Chanakya Chanakya
From Dum · 2003
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Sadhana Sargam
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Dum2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Aaaa…aaa..aaa…aaa…. | Aaaa…aaa..aaa…aaa…. |
| Aaaa…aaa..aaa…aaa…. | Aaaa…aaa..aaa…aaa…. |
| Female | |
| Saanakyaa saanakyaa | Oh Chanakya, oh Chanakya |
| Yetho thanthiram seidhaai | You performed some trickery |
| Un madhiyaal en manathai | With your intellect, my heart |
| Nee thaan vasiyam seidhaai | You alone have mesmerized |
| Female | |
| Adam pidithae | By being stubborn |
| Nee enthan nenjil | You, in my heart |
| Idam pidithaai | Captured a place |
| I love you daa.. love you daa | I love you, dear.. love you, dear |
| Kadhalukkaaga unthan nenjai | For love, your heart |
| Kadan koduthaai i love you daa | You gave as a loan, I love you dear |
| Female | |
| Theeraadha un anbinaal | With your endless love |
| Poraadi ennai vendradhaal | Because you fought and won me over |
| En azhagellaam unakkaaga | All my beauty, for you |
| Samarppikkiren | I dedicate it |
| Female | |
| Saanakyaa saanakyaa | Oh Chanakya, oh Chanakya |
| Yetho thanthiram seidhaai | You performed some trickery |
| Un madhiyaal en manathai | With your intellect, my heart |
| Nee thaan vasiyam seidhaai | You alone have mesmerized |
| Female | |
| Unnai naanum ninaippathai | When I think of you |
| Yaarum thadukkindra velai | And if anyone tries to stop me |
| Thudikkum idhayam | My beating heart |
| Velai nirutham seiginradhae | Goes on a strike |
| Uyir valikkindradhae | My soul aches |
| Female | |
| Nee thantha ottrai kaditham | The single letter you gave |
| Aayiram murai naan padippenae | I will read a thousand times |
| Unakkaaga aayiram kaditham | A thousand letters for you |
| Ottrai nodiyil ezhudhiduvenae | I will write in a single second |
| Female | |
| Dhinam kaalayil | Every morning |
| Enthan naal kaattiyil | On my calendar |
| Un bimbam naan kandu | Seeing your image |
| Kan vizhikkindren | I open my eyes and wake up |
| Female | |
| Saanakyaa saanakyaa | Oh Chanakya, oh Chanakya |
| Yetho thanthiram seidhaai | You performed some trickery |
| Un madhiyaal en manathai | With your intellect, my heart |
| Nee thaan vasiyam seidhaai | You alone have mesmerized |
| Female | |
| Sathya… | Sathya… |
| Male :Solludi | Male: Tell me, dear |
| Female :Ethukku appadi pakra | Female: Why are you looking at me like that? |
| Male :Nalla irukiyae | Male: You look so good |
| Female :Vetkamaa irukku | Female: I feel shy |
| Male :Ennaku oru madhiri irukku | Male: I feel a strange sensation inside |
| Female :Kitta varadhae | Female: Don't come close |
| Male :Varuven | Male: I will come close |
| Female :Vendaam | Female: Please don't |
| Male :Enakku venum | Male: But I want to |
| Female :Pls sathya….(Dialogue) | Female: Please Sathya... (Dialogue) |
| Female | |
| Jannalin vazhiyae | Through the window |
| Vennilavoliyae kasigindra neram | When moonlight seeps in |
| Kattilin melae kavidhaigal pola | Upon the bed like poetry |
| Naam vaazhalaam | We can live |
| Ini naam vaazhalaam | From now on we can live |
| Male | |
| :En meedhu kaalai pottu | Placing your leg over me |
| Thoongum unnai rasippenae | I will admire you while you sleep |
| Naan unthan kaadhai kadithu | I will bite your ear gently |
| Thookkam kalaithu sirithiduvenae | And interrupt your sleep with a laugh |
| Male | |
| Idhu polavae pala aasaigalae | Many such playful desires |
| Ul nenjil oyaamal urundodudhae | Keep rolling endlessly inside my heart |
| Female | |
| Saanakyaa saanakyaa | Oh Chanakya, oh Chanakya |
| Yetho thanthiram seidhaai | You performed some trickery |
| Un madhiyaal en manathai | With your intellect, my heart |
| Nee thaan vasiyam seidhaai | You alone have mesmerized |
| Female | |
| Adam pidithae | By being stubborn |
| Nee enthan nenjil | You, in my heart |
| Idam pidithaai | Captured a place |
| I love you daa.. love you daa | I love you, dear.. love you, dear |
| Kadhalukkaaga unthan nenjai | For love, your heart |
| Kadan koduthaai i love you daa | You gave as a loan, I love you dear |
| Female | |
| Theeraadha un anbinaal | With your endless love |
| Poraadi ennai vendradhaal | Because you fought and won me over |
| En azhagellaam unakkaaga | All my beauty, for you |
| Samarppikkiren | I dedicate it |
| Female | |
| Saanakyaa saanakyaa | Oh Chanakya, oh Chanakya |
| Yetho thanthiram seidhaai | You performed some trickery |
| Sathyaaa…pls… | Sathya... please... |
| Un madhiyaal en manathai | With your intellect, my heart |
| Nee thaan vasiyam seidhaai | You alone have mesmerized |
| Chee….hahaha… | Shame... hahaha... |
ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
Aaaa…aaa..aaa…aaa….
