Sita Kalyanam
From Solo – World of Shekhar · 2017
- Lyricist
- Sangeeth Ravindran
- Singers
- Sooraj S Kurup, Renuka
- Music director
- Sooraj S Kurup
- Details
- Solo – World of Shekhar2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ennikadhu oru naal | If one day... |
| Naan un pakkam illana | I am not by your side... |
| En nyabagam nenappu | If my memories and thoughts... |
| Ethuvum illana | Are completely absent... |
| Will you used to love me | Will you used to love me |
| Male | |
| Take me there | Take me there |
| I know this journey ends | I know this journey ends |
| Oh wake me up | Oh wake me up |
| I need to breathe again | I need to breathe again |
| I need.. | I need.. |
| I need to breathe again | I need to breathe again |
| Male | |
| Sita kalyana.. vaibhogamae.. | The grand marriage celebration of Sita... |
| Rama kalyana.. vaibhogamae.. | The grand marriage celebration of Rama... |
| Chorus :Radha ragasiya mathurai madiyinil (2) | Chorus: Secret Radha in the lap of Madurai (x2) |
| Radha ragasiya kaadhal kannanil | Secret Radha with her beloved Kannan |
| Radha ragasiya.. | Secret Radha... |
| Chorus | |
| Radha ragasiya mathurai madiyinil (2) | Secret Radha in the lap of Madurai (x2) |
| Radha ragasiya kaadhal kannanil | Secret Radha with her beloved Kannan |
| Radha ragasiya.. | Secret Radha... |
| Male | |
| Vaazhkaiyae…. | Oh life... |
| Female :Idhum kadandhu | Female: Passing through even this |
| Vaazha vendum | We must live |
| Male :Ennilae… | Male: Within me... |
| Female :Udal uyir un manam | Female: Body, soul, and your heart |
| Male | |
| Arasiyae | Oh queen |
| Female :Manam adaindhu | Female: Attaining happiness |
| Vazha vendum | We must live |
| Chorus | |
| Naal endrum… | Every single day... |
| Nal vaazhvu ninaikum | Desiring a good life |
| En manam | Is my heart |
| Male | |
| {Maraiyaadhae en kanavae.. | {Do not fade away, my dream.. |
| Kaatraaga nee iruppaai.. | You will remain like the wind.. |
| Nee endhan aruginil vaa..} (2) | Come near me..} (x2) |
| Chorus | |
| Bhakta jana paripaala.. | Protector of the devoted souls.. |
| Bharitha shara jaala | Filled with a barrage of arrows |
| Bhukthi mukthithaleela.. | Granting worldly enjoyment and spiritual liberation playfully.. |
| Bhudeva paala | Protector of the earthly gods |
| Male | |
| Sita kalyana.. vaibhogamae.. | The grand marriage celebration of Sita... |
| Rama kalyana.. vaibhogamae.. | The grand marriage celebration of Rama... |
| Male | |
| Take me there | Take me there |
| I know this journey ends | I know this journey ends |
| Oh wake me up | Oh wake me up |
| I need to breathe again | I need to breathe again |
| I need.. | I need.. |
| Male | |
| Vaazhkaiyae…. | Oh life... |
| Female :Idhum kadandhu | Female: Passing through even this |
| Vaazha vendum | We must live |
| Male :Ennilae… | Male: Within me... |
| Female :Udal uyir un manam | Female: Body, soul, and your heart |
| Male | |
| Arasiyae | Oh queen |
| Nal vaazhvu ninaikum | Desiring a good life |
| En manam.. | Is my heart.. |
| Udal uyir un manam.. | Body, soul, and your heart.. |
| Sita kalyana.. vaibhogamae.. | The grand marriage celebration of Sita... |
எண்ணிக்காது
ஒரு நாள் நான் உன்
பக்கம் இல்லனா என்
நியாபகம் நெனப்பு
எதுவும் இல்லனா
வில் யூ யூஸ்ட் டு
லவ் மீ
If one day...
I am not by your side...
If my memories and thoughts...
Are completely absent...
Will you used to love me
டேக் மீ தேர்
ஐ நோ திஸ் ஜா்னி
எண்ட்ஸ் ஓ வேக் மீ
அப் ஐ நீட் டு ப்ரீத்
அகைன் ஐ நீட் அப் ஐ
நீட் டு ப்ரீத் அகைன்
Take me there
I know this journey ends
Oh wake me up
I need to breathe again
I need..
I need to breathe again
சீதா கல்யாண
வைபோகமே ராமா
கல்யாண வைபோகமே
குழு :
ராதா ரகசிய
மதுரை மடியினில் (2)
ராதா ரகசிய காதல்
கண்ணனில் ராதா ரகசிய
The grand marriage celebration of Sita...
The grand marriage celebration of Rama...
Chorus: Secret Radha in the lap of Madurai (x2)
Secret Radha with her beloved Kannan
Secret Radha...
ராதா ரகசிய
மதுரை மடியினில் (2)
ராதா ரகசிய காதல்
கண்ணனில் ராதா ரகசிய
Secret Radha in the lap of Madurai (x2)
Secret Radha with her beloved Kannan
Secret Radha...
வாழ்க்கையே
இதும் கடந்து
வாழ வேண்டும்
என்னிலே
உடல் உயிர்
உன் மனம்
Oh life...
Female: Passing through even this
We must live
Male: Within me...
Female: Body, soul, and your heart
அரசியே
மனம் அடைந்து
வாழ வேண்டும்
Oh queen
Female: Attaining happiness
We must live
நாள் என்றும்
நல் வாழ்வு நினைக்கும்
என் மனம்
Every single day...
