Sengandhal Penne
From Album Songs 2022 · 2022
- Lyricist
- Mani Amuthavan
- Singer
- Aditya RK
- Music director
- Ved Shankar Sugavanam
- Details
- Album Songs 20222022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sengandhal pennae selladhae vinnae | O Gloriosa Lily-like girl, do not leave into the sky. |
| Ennodu innum kadhai pesa vaa | Come talk and share stories with me a little longer. |
| Kannodu kannae kan theenda kannae | Eye to eye, oh precious eye that touches my eyes. |
| Unnodu naanum nadai poda vaa | Come walk alongside me. |
| Male | |
| Hey iragi neethanae | Hey, are you a light feather? |
| Nenjellaam nee paranthaayae | You flew all across my heart. |
| En azhagi unnaalae | My beautiful girl, because of you, |
| Male | |
| Chotta chotta mazhai tharuthae | Drizzling rain falls drop by drop. |
| Kitta kitta vaanam varuthae | The sky comes closer and closer. |
| Undhan arugae irukkum nodiyae | The moment I am near you, |
| Ada innum minnal neezhadha | Ah, won't the lightning stretch longer? |
| Male | |
| Vatta vatta vazha karamae | Round banana leaf-soft hands, |
| Thottu nadanthida sugamae | It is pleasant to walk holding hands. |
| Sol adiyae sellum vazhiyae | Tell me, my dear, along this pathway, |
| Ada innum konjam pogadha | Ah, won't this path go a little further? |
| Male | |
| Sengandhal pennae selladhae vinnae | O Gloriosa Lily-like girl, do not leave into the sky. |
| Ennodu innum kadhai pesa vaa | Come talk and share stories with me a little longer. |
| Kannodu kannae kan theenda kannae | Eye to eye, oh precious eye that touches my eyes. |
| Unnodu naanum nadai poda vaa | Come walk alongside me. |
| Male | |
| Nee kadala alaiya nuraiyaa | Are you the sea, the wave, or the foam? |
| Karaiyanen naanae | I have dissolved like the shore. |
| Nee nilava mugizha vinmeenaa | Are you the moon, the cloud, or a star? |
| Un vaanam naan | I am your sky. |
| Male | |
| Vinnai thaandi kooda | Even beyond the skies, |
| Kalgal nadai podumae | My feet can keep walking. |
| Unnai thaandi ennal poga mudiyadhae | Yet I cannot move beyond you. |
| Male | |
| Sengandhal pennae selladhae vinnae | O Gloriosa Lily-like girl, do not leave into the sky. |
| Ennodu innum kadhai pesa vaa | Come talk and share stories with me a little longer. |
| Kannodu kannae kan theenda kannae | Eye to eye, oh precious eye that touches my eyes. |
| Unnodu naanum nadai poda vaa | Come walk alongside me. |
| Male | |
| Sengandhal pennae selladhae vinnae | O Gloriosa Lily-like girl, do not leave into the sky. |
| Ennodu innum kadhai pesa vaa | Come talk and share stories with me a little longer. |
| Kannodu kannae kan theenda kannae | Eye to eye, oh precious eye that touches my eyes. |
| Unnodu naanum nadai poda vaa | Come walk alongside me. |
செங்காந்தள் பெண்னே செல்லாதே விண்ணே
என்னோடு இன்னும் கதை பேச வா
கண்ணோடு கண்ணே கண் தீண்டா கண்ணே
உன்னோடு நானும் நடை போடா வா
O Gloriosa Lily-like girl, do not leave into the sky.
Come talk and share stories with me a little longer.
Eye to eye, oh precious eye that touches my eyes.
Come walk alongside me.
ஹே இறகி நீதானே
நெஞ்செல்லாம் நீ பறந்தாயே
என் அழகி உன்னாலே
Hey, are you a light feather?
You flew all across my heart.
My beautiful girl, because of you,
சொட்ட சொட்ட மழை தருதே
கிட்ட கிட்ட வானம் வருதே
உந்தன் அருகே இருக்கும் நொடியே
ஆட இன்னும் மின்னல் நீளாதா
Drizzling rain falls drop by drop.
The sky comes closer and closer.
The moment I am near you,
Ah, won't the lightning stretch longer?
வட்ட வட்ட வல கரமே
தொட்டு நடந்திட சுகமே
சொல்ல அடியே செல்லும் வழியே
அட இன்னும் கொஞ்சம் போகாதா
Round banana leaf-soft hands,
It is pleasant to walk holding hands.
Tell me, my dear, along this pathway,
Ah, won't this path go a little further?
