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Lyrics & meaning

Sooriyare Sooriyare

From Kalicharan · 1988

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Kalicharan
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
10 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sooriyare sooriyare
Suganthaanaa sooriyare
Sooriyare sooriyare
Suganthaanaa sooriyare
Sooriyare sooriyare
Suganthaanaa sooriyare
Sooriyare sooriyare
Suganthaanaa sooriyare
Kan sivakka kaaranam yen
Raathiriyil kudicheeraa
Kudichathuthaan theriyaama
Kadalil vanthu kulitheera
Sooriyare sooriyare
Suganthaanaa sooriyare
Sooriyare sooriyare
Suganthaanaa sooriyare
Kan sivakka kaaranam yen
Raathiriyil kudicheeraa
Kudichathuthaan theriyaama
Kadalil vanthu kulitheera
Sooriyare sooriyare
Suganthaanaa sooriyare…
Vaathiyaaru padichaaru
Thirudaathe paattuthaan
Ellaarum thalaiyai aatti
Rasichaanga kettuthaan
Athu pola vaazhathaan
Desathil vazhiyillai
Athanaale pickpacket
Adichaale thavarillai
Maamula vettivittaa
Yaarum namma thodamattaan
Sooriyanthaan paarthaalum
Saatchi solla varamaattaan
Sooriyare sooriyare
Suganthaanaa sooriyare
Sooriyare sooriyare
Suganthaanaa sooriyare
Lalalala……….
Kallooru pendugalaa
Ila vaazhanthandugalaa
Dhinanthorum pengal nenjai
Thulai podum vandugalaa
Salwaaru kammisu
Un faceu red rosu
Side la thaan naanum vanthu
Sight adichaa nee pesu
Aaruyire miss reka
Sasa vechaa mistake ah
Padippil nee bsc
Love la thaan ukg hoi
Sooriyare sooriyare
Suganthaanaa sooriyare
Sooriyare sooriyare
Suganthaanaa sooriyare..
Sooriyare sooriyare
Suganthaanaa sooriyare
Sooriyare sooriyare
Suganthaanaa sooriyare
Kan sivakka kaaranam yen
Raathiriyil kudicheeraa
Kudichathuthaan theriyaama
Kadalil vanthu kulitheera
Sooriyare sooriyare
Suganthaanaa sooriyare
Sooriyare sooriyare
Suganthaanaa sooriyare
O Sun, O Sun,
Are you doing well, O Sun?
O Sun, O Sun,
Are you doing well, O Sun?
O Sun, O Sun,
Are you doing well, O Sun?
O Sun, O Sun,
Are you doing well, O Sun?
Why are your eyes so red?
Did you drink all through the night?
Trying to hide that you drank,
did you take a dip in the sea?
O Sun, O Sun,
Are you doing well, O Sun?
O Sun, O Sun,
Are you doing well, O Sun?
Why are your eyes so red?
Did you drink all through the night?
Trying to hide that you drank,
did you take a dip in the sea?
O Sun, O Sun,
Are you doing well, O Sun?
The Teacher (MGR) sang
the song "Do Not Steal"!
Everyone nodded their heads
and enjoyed listening to it.
But to live like that,
there is no way in this land.
That is why picking pockets
is not really a crime!
If we pay off the bribes,
no one will dare touch us.
Even if the Sun sees it happen,
he will not come to testify!
O Sun, O Sun,
Are you doing well, O Sun?
O Sun, O Sun,
Are you doing well, O Sun?
Lalalalaa...
O college girls,
tender as young banana stems!
Are we the bees that every day
bore right into girls' hearts?
In your salwar kameez,
your face blooms like a red rose!
When I come beside you
and check you out, talk to me!
My dearest Miss Rekha,
is it a mistake to flirt with you?
In studies, you hold a BSc,
but in love, you are still in UKG (kindergarten), hey!
O Sun, O Sun,
Are you doing well, O Sun?
O Sun, O Sun,
Are you doing well, O Sun?
O Sun, O Sun,
Are you doing well, O Sun?
O Sun, O Sun,
Are you doing well, O Sun?
Why are your eyes so red?
Did you drink all through the night?
Trying to hide that you drank,
did you take a dip in the sea?
O Sun, O Sun,
Are you doing well, O Sun?
O Sun, O Sun,
Are you doing well, O Sun?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sooriyare Sooriyare from Kalicharan (1988) is a playful, street-smart satirical song sung from the perspective of a local rogue. Personifying the sun, the singer playfully suggests that the morning reddish sky and ocean horizon are caused by the sun getting hungover at night and taking a plunge into the sea. He humorously rationalizes petty crimes like pickpocketing by citing MGR's famous morals from cinema, claiming that pure high morality is hard to follow in the real world without taking practical shortcuts.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

“Kan sivakka kaaranam yen / Raathiriyil kudicheeraa”

The Sun (Sooriyan) is personified as a human being who gets drunk at night and bathes in the ocean, explaining the red sunrise.

Cultural Allusion

“Vaathiyaaru padichaaru / Thirudaathe paattuthaan”

Refers to 'Vaathiyaar' (M.G. Ramachandran) and his iconic moral song 'Thirudaathe' from the 1961 film Thirudathe.

Metaphor / Simile

“Kallooru pendugalaa / Ila vaazhanthandugalaa”

Comparing young college women to soft, tender banana stems (Ila vaazhanthandu).

Juxtaposition / Irony

“Padippil nee bsc / Love la thaan ukg hoi”

Compares high academic status (B.Sc.) with childish innocence in romance (UKG).

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Trivia

The song humorously references former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and iconic actor M.G. Ramachandran ('Vaathiyaar') and his hit song 'Thirudaathe Thirudaathe' from the 1961 movie Thirudathe. Lyricist Vaali playfully highlights the contrast between ideal cinematic ethics and everyday street life.

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