Sahana Saral
From Sivaji · 2007
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Udit Narayan, Chinmayi
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Sivaji2007
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| …………………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Sahana saaral thoovutho | Is the Sahana raga drizzling like fine rain? |
| Sahara pookal poothatho oo | Have flowers bloomed in the Sahara desert? |
| Female | |
| Sahara pookal poothathooo | Have flowers bloomed in the Sahara desert? |
| Sahana saaral thoovutho ooo | Is the Sahana raga drizzling like fine rain? |
| Male | |
| En vinveli thalaikumel thiranthadho ada da | Did outer space open above my head? Ah! |
| Andha vennila veetukul nulainthadho | Did that white moon enter inside my house? |
| Adhu ennudan theneer kondadho | Did it share tea with me? |
| Female | |
| Kanavo nijamo kaadhal manthiramo | Is it a dream, reality, or the magic of love? |
| Male | |
| Oar aayiram aandugal semitha kaadhal ithu | This is love accumulated over a thousand years, |
| Noor aayiram aandugal thaandiyum vaazhum ithu… | This is love that will live beyond a hundred thousand years... |
| Female | |
| Sahara pookal poothatho ooo | Have flowers bloomed in the Sahara desert? |
| Sahana saaral thoovutho oo | Is the Sahana raga drizzling like fine rain? |
| Male | |
| { Dheem thana dheem thana dina na dina na na na } (4) | { Rhythm beat syllables } (4) |
| Female | |
| Thalai mudhal kaal varai thavikindra thoorathai Idhazhgalil kadandhu vidu | Cross the agonizing distance from head to toe using lips, |
| Un meesayin mudi endra melliya saaviyil pulangalai thirandhu vidu | Unlock the senses with the delicate key of your mustache hair, |
| Male | |
| Boomikum vaanukum virikindra thoorathi pookalil nirapatumaaFemale :Mmm hmm mmm | Shall I fill the distance extending between earth and sky with flowers? Female: Mmm hmm mmm |
| Pookalin saalaiyil poovonnai yenthiyae vaanukul nadakatuma hoo | Shall I walk into the sky holding a flower on a street of flowers? |
| Male | |
| Oar aayiram aandugal semitha kaadhal ithu hoo | This is love accumulated over a thousand years, |
| Noor aayiram aandugal thaandiyum vaazhum ithu | This is love that will live beyond a hundred thousand years, |
| Female | |
| Oar aayiram aandugalaai semitha kaadhal ithu | This is love accumulated over a thousand years, |
| Noor aayiram aandugal thaandiyum vaazhum ithu ………….. | This is love that will live beyond a hundred thousand years... |
| Male | |
| Sahana saaral thoovutho | Is the Sahana raga drizzling like fine rain? |
| Female | |
| Sahara pookal poothatho oo | Have flowers bloomed in the Sahara desert? |
| Male | |
| En vinveli thalaikumel thiranthadho | Did outer space open above my head? |
| Chorus :Ada da | Chorus: Ah! |
| Male | |
| Antha vennila veetukul nulainthadho | Did that white moon enter inside my house? |
| Athu ennudun theneer kondadho | Did it share tea with me? |
| Female | |
| Kanavo nijamo kaadhal manthiramo | Is it a dream, reality, or the magic of love? |
| Male | |
| Oar aayiram aandugal semitha kaadhal ithu | This is love accumulated over a thousand years, |
| Noor aayiram aandugal thaandiyum vaazhum ithu | This is love that will live beyond a hundred thousand years, |
| Female | |
| SaharaMale :Saaral thoovutho | Sahara / Male: Is rain drizzling? |
| Female | |
| Hoo oh oh oh | Hoo oh oh oh |
| Male | |
| Sahara pookal poothatho | Have flowers bloomed in the Sahara desert? |
| Female | |
| …………………….. | |
.........................
சஹானா சாரல்
தூவுதோ சஹாரா பூக்கள்
பூத்ததோ
Is the Sahana raga drizzling like fine rain?
Have flowers bloomed in the Sahara desert?
சஹாரா பூக்கள்
பூத்ததோ சஹானா சாரல்
தூவுதோ
Have flowers bloomed in the Sahara desert?
Is the Sahana raga drizzling like fine rain?
