Santhoshamthan Ini
From Ulagam Sirikirathu · 1959
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- P. Susheela, Seerkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- V. Dakshinamurthy
- Details
- Ulagam Sirikirathu1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Haaa..aa | Haaa..aa |
| Sondham aanom neeyum naanum | You and I have become united |
| Sondham aanom neeyum naanum | You and I have become united |
| Shrudhiyum raagamum urvaaadal polae | Like the pitch and melody conversing together |
| Shrudhiyum raagamum urvaaadal polae | Like the pitch and melody conversing together |
| Female | |
| Haaaa..aa | Haaaa..aa |
| Indha naalai ennum bodhu | When thinking of this day |
| Indha naalai ennum bodhu | When thinking of this day |
| Idhayam thulludhu aanandhathaalae | The heart leaps with boundless joy |
| Idhayam thulludhu aanandhathaalae | The heart leaps with boundless joy |
| Male | |
| Hoo ooo | Hoo ooo |
| Inbam ennum thaenai unnum | Feasting on the nectar named happiness |
| Inbam ennum thaenai unnum | Feasting on the nectar named happiness |
| Vandu naan… malar nee | I am the beetle... you are the flower |
| Female :Anbae vaa | Female: Come, my love |
| Male :Azhagae vaa | Male: Come, my beauty |
| Male :Amudhae vaa | Male: Come, my nectar |
| Both :Santhosam thaan ini vaazhvilae | Both: From now on, there is only joy in our life |
| Namadhu vaazhvilae indha ulagilae | In our life in this world |
| Male | |
| Haaa..aa | Haaa..aa |
| Kaniyum neeyae kiliyum naanae | You are the sweet fruit and I am the parrot |
| Kaniyum neeyae kiliyum naanae | You are the sweet fruit and I am the parrot |
| Enadhu aasaikku virundhaai vandhaaye | You came as a grand feast for my desires |
| Enadhu aasaikku virundhaai vandhaaye | You came as a grand feast for my desires |
| Female | |
| Haaaa..aa | Haaaa..aa |
| Vasantham neeyae kuyilum naanae | You are the spring season and I am the cuckoo |
| Vasantham neeyae kuyilum naanae | You are the spring season and I am the cuckoo |
| Valarum kaadhalin isaipaaduvenae | I shall sing the sweet music of growing love |
| Valarum kaadhalin isaipaaduvenae | I shall sing the sweet music of growing love |
| Male | |
| Hoooo | Hoooo |
| Ennam polae inimai kaanbom | We shall experience sweetness just as we envisioned |
| Ennam polae inimai kaanbom | We shall experience sweetness just as we envisioned |
| Megam naan…. thogai nee | I am the rain cloud.... you are the peacock feather |
| Both :Santhosam thaan ini vaazhvilae | Both: From now on, there is only joy in our life |
| Namadhu vaazhvilae indha ulagilae | In our life in this world |
| Santhosam thaan ini vaazhvilae | Both: From now on, there is only joy in our life |
| Namadhu vaazhvilae indha ulagilae | In our life in this world |
சந்தோஷந்தான் இனி வாழ்விலே
நமது வாழ்விலே இந்த உலகிலே
சந்தோஷந்தான் இனி வாழ்விலே
நமது வாழ்விலே இந்த உலகிலே
Haaa..aa
You and I have become united
You and I have become united
Like the pitch and melody conversing together
Like the pitch and melody conversing together
ஹா...ஆஅ..
சொந்தம் ஆனோம் நீயும் நானும்
சொந்தம் ஆனோம் நீயும் நானும்
சுதியும் ராகமும் உறவாடல் போலே
சுதியும் ராகமும் உறவாடல் போலே
Haaaa..aa
When thinking of this day
When thinking of this day
The heart leaps with boundless joy
The heart leaps with boundless joy
ஹா ...ஆஅ..
இந்த நாளை எண்ணும்போது
இந்த நாளை எண்ணும்போது
இதயம் துள்ளுது ஆனந்தத்தாலே
இதயம் துள்ளுது ஆனந்தத்தாலே
Hoo ooo
Feasting on the nectar named happiness
Feasting on the nectar named happiness
I am the beetle... you are the flower
Female: Come, my love
Male: Come, my beauty
Male: Come, my nectar
Both: From now on, there is only joy in our life
In our life in this world
ஹோ ...ஓ.ஓ.
இன்பம் என்னும் தேனை உண்ணும்
இன்பம் என்னும் தேனை உண்ணும்
வண்டு நான் ...மலர் நீ
Haaa..aa
You are the sweet fruit and I am the parrot
You are the sweet fruit and I am the parrot
You came as a grand feast for my desires
You came as a grand feast for my desires
அன்பே வா
அழகே வா
அமுதே வா
இருவர் :
சந்தோஷந்தான் இனி வாழ்விலே
நமது வாழ்விலே இந்த உலகிலே
Haaaa..aa
You are the spring season and I am the cuckoo
You are the spring season and I am the cuckoo
I shall sing the sweet music of growing love
I shall sing the sweet music of growing love
ஹா...ஆஅ..
