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Lyrics & meaning

Sandakozhi

From Sullan · 2004

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Shankar Mahadevan
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Sullan
Movie release year
2004
Lyrics added on
8 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sandai kozhi keerrum keerrum
Singha kutti seerrum seerrum
Sullan perai sonna pothum
Sevvillu biggillu voothum voothum
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Sandai kozhi keerrum keerrum
Singha kutti seerrum seerrum
Sullan perai sonna pothum
Sevvillu biggillu voothum voothum
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Aahhnnn aaaa..aahh…
Aaee aaee aaee
Aaee aaee aaee
Uhaan uhaan
Dae dae dae dae dae dae dae dae
Dae dae dae dae dae dae dae dae
Ahaan ahaan
Vaaradhu yerrakkummunnu
Speedu kaattathae
Nee vaazha pazhum thozhu thaannu
Kaala vaikkathae
Vaikkathae..
Whistle :……………….
Vaikkathae…
Hey thorrayamma kannakku pottu
Thottu paarkkathae
Nee thool thoollazhaa norringuduva
Film-mu kaattathae
Chorus :Kaatathae kaattathae….
{Vathikutchi vatthikutchi
Olliyinnu paartha
Pathikkuva pathikuva
Thalli nillu bettaa} (2)
Rangu rattanamaa
Melaparappendaa
Sangu chakkaramma
Suthi adippendaa
Sullan perai sonna pothum
Sevvillu biggillu voothum
Chorus :Voothum………
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Aeyaeyae aeyaeyae
Aeyaeyae aeyaeyae
Aeyaeyae aeyaeyae
Aeyaeyae aeyaeyae
Car-ru ac veedu iruntha
Thoongavae kastham
Naan kaithu kattil thookam potta
Kanavugal kottum
Ooru sanam atthanaiyum
Kuppaiya kottum
Athu yedhuthu podum appavukku
Manasula suttham
{Nenju kulla enna vachu
Sontham ellaam thaangum
Enga veettil vanthu vaazha
Sorgam kooda yengum} (2)
Naa adichennaa
Narambula sulukku
Antha sulukku yedukum
Sarakku mattum ivakittae irukku
Sullan perai sonna pothum
Sevvillu biggillu voothum voothum…
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Sandai kozhi keerrum keerrum
Singha kutti seerrum seerrum
Sullan perai sonna pothum
Sevvillu biggillu voothum voothum
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Ae sullan vaa sullan
Ae sullan vaa sullan
The fighter rooster will scratch and claw!
The lion cub will snarl and roar!
Just utter the name Sullan,
And whistles will blow right in your ear!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
The fighter rooster will scratch and claw!
The lion cub will snarl and roar!
Just utter the name Sullan,
And whistles will blow right in your ear!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Aahn aah... aah...
Aayi aayi aayi
Aayi aayi aayi
Uh-huh, uh-huh
Dey dey dey dey dey dey dey dey
Dey dey dey dey dey dey dey dey
Ahaan ahaan
Thinking it is an easy downward slope,
do not show off your speed!
Thinking it is just a soft banana peel,
do not step on it!
Do not step on it...
[Whistle]
Do not step on it...
Hey big shot, do not make your schemes
and try testing me!
You will get crushed into tiny pieces,
so do not put on a fake show!
Chorus: Do not put on a show, do not put on a show...
If you look at a matchstick
and think it is just thin and weak,
it will flare up and burn everything!
So stand back, buddy!
Like a giant Ferris wheel,
I will fly high, man!
Like a spinning ground-chakkara firecracker,
I will spin around and strike you!
Just utter the name Sullan,
and whistles will blow right in your ear!
Chorus: They will blow...
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Yeyeyea yeyeyea
Yeyeyea yeyeyea
Yeyeyea yeyeyea
Yeyeyea yeyeyea
If you have a car and an air-conditioned house,
it is actually hard to sleep!
When I sleep on a simple rope cot,
sweet dreams come pouring in!
All the people of this town
dump their garbage,
yet my father who cleans it all up
has the purest heart of all!
Holding me close in their hearts,
all my family stands by me;
to come and live in our home,
even heaven itself longs!
If I deliver a punch,
your nerves will twist and sprain!
And the only intoxicating remedy to fix that sprain
is right here with this girl!
Just utter the name Sullan,
and whistles will blow right in your ear...
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
The fighter rooster will scratch and claw!
The lion cub will snarl and roar!
Just utter the name Sullan,
and whistles will blow right in your ear!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
Hey Sullan, come on, Sullan!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic title song from the movie 'Sullan' introduces the protagonist as a fierce, humble, and unyielding young man from a working-class background. Through metaphors comparing himself to a matchstick—thin in appearance but dangerous when ignited—and a fighting cock, the hero warns his adversaries not to underestimate him based on his lean stature or modest origins.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Sandai kozhi keerrum keerrum

The second consonant 'nda' matches across lines ('Sandai' and 'Singha' / 'Sullan' and 'Sevvillu').

Metaphor

Vathikutchi vatthikutchi / Olliyinnu paartha

The protagonist compares his thin physical frame to a matchstick ('Vathikutchi') that can catch fire instantly when provoked.

Simile / Analogy

Rangu rattanamaa Melaparappendaa / Sangu chakkaramma Suthi adippendaa

Compares his attack style to a giant wheel ('Rangu rattanam') and a spinning firework ('Sangu chakkaram').

Onomatopoeia / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

Sandai kozhi keerrum keerrum / Singha kutti seerrum seerrum

Words like 'keerrum keerrum', 'seerrum seerrum', and 'voothum voothum' use rhythmic repetition to evoke sound and intensity.

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Trivia

The film 'Sullan' (2004) stars Dhanush in the lead role, directed by Ramana. The music was composed by Vidyasagar, and the song served as a high-octane mass hero introduction track showcasing Dhanush's action persona early in his career.

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