Sendhamizh Thenmozhiyaal
From Maalaiyitta Mangai · 1958
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. R. Mahalingam
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Maalaiyitta Mangai1958
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sill endru pootha | In the coolly blooming |
| Siru nerunchi kaattinilae.. | Small forest of caltrop thorns... |
| Nill endru koori niruthi vazhi ponaalae | She bade me stop, halted me, and went on her way. |
| Nindradhu pol nindraal | She seemed to stand still, |
| Nedum dhooram parandhaal | Yet flew to a great distance. |
| Nirkkumo aavi | Will my soul endure? |
| Nilaikkumo nenjam | Will my heart remain steadfast? |
| Manam perumo vaazhvae | Will my life attain fulfillment? |
| Male | |
| Aah aaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa | Aah aaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa |
| Male | |
| Senthamizh thaen mozhiyaal | She speaks with the honey of refined Tamil, |
| Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal | She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon, |
| Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal | She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon, |
| Paingani idhazhil pazha rasam tharuvaal | She offers fruit nectar from her tender fruit-like lips, |
| Parugida thalai kunivaal | And shyly bows her head as it is consumed. |
| Male | |
| Kaatrinil pirandhavalo | Was she born out of the wind? |
| Pudhidhaai karpanai vadithavalo | Was she newly sculpted from pure imagination? |
| Ahaaa aaaaa… aaaa…aaa….aaa….aaa… | Ahaaa aaaaa... aaaa...aaa....aaa....aaa... |
| Kaatrinil pirandhavalo | Was she born out of the wind? |
| Pudhidhaai karpanai vadithavalo | Was she newly sculpted from pure imagination? |
| Saetrinil malarndha senthaamaraiyo | Is she a red lotus blooming in the mud? |
| Sevvanthai poo charamo | Or a garland of red chrysanthemums? |
| Saetrinil malarndha senthaamaraiyo | Is she a red lotus blooming in the mud? |
| Sevvanthai poo charamo | Or a garland of red chrysanthemums? |
| Male | |
| Aval senthamizh thaen mozhiyaal | She speaks with the honey of refined Tamil, |
| Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal | She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon, |
| Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal | She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon, |
| Paingani idhazhil pazha rasam tharuvaal | She offers fruit nectar from her tender fruit-like lips, |
| Parugida thalai kunivaal | And shyly bows her head as it is consumed. |
| Male | |
| Kangalil neelam vilaithavalo | Did she cultivate the blue in her eyes? |
| Adhai kadalinil kondu karaithavalo | And dissolve the surplus into the ocean? |
| Kangalil neelam vilaithavalo | Did she cultivate the blue in her eyes? |
| Adhai kadalinil kondu karaithavalo | And dissolve the surplus into the ocean? |
| Pennukku pennae peraasai kollum | Is she endowed with such grand beauty |
| Per azhagellaam padaithavalo | That even woman would feel intense desire for woman? |
| Pennukku pennae peraasai kollum | Is she endowed with such grand beauty |
| Per azhagellaam padaithavalo | That even woman would feel intense desire for woman? |
| Male | |
| Aval senthamizh thaen mozhiyaal | She speaks with the honey of refined Tamil, |
| Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal | She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon, |
| Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal | She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon, |
| Paingani idhazhil pazha rasam tharuvaal | She offers fruit nectar from her tender fruit-like lips, |
| Parugida thalai kunivaal | And shyly bows her head as it is consumed. |
| Male | |
| Megathai koondhalil mudithavalo.. | Did she tie the clouds into her hair-braid? |
| Vin meengalai malaraai aninthavalo | Did she adorn herself with heavenly stars as flowers? |
| Megathai koondhalil mudithavalo.. | Did she tie the clouds into her hair-braid? |
| Vin meengalai malaraai aninthavalo | Did she adorn herself with heavenly stars as flowers? |
| Mogathilae indha ulagangal yaavaiyum | Is she an enchantress (Mohini) who drowns |
| Moozhgida seiyum moginiyo.. | All of these worlds in deep infatuation? |
| Mogathilae indha ulagangal yaavaiyum | Is she an enchantress (Mohini) who drowns |
| Moozhgida seiyum moginiyo.. | All of these worlds in deep infatuation? |
| Male | |
| Aval senthamizh thaen mozhiyaal | She speaks with the honey of refined Tamil, |
| Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal | She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon, |
| Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal | She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon, |
| Paingani idhazhil pazha rasam tharuvaal | She offers fruit nectar from her tender fruit-like lips, |
| Parugida thalai kunivaal | And shyly bows her head as it is consumed. |
சில்லென்று பூத்த
சிறு நெருஞ்சி காட்டினிலே....
