Sokka Vaikkum Sultana
From Samsara Sangeetham · 1989
- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Details
- Samsara Sangeetham1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| …………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Sokka vaikkum suldanaa | Mesmerizing sultana, |
| Sokka thangam needhaanaa oo…. | Are you pure gold? Oh... |
| Sokka vaikkum suldanaa | Mesmerizing sultana, |
| Sokka thangam needhaanaa oo…. | Are you pure gold? Oh... |
| Pericham pazham pol per sonnaa inikkum | If I say your name, it feels as sweet as a date fruit, |
| Oo mary piyaari | Oh my beloved, |
| Female | |
| Meraa naam meraa naam sanam sanam sanam | My name, my name, my beloved, beloved, beloved, |
| Sanam piyaari sanam | Beloved, my darling, beloved. |
| Male :Salaam salaam | Male: Greetings, greetings! |
| Female :Mogam ellaam ennaal endraal | Female: If all this lust is because of me, |
| Muththam inaam | A kiss is your reward! |
| Male :Arae vaahvaa vaahvaa | Male: Ah, wonderful, wonderful! |
| Male | |
| Sokka vaikkum suldanaa | Mesmerizing sultana, |
| Sokka thangam needhaanaa oo…. | Are you pure gold? Oh... |
| Male | |
| En meni uruga | As my body melts, |
| Chorus :Uruga uruga uruga | Chorus: Melts, melts, melts, |
| Male :Ezhil ellaam tharuga | Male: Give me all your grace and beauty, |
| Chorus :Tharuga tharuga tharuga | Chorus: Give, give, give, |
| Male | |
| Haei kottai katti azhagu ingae | Hey, beauty has built a fortress and enthroned itself here, I saw that sight, |
| Kozhuvirukkukum kolam kandaen | To even pledge the whole country, |
| Naattaikooda adaku vaikka | I have dared to do so right here! |
| Naanum ingae thuninju vittaen | All the crowns... |
| Male | |
| Magudam ellaam | Female: Hoi! |
| Female :Hoi | Male: Oh, I don't want them, my lady! |
| Male :Ada vendaamammaa | Female: Hoi hoi! |
| Female :Hoi hoi | Male: If I just lie in your lap, |
| Male :Un madiyil kidanthaal | Female: Haai! |
| Female :Haai | Male: That is enough for me, my lady! |
| Male :Adhu pothumammaa | Female: Haai haai! |
| Female :Haai haai | Even kings of kings will carry water jugs for me, |
| Male | |
| Rajaathi raja ellaam koojaa thookkuvaan | They will flatter and coax to gather me, a rose flower! |
| Rojappoo ennai alla thaajaa pannuvaan | My name, my name, my beloved, beloved, beloved, |
| Meraa naam meraa naam sanam sanam sanam | Beloved, my darling, beloved. |
| Sanam piyaari sanam | Male: God willing! |
| Male :Insha allaah | Mesmerizing sultana, |
| Male | |
| Sokka vaikkum suldanaa | Are you pure gold? Oh... |
| Sokka thangam needhaanaa oo…. | ... |
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | What is an emperor? |
| Female | |
| Saamraat enna | Chorus: What, what, what? |
| Chorus :Enna enna enna | Female: What is an empire? |
| Female :Samrajyam enna | Chorus: What, what, what? |
| Chorus :Enna enna enna | Just trivial, trivial, trivial, trivial, |
| Female | |
| Summa summa summa summa | Everything is trivial in front of me! |
| Em munnae ellaam chummaa | Oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, |
| Yamma yamma yamma yamma | My beauty, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, |
| En azhagu yamma yamma yamma yamma | I am a doll, oh my! |
| Naan padhumai yamma | Male: Hahahah! |
| Male :Hahahah | Female: Joyous dance! |
| Female :Kumma kummaa | Male: Joyous dance! |
| Male :Kumma kummaa | Female: Men are slaves, oh my! |
| Female :Aangal adimaiyammaa | Hoi, with pearl-like teeth, |
| Male | |
| Hoi muththu pallu | When she sang a melody in Mohanam raga, |
| Mohanaththil raagam padichchaa | Her maddened lover tormented and tortured me! |
| Piththukondathaasan ennai vaatti vathachchaa | Your name, my name, |
| Theraa naan theraa naam | Female: Beloved, beloved, |
| Female :Sanam sanam | Beloved, beloved, my dear beloved, |
| Sanam sanam piyaar sanam | Male: Greetings, greetings! |
| Male :Salaam salaam | Mesmerizing sultana, |
| Male | |
| Sokka vaikkum suldanaa | Are you pure gold? Oh... |
| Sokka thangam needhaanaa oo…. | |
ஜும்ஜும் ஜும் ஜும்ஜும்ஜும்ஜும்
ஜும்ஜும் ஜும் ஜும்ஜும்ஜும்ஜும்
...
சொக்க வைக்கும் சுல்தானா
சொக்கத் தங்கம் நீதானா ஓ...
சொக்க வைக்கும் சுல்தானா
சொக்கத் தங்கம் நீதானா ஓ...
