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Lyrics & meaning

Siriththu Siriththu

From Thaai Sollai Thattadhe · 1961

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Thaai Sollai Thattadhe
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
17 Oct 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sirithu sirithu ennai siraiyilittaai
Kannam sivakka sivakka vandhu
Kadhai padithaai
Ninaithu ninaithu
Nenjil adaithu vittaai
Pakkam nerungi nerungi
Inba suvai koduthaai
Sirithu sirithu ennai siraiyilittaai
Kannam sivakka sivakka vandhu
Kadhai padithaai
Ninaithu ninaithu
Nenjil adaithu vittaai
Pakkam nerungi nerungi
Inba suvai koduthaai
Sirithu sirithu ennai siraiyilittaai
Oohooo…ooo…ooo…
Pazhaga pazhaga varum isai polae
Dhinam padikka padikka varum kavi polae
Pazhaga pazhaga varum isai polae
Dhinam padikka padikka varum kavi polae
Arugil arugil vandha uravinilae
Manam urugi nindraen naan thanimaiyilae
M…hum…
Arugil arugil vandha uravinilae
Manam urugi nindraen naan thanimaiyilae
Sirithu sirithu ennai siraiyilittaai
Aahahhaa…aaaa
Inbam thunbam edhu vandhaalum
Iruvar nilaiyum ondrae
Inbam thunbam edhu vandhaalum
Iruvar nilaiyum ondrae
Elimai perumai edhu vandhaalum
Iruvar vazhiyum ondrae
Male :M..hum…hum…
Elimai perumai edhu vandhaalum
Iruvar vazhiyum ondrae
ruvar vazhiyum ondrae
Sirithu sirithu ennai siraiyilittaai
Aahaa…
Ilamai sugamum inimai kanavum
Iruvar manamum ondrae
Ilamai sugamum inimai kanavum
Iruvar manamum ondrae
Iravum paghalum arugil irundhaal
Varavum selavum ondrae
Male :M…hum…
Female :Iravum paghalum arugil irundhaal
Varavum selavum ondrae
Sirithu sirithu ennai siraiyilittaai
Kannam sivakka sivakka vandhu
Kadhai padithaai
Ninaithu ninaithu
Nenjil adaithu vittaai
Pakkam nerungi nerungi
Inba suvai koduthaai
Sirithu sirithu ennai siraiyilittaai
Both :{Aahaa…haa…ha…haa…
Aahaa…haa…ha…haa…
Female :Aa…aa…aa…} (2)
With your smiles, you captured and imprisoned me.
With blushing cheeks, you came to me
and read me tales of love.
Thinking of me always,
you locked me inside your heart.
Drawing closer and closer,
you gave me the sweet taste of joy.
With your smiles, you captured and imprisoned me.
With blushing cheeks, you came to me
and read me tales of love.
Thinking of me always,
you locked me inside your heart.
Drawing closer and closer,
you gave me the sweet taste of joy.
With your smiles, you captured and imprisoned me.
Oho... oh... oh...
Like music that sweetens as you practice it,
like poetry that grows richer the more you read it,
Like music that sweetens as you practice it,
like poetry that grows richer the more you read it,
in the closeness of our bond,
my heart melted as I stood alone.
Mmm... hmm...
In the closeness of our bond,
my heart melted as I stood alone.
With your smiles, you captured and imprisoned me.
Aahaha... aaa...
Whatever joy or sorrow comes,
the life of both of us is one.
Whatever joy or sorrow comes,
the life of both of us is one.
Whether in humble simplicity or great pride,
the path for both of us is one.
Male: Mmm... hmm... hmm...
Whether in humble simplicity or great pride,
the path for both of us is one,
the path for both of us is one.
With your smiles, you captured and imprisoned me.
Aaha...
The pleasures of youth and sweetest dreams,
the hearts of both of us share as one.
The pleasures of youth and sweetest dreams,
the hearts of both of us share as one.
If we stay close by night and day,
what we gain and what we give is one.
Male: Mmm... hmm...
Female: If we stay close by night and day,
what we gain and what we give is one.
With your smiles, you captured and imprisoned me.
With blushing cheeks, you came to me
and read me tales of love.
Thinking of me always,
you locked me inside your heart.
Drawing closer and closer,
you gave me the sweet taste of joy.
With your smiles, you captured and imprisoned me.
Both: {Aaha... ha... ha... ha...
Aaha... ha... ha... ha...
Female: Aa... aa... aa...} (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic duet celebrates the deep emotional and spiritual unity between two lovers. The protagonist describes how the beloved captured their heart through enchanting smiles, blushing cheeks, and gentle closeness. The bond is compared to music that grows sweeter with familiarity and poetry that reveals deeper meaning upon repeated reading. As the song progresses, the lovers reaffirm that no matter what life brings—joy or sorrow, poverty or grandeur—they will face it together as one. Their minds, paths, and destinies are completely entwined, expressing a profound commitment of eternal togetherness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Reduplication)

“Sirithu sirithu ennai siraiyilittaai”

Repetition of words like 'Sirithu sirithu', 'sivakka sivakka', 'pazhaga pazhaga', and 'padikka padikka' to emphasize intensity and continuity.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Sirithu sirithu ennai siraiyilittaai”

Captivating someone's heart through smiles is metaphorically expressed as placing them in prison ('siraiyilittaai').

Simile (Uvamai)

“Pazhaga pazhaga varum isai polae”

The blossoming of love and intimacy is compared directly to music that improves with practice ('isai polae') and poetry that grows sweeter with reading ('kavi polae').

Antithesis / Contrast (Ethirsol)

“Inbam thunbam edhu vandhaalum”

Juxtaposition of opposing concepts such as 'Inbam / Thunbam' (Joy / Sorrow) and 'Elimai / Perumai' (Poverty / Pride) to underline complete unity under all circumstances.

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Trivia

'Sirithu Sirithu Ennai Siraiyilittaai' is a timeless duet from the 1961 Tamil hit movie 'Thaai Sollai Thattadhe', starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and B. Saroja Devi. Composed by the legendary music director K. V. Mahadevan and rendered by P. Susheela and T. M. Soundararajan, this song is celebrated for Kannadasan's evocative romantic verses.

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