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 vittu | Throwing a casual glance in passing |
| Enna senjitaley enna senjitaley | What did she do to me, what did she do to me? |
| Parabatcham paakama kooda | Without showing any partiality at all |
| Vechu senjutaley | She completely wrecked me! |
| Male | |
| First-u look-u ah vachu bokkunu thaan | Right from that very first look, smack in the heart |
| Onnu vachutale onnu vachutale | She dealt me a punch, dealt me a punch |
| Love-u book-u onnu nenjukulla open senjitale | She opened up a book of love inside my heart |
| Male | |
| Ora paarvaiyale | With a single side-glance |
| Enna senjitaley | What 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 venam | I don't want you to come easily to me |
| Pesi pesi correct pannuven naana | I want to talk to you and woo you myself |
| Tholla panni alaiyama thiriyama kedaikura | A love that comes without chasing, bothering, or wandering around |
| Kadhale venam venam | I don't want such a love! |
| Male | |
| Enaku un jathagamum venam | I don't even need your horoscope matching |
| Un appa amma samathamum venam | I don't need your parents' consent |
| Unakunuthaan seththu vacha soththu sogam | The wealth or comfort saved up just for you |
| Ethuvume venama venam venam | I don't want any of it, no, no! |
| Male | |
| {Ullam thindaaduthe | My heart stumbles and struggles |
| Unna kondaaduthe | It celebrates and praises you |
| Unna paaka paaka paaka manam thalaaduthe | Just seeing you again and again makes my mind sway |
| Ullam thindaaduthe | My heart stumbles and struggles |
| Enna panthaaduthe | It 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 la | Hey, inside a dark room |
| LED light ah potuta | You turned on an LED light |
| Tha tha tha tha | Tha tha tha tha |
| Thalli thalli ootum ennoda vandila | In my vehicle that I was manually pushing along |
| Petrol ah oothita | You poured petrol! |
| Male | |
| Ponnungala paathathum | Just looking at girls |
| Pammi poi pathunguna enna thaan | I used to cower and hide away, but me... |
| Pa pa pa pa | Pa pa pa pa |
| Papparapa nu palla kaatta vachu | You made me grin wide like a fool |
| Pakkava mathitta | You transformed me perfectly! |
| Male | |
| Enakku nu eranguna dhevatha | You are an angel descended just for me |
| Unakunu poranthavan naan | I am the man born just for you |
| Iruvathu varushama idhukune | For twenty long years, for this exact moment |
| Theruvellam therinjavan thaan | I am the guy who roamed every street |
| Male | |
| Enaku un jathagamum venam | I don't even need your horoscope matching |
| Un appa amma samathamum venam | I don't need your parents' consent |
| Unakunuthaan seththu vacha soththu sogam | The wealth or comfort saved up just for you |
| Ethuvume venama venam venam | I don't want any of it, no, no! |
| Male | |
| Pora pokkil oru look ah vittu | Throwing a casual glance in passing |
| Enna senjitaley enna senjitaley | What did she do to me, what did she do to me? |
| Parabatcham paakama kooda | Without showing any partiality at all |
| Vechu senjutaley | She completely wrecked me! |
| Male | |
| First-u look-u ah vachu bokkunu thaan | Right from that very first look, smack in the heart |
| Onnu vachutale onnu vachutale | She dealt me a punch, dealt me a punch |
| Love-u book-u onnu nenjukulla open senjitale | She opened up a book of love inside my heart |
| Male | |
| Ora paarvaiyale | With a single side-glance |
| Enna senjitaley | What did she do to me? |
| Enna senjitaley.. enna senjitaley.. | What did she do to me... what did she do to me... |
| Male | |
| {Ullam thindaaduthe | My heart stumbles and struggles |
| Unna kondaaduthe | It celebrates and praises you |
| Unna paaka paaka paaka manam thalaaduthe | Just seeing you again and again makes my mind sway |
| Ullam thindaaduthe | My heart stumbles and struggles |
| Enna panthaaduthe | It tosses me around like a ball |
| Unna thedi thedi thedi nenju allaaduthe} (2) | Searching for you repeatedly, my heart gets restless |
| Male | |
| Enna senjitaley | What did she do to me? |
| EnnasSenjita senjita enna senjita senjita | What did she do to me, did to me, what did she do to me, did to me! |
போற போக்கில்
ஒரு லுக்க விட்டு என்ன
செஞ்சிட்டாளே என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
பாரபட்சம் பாக்காம கூட
வச்சு செஞ்சிட்டாளே
Throwing a casual glance in passing
What did she do to me, what did she do to me?
