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Sivappu Kallu Mookuthi

From Ellorum Nallavare · 1975

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
V. Kumar
Movie name
Ellorum Nallavare
Movie release year
1975
Lyrics added on
12 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sevappu kallu mookkuththi
Sirikka vandha maan kutti
Thanga mugathila
Kungkuma potta vachukkittu
Nee engadi pora
Sungidi selaiyai kattikittu
Sevappu kallu mookkuththi
Sirikka vandha maan kutti
Ahaa ..thanga mugathila
Kungkuma potta vachukkittu
Nee engadi pora
Sungidi selaiyai kattikittu
Thaan pora pokkil
Maan kutti pogum
Engennuthaan sollumo
Thaan pora pokkil
Maan kutti pogum
Engennuthaan sollumo
Pesaadha maanai
Thedaamal thedi
Pinnaalae yaar vandhadho
Sevappu kallu mookkuththi
Sirikka vandha maan kutti
Ahaa…thanga mugathila
Kungkuma potta vachukkittu
Nee engadi pora
Sungidi selaiyai kattikittu
……………………………..
Manasu vachen ommelae..
Maraichu vachen sollaamae
Oh manasu vachen ommelae..
Maraichu vachen sollaamae
Appadi cholladi singaari..
Anachu kolladi oyyaari
Appadi cholladi singaari..
Anachu kolladi oyyaari
Sirichu sirichu
Nerungi vandhaa
Enakku sandhegam
Nerungi nerungi
Pazhagi vittaa
Irukku sandhosham
Puthusaa oru dhinusaa
Ila vayasaa vandha parisaa
Sevappu kallu mookkuththi
Sirikka vandha maan kutti
Ahaa…thanga mugathila
Kungkuma potta vachukkittu
Nee engadi pora
Sungidi selaiyai kattikittu
Therukkadhavai thaal pottu
Velakku vachu paai pottu
Therukkadhavai thaal pottu
Velakku vachu paai pottu
Araicha sandhanam nee poosa
Adutha kadhaiya naan pesa
Araicha sandhanam nee poosa
Adutha kadhaiya naan pesa
Vidiya vidiya thoongaamae
Muzhichiruppomaa
Female :Vidinja poravu nadandhadhellaam
Nenachiruppomaa
Ahaa thiru naal
Onnu varalaam ini tharalaam
Thandhu peralaam..
Ahaa.. sarigai pattu maappillai..
Male :Ahaa…
Female :Mayakka vandha aambillai..
Male :Appadi podu..
Sarigai pattu maappillai
Mayakka vandha aambillai
Veththalai paakku vaikkira thedhi
Solli vachaan
Ennai kalla sirippila kollaiyadichadhu
Enna machaan
{Ahaaaa ahaa
Female :Oooh oohh} (2)
With your red-stone nose stud,
Little deer who came smiling,
On your golden face,
Wearing a red kumkum dot,
Where are you going, girl,
Dressed in a Sungudi saree?
With your red-stone nose stud,
Little deer who came smiling,
Aha... on your golden face,
Wearing a red kumkum dot,
Where are you going, girl,
Dressed in a Sungudi saree?
In its own carefree way,
A little deer will wander,
Will it ever say where?
In its own carefree way,
A little deer will wander,
Will it ever say where?
Following this silent deer,
Searching without even searching,
Who is that trailing behind?
With your red-stone nose stud,
Little deer who came smiling,
Aha... on your golden face,
Wearing a red kumkum dot,
Where are you going, girl,
Dressed in a Sungudi saree?
...
I lost my heart to you,
Kept it hidden without saying a word.
Oh, I lost my heart to you,
Kept it hidden without saying a word.
Say it just like that, my pretty girl!
Come embrace me, my stylish beauty!
Say it just like that, my pretty girl!
Come embrace me, my stylish beauty!
Smiling and smiling,
If you come close,
I get suspicious.
But as we draw close
And get to know each other,
There is only joy!
Is it something fresh and new,
Or a gift brought by youth?
With your red-stone nose stud,
Little deer who came smiling,
Aha... on your golden face,
Wearing a red kumkum dot,
Where are you going, girl,
Dressed in a Sungudi saree?
Bolting the front door shut,
Lighting the lamp and spreading the mat,
Bolting the front door shut,
Lighting the lamp and spreading the mat,
As you apply ground sandalwood paste,
And I begin what follows next...
As you apply ground sandalwood paste,
And I begin what follows next...
Without sleeping through the night,
Shall we stay awake till dawn?
Female: And after dawn breaks, of all that happened,
Shall we sit and reminisce?
Aha, an auspicious wedding day
May soon arrive, and we can give—
Give and receive our love!
Aha... bridegroom dressed in zari silk,
Male: Aha...
Female: The handsome man who came to charm me,
Male: That's the spirit!
Bridegroom dressed in zari silk,
The handsome man who came to charm me,
The date to fix our wedding with betel leaves and nuts,
He has already promised!
The one who stole my heart with a sly smile,
Is my beloved man!
{Ahaha aha,
Female: Ooh ooh} (2)
Male
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Female
Male
Chorus
Female
Male
Female
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Female
Male
Male
Female
Male
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Female
Female
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful duet from 'Ellorum Nallavare' (1975) captures a romantic exchange between two lovers teasing each other about their affection and future union. The male protagonist admires the heroine's traditional appearance—her ruby nose-ring, golden complexion, kumkum mark, and vibrant Sungudi saree—comparing her movements to a timid yet graceful deer. As the banter unfolds, both confess their long-suppressed feelings, shifting from bashful secrecy to joyful acceptance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Metaphor / Simile)

Sirikka vandha maan kutti

Comparing the heroine to a playful deer ('Maan kutti') and describing her face as golden ('Thanga mugathila').

Emonaid / Alliteration (Modhai)

Puthusaa oru dhinusaa / Ila vayasaa vandha parisaa

Repetition of initial phonemes in consecutive words or lines such as 'Puthusaa' and 'parisaa'.

Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Appadi cholladi singaari.. / Anachu kolladi oyyaari

End-rhyming words used to enhance musical rhythm ('singaari' and 'oyyaari').

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Trivia

Lyrics written by Kannadasan for 'Ellorum Nallavare' (1975). The song highlights traditional Tamil attire and aesthetic accents such as the iconic Madurai Sungudi saree and red stone nose-studs.

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