Desiring a good life
Is my heart
{ மறையாதே
என் கனவே காற்றாக
நீ இருப்பாய் நீ எந்தன்
அருகினில் வா } (2)
{Do not fade away, my dream..
You will remain like the wind..
Come near me..} (x2)
பக்த ஜன பரிபால
பரிதா சார ஜால புக்தி
முக்திதலீலா பூதேவ
பாலா
Protector of the devoted souls..
Filled with a barrage of arrows
Granting worldly enjoyment and spiritual liberation playfully..
Protector of the earthly gods
சீதா கல்யாண
வைபோகமே ராமா
கல்யாண வைபோகமே
The grand marriage celebration of Sita...
The grand marriage celebration of Rama...
டேக் மீ தேர்
ஐ நோ திஸ் ஜா்னி
எண்ட்ஸ் ஓ வேக் மீ
அப் ஐ நீட் டு ப்ரீத்
அகைன் ஐ நீட்
Take me there
I know this journey ends
Oh wake me up
I need to breathe again
I need..
வாழ்க்கையே
இதும் கடந்து
வாழ வேண்டும்
என்னிலே
உடல் உயிர்
உன் மனம்
Oh life...
Female: Passing through even this
We must live
Male: Within me...
Female: Body, soul, and your heart
அரசியே நல்
வாழ்வு நினைக்கும்
என் மனம் உடல் உயிர்
உன் மனம் சீதா கல்யாண
வைபோகமே
Oh queen
Desiring a good life
Is my heart..
Body, soul, and your heart..
The grand marriage celebration of Sita...
Ennikadhu oru naal
If one day...
Naan un pakkam illana
I am not by your side...
En nyabagam nenappu
If my memories and thoughts...
Ethuvum illana
Are completely absent...
Will you used to love me
Will you used to love me
Take me there
Take me there
I know this journey ends
I know this journey ends
Oh wake me up
Oh wake me up
I need to breathe again
I need to breathe again
I need..
I need..
I need to breathe again
I need to breathe again
Sita kalyana.. vaibhogamae..
The grand marriage celebration of Sita...
Rama kalyana.. vaibhogamae..
The grand marriage celebration of Rama...
Chorus :Radha ragasiya mathurai madiyinil (2)
Chorus: Secret Radha in the lap of Madurai (x2)
Radha ragasiya kaadhal kannanil
Secret Radha with her beloved Kannan
Radha ragasiya..
Secret Radha...
Radha ragasiya mathurai madiyinil (2)
Secret Radha in the lap of Madurai (x2)
Radha ragasiya kaadhal kannanil
Secret Radha with her beloved Kannan
Radha ragasiya..
Secret Radha...
Vaazhkaiyae….
Oh life...
Female :Idhum kadandhu
Female: Passing through even this
Vaazha vendum
We must live
Male :Ennilae…
Male: Within me...
Female :Udal uyir un manam
Female: Body, soul, and your heart
Arasiyae
Oh queen
Female :Manam adaindhu
Female: Attaining happiness
Vazha vendum
We must live
Naal endrum…
Every single day...
Nal vaazhvu ninaikum
Desiring a good life
En manam
Is my heart
{Maraiyaadhae en kanavae..
{Do not fade away, my dream..
Kaatraaga nee iruppaai..
You will remain like the wind..
Nee endhan aruginil vaa..} (2)
Come near me..} (x2)
Bhakta jana paripaala..
Protector of the devoted souls..
Bharitha shara jaala
Filled with a barrage of arrows
Bhukthi mukthithaleela..
Granting worldly enjoyment and spiritual liberation playfully..
Bhudeva paala
Protector of the earthly gods
Sita kalyana.. vaibhogamae..
The grand marriage celebration of Sita...
Rama kalyana.. vaibhogamae..
The grand marriage celebration of Rama...
Take me there
Take me there
I know this journey ends
I know this journey ends
Oh wake me up
Oh wake me up
I need to breathe again
I need to breathe again
I need..
I need..
Vaazhkaiyae….
Oh life...
Female :Idhum kadandhu
Female: Passing through even this
Vaazha vendum
We must live
Male :Ennilae…
Male: Within me...
Female :Udal uyir un manam
Female: Body, soul, and your heart
Arasiyae
Oh queen
Nal vaazhvu ninaikum
Desiring a good life
En manam..
Is my heart..
Udal uyir un manam..
Body, soul, and your heart..
Sita kalyana.. vaibhogamae..
The grand marriage celebration of Sita...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song seamlessly fuses Saint Tyagaraja's classical Carnatic kriti 'Sita Kalyana Vaibhogame' with contemporary ambient-rock poetry. It expresses intense romance, emotional anguish, and the painful necessity of moving forward in life ('Idhum kadandhu vaazha vendum') after grief. The song serves as the thematic motif for Shekhar's tragic romance in the anthology film 'Solo'.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kaatraaga nee iruppaai..”
Comparing the presence of the beloved to the invisible yet ever-present wind ('Kaatraaga nee iruppaai').
Moni / Alliteration
“Radha ragasiya mathurai madiyinil”
Repetition of the 'Ra' sound across words creating rhythmic harmony ('Radha ragasiya').
Traditional Intertextuality
“Sita kalyana.. vaibhogamae..”
Inclusion of Saint Tyagaraja's classic 18th-century Carnatic composition 'Sita Kalyana' within modern lyrical structures to signify sacred love.
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Trivia
'Sita Kalyanam' from the 2017 movie Solo was recreated by Sooraj S. Kurup and Prashant Pillai. The track received widespread praise for seamlessly merging traditional Carnatic classical vocals with modern atmospheric rock tones.
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