Sakiyae Sakiyae
From Youth · 2002
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Music director
- Mani Sharma
- Details
- Youth2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sakiyae sakiyae sahithaal enna | Oh my dear friend, what if you accept it? |
| Female | |
| Sugathil vizhundhu sugithaal enna | What if we fall into bliss and enjoy it? |
| Male | |
| Un udhadum en sollum ondraaga | With your lips and my word becoming one, |
| Un nenjum en ninaivum ondraaga | With your heart and my thought becoming one, |
| Female | |
| Un kannil en paarvai ondraaga | With my sight inside your eyes becoming one, |
| Nee vandhaai naan vanthen nandraaga | You came and I came, wonderfully. |
| Female | |
| ……………………………… | |
| Female | |
| April maadhathil pookum | All the flowers |
| Pookal athanaiyum | That bloom in the month of April, |
| Indru mun kooti malarndhadhenna | Why did they bloom ahead of time today? |
| Male | |
| Undhan kolusin paadal kodiyin kaadhil | In the ear of the flowering vine, the song of your anklet |
| Kettadhu kettadhu adhanaal | Was heard, was heard—that is why. |
| Female | |
| July ezham naal maalai ezhu pathodu | On the seventh of July, in the evening at seven-ten, |
| Undhan kaalangal uraindhadhenna | Why did your time freeze? |
| Male | |
| Unnai mudhalaai mudhalaai paarthadum | The moment I saw you for the very first time, |
| Moochae nindradhu nindradhu adhanaal | My breath stopped, stopped—that is why. |
| Female | |
| Un uyirin pen vadivam naandhaanae | Am I not the female form of your soul? |
| En uyirin aan vadivam neendhaanae | Are you not the male form of my soul? |
| Male | |
| En endru yedhendru solvenae | How shall I describe what and why this is? |
| Sillendru thee ondru needhaanae | Are you not a cool fire? |
| Male | |
| Sakiyae sakiyae sahithaal enna | Oh my dear friend, what if you accept it? |
| Female | |
| ……………………………………. | |
| Female | |
| Unnai kandadhum endhan pachai narambum | The moment I saw you, why did my green vein |
| Vetka chendhooram madindhadhenna | Fold in the red vermilion of shyness? |
| Male | |
| Undhan udalum udaiyum moodal kollum | What is the secret, the secret behind the fog |
| Ragasiyam ragasiyam enna | That wraps around your body and dress? |
| Female | |
| Unnai kandadhum vaanin paadhi neeyendru | The moment I saw you, that you are half of the sky, |
| Vaanil asareeri olithadhenna | Why did a divine heavenly voice echo in the sky? |
| Male | |
| Endhan uyirum udalum undhan dhisaiyil | Why did my soul and body lean |
| Saaindhadhu saaindhadhu enna | In your direction, tilt towards you? |
| Female | |
| Un maarbum un tholum en veedu | Your chest and your shoulders are my home, |
| Ennenna seivaayo un paadu | Whatever you do to me, it is your realm, |
| Male | |
| Un kannam naan unnum pookaadu | Your cheek is a flower garden that I consume, |
| Un udhadae en unavu ippodhu | Your lips are my food right now. |
| Female | |
| Sakiyae sakiyae sugithaal enna | Oh my dear friend, what if you enjoy it? |
| Male | |
| Sakiyae sakiyae sahithaal enna | Oh my dear friend, what if you accept it? |
சகியே சகியே
சகித்தால் என்ன
Oh my dear friend, what if you accept it?
சுகத்தில் விழுந்து
சுகித்தால் என்ன
What if we fall into bliss and enjoy it?
உன் உதடும் என்
சொல்லும் ஒன்றாக உன்
நெஞ்சும் என் நினைவும் ஒன்றாக
With your lips and my word becoming one,
With your heart and my thought becoming one,
உன் கண்ணில் என்
பாா்வை ஒன்றாக நீ வந்தாய்
நான் வந்தேன் நன்றாக
With my sight inside your eyes becoming one,
You came and I came, wonderfully.
..............................
ஏப்ரல் மாதத்தில்
பூக்கும் பூக்கள் அத்தனையும்
இன்று முன் கூட்டி மலா்ந்ததென்ன
All the flowers
That bloom in the month of April,
Why did they bloom ahead of time today?
உந்தன் கொலுசின்
பாடல் கொடியின் காதில்
கேட்டது கேட்டது அதனால்
In the ear of the flowering vine, the song of your anklet
Was heard, was heard—that is why.
ஜூலை ஏழாம் நாள்
மாலை ஏழு பத்தோடு உந்தன்
காலங்கள் உறைந்ததென்ன
On the seventh of July, in the evening at seven-ten,
Why did your time freeze?
