Unnai Kandene - Parijatham (2006)

This is one from my personal favourites. Also, one non-thamizh guy I know asked for a translation of this song. Would seriously suck, I know, but this is just so good in Thamizh.

Song: Unnai Kandene
Film: Parijatham
Music: Dharan
Lyrics: Na Muthukumar (?)

Unnai kandene mudhal murai naan
Ennai tholaithaene mutrilumaai thaan.
Unnai kandene muthal murai naan
Ennai tholaithaene mutrilumai thaan.

Very simple opening lines you'd think, but no, it fits the tune to perfection. Difficult for me, at least.

Kaathal boodhame, ennai neeyum thottaai
Haiyo haiyaiyo acham varuthe!
Thappi chellave vazhigal illai inge
Haiyo haiyaiyo chi ennavo panninaai neeye

Unnai kandaene mudhal murai naan
ennai tholaithaene mutrilumaai thaaaaan.

Erikkira mazhai idhu
Kulirgira veyyil idhu
Kodhikkira neer idhu
Anaikkira thee idhu
Inikkira vali idhu
Irumbulla poo idhu
Idhayathil malarvathu oh penne!

Nijamulla poi idhu
Niramulla iruttidhu
Mounathin mozhi idhu
Maranathin vaazhvidhu
Antharathin kadalidhu
Katti vantha kanavidhu
Ahimsaiyal kolvathu kel penne

Defining love is difficult but full credit to the lyricist for trying so hard... and for fitting it in this sequence. This is my favourite part of the song, probably for the lyrics.

Yenginaen, naan thenginaen
Yenadaa?
Podhum imsaigal
Vaanamum, indha boomiyum
Unthan thotrame...
Un per sonnaale ulle thithikkume!

Kaadhal kaditham athu konjam pesum
Kannodu irukkum pala kaditham
Penne naanum un kannai paditthaen
Puriyaamal thavithen...poi solludho mei solludho?
Oh kaadhal enai thaakidudhe
Sarithaan, enaiyum athu saaithidudhe
Iravil kanavum enai saapidudhe
Podhuvaai vayadhil idhil thappikka yaarum illaiye

Unnai kandaene mudhal murai naan
ennai tholaithaene mutrilumaai thaan.

Yeno iravil oru paadal kettaal
Udane en ulle nee varuvaai.
Koyil ulle kan moodi nindraal
Un uruvam thaane ennaalume nenjil thondrume
Naan unnaal thaan swaasikkiren
Naan un per dhinam vaasikkiren
Uyirai vidavum unai nesikkiren
Kadavul nilaiyai nam kannile kaattidum kaathal...

The above part tries to make the listeners relate this story to theirs...with some success, no?

Kaathal boodhame, ennai neeyum thottaai
...
Haiyo haiyaiyo chi ennavo panninaai neeye...

Erikkira mazhai ithu
...
Un paer sonnaale ulle thithikkume


Manasukkul edho sol sol.
Ethirinil vandhu nil nil.
Uyirukkul etho jal jal.
Idhu sari thaana sol sol.


Manasukkul edho sol sol.
Ethirinil vandhu nil nil.
Uyirukkul etho jal jal.
Idhu sari thaana nee sol sol.


Rating: Worssstu * Worth eh ila * One time kekalaam * Edho nallaa keedhu * Super appu * Slow applause * Apatucker Song

The video is quite novel and I'd say it does justice to the song.

Oda oda oda dhooram korayala - Mayakkam enna (2011)

Back to a song. A very colloquial one for a change.

Singer: Dhanush

Music: GV Prakash

Lyrics: Dhanush, Selvaraghavan

Lyrics:

Oda oda oda dhooram korayala

Paada paada paada paatu mudiyala
Poga poga poga onnum puriyala
Aaga motham onnum velangala.

Free ah suthum bodhu figure illaye
Pudicha figure um ippo free ah illaye
Kai la bat irukku ball illaye
Life poora intha thollaye.

