Sengaandhale
From Aranmanai 3 · 2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Sengaandhalae unai allava | Oh Gloriosa lily, shall I gather you? |
| Chella thendralae unai yendhava | Oh gentle breeze, shall I cradle you? |
| Alaithen unnai ennodu | I called out for you to be with me, |
| Iruppen endrum unnodu | I will forever remain with you. |
| Anbae un kaigal ennai theenduma | My dear, will your tender hands touch me? |
| Female | |
| Midhandhen kaatril kaatraaga | I floated in the air like the wind itself, |
| Nadandhen iravil nizhalaaga | I walked in the night like a shadow. |
| Kannae un kangal ennai kaanuma | My darling, will your eyes look upon me? |
| Female | |
| Aaararo aarariro… | Lullaby refrain (Aaararo aarariro...) |
| Aaararo aarariro… | Lullaby refrain (Aaararo aarariro...) |
| Female | |
| Chinna chinna malar kuviyalai pol | Like a heap of tiny little flowers, |
| Enakkul malarndhai | You bloomed within me. |
| Ennai enna uyir silirkka vaithu | Making my very soul thrill with bliss, |
| Karuvil asaindhai | You stirred gently in my womb. |
| Unnai perum annai vali | The maternal pain of bearing you, |
| Vali alla oor varamae | Is not pain, but a supreme blessing. |
| En marbilae koodu katti | Building a nest on my chest, |
| Nee urangidum naal varumae | The day you sleep here will surely come. |
| Female | |
| Paal kasiyum idhazhodu | With lips dripping with sweet milk, |
| Unnai kaanavae | Just to catch a glimpse of you, |
| Deivam kooda osai indri | Even God himself, without making a sound, |
| Vandhu pogumae | Will come and pay a visit. |
| Female | |
| Sengaandhalae unai allava | Oh Gloriosa lily, shall I gather you? |
| Chella thendralae unai yendhava | Oh gentle breeze, shall I cradle you? |
| Female | |
| Annai nenjil anal erigaiyilae | When fire was burning in this mother's heart, |
| Mazhai pol vandhaai | You arrived like a cool rain. |
| Endha dhisaiyilum iruttukul naan | In whichever direction I faced darkness, |
| Velicham thandhaai | You provided a guiding light. |
| Female | |
| Jenmam ondru podhathendru | Thinking a single lifetime is not enough, |
| Ezhu jenmam naan sumappen | I will carry you across seven births. |
| En vazhvilae orae inbam | The sole joy of my entire life, |
| Kannil vaithu paarthu kolven | I will protect you as precious as my eyes. |
| Female | |
| Unmel dhoosum theendaamal | Without letting even a speck of dust touch you, |
| Kaapen anbae | I will safeguard you, my love. |
| Kaalam muzhudhum unakkaaga | For all of time, for your sake alone, |
| Vazhven anbae | I will live, my love. |
| Female | |
| Sengaandhalae …aarariro… | Oh Gloriosa lily... lullaby... |
| Chinna thendralae… aarariro… | Oh little gentle breeze... lullaby... |
செங்காந்தலே உனை அள்ளவா
செல்ல தென்றலே உனை ஏந்தவா
அழைத்தேன் உன்னை என்னோடு
இருப்பேன் என்றும் உன்னோடு
அன்பே உன் கைகள் என்னை தீண்டுமா
Oh Gloriosa lily, shall I gather you?
Oh gentle breeze, shall I cradle you?
I called out for you to be with me,
I will forever remain with you.
My dear, will your tender hands touch me?
மிதந்தேன் காற்றில் காற்றாக
நடந்தேன் இரவில் நிழலாக
கண்ணே உன் கண்கள் என்னை காணுமா
I floated in the air like the wind itself,
I walked in the night like a shadow.
My darling, will your eyes look upon me?
ஆராரோ … ஆராரிரோ …
ஆராரோ … ஆராரிரோ …
Lullaby refrain (Aaararo aarariro...)
Lullaby refrain (Aaararo aarariro...)
சின்ன சின்ன மலர் குவியலை போல்
எனக்குள் மலர்ந்தாய்
என்ன என்ன உயிர் சிலிர்க்க வைத்து
கருவில் அசைந்தாய்
உன்னைப் பெறும் அன்னை வலி
வலியல்ல ஓர் வரமே
என் மார்பிலே கூடு கட்டி
நீ உறங்கிடும் நாள் வருமே
Like a heap of tiny little flowers,
You bloomed within me.
Making my very soul thrill with bliss,
You stirred gently in my womb.
The maternal pain of bearing you,
Is not pain, but a supreme blessing.
Building a nest on my chest,
The day you sleep here will surely come.
பால் கசியும் இதழோடு
உன்னைக் காணவே
தெய்வம் கூட ஓசை இன்றி
வந்து போகுமே
With lips dripping with sweet milk,
Just to catch a glimpse of you,
Even God himself, without making a sound,
Will come and pay a visit.
செங்காந்தலே உனை அள்ளவா
செல்ல தென்றலே உனை ஏந்தவா
Oh Gloriosa lily, shall I gather you?
Oh gentle breeze, shall I cradle you?
அன்னை நெஞ்சில் அனல் எரிகையிலே
மழை போல் வந்தாய்
எந்த திசையிலும் இருட்டுக்குள் தான்
வெளிச்சம் தந்தாய்
When fire was burning in this mother's heart,
You arrived like a cool rain.
