Sengatrae
From Taj Mahal · 1999
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- T. K. Kala
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Taj Mahal1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Sengaathae…ae… | O red wind... ah... |
| Sengaathae..ae… | O red wind... ah... |
| Sengaathae…ae… | O red wind... ah... |
| Female | |
| Sengaathae…ae… | O red wind... ah... |
| Sengaathae..ae… | O red wind... ah... |
| Sengaathae…ae… | O red wind... ah... |
| Female | |
| Ulaga kaathalar | All the world's lovers' |
| Perum moochellaam | Deep sighs |
| Unakkul sumanthu sumanthu | Carrying again and again within yourself |
| Soodaakinaai | You grew warm |
| Female | |
| Kaathal kathai ellaam | All the love stories |
| Nee arivaai | You know them |
| Engal kaathalaiyum nee kelaai | Listen to our love story too |
| Engal kaathalaiyum nee kelaai | Listen to our love story too |
| Female | |
| Ada karuvukkul | Oh wind, |
| Uuyir thantha kaathae | That gave life inside the womb |
| Enga kaathalukku | To our love, |
| Uyir kodu kaathae | Give life, O wind! |
| Female | |
| Enga udambukkul | Inside our bodies, |
| Ulavidum kaathae | Wind that wanders around |
| Enga uyirkkoru | For our souls, |
| Vazhi sollu kaathae | Show a way, O wind! |
| Female | |
| Yaathae yaathae | Oh friend... oh wind... |
| Nenju vedikkirathae yaathae | My heart is bursting, oh wind |
| Yaathae yaathae | Oh friend... oh wind... |
| Imai thuddikkirathae yaathae | My eyelids are trembling, oh wind |
| Chorus | |
| Yaathae yaathae | Oh friend... oh wind... |
| Nenju vedikkirathae yaathae | My heart is bursting, oh wind |
| Yaathae yaathae | Oh friend... oh wind... |
| Imai thuddikkirathae yaathae | My eyelids are trembling, oh wind |
| Yaathae yaathae | Oh friend... oh wind... |
| Uyir valikkriathae yaathae | My soul is aching, oh wind |
| Yaathae yaathae | Oh friend... oh wind... |
| Uyir valikkriathae yaathae | My soul is aching, oh wind |
| Yaathae yaathae | Oh friend... oh wind... |
| Uyir valikkriathae yaathae | My soul is aching, oh wind |
| Female | |
| Sengaathae…ae.. | O red wind... ah... |
| Sengaathae…ae… | O red wind... ah... |
| Female | |
| Kallaraiyin kaathalarai | Lovers from the grave, |
| Nee eluppa vaa vaa | Come, come wake them up |
| Ada kaathalar saagalaam | Oh, lovers may die, |
| Unmai kaathal saagathu | But true love never dies |
| Udalgal marainthaalum | Even if bodies vanish, |
| Unarvugal maraiyaathu | Emotions never disappear |
| Chorus | |
| Yaathae yaathae | Oh friend... oh wind... |
| Vizi thoongavillai yaathae | Eyes do not sleep, oh wind |
| Yaathae yaathae | Oh friend... oh wind... |
| Uyir thaangavillai yaathae | The soul cannot bear it, oh wind |
| Yaathae yaathae | Oh friend... oh wind... |
| Udal alinthu vidum yaathae | The body will perish, oh wind |
| Yaathae yaathae | Oh friend... oh wind... |
| Uyir alivathillai yaathae | The soul never perishes, oh wind |
| Chorus | |
| Yaathae yaathae | Oh friend... oh wind... |
| Vizi thoongavillai yaathae | Eyes do not sleep, oh wind |
| Yaathae yaathae | Oh friend... oh wind... |
| Uyir thaangavillai yaathae | The soul cannot bear it, oh wind |
| Yaathae yaathae | Oh friend... oh wind... |
| Udal alinthu vidum yaathae | The body will perish, oh wind |
| Yaathae yaathae | Oh friend... oh wind... |
| Uyir alivathillai yaathae | The soul never perishes, oh wind |
| Female | |
| Uyir alivathillai yaathae | The soul never perishes, oh wind |
| Uyir alivathillai yaathae | The soul never perishes, oh wind |
| Uyir alivathillai yaathae | The soul never perishes, oh wind |
செங்காத்தே…ஏ...
செங்காத்தே…ஏ...
செங்காத்தே…ஏ...
O red wind... ah...
O red wind... ah...
O red wind... ah...
செங்காத்தே…ஏ...
செங்காத்தே…ஏ...
செங்காத்தே…ஏ...
O red wind... ah...
O red wind... ah...
O red wind... ah...
