♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Female
Sayya sayya sayya sayyaa ee…	Sayya sayya sayya sayyaa ee…
Female
Nagulaa nagulaa…	Oh Nagula, Nagula…
Un tholil karaiyavaa	Shall I melt on your shoulders?
Mugilaa mugilaa…	Oh cloud, cloud…
Unnodu uraiyavaa	Shall I freeze and dwell with you?
Female
Vizhiyilae thedava thedava	Shall I search in your eyes, search?
En kaadhal thirudava	Shall I steal my love?
Oru nodi podhumae podhumae	Just a single moment is enough, enough
Ennodu iniya vaa…	Come sweet one, be with me…
Female
Aiyyo vegam koodi chella	Oh my, as the speed surges forward,
En hormone thavikidhu seidhi solla	My hormones struggle to deliver the message
Engo megam modhi kolla	Somewhere clouds clash against each other,
Ada sattena saaral theendi chella	Ah, suddenly a light drizzle touches and passes by
Neram kaalam koodi vandhu vaattudhae	The right time and moment have aligned to tease me
Female
Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…	Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…
Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…	Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…
Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…	Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…
Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…	Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…
Male
Koodum puruvaththu	With joined eyebrows,
Uyir kollvai	You take away life,
Manneeyum peedum	The pride and honor of the land,
Pirar evvam	The sorrow of others,
Paraai maarsumanthu	Bearing the chest of a stranger,
Vaadum sirumen	A wilting young girl,
Marungu izhaval kandaai	You saw her slender waist
Male
Koodum puruvaththu	With joined eyebrows,
Uyir kollvai	You take away life,
Manneeyum peedum	The pride and honor of the land,
Pirar evvam	The sorrow of others,
Paraai maarsumanthu	Bearing the chest of a stranger,
Vaadum sirumen	A wilting young girl,
Marungu izhaval kandaai	You saw her slender waist
Female
Thennavanae ennavanae	Oh king of the South, my beloved,
Iru udhadum inaiya	As both our lips touch and join,
En viratham mudiyum	My long-held penance shall end
Innodiyae nindridavae	May this very moment stand frozen,
Idaiveliyum kuraiyanumae	The distance between us must vanish,
Imaigal moodavae	As our eyelids close
Female
Kaatu maramaai	Like a wild tree,
Katti vidavaa	Shall I tie you tight?
Vittu vilaga thittam illai	There is no intention to ever leave or step away
Madiyil pudhaiya	To bury myself in your lap,
Mayangi sariya	To swoon and collapse,
Manasu oonjalaadum	My heart swings like a cradle
Female
Pattu charamaai	Like a string of silk,
Thottu urasa	Brushing gently against you,
Kutti malayaai muththam kuviya	Kisses pile up like a tiny mountain
Nilavu maraiya viralum inaya	As the moon hides and our fingers entwine,
Narambu vegam koodum	The rush through the nerves increases
Female
Jeevan…	The soul…
Unnodu serumaaa…	Will it unite with yours?…
Neram kaalam koodi vanthu	The right time and moment have gathered
Vaazhthudhae…	To bless us…
Female
Hmm hmm hmm	Hmm hmm hmm
Hmm hmm hmmm	Hmm hmm hmmm
Hahahaha	Hahahaha
Male
Kaattu poo idhuthanaa	Is this a wild flower?
Kaaman kal kudithanaa	Has the god of desire consumed wine?
Moochu kaatrum ooo oo oo oo…	Even the air of my breath, ooo oo oo oo…
Patta udanae soodera	Grows warm the moment it touches
Female
Nenjukkul pudhaindhidu	Bury yourself inside my chest,
Uyirukkul urandhidu	Freeze deep within my soul,
Uchchathin vazhiyinai	The pathway to the peak,
Male
Nee thaedu	You must search for it
En vasam izhandhida	As I lose control over myself,
Un vasam sarindhida	As you surrender into my hold,
Idai patta udaiyena	Like the garment lying between us,
Female
Nee maaru…	You must transform…
Jeevan…	The soul…
Unnodu serumaaa…	Will it unite with yours?…
Neram kaalam koodi vanthu	The right time and moment have gathered
Vaazhthudhae…	To bless us…
Male
Koodum puruvaththu	With joined eyebrows,
Uyir kollvai	You take away life,
Manneeyum peedum	The pride and honor of the land,
Pirar evvam	The sorrow of others,
Paraai maarsumanthu	Bearing the chest of a stranger,
Vaadum sirumen	A wilting young girl,
Marungu izhaval kandaai	You saw her slender waist
Female
Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…	Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…
Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…	Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…
Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…	Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…
Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…	Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…
Female
Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…	Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…
Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…	Sayya sayya sayya sayyaaaa…

Lyrics & meaning

Song interpretation

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Initial Rhyme / Monai

Archaic Literary Diction (Sangam Style)

Trivia

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