Saanjikkava
From Kaari · 2022
- Lyricist
- Lalithanand
- Singer
- Sid Sriram
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Kaari2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava | Can I lean back, can I lean back? |
| Un tholu mela | Upon your shoulders? |
| Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava | Can I lean back, can I lean back? |
| Nee podhum vaazha | Having you is enough for me to live. |
| Male | |
| Irundhen yaarum illaama | I was alone with no one around, |
| Urava vandha sollaama | You came as my kin without even telling me, |
| Irudi pirinjae sellaama | Darkness has parted and gone away, |
| Inimae nee dhaan ellaamae | From now on, you are everything to me. |
| Uyir ena udaniruppen..hoo oo | I will remain beside you as your life force... hoo oo |
| Male | |
| Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava | Can I lean back, can I lean back? |
| Un tholu mela | Upon your shoulders? |
| Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava | Can I lean back, can I lean back? |
| Nee podhum vaazha | Having you is enough for me to live. |
| Male | |
| Sangili karuppu maniyosa | The ringing bell of Sangili Karuppan, |
| Othayil asanju kadha pesa | Swaying alone and whispering stories, |
| Oor manakkum karikozhambu Padaiyaldhaandi | Beyond the fragrant village feast offering of spicy chicken curry, |
| Male | |
| Nandhiya adakki | Taming the fierce bull, |
| Neethaandi | You stepped forward, my dear! |
| Mundhiyil mudinja aathaadi | Tying my heart like a sacred knot in the saree edge, |
| Vidivilakka udan varuven | I will come along as the dawn-guiding lamp, |
| Unakkaandi | Just for your sake! |
| Male | |
| Mullu pudhar oram | Near the edge of the thorny bush, |
| Pullil iru naagam | On the grass, two serpents, |
| Pinni pinanjaadum | Entwined together in a dance, |
| Minnal iravil | On a night lit with lightning flashes. |
| Male | |
| Latcham pulli potta | Placed with a hundred thousand dots, |
| Natchathira kolam | A starry rangoli pattern, |
| Nalliravil paathen | I saw in the deep midnight, |
| Pennin uruvil | In the form of a woman. |
| Male | |
| Adi mayithoga theendal dhaan | Oh, it is like the touch of a peacock feather, |
| En mayile un koondal dhaan | My peacock, it is your luscious hair! |
| Thotta sinungi chediyae | O touch-me-not plant! |
| Male | |
| Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava | Can I lean back, can I lean back? |
| Un tholu mela | Upon your shoulders? |
| Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava | Can I lean back, can I lean back? |
| Nee podhum vaazha | Having you is enough for me to live. |
| Male | |
| Irundhen yaarum illaama | I was alone with no one around, |
| Urava vandha sollaama | You came as my kin without even telling me, |
| Irudi pirinjae sellaama | Darkness has parted and gone away, |
| Inimae nee dhaan ellaamae | From now on, you are everything to me. |
| Uyir ena udaniruppen..hoo oo | I will remain beside you as your life force... hoo oo |
சாஞ்சிக்கவா சாஞ்சிக்கவா
உன் தோளு மேல
சஞ்சிக்கவா நான் சாஞ்சிக்கவா
நீ போதும் வாழ
Can I lean back, can I lean back?
Upon your shoulders?
Can I lean back, can I lean back?
Having you is enough for me to live.
இருந்தேன் யாரும் இல்லாம
உறவா வந்த சொல்லாம
இருடி பிரிஞ்சே செல்லாம
இனிமே நீதான் எல்லாமே
உயிர் என உடனிருப்பேன் ஓ ஓ
I was alone with no one around,
You came as my kin without even telling me,
Darkness has parted and gone away,
From now on, you are everything to me.
I will remain beside you as your life force... hoo oo
சாஞ்சிக்கவா நான் சாஞ்சிக்கவா
உன் தோளு மேல
சாஞ்சிக்கவா நான் சாஞ்சிக்கவா
நீ போதும் வாழ
Can I lean back, can I lean back?
Upon your shoulders?
Can I lean back, can I lean back?
Having you is enough for me to live.
சங்கிலி கருப்பு மணியோச
ஒத்தையில் அசஞ்சு கதபேச
ஊர் மணக்கும் கறிகொழம்பு
படையல்தாண்டி
நந்திய அடக்கி நீதாண்டி
முந்தியில் முடிஞ்ச ஆத்தாடி
விடிவிளக்கா உடன் வருவேன்
உனக்காண்டி
The ringing bell of Sangili Karuppan,
Swaying alone and whispering stories,
Beyond the fragrant village feast offering of spicy chicken curry,
முள்ளு புதர் ஓரம்
புல்லில் இரு நாகம்
பின்னி பிணஞ்சாடும்
மின்னல் இரவில்
Taming the fierce bull,
You stepped forward, my dear!
Tying my heart like a sacred knot in the saree edge,
I will come along as the dawn-guiding lamp,
Just for your sake!
லட்சம் புள்ளி போட்ட
நட்சத்திர கோலம்
நள்ளிரவில் பார்த்தேன்
பெண்ணின் உருவில்
Near the edge of the thorny bush,
On the grass, two serpents,
Entwined together in a dance,
On a night lit with lightning flashes.