உலக காதலர்
பெரும் மூச்செல்லாம்
உனக்குள் சுமந்து சுமந்து
சூடாகினாய்
All the world's lovers'
Deep sighs
Carrying again and again within yourself
You grew warm
காதல் கதை எல்லாம்
நீ அறிவாய்
எங்கள் காதலையும் நீ கேளாய்
எங்கள் காதலையும் நீ கேளாய்
All the love stories
You know them
Listen to our love story too
Listen to our love story too
அட கருவுக்குள்
உயிர் தந்த காத்தே
எங்க காதலுக்கு
உயிர் கொடு காத்தே
Oh wind,
That gave life inside the womb
To our love,
Give life, O wind!
எங்க உடம்புக்குள்
உலவிடும் காத்தே
எங்க உயிர்க்கொரு
வழி சொல்லு காத்தே
Inside our bodies,
Wind that wanders around
For our souls,
Show a way, O wind!
யாத்தே யாத்தே
நெஞ்சு வெடிக்கிறதே யாத்தே
யாத்தே யாத்தே
இமை துடிக்கிறதே யாத்தே
Oh friend... oh wind...
My heart is bursting, oh wind
Oh friend... oh wind...
My eyelids are trembling, oh wind
யாத்தே யாத்தே
நெஞ்சு வெடிக்கிறதே யாத்தே
யாத்தே யாத்தே
இமை துடிக்கிறதே யாத்தே
யாத்தே யாத்தே
உயிர் வலிக்கிறதே யாத்தே
யாத்தே யாத்தே
உயிர் வலிக்கிறதே யாத்தே
யாத்தே யாத்தே
உயிர் வலிக்கிறதே யாத்தே
Oh friend... oh wind...
My heart is bursting, oh wind
Oh friend... oh wind...
My eyelids are trembling, oh wind
Oh friend... oh wind...
My soul is aching, oh wind
Oh friend... oh wind...
My soul is aching, oh wind
Oh friend... oh wind...
My soul is aching, oh wind
செங்காத்தே…ஏ...
செங்காத்தே…ஏ...
O red wind... ah...
O red wind... ah...
கல்லரையின் காதலரை
நீ எழுப்ப வா வா
அட காதலர் சாகலாம்
உண்மை காதல் சாகாது
உடல்கள் மறைந்தாலும்
உணர்வுகள் மறையாது
Lovers from the grave,
Come, come wake them up
Oh, lovers may die,
But true love never dies
Even if bodies vanish,
Emotions never disappear
யாத்தே யாத்தே
விழி தூங்கவில்லை யாத்தே
யாத்தே யாத்தே
உயிர் தாங்கவில்லை யாத்தே
யாத்தே யாத்தே
உடல் அழிந்துவிடும் யாத்தே
யாத்தே யாத்தே
உயிர் அழிவதில்லை யாத்தே
Oh friend... oh wind...
Eyes do not sleep, oh wind
Oh friend... oh wind...
The soul cannot bear it, oh wind
Oh friend... oh wind...
The body will perish, oh wind
Oh friend... oh wind...
The soul never perishes, oh wind
யாத்தே யாத்தே
விழி தூங்கவில்லை யாத்தே
யாத்தே யாத்தே
உயிர் தாங்கவில்லை யாத்தே
யாத்தே யாத்தே
உடல் அழிந்துவிடும் யாத்தே
யாத்தே யாத்தே
உயிர் அழிவதில்லை யாத்தே
Oh friend... oh wind...
Eyes do not sleep, oh wind
Oh friend... oh wind...
The soul cannot bear it, oh wind
Oh friend... oh wind...
The body will perish, oh wind
Oh friend... oh wind...
The soul never perishes, oh wind
உயிர் அழிவதில்லை யாத்தே
உயிர் அழிவதில்லை யாத்தே
உயிர் அழிவதில்லை யாத்தே
The soul never perishes, oh wind
The soul never perishes, oh wind
The soul never perishes, oh wind
Sengaathae…ae…
O red wind... ah...
Sengaathae..ae…
O red wind... ah...
Sengaathae…ae…
O red wind... ah...
Sengaathae…ae…
O red wind... ah...
Sengaathae..ae…
O red wind... ah...
Sengaathae…ae…
O red wind... ah...
Ulaga kaathalar
All the world's lovers'
Perum moochellaam
Deep sighs
Unakkul sumanthu sumanthu
Carrying again and again within yourself
Soodaakinaai
You grew warm
Kaathal kathai ellaam
All the love stories
Nee arivaai
You know them
Engal kaathalaiyum nee kelaai
Listen to our love story too
Engal kaathalaiyum nee kelaai
Listen to our love story too
Ada karuvukkul
Oh wind,
Uuyir thantha kaathae
That gave life inside the womb
Enga kaathalukku
To our love,
Uyir kodu kaathae
Give life, O wind!
