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Lyrics & meaning

Sendumalli

From Jai Bhim · 2021

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Ananthu, Kalyani Nair
Music director
Sean Roldan
Movie name
Jai Bhim
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
22 Sept 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hmm mm mm mm mm
Hmm mm mm mm hmmmm mmmm
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Sendu malliya manasula manakkura nee
Adikarumba usurula inikkura nee
Sendu malliya manasula manakkura nee
Adikarumba usurula inikkura nee
Theruvula nooru poo kadai
Enakku nee vaasam serthida
Podhum thangam
Sendu malliya
Chorus :Manasula..hmmm…manakkura nee
Female :Manasula manakkura nee
Adikarumba
Chorus :Usurula inikkura nee
Female :Usurula inikkura nee
Kanavula naanum kanda mayil thooga
Nizhalena serndhae vandha thunaiyaga
Karuvelangattu oram musalaaga neeyum naanum
Vilayadavae… porandhomadi
Yesa kaathumae sugamthaanadi
Sendu malliya
Chorus :Manasula…manakkura nee…hmmm
Female :Manasula manakkura nee
Adikarumba
Chorus :Usurula inikkura nee
Female :Usurula inikkura nee
Hmmm…mmm..mmm.
Thaa naana
Thatha tha thatha thaa
Irul adainja veetilum
Nilavozhiya.. pozhangida
Neeyum seravae kavalai illai
Kudam kudama viyarvayila
Kulikkaiyilum thudaithida
Neelum kaigalaal asadhiyilla
Nenja naan kizhicha
Anga nee iruppa
Kandhal selaiyilum
Thangama jolippa
Ada unai vida
Oru punidham yedhu ulagilae
Ada kadavulin niram
Therindhidadho kanavile
Sendu malliya manasula manakkua nee
Hmm mm mm
Adikarumba usurula inikkura nee
Theruvula nooru poo kadai
Enakku nee vaasam serthida
Podhum thangam
Sendu malliya
Chorus :Manasula..hmmm…manakkura nee
Female :Manasula manakkura nee
Kanavula kaanum kanda mayil thoga
Nizhalena serndhae vandha thunaiyaga
Karuvelangattu oram
Musalaaga neeyum naanum
Vilayadavae ….porandhomadi
Yesa kaathumae sugamthaanadi
Sendu malliyae…ae
Sendu malliyae…ae
Manasula nee manakkura nee
Sendu malliyae…ae
Sendu malliyae…
Mmm mm mm mm mm
Mmm mm mm mm hmmmm mmmm
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Like a marigold, you fill my heart with fragrance
Like sweet sugarcane, you bring sweetness to my soul
Like a marigold, you fill my heart with fragrance
Like sweet sugarcane, you bring sweetness to my soul
There may be a hundred flower shops on the street
But for you to bring fragrance to my life
Is more than enough, my darling
Like a marigold...
Chorus: You fill my heart with fragrance... mmm
Female: You fill my heart with fragrance
Like sweet sugarcane...
Chorus: You bring sweetness to my soul
Female: You bring sweetness to my soul
Like the peacock feather I saw in my dreams
You came as my companion, walking with me like a shadow
Along the edge of the acacia woods, like little rabbits, you and I
Were born just to play together, my love
Even this light breeze brings such comfort, my love
Like a marigold...
Chorus: You fill my heart with fragrance... mmm
Female: You fill my heart with fragrance
Like sweet sugarcane...
Chorus: You bring sweetness to my soul
Female: You bring sweetness to my soul
Mmm... mm... mm...
Tha naanaa
Thatha thaa thatha thaa
Even in a house filled with darkness
Living like radiant moonlight
With you by my side, I have no worries at all
While bathed in pots of sweat
From all the hard work, to wipe it dry
Your caring hands reach out, and all my tiredness is gone
If I tear open my chest
You will be sitting right there inside
Even in a torn, worn-out sari
You shine as bright as gold
Ah, in this whole wide world
Is there anything more sacred than you?
Ah, wouldn't the true color of God
Be revealed in our dreams?
Like a marigold, you fill my heart with fragrance
Mmm mm mm
Like sweet sugarcane, you bring sweetness to my soul
There may be a hundred flower shops on the street
But for you to bring fragrance to my life
Is more than enough, my darling
Like a marigold...
Chorus: You fill my heart with fragrance... mmm
Female: You fill my heart with fragrance
Like the peacock feather seen in my dreams
You came as my companion, walking with me like a shadow
Along the edge of the acacia woods
Like little rabbits, you and I
Were born just to play together, my love
Even this light breeze brings such comfort, my love
Oh, my marigold...
Oh, my marigold...
You fill my heart with sweet fragrance
Oh, my marigold...
Oh, my marigold...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Sendu Malli' is a tender, deeply evocative romantic song from the film 'Jai Bhim' that portrays the affection between Senggeni and Rajakannu, a couple from a marginalized tribal community. The lyrics reflect a love that transcends extreme poverty, labor, and social hardship, finding joy and divine beauty in simple, everyday connection. Using rustic metaphors like jasmine bouquets, sugarcane stems, wild hares in thorny forests, and tattered sarees that shine like gold, lyricist Yugabharathi captures the dignity and purity of their bond. Sean Roldan's folk-infused acoustic melody elevates this devotion, celebrating a romance built on mutual care and untainted devotion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Urvagam / உருவகம்)

“Sendu malliya manasula manakkura nee”

Compares the beloved directly to a fragrant jasmine bouquet (Sendu Malli) and the sweetest base of sugarcane (Adikarumbu), highlighting her sweetness and beauty.

Simile (Uvamai / உவமை)

“Nizhalena serndhae vandha thunaiyaga”

Uses 'nizhalena' (like a shadow) to illustrate how the partner naturally and constantly stays close through all circumstances of life.

Imagery & Hyperbole (Aniyiyal / உயர்வு நவிற்சி)

“Kandhal selaiyilum thangama jolippa”

Expresses that even while wearing a torn saree ('kandhal selai'), her inner grace and love make her shine brightly like gold ('thangama jolippa').

Assonance / Monai (மோனை)

“Irul adainja veetilum / Nilavozhiya.. pozhangida”

Repetition of starting phonetic sounds across lines ('Irul' and 'Nilav-') and words to create a rhythmic, melodic flow.

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Trivia

The song highlights the raw, rustic romance between characters played by Manikandan and Lijomol Jose in Jai Bhim. Composed by Sean Roldan, the track relies heavily on acoustic arrangements and authentic vocal renditions by Ananthu and Kalyani Nair to portray the dignity and warmth of Irular tribal life.

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