- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Kadavulukku Oru Kaditham
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 15 Feb 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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