- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Chidambaram Sivakumar, Poosari, Chorus
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Kaadhal Solla Vandhen
- Movie release year
- 2010
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Sept 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Saami varuguthu
Kaadhal saami varuguthu
Naan ketkkaatha varamellaam
Kodukka varuguthu
Saami varuguthu
Kaadhal saami varuguthu
Nee ketkkaatha varamellaam
Kodukka varuguthu
Aadi varuguthu
Azhagaa aadi varuguthu
Chorus :Aadi varuguthu
Azhagaa aadi varuguthu
Male :En nenchukkulla
Avalu kuttha odivaruguthu
Saami varuguthu
Kaadhal saami varuguthu
Nee ketkkaatha varamellaam
Kodukka varuguthu
Manchal nira aadaikatti
Odi varuguthu
Lightu manchal nira aadaikatti
Odi varuguthu
Manchal nira aadaikatti
Odi varuguthu
Ye matthavana vittu
Ennai naadi varuguthu
Chorus :Ye matthavana vittu
Ennai naadi varuguthu
Konchi konchi ennai ippo
Sutthi varuguthu
Chorus :Konchi konchi unnai ippo
Sutthi varuguthu
Kungumattha vaikka oru
Netthi varuguthu
Naan kungumattha vaikka oru
Netthi varuguthu
Saami varuguthu
Kaadhal saami varuguthu
Nee ketkkaatha varamellaam
Kodukka varuguthu
Ul nenjil undiyalaai
Aada varuguthu
Chorus :Ul nenjil undiyalaai
Aada varuguthu
Ada unnudaiya sillaraiyaai
Poda varuguthu
Chorus :Ada unnudaiya sillaraiyaai
Poda varuguthu
Kannu rendum kaavadiyaai
Thookki varuguthu
Chorus :Ada kannu rendum kaavadiyaai
Thookki varuguthu
Pona jenma puniyyatthil
Baakki varuguthu
En pona jenma puniyyatthil
Baakki varuguthu
Saami varuguthu
Kaadhal saami varuguthu
Nee ketkkaatha varamellaam
Kodukka varuguthu
Kaadhalukku kai kodukka
Paavam varuguthu
Kaadhalukku kai kodukka
Paavam varuguthu
Naan koolootthi kondaada
Kaalam varuguthu
Chorus :Nee koolootthi kondaada
Kaalam varuguthu
Thaeru varuguthu thanga
Thaeru varuguthu
Chorus :Thaeru varuguthu thanga
Thaeru varuguthu
Thaeru mela thevarellaam
Yeri varuguthu
Antha thaeru mela thevarellaam
Yeri varuguthu
{Jothi varuguthu
Kaadhal jothi varuguthu
Male :Aval ennoda paathiyennu
Sethi varuguthu} (2)
Saami varuguthu
Kaadhal saami varuguthu
Naan ketkkaatha varamellaam
Kodukka varuguthu
Naan ketkkaatha varamellaam
Kodukka varuguthu
Nee ketkkaatha varamellaam
Kodukka varuguthu
The deity is arriving!
The deity of love is arriving!
To grant all the boons I never even asked for,
She comes to bless me!
The deity is arriving!
The deity of love is arriving!
To grant all the boons you never asked for,
She comes to bless you!
Dancing, she is arriving!
Gracefully dancing, she is arriving!
Chorus: Dancing, she is arriving!
Gracefully dancing, she is arriving!
Male: Deep inside my heart,
She comes running to settle down!
The deity is arriving!
The deity of love is arriving!
To grant all the boons you never asked for,
She comes to bless you!
Dressed in bright yellow,
She comes running!
Dressed in light yellow,
She comes running!
Dressed in bright yellow,
She comes running!
Leaving all other men behind,
She comes seeking me!
Chorus: Leaving all other men behind,
She comes seeking me!
Sweetly teasing and pampering me,
She circles around me now!
Chorus: Sweetly teasing and pampering you,
She circles around you now!
For kumkum to be placed upon,
A lovely forehead is coming!
For me to place kumkum on,
A lovely forehead is coming!
The deity is arriving!
The deity of love is arriving!
To grant all the boons you never asked for,
She comes to bless you!
Like an offering box inside the heart,
She comes swaying forward!
Chorus: Like an offering box inside the heart,
She comes swaying forward!
Ah, to drop your loose coins,
She comes to put them in!
Chorus: Ah, to drop your loose coins,
She comes to put them in!
Bearing both her eyes like a sacred kavadi offering,
She comes carrying them!
Chorus: Ah, bearing both her eyes like a sacred kavadi offering,
She comes carrying them!
From the good deeds of past lives,
The remaining fortune arrives!
From the good deeds of my past life,
The remaining fortune arrives!
The deity is arriving!
The deity of love is arriving!
To grant all the boons you never asked for,
She comes to bless you!
To lend a helping hand to love,
Divine grace is arriving!
To lend a helping hand to love,
Divine grace is arriving!
For me to share festive porridge and celebrate,
The perfect time has arrived!
Chorus: For you to share festive porridge and celebrate,
The perfect time has arrived!
The temple chariot is coming, a golden...
...chariot is coming!
Chorus: The temple chariot is coming, a golden...
...chariot is coming!
Riding atop that chariot,
All the gods are arriving!
Riding atop that chariot,
All the gods are arriving!
A divine light is arriving!
The divine flame of love is arriving!
Male: Bringing the message that she is my other half,
The good news is arriving!
The deity is arriving!
The deity of love is arriving!
To grant all the boons I never even asked for,
She comes to bless me!
To grant all the boons I never even asked for,
She comes to bless me!
To grant all the boons you never asked for,
She comes to bless you!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Saami Varuguthu' from the 2010 film 'Kaadhal Solla Vandhen' (composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja) uses temple festival metaphors to express the overwhelming joy of love's arrival. The protagonist portrays his beloved—and love itself—as a deity entering his life during a divine procession, granting unrequested blessings and happiness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvam (Metaphor)
“Kaadhal saami varuguthu”
Compares love and the beloved to a divine deity ('Kaadhal saami') and a divine flame ('Kaadhal jothi'), elevating romance to a spiritual experience.
Anaphora / Eiybu (Repetitive End Rhyme)
“Odi varuguthu / Sethi varuguthu / Baakki varuguthu”
The deliberate repetition of the verb ending 'varuguthu' across almost every line creates a rhythmic cadence mimicking a folk deity's ritual procession.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Ul nenjil undiyalaai aada varuguthu”
Compares the inner heart to a piggy bank ('undiyal') and love's feelings to coins dropping into it.
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