நில்லென்று கூறி நிறுத்தி வழி போனளே
நின்றது போல் நின்றால்
நெடுந்தூரம் பறந்ததேன்
நிற்குமோ ஆவி
நிலைக்குமோ நெஞ்சம்
மணம் பெறுமோ வாழ்வே...
In the coolly blooming
Small forest of caltrop thorns...
She bade me stop, halted me, and went on her way.
She seemed to stand still,
Yet flew to a great distance.
Will my soul endure?
Will my heart remain steadfast?
Will my life attain fulfillment?
ஆஅ.....ஆஆ......ஆஅஆ....ஆஆ....ஆ.....
Aah aaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa
செந்தமிழ் தேன் மொழியாள்
நிலாவென சிரிக்கும் மலர்க் கொடியாள்
நிலாவென சிரிக்கும் மலர்க் கொடியாள்
பைங்கனி இதழில் பழரசம் தருவாள்
பருகிட தலை குனிவாள்
She speaks with the honey of refined Tamil,
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
She offers fruit nectar from her tender fruit-like lips,
And shyly bows her head as it is consumed.
செந்தமிழ் தேன் மொழியாள்
நிலாவென சிரிக்கும் மலர்க் கொடியாள்
நிலாவென சிரிக்கும் மலர்க் கொடியாள்
பைங்கனி இதழில் பழரசம் தருவாள்
பருகிட தலை குனிவாள்
Was she born out of the wind?
Was she newly sculpted from pure imagination?
Ahaaa aaaaa... aaaa...aaa....aaa....aaa...
Was she born out of the wind?
Was she newly sculpted from pure imagination?
Is she a red lotus blooming in the mud?
Or a garland of red chrysanthemums?
Is she a red lotus blooming in the mud?
Or a garland of red chrysanthemums?
காற்றினில் பிறந்தவளோ
புதிதாய் கற்பனை வடித்தவளோ
ஆஆஅ.....ஆஆ......ஆ......ஆஅ....ஆஅ....
காற்றினில் பிறந்தவளோ
புதிதாய் கற்பனை வடித்தவளோ
சேற்றினில் மலர்ந்த செந்தாமரையோ
செவ்வந்திப் பூச்சரமோ...
சேற்றினில் மலர்ந்த செந்தாமரையோ
செவ்வந்திப் பூச்சரமோ...
She speaks with the honey of refined Tamil,
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
She offers fruit nectar from her tender fruit-like lips,
And shyly bows her head as it is consumed.
அவள் செந்தமிழ் தேன் மொழியாள்
நிலாவென சிரிக்கும் மலர்க் கொடியாள்
நிலாவென சிரிக்கும் மலர்க் கொடியாள்
பைங்கனி இதழில் பழரசம் தருவாள்
பருகிட தலை குனிவாள்
Did she cultivate the blue in her eyes?
And dissolve the surplus into the ocean?
Did she cultivate the blue in her eyes?
And dissolve the surplus into the ocean?
Is she endowed with such grand beauty
That even woman would feel intense desire for woman?
Is she endowed with such grand beauty
That even woman would feel intense desire for woman?