Aaaa…aaa..aaa…aaa….
சாணக்யா
சாணக்யா ஏதோ
தந்திரம் செய்தாய்
உன் மதியால் என்
மனதை நீதான்
வசியம் செய்தாய்
Oh Chanakya, oh Chanakya
You performed some trickery
With your intellect, my heart
You alone have mesmerized
அடம் பிடித்தே
நீ எந்தன் நெஞ்சில்
இடம் பிடித்தாய்
ஐ லவ் யூ டா லவ் யூ டா
காதலுக்காக உந்தன் நெஞ்சை
கடன் கொடுத்தாய் ஐ லவ் யூ டா
By being stubborn
You, in my heart
Captured a place
I love you, dear.. love you, dear
For love, your heart
You gave as a loan, I love you dear
தீராத உன்
அன்பினால் போராடி
என்னை வென்றதால்
என் அழகெல்லாம்
உனக்காக சமர்பிக்கிறேன்
With your endless love
Because you fought and won me over
All my beauty, for you
I dedicate it
சாணக்யா
சாணக்யா ஏதோ
தந்திரம் செய்தாய்
உன் மதியால் என்
மனதை நீதான்
வசியம் செய்தாய்
Oh Chanakya, oh Chanakya
You performed some trickery
With your intellect, my heart
You alone have mesmerized
உன்னை நானும்
நினைப்பதை யாரும்
தடுக்கின்ற வேலை
துடிக்கும் இதயம் வேலை
நிறுத்தம் செய்கின்றதே
உயிர் வலிக்கின்றதே
When I think of you
And if anyone tries to stop me
My beating heart
Goes on a strike
My soul aches
நீ தந்த ஒற்றை
கடிதம் ஆயிரம் முறை
நான் படிப்பேனே
உனக்காக ஆயிரம் கடிதம்
ஒற்றை நொடியில்
எழுதிடுவேனே
The single letter you gave
I will read a thousand times
A thousand letters for you
I will write in a single second
தினம் காலையில்
எந்தன் நாள் காட்டியில்
உன் பிம்பம் நான் கண்டு
கண் விழிக்கின்றேன்
Every morning
On my calendar
Seeing your image
I open my eyes and wake up
சாணக்யா
சாணக்யா ஏதோ
தந்திரம் செய்தாய்
உன் மதியால் என்
மனதை நீதான்
வசியம் செய்தாய்
Oh Chanakya, oh Chanakya
You performed some trickery
With your intellect, my heart
You alone have mesmerized
சத்யா
சொல்லுடி
எதுக்கு அப்படி
பாக்ற
நல்லா இருக்கியே
வெட்கமா இருக்கு
எனக்கு ஒரு மாதிரி
இருக்கு
கிட்ட வராத
வருவேன்
வேண்டாம்
எனக்கு வேணும்
ப்ளீஸ் சத்யா
Sathya…
Male: Tell me, dear
Female: Why are you looking at me like that?
