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Sokka Vaikkum Sultana

From Samsara Sangeetham · 1989

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
T. Rajendar
Movie name
Samsara Sangeetham
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
22 Dec 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Sokka vaikkum suldanaa
Sokka thangam needhaanaa oo….
Sokka vaikkum suldanaa
Sokka thangam needhaanaa oo….
Pericham pazham pol per sonnaa inikkum
Oo mary piyaari
Meraa naam meraa naam sanam sanam sanam
Sanam piyaari sanam
Male :Salaam salaam
Female :Mogam ellaam ennaal endraal
Muththam inaam
Male :Arae vaahvaa vaahvaa
Sokka vaikkum suldanaa
Sokka thangam needhaanaa oo….
En meni uruga
Chorus :Uruga uruga uruga
Male :Ezhil ellaam tharuga
Chorus :Tharuga tharuga tharuga
Haei kottai katti azhagu ingae
Kozhuvirukkukum kolam kandaen
Naattaikooda adaku vaikka
Naanum ingae thuninju vittaen
Magudam ellaam
Female :Hoi
Male :Ada vendaamammaa
Female :Hoi hoi
Male :Un madiyil kidanthaal
Female :Haai
Male :Adhu pothumammaa
Female :Haai haai
Rajaathi raja ellaam koojaa thookkuvaan
Rojappoo ennai alla thaajaa pannuvaan
Meraa naam meraa naam sanam sanam sanam
Sanam piyaari sanam
Male :Insha allaah
Sokka vaikkum suldanaa
Sokka thangam needhaanaa oo….
……………….
Saamraat enna
Chorus :Enna enna enna
Female :Samrajyam enna
Chorus :Enna enna enna
Summa summa summa summa
Em munnae ellaam chummaa
Yamma yamma yamma yamma
En azhagu yamma yamma yamma yamma
Naan padhumai yamma
Male :Hahahah
Female :Kumma kummaa
Male :Kumma kummaa
Female :Aangal adimaiyammaa
Hoi muththu pallu
Mohanaththil raagam padichchaa
Piththukondathaasan ennai vaatti vathachchaa
Theraa naan theraa naam
Female :Sanam sanam
Sanam sanam piyaar sanam
Male :Salaam salaam
Sokka vaikkum suldanaa
Sokka thangam needhaanaa oo….
...
Mesmerizing Sultana,
Are you pure, flawless gold? Oh...
Mesmerizing Sultana,
Are you pure, flawless gold? Oh...
Just speaking your name is as sweet as a date,
Oh, my darling!
My name, my name is Sanam, Sanam, Sanam,
Sanam, lovely Sanam!
Male: Salaam, salaam!
Female: If all this desire is because of me,
a kiss is your reward!
Male: Ah, wonderful, wonderful!
Mesmerizing Sultana,
Are you pure, flawless gold? Oh...
As my body melts,
Chorus: Melts, melts, melts,
Male: Offer me all your beauty!
Chorus: Offer it, offer it, offer it!
Hey, beauty sits in majesty like a fortress here,
I behold this royal sight!
Even to pawn the entire country,
I have grown daring enough!
All these royal crowns...
Female: Hoy!
Male: Ah, I don't want them, woman!
Female: Hoy, hoy!
Male: If I can just lie in your lap,
Female: Haay!
Male: that is more than enough, my dear!
Female: Haay, haay!
Even a king of kings will flatter and serve me,
By God, they will pamper me like a fresh rose!
My name, my name is Sanam, Sanam, Sanam,
Sanam, lovely Sanam!
Male: Inshallah!
Mesmerizing Sultana,
Are you pure, flawless gold? Oh...
...
What is an emperor?
Chorus: What is it, what is it?
Female: What is an empire?
Chorus: What is it, what is it?
Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing,
before me, everything is nothing at all!
Oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my!
My beauty is astonishing, oh my!
I am a gorgeous doll, oh my!
Male: Hahaha!
Female: So stunning and full of charm,
Male: So stunning and full of charm!
Female: men become my slaves!
Hoy, when your pearl-white teeth
sang a melody in Mohanam raga,
this crazed devotee tormented me with love!
Your name, your name...
Female: Sanam, Sanam,
Sanam, Sanam, darling Sanam!
Male: Salaam, salaam!
Mesmerizing Sultana,
Are you pure, flawless gold? Oh...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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