கண்களில் நீலம் விளைத்தவளோ
அதைக் கடலினில் கொண்டு கரைத்தவளோ
கண்களில் நீலம் விளைத்தவளோ
அதைக் கடலினில் கொண்டு கரைத்தவளோ
பெண்ணுக்கு பெண்ணே பேராசை கொள்ளும்
பேரழகெல்லாம் படைத்தவளோ....
பெண்ணுக்கு பெண்ணே பேராசை கொள்ளும்
பேரழகெல்லாம் படைத்தவளோ.....
She speaks with the honey of refined Tamil,
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
She offers fruit nectar from her tender fruit-like lips,
And shyly bows her head as it is consumed.
அவள் செந்தமிழ் தேன் மொழியாள்
நிலாவென சிரிக்கும் மலர்க் கொடியாள்
நிலாவென சிரிக்கும் மலர்க் கொடியாள்
பைங்கனி இதழில் பழரசம் தருவாள்
பருகிட தலை குனிவாள்
Did she tie the clouds into her hair-braid?
Did she adorn herself with heavenly stars as flowers?
Did she tie the clouds into her hair-braid?
Did she adorn herself with heavenly stars as flowers?
Is she an enchantress (Mohini) who drowns
All of these worlds in deep infatuation?
Is she an enchantress (Mohini) who drowns
All of these worlds in deep infatuation?
மேகத்தை கூந்தலில் முடித்தவளோ
விண் மீன்களை மலராய் அணிந்தவளோ
மேகத்தை கூந்தலில் முடித்தவளோ
விண் மீன்களை மலராய் அணிந்தவளோ
மோகத்திலே இந்த உலகங்கள் யாவையும்
மூழ்கிட செய்யும் மோகினியோ
மோகத்திலே இந்த உலகங்கள் யாவையும்
மூழ்கிட செய்யும் மோகினியோ
She speaks with the honey of refined Tamil,
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
She offers fruit nectar from her tender fruit-like lips,
And shyly bows her head as it is consumed.
அவள் செந்தமிழ் தேன் மொழியாள்
நிலாவென சிரிக்கும் மலர்க் கொடியாள்
நிலாவென சிரிக்கும் மலர்க் கொடியாள்
பைங்கனி இதழில் பழரசம் தருவாள்
பருகிட தலை குனிவாள்
Sill endru pootha
In the coolly blooming
Siru nerunchi kaattinilae..
Small forest of caltrop thorns...
Nill endru koori niruthi vazhi ponaalae
She bade me stop, halted me, and went on her way.
Nindradhu pol nindraal
She seemed to stand still,
Nedum dhooram parandhaal
Yet flew to a great distance.
Nirkkumo aavi
Will my soul endure?
Nilaikkumo nenjam
Will my heart remain steadfast?
Manam perumo vaazhvae
Will my life attain fulfillment?
Aah aaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa
Aah aaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa
Senthamizh thaen mozhiyaal
She speaks with the honey of refined Tamil,
Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
Paingani idhazhil pazha rasam tharuvaal
She offers fruit nectar from her tender fruit-like lips,
Parugida thalai kunivaal
And shyly bows her head as it is consumed.
Kaatrinil pirandhavalo
Was she born out of the wind?
Pudhidhaai karpanai vadithavalo
Was she newly sculpted from pure imagination?
Ahaaa aaaaa… aaaa…aaa….aaa….aaa…
Ahaaa aaaaa... aaaa...aaa....aaa....aaa...
Kaatrinil pirandhavalo
Was she born out of the wind?
Pudhidhaai karpanai vadithavalo
Was she newly sculpted from pure imagination?
Saetrinil malarndha senthaamaraiyo
Is she a red lotus blooming in the mud?
Sevvanthai poo charamo
Or a garland of red chrysanthemums?
Saetrinil malarndha senthaamaraiyo
Is she a red lotus blooming in the mud?
Sevvanthai poo charamo
Or a garland of red chrysanthemums?