பேரீச்சம் பழம் போல் பேர் சொன்னா இனிக்கும்
ஓ மேரி ப்யாரி
Mesmerizing sultana,
Are you pure gold? Oh...
Mesmerizing sultana,
Are you pure gold? Oh...
If I say your name, it feels as sweet as a date fruit,
Oh my beloved,
மேரா நாம் மேரா நாம் சனம் சனம் சனம்
சனம் ப்யாரி சனம்
சலாம் சலாம்
மோகம் எல்லாம் என்னால் என்றால்
முத்தம் இனாம்......
அரே வாஹ்வா வாஹ்வா
My name, my name, my beloved, beloved, beloved,
Beloved, my darling, beloved.
Male: Greetings, greetings!
Female: If all this lust is because of me,
A kiss is your reward!
Male: Ah, wonderful, wonderful!
சொக்க வைக்கும் சுல்தானா
சொக்கத் தங்கம் நீதானா ஓ...
Mesmerizing sultana,
Are you pure gold? Oh...
என் மேனி உருக.....
குழு :
உருக உருக உருக
எழில் எல்லாம் தருக....
குழு :
தருக தருக தருக
As my body melts,
Chorus: Melts, melts, melts,
Male: Give me all your grace and beauty,
Chorus: Give, give, give,
ஹேய் கோட்டை கட்டி அழகு இங்கே
கொலு விருக்கும் கோலம் கண்டேன்
நாட்டைக்கூட அடகு வைக்க
நானும் இங்கே துணிஞ்சு விட்டேன்
Hey, beauty has built a fortress and enthroned itself here, I saw that sight,
To even pledge the whole country,
I have dared to do so right here!
All the crowns...
ஆண்
: மகுடம் எல்லாம்......
ஹோய்
அட வேண்டாமம்மா......
ஹோய் ஹோய்
உன் மடியில் கிடந்தால்.....
ஹாய்
அது போதுமம்மா......
ஹாய் ஹாய்
Female: Hoi!
Male: Oh, I don't want them, my lady!
Female: Hoi hoi!
Male: If I just lie in your lap,
Female: Haai!
Male: That is enough for me, my lady!
Female: Haai haai!
Even kings of kings will carry water jugs for me,
ராஜாதி ராஜா எல்லாம் கூஜா தூக்குவான்
ரோஜாப்பூ என்னை அள்ள தாஜா பண்ணுவான்
மேரா நாம் மேரா நாம் சனம் சனம் சனம்
சனம் ப்யாரி சனம்
இன்ஷா அல்லாஹ்...
They will flatter and coax to gather me, a rose flower!
My name, my name, my beloved, beloved, beloved,
Beloved, my darling, beloved.
Male: God willing!
Mesmerizing sultana,
சொக்க வைக்கும் சுல்தானா
சொக்கத் தங்கம் நீதானா ஓ...
Are you pure gold? Oh...
...
......................
What is an emperor?
சாம்ராட் என்ன.....
குழு :
என்ன என்ன என்ன
சாம்ராஜ்யம் என்ன....
குழு :
என்ன என்ன என்ன
Chorus: What, what, what?
Female: What is an empire?
Chorus: What, what, what?
Just trivial, trivial, trivial, trivial,
சும்மா சும்மா சும்மா சும்மா
எம் முன்னே எல்லாம் சும்மா
யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா
என் அழகு யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா
நான் பதுமை யம்மா
ஹஹஹஹ்
கும்மா கும்மா
கும்மா கும்மா
ஆண்கள் அடிமையம்மா
Everything is trivial in front of me!
Oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my,
My beauty, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my,
I am a doll, oh my!
Male: Hahahah!
Female: Joyous dance!
Male: Joyous dance!
Female: Men are slaves, oh my!
Hoi, with pearl-like teeth,
ஹோய்... முத்துப் பல்லு
மோஹனத்தில் ராகம் படிச்சா
பித்துக்கொண்ட தாசன் என்னை வாட்டி வதச்சா
தேரா நாம் தேரா நாம்
சனம் சனம்
சனம் சனம் ப்யாரி சனம்
சலாம் சலாம்....
When she sang a melody in Mohanam raga,
Her maddened lover tormented and tortured me!
Your name, my name,
Female: Beloved, beloved,
Beloved, beloved, my dear beloved,
Male: Greetings, greetings!
Mesmerizing sultana,
சொக்க வைக்கும் சுல்தானா
சொக்கத் தங்கம் நீதானா ஓ...
Are you pure gold? Oh...
……………..
...
Sokka vaikkum suldanaa
Mesmerizing sultana,
Sokka thangam needhaanaa oo….
Are you pure gold? Oh...
Sokka vaikkum suldanaa
Mesmerizing sultana,
Sokka thangam needhaanaa oo….
Are you pure gold? Oh...
Pericham pazham pol per sonnaa inikkum
If I say your name, it feels as sweet as a date fruit,
Oo mary piyaari
Oh my beloved,
Meraa naam meraa naam sanam sanam sanam
My name, my name, my beloved, beloved, beloved,
Sanam piyaari sanam
Beloved, my darling, beloved.
Male :Salaam salaam
Male: Greetings, greetings!
