- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Sailaja
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Sivappu Sooriyan
- Movie release year
- 1983
- Lyrics added on
- 28 May 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful, comedic song features a woman expressing her reluctance to marry a man without knowing his profession first. She humorously runs through various occupations—such as a cart driver, banana vendor, Nadhaswaram musician, washerman, bus driver, and policeman—and imagines how their professional habits and occupational hazards would disrupt her domestic life. From a cart driver raising his leg/bull to intimidate her, to a washerman thrashing her like laundry, each stanza uses witty, profession-specific puns to justify her refusal to marry indiscriminately.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Pun / Double Entendre (Sleshhai)
“Naan thaarumaaraa nadandhukittaa / Veluthu kattuvaan…veluthu kattuvaan”
Vaali cleverly plays on occupational terms: 'kaalai' means both leg and bull; 'veluthu kattuvaan' literally means to bleach clothes white, but idiomatically means to thrash someone severely.
Anaaphora (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Kattikka maatten”
The phrase 'Kattikka maatten' (I will not marry) is repeated consistently across stanzas to anchor the song's central refusal theme.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Avan pasikkirappo pazhathai koduthu”
Matching initial consonants create a rhythmic folk beat, such as 'pazhakka' and 'pasikkirappo'.
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Trivia
'Sivappu Sooriyan' is a 1983 Tamil action film starring Rajinikanth, Radha, and Saritha. The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Vaali. This song is a classic example of a 'profession-based comedy song' (Thozhil pattu), a popular trope in Tamil cinema used to create situational humor through occupational wordplay.
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