Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Kaari album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Saanjikkava

From Kaari · 2022

Lyricist
Lalithanand
Singer
Sid Sriram
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Kaari
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
2 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava
Un tholu mela
Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava
Nee podhum vaazha
Irundhen yaarum illaama
Urava vandha sollaama
Irudi pirinjae sellaama
Inimae nee dhaan ellaamae
Uyir ena udaniruppen..hoo oo
Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava
Un tholu mela
Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava
Nee podhum vaazha
Sangili karuppu maniyosa
Othayil asanju kadha pesa
Oor manakkum karikozhambu Padaiyaldhaandi
Nandhiya adakki
Neethaandi
Mundhiyil mudinja aathaadi
Vidivilakka udan varuven
Unakkaandi
Mullu pudhar oram
Pullil iru naagam
Pinni pinanjaadum
Minnal iravil
Latcham pulli potta
Natchathira kolam
Nalliravil paathen
Pennin uruvil
Adi mayithoga theendal dhaan
En mayile un koondal dhaan
Thotta sinungi chediyae
Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava
Un tholu mela
Saanjikkava naan saanjikkava
Nee podhum vaazha
Irundhen yaarum illaama
Urava vandha sollaama
Irudi pirinjae sellaama
Inimae nee dhaan ellaamae
Uyir ena udaniruppen..hoo oo
Can I lean on you, can I lean?
On your shoulder?
Can I lean on you, can I lean?
You are enough for me to live.
I was living all alone with no one,
you came into my life unannounced as my own.
Stay with me, girl, never leaving,
from now on, you are my everything.
I will stay by your side like your very life... hoo oo
Can I lean on you, can I lean?
On your shoulder?
Can I lean on you, can I lean?
You are enough for me to live.
Like the chiming bells of Sangili Karuppu (guardian deity),
swaying all alone and whispering stories,
like the village-fragrant meat curry offering,
taming the fierce bull,
it is you, my girl,
who tied me in the corner of your saree, oh my!
I will accompany you like a dawn lamp,
just for you.
By the edge of the thorny bush,
two serpents on the grass
intertwine and dance
on a night of lightning.
Drawn with a hundred thousand dots,
a kolam (traditional decorative pattern) of stars,
I saw it at midnight
in the form of a woman.
Oh, it feels like the gentle touch of peacock feathers,
my peacock, it is your hair!
My delicate touch-me-not plant,
can I lean on you, can I lean?
On your shoulder?
Can I lean on you, can I lean?
You are enough for me to live.
I was living all alone with no one,
you came into my life unannounced as my own.
Stay with me, girl, never leaving,
from now on, you are my everything.
I will stay by your side like your very life... hoo oo
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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.

Did you know?

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.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Kaari

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.