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Lyrics & meaning

Sei Yedhavathu Sei

From Billa · 2007

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Neha Bhasin, Preethi Balla
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Billa
Movie release year
2007
Lyrics added on
18 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sei yethavathu sei
Sollathathu sei
Seiyaathathai sei
Sei koodathathai sei
Soodavathu sei
Edagudam sei
Naan chillaai naan chillaai
Naan maarugiren mul mullaai
Sillaai uyir thullaai
Enai uduruvu vaan villaai
Unai neithu neithu
Uyir koidhu koidhu vida
Naan vandhen
Sei yethavathu sei
Sollathathu sei
Seiyaathathai sei
Sei koodathathai sei
Soodavathu sei
Edagudam sei
Undu irukkava
En uyirukku thirii yetri
Udhatukku neruppetri
Baspamaakkava
Kannai eerkava
Un uruvukkul neer ootri
Karuvukkul ver oondri
Kondu sellavaa
Sembula neer pol
Ohooo ooo
Aympulan serga
Ohooo ooo
Un pulan aynthil
Ohooo ooo
En pulan vaazhga
Ohooo ooo
Endrum endrumae
Nindru nindru
Unai kondru kondru vidavaa
Naan chillaai naan chillaai
Naan maarugiren mul mullaai
Sillaai uyir thullaai
Enai uduruvu vaan villaai
Unai neithu neithu
Uyir koidhu koidhu vida
Naan vandhen
Sei …………………………
Ye por thodukkava
Men manjangal kudai saaya
Vanjangal kulir kaaya
Unnai kenjuthae
Othuzhaikkavaa
Un kann veeriyam thaangamal
Samsaariyum vaangamal
Aambal veenguthae
Karuma vimotcham
Ohooo ooo
Kaama sareeram
Ohooo ooo
Anda sarasam
Ohooo ooo
Pennin vilasam
Ohooo ooo
Attru attru
Enai pattru pattru
Unai uttru uttru ariven
Sei yethavathu sei
Sollathathu sei
Seiyaathathai sei
Sei koodathathai sei
Soodavathu sei
Edagudam sei
Naan chillaai naan chillaai
Naan maarugiren mul mullaai
Sillaai uyir thullaai
Enai uduruvu vaan villaai
Unai neithu neithu
Uyir koidhu koidhu vida
Naan vandhen
Do it, do something
Do what goes unsaid
Do what hasn't been done
Do it, do what is forbidden
Do something hot and fiery
Do something wild and unruly
Into little pieces, into fragments
I bristle with tingling goosebumps
Shiver with a chill, leap with life
Pierce through me like a rainbow
Weaving you over and over
To pluck your soul away
I have come
Do it, do something
Do what goes unsaid
Do what hasn't been done
Do it, do what is forbidden
Do something hot and fiery
Do something wild and unruly
Shall I feast and remain?
Lighting a wick in my soul,
Setting fire to my lips,
Shall I turn you to ashes?
Shall I captivate your eyes?
Pouring water into your form,
Planting roots deep into your core,
Shall I sweep you away?
Like red earth and pouring rain,
Oho-o oh-oh
Let our five senses unite
Oho-o oh-oh
Within your five senses,
Oho-o oh-oh
May my senses thrive
Oho-o oh-oh
Forever and always,
Lingering on and on,
Shall I kill you with love, over and over?
Into little pieces, into fragments
I bristle with tingling goosebumps
Shiver with a chill, leap with life
Pierce through me like a rainbow
Weaving you over and over
To pluck your soul away
I have come
Do it...
Hey, shall I wage a war of passion?
As the soft bed tilts and gives way,
As sweet pretenses warm themselves by the fire,
It begs of you...
Shall I surrender and give in?
Unable to bear the fierce power of your eyes,
Without even holding back for ordinary worldly ways,
The night lily swells
Release from all karma
Oho-o oh-oh
A body of pure desire
Oho-o oh-oh
Flirting with the universe
Oho-o oh-oh
The true essence of a woman
Oho-o oh-oh
Letting go of everything,
Hold me, hold me tight
I will gaze deep into you and know you
Do it, do something
Do what goes unsaid
Do what hasn't been done
Do it, do what is forbidden
Do something hot and fiery
Do something wild and unruly
Into little pieces, into fragments
I bristle with tingling goosebumps
Shiver with a chill, leap with life
Pierce through me like a rainbow
Weaving you over and over
To pluck your soul away
I have come
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sei Yethavathu Sei is a seductive and intense track from the 2007 film Billa. The song expresses raw passion, longing, and dangerous attraction. The female protagonist urges her partner to break boundaries and engage in forbidden or unspoken acts, mixing metaphors of destruction, rebirth, and sensory fusion. She speaks of becoming like rain merging with red soil, unifying all five senses into one electric connection that consumes both soul and body.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

“Sei yethavathu sei / Sollathathu sei / Seiyaathathai sei”

Repeated use of the verb 'Sei' at the end of consecutive command lines to build rhythm and urgency.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Sembula neer pol”

Comparing the intimate physical and spiritual union of lovers to rainwater mixing with red earth ('Sembula neer pol'), an allusion to classic Sangam poetry (Kuruntokai 40).

Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai and Ethirai)

“Karuma vimotcham / Kaama sareeram”

Matching opening sound patterns across lines creating a hypnotic rhythmic cadence.

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Trivia

The track 'Sei Yethavathu Sei' features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay for the stylish 2007 action-thriller 'Billa', starring Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara, and Namitha. The phrase 'Sembula neer pol' is a direct nod to the famous Sangam literature line 'Sembulappeyal neere pol' from Kuruntokai, symbolizing deep, inseparable love.

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