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Lyrics & meaning

Satrumun Varai

From Madha Gaja Raja · 2025

Lyricist
Annamalai
Singer
Santosh Hariharan
Music director
Vijay Antony
Details
Madha Gaja Raja2025

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Sattrumun varai ennil irundhaenUntil a moment ago, I was composed within myself
Unnai kandadhum eppadi thozhaindhaenHow did I lose myself the moment I saw you?
Ottrai nodiyile uzhagai marandhaenIn a single moment, I forgot the whole world
Hoo ooo hoo ooHoo ooo hoo oo
Unnai paarthadhum thookam marandhaenThe instant I saw you, I forgot to sleep
Kaadhal vandhadhum kaatril midhandhaenWhen love arrived, I floated in the air
Nee illaamal naan eppadi irupenWithout you, how am I going to exist?
Hoo ooo hoo ooHoo ooo hoo oo
Male
Unvizhi chaaral mazhaiyileIn the misty rain spraying from your eyes
Jaladhosam pidikudheI catch a cold
Nee irundhaal en arugileWhen you are right next to me
Ennakedho nadakkudheSomething inexplicable happens to me
Hoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua huaHoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua hua
Hoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua huaHoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua hua
Male
Sattrumun varai ennil irundhaenUntil a moment ago, I was composed within myself
Unnai kandadhum eppadi thozhaindhaenHow did I lose myself the moment I saw you?
Ottrai nodiyile uzhagai marandhaenIn a single moment, I forgot the whole world
Hoo ooo hoo ooHoo ooo hoo oo
Male
Yaaro pole aanen naaneI became like a total stranger to myself
Enmel kaadhal kavizhaAs love pours down upon me
Vaanam pogum dhooram poleJust like the endless distance the sky stretches
Unmel aasai viriyaAs my desire for you expands
Male
Iravil un ninaivilAt night, in thoughts of you
En urakkam kettu tholaiyaMy sleep gets completely ruined and lost
Kanavil en arugilIn my dream, right beside me
Haiyo vandhu kollaadhe…Oh dear, please do not come and slay me...
Hoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua huaHoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua hua
Hoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua huaHoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua hua
Male
Sattrumun varai ennil irundhaenUntil a moment ago, I was composed within myself
Unnai kandadhum eppadi thozhaindhaenHow did I lose myself the moment I saw you?
Ottrai nodiyile uzhagai marandhaenIn a single moment, I forgot the whole world
Hoo ooo hoo ooHoo ooo hoo oo
Male
Nee ennai paarthaal podhum podhumIt is enough if you just look at me
Enmel pookkal sidharum hoo ooFlowers will shower upon me, hoo oo
Nee or vaarthai sonnaal podhumIf you say just a single word, that is enough
Theeyai theendumm viralum ho ooEven my finger touching fire feels fearless, ho oo
Male
Unnaal dhaagam vellam poleBecause of you, thirst overflows like a flood
Enmel pongi valiyaGushing and pouring over me
Neeyum haiyo paarvai paarthaaiAnd oh my, you cast a single glance
Ennul theeyaai eriyaTo burn like a fire inside me
Hoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua huaHoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua hua
Hoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua huaHoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua hua
Male
Sattrumun varai ennil irundhaenUntil a moment ago, I was composed within myself
Unnai kandadhum eppadi thozhaindhaenHow did I lose myself the moment I saw you?
Ottrai nodiyile uzhagai marandhaenIn a single moment, I forgot the whole world
Hoo ooo hoo ooHoo ooo hoo oo
Male
Unvizhi chaaral mazhaiyileIn the misty rain spraying from your eyes
Jaladhosam pidikudheI catch a cold
Nee irundhaal en arugileWhen you are right next to me
Ennakedho nadakudheySomething inexplicable happens to me
Hoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua huaHoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua hua
Hoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua huaHoo vuho ..hu voho.. hua hua

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Sattrumun Varai' captures the overwhelming, sudden onset of romantic feelings. The protagonist describes how their world flipped upside down the moment they laid eyes on their beloved. Earlier grounded and composed, they now feel completely disoriented, weightless, and lost in thought, floating in air and losing sleep.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uruvagim/Adivanai)

Unvizhi chaaral mazhaiyile Jaladhosam pidikudhe

Exaggeration of love's physical effect by claiming to catch a cold from the rain/mist of the lover's eyes.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Unnaal dhaagam vellam pole

Comparing the intensity of romantic longing to a surging flood.

Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Unnai paarthadhum thookam marandhaen / Kaadhal vandhadhum kaatril midhandhaen

Rhyming second letters in consecutive lines ('Unnai' and 'Kaadhal' or 'Unvizhi' and 'Jaladhosam' in verse structure).

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Trivia

Madha Gaja Raja is an action-comedy directed by Sundar C., starring Vishal. Although produced much earlier, the film's delayed release preserved Vijay Antony's catchy melodic-pop tunes from his prolific era as a full-time music director before his full transition into lead acting.

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