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Lyrics & meaning

Senjitaley

From Remo · 2016

Lyricist
Vignesh Shivan
Singer
Anirudh Ravichander
Music director
Anirudh Ravichander
Details
Remo2016

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Pora pokkil oru look ah vittuThrowing a casual glance in passing
Enna senjitaley enna senjitaleyWhat did she do to me, what did she do to me?
Parabatcham paakama koodaWithout showing any partiality at all
Vechu senjutaleyShe completely wrecked me!
Male
First-u look-u ah vachu bokkunu thaanRight from that very first look, smack in the heart
Onnu vachutale onnu vachutaleShe dealt me a punch, dealt me a punch
Love-u book-u onnu nenjukulla open senjitaleShe opened up a book of love inside my heart
Male
Ora paarvaiyaleWith a single side-glance
Enna senjitaleyWhat did she do to me?
Enna senjitaley.. enna senjitaley..What did she do to me... what did she do to me...
Male
Enaku nee easy ah thaan venamI don't want you to come easily to me
Pesi pesi correct pannuven naanaI want to talk to you and woo you myself
Tholla panni alaiyama thiriyama kedaikuraA love that comes without chasing, bothering, or wandering around
Kadhale venam venamI don't want such a love!
Male
Enaku un jathagamum venamI don't even need your horoscope matching
Un appa amma samathamum venamI don't need your parents' consent
Unakunuthaan seththu vacha soththu sogamThe wealth or comfort saved up just for you
Ethuvume venama venam venamI don't want any of it, no, no!
Male
{Ullam thindaadutheMy heart stumbles and struggles
Unna kondaadutheIt celebrates and praises you
Unna paaka paaka paaka manam thalaadutheJust seeing you again and again makes my mind sway
Ullam thindaadutheMy heart stumbles and struggles
Enna panthaadutheIt tosses me around like a ball
Unna thedi thedi thedi nenju allaaduthe} (2)Searching for you repeatedly, my heart gets restless
Male
Hey iruttu room laHey, inside a dark room
LED light ah potutaYou turned on an LED light
Tha tha tha thaTha tha tha tha
Thalli thalli ootum ennoda vandilaIn my vehicle that I was manually pushing along
Petrol ah oothitaYou poured petrol!
Male
Ponnungala paathathumJust looking at girls
Pammi poi pathunguna enna thaanI used to cower and hide away, but me...
Pa pa pa paPa pa pa pa
Papparapa nu palla kaatta vachuYou made me grin wide like a fool
Pakkava mathittaYou transformed me perfectly!
Male
Enakku nu eranguna dhevathaYou are an angel descended just for me
Unakunu poranthavan naanI am the man born just for you
Iruvathu varushama idhukuneFor twenty long years, for this exact moment
Theruvellam therinjavan thaanI am the guy who roamed every street
Male
Enaku un jathagamum venamI don't even need your horoscope matching
Un appa amma samathamum venamI don't need your parents' consent
Unakunuthaan seththu vacha soththu sogamThe wealth or comfort saved up just for you
Ethuvume venama venam venamI don't want any of it, no, no!
Male
Pora pokkil oru look ah vittuThrowing a casual glance in passing
Enna senjitaley enna senjitaleyWhat did she do to me, what did she do to me?
Parabatcham paakama koodaWithout showing any partiality at all
Vechu senjutaleyShe completely wrecked me!
Male
First-u look-u ah vachu bokkunu thaanRight from that very first look, smack in the heart
Onnu vachutale onnu vachutaleShe dealt me a punch, dealt me a punch
Love-u book-u onnu nenjukulla open senjitaleShe opened up a book of love inside my heart
Male
Ora paarvaiyaleWith a single side-glance
Enna senjitaleyWhat did she do to me?
Enna senjitaley.. enna senjitaley..What did she do to me... what did she do to me...
Male
{Ullam thindaadutheMy heart stumbles and struggles
Unna kondaadutheIt celebrates and praises you
Unna paaka paaka paaka manam thalaadutheJust seeing you again and again makes my mind sway
Ullam thindaadutheMy heart stumbles and struggles
Enna panthaadutheIt tosses me around like a ball
Unna thedi thedi thedi nenju allaaduthe} (2)Searching for you repeatedly, my heart gets restless
Male
Enna senjitaleyWhat did she do to me?
EnnasSenjita senjita enna senjita senjitaWhat did she do to me, did to me, what did she do to me, did to me!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Senjitaley from the film Remo (2016) is a energetic romantic track celebrating the sudden, overwhelming experience of falling in love. The protagonist describes how a single casual glance from the girl totally disarmed him, filling his life with light and excitement. He proudly asserts that he wants to earn her love through his own effort and sincere wooing rather than relying on easy shortcuts like parental consent or horoscopes. Using modern Tanglish idioms and relatable contemporary metaphors—such as turning on an LED light in a dark room or fueling up a stalled bike—the song captures the youthful euphoria, playful helplessness, and high-spirited passion of a young man smitten by his dream girl.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for emphasis)

Unna paaka paaka paaka manam thalaaduthe

The word 'paaka' is repeated consecutively to emphasize the continuous, mesmerized gazing of the protagonist.

Modern Metaphor

Hey iruttu room la LED light ah potuta

Compares the heroine's unexpected entry into his dark life to switching on a bright LED light.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme) & Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Ullam thindaaduthe / Unna kondaaduthe

The line endings 'thindaaduthe', 'kondaaduthe', and 'panthaaduthe' create an engaging rhythmic rhyme structure.

Colloquial Hyperbole

Parabatcham paakama kooda vechu senjutaley

Uses the popular Tamil slang phrase 'vechu senjutaley' to hyperbolically express how completely disarmed and affected he feels by her gaze.

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Trivia

'Senjitaley' was composed and sung by Anirudh Ravichander with lyrics written by director Vignesh Shivan for the Sivakarthikeyan-starrer 'Remo'. The track was released as a single at the 5th South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) in Singapore in July 2016 and became an instant chartbuster across Tamil Nadu.

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