கனியும் நீயே கிளியும் நானே
கனியும் நீயே கிளியும் நானே
எனது ஆசைக்கு விருந்தாய் வந்தாயே
எனது ஆசைக்கு விருந்தாய் வந்தாயே
Hoooo
We shall experience sweetness just as we envisioned
We shall experience sweetness just as we envisioned
I am the rain cloud.... you are the peacock feather
Both: From now on, there is only joy in our life
In our life in this world
Both: From now on, there is only joy in our life
In our life in this world
ஹா..ஆஅ..
வசந்தம் நீயே குயிலும் நானே
வசந்தம் நீயே குயிலும் நானே
வளரும் காதலின் இசை பாடுவேனே
வளரும் காதலின் இசை பாடுவேனே
ஹோ ...
எண்ணம் போலே இனிமை காண்போம்
எண்ணம் போலே இனிமை காண்போம்
மேகம் நான் ...தோகை நீ
சந்தோஷந்தான் இனி வாழ்விலே
நமது வாழ்விலே இந்த உலகிலே
சந்தோஷந்தான் இனி வாழ்விலே
நமது வாழ்விலே இந்த உலகிலே
Haaa..aa
Haaa..aa
Sondham aanom neeyum naanum
You and I have become united
Sondham aanom neeyum naanum
You and I have become united
Shrudhiyum raagamum urvaaadal polae
Like the pitch and melody conversing together
Shrudhiyum raagamum urvaaadal polae
Like the pitch and melody conversing together
Haaaa..aa
Haaaa..aa
Indha naalai ennum bodhu
When thinking of this day
Indha naalai ennum bodhu
When thinking of this day
Idhayam thulludhu aanandhathaalae
The heart leaps with boundless joy
Idhayam thulludhu aanandhathaalae
The heart leaps with boundless joy
Hoo ooo
Hoo ooo
Inbam ennum thaenai unnum
Feasting on the nectar named happiness
Inbam ennum thaenai unnum
Feasting on the nectar named happiness
Vandu naan… malar nee
I am the beetle... you are the flower
Female :Anbae vaa
Female: Come, my love
Male :Azhagae vaa
Male: Come, my beauty
Male :Amudhae vaa
Male: Come, my nectar
Both :Santhosam thaan ini vaazhvilae
Both: From now on, there is only joy in our life
Namadhu vaazhvilae indha ulagilae
In our life in this world
Haaa..aa
Haaa..aa
Kaniyum neeyae kiliyum naanae
You are the sweet fruit and I am the parrot
Kaniyum neeyae kiliyum naanae
You are the sweet fruit and I am the parrot
Enadhu aasaikku virundhaai vandhaaye
You came as a grand feast for my desires
Enadhu aasaikku virundhaai vandhaaye
You came as a grand feast for my desires
Haaaa..aa
Haaaa..aa
Vasantham neeyae kuyilum naanae
You are the spring season and I am the cuckoo
Vasantham neeyae kuyilum naanae
You are the spring season and I am the cuckoo
Valarum kaadhalin isaipaaduvenae
I shall sing the sweet music of growing love
Valarum kaadhalin isaipaaduvenae
I shall sing the sweet music of growing love
Hoooo
Hoooo
Ennam polae inimai kaanbom
We shall experience sweetness just as we envisioned
Ennam polae inimai kaanbom
We shall experience sweetness just as we envisioned
Megam naan…. thogai nee
I am the rain cloud.... you are the peacock feather
Both :Santhosam thaan ini vaazhvilae
Both: From now on, there is only joy in our life
Namadhu vaazhvilae indha ulagilae
In our life in this world
Santhosam thaan ini vaazhvilae
Both: From now on, there is only joy in our life
Namadhu vaazhvilae indha ulagilae
In our life in this world
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Sondham Aanom Neeyum Naanum is a melodious romantic duet from the 1959 Tamil film Ulagam Sirikirathu, composed by V. Dakshinamurthy and penned by A. Maruthakasi. Rendered with soulful grace by P. Susheela and Seerkazhi Govindarajan, the song celebrates the joy of true love and emotional union. The lovers express their ecstasy through natural and musical allegories, viewing their togetherness as harmony between sruti (pitch) and raga (melody), flower and bee, fruit and parrot, spring and cuckoo, and rain cloud and peacock. The song radiates optimism and blissful affection, celebrating the promise of a joyful future together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Shrudhiyum raagamum urvaaadal polae”
Compares the harmonious conversation of the lovers to the natural blending of pitch (sruti) and melody (raga) in music.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vandu naan… malar nee”
Equates the lover to a honey-bee and the beloved to a flower, expressing deep romantic immersion.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaniyum neeyae kiliyum naanae”
Uses the classic literary imagery of a parrot enjoying a ripe fruit to symbolize affectionate intimacy.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vasantham neeyae kuyilum naanae”
Compares the beloved to spring and the lover to the singing cuckoo that welcomes spring.
Metaphor (Uruvagam) and Assonance
“Megam naan…. thogai nee”
Compares the lovers to a rain cloud and a peacock spreading its feathers in joy upon seeing the rain.
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Trivia
This song features music composed by the legendary Malayalam maestro V. Dakshinamurthy, who enriched Tamil film music with classical-based melodies during the golden era. Lyricist A. Maruthakasi seamlessly drew imagery from ancient Sangam poetry—such as the rain cloud and peacock imagery—and adapted it into modern, accessible Tamil film lyrics.
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