Sakkaravalli Kanakkaa
From Eazhaiyin Sirippil · 2000
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Unni Menon
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Eazhaiyin Sirippil2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sakkaravalli kanakkaa sirichchaanga | She smiled as sweetly as a sweet potato. |
| Amma chinna chinna pottu | Mother adorns a small bindi, |
| Vachchu azhagaa irukkaanga | And looks so beautiful wearing it. |
| Aiyaa manaso thanga katti | Father's heart is like a block of gold, |
| Aththa urukki kolusaa katti | Aunt melted it and wore it as an anklet. |
| Male | |
| Sakkaravalli……sakkaravalli…. | Sweet potato... sweet potato... |
| Amma sakkaravalli kanakkaa sirichchaanga | Mother smiled as sweetly as a sweet potato. |
| Male | |
| Vaanilae….maalai pol | In the sky... like a garland, |
| Koottamaai venpuraa | White doves fly together in a flock. |
| Chorus :Haa haa ho ho | Chorus: Haa haa ho ho |
| Male :Mettuthae thamburaa haei | Male: The tanpura plays a tune, hey! |
| Sinungi sinungi nadhi nadakkuthu edhukku | Why does the river walk along coyly? |
| Azhagu paruva pennin unarchchigal irukku | Because it carries the emotions of a beautiful young woman. |
| Male | |
| Kottaavi viduthae thaamarai | The lotus flower yawns open, |
| Kuththaama saaral poomazhai | Flawless light rain falls like flowers, |
| Paakkuraen yaenuvaen poovilae kaaviyam | I look and wonder at the poetic art inside a flower. |
| Male | |
| Sakkaravalli kanakkaa sirichchaanga | She smiled as sweetly as a sweet potato. |
| Male | |
| Odaiyum paadumae meengalum aadumae | The stream will sing and the fish will dance, |
| Chorus :Aa haa…..ooho | Chorus: Aa haa... ooho |
| Male :Naanangal odumae | Male: Shyness will flee away. |
| Haei chittu chitu kuruvigal | Hey, the tiny sparrows, |
| Mettu katti padikkuthu | Are composing tunes and singing them. |
| Vittu vittu ennudaiya nenjukkuzhi thudikkuthu | My heart throbs again and again with thrill. |
| Male | |
| Saneetham therinjaa paaduraen | I sing as if I know formal music well, |
| Santhosaththaalae paaduraen | I sing purely out of sheer happiness, |
| Aayiram aanantham paattula thaeduraen | I search for a thousand joys through song. |
| Male | |
| Sakkaravalli kanakkaa sirichchaanga | She smiled as sweetly as a sweet potato. |
| Amma chinna chinna pottu | Mother adorns a small bindi, |
| Vachchu azhagaa irukkaanga | And looks so beautiful wearing it. |
| Aiyaa manaso thanga katti | Father's heart is like a block of gold, |
| Aththa urukki kolusaa katti | Aunt melted it and wore it as an anklet. |
| Male | |
| Sakkaravalli……sakkaravalli…. | Sweet potato... sweet potato... |
| Amma sakkaravalli kanakkaa sirichchaanga | Mother smiled as sweetly as a sweet potato. |
சக்கரவல்லி கணக்கா சிரிச்சாங்க
அம்மா சின்ன சின்ன பொட்டு
வச்சு அழகா இருக்காங்க
அய்யா மனசோ தங்க கட்டி
அத்த உருக்கி கொலுசா கட்டி
She smiled as sweetly as a sweet potato.
Mother adorns a small bindi,
And looks so beautiful wearing it.
Father's heart is like a block of gold,
Aunt melted it and wore it as an anklet.
சக்கரவல்லி........சக்கரவல்லி.......
அம்மா சக்கரவல்லி கணக்கா சிரிச்சாங்க
Sweet potato... sweet potato...
Mother smiled as sweetly as a sweet potato.
வானிலே......மாலை போல்
கூட்டமாய் வெண்புறா
குழு :
ஹா ஹா ஹோ ஹோ
மீட்டுதே தம்புரா ஹேய்...
சிணுங்கி சிணுங்கி நதி நடக்குது எதுக்கு
அழகு பருவ பெண்ணின் உணர்ச்சிகள் இருக்கு
In the sky... like a garland,
White doves fly together in a flock.
Chorus: Haa haa ho ho
Male: The tanpura plays a tune, hey!
Why does the river walk along coyly?
Because it carries the emotions of a beautiful young woman.
கொட்டாவி விடுதே தாமரை
குத்தாம சாரல் பூமழை
பாக்குறேன் ஏங்குவேன் பூவிலே காவியம்
The lotus flower yawns open,
Flawless light rain falls like flowers,
I look and wonder at the poetic art inside a flower.
சக்கரவல்லி கணக்கா சிரிச்சாங்க
She smiled as sweetly as a sweet potato.
ஓடையும் பாடுமே மீன்களும் ஆடுமே
குழு :
ஆ ஹா......ஓஹோ
நாணங்கள் ஓடுமே
ஹேய்...சிட்டு சிட்டு குருவிகள் மெட்டு கட்டி படிக்குது
விட்டு விட்டு என்னுடைய நெஞ்சுகுழி துடிக்குது
The stream will sing and the fish will dance,
Chorus: Aa haa... ooho
Male: Shyness will flee away.
Hey, the tiny sparrows,
Are composing tunes and singing them.
