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Santhegam Ennumoru Sarakku

From Thilakam · 1960

Lyricist
Kavi Rajagopal
Singers
S. C. Krishnan, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi
Music director
R. Sudharsanam
Movie name
Thilakam
Movie release year
1960
Lyrics added on
9 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Santhegam ennum oru sarakku
Adhu pengal manasilae thaan irukku
Munthirunthavanga moolai nirainjavanga
Mudivaai pottu vecha kanakku
Munthirunthavanga moolai nirainjavanga
Mudivaai pottu vecha kanakku
Santhegam ennum oru sarakku
Adhu pengal manasilae thaan irukku
Velaikku ponavanga veedu vandhu sera
Konja neram thavarinaal santhegam
Veettukku vandhadhum aluthu salithu poyi
Neetti nimirndhutta santhegam…
Veettukku vandhadhum aluthu salithu poyi
Neetti nimirndhutta santhegam… santhegam…santhegam
Santhegam ennum oru sarakku adhu
Aangal manasilae thaan irukku
Munthirunthavanga moolai nirainjavanga
Mudivaai pottu vecha kanakku
Santhegam ennum oru sarakku adhu
Aangal manasilae thaan irukku
Seevi mudichikittu naalunkizhamaiyilae
Singaaram panninaa santhegam
Seevi mudichikittu naalunkizhamaiyilae
Singaaram panninaa santhegam
Siricha mugangatti nadanthu thirinjitta
Porakkudhu aambalaikku santhegam
Santhegam santhegam
Santhegam ennum oru sarakku adhu
Aangal manasilae thaan rukku
Panamaarathadiyil utkarndhu irukkiravan
Paalai kudichaalum santhegam
Pasum paalai kudichaalum santhegam
Panamaarathadiyil utkarndhu irukkiravan
Paalai kudichaalum santhegam
Pasum paalai kudichaalum santhegam
Panathilae midhakkira ulagathilae
Polladhadhu indha santhegan
Uyirai kollaamalae kollum noiyaagaum ..aa…
Polladhadhu indha santhegan
Uyirai kollaamalae kollum noiyaagaum
Idhai nalla purinjukittu
Idhai nalla purinjukittu
Ellorum vaazhkaiyai nadathanum
Adhuvae muraiyaagaum
Nambikkaiyae adukku marunthaagum
Naan aaraindhu sollum arivurai aagum
Santhegam…
Santhegam santhegam
Santhegamennum oru sarakku adhu
Sagala edathulaiyum irukku
This thing called doubt,
lives only inside a woman's mind.
The wise elders of the past
settled this as a proven fact!
The wise elders of the past
settled this as a proven fact!
This thing called doubt,
lives only inside a woman's mind.
When a man goes to work and returns home,
if he is even a little late, she doubts him!
Once he comes home, weary and exhausted,
if he stretches out to relax, she doubts him...
Once he comes home, weary and exhausted,
if he stretches out to relax, she doubts him... doubt... doubt!
This thing called doubt,
lives only inside a man's mind.
The wise elders of the past
settled this as a proven fact!
This thing called doubt,
lives only inside a man's mind.
Combing her hair on a special festive day,
if she dresses up nicely, he doubts her!
Combing her hair on a special festive day,
if she dresses up nicely, he doubts her!
If she walks around with a smiling face,
suspicion is born in the man!
Doubt, doubt!
This thing called doubt,
lives only inside a man's mind.
If someone sits under a palm tree,
even if he drinks milk, people suspect him.
Even if he drinks pure cow's milk, they suspect him!
If someone sits under a palm tree,
even if he drinks milk, people suspect him.
Even if he drinks pure cow's milk, they suspect him!
In this world that floats on money,
this wicked doubt is a terrible villain.
It is a disease that kills without taking life... ah...
Wicked is this villain called doubt,
it is a disease that kills without taking life.
Understanding this well,
understanding this well,
everyone must live their life,
for that is the right way.
Trust alone is the cure for it;
this is the advice I give after deep thought.
Doubt...
Doubt, doubt!
This thing called doubt,
is found everywhere in every place.
Male
Male
Female
Female
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Santhegam Ennum Oru Sarakku from the 1960 Tamil film Thilakam is a playful yet insightful musical dialogue centered around the destructive nature of doubt and suspicion in human relationships. In the song, both male and female perspectives trade lighthearted accusations about how easily suspicion arises over harmless everyday habits—such as coming home slightly late, taking a rest after work, or dressing up nicely.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Santhegam ennum oru sarakku”

Suspicion is metaphorically compared to a physical commodity or product ('sarakku').

Proverbial Imagery (Pazhamozhi)

“Panamaarathadiyil utkarndhu irukkiravan paalai kudichaalum santhegam”

References the famous Tamil proverb that drinking milk under a toddy palm tree will still look suspicious to others.

Metaphor

“Uyirai kollaamalae kollum noiyaagaum”

Suspicion is compared to a silent, slow-killing disease that torment sufferers without physically killing them.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Santhegamennum oru sarakku adhu / Sagala edathulaiyum irukku”

Repetition of the initial 'S' sound across words.

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Trivia

Thilakam (1960) was produced by AVM Productions and directed by K. Somu. The music was composed by R. Sudharsanam with lyrics by Kavi Rajagopal. The song is framed as a comic debate duet rendered by S. C. Krishnan and Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, blending traditional folk rhythms with didactic moral lessons on marital trust.

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