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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
Details
Billa2007

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Sei yethavathu seiDo something, do it
Sollathathu seiDo what has not been spoken
Seiyaathathai seiDo what has not been done
Sei koodathathai seiDo what should not be done
Soodavathu seiDo something scorching
Edagudam seiDo something mischievous
Female
Naan chillaai naan chillaaiAs a fragment, as a fragment
Naan maarugiren mul mullaaiI transform into sharp thorns
Sillaai uyir thullaaiAs a stone, with soul leaping
Enai uduruvu vaan villaaiPierce through me like a rainbow
Unai neithu neithuWeaving you again and again
Uyir koidhu koidhu vidaTo pluck away your very life
Naan vandhenI have arrived
Female
Sei yethavathu seiDo something, do it
Sollathathu seiDo what has not been spoken
Seiyaathathai seiDo what has not been done
Sei koodathathai seiDo what should not be done
Soodavathu seiDo something scorching
Edagudam seiDo something mischievous
Female
Undu irukkavaShall I exist fully consumed?
En uyirukku thirii yetriLighting a wick in my soul
Udhatukku neruppetriSetting fire to my lips
BaspamaakkavaShall I turn into ashes?
Female
Kannai eerkavaShall I captivate your eyes?
Un uruvukkul neer ootriPouring water into your form
Karuvukkul ver oondriPlanting roots into the womb
Kondu sellavaaShall I lead you away?
Female
Sembula neer polLike rain water merging with red soil
Ohooo oooOhooo ooo
Aympulan sergaLet the five senses unite
Ohooo oooOhooo ooo
Un pulan aynthilWithin your five senses
Ohooo oooOhooo ooo
En pulan vaazhgaMay my five senses thrive
Ohooo oooOhooo ooo
Female
Endrum endrumaeForever and ever
Nindru nindruStanding firm
Unai kondru kondru vidavaaShall I slay you again and again?
Female
Naan chillaai naan chillaaiAs a fragment, as a fragment
Naan maarugiren mul mullaaiI transform into sharp thorns
Sillaai uyir thullaaiAs a stone, with soul leaping
Enai uduruvu vaan villaaiPierce through me like a rainbow
Unai neithu neithuWeaving you again and again
Uyir koidhu koidhu vidaTo pluck away your very life
Naan vandhenI have arrived
Female
Sei …………………………Do...
Male
Ye por thodukkavaHey, shall I wage a war?
Men manjangal kudai saayaAs soft beds tilt like canopies
Vanjangal kulir kaayaAs deceits warm themselves in the cold
Unnai kenjuthaeIt begs of you
Female
OthuzhaikkavaaShall I cooperate?
Un kann veeriyam thaangamalUnable to bear the power of your eyes
Samsaariyum vaangamalWithout even embracing domestic life
Aambal veenguthaeThe lotus swells up
Female
Karuma vimotchamLiberation from karma
Ohooo oooOhooo ooo
Kaama sareeramA body filled with desire
Ohooo oooOhooo ooo
Anda sarasamCosmic intimacy
Ohooo oooOhooo ooo
Pennin vilasamThe aura and essence of a woman
Ohooo oooOhooo ooo
Female
Attru attruSevering ties completely
Enai pattru pattruHold onto me, hold onto me
Unai uttru uttru arivenI will know you by gazing deep within
Female
Sei yethavathu seiDo something, do it
Sollathathu seiDo what has not been spoken
Seiyaathathai seiDo what has not been done
Sei koodathathai seiDo what should not be done
Soodavathu seiDo something scorching
Edagudam seiDo something mischievous
Female
Naan chillaai naan chillaaiAs a fragment, as a fragment
Naan maarugiren mul mullaaiI transform into sharp thorns
Sillaai uyir thullaaiAs a stone, with soul leaping
Enai uduruvu vaan villaaiPierce through me like a rainbow
Unai neithu neithuWeaving you again and again
Uyir koidhu koidhu vidaTo pluck away your very life
Naan vandhenI have arrived

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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