In whichever direction I faced darkness,
You provided a guiding light.
ஜென்மம் ஒன்று போதாதென்று
ஏழு ஜென்மம் நான் சுமப்பேன்
என் வாழ்விலே ஒரே இன்பம்
கண்ணில் வைத்து போர்த்து கொள்வேன்
Thinking a single lifetime is not enough,
I will carry you across seven births.
The sole joy of my entire life,
I will protect you as precious as my eyes.
உன் மேல் தூசும் தீண்டாமல்
காப்பேன் அன்பே
காலம் முழுதும் உனக்காக
வாழ்வேன் அன்பே
Without letting even a speck of dust touch you,
I will safeguard you, my love.
For all of time, for your sake alone,
I will live, my love.
செங்காந்தலே... ஆராரிரோ
சின்ன தென்றலே.... ஆராரிரோ
Oh Gloriosa lily... lullaby...
Oh little gentle breeze... lullaby...
Sengaandhalae unai allava
Oh Gloriosa lily, shall I gather you?
Chella thendralae unai yendhava
Oh gentle breeze, shall I cradle you?
Alaithen unnai ennodu
I called out for you to be with me,
Iruppen endrum unnodu
I will forever remain with you.
Anbae un kaigal ennai theenduma
My dear, will your tender hands touch me?
Midhandhen kaatril kaatraaga
I floated in the air like the wind itself,
Nadandhen iravil nizhalaaga
I walked in the night like a shadow.
Kannae un kangal ennai kaanuma
My darling, will your eyes look upon me?
Aaararo aarariro…
Lullaby refrain (Aaararo aarariro...)
Aaararo aarariro…
Lullaby refrain (Aaararo aarariro...)
Chinna chinna malar kuviyalai pol
Like a heap of tiny little flowers,
Enakkul malarndhai
You bloomed within me.
Ennai enna uyir silirkka vaithu
Making my very soul thrill with bliss,
Karuvil asaindhai
You stirred gently in my womb.
Unnai perum annai vali
The maternal pain of bearing you,
Vali alla oor varamae
Is not pain, but a supreme blessing.
En marbilae koodu katti
Building a nest on my chest,
Nee urangidum naal varumae
The day you sleep here will surely come.
Paal kasiyum idhazhodu
With lips dripping with sweet milk,
Unnai kaanavae
Just to catch a glimpse of you,
Deivam kooda osai indri
Even God himself, without making a sound,
Vandhu pogumae
Will come and pay a visit.
Sengaandhalae unai allava
Oh Gloriosa lily, shall I gather you?
Chella thendralae unai yendhava
Oh gentle breeze, shall I cradle you?
Annai nenjil anal erigaiyilae
When fire was burning in this mother's heart,
Mazhai pol vandhaai
You arrived like a cool rain.
Endha dhisaiyilum iruttukul naan
In whichever direction I faced darkness,
Velicham thandhaai
You provided a guiding light.
Jenmam ondru podhathendru
Thinking a single lifetime is not enough,
Ezhu jenmam naan sumappen
I will carry you across seven births.
En vazhvilae orae inbam
The sole joy of my entire life,
Kannil vaithu paarthu kolven
I will protect you as precious as my eyes.
Unmel dhoosum theendaamal
Without letting even a speck of dust touch you,
Kaapen anbae
I will safeguard you, my love.
Kaalam muzhudhum unakkaaga
For all of time, for your sake alone,
Vazhven anbae
I will live, my love.
Sengaandhalae …aarariro…
Oh Gloriosa lily... lullaby...
Chinna thendralae… aarariro…
Oh little gentle breeze... lullaby...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Sengaandhalae is a poignant lullaby from Aranmanai 3, expressing a mother's profound, unconditional love and devotion to her child. The lyricist metaphorically addresses the child as a Gloriosa lily (Sengaandhal) and a soothing gentle breeze, celebrating the miracle of pregnancy and childbirth. The song portrays maternal pain not as suffering, but as a divine gift, emphasizing how the child brought light and relief like rainfall during the mother's dark and fiery tribulations. Throughout the lullaby, the mother promises absolute lifelong protection, vowing to shelter the child from even a speck of dust and expressing a desire to care for her child across seven births. The soothing composition creates a deeply spiritual and emotional atmosphere of pure maternal warmth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Sengaandhalae unai allava / Chella thendralae unai yendhava }, { "device": "Simile (Upamai)", "explanation": "Comparing the baby's blossoming in the womb to a pile of delicate flowers using the comparative marker 'pol'.", "line": "Chinna chinna malar kuviyalai pol" }, { "device": "Contrast / Metaphor", "explanation": "Juxtaposition of fire ('anal') in the heart with soothing rain ('mazhai') brought by the child.", "line": "Annai nenjil anal erigaiyilae / Mazhai pol vandhaai" }, { "device": "Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)", "explanation": "An exaggeration highlighting divine beauty—suggesting that even God quietly sneaks in just to see the child's milk-smeared lips.", "line": "Deivam kooda osai indri / Vandhu pogumae" } ], "trivia": "'Sengaandhal' (Gloriosa superba) is the state flower of Tamil Nadu. Lyricist Pa. Vijay uses this imagery in the song to denote rare, sacred beauty, framing maternal devotion through classical Tamil poetic themes." }”
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