Santhega Kodu Athu Lyrics English Meaning: Sorkkam Naragam | T. M. Soundararajan
T. M. Soundararajan’s ‘Santhega Kodu Athu’ from the album ‘Sorkkam Naragam’ pairs Kannadasan’s lyrics with Shankar Ganesh’s melancholic composition to portray a love eroded by distrust. The track captures a man’s anguish as baseless accusations dismantle his marriage.
Santhega Kodu Athu
T. M. Soundararajan • From “Sorkkam Naragam”
Lyricist
Kannadasan
Composer
Shankar Ganesh
Santhega Kodu Athu Lyrics Translation (from “Sorkkam Naragam”)
Kannadasan contrasts domestic harmony with a ‘forest where sorrow grows,’ illustrating how doubt transforms a home. Soundararajan’s delivery emphasizes the finality in ‘even my body does not belong to you,’ marking irreversible separation.
Thanneerai Neruppu EndruThose who suspected that water was actually fire,
Santhegam KondavargalAnd harbored that deep doubt,
Kanneerai KaanamalHave never gone without seeing tears,
Oointhathum IllaiThey’ve never truly rested.
Avargal Kanmoodi ThalaiyanaiyilThey haven’t closed their eyes,
Saainthathum IllaiOr leaned back on a pillow in peace.
Santhega Kodu Adhu Santhosa KeduThe line of suspicion is the ruin of happiness.
Santhega Kodu Adhu Santhosa KeduThe line of suspicion is the ruin of all happiness.
Idhai Maranthavar Veedu Thunbam Valarnthidum KaaduThe home that forgets this becomes a wild forest where sorrow grows.
Thunbam Valarnthidum KaaduA forest where sorrow grows.
Santhega Kodu Adhu Santhosa KeduThe line of suspicion is the ruin of happiness.
Paththiniyai Nampa VaikkaTo make my chaste wife believe me,
Palakaalam PaadupattaenI’ve struggled for such a long time.
Saththiyamae Puriyavillai AvalukkuShe didn’t understand the truth at all.
Adhu Kaththiyaachchu Uthamaiyin UyirukkuThat doubt became a knife to a virtuous life.
Adhu Kaththiyaachchu Uthamaiyin UyirukkuIt became a sharp knife to a virtuous life.
Santhega Kodu Adhu Santhosa KeduThe line of suspicion is the ruin of happiness.
Idhai Maranthavar Veedu Thunbam Valarnthidum KaaduThe home that forgets this becomes a wild forest where sorrow grows.
Thunbam Valarnthidum KaaduA forest where sorrow grows.
Santhega Kodu Adhu Santhosa KeduThe line of suspicion is the ruin of happiness.
Vaazhkkaiyilae OndrupattaalShe united with me in this life.
Vazhi Nedga Kooda VanthaalShe walked along the path with me.
Vaarthaiyilae Kondru Vittaal EnnaiyaeBut she’s killed me with her words.
Than Vaayaalae Keduththu Kondaal ThannaiyaeShe’s ruined herself with her own mouth.
Than Vaayaalae Keduththu Kondaal ThannaiyaeShe’s completely ruined herself with her own mouth.
Santhega Kodu Adhu Santhosa KeduThe line of suspicion is the ruin of happiness.
Unmaiyilae VaazhnthavanaiThe man who lived in truth,
Oru Manathaai NindravanaiThe one who stood faithful with a single mind,
Unmaiyilae VaazhnthavanaiThe man who lived in truth,
Oru Manathaai NindravanaiThe one who stood faithful with a single mind,
Oor Sirikka Vaiththathadi SanthegamYour suspicion has made the town laugh at us.
Ini Unakku Kooda Sonthamillai En ThegamFrom now on, even my body doesn’t belong to you.
Ini Unakku Kooda Sonthamillai En ThegamFrom now on, even my body doesn’t belong to you.
Santhega Kodu Adhu Santhosa KeduThe line of suspicion is the ruin of happiness.
Idhai Maranthavar Veedu Thunbam Valarnthidum KaaduThe home that forgets this becomes a wild forest where sorrow grows.
Thunbam Valarnthidum KaaduA forest where sorrow grows.
Santhega Kodu Adhu Santhosa KeduThe line of suspicion is the ruin of happiness.
The ‘Santhega Kodu Athu’ lyrics meaning resonates as a caution against unchecked suspicion, framed by Soundararajan’s emotional range. This Tamil track remains relevant for discussions about trust in relationships.
