- Lyricist
- Lalithanand
- Singer
- Haricharan
- Music director
- Prakash Nikki
- Movie name
- Rowthiram
- Movie release year
- 2011
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Mar 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Senganthal kaiyaalae
Uyirai thottu ponaal
Oru senthoora aagaayam
Kannil thandhu ponaal
Oyaadha poothooral
Ullae ootri ponaal
Aval thozhsaaindhu naan pesa
Aasai mooti ponaal
Palagiya naatkal ellamae
Ahzgaai maatri ponaalae
Palamurai avalai paarthaalum
Adanga aaval koduthalae
Eeram…manadhoram
Nadhi nadhiena thaanae
Vandhaal vandhaal
Dhooram vegu thooram
Oru azhaiena thaanae
Theendi chendraal
Senganthal kaiyaalae
Uyirai thottu ponaal
Oru senthoora aagaayam
Kannil thandhu ponaal
Oyaadha poothooral
Ullae ootri ponaal
Aval thozhsaaindhu naan pesa
Aasai mooti ponaal
Edho pola aanen
Edhanaalae maari ponen
Eman polae kollum paarvai
Enai urasumpodhum uyir vazhkiren
Ada yaarai thaandum pozhudhum
Edhum thondridathu
Avalai paarkum pozhuthu
En kaalgal thaandi pogaathu
Netru paartha nila
Ettaadha thooram thooram
Yeno yeno indru
En kaigal neettum thooram
Kaatril pogum ilai aanenae
Yeno naanum
Thooki ponaaii ennai
Engeyo ponen naanum
Thaedi dhinam thaedi
Udai udithidum maatram
Thandhaal thandhaal
Maayam idhu thaano
En nizhalukkum vannam
Yen vandhadho..
Senganthal kaiyaalae
Uyirai thottu ponaal
Oru senthoora aagaayam
Kannil thandhu ponaal
Oyaadha poothooral
Ullae ootri ponaal
Aval thozhsaaindhu naan pesa
Aasai mooti ponaal
Kootam koodum saalai
Viral korthu pogum velai
Palar paarthu pogum pothum
Adhu thanimai pola yen thondrutho
Aval koondhal aada thaanae
Thozhil medai ketpen
Melidhaai theendum podhu
Siridhaaga garvam kolvenae
Theeyil seitha kangal
En nenjai etti paarkum
Poovil neitha kaigal
Ethotho ennai ketkum
Vaanavilin ezhu
Vannamthaan saayam pogum
Vellai megam aval
Elloraa thottru pogum
Eeram…manadhoram
Nadhi nadhiena thaanae
Vandhaal vandhaal
Dhooram vegu thooram
Oru azhaiena thaanae
Theendi chendraal
Palagiya naatkal ellamae
Ahzgaai maatri ponaalae
Palamurai avalai paarthaalum
Adanga aaval koduthalae
Vaanam… adhan thaagam
Kadal kudithidum kaalam
Vandhaal vandhaal
Neram… veguneram
Udan nadhidum aasai
Thandhaal avaal
Senganthal kaiyaalae
Uyirai thottu ponaal
Oru senthoora aagaayam
Kannil thandhu ponaal
Oo..oyaadha poothooral
Ullae ootri ponaal
Aval thozhsaaindhu naan pesa
Aasai mooti ponaal
With your flame-lily hands,
You touched my soul and walked away.
A glowing red sky,
You left in my eyes as you went.
An endless drizzle of flowers,
You poured deep inside me as you went.
For me to lean on her shoulder and speak,
You sparked a longing in me and walked away.
All the days we spent together,
She turned them all into something beautiful.
No matter how many times I look at her,
She fills me with an uncontrollable longing.
A gentle coolness at the edge of my heart,
Flowing just like a river,
She came, she came.
Far, so far away,
Just like a rising wave,
She touched me and went away.
With your flame-lily hands,
You touched my soul and walked away.
A glowing red sky,
You left in my eyes as you went.
An endless drizzle of flowers,
You poured deep inside me as you went.
For me to lean on her shoulder and speak,
You sparked a longing in me and walked away.
I became completely unlike myself,
Why have I changed like this?
A glance as deadly as the god of death,
Yet even as it grazes me, I stay alive.
When I pass by anyone else,
Nothing ever crosses my mind,
But the moment I look at her,
My feet refuse to walk past.
The moon I saw yesterday
Was so far out of reach,
Yet why is it today
Within the reach of my hands?
I became like a leaf drifting in the wind,
Wonder why,
You swept me away,
And I drifted far off too.
Searching carefully every day,
A change even in the way I dress,
She brought into my life.
Is this magic at work?
Even to my shadow,
Why has color suddenly arrived?
With your flame-lily hands,
You touched my soul and walked away.
A glowing red sky,
You left in my eyes as you went.
An endless drizzle of flowers,
You poured deep inside me as you went.
For me to lean on her shoulder and speak,
You sparked a longing in me and walked away.
On a crowded street,
When we walk with fingers intertwined,
Even as so many people look on,
Why does it feel like we are all alone?
Just for her hair to sway freely,
I will offer my shoulder as a stage.
When it brushes gently against me,
I feel a quiet little pride.
Eyes crafted from fire
Peer deep into my heart.
Hands woven of flowers
Ask so many things of me.
Even the seven colors
Of the rainbow might fade,
She is like a white cloud,
Beside which even Ellora's art would pale.
A gentle coolness at the edge of my heart,
Flowing just like a river,
She came, she came.
Far, so far away,
Just like a rising wave,
She touched me and went away.
All the days we spent together,
She turned them all into something beautiful.
No matter how many times I look at her,
She fills me with an uncontrollable longing.
Like the sky longing with thirst
In a moment when it drinks the entire sea,
She came, she came.
For a long, long time,
A wish to keep walking beside her,
She gave me.
With your flame-lily hands,
You touched my soul and walked away.
A glowing red sky,
You left in my eyes as you went.
Oh, an endless drizzle of flowers,
You poured deep inside me as you went.
For me to lean on her shoulder and speak,
You sparked a longing in me and walked away.
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Senganthal Kaiyaalae is a poetic romantic melody from the movie Rowthiram (2011). The song expresses the protagonist's profound mesmerization and total transformation upon falling in love. He describes his beloved using rich imagery—her hands are soft like red glory lilies, her eyes carry a fiery intensity yet bring him to life, and her presence turns even mundane surroundings into vivid, colorful experiences.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Metaphor / Simile)
“Senganthal kaiyaalae”
Comparing the heroine's delicate hands to 'Senganthal' (Gloriosa superba / red glory lily), a traditional classical Tamil poetic metaphor for beautiful hands.
Oxyomoron / Paradox
“Eman polae kollum paarvai / Enai urasumpodhum uyir vazhkiren”
Describing her gaze as lethal ('Eman polae kollum paarvai') yet stating it grants him life ('uyir vazhkiren').
Monai (Alliteration)
“Vellai megam aval”
Initial rhyming of 'V' sounds across adjacent words in 'Vellai megam aval / Elloraa thottru pogum'.
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Trivia
The song was composed by Prakash Nikki, marking his debut soundtrack album in Tamil cinema. The video features Jiiva and Shriya Saran, shot with aesthetic lighting and soft visual palettes to complement Lalithanand's classical Tamil metaphors.
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