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Sara Sara Saara Kaathu

From Vaagai Sooda Vaa · 2011

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Chinmayi
Music director
Ghibran
Movie name
Vaagai Sooda Vaa
Movie release year
2011
Lyrics added on
26 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sara sara saara kaathu veesum pothu
Sir ah paathu pesum pothu
Saara paambu pola nenjam satham poduthae..
Sara sara saara kaathu veesum pothu
Sir ah paathu pesum pothu
Saara paambu pola nenjam satham poduthae..
Ithu ithu ithu pona nenju thaika
Otha paarava paathu sellu
Motha sotha eluthi tharen
Moochu utpada..
Ithu ithu ithu pona nenju thaika
Otha paarava paathu sellu
Motha sotha eluthi tharen
Moochu utpada..
Sara sara saara kaathu veesum pothu
Sir ah paathu pesum pothu
Saara paambu pola nenjam satham poduthae..
: Enga ooru pudikutha..enga thanni inikutha
Suthi varum kaathula..sutta eeral manakutha
Mutta mozhi pudikava..munnu padi samaikava
Elumbhugal kadaikayil..enna konja ninaika vaa
Kamansooru rusika va..samaicha kaiya konjam rasikava
Modakatha rasam vachu madakathan paakuren
Rettai dosai suttu vachu kaava kaakuren
Mukannu noongu naan nikiren
Mandu ne kangam yen kekura
Sara sara saara kaathu veesum pothu
Sir ah paathu pesum pothu
Saara paambu pola nenjam satham poduthae..
Pullu kattu vaasama.. puthikkulla veesura
Maatu mani sathamma..manasukul kekura
Katta vandi ottura..kaiyalavu manasula
Kaiyeluthu podura..kanni ponnu maarbula
Moonu naala paakala..ooril entha poovum pookala
Aatu kallu kuliyila orangi pogum poonaiya
Vanthu vanthu pathuthan kirangi porenya
Meenuku engura kokku nee
Kothavae theriyala makku nee
{Sara sara saara kaathu veesum pothu
Sir ah paathu pesum pothu
Saara paambu pola nenjam satham poduthae..}(2)
{Ithu ithu ithu pona nenju thaika
Otha paarava paathu sellu
Motha sotha eluthi tharen
Moochu utpada.}(2).
Kaatu malliga poothirukkudhu kaadhala kaadhala
Vanthu vanthu odipogum vandukena kaachala
When the rustling drizzly breeze blows,
When I look at you, Sir, and speak,
My heart rustles like a rat snake..
When the rustling drizzly breeze blows,
When I look at you, Sir, and speak,
My heart rustles like a rat snake..
To mend this torn heart of mine,
Just look at me once before you go,
I will sign over everything I own,
Including my very breath..
To mend this torn heart of mine,
Just look at me once before you go,
I will sign over everything I own,
Including my very breath..
When the rustling drizzly breeze blows,
When I look at you, Sir, and speak,
My heart rustles like a rat snake..
Do you like our village? Does our water taste sweet?
In the swirling breeze, do you smell roasted liver?
Shall I catch plump quail? Shall I cook three measures of rice?
While chewing on bones, will you think of loving me?
Come taste this spicy dish, or will you admire the hands that made it?
I made balloon-vine herbal soup, trying to win you over,
I made a pair of dosas and keep waiting on guard,
Here I stand, sweet as a three-eyed tender palm fruit,
Why do you ask for a dry husk, you silly man?
When the rustling drizzly breeze blows,
When I look at you, Sir, and speak,
My heart rustles like a rat snake..
Like the scent of fresh-cut grass, you drift through my thoughts,
Like the chiming of a cattle bell, you ring inside my heart,
You drive a heavy cart across my palm-sized heart,
You leave your signature on this young girl's chest,
I haven't seen you in three days, and not a single flower has bloomed in our village,
Like a cat curling up to sleep inside a grinding stone,
I keep coming to steal a glance and swoon over you, my dear,
You are like a crane yearning for fish,
Yet you don't even know how to catch one, you fool!
When the rustling drizzly breeze blows,
When I look at you, Sir, and speak,
My heart rustles like a rat snake..
To mend this torn heart of mine,
Just look at me once before you go,
I will sign over everything I own,
Including my very breath..
Wild jasmine is in full bloom, my love, my love,
What fever has struck the bee that it keeps rushing in and running away?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Sara Sara Saara Kaathu' is a folk-infused romantic song expressing a young village woman's innocent, playful, and deep infatuation with a newly arrived teacher ('Sir') in her village. She vividly describes her physical and emotional reactions when she sees him, comparing her pounding heart to the rustling sound of a rat snake sliding through dry leaves. Throughout the song, she uses rustic imagery from daily rural life—such as cooking traditional food, cattle bells, cart rides, and local flora—to express her affection and teasing frustration at his shyness and hesitation to respond to her feelings.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Saara paambu pola nenjam satham poduthae..”

Compares the nervous, rapid beating of her heart to the rustling sound of a rat snake ('Saara paambu pola nenjam satham poduthae').

Alliteration / Monai

“Sara sara saara kaathu veesum pothu”

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'S' ('Sara', 'sara', 'saara', 'Sir', 'Saara') creating a rhythmic, wind-like auditory effect.

Metaphor (Urvagam)

“Meenuku engura kokku nee”

Compares the shy lover to a crane waiting for fish but too naive to peck ('Meenuku engura kokku nee, kothavae theriyala makku nee').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

“Moonu naala paakala..ooril entha poovum pookala”

Exaggerates that no flower bloomed in the village just because she didn't see him for three days.

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Trivia

This hit song marked the stunning debut of composer Ghibran in Tamil cinema. Lyricist Vairamuthu used rich Madurai/rurual Tamil vernacular idioms. Singer Chinmayi Sripada won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her expressive performance of this track.

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