என் விண்வெளி
தலைக்குமேல் திறந்ததோ
அடடா அந்த வெண்ணிலா
வீட்டுக்குள் நுழைந்ததோ
அது என்னுடன் தேநீர்
கொண்டதோ
Did outer space open above my head? Ah!
Did that white moon enter inside my house?
Did it share tea with me?
கனவோ நிஜமோ
காதல் மந்திரமோ
Is it a dream, reality, or the magic of love?
ஓராயிரம் ஆண்டுகள்
சேமித்த காதலிது நூறாயிரம்
ஆண்டுகள் தாண்டியும்
வாழுமிது
This is love accumulated over a thousand years,
This is love that will live beyond a hundred thousand years...
சஹாரா பூக்கள்
பூத்ததோ சஹானா சாரல்
தூவுதோ
Have flowers bloomed in the Sahara desert?
Is the Sahana raga drizzling like fine rain?
{ தீம் தன தீம் தன
தின நா தின நா நா நா } (4)
{ Rhythm beat syllables } (4)
தலைமுதல் கால்வரை
தவிக்கின்ற தூரத்தை இதழ்களில்
கடந்துவிடு உன் மீசையின்
முடியென்ற மெல்லிய சாவியில்
புலன்களைத் திறந்துவிடு
Cross the agonizing distance from head to toe using lips,
Unlock the senses with the delicate key of your mustache hair,
பூமிக்கும் வானுக்கும்
விரிகின்ற தூரத்தை பூக்களில்
நிரப்பட்டுமா
ம்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்
பூக்களின் சாலையில்
பூவுன்னை ஏந்தியே
வானுக்குள் நடக்கட்டுமா
ஹோ
Shall I fill the distance extending between earth and sky with flowers? Female: Mmm hmm mmm
Shall I walk into the sky holding a flower on a street of flowers?
ஓராயிரம் ஆண்டுகள்
சேமித்த காதலிது ஹோ
நூறாயிரம் ஆண்டுகள்
தாண்டியும் வாழுமிது
This is love accumulated over a thousand years,
This is love that will live beyond a hundred thousand years,
ஓராயிரம் ஆண்டுகள்
சேமித்த காதலிது
நூறாயிரம் ஆண்டுகள்
தாண்டியும் வாழுமிது
This is love accumulated over a thousand years,
This is love that will live beyond a hundred thousand years...
சஹானா சாரல்
தூவுதோ
Is the Sahana raga drizzling like fine rain?
சஹாரா பூக்கள்
பூத்ததோ
Have flowers bloomed in the Sahara desert?
என் விண்வெளி
தலைக்குமேல் திறந்ததோ
குழு :
அடடா
அந்த வெண்ணிலா
வீட்டுக்குள் நுழைந்ததோ
அது என்னுடன் தேநீர்
கொண்டதோ
Did outer space open above my head?
Chorus: Ah!
கனவோ நிஜமோ
காதல் மந்திரமோ
Did that white moon enter inside my house?
Did it share tea with me?
ஓராயிரம் ஆண்டுகள்
சேமித்த காதலிது நூறாயிரம்
ஆண்டுகள் தாண்டியும்
வாழுமிது
Is it a dream, reality, or the magic of love?
சஹாரா
சாரல்
தூவுதோ
ஹோ ஓ
ஓ ஓ
சஹாரா
பூக்கள் பூத்ததோ
This is love accumulated over a thousand years,
This is love that will live beyond a hundred thousand years,
...........................
Sahara / Male: Is rain drizzling?
Hoo oh oh oh
Have flowers bloomed in the Sahara desert?
……………………………………
Sahana saaral thoovutho
Is the Sahana raga drizzling like fine rain?
Sahara pookal poothatho oo
Have flowers bloomed in the Sahara desert?
Sahara pookal poothathooo
Have flowers bloomed in the Sahara desert?
Sahana saaral thoovutho ooo
Is the Sahana raga drizzling like fine rain?
En vinveli thalaikumel thiranthadho ada da
Did outer space open above my head? Ah!
Andha vennila veetukul nulainthadho
Did that white moon enter inside my house?
Adhu ennudan theneer kondadho
Did it share tea with me?
