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Lyrics & meaning

Sorgama Venduma

From Kadavulukku Oru Kaditham · 1982

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Details
Kadavulukku Oru Kaditham1982

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Sorkkamaa vendumaaDo you want heaven?
Alli alli thanthiduven pothumaaI will shower it in abundance, is that enough?
Mogamaa thaagamaaIs it lust or thirst?
Enni enni yaenguvathu laabamaaIs there any gain in counting and yearning endlessly?
Kannirendil minnuvathu bodhaiyaaIs that intoxication sparkling in your two eyes?
Unnai thalli vida naanum enna seedhaiyaa….aa….Am I Sita to push you away?
Female
: Sorkkamaa vendumaa: Do you want heaven?
Alli alli thanthiduven pothumaaI will shower it in abundance, is that enough?
Mogamaa thaagamaaIs it lust or thirst?
Enni enni yaenguvathu laabamaaIs there any gain in counting and yearning endlessly?
Female
Ennai paaru konjam kaamanaadum manjamLook at me a little, a bed where Cupid plays
Singaara sallaapa koodamA hall of decorative intimacy
Ennai paaru konjam kaamanaadum manjamLook at me a little, a bed where Cupid plays
Singaara sallaapa koodamA hall of decorative intimacy
Kadhal Thaerottam pogum vellottamLove's chariot procession goes on a trial run
Endrum kaanaatha inba kondaattamA celebration of bliss never seen before
Female
Naalai naalai endru neeyum thallaathaeDo not postpone it saying tomorrow and tomorrow
Naalum ponaal kaalam ingu nillaathaeAs days pass, time will not stand still here
Female
Sorkkamaa vendumaaDo you want heaven?
Alli alli thanthiduven pothumaaI will shower it in abundance, is that enough?
Mogamaa thaagamaaIs it lust or thirst?
Enni enni yaenguvathu laabamaaIs there any gain in counting and yearning endlessly?
Kannirendil minnuvathu bodhaiyaaIs that intoxication sparkling in your two eyes?
Unnai thalli vida naanum enna seedhaiyaa….aa….Am I Sita to push you away?
Female
Sorkkamaa vendumaaDo you want heaven?
Alli alli thanthiduven pothumaaI will shower it in abundance, is that enough?
Mogamaa thaagamaaIs it lust or thirst?
Enni enni yaenguvathu laabamaaIs there any gain in counting and yearning endlessly?
Female
Thangamaeni paavai innumenna paarvaiGolden-bodied maiden, what is that look still?
Thaen koottil ullaasam thaeduSeek pleasure in the honeycomb
Thangamaeni paavai innumenna paarvaiGolden-bodied maiden, what is that look still?
Thaen koottil ullaasam thaeduSeek pleasure in the honeycomb
Aaru endraalum nooru endraalumWhether it is six or a hundred
Aasai poguthu neram podhaathuDesire grows, time is never enough
Female
Sorkkamaa vendumaaDo you want heaven?
Alli alli thanthiduven pothumaaI will shower it in abundance, is that enough?
Mogamaa thaagamaaIs it lust or thirst?
Enni enni yaenguvathu laabamaaIs there any gain in counting and yearning endlessly?
Kannirendil minnuvathu bodhaiyaaIs that intoxication sparkling in your two eyes?
Unnai thalli vida naanum enna seedhaiyaa….aa….Am I Sita to push you away?
Female
Sorkkamaa vendumaaDo you want heaven?
Alli alli thanthiduven pothumaaI will shower it in abundance, is that enough?
Mogamaa thaagamaaIs it lust or thirst?
Enni enni yaenguvathu laabamaaIs there any gain in counting and yearning endlessly?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Sorkkamaa Vendumaa is a seductive dance song from the 1982 film Kadavulukku Oru Kaditham, composed by Shankar-Ganesh and rendered by Vani Jairam. The song features a woman tempting her companion to embrace passion and sensory joy without hesitation, promising to grant him heaven-like bliss in abundance. Through imagery of Cupid's bed, honeycombs, and chariot trials, lyricist Muthulingam emphasizes the concept of seizing the moment (carpe diem). She urges her lover not to delay love for tomorrow, reminding him that life is fleeting and time waits for no one.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Reduplication / Repetition)

Alli alli thanthiduven pothumaa

Words like 'Alli alli' (showering abundantly) and 'Enni enni' (counting repeatedly) are used twice consecutively to emphasize intense emotions and add rhythm.

Allusion (Mythological Reference)

Unnai thalli vida naanum enna seedhaiyaa….aa….

Reference to Sita from the epic Ramayana to contrast her uncompromising virtue with the singer's open expression of passion.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Mogamaa thaagamaa

Symmetry in line endings ('vendumaa', 'pothumaa', 'thaagamaa', 'laabamaa') creating a smooth rhyming lyric structure.

Metaphor

Thaen koottil ullaasam thaedu

Comparing intimacy and sweet pleasure to partaking in honey from a beehive ('Thaen koottil ullaasam').

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Trivia

Kadavulukku Oru Kaditham (1982) featured music by the veteran duo Shankar-Ganesh. Lyricist Muthulingam, renowned for his traditional Tamil poetic imagery, wrote this catchy cabaret-style number, showing Vani Jairam's adaptability in rendering seductive sensuous tracks alongside her classic devotional and romantic repertoire.

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