- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Sattam En Kaiyil
- Movie release year
- 1978
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Sept 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pabaa paappaa paappaa…
Pabaa paappaa paappaa…
Pabaa paappaa paapaa paa…
Pabaa paappaa paapaa paa…
Sorgam madhuvilae
Yakkoo yakkoo
Sokkum azhagilae
Yaakkoo
Madhu tharum sugam sugam
Edhil varum nidham nidham
Inbam iravu thaan
Paappaa pabaa pabaa
Ellaam uravu thaan
Paappaa pabaa pabaa
Inbam iravu thaan
Paappaa pabaa pabaa
Ellaam uravu thaan
Paappaa pabaa pabaa
{Kaadhal oru geetham
Adhai kandaen oridam
Ponaal aval ponaal
Naan paarthaen nooridam} (2)
Kaadhal oru geetham adhai kandaen oridam
Kudikkiren
Chorus :Mmm… mmm…
Male :Anaikkiren
Chorus :Mmm… mm… mm…
Male :Ninaithadhai marakkiren
Sorgam madhuvilae
Male :Rooba rabaa pappaa
Chorus :Sokkum azhagilae
Male :Hae ree bappaa
Madhu
Male :Haa
Chorus :Tharum
Male :Hae
Chorus :Sugam
Male :Haa
Chorus :Sugam
Male :Haa
Chorus :Edhil
Male :Haa
Chorus :Varum
Male :Haa
Chorus :Nidham
Male :Haa
Chorus :Nidham
Male :Haa
Chorus :Inbam iravu thaan
Male :Rababa rababa rababa rababa
Chorus :Ellaam uravu thaan
Male :Paappaa paabaa paabaa
Paalil pazham polae
Indha paavai konjuvaal
Chorus :Haa haa
Male :Palli vara cholli
Indha thogai kenjuvaal
Chorus :O hohho
Paalil pazham polae
Indha paavai konjuvaal
Chorus :Haa…
Male :Palli vara cholli
Indha thogai kenjuvaal
Marandhu naan
Chorus :Mm…mm…
Male :Mayangavaa
Chorus :Mmm.. mm… mm…
Male :Idharkku naan inangavaa
Dhraatchai rasam ootri
Mana theeyai anaikkiren
Sevvaai idhazh pennil
Enaiyum moozhgi kalikkiren
Nadandha naal
Chorus :Mm…mm…
Male :Marakkavae
Chorus :Mm…mm… mmm
Male :Nadakkum naal sirakkavae
{Sorgam madhuvilae
Sokkum azhagilae
Madhu tharum sugam sugam
Edhil varum nidham nidham
Chorus :{Laallaa lalalallaa laallaa lalalallaa
Lallaa lallaa lallaa lallaa lallaa lallaa lallaa lallaa
Laallaa lalalallaa laallaa lalalallaa} (Overlap )
Inbam iravu thaan
Chorus :Laallaa lalalallaa laallaa lalalallaa
Male :Paapaa paabaabaa
Chorus :Laallaa lalalallaa laallaa lalalallaa
Male :Ellaam uravu thaan
Chorus :Laallaa lalalallaa laallaa lalalallaa
Male :Paababaa paababaa paababaa paababaa
Chorus :Laallaa lalalallaa laallaa lalalallaa
Male :Paa pabaa pabapabaa…
Pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa…
Pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa…
Pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa pa…
Pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa pa…
Heaven is in wine,
Yakkoo yakkoo!
And in intoxicating beauty!
Yakkoo!
The sweet pleasure wine brings,
Where else can it come day after day?
True joy belongs to the night,
Pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa
Everyone feels close as kin!
Pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa
True joy belongs to the night,
Pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa
Everyone feels close as kin!
Pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa
{Love is a song,
I found it in one place;
Once she left me,
I looked in a hundred places} (2)
Love is a song, I found it in one place...
I drink,
Chorus: Mmm… mmm…
Male: I embrace,
Chorus: Mmm… mmm… mmm…
Male: I forget everything on my mind!
Heaven is in wine,
Male: Roopa raba paapa
Chorus: And in intoxicating beauty!
Male: Hey ree pappa
Wine...
Male: Ha!
Chorus: ...gives...
Male: Hey!
Chorus: ...pleasure...
Male: Ha!
Chorus: ...pleasure!
Male: Ha!
Chorus: Where...
Male: Ha!
Chorus: ...else will it come...
Male: Ha!
Chorus: ...day...
Male: Ha!
Chorus: ...after day?
Male: Ha!
Chorus: True joy belongs to the night,
Male: Ra-pa-pa ra-pa-pa ra-pa-pa ra-pa-pa
Chorus: Everyone feels close as kin!
Male: Pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa
Sweet as fruit in milk,
This lovely woman coos;
Chorus: Ha ha!
Male: Asking me to come to bed,
This graceful beauty pleads!
Chorus: Oh ho-ho!
Sweet as fruit in milk,
This lovely woman coos;
Chorus: Ha…
Male: Asking me to come to bed,
This graceful beauty pleads!
Forgetting myself,
Chorus: Mmm… mmm…
Male: Should I lose control?
Chorus: Mmm… mmm… mmm…
Male: Should I give in to this?
Pouring grape wine,
I put out the fire in my heart;
With this red-lipped woman,
I drown myself and celebrate!
To forget...
Chorus: Mmm… mmm…
Male: ...the days gone by,
Chorus: Mmm… mmm… mmm…
Male: And make the days ahead shine bright!
{Heaven is in wine,
And in intoxicating beauty!
The sweet pleasure wine brings,
Where else can it come day after day?
Chorus: {La-la la-la-la-la la-la la-la-la-la
La-la la-la la-la la-la la-la la-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la-la-la la-la la-la-la-la} (overlapping)
True joy belongs to the night,
Chorus: La-la la-la-la-la la-la la-la-la-la
Male: Pa-pa pa-pa-pa
Chorus: La-la la-la-la-la la-la la-la-la-la
Male: Everyone feels close as kin!
Chorus: La-la la-la-la-la la-la la-la-la-la
Male: Pa-pa-pa pa-pa-pa pa-pa-pa pa-pa-pa
Chorus: La-la la-la-la-la la-la la-la-la-la
Male: Pa pa-pa pa-pa-pa-pa…
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Sorgam Madhuvilae' captures the philosophical and hedonistic state of a protagonist seeking refuge from past grief through wine, night, and romance. He compares love to a lost melody that he searched for in a hundred places after his beloved departed, ultimately attempting to drown his past sorrow in grape wine and transient pleasures.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Paalil pazham polae”
Compares the sweet, fondling nature of the maiden to fruit mixed in milk ('Paalil pazham polae').
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Kaadhal oru geetham”
Refers to the maiden as a peacock ('thogai') and love as a melody ('Kaadhal oru geetham').
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Sorgam madhuvilae / Sokkum azhagilae”
The second letters 'r' in 'Sorgam' and 's'/'k' reflect Tamil poetic structure.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung brilliantly by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, 'Sorgam Madhuvilae' from 'Sattam En Kaiyil' (1978) starring Kamal Haasan is widely considered one of the earliest iconic disco-style club songs in Tamil cinema history.
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