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Sengaandhale

From Aranmanai 3 · 2021

Lyricist: Pa. Vijay
Singer: Reema
Music director: C. Sathya
Movie name: Aranmanai 3
Movie release year: 2021
Lyrics added on: 30 Aug 2021

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Sengaandhalae unai allava

Chella thendralae unai yendhava

Alaithen unnai ennodu

Iruppen endrum unnodu

Anbae un kaigal ennai theenduma

Midhandhen kaatril kaatraaga

Nadandhen iravil nizhalaaga

Kannae un kangal ennai kaanuma

Aaararo aarariro…

Aaararo aarariro…

Chinna chinna malar kuviyalai pol

Enakkul malarndhai

Ennai enna uyir silirkka vaithu

Karuvil asaindhai

Unnai perum annai vali

Vali alla oor varamae

En marbilae koodu katti

Nee urangidum naal varumae

Paal kasiyum idhazhodu

Unnai kaanavae

Deivam kooda osai indri

Vandhu pogumae

Sengaandhalae unai allava

Chella thendralae unai yendhava

Annai nenjil anal erigaiyilae

Mazhai pol vandhaai

Endha dhisaiyilum iruttukul naan

Velicham thandhaai

Jenmam ondru podhathendru

Ezhu jenmam naan sumappen

En vazhvilae orae inbam

Kannil vaithu paarthu kolven

Unmel dhoosum theendaamal

Kaapen anbae

Kaalam muzhudhum unakkaaga

Vazhven anbae

Sengaandhalae …aarariro…

Chinna thendralae… aarariro…

My Sengandhal flower, shall I gather you into my arms?

My sweet gentle breeze, shall I cradle you?

I called out to you to be with me,

And I will always stay with you.

My darling, will your little hands touch me?

I floated in the air like the wind,

I walked through the night like a shadow.

My precious one, will your eyes see me?

Aaraaro... Aarariro...

Aaraaro... Aarariro...

Like a little mound of delicate flowers,

You blossomed within me.

Making my soul thrill with wonder,

You stirred inside my womb.

The pain a mother feels giving birth to you

Is not pain at all, but a blessed gift.

Building a warm nest upon my chest,

The day you fall asleep there will surely come.

With milk glistening upon your tiny lips,

Just to gaze at you,

Even God, without making a sound,

Would quietly come and go.

My Sengandhal flower, shall I gather you into my arms?

My sweet gentle breeze, shall I cradle you?

When a fire raged in this mother's heart,

You arrived like soothing rain.

In the deep darkness surrounding every direction,

You brought shining light.

Knowing that one lifetime is never enough,

I would carry you for seven lifetimes.

You are the only joy of my life,

I will hold you precious in my eyes and shelter you.

Without letting even a speck of dust touch you,

I will protect you, my darling.

For all of time, for your sake alone,

I will live, my darling.

My Sengandhal flower... Aarariro,

My little breeze... Aarariro.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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Trivia

Sengaandhalae is an emotional lullaby track from the 2021 Tamil horror-comedy film Aranmanai 3, composed by C. Sathya with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay.

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