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Sevandhipoo Maalakattu

From Thangathin Thangam · 1990

Lyricist
S. A. Rajkumar
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Thangathin Thangam
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
10 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Sevvandhi poo maalaikkattu
Thedivandhaa jodi sittu
Sevvandhi poo maalaikkattu
Thedivandhaa jodi sittu
Singaarama maedaiyittu
Seraporen melangottu
Sithaada poovizhi maamana paathu
Sithaada poovizhi maamana paathu
Saedhiya sollitta maalaiya maathu
Sevvandhi poo maalaikkattu
Thedivandhaa jodi sittu
…………………..
maaman thodathaanae inneram
Poovum malarndhenae
Manjal poo maeni unnaala
Andhi niram aanen
Yela poonguyilae un maaman
Yedhukkum thuninjirunthen
Innikku mudha mudhalaa pennae un
Kannukku paninji ninnen
Kaaladi mannukku
Kanni naan poojai seiven
Sevvandhi poo maalaikkattu
Thedivandhaa aa jodi sittu
Singaraama maedaiyittu
Seraporen melangottu
Paattu pudhu paattu ponmaanae
Paadi thaalattu
Nooru porappeduppen unnodu
Kaadhal seerattu
Nooru piraviyenna machaanae
Ullathai koduthappinnae
Vaanam irukkum vara unnoda
Anbukku vayasu illa
Thozhukku mundhaanai
Nenjukku maaman thaanae
Sevvandhi poo maalaikkattu
Thedivandhaa aa jodi sittu
Singaraama maedaiyittu
Seraporen melangottu
Sithaada poovizhi maamana paathu
Sithaada poovizhi maamana paathu
Saedhiya sollitta maalaiya maathu
Sevvandhi poo maalaikkattu
Thedivandhaa jodi sittu
Singaraama maedaiyittu
Seraporen melangottu
...
String a garland of yellow chrysanthemums,
Your sweetheart bird has come looking for you!
String a garland of yellow chrysanthemums,
Your sweetheart bird has come looking for you!
Set up a beautifully decorated stage,
I am going to join you, beat the wedding drums!
The girl in the silk skirt with flower-like eyes looked at her man,
The girl in the silk skirt with flower-like eyes looked at her man,
She gave her message, now exchange the garlands!
String a garland of yellow chrysanthemums,
Your sweetheart bird has come looking for you!
...
Just for my sweetheart to touch me at this hour,
I blossomed like a flower.
Because of you, my turmeric-glowing skin
Has taken on the warm color of dusk.
Hey sweet cuckoo bird, this man of yours
Was always bold enough to face anything,
Yet today, for the very first time, girl,
I stand humbled before your eyes.
Even to the dust beneath your feet,
I, your girl, will offer my devotion.
String a garland of yellow chrysanthemums,
Your sweetheart bird has come looking for you!
Set up a beautifully decorated stage,
I am going to join you, beat the wedding drums!
A song, a brand new song, my golden deer,
Sing it and lull me to sleep.
I will take a hundred lifetimes with you,
To cherish this love.
What is just a hundred lifetimes, my darling?
Now that I have given you my heart,
As long as the sky exists, with you,
Our love will never grow old.
The end of my saree rests on your shoulder,
And only you, my man, live in my heart!
String a garland of yellow chrysanthemums,
Your sweetheart bird has come looking for you!
Set up a beautifully decorated stage,
I am going to join you, beat the wedding drums!
The girl in the silk skirt with flower-like eyes looked at her man,
The girl in the silk skirt with flower-like eyes looked at her man,
She gave her message, now exchange the garlands!
String a garland of yellow chrysanthemums,
Your sweetheart bird has come looking for you!
Set up a beautifully decorated stage,
I am going to join you, beat the wedding drums!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Sevvandhi Poo Maalaikkattu' is a joyous romantic duet expressing the deep affection and eager anticipation of a couple getting ready for marriage. The song uses rich rustic imagery—chrysanthemum garlands, beating wedding drums, sparrows, and dusk colors—to depict the blossoming of love between maternal cousins, a traditional theme in rural Tamil culture.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Sevvandhi poo maalaikkattu / Thedivandhaa jodi sittu

The second consonant 'v' (vv) rhymes between 'Sevvandhi' and 'Thedivandhaa'.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Sithaada poovizhi maamana paathu

Comparing the female beloved's eyes to flowers ('poovizhi') and referring to her as a golden deer ('ponmaane').

Monaai (Alliteration)

Paattu pudhu paattu ponmaanae

The starting sound 'P' is repeated in 'Paattu', 'pudhu', 'paattu', and 'ponmaanae'.

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Trivia

The song is composed and written by S. A. Rajkumar for the 1990 Tamil movie 'Thangathin Thangam', starring Ramarajan and Gautami.

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