Jun 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Veru velai unakku illayae
Ennai konjam kaadhali
Chorus :Love love love love
Love love love love
Love love lpove love
Veru velai unakku illayae
Ennai konjam kaadhali
Kaadhal pola velai illaiyae
Ennai konji aathari
En rajaa raajadhi raajaa oh
Puthu rojaa vaadaadha rojaa oh…
Velai thedum kaalai meethilae
Kaadhal konda kanniyae
Pothum pothum unathu velaiyae
Nillu konjam thalliyae…
………………………….
Thanaaga pootha mullaiyae
Vaasam indri pogumo
Poo meethu veesum thendralae
Maari podhal gnyayamo
Neeyaaga pesavillayae
Kaasu thaanae pesuthu
Female :Ahhn
Male :Naanaga paadavillayae
Anubavam thaan paaduthu
Vayasu ila vayasu
Enakiruku manakirukku
Male :Ottathadi ennai suthaadhadi
Idhu ettadhu kittadhu pithaana maanae
Velai thedum kaalai meethilae
Kaadhal konda kanniyae
Pothum pothum unathu velaiyae
Nillu konjam thalliyae…
En vaani aagathu boni hoii
Anbae nee aagasa vaani ah ah ah
Veru velai unakku illayae
Ennai konjam kaadhali
Male :Ahhh
……………………………….
Arugathai illadha ennai
Aadhavanae engiraai
Ivan oru pollatha pillai
Madhavan naan engiraai oh oh oo
Arugathai illathavan thaan
Ooril unthan pechu thaan
Kathaigal vidum madhavan thaan
Kanni enthan moochu thaan
Kirukku panakirukku
Athu irukku unakkirukku
Female :Egaanthanae
Nee en kaanthanae
Antha minkaantham en meethu
Ondraaga vendum
Veru velai unakku illayae
Ennai konjam kaadhali
Oh hoi pothum pothum
Unathu velaiyae
Nillu konjam thalliyae
En rajaa raajadhi raajaa oh..
Male :En vaani.. aagaathu boni hoi hoi
Hoi veru velai unakku illayae
Ennai konjam kaadhali
Hoi hoi pothum pothum
Unathu velaiyae
Nillu konjam thalliyae
Ahhn
Ahh ahhn
You don't have any other work to do,
so love me a little!
Chorus: Love, love, love, love,
Love, love, love, love,
Love, love, love, love!
You don't have any other work to do,
so love me a little!
There is no job quite like love,
so pamper me and show some care!
Oh my king, king of kings, oh!
A fresh rose, a rose that never fades, oh...
In the morning when I'm looking for a job,
you girl struck by love,
enough, enough of your antics!
Stand a little further away...
...
Can a jasmine that blossomed on its own
ever go without a fragrance?
If the gentle breeze blowing on the flower
turns away, is that fair?
You are not speaking on your own;
it is your money doing the talking!
Female: Ah!
Male: I'm not singing on my own;
my bitter experience is singing!
Youth, this young age,
has made my mind go a little crazy!
Male: Don't cling to me, don't hover around me!
This is out of your reach, you crazy girl!
In the morning when I'm looking for a job,
you girl struck by love,
enough, enough of your antics!
Stand a little further away...
My dear Vani, your business won't sell here, hey!
My love, you're like the radio, blabbering on, ah ah ah!
You don't have any other work to do,
so love me a little!
Male: Ahhh!
...
When I have no status or worth,
you call me the shining sun!
Though I am just a mischievous guy,
you call me Lord Krishna, oh oh oh!
"He has no worth at all"—
that is just what the town says!
The playful Krishna who spins tall tales,
is this young girl's very breath!
Madness, money-madness—
that is what you have, yes you do!
Female: Oh solitary soul,
you are my magnet!
That magnetic pull upon me
must bring us both together as one!
You don't have any other work to do,
so love me a little!
Oh hey, enough, enough
of your antics!
Stand a little further away!
Oh my king, king of kings, oh...
Male: My dear Vani... no sale will happen here today, hey hey!
Hey, you don't have any other work to do,
so love me a little!
Hey hey, enough, enough
of your antics!
Stand a little further away!
Ah!
Ah ah!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful duetting song depicts a romantic banter between a woman hopelessly in love and an unemployed hero who insists he must prioritize job hunting over romance. The heroine idealizes him as a king and a divine figure despite his financial struggles, expressing her unyielding affection. In response, the hero humorously tries to keep his distance, blaming her romantic gestures on youthful madness or societal obsession with money, while still secretly enjoying her attention.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (Rhyme)

Kaadhal pola velai illaiyae / Ennai konji aathari

End-rhyming words used across lines, such as 'illayae' and 'kaadhali' / 'illaiyae' and 'aathari', creating a rhythmic cadence.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Antha minkaantham en meethu / Ondraaga vendum

Comparing the hero to 'Aadhavan' (Sun) and 'Madhavan' (Lord Krishna), and comparing the heroine's attraction to electromagnetic force ('minkaantham').

Ethukai (Second-letter Assonance)

Neeyaaga pesavillayae / Kaasu thaanae pesuthu

Repetition of second consonant sound in adjacent lines like 'Thanaaga' and 'Vaasam' or 'Neeyaaga' and 'Kaasu'.

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Trivia

This energetic song belongs to the 1989 Rajinikanth-starrer 'Mappillai', composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki. The film was a massive box office hit and a remake of the Telugu film 'Atha Ku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu'.

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