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Lyrics & meaning

Sanjaram Seiyyum

From Kannamoochi Yenada · 2007

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Shankar Mahadevan, Madhushree
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Kannamoochi Yenada2007

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Haa….aa…..aa…haaa…Haa....aa.....aa...haaa...
Male
Hey sanjaaram seiyum kangalHey, wandering eyes
Enmelae saayum saayumLeaning, leaning upon me
Athanaalae dhegamBecause of that, my body
Engum theekkayamIs filled with wounds of fire
Female
Thodu thoduvenaSaying, 'Touch me, touch me'
Neelum kaigalHands reaching out
Ondrai ondru patrikkollumHolding onto each other
Iru kaigalin reagaigalumThe palm lines of both hands
Idam maarumWill swap their places
Male
Imaigalin meedhuUpon the eyelids
Imagalai vaiththuPlacing eyelids
Vizhiyaal oru vazhiyamaippomLet us pave a path through our eyes
Female :Iruvari kanavumFemale: The dreams of both
Irandara kalakkumBlending seamlessly together
Iravai athil uranga vaippom oo oo ooLet us make the night sleep within them, oo oo oo
Male
Hey sanjaaram seiyum kangalHey, wandering eyes
Enmelae saayum saayumLeaning, leaning upon me
Athanaalae dhegamBecause of that, my body
Engum theekkayamIs filled with wounds of fire
Female
Thodu thoduvenaSaying, 'Touch me, touch me'
Neelum kaigalHands reaching out
Ondrai ondru patrikkollumHolding onto each other
Iru kaigalin reagaigalumThe palm lines of both hands
Idam maarumWill swap their places
Male
Netrum neeyindriYesterday without you
Thaniyaai kazhiththenaeI spent time alone
Nee kanavil vanthathanaalBecause you came in my dream
Uyir konjam pizhiththenae…ae…ae…My soul survived just a bit...ae...ae...
Female
Naanum pirivil pirivilI too, in separation, in separation
ThaviththenaeWas suffering terribly
Paazhum thooram thadukkirathaeThis wretched distance obstructs us
Male
Paravaiyin siragai siragaiBorrowing the wings, the wings
Kadan vaangiOf a bird
Parandhu varavae thudikkirathaeMy heart yearns to fly to you
Female
Nathi odida nee angaeWhile the river flows, you are there
Naan ingae ena nidru nindruvidaAnd I stand here helplessly
Padagaagidum paarvaigalWill not our gazes acting as boats
Ondraai sekkaathoUnite us together?
Male
Adangaathini vellangal vellangalThese uncontainable floods, floods
Karai thaandi thaandi vidaCrossing over the river banks
Verum paarvaigal pothaathaeMere gazes won't suffice
Padagae moozhgatho hoo oooWill the boat sink? hoo ooo
Male
Hey sanjaaram seiyum kangalHey, wandering eyes
Hoo ooo oooHoo ooo ooo
Hoohooo oooHoohooo ooo
Hoo ooo oooHoo ooo ooo
Hoohooo oooHoohooo ooo
Male
Imaigalin meedhuUpon the eyelids
Imagalai vaiththuPlacing eyelids
Vizhiyaal oru vazhiyamaippomLet us pave a path through our eyes
Female :Iruvari kanavumFemale: The dreams of both
Irandara kalakkumBlending seamlessly together
Iravai athil uranga vaippomLet us make the night sleep within them
Male
Kobam kollaamal oo oo ooWithout anger expressing itself oo oo oo
Kaadhal valaraathaeLove cannot truly grow
Alai seerippaainthaalumEven if the waves leap violently
Adaiyaalam kadal thaanaeTheir identity remains the sea itself
Female
Unakkena paniyaaiFor you, into dew
Paniyaai urumaariTransforming into dew
Paarththa nodiyil urugiduvenThe moment I look at you, I shall melt away
Male
Ezhukadalum malaiyamEven if seven seas and mountains
ThaduththaalumStand as barriers
Thaedi varuven unnai adaivenI will search and reach you
Female
Manadhoraththil engayo engayoSomewhere in the corner of my mind
Un vaasam thangividaYour fragrance lingers
Tholaithooraththil vanthaalumEven coming from a great distance
Unnai unarnthenaeI sensed your presence
Male
Po po ena sonnaalum sonnaalumEven if you tell me to go, go away
Unaivittu vittu iniLeaving you henceforth
Orr angulam nagaraamalWithout moving even an inch away
Pakkam nirppenaeI will stand right by your side
Male
Hey sanjaaram seiyum kangalHey, wandering eyes
Enmelae saayum saayumLeaning, leaning upon me
Athanaalae dhegamBecause of that, my body
Engum theekkayamIs filled with wounds of fire
Female
Thodu thoduvenaSaying, 'Touch me, touch me'
Neelum kaigalHands reaching out
Ondrai ondru patrikkollumHolding onto each other
Iru kaigalin reagaigalumThe palm lines of both hands
Idam maarumWill swap their places
Male
Imaigalin meedhuUpon the eyelids
Imagalai vaiththuPlacing eyelids
Vizhiyaal oru vazhiyamaippomLet us pave a path through our eyes
Female :Iruvari kanavumFemale: The dreams of both
Irandara kalakkumBlending seamlessly together
Iravai athil uranga vaippomLet us make the night sleep within them
Male
Hey sanjaaram seiyum kangalHey, wandering eyes
Hoo ooo oooHoo ooo ooo
Hoohooo oooHoohooo ooo
Hoo ooo oooHoo ooo ooo
Hoohooo oooHoohooo ooo
Female
Haa…aa…haaa….Haa...aa...haaa....

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song, penned by lyricist Thamarai, captures the deep passion, longing, and intimate connection between two lovers. It vividly describes the intense physical and emotional longing caused by distance, comparing their gazes to boats and their yearning to overflowing rivers. The lovers express how their dreams and identities merge seamlessly, transcending barriers like distance, mountains, and seas.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for emphasis)

Enmelae saayum saayum

Words like 'saayum saayum', 'thodu thodu', and 'pirivil pirivil' are repeated sequentially to intensify the emotional and sensory impact.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Padagaagidum paarvaigal

The line compares gazes to boats ('Padagaagidum paarvaigal') that help navigate the ocean of separation.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Iru kaigalin reagaigalum idam maarum

The idea that palm lines swap places upon holding hands ('Iru kaigalin reagaigalum idam maarum') exaggerates intimacy to highlight absolute oneness.

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Trivia

Although listed in the prompt context as an unknown source, 'Sanjaaram Seiyum Kangal' is famously known from the movie 'Kannamoochi Yenada' (2007), composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by Haricharan and Prashanthini.

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