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Lyrics & meaning

Singara Thoppile

From Meenda Sorgam · 1960

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
Jikki, S. Janaki
Music director
T. Chalapathi Rao
Movie name
Meenda Sorgam
Movie release year
1960
Lyrics added on
19 Jul 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Singaara thoppilae
Chella kili tholilae
Kondaada vandhaaru maappilae
Anjaaru naalilae
Adaiyaalam theriyalae
Aal maari ponaalae pombalae
Aal maari ponaalae pombalae
Singaara thoppilae
Chella kili tholilae
Kondaada vandhaaru maappilae
Anjaaru naalilae
Adaiyaalam theriyalae
Aal maari ponaalae pombalae pombalae
Aal maari ponaalae pombalae
Kan pattadhaal vandha maayamo
Illai kai thottadhaal vandha kaayamo
Kan pattadhaal vandha maayamo
Illai kai thottadhaal vandha kaayamo
Kannaadi kani irandum
Ponnaana idhazh irandum
Kannaadi kani irandum
Ponnaana idhazh irandum
Punnaagi ponadhadi vambilae
Chorus :Aal maari ponaalae pombalae
Singaara thoppilae
Chella kili tholilae
Kondaada vandhaaru maappilae
Anjaaru naalilae
Adaiyaalam theriyalae
Aal maari ponaalae pombalae pombalae
Aal maari ponaalae pombalae
Paavaiyudan kaalai
Paadi varum paadam
Kaadhalenum paadam ooo ooo oo ooo
Paavaiyudan kaalai paadi varum paadam
Sollaamal therivadhillai sonnaalum purivadhillai
Sollaamal therivadhillai sonnaalum purivadhillai
Thannaalae valarumadi nenjilae
Chorus :Aal maari ponaalae pombalae
Singaara thoppilae
Chella kili tholilae
Kondaada vandhaaru maappilae
Anjaaru naalilae
Adaiyaalam theriyalae
Aal maari ponaalae pombalae pombalae
Aal maari ponaalae pombalae
Kaalai varum podhu
Kadamai sollum maadhu ooo ooo ooo ooo
Maalai varum podhu mayanghuvadhai paaru
Nalliravil vizhi irandum
Kandu vandha kadhaigalinaal
Nalliravil vizhi irandum
Kandu vandha kadhaigalinaal
Naanangal thondrudhadi nadaiyilae
Chorus :Aal maari ponaalae pombalae
Singaara thoppilae
Chella kili tholilae
Kondaada vandhaaru maappilae
Anjaaru naalilae
Adaiyaalam theriyalae
Aal maari ponaalae pombalae pombalae
Aal maari ponaalae pombalae
In this lovely garden grove,
with his pet parrot on his shoulder,
the bridegroom arrived to celebrate!
In just five or six days,
she is hard to recognize—
this woman has changed completely!
This woman has changed completely!
In this lovely garden grove,
with his pet parrot on his shoulder,
the bridegroom arrived to celebrate!
In just five or six days,
she is hard to recognize—
this woman has changed completely, oh woman,
this woman has changed completely!
Is it magic caused by an evil eye,
or a tender mark left by his touch?
Is it magic caused by an evil eye,
or a tender mark left by his touch?
Her two soft, glowing cheeks
and both her golden lips
Her two soft, glowing cheeks
and both her golden lips
have gotten bruised in all the playful mischief!
Chorus: This woman has changed completely!
In this lovely garden grove,
with his pet parrot on his shoulder,
the bridegroom arrived to celebrate!
In just five or six days,
she is hard to recognize—
this woman has changed completely, oh woman,
this woman has changed completely!
In the morning, with the young woman,
the lesson that is sung,
this lesson known as love, oh, oh, oh, oh...
The lesson sung with the young woman in the morning—
you cannot know without being told, nor understand even when told!
You cannot know without being told, nor understand even when told!
It just blossoms on its own inside the heart!
Chorus: This woman has changed completely!
In this lovely garden grove,
with his pet parrot on his shoulder,
the bridegroom arrived to celebrate!
In just five or six days,
she is hard to recognize—
this woman has changed completely, oh woman,
this woman has changed completely!
When the morning comes,
she speaks of daily duties, oh, oh, oh, oh...
but look at how she swoons when evening falls!
From the stories that her eyes
witnessed in the dead of night,
from the stories that her eyes
witnessed in the dead of night,
a sweet shyness shows in the way she walks!
Chorus: This woman has changed completely!
In this lovely garden grove,
with his pet parrot on his shoulder,
the bridegroom arrived to celebrate!
In just five or six days,
she is hard to recognize—
this woman has changed completely, oh woman,
this woman has changed completely!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Singaara Thoppilae from Meenda Sorgam (1960) is a playful, romantic song that teases a newlywed woman about how rapidly marriage and romance have transformed her. The lyrics highlight the drastic change in her demeanor within just a few days of marriage, observing how she goes from being duty-bound during the daytime to deeply enamored and bashful by evening.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Singaara thoppilae / Chella kili tholilae

Matching second consonants in consecutive lines like Singaara / Chella creating rhythmic harmony.

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Kannaadi kani irandum / Ponnaana idhazh irandum

Comparing lips to gold (Ponnaana idhazh) and tender cheeks to delicate fruits (Kannaadi kani).

Antithesis (Muran)

Kaalai varum podhu... / Maalai varum podhu mayanghuvadhai paaru

Contrasting morning duty (Kaalai varum podhu kadamai) with evening romance (Maalai varum podhu mayanghuvadhai).

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Trivia

Meenda Sorgam (1960) was directed by C. V. Sridhar and featured Gemini Ganesan and Padmini in lead roles. The film's musical score was composed by T. Chalapathi Rao with lyrics penned by Kannadasan.

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