Male: You look so good
Female: I feel shy
Male: I feel a strange sensation inside
Female: Don't come close
Male: I will come close
Female: Please don't
Male: But I want to
Female: Please Sathya... (Dialogue)
ஜன்னலின்
வழியே வெண்ணிலா
ஒளியை கசிகின்ற நேரம்
கட்டிலின் மேலே கவிதைகள்
போல நாம் வாழலாம் இனி
நாம் வாழலாம்
Through the window
When moonlight seeps in
Upon the bed like poetry
We can live
From now on we can live
என் மீது காலை
போட்டு தூங்கும் உன்னை
ரசிப்பேனே நான் உந்தன்
காதை கடித்து தூக்கம்
கலைத்து சிரித்திடுவேனே
Placing your leg over me
I will admire you while you sleep
I will bite your ear gently
And interrupt your sleep with a laugh
இது போலவே
பல ஆசைகளே உள்நெஞ்சில்
ஓயாமல் உருண்டோடுதே
Many such playful desires
Keep rolling endlessly inside my heart
சாணக்யா
சாணக்யா ஏதோ
தந்திரம் செய்தாய்
உன் மதியால் என்
மனதை நீதான்
வசியம் செய்தாய்
Oh Chanakya, oh Chanakya
You performed some trickery
With your intellect, my heart
You alone have mesmerized
அடம் பிடித்தே
நீ எந்தன் நெஞ்சில்
இடம் பிடித்தாய்
ஐ லவ் யூ டா லவ் யூ டா
காதலுக்காக உந்தன் நெஞ்சை
கடன் கொடுத்தாய் ஐ லவ் யூ டா
By being stubborn
You, in my heart
Captured a place
I love you, dear.. love you, dear
For love, your heart
You gave as a loan, I love you dear
தீராத உன்
அன்பினால் போராடி
என்னை வென்றதால்
என் அழகெல்லாம்
உனக்காக சமர்பிக்கிறேன்
With your endless love
Because you fought and won me over
All my beauty, for you
I dedicate it
சாணக்யா
சாணக்யா ஏதோ
தந்திரம் செய்தாய்
சத்யா ப்ளீஸ்
உன் மதியால் என்
மனதை நீதான்
வசியம் செய்தாய்
சீ ஹாஹாஹா
Oh Chanakya, oh Chanakya
You performed some trickery
Sathya... please...
With your intellect, my heart
You alone have mesmerized
Shame... hahaha...
Aaaa…aaa..aaa…aaa….
Aaaa…aaa..aaa…aaa….
Aaaa…aaa..aaa…aaa….
Aaaa…aaa..aaa…aaa….
Saanakyaa saanakyaa
Oh Chanakya, oh Chanakya
Yetho thanthiram seidhaai
You performed some trickery
Un madhiyaal en manathai
With your intellect, my heart
Nee thaan vasiyam seidhaai
You alone have mesmerized
Adam pidithae
By being stubborn
Nee enthan nenjil
You, in my heart
Idam pidithaai
Captured a place
I love you daa.. love you daa
I love you, dear.. love you, dear
Kadhalukkaaga unthan nenjai
For love, your heart
Kadan koduthaai i love you daa
You gave as a loan, I love you dear
Theeraadha un anbinaal
With your endless love
Poraadi ennai vendradhaal
Because you fought and won me over
En azhagellaam unakkaaga
All my beauty, for you
Samarppikkiren
I dedicate it
Saanakyaa saanakyaa
Oh Chanakya, oh Chanakya
Yetho thanthiram seidhaai
You performed some trickery
Un madhiyaal en manathai
With your intellect, my heart
Nee thaan vasiyam seidhaai
You alone have mesmerized
Unnai naanum ninaippathai
When I think of you
Yaarum thadukkindra velai
And if anyone tries to stop me
Thudikkum idhayam
My beating heart
Velai nirutham seiginradhae
Goes on a strike
Uyir valikkindradhae
My soul aches
Nee thantha ottrai kaditham
The single letter you gave
Aayiram murai naan padippenae
I will read a thousand times
Unakkaaga aayiram kaditham
A thousand letters for you
Ottrai nodiyil ezhudhiduvenae
I will write in a single second
Dhinam kaalayil
Every morning
Enthan naal kaattiyil
On my calendar
Un bimbam naan kandu
Seeing your image
Kan vizhikkindren
I open my eyes and wake up
Saanakyaa saanakyaa
Oh Chanakya, oh Chanakya
Yetho thanthiram seidhaai
You performed some trickery
Un madhiyaal en manathai
With your intellect, my heart
Nee thaan vasiyam seidhaai
You alone have mesmerized
Sathya…
Sathya…
Male :Solludi
Male: Tell me, dear
Female :Ethukku appadi pakra
Female: Why are you looking at me like that?