அடி மயில் தோக தீண்டல் தான்
என் மயிலே உன் கூந்தல் தான்
தொட்டால் சினுங்கி செடியே
Placed with a hundred thousand dots,
A starry rangoli pattern,
I saw in the deep midnight,
In the form of a woman.
சாஞ்சிக்கவா நான் சாஞ்சிக்கவா
உன் தோளு மேல
சஞ்சிக்கவா நான் சாஞ்சிக்கவா
நீ போதும் வாழ
Oh, it is like the touch of a peacock feather,
My peacock, it is your luscious hair!
O touch-me-not plant!
இருந்தேன் யாரும் இல்லாம
உறவா வந்த சொல்லாம
இருடி பிரிஞ்சே செல்லாம
இனிமே நீதான் எல்லாமே
உயிர் என உடனிருப்பேன் ஓ ஓ
Can I lean back, can I lean back?
Upon your shoulders?
Can I lean back, can I lean back?
Having you is enough for me to live.
I was alone with no one around,
You came as my kin without even telling me,
Darkness has parted and gone away,
From now on, you are everything to me.
I will remain beside you as your life force... hoo oo
Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava
Can I lean back, can I lean back?
Un tholu mela
Upon your shoulders?
Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava
Can I lean back, can I lean back?
Nee podhum vaazha
Having you is enough for me to live.
Irundhen yaarum illaama
I was alone with no one around,
Urava vandha sollaama
You came as my kin without even telling me,
Irudi pirinjae sellaama
Darkness has parted and gone away,
Inimae nee dhaan ellaamae
From now on, you are everything to me.
Uyir ena udaniruppen..hoo oo
I will remain beside you as your life force... hoo oo
Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava
Can I lean back, can I lean back?
Un tholu mela
Upon your shoulders?
Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava
Can I lean back, can I lean back?
Nee podhum vaazha
Having you is enough for me to live.
Sangili karuppu maniyosa
The ringing bell of Sangili Karuppan,
Othayil asanju kadha pesa
Swaying alone and whispering stories,
Oor manakkum karikozhambu Padaiyaldhaandi
Beyond the fragrant village feast offering of spicy chicken curry,
Nandhiya adakki
Taming the fierce bull,
Neethaandi
You stepped forward, my dear!
Mundhiyil mudinja aathaadi
Tying my heart like a sacred knot in the saree edge,
Vidivilakka udan varuven
I will come along as the dawn-guiding lamp,
Unakkaandi
Just for your sake!
Mullu pudhar oram
Near the edge of the thorny bush,
Pullil iru naagam
On the grass, two serpents,
Pinni pinanjaadum
Entwined together in a dance,
Minnal iravil
On a night lit with lightning flashes.
Latcham pulli potta
Placed with a hundred thousand dots,
Natchathira kolam
A starry rangoli pattern,
Nalliravil paathen
I saw in the deep midnight,
Pennin uruvil
In the form of a woman.
Adi mayithoga theendal dhaan
Oh, it is like the touch of a peacock feather,
En mayile un koondal dhaan
My peacock, it is your luscious hair!
Thotta sinungi chediyae
O touch-me-not plant!
Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava
Can I lean back, can I lean back?
Un tholu mela
Upon your shoulders?
Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava
Can I lean back, can I lean back?
Nee podhum vaazha
Having you is enough for me to live.
Irundhen yaarum illaama
I was alone with no one around,
Urava vandha sollaama
You came as my kin without even telling me,
Irudi pirinjae sellaama
Darkness has parted and gone away,
Inimae nee dhaan ellaamae
From now on, you are everything to me.
Uyir ena udaniruppen..hoo oo
I will remain beside you as your life force... hoo oo
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Saanjikkava' from the movie Kaari is a soulful, romantic folk ballad that expresses deep intimacy, gratitude, and emotional reliance on one's partner. The protagonist reflects on their past solitude and how the arrival of their beloved brought light, purpose, and family into an otherwise lonely existence. Rich with rural Tamil cultural imagery—such as village deity bells, temple offerings, bull taming, and starry midnight skies—the lyrics highlight a bond rooted in devotion and rustic beauty. Ultimately, the song conveys a sense of total surrender and eternal companionship, asking for simple comfort on a loved one's shoulder as a anchor for life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Mullu pudhar oram / Pullil iru naagam”
The second consonant sound 'll' (ள்/ல்) rhymes across consecutive lines (Mullu / Pullil).
Auditory Imagery
“Sangili karuppu maniyosa”
Evokes traditional rural atmosphere through the sound of deity temple bells ringing in solitude.
Visual Metaphor
“Latcham pulli potta Natchathira kolam”
Compares the night sky filled with a hundred thousand stars to a traditional Kolam embodied in the form of the beloved woman.
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Trivia
'Saanjikkava' is composed by D. Imman and sung by Sid Sriram, marking another successful collaboration between the duo known for rustic romantic melodies. The song's lyrics by Lalithanand blend traditional rural deity motifs and folk metaphors with modern soulful phrasing.
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