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Lyrics & meaning

Saa Poo Three Pottu

From Saravana · 2006

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Anuradha Sriram, Harini, Karthik
Music director
Srikanth Deva
Details
Saravana2006

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
You wanna saaay yowayYou wanna say yoway
Way awaay (2)Way away
Male
Nanananana nananananaNanananana nanananana
Nanananana nananananaNanananana nanananana
Female
Sapoo three pottuCount sapoo three
Manasu nee kattuAnd control your heart
Onewayil ponaa thappa na rootuIf you go on a one-way path, is the route wrong?
Female
Thedi vanthu eduththuSearching and taking it
Pottacha seettuThe ticket has been issued
Udhatukku yendaa thindukkal pootuWhy a lock from Dindigul on your lips?
Male
Summathaan sirichiJust laughing
Chozhi uruta thingaeDon't roll cowrie shells to calculate
Saavi thaan potta manasa thorakathungaDon't open the heart that has been locked with a key
Chorus
Sis say saira sairaSis say saira saira
Sisusu say saira sairaSisusu say saira saira
Sis say saira sairaSis say saira saira
Saira saira sairaSaira saira saira
Chorus
Heyy sis say saira sairaHey sis say saira saira
Sisusu say saira sairaSisusu say saira saira
Sis say saira sairaSis say saira saira
Saira saira sairaSaira saira saira
Female
Sapoo three pottuCount sapoo three
Manasu nee kattuAnd control your heart
Onewayil ponaa thappa na rootuIf you go on a one-way path, is the route wrong?
Female
Ariya payalaeInnocent boy
Unnai evanthan kettpaanWho will even question you?
Adangaatha puyalu onnuAn uncontrollable storm
Adhai chudidhaaril yaaru adachaaWho trapped it inside a chudidhar?
Male
Mazha thaan ninnaalumEven if the rain stops
Marakela thaan nikkumaDoes it stay on the branch of the tree?
Chinna chinaa thooral poduthuA tiny drizzle is falling
Sirichapadi nanaiya thaan vittu vidunghaLet it get wet with a smile
Female
Nerupathaan kaakithathilTo wrap up fire in paper
Kattathaan yaarum undaaIs there anyone who can?
Nenapathaan katti vaikkaTo bind memories together
Kayiru inghu undaaIs there a rope here?
Chorus
Heyy sis say saira sairaHey sis say saira saira
Sisusu say saira sairaSisusu say saira saira
Sis say saira sairaSis say saira saira
Saira saira sairaSaira saira saira
Female
Sapoo three pottuCount sapoo three
Manasu nee kattuAnd control your heart
Onewayil ponaa thappa na rootuIf you go on a one-way path, is the route wrong?
Female
Maalai poruthamGarland matching
Adhu yeppo unnakuWhen is that for you?
Maalai neram vandha piraguAfter the evening time arrives
Vilakku veikka venum oru kuththu vilakkuA traditional lamp must be lit
Male
Maalai summakuTo carry a garland
Ippo asaai edhukkuWhy the desire right now?
Inaarku innavarunnu eluthi vachaIt is written who is meant for whom
Maraathae antha kanakkuDo not forget that calculation
Female
Yaar unnai ethirkkum bothumWhen anyone opposes you
Thool thoolaai norukkum aaluYou break them into pieces
Poo ondru modhi nindruA flower hit you and stood
Viluntha maayam ennaWhat is the magic behind your fall?
Chorus
Sis say saira sairaSis say saira saira
Sisusu say saira sairaSisusu say saira saira
Sis say saira sairaSis say saira saira
Saira saira sairaSaira saira saira
Chorus
Heyy sis say saira sairaHey sis say saira saira
Sisusu say saira sairaSisusu say saira saira
Sis say saira sairaSis say saira saira
Saira saira sairaSaira saira saira

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This lively dance track features playful banter teasing the protagonist about love and destiny. The lyrics use vibrant metaphors like controlling a storm trapped in dress, paper holding fire, and locks on lips to describe suppressed romance and youthful passion. It emphasizes that love happens naturally according to pre-written destiny and cannot be contained or rushed.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Adangaatha puyalu onnu adhai chudidhaaril yaaru adachaa

Comparing the girl to an uncontrollable storm trapped inside a chudidhar.

Rhetorical Question

Nerupathaan kaakithathil kattathaan yaarum undaa

Asking if anyone can tie fire with paper or bind memories with rope to emphasize the impossibility of restraining feelings.

Monorhyme / Refrain

Sis say saira saira

Repetition of the catchy rhythmic chorus refrain 'Sis say saira saira'.

Did you know?

Trivia

Trivia: 'Saravana' (2006) stars Silambarasan (Simbu) and Jyothika, with music composed by Srikanth Deva. The song features fast-paced folk beats typical of mid-2000s Tamil commercial cinema.

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