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Lyrics & meaning

Sakka Podu

From Kaaval · 2015

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Tipu, Santosh Hariharan
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Kaaval
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
26 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Sakka podu podu raja
Sakka podu podu
Sattam thittam yethum illa
Santhosatha thedu
Sattayathan yethi vittu
Ketta aattam podu
Sorgathuku raja naanga
Vedi vedi saravedi
Adi adi adhiradi
Sakka podu podu raja
Sakka podu podu
Sattam thittam yethum illa
Santhosatha thedu
Kuthi aadudaa
Thagathimi thagathimi thagathimida
Suthi aadudaa
Roundu kattudaa
Thagathimi thagathimi thagathimida
Polandhu kattudaa
Hey kanna moodi kondadudaa
Indha nimisham nikkathuda
Munna pinna paakkama nee
Moochu mutta aadu
Oodum aaru thengathudaa
Vazhiyil engum thungadhuda
Vanthadhu enna varuvathu enna
Kuppaiyil thooki podu
Hey…
Kathukkengum gate-u illa
Pottum illa pangaali
Boomi enbadhu periya ground
Nanba aadu sadugudu sadugudu
Youthukellam kaaval illai
Kelvi illa pangaali
Vaanam thandi viduda sound-u
Ninachathellam
Thodu thodu thodu thodu
Kuthi aadudaa
Thagathimi thagathimi thagathimida
Suthi aadudaa
Roundu kattudaa
Thagathimi thagathimi thagathimida
Polandhu kattudaa
Hey koodu onnu pottu vacha
Road-u pottu munneruda
Ungappan potta road-u mela
Thimiraa ninnu aadu
Kaiyil endrum sikkadhu daa
Sikkum podhu nikkadhu da
Machan unakku matum pothu
Sorgatha nee thedu
Vazhikai enbadhu
Nooru vanavil
Nindru pesidum manadu
Vannam enbadhu pennil ulladhu
Varuvadhu varattum
Thodu thodu thodu
Vayassu enbathu
Neruppai pondrathu
Patri padari vilaiyadu
Parvai enbathu kannil ulladhu
Keduvathum gnaanam
Dhinam dhinam kedu kedu
Kuthi aadudaa
Thagathimi thagathimi thagathimida
Suthi aadudaa
Roundu kattudaa
Thagathimi thagathimi thagathimida
Polandhu kattudaa
Sakka podu podu raja
Sakka podu podu
Sattam thittam yethum illa
Santhosatha thedu
Sattayathan yethi vittu
Ketta aattam podu
Sorgathuku raja naanga
Vedi vedi saravedi
Adi adi adhiradi
Sakka podu podu raja
Sakka podu podu
Sattam thittam yethum illa
Santhosatha thedu
...
Rock the floor, king!
Rock it hard!
There are no rules or limits here,
go chase your happiness!
Roll up your sleeves
and dance like crazy!
We are the kings of heaven!
Explode like a chain of firecrackers!
Hit hard with all your power!
Rock the floor, king!
Rock it hard!
There are no rules or limits here,
go chase your happiness!
Stomp your feet and dance!
Thagadhimi thagadhimi thagadhimi-da!
Spin around and dance!
Form a circle!
Thagadhimi thagadhimi thagadhimi-da!
Tear up the dance floor!
Hey, close your eyes and celebrate!
This moment won't stand still!
Without looking back or ahead,
dance until you are out of breath!
A flowing river never stops,
it never sleeps along the way!
What is done and what is to come—
throw it all in the trash!
Hey...
The wind has no gates anywhere,
and no boundaries, my friend!
This earth is one giant playground,
so go play kabaddi all over it, my friend!
There is no guard watching over the youth,
and no one to question us, my friend!
Shout loud enough to reach past the sky!
Everything you ever dreamed of,
reach out and touch it, touch it!
Stomp your feet and dance!
Thagadhimi thagadhimi thagadhimi-da!
Spin around and dance!
Form a circle!
Thagadhimi thagadhimi thagadhimi-da!
Tear up the dance floor!
Hey, if they trap you inside a box,
pave your own road and move forward!
On the road your father paved,
stand tall and dance with pride!
Time can never be caught in your hands,
and even if you catch it, it won't stay still!
Buddy, you have got what you need,
go find your own paradise!
Life is like
a hundred rainbows;
the heart pauses and speaks.
All the colors live in a woman;
come what may,
reach out, touch it, touch it!
Youth is something
that is just like fire;
let it catch, spread, and play!
True vision is in your eyes;
letting loose is wisdom too,
so lose yourself every single day!
Stomp your feet and dance!
Thagadhimi thagadhimi thagadhimi-da!
Spin around and dance!
Form a circle!
Thagadhimi thagadhimi thagadhimi-da!
Tear up the dance floor!
Rock the floor, king!
Rock it hard!
There are no rules or limits here,
go chase your happiness!
Roll up your sleeves
and dance like crazy!
We are the kings of heaven!
Explode like a chain of firecrackers!
Hit hard with all your power!
Rock the floor, king!
Rock it hard!
There are no rules or limits here,
go chase your happiness!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sakka Podu Podu from Kaaval is a high-energy youth anthem that celebrates living in the present moment without fear, worries, or rigid societal constraints. The lyrics urge young people to break free from boundaries, roll up their sleeves, and throw past regrets or future worries into the trash, treating the earth as a open playing field.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Sattam thittam yethum illa / Sattayathan yethi vittu

Rhyming of the second consonant 't' in consecutive lines (Sattam / Sattayathan).

Monaai (First letter alliteration)

Sakka podu podu raja / Sakka podu podu / Sattam thittam yethum illa

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'S' across words.

Metaphor

Vazhikai enbadhu Nooru vanavil / Vayassu enbathu Neruppai pondrathu

Comparing life to a hundred rainbows and age to fire.

Repetition / Anaphora

Thagathimi thagathimi thagathimida

Reiteration of rhythmic and energetic phrases to enhance the celebratory tempo.

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Trivia

Kaaval (2015) features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar (songs) and Dharan Kumar (background score), starring Vimal and Samuthirakani. The lyrics were penned by late legendary lyricist Na. Muthukumar.

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