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Lyrics & meaning

Saayamal Saaigindra

From House Owner · 2019

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Benny Dayal, Chorus
Music director
Ghibran
Details
House Owner2019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
{Dhum dhum dhum dhumBoom boom boom boom
Dhum dhumBoom boom
Youre my skyYou're my sky
Dhum dhum dhum dhumBoom boom boom boom
You are my eye} (2)You are my eye} (2)
Male
Hoo oo ooHoo oo oo
Saayamal saaigindra maalaiWithout leaning, the twilight inclines
Endhan thozh meedhuUpon my shoulder
Saaindhaada neeFor you to lean and sway
Hoo oo ooHoo oo oo
Thee indri thindaadum velaiA time of helplessness without fire
Endhan nenjodu nenjaaga neeYou stay close, heart-to-heart with mine
Hoo oo oo…oooHoo oo oo…ooo
Chorus
Kaalangal kolangalLet times and patterns
Male :MaarattumMale: Change
Chorus :Maaramal ennoduChorus: Unchangingly with me
Male :AadadiMale: Dance, my girl
Chorus :Thaalangal thernthaalumChorus: Even if rhythms end
Male :TheerattumMale: Let them end
Chorus :Theeramal ennoduChorus: Unceasingly with me
Male :Nee aaduMale: You dance
Chorus
Dhum dhum dhum dhumBoom boom boom boom
Dhum dhumBoom boom
Youre my skyYou're my sky
Dhum dhum dhum dhumBoom boom boom boom
You are my eyeYou are my eye
Chorus
Raba reba reba ra rebaRaba reba reba ra reba
Raba reba reba raaRaba reba reba raa
Hoo hoo hoo hoo hooHoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hoo hoo hooHoo hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hooHoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hoo hoo hoo hooHoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
Male
Un kaiyai naan korkkum bothuWhen I entwine my hand with yours
Indha boologam poo medaiyaaiThis entire world becomes a stage of flowers
En kaadhil nee pesum bothuWhen you whisper in my ear
Endhan nenjodu thaenodaiyaaiA stream of honey flows through my heart
Male
Yaarukkum ketkaadha paadal ondraiA song that no one else can hear
Naam mattum ketkkiromOnly we two listen to it
Veraarum kaanaadha kaadhalA love that no one else beholds
Kaangirom…anbaeWe behold... my love
Chorus
Kaalangal kolangalLet times and patterns
Male :MaarattumMale: Change
Chorus :Maaramal ennoduChorus: Unchangingly with me
Male :AadadiMale: Dance, my girl
Chorus :Thaalangal thernthaalumChorus: Even if rhythms end
Male :TheerattumMale: Let them end
Chorus :Theeramal ennoduChorus: Unceasingly with me
Male :Nee aaduMale: You dance
Chorus
………………………..………………………..
Male
Vaanathin saayangal maarumThe colors of the sky will change
Undhan vannangal maarathadiBut your true colors will never change, my dear
Poongaatrin vaasangal theerumThe sweet scents of the gentle breeze will fade
Undhan inbangal theeradhadiBut your joys will never end
Male
Mann thondrum ellaamaeEverything born upon this earth
Maari pogumWill change and pass away
Namm kaadhal maarumaWill our love ever change?
Un meedhu naan konda mogamThe deep passion I hold for you
Theeruma….anbae…ae….Will it ever end... my love?
Chorus
Kaalangal kolangalLet times and patterns
Male :MaarattumMale: Change
Chorus :Maaramal ennoduChorus: Unchangingly with me
Male :AadadiMale: Dance, my girl
Chorus :Thaalangal thernthaalumChorus: Even if rhythms end
Male :TheerattumMale: Let them end
Chorus :Theeramal ennoduChorus: Unceasingly with me
Male :Nee aaduMale: You dance
Chorus
{Dhum dhum dhum dhumBoom boom boom boom
Dhum dhumBoom boom
Youre my skyYou're my sky
Dhum dhum dhum dhumBoom boom boom boom
You are my eye} (2)You are my eye} (2)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This poetic track from the movie 'House Owner' (2019), penned by Madhan Karky, celebrates an enduring love that defies time, physical aging, and world changes. The protagonist describes how holding his partner's hand turns the entire world into a flower-laden stage, and her gentle words feel like a stream of honey flowing straight to his heart. Their emotional bond is presented as a private melody and an unseen love known only to the two of them. Even as external circumstances, seasons, rhythm, and sky hues change, the singer reassures his beloved that his passion and her inner joy will remain eternal. The song framing uses a dance motif—encouraging a lifelong dance that persists regardless of worldly shifts and fading rhythms.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Indha boologam poo medaiyaai

Comparing the entire earth to a flower-bedecked stage ('poo medaiyaai') when holding the lover's hand.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Endhan nenjodu thaenodaiyaai

Describing the emotional warmth of hearing her whisper as a stream of honey ('thaenodaiyaai') in the heart.

Antithesis / Juxtaposition

Vaanathin saayangal maarum / Undhan vannangal maarathadi

Contrasting the sky's changing colors with the unchanging inner nature and love of the partner.

Tamil Prosody - Edhukai (Second Syllable Rhyme)

Kaalangal kolangal / Maarattum / Maaramal

Matching second letter consonantal sounds between lines ('Kaalangal' and 'Thaalangal', 'Maarattum' and 'Maaramal').

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Trivia

The film 'House Owner' (2019), directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, is set against the backdrop of the 2015 Chennai floods. It revolves around a tender love story involving an elderly man suffering from Alzheimer's disease and his devoted wife, making lyrics about unchanging love across time deeply symbolic.

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