உன்னை முதலாய்
முதலாய் பாா்த்ததும் மூச்சே
நின்றது நின்றது அதனால்
The moment I saw you for the very first time,
My breath stopped, stopped—that is why.
உன் உயிாின் பெண்
வடிவம் நான்தானே என்
உயிாின் ஆண் வடிவம் நீதானே
Am I not the female form of your soul?
Are you not the male form of my soul?
என்னென்று ஏதென்று
சொல்வேனே சில்லென்று
தீ ஒன்று நீதானே
How shall I describe what and why this is?
Are you not a cool fire?
சகியே சகியே
சகித்தால் என்ன
Oh my dear friend, what if you accept it?
..............................
உன்னை கண்டதும்
எந்தன் பச்சை நரம்பும்
வெட்க செந்தூரம் மடிந்ததென்ன
The moment I saw you, why did my green vein
Fold in the red vermilion of shyness?
உந்தன் உடலும்
உடையும் மூடல் கொள்ளும்
ரகசியம் ரகசியம் என்ன
What is the secret, the secret behind the fog
That wraps around your body and dress?
உன்னை கண்டதும்
வானின் பாதி நீயென்று
வானில் அசரீாி ஒலித்ததென்ன
The moment I saw you, that you are half of the sky,
Why did a divine heavenly voice echo in the sky?
எந்தன் உயிரும்
உடலும் உந்தன் திசையில்
சாய்ந்தது சாய்ந்தது என்ன
Why did my soul and body lean
In your direction, tilt towards you?
உன் மாா்பும் உன்
தோளும் என் வீடு என்னென்ன
செய்வாயோ உன் பாடு
Your chest and your shoulders are my home,
Whatever you do to me, it is your realm,
உன் கன்னம் நான்
உண்ணும் பூக்காடு உன்
உதடே என் உணவு இப்போது
Your cheek is a flower garden that I consume,
Your lips are my food right now.
சகியே சகியே
சுகித்தால் என்ன
Oh my dear friend, what if you enjoy it?
சகியே சகியே
சகித்தால் என்ன
Oh my dear friend, what if you accept it?
Sakiyae sakiyae sahithaal enna
Oh my dear friend, what if you accept it?
Sugathil vizhundhu sugithaal enna
What if we fall into bliss and enjoy it?
Un udhadum en sollum ondraaga
With your lips and my word becoming one,
Un nenjum en ninaivum ondraaga
With your heart and my thought becoming one,
Un kannil en paarvai ondraaga
With my sight inside your eyes becoming one,
Nee vandhaai naan vanthen nandraaga
You came and I came, wonderfully.
………………………………
April maadhathil pookum
All the flowers
Pookal athanaiyum
That bloom in the month of April,
Indru mun kooti malarndhadhenna
Why did they bloom ahead of time today?
Undhan kolusin paadal kodiyin kaadhil
In the ear of the flowering vine, the song of your anklet
Kettadhu kettadhu adhanaal
Was heard, was heard—that is why.
July ezham naal maalai ezhu pathodu
On the seventh of July, in the evening at seven-ten,
Undhan kaalangal uraindhadhenna
Why did your time freeze?
Unnai mudhalaai mudhalaai paarthadum
The moment I saw you for the very first time,
Moochae nindradhu nindradhu adhanaal
My breath stopped, stopped—that is why.
Un uyirin pen vadivam naandhaanae
Am I not the female form of your soul?
En uyirin aan vadivam neendhaanae
Are you not the male form of my soul?
En endru yedhendru solvenae
How shall I describe what and why this is?
Sillendru thee ondru needhaanae
Are you not a cool fire?
Sakiyae sakiyae sahithaal enna
Oh my dear friend, what if you accept it?
…………………………………….
Unnai kandadhum endhan pachai narambum
The moment I saw you, why did my green vein
Vetka chendhooram madindhadhenna
Fold in the red vermilion of shyness?
Undhan udalum udaiyum moodal kollum
What is the secret, the secret behind the fog
Ragasiyam ragasiyam enna
That wraps around your body and dress?
Unnai kandadhum vaanin paadhi neeyendru
The moment I saw you, that you are half of the sky,
Vaanil asareeri olithadhenna
Why did a divine heavenly voice echo in the sky?
Endhan uyirum udalum undhan dhisaiyil
Why did my soul and body lean
Saaindhadhu saaindhadhu enna
In your direction, tilt towards you?
Un maarbum un tholum en veedu
Your chest and your shoulders are my home,
Ennenna seivaayo un paadu
Whatever you do to me, it is your realm,
Un kannam naan unnum pookaadu
Your cheek is a flower garden that I consume,
Un udhadae en unavu ippodhu
Your lips are my food right now.
Sakiyae sakiyae sugithaal enna
Oh my dear friend, what if you enjoy it?
Sakiyae sakiyae sahithaal enna
Oh my dear friend, what if you accept it?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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