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Sengandhal Penne

From Album Songs 2022 · 2022

Lyricist
Mani Amuthavan
Singer
Aditya RK
Music director
Ved Shankar Sugavanam
Movie name
Album Songs 2022
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
24 Jan 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sengandhal pennae selladhae vinnae
Ennodu innum kadhai pesa vaa
Kannodu kannae kan theenda kannae
Unnodu naanum nadai poda vaa
Hey iragi neethanae
Nenjellaam nee paranthaayae
En azhagi unnaalae
Chotta chotta mazhai tharuthae
Kitta kitta vaanam varuthae
Undhan arugae irukkum nodiyae
Ada innum minnal neezhadha
Vatta vatta vazha karamae
Thottu nadanthida sugamae
Sol adiyae sellum vazhiyae
Ada innum konjam pogadha
Sengandhal pennae selladhae vinnae
Ennodu innum kadhai pesa vaa
Kannodu kannae kan theenda kannae
Unnodu naanum nadai poda vaa
Nee kadala alaiya nuraiyaa
Karaiyanen naanae
Nee nilava mugizha vinmeenaa
Un vaanam naan
Vinnai thaandi kooda
Kalgal nadai podumae
Unnai thaandi ennal poga mudiyadhae
Sengandhal pennae selladhae vinnae
Ennodu innum kadhai pesa vaa
Kannodu kannae kan theenda kannae
Unnodu naanum nadai poda vaa
Sengandhal pennae selladhae vinnae
Ennodu innum kadhai pesa vaa
Kannodu kannae kan theenda kannae
Unnodu naanum nadai poda vaa
My flame-lily girl, don't fly away to the sky,
Come talk with me a little longer.
Eye to eye, my precious darling,
Come, walk along with me.
Hey, you are like a feather,
You fluttered all across my heart.
My beautiful girl, because of you,
The rain pours down drip by drip,
The sky comes closer and closer.
In this moment beside you,
Won't the lightning dance a little longer?
Holding your rounded, bangled hand,
Walking with you feels so sweet.
Tell me, my girl, on this path we take,
Won't it go on just a little further?
My flame-lily girl, don't fly away to the sky,
Come talk with me a little longer.
Eye to eye, my precious darling,
Come, walk along with me.
Are you the ocean wave or the seafoam?
I have become the shore.
Are you the moon, a cloud, or a star?
I am your sky.
Even beyond the skies,
My feet could easily walk,
Yet I could never walk past you.
My flame-lily girl, don't fly away to the sky,
Come talk with me a little longer.
Eye to eye, my precious darling,
Come, walk along with me.
My flame-lily girl, don't fly away to the sky,
Come talk with me a little longer.
Eye to eye, my precious darling,
Come, walk along with me.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic song is an expression of deep affection and yearning, where the protagonist compares his beloved to the exquisite 'Sengandhal' (Gloriosa superba) flower. He begs her to stay a little longer, to walk and talk with him, describing how her mere presence alters his world—making the sky feel closer and rain feel sweeter. Through rich atmospheric imagery, he identifies himself as the shore to her ocean waves and the sky to her stars, emphasizing that while he could physically walk beyond the sky, he can never move past her love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Sangam Metaphor

“Sengandhal pennae selladhae vinnae”

Comparing the lover to 'Sengandhal' (Gloriosa superba), a deeply symbolic flower in classical Tamil poetry representing fiery passion and supreme beauty.

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

“Chotta chotta mazhai tharuthae”

Using repeated words like 'Chotta chotta' (drop by drop) and 'Kitta kitta' (closer and closer) to build rhythmic imagery and emphasize sensory details.

Monai and Edhugai (Tamil Rhyming/Alliteration)

“Sengandhal pennae... / Ennodu innum...”

The song uses internal rhyming and initial consonant matching across consecutive lines (e.g., Sengandhal / Ennodu / Kannodu / Unnodu).

Metaphorical Contrast

“Nee kadala alaiya nuraiyaa... Un vaanam naan”

Comparing the lover to ocean elements (sea, wave, foam) and sky elements (moon, cloud, star) while portraying himself as the recipient shore and enclosing sky.

Did you know?

Trivia

Trivia about Sengandhal: 'Sengandhal' (Gloriosa superba) is the official state flower of Tamil Nadu and holds immense historical significance in ancient Tamil Sangam literature as an embodiment of landscape imagery (Kurinji thinai).

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