- Lyricist
- Aalangudi Somu
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Mazhai Megam
- Movie release year
- 1976
- Lyrics added on
- 12 May 2022
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sokku podi pottaanamam
Machaan machaan
Avan sonnadhellaam ketkkum padi
Vachaan vachaan
Hmm mm
Sokku podi pottaanamam
Machaan machaan
Avan sonnadhellaam ketkkum padi
Vachaan vachaan
Hoi sokku podi pottaa thaanae
Machaan machaan
Avan sonnadhellaam ketkka thaane
ponna vachaan
Haan sokku podi pottaa thaanae
Machaan machaan
Avan sonnadhellaam ketkka thaane
ponna vachaan
Katti vecha marikozhuntha
Kanni ponnu thaliyil vachaan
Katti vecha marikozhuntha
Kanni ponnu thaliyil vachaan
Marikozhunthil mayakki vachu
Madiyila thaan kaiya vachaan
Andha ponnu avanukku thaan
Sondhaminnu ezhuthi vechaan
Andha ponnu avanukku thaan
Sondhaminnu ezhuthi vechaan
Sondhaminnu aan pinnae
Edutha koduthaa evarukkenna
Sokku podi pottaanamam
Machaan machaan
Avan sonnadhellaam ketkkum padi
Vachaan vachaan
Hmm mm
Sokku podi pottaanamam
Machaan machaan
Avan sonnadhellaam ketkkum padi
Vachaan vachaan
Hoi sokku podi pottaa thaanae
Machaan machaan
Avan sonnadhellaam ketkka thaane
ponna vachaan
Haan sokku podi pottaa thaanae
Machaan machaan
Avan sonnadhellaam ketkka thaane
ponna vachaan
Aasai leelai mannanaam
aal mayakki kalvanam
Theru theruvaa notta mittu
alanjirupaanaam
Aasai leelai mannanaam
aal mayakki kalvanam
Theru theruvaa notta mittu
alanjirupaanaam
Avan dhinamum oru maedaiyilae
nadichiruppaanam
Varam kodukkum saamiyai
pazhi eduppaanam
Engae evan poraninnu
Paarkarathae velaiyinnu
Engae evan poraninnu
Paarkarathae velaiyinnu
Ullavanga than mudhugu
paakkuradhilla
Ada oorukku than ubadhesam
thanakkadhu illai
Sokku podi pottaanamam
Machaan machaan
Avan sonnadhellaam ketkkum padi
Vachaan vachaan
Kattu maram kattikittu
Potti mavan povomunna
Kattu maram kattikittu
Potti mavan povomunna
Kadalukkullae pogaiyiale
Kazhuthula thaan kaiya vechaan
Neram nalla irandhadhunna
Nedunkadalum veruntharaiyum
Neram nalla irandhadhunna
Nedunkadalum veruntharaiyum
Veettukkullae irundhaalum
Vidhi mudinjaa kadhamudiyum
Vidhi mudinjaa kadhamudiyum
Sokku podi pottaanamam
Machaan machaan
Avan sonnadhellaam ketkkum padi
Vachaan vachaan
Ada sokku podi pottaa thaanae
Machaan machaan
Avan sonnadhellaam ketkka thaane
ponna vachaan
Ada sokku podi pottaa thaanae
Machaan machaan
Avan sonnadhellaam ketkka thaane
ponna vachaan
They say he cast a love spell,
My sweetheart, oh sweetheart!
To make her listen to everything he says,
He won her over, yes he did!
Mmm-mm...
They say he cast a love spell,
My sweetheart, oh sweetheart!
To make her listen to everything he says,
He won her over, yes he did!
Hey, did he really need a love spell,
My sweetheart, oh sweetheart?
Just to make her listen to all he says,
He placed his gold before her!
Ah, did he really need a love spell,
My sweetheart, oh sweetheart?
Just to make her listen to all he says,
He placed his gold before her!
A tied string of fragrant marjoram,
He tucked into the young girl's hair.
A tied string of fragrant marjoram,
He tucked into the young girl's hair.
Charming her with the sweet marjoram,
He gently laid his hand on her lap.
Declaring that the girl belongs only to him,
He wrote it down and claimed his right.
Declaring that the girl belongs only to him,
He wrote it down and claimed his right.
Once she has become his very own,
What does it matter to anyone what they share?
They say he cast a love spell,
My sweetheart, oh sweetheart!
To make her listen to everything he says,
He won her over, yes he did!
Mmm-mm...
They say he cast a love spell,
My sweetheart, oh sweetheart!
To make her listen to everything he says,
He won her over, yes he did!
Hey, did he really need a love spell,
My sweetheart, oh sweetheart?
Just to make her listen to all he says,
He placed his gold before her!
Ah, did he really need a love spell,
My sweetheart, oh sweetheart?
Just to make her listen to all he says,
He placed his gold before her!
They say he is a king of romance,
A charming rogue who steals hearts.
Spying and finding faults on every street,
He supposedly roamed all around.
They say he is a king of romance,
A charming rogue who steals hearts.
Spying and finding faults on every street,
He supposedly roamed all around.
Every single day on a different stage,
He supposedly put on an act.
Even against the god who grants boons,
He would seek revenge and blame!
Watching where everyone goes,
Making that their only business—
Watching where everyone goes,
Making that their only business—
People like that never bother to look
At the dirt behind their own backs!
Ah, they preach advice to the whole town,
Yet none of it applies to themselves!
They say he cast a love spell,
My sweetheart, oh sweetheart!
To make her listen to everything he says,
He won her over, yes he did!
Tying a wooden raft together,
When a cowardly fellow sets out to sea,
Tying a wooden raft together,
When a cowardly fellow sets out to sea,
As he moves deep into the waters,
Fate grabs him right by the neck!
If your good times are on your side,
Even the vast ocean feels like dry land.
If your good times are on your side,
Even the vast ocean feels like dry land.
Even if you stay safe inside your home,
When your fate runs out, your story is over!
When your fate runs out, your story is over!
They say he cast a love spell,
My sweetheart, oh sweetheart!
To make her listen to everything he says,
He won her over, yes he did!
Ah, did he really need a love spell,
My sweetheart, oh sweetheart?
Just to make her listen to all he says,
He placed his gold before her!
Ah, did he really need a love spell,
My sweetheart, oh sweetheart?
Just to make her listen to all he says,
He placed his gold before her!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Sokku Podi Pottaanamam' from the 1976 movie Mazhai Megam is a playful yet philosophical duet exchange. The lyrics playfully debate love, attraction, social gossip, and destiny. The male and female voices banter about whether love is captured through enchanted spell dust (sokku podi) or through genuine affection and destiny.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Katti vecha marikozhuntha / Kanni ponnu thaliyil vachaan”
The second consonant sound matches across lines, creating rhythmic harmony.
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Aasai leelai mannanaam / aal mayakki kalvanam”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds within the same line.
Proverbial Metaphor
“Ada oorukku than ubadhesam thanakkadhu illai”
Uses popular Tamil folk proverbs like 'Oorukku thaan ubadhesam' (preaching is only for others) to highlight societal hypocrisy.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by legendary music director K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by Aalangudi Somu, this track highlights the classic playful duet dynamic popularized by T. M. Soundararajan and S. Janaki in mid-1970s Tamil cinema.
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