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Lyrics & meaning

Santhipoma Indru

From Chithi · 1966

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
P. B. Sreenivas, L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Chithi
Movie release year
1966
Lyrics added on
30 Aug 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sandhipomaa indru sandhippomaa
Thanimaiyil nammai pattri sindhippomaa
Sandhipomaa indru sandhippomaa
Sandhipomaa indru sandhippomaa
Thanimaiyil nammai pattri sindhippomaa
Thanimaiyil nammai pattri sindhippomaa
Edhir kaalam inba mayamaaga
Endrum ilamaiyum inimaiyum thunaiyaaga
Nenjam kanivaaga konjam thunivaaga
Sandhipomaa indru sandhippomaa
Thanimaiyil nammai pattri sindhippomaa
Thanimaiyil nammai pattri sindhippomaa
Adhisaya solaiyil sandhippomaa
Ragasiya kaadhalai sindhippomaa
Adhisaya solaiyil sandhippomaa
Ragasiya kaadhalai sindhippomaa
Sindhu nadhi oram nadappomaa
Chinna chittu polae parappomaa
Sindhu nadhi oram nadappomaa
Chinna chittu polae parappomaa
Ahaaha haa haaha haa…
Ohoho ho ho ho…
Sandhipomaa indru sandhippomaa
Thanimaiyil nammai pattri sindhippomaa
Thanimaiyil nammai pattri sindhippomaa
Mayakkathil ulagai suttruvomaa
Manavaraiyil kai pattruvomaa
Mayakkathil ulagai suttruvomaa
Manavaraiyil kai pattruvomaa
Mullai malar manjam virippomaa
Muthu sippi polae sirippomaa
Mullai malar manjam virippomaa
Muthu sippi polae sirippomaa
Ahaaha haa haaha haa…
Ohoho ho ho ho…
Shall we meet today, shall we meet?
Shall we sit alone and think about us?
Shall we meet today, shall we meet?
Shall we meet today, shall we meet?
Shall we sit alone and think about us?
Shall we sit alone and think about us?
With our future filled with joy,
With youth and sweetness as our companions forever,
With tender hearts and a little courage,
Shall we meet today, shall we meet?
Shall we sit alone and think about us?
Shall we sit alone and think about us?
Shall we meet in a wondrous garden?
Shall we think about our secret love?
Shall we meet in a wondrous garden?
Shall we think about our secret love?
Shall we walk along the banks of the Sindhu river?
Shall we fly freely like little birds?
Shall we walk along the banks of the Sindhu river?
Shall we fly freely like little birds?
Ahaha ha haha ha…
Ohoho ho ho ho…
Shall we meet today, shall we meet?
Shall we sit alone and think about us?
Shall we sit alone and think about us?
Lost in love, shall we roam the world?
Shall we hold hands at the wedding altar?
Lost in love, shall we roam the world?
Shall we hold hands at the wedding altar?
Shall we make a bed of jasmine flowers?
Shall we smile like shining pearl shells?
Shall we make a bed of jasmine flowers?
Shall we smile like shining pearl shells?
Ahaha ha haha ha…
Ohoho ho ho ho…
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sandhipomaa is a romantic lyrical piece from the 1966 Tamil movie Chithi, where lovers express their deep yearning to meet in solitude and envision a beautiful life together. They dream of a future filled with joy, eternal youthfulness, and loving companionship, venturing beyond ordinary life into ideal settings like miraculous gardens and scenic riverbanks. The lyricist weaves together romantic fantasies of flying freely like sparrows, traveling the world in enchanted love, and eventually uniting formally at the marital altar. Through charming imagery of jasmine beds and pearl-shell smiles, the song captures the innocence, hope, and magical allure of budding romantic romance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Chinna chittu polae parappomaa

Compares flying freely in joy and love to the flight of a small sparrow.

Simile (Uvamai)

Muthu sippi polae sirippomaa

Compares a bright, precious smile to a pearl shimmering inside an open shell.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Sandhipomaa / Sindhippomaa / Nadappomaa / Parappomaa

Use of matching verbal suffixes (-omaa) at the end of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic, musical repetition.

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Trivia

Chithi (1966) was a major critical success starring Gemini Ganesan, Padmini, and M. R. Radha. The film's musical score was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics penned by the legendary poet Kannadasan.

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