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Lyrics & meaning

Sorkkathile Naam

From Ore Vanam Ore Boomi · 1979

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Ore Vanam Ore Boomi1979

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Sorgaththilae naam adi eduthomWe have stepped into paradise
Vegu sugamo sugamaagaSo blissful, delightfully blissful
Sorgaththilae naam adi eduthomWe have stepped into paradise
Vegu sugamo sugamaagaSo blissful, delightfully blissful
Female
Thodarum ullaasa azhagu ponnoonjalA continuing beautiful golden swing of joy
Engum srungaaramaeRomance everywhere
Thodarum ullaasa azhagu ponnoonjalA continuing beautiful golden swing of joy
Engum srungaaramaeRomance everywhere
Male
Sorgaththilae naam adi eduthomWe have stepped into paradise
Vegu sugamo sugamaagaSo blissful, delightfully blissful
Both :Aahahaa sugamo sugamaagaBoth: Ah, so blissful, delightfully blissful
Male
Poopanthal ponnaana veeduA floral canopy and a golden home
Pudhu vellaam penn maangaloduWith a fresh flood of deer-like women
Ellaarkkum ellaam unduEveryone has everything
Male
Poopanthal ponnaana veeduA floral canopy and a golden home
Pudhu vellaam penn maangaloduWith a fresh flood of deer-like women
Ellaarkkum ellaam unduEveryone has everything
Female
Anantham pani vilaiyaattuA joyful snow game
Idhu enna pudhu vilaiyaattuWhat kind of new play is this
Ennenna inbam indruWhat boundless pleasure today
Female
Anantham pani vilaiyaattuA joyful snow game
Idhu enna pudhu vilaiyaattuWhat kind of new play is this
Ennenna inbam indruWhat boundless pleasure today
Male
Adadaa ilamai ulagamAh, the world of youth
Azhagil idhuthaan sigaramThis is the very peak of beauty
Both :Nadappom parppom mithapomBoth: We shall walk, we shall see, we shall float
Female
Rojakkal ennenna vannamWhat colors the roses wear
Paravaigal vannam minnumBirds shine in vivid colors
Mann engum ponnaanathaeThe entire earth has turned to gold
Male
Panthaadum melongum ingaePlaying balls rise high here
Paranthodum melaadai angaeUpper garments fly away there
Yaar solli thanthaar idhaiWho taught them this?
Female
Paravai irakkai inaiththaalWhen birds join their wings
Manithan arivum sirithaeHuman intellect laughs with delight
Thudippom kalippom inippomWe shall throb, rejoice, and sweeten
Male
Sevvanam melaadai podaAs the crimson sky drapes like a veil
Siru koondhal raagangal paadaAs small locks of hair sing melodies
Kalyaana veedaanathaeIt has become a home of marriage
Female
Ulagaththin ullaasa santhai idhayangalThe world's marketplace of pleasure, a wonder unnoticed by hearts
Kaanaatha vinthai thunbangal thoolaanathaeMiseries have been crushed into dust
Male
Rasanai miguntha manithanA man of refined aesthetic taste
Ulavum idamey idhuthaanThis is the very place where he roams
Sugaththai ivanthaan madiththaanHe is the one who embraced this pleasure
Male
Sorgaththilae naam adi eduthomWe have stepped into paradise
Vegu sugamo sugamaagaSo blissful, delightfully blissful
Female
Thodarum ullaasa azhagu azhagu ponnoonjalA continuing beautiful golden swing of joy
Engum srungaaramaeRomance everywhere
Male :Engum srungaaramaeMale: Romance everywhere

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Sorgaththilae Naam Adi Eduthom' is an exuberant duet from the 1979 film 'Ore Vanam Ore Boomi', penned by lyricist Kannadasan and set to music by M. S. Viswanathan. sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela, the song captures the ecstasy of a couple revelling in an idyllic, heavenly world. Filled with imagery of snow games, golden homes, crimson skies, and vibrant flora, the lyrics convey an ultimate escape into romantic bliss where worldly sorrows crumble to dust.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Nadappom parppom mithapom

Rhythmic repetition of verb suffixes creating a playful, musical cadence.

Metaphor (Uvamanai)

Pudhu vellaam penn maangalodu

Comparing women to deer ('penn maangalodu') to emphasize grace and beauty.

Personification

Siru koondhal raagangal paada

Attributing the human capability of singing melodies to locks of hair.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Mann engum ponnaanathae

Exaggerating the setting as a literal paradise on Earth where earth turns into gold and miseries are turned into dust.

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Trivia

The song was shot in foreign snow-filled locations, which was a emerging trend in late-1970s Tamil cinema to offer visual novelty to audiences. M. S. Viswanathan utilized Western-style orchestration blended with Indian melody, perfectly matching SPB and P. Susheela's lively vocal delivery.

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