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Seeni Sevu Sirippukari

From Vedigundu Murugesan · 2009

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Dharshana, Shankar Mahadevan
Music director
Dhina
Movie name
Vedigundu Murugesan
Movie release year
2009
Lyrics added on
13 Aug 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sirippukkaari sella morappukkaari
Sirippukkaari sella morappukkaari
Seeni saevu sirippukkaari
Kaara saevu morappukkaari
Panjumittaai kannam podhumae
Antha paalkovaa muththam venumae
Kaappi kotta neraththukkaaraa
Kaiyu murukku verappukkaaraa
Thengaa sillu kannu podhumae
Vera thinna pandam onnum venaamae
Sirippukkaaraa…..nalla morappukkaaraa
Macham odhadu inikkumpothu
Machchaan manasil inikkum thaenae
Un sirippula kaithiyaa maarinaenae
Seeni saevu sirippukkaaraa
Kaara saevu morappukkaaraa
Inji mittaai kannam podhumae
Antha paalkovaa muththam venumae….
………………….
Muththamae moththamaa maari pochchu ippothu
Siththamae suththamaa aagi pochchu ippothu
Female :Un meesakulla naanae
Oru kanni vedi podhachchaen
Nee murukkum pothu vedikkumaannu thaviyaa thavichaen
En aayusukkum naanae
Oru aasai vedha pottaen
Adhu valara thaanae paruva veli naanum pottaen
Kalla sirippukaaraa nalla morappukkaaraa
Vekka veli thaandi naanum
Unna naanum veratta maattaen
Nee marunthupol irunthukko
Marukka maattaen
Seeni saevu sirippukkaari
Kaara saevu morappukkaari
Panjumittaai kannam podhumae
Antha paalkovaa muththam venumae
Kaappi kotta neraththukkaaraa
Kaiyu murukku verappukkaaraa
Thengaa sillu kannu podhumae
Vera thinna pandam onnum venaamae
Eriyum viragaa ninaivaanathae
Kanavo adhilae kulirum kaayuthae
Female :Pagalum iravaa urumaaruthae
Udalum usurum urainthu poguthae
Nee paaththaalae nenju poo pookkum
Female :Kai saernthaalae anbu kaai kaaikkum
Male :Karuvam mullum unna nenaichchu elavu panjaachchu
Female :Avara kodi unna anaichchu arugampullaachchu
Male :Nee aasaiyodu pesa kaaththi soodaachchu
Kalla sirippukkaaraa nalla marappukkaaraa
Male :Sirippukkaari sella morappukkaari
Girl with the smiling face, my darling scowling girl!
Girl with the smiling face, my darling scowling girl!
Sweet sugar-sev smiling girl!
Spicy kaara-sev scowling girl!
Cotton-candy cheeks are enough for me,
I want a kiss as sweet as paalkova!
Man with the shade of a coffee bean,
Man as stiff as a twisted murukku!
Eyes like coconut slices are enough for me,
I don't need any other snack to eat!
Smiling man... good scowling man!
When the mole on the lip tastes sweet,
Honey sweetens in my sweetheart's heart!
I became a prisoner in your smile!
Sweet sugar-sev smiling man!
Spicy kaara-sev scowling man!
Ginger-candy cheeks are enough for me,
I want a kiss as sweet as paalkova...
……………….
Everything has completely turned into kisses now,
My mind has become completely clear now!
Female: Inside your mustache, I myself
Buried a landmine!
I agonized in fear, wondering if it would explode when you twirl it!
For my entire lifetime, I myself
Sowed a seed of desire!
And so that it would grow, I raised a fence of youth!
Slyly smiling man, good scowling man!
Even if I cross the fence of shyness,
I will not chase you away!
Stay like a medicine for me,
I won't refuse!
Sweet sugar-sev smiling girl!
Spicy kaara-sev scowling girl!
Cotton-candy cheeks are enough for me,
I want a kiss as sweet as paalkova!
Man with the shade of a coffee bean,
Man as stiff as a twisted murukku!
Eyes like coconut slices are enough for me,
I don't need any other snack to eat!
Memories turned into burning firewood,
Is it a dream? Even in it, the chill warms up!
Female: Day transforms into night,
My body and soul are freezing!
If you just look, my heart blossoms with flowers!
Female: If our hands join, love bears fruit!
Male: Thinking of you, my pride and thorns turned into soft cotton!
Female: Embracing you, the broad-bean vine turned into humble grass!
Male: As you speak with longing, the breeze turned warm!
Slyly smiling man, good scowling man!
Male: Girl with the smiling face, my darling scowling girl!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful Tamil romantic track uses culinary metaphors and folk expressions to paint a portrait of affection between two lovers who teasingly mock each other's mood swings. The female speaker describes her lover as dark-complexioned like roasted coffee beans and rigid like a twisted snack, yet charmingly affectionate. In return, the male speaker compares her moods to sweet and spicy snacks, highlighting how her anger and smiles balance each other out. The second half of the song turns deeply poetic, capturing how passion intensifies into an all-consuming fire that calms their pride and melts their defenses, turning fierce emotions into gentle devotion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

Panjumittaai kannam podhumae / Antha paalkovaa muththam venumae

Comparing facial features and affection to traditional South Indian sweets and snacks like panjumittaai (cotton candy), paalkova (milk sweet), and seeni/kaara saevu.

Metaphor (Uruvam)

Kaappi kotta neraththukkaaraa / Kaiyu murukku verappukkaaraa

Comparing the lover's skin tone to coffee beans and his tough posture to a hard murukku snack.

Alliteration & Rhyme (Monaai & Edhugai)

Sirippukkaari sella morappukkaari

Playful repetition of similar sounds in 'Sirippukkaari' and 'Morappukkaari' creating rhythm and folk melody.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Un meesakulla naanae / Oru kanni vedi podhachchaen

Exaggerating love as a landmine planted inside a mustache that explodes when twirled.

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Trivia

Vedigundu Murugesan (2009) features music composed by Dhina and stars Pasupathy and Jyothirmayi. Lyricist Yugabharathi cleverly incorporated traditional South Indian snacks (Seeni Saevu, Kaara Saevu, Inji Mittaai, Palkova) to craft a catchy and playful romantic dialogue between the lead characters.

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