- Lyricist
- Kamakodiyan
- Singers
- S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Ponnagaram
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 24 Jul 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sithaada muthu kannu
Sevatha pulla chinna ponnu
Sithaada muthu kannu
Sevatha pulla chinna ponnu
Vithaaram pesikittaalaam
Ava maaman kitta
Vevaram ellaam therinjikittalam
Sithaada muthu kannu…uu…
Sithaada muthu kannu
Sevatha pulla chinna ponnu
Vithaaram pesikittaalaam
Ava maaman kitta
Vevaram ellaam therinjikittalam
Ava maaman kitta
Vevaram ellaam therinjikittalam
Ponnazhagu kannathukku
Poo manakkum koonthalukku
Nooru vagai seethanangal kondaalae
Ponnazhagu kannathukku
Poo manakkum koonthalukku
Nooru vagai seethanangal kondaalae
Maamanukku mayakkam enna
Naa manakkum paadal enna
Maamanukku mayakkam enna
Naa manakkum paadal enna
Unnodu thenmaangu paada vandhenae
Female :Aathaadi unkittae paadam kettenae
Unnodu thenmaangu paada vandhenae
Female :Aathaadi unkittae paadam kettenae
Sithaada muthu kannu
Sevatha pulla chinna ponnu
Vithaaram pesikittaalaam
Ava maaman kitta
Vevaram ellaam therinjikittalam
Ava maaman kitta
Vevaram ellaam therinjikittalam
Oodugindra thanniyilae
Aadugindra pon maiyilae
Aaduthadi en manasu pandhaaga
Oodugindra thanniyilae
Aadugindra pon maiyilae
Aaduthadi en manasu pandhaaga
Aadalaam manasirukku
Aanaalum bayam irukku
Male :Yen
Female :Aadalaam manasirukku
Aanaalum bayam irukku
Munnaadi ennadi moga bambaram
Female :Ammadi unn paarvai kaadhal mandharam
Munnaadi ennadi moga bambaram
Female :Ammadi unn paarvai kaadhal mandharam
Sithaada muthu kannu…uu….
Sithaada muthu kannu…
Sevatha pulla chinna ponnu
Male :Vithaaram pesikittaalaam
Ava maaman kitta
Vevaram ellaam therinjikittalam
Ava maaman kitta
Vevaram ellaam therinjikittalam
Male :Ava maaman kitta
Vevaram ellaam therinjikittalam
Pearl-eyed girl in a half-sari,
Fair-skinned young girl,
Pearl-eyed girl in a half-sari,
Fair-skinned young girl,
She had a playful chat, they say,
With her sweetheart,
And learned all about love, they say!
Pearl-eyed girl in a half-sari... ooh...
Pearl-eyed girl in a half-sari,
Fair-skinned young girl,
She had a playful chat, they say,
With her sweetheart,
And learned all about love, they say!
With her sweetheart,
And learned all about love, they say!
For cheeks of golden beauty,
For hair smelling sweet like flowers,
She brought a hundred kinds of bridal gifts!
For cheeks of golden beauty,
For hair smelling sweet like flowers,
She brought a hundred kinds of bridal gifts!
Why is my sweetheart so enchanted?
What is this sweet song on his tongue?
Why is my sweetheart so enchanted?
What is this sweet song on his tongue?
I came to sing a folk duet with you!
Female: Oh my, I came to take lessons from you!
I came to sing a folk duet with you!
Female: Oh my, I came to take lessons from you!
Pearl-eyed girl in a half-sari,
Fair-skinned young girl,
She had a playful chat, they say,
With her sweetheart,
And learned all about love, they say!
With her sweetheart,
And learned all about love, they say!
By the flowing water,
Oh dancing golden peacock,
My heart bounces like a ball!
By the flowing water,
Oh dancing golden peacock,
My heart bounces like a ball!
My heart wants to dance,
Yet there is fear inside.
Male: Why?
Female: My heart wants to dance,
Yet there is fear inside.
What is this top of desire spinning before me, girl?
Female: Oh my, your look is a spell of love!
What is this top of desire spinning before me, girl?
Female: Oh my, your look is a spell of love!
Pearl-eyed girl in a half-sari... ooh...
Pearl-eyed girl in a half-sari...
Fair-skinned young girl,
Male: She had a playful chat, they say,
With her sweetheart,
And learned all about love, they say!
With her sweetheart,
And learned all about love, they say!
Male: With her sweetheart,
And learned all about love, they say!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Sithaada muthu kannu' from the movie Ponnagaram (1980), written by Kamakodiyan, is a playful duet between two lovers expressing their affection and romantic banter. The lyrics praise the heroine's grace, golden cheeks, fragrant hair, and fair appearance, painting a vivid picture of rural romance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Ethukai (Second-letter rhyming)
“Sithaada muthu kannu ... Vithaaram pesikittaalaam”
The second consonant 'th' matches between 'Sithaada' and 'Vithaaram'.
Metaphor (Uruvagamy)
“Aaduthadi en manasu pandhaaga”
Comparing the heart's restive, joyful jumping to a bouncing ball ('pandhaaga').
Metaphor / Imagery
“Munnaadi ennadi moga bambaram / Ammadi unn paarvai kaadhal mandharam”
Comparing love-struck eyes or gaze to an enchanting spell ('kaadhal mandharam') and playful desires to a spinning top ('moga bambaram').
Did you know?
Trivia
Ponnagaram (1980) features lyrics penned by Kamakodiyan, a prominent lyricist known for his rural folk flavor and traditional romantic Tamil idioms in 1980s South Indian cinema.
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