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Sakka Podu Podu Raja

From Bharatha Vilas · 1973

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Bharatha Vilas
Movie release year
1973
Lyrics added on
24 Apr 2019

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Sakka podu podu raajaa
Daei daei
Ennadaa paattula pesa aarambichittae
Nee sakka podu podu raajaa
Un kaattula mazhai peiyudhu
Aamaa mazhai peiyudhu
Nee vandhu koda pidi yendaang…
Sakka podu podu raajaa
Un kaattula mazhai peiyudhu
Satta padi thottup pesu
Nee bayandhaa ennaavadhu
Malliya poo maeniyadaa
Naan medhuvaa thoduvendaa
Aa idhula onnum kuraichal illa
Sakka podu podu raajaa
Un kaattula mazhai peiyudhu
Satta padi thottup pesu
Nee bayandhaa ennaavadhu
Nalla samayam idhai vittu vidaadhae
Naalum therindha nee nazhuva vidaadhae
Enna enna ennadaa nalla samayam
Velli nilaa kaayudhu
Vaadai kaattru veesudhu
Pulli mayil ullirukkaa
Alli alli kai irandil yendhi kolladaa
Sakka podu podu raajaa
Un kaattula mazhai peiyudhu
Satta padi thottup pesu
Nee bayandhaa ennaavadhu
Aarambam konjam achathilae
Aanandham pinbu pakkatthilae
Kaenikkul undaana thanneerai endraenum
Vellam kondodumo
Aamaandaa
Ippadi pazhamozhiya pesiyae
Pozhudha kazhichikittiru
Podaa po pazham panjaangam nee
Vaadaadho un semmaangani
Kalyaanam aayaachi pondaatti vandhaachi
Innum verennadaa ho
Sakka podu podu raajaa
Un kaattula mazhai peiyudhu
Satta padi thottup pesu
Nee bayandhaa ennaavadhu
Thaanaa kaniyara kaniya
Yendaa thadiyaala adichi kaniya vaikkanum
Daei enna nee reikkaadhae
Poraattam ila nenjathilae
Undaana indha nerathilae
Unnaalae naan patta thollaigal podhaadho
Etti ponaal enna
Ennaiyaadaa ettip poga cholra
Unnodu naan undaanavan
Ullathin kural endraanavan
Naanindri nee illai nee indri naan illai
Pirikka mudiyaadhadaa
Podhum podaa neeyum vaadaa
Vamba valakkaadhae vaayai kilaraadhae
Aathiram moottaadhae adakka ninaikkaadhae
Adippendaa …. Nadakkaadhu
Udhaippendaa ….Mudiyaadhu
Yendaa mudiyaadhu
Male :Katti pudippendaa
Male :Kazhutha neripendaa
Go all out and rock it, my king!
Hey, hey...
Why did you start talking through a song, man?
You go all out, my king!
Fortune is showering upon you!
Yeah, it's raining,
Why don't you come hold an umbrella, man?
Go all out, my king!
Fortune is showering upon you!
Talk to her and touch her lawfully,
What will happen if you get scared?
Her body is soft like a jasmine flower, man,
I will touch her gently, man!
Ah, no shortage of smooth excuses here!
Go all out, my king!
Fortune is showering upon you!
Talk to her and touch her lawfully,
What will happen if you get scared?
It's the perfect time, don't let it slip!
You know the right moment, don't let it pass!
What, what, what kind of perfect time, man?
The silver moon is shining bright,
The cool breeze is blowing,
The spotted peacock is waiting inside,
Gather her in both your arms and hold her, man!
Go all out, my king!
Fortune is showering upon you!
Talk to her and touch her lawfully,
What will happen if you get scared?
The beginning always starts with a little fear,
Joy is right around the corner afterwards!
Will the water inside a well...
...ever be carried away by a flood?
Oh, sure, man!
Keep speaking in proverbs like this,
and just waste your time away!
Get lost, you old-fashioned bore!
Won't your sweet ripe mango wither away?
The marriage is done, the wife is here,
What more are you waiting for, hey?
Go all out, my king!
Fortune is showering upon you!
Talk to her and touch her lawfully,
What will happen if you get scared?
When a fruit is ripening on its own,
Why force it to ripen by hitting it with a stick, man?
Hey, don't you rile me up!
A struggle has begun inside this heart,
And at a time like this,
Aren't the troubles I suffered from you enough?
Why don't you just step away?
Are you telling me to step away, man?
I was born along with you,
I am the voice of your very heart,
Without me you do not exist, without you I do not exist,
We cannot be separated, man!
Enough, get lost! You come along too!
Don't pick a fight, don't provoke my tongue!
Don't stir up my anger, don't try to control me!
I will hit you!... That won't happen!
I will kick you!... You can't!
Why can't I, man?
I will hug you tight!
I will wring your neck!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This humorous and lively conversational duet from Bharatha Vilas features two inner alter-egos or friends bantering about marital romance and nervousness. One voice encourages the protagonist to be bold, enjoy his newly married life, and embrace love without hesitation, using vivid proverbs and metaphors of nature. The other voice is cautious, hesitant, and philosophical, arguing for patience and complaining about external pressure. Ultimately, the song highlights the inseparable dual nature of fear and desire, inner conflict, and the comical resolution between heart and mind.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvagadham)

Un kaattula mazhai peiyudhu

'Un kaattula mazhai peiyudhu' (It is raining in your forest) is a popular Tamil idiom/metaphor signifying sudden prosperity and good fortune.

Metaphor

Malliya poo maeniyadaa

'Malliya poo maeniyadaa' compares the bride's delicate frame directly to a soft jasmine flower.

Alliteration / Monnai

Pulli mayil ullirukkaa

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'p' in 'Pulli mayil', 'Pazham panjaangam', 'Pondaatti'.

Rhyme / Eghai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Aarambam konjam achathilae

Matching second consonants in adjacent lines like 'Aarambam' and 'Aanandham', 'Adippendaa' and 'Udhaippendaa'.

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Trivia

The song is composed by the legendary duo M. S. Viswanathan - T. K. Ramamurthy (credited to MSV in later solo era) with lyrics by Vaali. It is famous for its theatrical dialogue-style singing performed by T. M. Soundararajan and K. J. Yesudas representing internal alter-egos.

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