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Sandakkaari

From Kadaikutty Singam · 2018

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
D. Imman, Vandana Srinivasan
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Kadaikutty Singam
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
7 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sandakkaari vaadi vaadi
Unnai adakki aaluren
Kutty potta poonai pola
Vattam adikka yenguren
Sandakkaari vaadi vaadi
Unnai adakki aaluren
Kutty potta poonai pola
Vattam adikka yenguren
Ettu vachu neeyum
Pona sokkuthadi
Ettu patti raasa
Pechum thikkuthadi
Ottiyirukka otthukkadi
Sandakkaari vaadi vaadi
Unnai adakki aaluren
Kutty potta poonai pola
Vattam adikka yenguren
Sandakkaari vaadi vaadi
Unnai adakki aaluren
Kutty potta poonai pola
Vattam adikka yenguren
Jin jina kitta jinakitta…(4)
Mathalatha pola neethan
Nenjaiyum thatturiyae
Metteduthu naanum paada
Thondaiya mutturiyae
Ottu moththa oorumae
Uchu kottum aambala
Unnai kanda aasaiyil
Nippadhenna rottula
Saami sathiyama
Unnai vittu vazha thonala
Kadhu kuthala naa
Kitta vandhu kelu thevala
Male :Enna nadandhuchu manasukkulla
Sandakkaari vaadi vaadi
Unnai adakki aaluren
Kutty potta poonai pola
Vattam adikka yenguren
Daalu daaleela daalu daalu..(4)
Jin jina kitta jinakitta…(4)
Haa…haaa..haaa…
Andharathil oonjal poottu
Ennai nee konjanumae
Kichi kichi mootti
Naan un kannatha killanumae
Etti ninnu neeyumae
Seivadhenna bhavanaa
Mandhiricha kozhiya
Vetta enna yosanaa
Kozhi engirindhu vanthathinnu
Kekkum oorula
Kaadhal vandha vazhi
Solla ingu yaarumae illa
Female :Enna nadandhuchu manasukkulla
Sandakkaari vaadi vaadi
Unnai adakki aaluren
Kutty potta poonai pola
Vattam adikka yenguren
Ettu vachu neeyum
Pona sokkuthadi
Ettu patti raasa
Pechum thikkuthadi
Ottiyirukka otthukkadi
Sandakkaari vaadi vaadi
Unnai adakki aaluren
Kutty potta poonai pola
Vattam adikka yenguren
Come to me, my feisty girl, come to me
Let me tame you and rule your heart
Like a mother cat around her kittens
I yearn to keep circling around you
Come to me, my feisty girl, come to me
Let me tame you and rule your heart
Like a mother cat around her kittens
I yearn to keep circling around you
When you take those graceful steps
and walk by, I am spellbound
Even this king of eight surrounding villages
stutters when he tries to speak
Just agree to stay close to me!
Come to me, my feisty girl, come to me
Let me tame you and rule your heart
Like a mother cat around her kittens
I yearn to keep circling around you
Come to me, my feisty girl, come to me
Let me tame you and rule your heart
Like a mother cat around her kittens
I yearn to keep circling around you
Jin jina kitta jinakkitta… (x4)
Like beating on a drum,
you keep pounding away at my heart
And when I try to make a tune and sing,
the words get stuck in my throat
A man whom the entire village
clicks their tongues in awe of—
out of longing for you,
why is he waiting out on the street?
I swear on God,
I can't imagine living without you
I'm not trying to fool you,
come closer and listen, it will do you good
[Male]: What just happened inside my heart?
Come to me, my feisty girl, come to me
Let me tame you and rule your heart
Like a mother cat around her kittens
I yearn to keep circling around you
Daalu daaleela daalu daalu… (x4)
Jin jina kitta jinakkitta… (x4)
Haa… haa… haa…
Hang a swing high in mid-air
and shower me with love
Tickling you playfully,
I want to pinch your cheeks
Standing at a distance,
why are you putting on these shy acts?
When the rooster is already under your spell,
why hesitate to claim it?
In a town that always asks
where the chicken came from,
there is no one here
to explain which path this love arrived by
[Female]: What just happened inside my heart?
Come to me, my feisty girl, come to me
Let me tame you and rule your heart
Like a mother cat around her kittens
I yearn to keep circling around you
When you take those graceful steps
and walk by, I am spellbound
Even this king of eight surrounding villages
stutters when he tries to speak
Just agree to stay close to me!
Come to me, my feisty girl, come to me
Let me tame you and rule your heart
Like a mother cat around her kittens
I yearn to keep circling around you
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Sandakkaari' is a lively rural romantic track from the Tamil film Kadaikutty Singam (2018), composed by D. Imman with lyrics by Yugabharathi. The song captures a high-energy, playful banter between lovers in a village setting. The protagonist playfully addresses his spirited lover, expressing how her mesmerizing beauty and charm render him helpless and weak-kneed despite his respected status in the village. Through authentic rural imagery—such as a mother cat anxiously pacing around her kittens or a heart pounding like a drum—the lyrics portray intense romantic longing, teasing flirtation, and an unbreakable emotional connection between the pair.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Kutty potta poonai pola”

Compares the restless, anxious pacing of the lover around his beloved to a mother cat that has just given birth ('Kutty potta poonai pola').

Metaphor & Imagery (Uruvagam)

“Mathalatha pola neethan”

Compares the overwhelming beat of love in his heart to striking a drum ('Mathalatha pola neethan nenjaiyum thatturiyae').

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Ettu vachu neeyum”

Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across lines ('Ettu vachu neeyum' / 'Ettu patti raasa').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

“Ettu patti raasa pechum thikkuthadi”

Exaggerates the lover's aura by claiming that even the ruler of eight surrounding villages stutters in speech upon seeing her walk.

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Trivia

'Sandakkaari' was composed by D. Imman and sung by V.M. Mahalingam, Anitha, and Velmurugan. The track became an instant hit in rural Tamil Nadu for its earthy folk percussion, traditional instruments, and high-octane choreography featuring Karthi and Sayyeshaa.

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