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Lyrics & meaning

Summa Summa

From Alli Petra Pillai · 1959

Lyricist: A. Maruthakasi
Singers: T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director: K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name: Alli Petra Pillai
Movie release year: 1959
Lyrics added on: 9 Mar 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Summaa summa sirichchukkittu

Sogusu nadai pottukittu

Summaa summa sirichchukkittu

Sogusu nadai pottukittu

Thulli thulli aadi varum unnai kandaa

Suththi suththi paarkkaatha kannum undaa

Kummaalam pottukittu

Kudhirai vandi oottikkittu

Kummaalam pottukittu

Kudhirai vandi oottikkittu

Themmaangu paadi varum unnai kandaa

Thirumbi paarkkaatha kannum undaa

Manjal poosi kulicha mugam minuminukka

Mayakkamoottum paarvaiyilae nilaverikka

Manjal poosi kulicha mugam minuminukka

Mayakkamoottum paarvaiyilae nilaverikka

Marukkozhunthu kondaiyilae kamakamakka

Kurumbu pechai ketpavanga kirukirukka

Haei thulli thulli aadi varum

Unnai kandaa

Suththi suththi paarkkaatha kannum undaa

Silukku satta kaaththupattu silusilukka

Thanga silaiyai pola thegakattu palapalakka

Silukku satta kaaththupattu silusilukka

Thanga silaiyai pola thegakattu palapalakka

Theru vazhiyae vandi saththam kadakadakka

Kayil chinnanjiru saattai vaaru thudithudikka

Themmaangu paadi varum unnai kandaa

Thirumbi paarkkaatha kannum undaa

Puruvamenum vil valaichchu

Paruvamenum ambavachchu

Pullimaan pol kuthichchu

Velli meenai kannil vachchu

Thulli thulli aadi varum

Unnai kandaa

Suththi suththi paarkkaatha kannum undaa

Varupavanga ellorukkum

Arumaiyaana vazhiyaikkaatti

Pudhumaiyaana paathaiyilae

Povatharkku aasai mootti

Themmaangu paadi varum unnai kandaa

Thirumbi paarkkaatha kannum undaa

Hei thulli thulli aadi varum

Unnai kandaa

Suththi suththi paarkkaatha kannum undaa

Smiling playfully for no reason,

walking with a stylish swagger,

smiling playfully for no reason,

walking with a stylish swagger,

when seeing you skip and dance along,

are there any eyes that wouldn't turn to stare?

Having fun and making merry,

driving your horse cart,

having fun and making merry,

driving your horse cart,

when seeing you sing a folk tune as you come,

are there any eyes that wouldn't turn to look?

With your turmeric-bright face glowing,

moonlight shining in your enchanting gaze,

with your turmeric-bright face glowing,

moonlight shining in your enchanting gaze,

fragrant herbs sweetening your hair bun,

making anyone who hears your cheeky words dizzy with delight...

Hey, skipping and dancing along,

when seeing you,

are there any eyes that wouldn't turn to stare?

With your silk shirt rustling in the breeze,

your well-built frame gleaming like a golden statue,

with your silk shirt rustling in the breeze,

your well-built frame gleaming like a golden statue,

as your cart clatters down the street,

with the little whip flicking in your hand...

When seeing you sing a folk tune as you come,

are there any eyes that wouldn't turn to look?

Bending the bow of your eyebrows,

aiming the arrow of your youth,

leaping around like a spotted deer,

with glittering silver fish in your eyes...

Skipping and dancing along,

when seeing you,

are there any eyes that wouldn't turn to stare?

To everyone who passes by,

showing them a wonderful way,

and sparking a desire

to travel down a brand-new path...

When seeing you sing a folk tune as you come,

are there any eyes that wouldn't turn to look?

Hey, skipping and dancing along,

when seeing you,

are there any eyes that wouldn't turn to stare?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful, romantic duet from the film 'Alli Petra Pillai' (1959) depicts a charming exchange between a young woman and a horse-cart driver. The hero and heroine tease and praise each other's charm, demeanor, and attire while traveling together. The heroine describes the hero's lively cart driving, stylish silk shirt, and endearing demeanor, while the hero admires her radiant skin, fragrant flower-decked hair, and mesmerizing gazes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ono-Matopoeia (Rettai Kilavi)

“Manjal poosi kulicha mugam minuminukka”

Use of rhythmic Tamil sound-words like 'mini-minukka', 'kama-kamakka', 'pala-palakka', and 'kada-kadakka' to evoke sensory brilliance, fragrance, and sound.

Metaphor (Uruvagom)

“Puruvamenum vil valaichchu / Paruvamenum ambavachchu”

Describing eyebrows as a bent bow ('puruvamenum vil') and youth as an arrow ('paruvamenum ambu').

Simile (Uwamai)

“Thanga silaiyai pola thegakattu palapalakka”

Comparing the physical form to a gleaming golden statue ('Thanga silaiyai pola') and movement to a leaping deer ('Pullimaan pol kuthichchu').

Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai & Ethirai)

“Puruvamenum vil valaichchu / Paruvamenum ambavachchu”

Repetition of initial consonants and matching second letters across lines (e.g., 'Puruvamenum' / 'Paruvamenum').

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Trivia

'Alli Petra Pillai' (1959) featured music composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by A. Maruthakasi. The duet between T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela showcases the quintessential mid-20th-century Tamil folk-pop rhythm, capturing rural charm and lively romance.

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