Aval senthamizh thaen mozhiyaal
She speaks with the honey of refined Tamil,
Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
Paingani idhazhil pazha rasam tharuvaal
She offers fruit nectar from her tender fruit-like lips,
Parugida thalai kunivaal
And shyly bows her head as it is consumed.
Kangalil neelam vilaithavalo
Did she cultivate the blue in her eyes?
Adhai kadalinil kondu karaithavalo
And dissolve the surplus into the ocean?
Kangalil neelam vilaithavalo
Did she cultivate the blue in her eyes?
Adhai kadalinil kondu karaithavalo
And dissolve the surplus into the ocean?
Pennukku pennae peraasai kollum
Is she endowed with such grand beauty
Per azhagellaam padaithavalo
That even woman would feel intense desire for woman?
Pennukku pennae peraasai kollum
Is she endowed with such grand beauty
Per azhagellaam padaithavalo
That even woman would feel intense desire for woman?
Aval senthamizh thaen mozhiyaal
She speaks with the honey of refined Tamil,
Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
Paingani idhazhil pazha rasam tharuvaal
She offers fruit nectar from her tender fruit-like lips,
Parugida thalai kunivaal
And shyly bows her head as it is consumed.
Megathai koondhalil mudithavalo..
Did she tie the clouds into her hair-braid?
Vin meengalai malaraai aninthavalo
Did she adorn herself with heavenly stars as flowers?
Megathai koondhalil mudithavalo..
Did she tie the clouds into her hair-braid?
Vin meengalai malaraai aninthavalo
Did she adorn herself with heavenly stars as flowers?
Mogathilae indha ulagangal yaavaiyum
Is she an enchantress (Mohini) who drowns
Moozhgida seiyum moginiyo..
All of these worlds in deep infatuation?
Mogathilae indha ulagangal yaavaiyum
Is she an enchantress (Mohini) who drowns
Moozhgida seiyum moginiyo..
All of these worlds in deep infatuation?
Aval senthamizh thaen mozhiyaal
She speaks with the honey of refined Tamil,
Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal
She is a flowering vine that smiles like the moon,
Paingani idhazhil pazha rasam tharuvaal
She offers fruit nectar from her tender fruit-like lips,
Parugida thalai kunivaal
And shyly bows her head as it is consumed.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic romantic composition captures the profound fascination and poetic exaggeration of a lover describing the divine, incomparable beauty of his beloved. In the prelude, he recalls a fleeting encounter in a thorn forest where her momentary glance immobilized him, leaving his heart and soul yearning. As the song progresses, he praises her sweet Tamil speech, comparing her smile to moonbeams, her lips to succulent fruit, her hair to dark clouds, and her eyes to the source of the ocean's blue.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani (Simile)
“Nilaavena sirikkum malarkkodiyaal”
Compares her bright smile to the moon ('Nilaavena sirikkum') and her lips to tender fruit ('Paingani idhazhil').
Uthprekshai (Hyperbole / Poetic Conceit)
“Kangalil neelam vilaithavalo Adhai kadalinil kondu karaithavalo”
Extravagant poetic imagery suggesting she cultivated blue in her eyes and dissolved the leftover color into the sea to make it blue.
Monnai (Alliteration)
“Mogathilae indha ulagangal yaavaiyum Moozhgida seiyum moginiyo..”
Repetition of starting consonantal sounds 'Me' / 'Moo' in 'Megathai', 'Mogathilae', and 'Moozhgida'.
Uruvagaim (Metaphor)
“Senthamizh thaen mozhiyaal”
Directly identifying her sweet language as the pure honey of classical Tamil ('Senthamizh thaen mozhi').
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Trivia
Featured in the 1958 film 'Maalaiyitta Mangai', this iconic track was composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, written by Kannadasan, and rendered with classical purity by T. R. Mahalingam. Kannadasan produced the film himself, marking a landmark moment in Tamil cinema music where classical Carnatic ragas (primarily Karaharapriya and Kapi) were seamlessly blended with romantic film poetry.
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