Male :Nalla irukiyae
Male: You look so good
Female :Vetkamaa irukku
Female: I feel shy
Male :Ennaku oru madhiri irukku
Male: I feel a strange sensation inside
Female :Kitta varadhae
Female: Don't come close
Male :Varuven
Male: I will come close
Female :Vendaam
Female: Please don't
Male :Enakku venum
Male: But I want to
Female :Pls sathya….(Dialogue)
Female: Please Sathya... (Dialogue)
Jannalin vazhiyae
Through the window
Vennilavoliyae kasigindra neram
When moonlight seeps in
Kattilin melae kavidhaigal pola
Upon the bed like poetry
Naam vaazhalaam
We can live
Ini naam vaazhalaam
From now on we can live
:En meedhu kaalai pottu
Placing your leg over me
Thoongum unnai rasippenae
I will admire you while you sleep
Naan unthan kaadhai kadithu
I will bite your ear gently
Thookkam kalaithu sirithiduvenae
And interrupt your sleep with a laugh
Idhu polavae pala aasaigalae
Many such playful desires
Ul nenjil oyaamal urundodudhae
Keep rolling endlessly inside my heart
Saanakyaa saanakyaa
Oh Chanakya, oh Chanakya
Yetho thanthiram seidhaai
You performed some trickery
Un madhiyaal en manathai
With your intellect, my heart
Nee thaan vasiyam seidhaai
You alone have mesmerized
Adam pidithae
By being stubborn
Nee enthan nenjil
You, in my heart
Idam pidithaai
Captured a place
I love you daa.. love you daa
I love you, dear.. love you, dear
Kadhalukkaaga unthan nenjai
For love, your heart
Kadan koduthaai i love you daa
You gave as a loan, I love you dear
Theeraadha un anbinaal
With your endless love
Poraadi ennai vendradhaal
Because you fought and won me over
En azhagellaam unakkaaga
All my beauty, for you
Samarppikkiren
I dedicate it
Saanakyaa saanakyaa
Oh Chanakya, oh Chanakya
Yetho thanthiram seidhaai
You performed some trickery
Sathyaaa…pls…
Sathya... please...
Un madhiyaal en manathai
With your intellect, my heart
Nee thaan vasiyam seidhaai
You alone have mesmerized
Chee….hahaha…
Shame... hahaha...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Saanakyaa Saanakyaa' expresses a young woman's intense romantic passion and admiration for her lover, playfully comparing his clever romantic moves to Chanakya, the famous ancient strategist. She sings about how he stubbornly yet charmingly won her heart, leaving her mesmerized by his intellect and affection. She speaks of her intense yearning—reading his single letter a thousand times, waking up looking at his image, and her heart metaphorically 'going on strike' if kept away from thoughts of him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Historical Allusion / Metaphor
“Saanakyaa saanakyaa / Yetho thanthiram seidhaai”
Compares the cleverness and persistence of the lover in winning her heart to the ancient strategist Chanakya.
Hyperbole & Personification
“Thudikkum idhayam / Velai nirutham seiginradhae”
Exaggerates the heart's reaction to being kept away from the lover by personifying it as going on a labor strike ('velai nirutham').
Ethirhai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Adam pidithae / Nee enthan nenjil / Idam pidithaai”
Use of matching second consonants 'da' in 'Adam' and 'Idam' creating a rhythmic Tamil rhyme scheme.
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Trivia
'Saanakyaa Saanakyaa' is a popular track from the 2003 Tamil action-romantic film 'Dum', starring Silambarasan (Simbu) and Rakshitha. The song was composed by Srikanth Deva, with vocals by Anuradha Sriram, and features playful spoken dialogues between the lead characters Sathya and Dhanalakshmi.
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