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Lyrics & meaning

Sekka Sivanthavale

From Suyamvaram · 1999

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Hariharan, Sujatha
Music director
Sirpy
Details
Suyamvaram1999

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Sekka sevandhavalaeOh girl with bright rosy skin
Sekka sevandhavalaeOh girl with bright rosy skin
Enai kollum azhaginilaeIn your beauty that slays me
Naan kollai ponnenaeI was completely captivated
Naan kollai ponnenaeI was completely captivated
Female
Vetkam thandhavanaeOh man who made me blush
Vetkam thandhavanaeOh man who made me blush
Un theendum viralgalilaeBy your touching fingers
Naan karaindhae ponnenaeI completely melted away
Naan karaindhae ponnenaeI completely melted away
Female
Vetta velithanilaeIn the wide open space
Vetta velithanilaeIn the wide open space
Naan paniyil naninthaalumEven if I am drenched in the dew
Un moochil vendhenaeI burned in your warm breath
Male
Kadhal mazhaiyinilaeIn the rain of love
Kaadhal mazhaiyinilaeIn the rain of love
Naan kudaiyai marandhenaeI forgot my umbrella
Ennuyirum nanaidhenaeAnd even my soul got soaked
Female
Kaadhal sollathaanJust to express love
Pookkal malargirathaeThe flowers bloom
Male :Sila roja malargalumMale: Seeing you, even a few red roses
Unnai kandathumUpon seeing you
Kannam sivakkirathu.. kannam sivakkirathuTurn red on their cheeks... turn red on their cheeks
Female
Vetkam thandhavanaeOh man who made me blush
Vetkam thandhavanaeOh man who made me blush
Un theendum viralgalilaeBy your touching fingers
Naan karaindhae ponnenaeI completely melted away
Naan karaindhae ponnenaeI completely melted away
Female
Kaadhal nenjathaiMy loving heart
Kaatril vittenaeI released into the breeze
Andha kaatrae erinthaalumEven if that wind catches fire
En kaadhal eriyaadhaeMy love will never burn away
Male
Sevvaai gragathilOn the planet Mars
Nee poi vaazhndhaalumEven if you go and live
Naan unnai servenaeI will reach you and unite
En kaadhal theeradhaeMy love will never end
Female
Ulagam azhagiyathuThe world said
Kaadhal solliyadhuThat love is beautiful
Male :Adi adhanaal thaanadiMale: Hey girl, that is why
Yevaal appleEve's forbidden apple
Innum inikiradhu.. innum inikiradhuStill tastes sweet... still tastes sweet
Male
Sekka sivandhavalaeOh girl with bright rosy skin
Sekka sivandhavalaeOh girl with bright rosy skin
Enai kollum azhaginilaeIn your beauty that slays me
Naan kollai ponnenaeI was completely captivated
Naan kollai ponnenaeI was completely captivated
Female
Vetkam thandhavanaeOh man who made me blush
Vetkam thandhavanaeOh man who made me blush
Un theendum viralgalilaeBy your touching fingers
Naan karaindhae ponnenaeI completely melted away
Naan karaindhae ponnenaeI completely melted away

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Sekka Sevandhavalae' is a vibrant and passionate romantic duet where the male and female leads express their deep affection and sensory intoxication for each other. The woman describes how her lover's tender touch melts her shy heart and how his warm breath kindles passion within her even amidst chilly weather. In response, the man poetically claims that her skin's radiant redness makes red roses blush in jealousy, comparing their love's temptation to the eternal sweetness of Eve's apple.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Sekka sevandhavalae

Repetition of the initial consonant/vowel sound 'Se' in 'Sekka' and 'Sevandhavalae'.

Personification

Male :Sila roja malargalum Unnai kandathum Kannam sivakkirathu

Attributing human traits like blushing ('kannam sivakkirathu') to roses upon seeing the heroine's beauty.

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

Sevvaai gragathil Nee poi vaazhndhaalum Naan unnai servenae

Exaggerating love's reach beyond Earth, stating that the lover would follow even to Mars.

Allusion

Yevaal apple Innum inikiradhu

Referencing biblical mythology ('Eve's apple') to symbolize immortal passion and temptation.

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Trivia

'Suyamvaram' (1999) holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest feature film ever made, being planned, shot, edited, and scored in under 24 hours (23 hours and 58 minutes) by an ensemble cast of top Tamil actors, directors, and composers including Sirpy.

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