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Lyrics & meaning

Sona Sona Ruksona

From Ullathai Killathe · 1999

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha
Music director
Deva
Details
Ullathai Killathe1999

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
…………………
Male
Sona sona sonaSona, Sona, Sona
Hae sona sona sonaHey, Sona, Sona, Sona
Chorus :Hae hae haeChorus: Hey hae hae
Male :Sona sona sonaMale: Sona, Sona, Sona
Hae sona sona sonaHey, Sona, Sona, Sona
Chorus :…………………Chorus: (Vocalizing)
Male
Sona sona ruksonaSona, Sona, Ruksona
Vaasam veesum rexsonaFragrant Rexona soap
Female :Unakkul vanthu fix aanaalFemale: If I get fixed inside you
Dhinamum paarthaen love scean-naEvery day I watched a love scene
Male
Vanga kadalae golden medalaeBay of Bengal, golden medal
Vanthu thiravaao theevi thidalaeCome and unlock the island mound
Male
Sona sona ruksonaSona, Sona, Ruksona
Vaasam veesum rexsonaFragrant Rexona soap
Chorus
…………………
Male
Thottapetta unthan nenjamYour heart is like Doddabetta peak
Thottukkavaa unnai konjamMay I touch you a little bit?
Female :Thottu kol nee enthan aaluFemale: Touch me, you are my man
Alli kol naan ice cream girlScoop me up, I am an ice cream girl
Male
Hae…..high heels pottu nadakkiriyaeHey, you walk around wearing high heels
Kannaal ennai asaikkiriyaeYou shake me with your eyes
Nenam thadumaaruthae….hae….hae….My mind is wavering... hae hae...
Thegamum soodaaguthaeMy body is getting warm too
Female
Nee aadhaamYou are Adam
Male :HaahMale: Haah
Female :Naan yaevaalFemale: I am Eve
Male :Yae…..yae….Male: Yae... yae...
Female :Nam kadhalukku jaadhiyillaiFemale: Our love has no caste
Kaamaththirkku kadhal thollaiLove is a trouble for lust
Male
Sona sona ruksonaSona, Sona, Ruksona
Vaasam veesum rexsonaFragrant Rexona soap
Female
…………….
Male
Unthan paarvai pudhu vayakkaraaYour gaze is a new Viagra
Enthan nenam aasai nayakkaraaMy mind is Niagara of desire
Female :Aasaikkingae haei illai veliFemale: There is no fence for desire here
Thaandi paaru ada ellaam jollyCross over and look, everything is jolly
Male
Kannil alli kodukkiriyaeYou give generously with your eyes
Kadhal senjuri adikkiriyaeYou score a century of love
Thee vaiththu thallaaduthae hae haeSetting fire and stumbling, hae hae
Cottage manam theduthaeThe mind searches for a cottage
Female
Nee thottaaIf you touch me
Male :AahaahMale: Aahaah
Female :Kai pattaaFemale: If hands meet
Male :Yae….yae….Male: Yae... yae...
En pechchil undaachchuIn my speech there arose
Santhosa kalaattaaA joyous celebration
Male
Sona sona ruksonaSona, Sona, Ruksona
Vaasam veesum rexsonaFragrant Rexona soap
Female :Unakkul vanthu fix aanaalFemale: If I get fixed inside you
Dhinamum paarthaen love scean-naEvery day I watched a love scene
Male
Vanga kadalae golden medalaeBay of Bengal, golden medal
Vanthu thiravaai theevi thidalaeCome and unlock the island mound

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a high-energy, playful duet from the movie Ullathai Killathe (1999). It incorporates modern pop-culture references, rhyming English words, and quirky metaphors to depict romance and attraction between two lovers. The male and female leads teasingly exchange affection, comparing each other to iconic places, items, and cultural figures like Doddabetta, ice cream, Adam and Eve, and Niagara Falls. The track expresses youthful passion, liberation from social boundaries like caste, and joyful celebration of youthful romance through lively rhythm and modern slangs.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Thottapetta unthan nenjam / Thottukkavaa unnai konjam

Rhyming of the second letter in consecutive lines, such as 'Thottapetta' and 'Thottukkavaa'.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Sona sona ruksona / Vaasam veesum rexsona

Use of matching end sounds such as 'Ruksona' and 'Rexona', or 'Vayakkaraa' and 'Nayakkaraa'.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Alli kol naan ice cream girl

Directly identifying the lover as an 'ice cream girl' or 'Adam and Eve' to express intimacy and excitement.

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Trivia

The track features typical late-90s Tamil cinema dance beats composed by Deva, heavily reliant on casual Tanglish rhymes and brand name references (like Rexona soap) which were popular in commercial dance tracks of that decade.

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