Shyam performs ‘Un Aasaiyaa’ from the film Unarchigal. Lyricist Kannadasan and composer Shyam craft a philosophical examination of love and worldly temptation.
Un Aasaiyaa
Shyam • From “Unarchigal”
Un Aasaiyaa Lyrics Meaning Shyam | Unarchigal
Kannadasan questions whether losing purity means losing one’s heart. He asks if corrupted love involved mutual sacrifice, noting how desire disrupts even ascetic lives.
Unnaasaiyaa PennaasaiyaaIs it desire for the self? Is it desire for a woman?
Mannaasaiyaa Manithan AasaigalIs it desire for land? Are these the only human desires?
Sannaasiyum Thavarum IdamThe place where even an ascetic falters,
PennaasaiyaalaethaanIs only because of the desire for a woman.
Unarchi PoiyaagumaaCan human emotion ever be false?
Unnaasaiyaa PennaasaiyaaIs it desire for the self? Is it desire for a woman?
Mannaasaiyaa Manithan AasaigalIs it desire for land? Are these the only human desires?
Malarai IzhanthaaloIf she has lost her bloom,
Aval Manathai IzhanthaalaaDoes it mean she has lost her heart too?
Manathai KeduththaanaeHe who corrupted her heart,
Avan Manaththa KoduththaanaaDid he ever give his own heart in return?
Kallaaga AanaalIf you turn into a stone,
Kadhal VaruvathillaiLove will never come to you.
Pennaaga PiranthaalBut if you are born as a woman,
Ullam Seiyyum ThollaiThe heart causes endless trouble.
Unarchchigal Seiyyum Siru OoththuEmotions are just a bubbling spring.
Ovvoru Ullamamum Verum KooththuEvery heart is merely a stage for drama.
Udalai Padaiththavanae Unathu Leelai IdhuOh Creator of this body, this is all your divine game.
Unnaasaiyaa PennaasaiyaaIs it desire for the self? Is it desire for a woman?
Mannaasaiyaa Manithan AasaigalIs it desire for land? Are these the only human desires?
Un Aasaiyaa Music Video
Kannadasan’s verses position human emotion as part of a divine performance. Understanding Un Aasaiyaa lyrics translation reveals this view of existence as orchestrated play.