Kanavo nijamo kaadhal manthiramo
Is it a dream, reality, or the magic of love?
Oar aayiram aandugal semitha kaadhal ithu
This is love accumulated over a thousand years,
Noor aayiram aandugal thaandiyum vaazhum ithu…
This is love that will live beyond a hundred thousand years...
Sahara pookal poothatho ooo
Have flowers bloomed in the Sahara desert?
Sahana saaral thoovutho oo
Is the Sahana raga drizzling like fine rain?
{ Dheem thana dheem thana dina na dina na na na } (4)
{ Rhythm beat syllables } (4)
Thalai mudhal kaal varai thavikindra thoorathai Idhazhgalil kadandhu vidu
Cross the agonizing distance from head to toe using lips,
Un meesayin mudi endra melliya saaviyil pulangalai thirandhu vidu
Unlock the senses with the delicate key of your mustache hair,
Boomikum vaanukum virikindra thoorathi pookalil nirapatumaaFemale :Mmm hmm mmm
Shall I fill the distance extending between earth and sky with flowers? Female: Mmm hmm mmm
Pookalin saalaiyil poovonnai yenthiyae vaanukul nadakatuma hoo
Shall I walk into the sky holding a flower on a street of flowers?
Oar aayiram aandugal semitha kaadhal ithu hoo
This is love accumulated over a thousand years,
Noor aayiram aandugal thaandiyum vaazhum ithu
This is love that will live beyond a hundred thousand years,
Oar aayiram aandugalaai semitha kaadhal ithu
This is love accumulated over a thousand years,
Noor aayiram aandugal thaandiyum vaazhum ithu …………..
This is love that will live beyond a hundred thousand years...
Sahana saaral thoovutho
Is the Sahana raga drizzling like fine rain?
Sahara pookal poothatho oo
Have flowers bloomed in the Sahara desert?
En vinveli thalaikumel thiranthadho
Did outer space open above my head?
Chorus :Ada da
Chorus: Ah!
Antha vennila veetukul nulainthadho
Did that white moon enter inside my house?
Athu ennudun theneer kondadho
Did it share tea with me?
Kanavo nijamo kaadhal manthiramo
Is it a dream, reality, or the magic of love?
Oar aayiram aandugal semitha kaadhal ithu
This is love accumulated over a thousand years,
Noor aayiram aandugal thaandiyum vaazhum ithu
This is love that will live beyond a hundred thousand years,
SaharaMale :Saaral thoovutho
Sahara / Male: Is rain drizzling?
Hoo oh oh oh
Hoo oh oh oh
Sahara pookal poothatho
Have flowers bloomed in the Sahara desert?
……………………..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Sahana' from Sivaji expresses the surreal, magical feeling of falling deeply in love. The lovers feel as though miraculous events are unfolding around them: rain pouring in the melody of Sahana raga, flowers blooming in the barren Sahara desert, and the moon casually sharing tea in their home. The lyrics paint love as an eternal, magical phenomenon preserved over millennia that transcends human boundaries and cosmic distances.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Wordplay / Pun
“Sahana saaral thoovutho / Sahara pookal poothatho”
Vairamuthu ingeniously pairs 'Sahana' (a classical Carnatic raga associated with peace/love) with 'Sahara' (the dry desert), contrasting melody with dry barrenness.
Hyperbole (Uvaman)
“Sahara pookal poothatho”
Exaggerating the impossibility of flowers blooming in the dry Sahara desert to illustrate the miraculous nature of love.
Metaphor
“Un meesayin mudi endra melliya saaviyil pulangalai thirandhu vidu”
Comparing the mustache hair to a delicate key capable of unlocking all sensory emotions.
Personification
“Andha vennila veetukul nulainthadho / Adhu ennudan theneer kondadho”
Personifying the moon as a house guest who sits down to have tea with the lover.
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Sahana saaral thoovutho”
Repetition of the 'S' sound across the opening lines creating a soothing rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
Although listed as Unknown in the context prompt, the song was composed by A. R. Rahman for the blockbuster movie 'Sivaji: The Boss' (2007). It was sung by Udit Narayan, Chinmayi, and Vijay Yesudas. The visual composition features vibrant, futuristic sets created by art director Thota Tharani.
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