செங்காந்தள் பெண்னே செல்லாதே விண்ணே
என்னோடு இன்னும் கதை பேச வா
கண்ணோடு கண்ணே கண் தீண்டா கண்ணே
உன்னோடு நானும் நடை போடா வா
O Gloriosa Lily-like girl, do not leave into the sky.
Come talk and share stories with me a little longer.
Eye to eye, oh precious eye that touches my eyes.
Come walk alongside me.
நீ கடல் அலையா நுரையா
கறையானேன் நானே
நீ நிலவா முகிலா விண்மீனா
உன் வானம் நான்
Are you the sea, the wave, or the foam?
I have dissolved like the shore.
Are you the moon, the cloud, or a star?
I am your sky.
விண்ணை தாண்டி கூட
கால்கள் நடை போடுமே
உன்னை தாண்டி என்னால் போக முடியாதே
Even beyond the skies,
My feet can keep walking.
Yet I cannot move beyond you.
செங்காந்தள் பெண்னே செல்லாதே விண்ணே
என்னோடு இன்னும் கதை பேச வா
கண்ணோடு கண்ணே கண் தீண்டா கண்ணே
உன்னோடு நானும் நடை போடா வா
O Gloriosa Lily-like girl, do not leave into the sky.
Come talk and share stories with me a little longer.
Eye to eye, oh precious eye that touches my eyes.
Come walk alongside me.
செங்காந்தள் பெண்னே செல்லாதே விண்ணே
என்னோடு இன்னும் கதை பேச வா
கண்ணோடு கண்ணே கண் தீண்டா கண்ணே
உன்னோடு நானும் நடை போடா வா
O Gloriosa Lily-like girl, do not leave into the sky.
Come talk and share stories with me a little longer.
Eye to eye, oh precious eye that touches my eyes.
Come walk alongside me.
Sengandhal pennae selladhae vinnae
O Gloriosa Lily-like girl, do not leave into the sky.
Ennodu innum kadhai pesa vaa
Come talk and share stories with me a little longer.
Kannodu kannae kan theenda kannae
Eye to eye, oh precious eye that touches my eyes.
Unnodu naanum nadai poda vaa
Come walk alongside me.
Hey iragi neethanae
Hey, are you a light feather?
Nenjellaam nee paranthaayae
You flew all across my heart.
En azhagi unnaalae
My beautiful girl, because of you,
Chotta chotta mazhai tharuthae
Drizzling rain falls drop by drop.
Kitta kitta vaanam varuthae
The sky comes closer and closer.
Undhan arugae irukkum nodiyae
The moment I am near you,
Ada innum minnal neezhadha
Ah, won't the lightning stretch longer?
Vatta vatta vazha karamae
Round banana leaf-soft hands,
Thottu nadanthida sugamae
It is pleasant to walk holding hands.
Sol adiyae sellum vazhiyae
Tell me, my dear, along this pathway,
Ada innum konjam pogadha
Ah, won't this path go a little further?
Sengandhal pennae selladhae vinnae
O Gloriosa Lily-like girl, do not leave into the sky.
Ennodu innum kadhai pesa vaa
Come talk and share stories with me a little longer.
Kannodu kannae kan theenda kannae
Eye to eye, oh precious eye that touches my eyes.
Unnodu naanum nadai poda vaa
Come walk alongside me.
Nee kadala alaiya nuraiyaa
Are you the sea, the wave, or the foam?
Karaiyanen naanae
I have dissolved like the shore.
Nee nilava mugizha vinmeenaa
Are you the moon, the cloud, or a star?
Un vaanam naan
I am your sky.
Vinnai thaandi kooda
Even beyond the skies,
Kalgal nadai podumae
My feet can keep walking.
Unnai thaandi ennal poga mudiyadhae
Yet I cannot move beyond you.
Sengandhal pennae selladhae vinnae
O Gloriosa Lily-like girl, do not leave into the sky.
Ennodu innum kadhai pesa vaa
Come talk and share stories with me a little longer.
Kannodu kannae kan theenda kannae
Eye to eye, oh precious eye that touches my eyes.
Unnodu naanum nadai poda vaa
Come walk alongside me.
Sengandhal pennae selladhae vinnae
O Gloriosa Lily-like girl, do not leave into the sky.
Ennodu innum kadhai pesa vaa
Come talk and share stories with me a little longer.
Kannodu kannae kan theenda kannae
Eye to eye, oh precious eye that touches my eyes.
Unnodu naanum nadai poda vaa
Come walk alongside me.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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.
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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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