Female :Mogam ellaam ennaal endraal
Female: If all this lust is because of me,
Muththam inaam
A kiss is your reward!
Male :Arae vaahvaa vaahvaa
Male: Ah, wonderful, wonderful!
Sokka vaikkum suldanaa
Mesmerizing sultana,
Sokka thangam needhaanaa oo….
Are you pure gold? Oh...
En meni uruga
As my body melts,
Chorus :Uruga uruga uruga
Chorus: Melts, melts, melts,
Male :Ezhil ellaam tharuga
Male: Give me all your grace and beauty,
Chorus :Tharuga tharuga tharuga
Chorus: Give, give, give,
Haei kottai katti azhagu ingae
Hey, beauty has built a fortress and enthroned itself here, I saw that sight,
Kozhuvirukkukum kolam kandaen
To even pledge the whole country,
Naattaikooda adaku vaikka
I have dared to do so right here!
Naanum ingae thuninju vittaen
All the crowns...
Magudam ellaam
Female: Hoi!
Female :Hoi
Male: Oh, I don't want them, my lady!
Male :Ada vendaamammaa
Female: Hoi hoi!
Female :Hoi hoi
Male: If I just lie in your lap,
Male :Un madiyil kidanthaal
Female: Haai!
Female :Haai
Male: That is enough for me, my lady!
Male :Adhu pothumammaa
Female: Haai haai!
Female :Haai haai
Even kings of kings will carry water jugs for me,
Rajaathi raja ellaam koojaa thookkuvaan
They will flatter and coax to gather me, a rose flower!
Rojappoo ennai alla thaajaa pannuvaan
My name, my name, my beloved, beloved, beloved,
Meraa naam meraa naam sanam sanam sanam
Beloved, my darling, beloved.
Sanam piyaari sanam
Male: God willing!
Male :Insha allaah
Mesmerizing sultana,
Sokka vaikkum suldanaa
Are you pure gold? Oh...
Sokka thangam needhaanaa oo….
...
……………….
What is an emperor?
Saamraat enna
Chorus: What, what, what?
Chorus :Enna enna enna
Female: What is an empire?
Female :Samrajyam enna
Chorus: What, what, what?
Chorus :Enna enna enna
Just trivial, trivial, trivial, trivial,
Summa summa summa summa
Everything is trivial in front of me!
Em munnae ellaam chummaa
Oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my,
Yamma yamma yamma yamma
My beauty, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my,
En azhagu yamma yamma yamma yamma
I am a doll, oh my!
Naan padhumai yamma
Male: Hahahah!
Male :Hahahah
Female: Joyous dance!
Female :Kumma kummaa
Male: Joyous dance!
Male :Kumma kummaa
Female: Men are slaves, oh my!
Female :Aangal adimaiyammaa
Hoi, with pearl-like teeth,
Hoi muththu pallu
When she sang a melody in Mohanam raga,
Mohanaththil raagam padichchaa
Her maddened lover tormented and tortured me!
Piththukondathaasan ennai vaatti vathachchaa
Your name, my name,
Theraa naan theraa naam
Female: Beloved, beloved,
Female :Sanam sanam
Beloved, beloved, my dear beloved,
Sanam sanam piyaar sanam
Male: Greetings, greetings!
Male :Salaam salaam
Mesmerizing sultana,
Sokka vaikkum suldanaa
Are you pure gold? Oh...
Sokka thangam needhaanaa oo….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful, high-energy duet features a grand, romantic exchange between lovers with royal and exotic imagery. The male protagonist praises his beloved as a mesmerizing sultana of pure gold, declaring his willingness to pledge entire kingdoms and renounce worldly crowns just to rest in her lap. The female protagonist reciprocates with proud playfulness, boasting of her beauty that subdues kings and makes men her devotees, while teasingly rewarding his affection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor & Simile (Uvamaani)
“Pericham pazham pol per sonnaa inikkum”
Compares the sweetness of speaking the beloved's name to a date fruit ('Pericham pazham pol per sonnaa inikkum') and compares the beloved to pure gold ('Sokka thangam').
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Sokka vaikkum suldanaa / Sokka thangam needhaanaa”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'S' in 'Sokka vaikkum' and 'Sokka thangam', and 'K' in 'Kottai katti' and 'Kozhuvirukkum'.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Haei kottai katti azhagu ingae / Naattaikooda adaku vaikka”
Matching second consonants across lines such as 'Kottai' and 'Naattai' or 'Rajaathi' and 'Rojappoo'.
Repetition (Anaphora / Sound Play)
“Summa summa summa summa / Em munnae ellaam chummaa”
Typical T. Rajendar style fast rhythmic repetition of words like 'Sanam sanam', 'Yamma yamma', 'Uruga uruga', and 'Tharuga tharuga' to establish pace.
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Trivia
Composed, written, and directed by T. Rajendar for his 1989 musical drama 'Samsara Sangeetham'. T. Rajendar is famously known for incorporating catchy Hindi/Urdu phrases ('Suldanaa', 'Meraa naam', 'Piyaari', 'Sanam', 'Insha allaah') interwoven with fast-paced Tamil rhyming lyrics.
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