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Lyrics & meaning

Sakiyae Sakiyae

From Youth · 2002

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Hariharan, Harini
Music director
Mani Sharma
Movie name
Youth
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
4 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sakiyae sakiyae sahithaal enna
Sugathil vizhundhu sugithaal enna
Un udhadum en sollum ondraaga
Un nenjum en ninaivum ondraaga
Un kannil en paarvai ondraaga
Nee vandhaai naan vanthen nandraaga
………………………………
April maadhathil pookum
Pookal athanaiyum
Indru mun kooti malarndhadhenna
Undhan kolusin paadal kodiyin kaadhil
Kettadhu kettadhu adhanaal
July ezham naal maalai ezhu pathodu
Undhan kaalangal uraindhadhenna
Unnai mudhalaai mudhalaai paarthadum
Moochae nindradhu nindradhu adhanaal
Un uyirin pen vadivam naandhaanae
En uyirin aan vadivam neendhaanae
En endru yedhendru solvenae
Sillendru thee ondru needhaanae
Sakiyae sakiyae sahithaal enna
…………………………………….
Unnai kandadhum endhan pachai narambum
Vetka chendhooram madindhadhenna
Undhan udalum udaiyum moodal kollum
Ragasiyam ragasiyam enna
Unnai kandadhum vaanin paadhi neeyendru
Vaanil asareeri olithadhenna
Endhan uyirum udalum undhan dhisaiyil
Saaindhadhu saaindhadhu enna
Un maarbum un tholum en veedu
Ennenna seivaayo un paadu
Un kannam naan unnum pookaadu
Un udhadae en unavu ippodhu
Sakiyae sakiyae sugithaal enna
Sakiyae sakiyae sahithaal enna
O my beloved friend, what if you accept this?
What if we fall into bliss and indulge in it?
With your lips and my words becoming one,
With your heart and my thoughts becoming one,
With my gaze merging into your eyes as one,
You came and I came, beautifully united.
...
The flowers that ought to bloom in April,
all of those blossoms,
why did they bloom today ahead of time?
Because the music of your anklets
was heard by the ears of the creeping vines!
On July seventh, at ten past seven in the evening,
why did time stand frozen for your feet?
Because the very moment I saw you for the first time,
my breath stood completely still!
Am I not the feminine form of your soul?
Are you not the masculine form of my soul?
How can I express what or why this is?
Aren't you a cool flame burning inside?
O my beloved friend, what if you accept this?
...
The moment I saw you, why did my tender green veins
fold into a deep red blush of modesty?
What is the secret, the hidden secret
that lies shrouded within your body and clothing?
Upon seeing you, why did a divine voice in the sky announce
that you are one half of the heavens?
Why did my soul and body lean,
lean completely in your direction?
Your chest and your shoulders are my home,
do as you wish, I am in your hands!
Your cheek is a garden of flowers for me to feast upon,
Your lips are my nourishment now.
O my beloved friend, what if we indulge in bliss?
O my beloved friend, what if you accept this?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sakhiye Sakhiye from the movie Youth (2002) is an intimate romantic duet that portrays two lovers consumed by passion and deep emotional union. The lyrics depict a realm where individual identities dissolve, making the lovers feel as though their thoughts, breath, and souls are intertwined. Through playful questions and poetic answers, they reflect on the divine and surreal feeling of falling in love. Written by Vairamuthu, the song uses vivid imagery of nature, time freezing, and sensory metaphors like 'cool fire' to articulate the overwhelming beauty of love at first sight. The track captures both the physical warmth and emotional spiritual connection between the couple.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron

“Sillendru thee ondru needhaanae”

The phrase couples two opposing concepts—'sillendru' (chilly/cool) and 'thee' (fire)—to express the paradoxically soothing yet passionate sensation of love.

Ethukai (Second-letter rhyme)

“Un udhadum en sollum ondraaga / Un nenjum en ninaivum ondraaga”

Repetition of the second letter 'n' in 'Un udhadum', 'Un nenjum', and 'Un kannil' creates a rhythmic cadence across consecutive lines.

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

“July ezham naal maalai ezhu pathodu / Undhan kaalangal uraindhadhenna”

Exaggerating time coming to a literal standstill at a specific minute (7:10 PM on July 7th) upon seeing the beloved.

Personification

“Undhan kolusin paadal kodiyin kaadhil / Kettadhu kettadhu adhanaal”

Giving human characteristics (having ears and listening) to nature/creeper vines responding to the sound of an anklet.

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Trivia

Composed by Mani Sharma with lyrics by Vairamuthu, 'Sakhiye Sakhiye' features vocals by Yugendran and Harini. A fun hallmark of lyricist Vairamuthu present in this song is his precise timestamp reference ('July 7th, 7:10 PM'), a stylistic poetic choice he famously used across several hit tracks in the late 90s and early 2000s.

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