Enga udambukkul
Inside our bodies,
Ulavidum kaathae
Wind that wanders around
Enga uyirkkoru
For our souls,
Vazhi sollu kaathae
Show a way, O wind!
Yaathae yaathae
Oh friend... oh wind...
Nenju vedikkirathae yaathae
My heart is bursting, oh wind
Yaathae yaathae
Oh friend... oh wind...
Imai thuddikkirathae yaathae
My eyelids are trembling, oh wind
Yaathae yaathae
Oh friend... oh wind...
Nenju vedikkirathae yaathae
My heart is bursting, oh wind
Yaathae yaathae
Oh friend... oh wind...
Imai thuddikkirathae yaathae
My eyelids are trembling, oh wind
Yaathae yaathae
Oh friend... oh wind...
Uyir valikkriathae yaathae
My soul is aching, oh wind
Yaathae yaathae
Oh friend... oh wind...
Uyir valikkriathae yaathae
My soul is aching, oh wind
Yaathae yaathae
Oh friend... oh wind...
Uyir valikkriathae yaathae
My soul is aching, oh wind
Sengaathae…ae..
O red wind... ah...
Sengaathae…ae…
O red wind... ah...
Kallaraiyin kaathalarai
Lovers from the grave,
Nee eluppa vaa vaa
Come, come wake them up
Ada kaathalar saagalaam
Oh, lovers may die,
Unmai kaathal saagathu
But true love never dies
Udalgal marainthaalum
Even if bodies vanish,
Unarvugal maraiyaathu
Emotions never disappear
Yaathae yaathae
Oh friend... oh wind...
Vizi thoongavillai yaathae
Eyes do not sleep, oh wind
Yaathae yaathae
Oh friend... oh wind...
Uyir thaangavillai yaathae
The soul cannot bear it, oh wind
Yaathae yaathae
Oh friend... oh wind...
Udal alinthu vidum yaathae
The body will perish, oh wind
Yaathae yaathae
Oh friend... oh wind...
Uyir alivathillai yaathae
The soul never perishes, oh wind
Yaathae yaathae
Oh friend... oh wind...
Vizi thoongavillai yaathae
Eyes do not sleep, oh wind
Yaathae yaathae
Oh friend... oh wind...
Uyir thaangavillai yaathae
The soul cannot bear it, oh wind
Yaathae yaathae
Oh friend... oh wind...
Udal alinthu vidum yaathae
The body will perish, oh wind
Yaathae yaathae
Oh friend... oh wind...
Uyir alivathillai yaathae
The soul never perishes, oh wind
Uyir alivathillai yaathae
The soul never perishes, oh wind
Uyir alivathillai yaathae
The soul never perishes, oh wind
Uyir alivathillai yaathae
The soul never perishes, oh wind
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Sengaathae' from the movie Taj Mahal is a haunting, deeply emotional plea addressed to the red wind (Sengaathu). The lovers plead with the wind—which has borne the warm, agonizing sighs of star-crossed lovers throughout human history—to hear their sorrow and give life to their love. They lament the physical and mental anguish of separation, as their hearts break and their souls ache in torment. Despite the immense pain, the lyrics carry a profound message of immortal devotion: while physical bodies decay and mortal lovers pass away, true love and genuine feelings transcend death itself. The song serves as both an existential cry for relief and a timeless affirmation of love's immortality.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Engal kaathalaiyum nee kelaai”
The wind ('Sengaathae') is directly addressed as a sentient being capable of listening, carrying sighs, understanding love stories, and granting life.
Antithesis / Paradox
“Ada kaathalar saagalaam / Unmai kaathal saagathu”
Contrasts mortal, destructible elements (the body/lovers) with immortal, eternal ones (true love/feelings/soul).
Anaphora (Adukkuthoodar)
“Yaathae yaathae”
The emphatic repetition of the refrain 'Yaathae yaathae' accentuates the inescapable grief and rhythmic lamentation of the song.
Metaphor
“Perum moochellaam / Unakkul sumanthu sumanthu / Soodaakinaai”
Describing the wind as warm because it carries the heavy, hot sighs of all the world's lovers.
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Trivia
Composed by A.R. Rahman with lyrics by Vairamuthu for Bharathiraja's 1999 romantic drama 'Taj Mahal', this song portrays intense rural angst and tragedy. A.R. Rahman's score blends authentic folk sensibilities with orchestral arrangements to create a hauntingly memorable soundscape.
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