Ulagame speed ah odi pogudhu
En vandi puncture aayi nikkudhu
Mokka piece kooda kindal pannudhu
Saami enna bantham pannuthu.
Apart from the third line, "Poga poga poga onnum puriyala" and the last one (seriously, saami enna bantham pannuthu? duh!), this is an example of a perfect merger of the lyrics with the music. In fact, of the five songs in the album, I think the lyrics for this song fit the song best. 'Kaadhal yen kaadhal' and 'Pirai thedum' are contenders, but they lose out simply because when you randomly listen to them for the first time, you would be able to retain only 5 or 10 words. But this has the ' april may le' or 'chikku bukku' feel to it where a few lines register in your mind whether you want them to or not. Unless of course, you are from an orthodox generation that fundamentally objects to such lyrics.

Crack ah maariten. Joker aayiten.
Gundu chatti la rendu kudhira vandi oturen.

The variation in the line after 'joker aayiten' as we go with the song add an interesting feel to the song - something that keeps people guessing. One would expect the same 'gundu chetti...' to feature next time one hears 'crack ah maariten' line. The change makes your sub-conscience listen. This is one advice from some management gurus - try to lead people into guessing the next thing and make sure they get it wrong - anything in which the brain fails, the brain notices. Sorry about the digression :)

Oru beach la, thaniya alanjen alanjen
Nadu roattula, azhudhen, poranden, kizhunjen.
Baaram thaangala thaangala, kazhudha naan illayae;
JaanJob um yerala yerala, mozhama sarukuranen.

Not sure if it's 'Job um'. Can't really understand what he sings. This is what some other sites have put up.  (Thx RT :) )

Crack ah maariten. Joker aayiten.
Fuse pona pin bulb kaana switch ah theduren.

Oda oda oda dhooram korayala
Paada paada paada paatu mudiyala
Poga poga poga onnum puriyala
Aaga motham onnum Velangala.
Free ah suthum bodhu figure illaye
Pudicha figure um ippo free ah illaye
Kai la bat irukku ball illaye
Life poora intha thollaye.


Nadu raathiri ezhundhen paduthen ezhundhen
Oru maathiri sirichen azhudhen sirichen.
Meena neendharen neendharen
Kadalum seralaye!
Padagaa poguren poguren
Karaiyum seralaye!

The "ezhundhen paduthen ezhundhen" and "sirichen azhudhen sirichen" lines, while not very innovative on the face of it, can work wonders with the right video. If it's a dance sequence, the two 'sirichen's should have the same step and if it's a song that runs in the background, a repetitive sequence or portraying the line as such would make the video merge with the song at multiple levels. Quizzers call the level Stage 3.

Crack ah maariten. Joker aayiten.
Kelvi ketu ketu kelvikuri pola nikkuren.

Oda oda oda dhooram korayala
Paada paada paada paatu mudiyala
Poga poga poga onnum puriyala
Aaga motham onnum velangala.
Free ah suthum bodhu figure illaye
Pudicha figure um ippo free ah illaye
Kai la bat irukku ball illaye
Life poora intha thollaye.

Ulagamae speed ah odi pogudhu
En vandi puncture aayi nikkudhu
Mokka piece kooda kindal pannudhu
Saami enna bantham pannuthu.

Why do I like this song out of the five in this album? Maybe because this is a situation song for me :) 

This song reinforces my arguments with some lyrically inclined friends - that colloquial words that we use in everyday life can have a lot more impact than using words that we never use in everyday discussions. Not the greatest of tunes, but a lot of work has gone into the lyrics - film making basics to be precise - and the overall impact is brilliant. This song might turn out to be another 'Suppose unna' (Sukran) or 'adithadi appatha' (Samurai) - a song that's on everyone's lips after the album releases but fades into the background within a month with better songs taking over (the wine-like, grows on ya types). There are some songs in the album that have the capability to grow on you (The song for the bevda devdas, for one).

I actually wanted to quote how 'Newyork Nagaram' faded with the video release of 'Munbe Va' (Jillunu oru kadhal) but that's really at another level altogether.

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