My heart throbs again and again with thrill.
சங்கீதம் தெரிஞ்சா பாடுறேன்
சந்தோஷத்தாலே பாடுறேன்
ஆயிரம் ஆனந்தம் பாட்டுல தேடுறேன்
I sing as if I know formal music well,
I sing purely out of sheer happiness,
I search for a thousand joys through song.
சக்கரவல்லி கணக்கா சிரிச்சாங்க
அம்மா சின்ன சின்ன பொட்டு
வச்சு அழகா இருக்காங்க
அய்யா மனசோ தங்க கட்டி
அத்த உருக்கி கொலுசா கட்டி
She smiled as sweetly as a sweet potato.
Mother adorns a small bindi,
And looks so beautiful wearing it.
Father's heart is like a block of gold,
Aunt melted it and wore it as an anklet.
சக்கரவல்லி... சக்கரவல்லி...
அம்மா சக்கரவல்லி கணக்கா சிரிச்சாங்க.....
Sweet potato... sweet potato...
Mother smiled as sweetly as a sweet potato.
Sakkaravalli kanakkaa sirichchaanga
She smiled as sweetly as a sweet potato.
Amma chinna chinna pottu
Mother adorns a small bindi,
Vachchu azhagaa irukkaanga
And looks so beautiful wearing it.
Aiyaa manaso thanga katti
Father's heart is like a block of gold,
Aththa urukki kolusaa katti
Aunt melted it and wore it as an anklet.
Sakkaravalli……sakkaravalli….
Sweet potato... sweet potato...
Amma sakkaravalli kanakkaa sirichchaanga
Mother smiled as sweetly as a sweet potato.
Vaanilae….maalai pol
In the sky... like a garland,
Koottamaai venpuraa
White doves fly together in a flock.
Chorus :Haa haa ho ho
Chorus: Haa haa ho ho
Male :Mettuthae thamburaa haei
Male: The tanpura plays a tune, hey!
Sinungi sinungi nadhi nadakkuthu edhukku
Why does the river walk along coyly?
Azhagu paruva pennin unarchchigal irukku
Because it carries the emotions of a beautiful young woman.
Kottaavi viduthae thaamarai
The lotus flower yawns open,
Kuththaama saaral poomazhai
Flawless light rain falls like flowers,
Paakkuraen yaenuvaen poovilae kaaviyam
I look and wonder at the poetic art inside a flower.
Sakkaravalli kanakkaa sirichchaanga
She smiled as sweetly as a sweet potato.
Odaiyum paadumae meengalum aadumae
The stream will sing and the fish will dance,
Chorus :Aa haa…..ooho
Chorus: Aa haa... ooho
Male :Naanangal odumae
Male: Shyness will flee away.
Haei chittu chitu kuruvigal
Hey, the tiny sparrows,
Mettu katti padikkuthu
Are composing tunes and singing them.
Vittu vittu ennudaiya nenjukkuzhi thudikkuthu
My heart throbs again and again with thrill.
Saneetham therinjaa paaduraen
I sing as if I know formal music well,
Santhosaththaalae paaduraen
I sing purely out of sheer happiness,
Aayiram aanantham paattula thaeduraen
I search for a thousand joys through song.
Sakkaravalli kanakkaa sirichchaanga
She smiled as sweetly as a sweet potato.
Amma chinna chinna pottu
Mother adorns a small bindi,
Vachchu azhagaa irukkaanga
And looks so beautiful wearing it.
Aiyaa manaso thanga katti
Father's heart is like a block of gold,
Aththa urukki kolusaa katti
Aunt melted it and wore it as an anklet.
Sakkaravalli……sakkaravalli….
Sweet potato... sweet potato...
Amma sakkaravalli kanakkaa sirichchaanga
Mother smiled as sweetly as a sweet potato.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Sakkaravalli from the film Eazhaiyin Sirippil (2000) is a joyful, rustic Tamil song celebrating family affection and the idyllic beauty of rural nature. The speaker affectionately praises family members through charming folk imagery, comparing his mother's smile to sweet potatoes and his father's generous heart to pure gold. As the song progresses, nature itself becomes alive with celebration—flocks of white doves resemble airborne garlands, rivers flow with feminine grace, lotus flowers awaken, and sparrows compose tunes. Through simple language and infectious rhythm, the lyrics convey pure happiness, gratitude, and an innocent love for life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai Ani (Simile)
“Sakkaravalli kanakkaa sirichchaanga”
Compares the mother's sweet smile directly to a sweet potato using the comparative marker 'kanakkaa'.
Urvagam (Metaphor)
“Aiyaa manaso thanga katti”
Metaphorically equates father's noble heart directly to a solid bar of gold.
Tharkurippettra Ani (Personification)
“Sinungi sinungi nadhi nadakkuthu edhukku”
Attributes human behaviors such as acting coy or yawning to natural elements like rivers and lotus flowers.
Adukkuthodar / Reduplication (Repetition for emphasis)
“Haei chittu chitu kuruvigal”
Repeats words back-to-back to add rhythmic cadence and folk texture to the vocal delivery.
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Trivia
Eazhaiyin Sirippil (2000) features music composed by Deva. Lyricist Na. Muthukumar utilized rustic colloquial Tamil imagery (like comparing sweetness to 'Sakkaravalli' or sweet potato) to evoke authentic village warmth and innocent joy.
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