Without showing any partiality at all
She completely wrecked me!
ஃபா்ஸ்ட்டு லுக்க வச்சி
பொக்குன்னுதான் ஒன்னு
வச்சிட்டாளே ஒன்னு வச்சிட்டாளே
லவ்யு புக்கு ஒன்னு நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
ஓப்பன் செஞ்சிட்டாளே
Right from that very first look, smack in the heart
She dealt me a punch, dealt me a punch
She opened up a book of love inside my heart
ஓரப்பாா்வையாளே
என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
With a single side-glance
What did she do to me?
What did she do to me... what did she do to me...
காதல் அம்பு உட்டு
என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
வச்சு செஞ்சிட்டாளே
I don't want you to come easily to me
I want to talk to you and woo you myself
A love that comes without chasing, bothering, or wandering around
I don't want such a love!
எனக்கு நீ ஈசியா
தான் வேணாம் பேசி பேசி
கரெக்ட் பண்ணுவேன் நானா
தொல்லப் பண்ணி அலையாம
திாியாம கிடைக்கிற காதலே
வேணாம் வேணாம்
I don't even need your horoscope matching
I don't need your parents' consent
The wealth or comfort saved up just for you
I don't want any of it, no, no!
எனக்கு உன் ஜாதகமும்
வேணாம் உன் அப்பா அம்மா
சம்மதமும் வேணாம் உனக்கின்னுதான்
சேத்துவச்ச சொத்து சொகம்
எதுவுமே வேணாமே வேணாம் வேணாம்
My heart stumbles and struggles
It celebrates and praises you
Just seeing you again and again makes my mind sway
My heart stumbles and struggles
It tosses me around like a ball
Searching for you repeatedly, my heart gets restless
{ உள்ளம் திண்டாடுதே
உன்ன கொண்டாடுதே உன்னப்பாா்க்க
பாா்க்க பாா்க்க மனம் தள்ளாடுதே
உள்ளம் திண்டாடுதே என்ன
பந்தாடுதே உன்ன தேடி தேடி தேடி
நெஞ்சு அள்ளாடுதே } (2)
Hey, inside a dark room
You turned on an LED light
Tha tha tha tha
In my vehicle that I was manually pushing along
You poured petrol!
ஹே இருட்டு ரூம்முல
எல்இடி லைட்ட போட்டுட்டா
தா தா தா தா தள்ளித்தள்ளி
ஓட்டும் என்னோட வண்டில
பெட்ரோல ஊத்திட்டா
Just looking at girls
I used to cower and hide away, but me...
Pa pa pa pa
You made me grin wide like a fool
You transformed me perfectly!
பொண்ணுங்கல பாா்த்ததும்
பம்மி போய் பதுங்குன என்னத்தான்
ப ப ப ப பப்பரப்பன்னு பல்லக்காட்ட
வச்சு பக்காவா மாத்திட்டா
You are an angel descended just for me
I am the man born just for you
For twenty long years, for this exact moment
I am the guy who roamed every street
எனக்குன்னு இறங்குன
தேவதை உனக்குன்னு
பொறந்தவன் நான் இருவது
வருஷமா இதுக்குன்னே
தெருவெல்லாம் திாிஞ்சவன் தான்
I don't even need your horoscope matching
I don't need your parents' consent
The wealth or comfort saved up just for you
I don't want any of it, no, no!
பட் இருந்தாலும்………
எனக்கு நீ ஈசியா
தான் வேணாம் பேசி பேசி
கரெக்ட் பண்ணுவேன் நானா
தொல்லப் பண்ணி அலையாம
திாியாம கிடைக்கிற காதலே
வேணாம் வேணாம்
Throwing a casual glance in passing
What did she do to me, what did she do to me?
Without showing any partiality at all
She completely wrecked me!
எனக்கு உன் ஜாதகமும்
வேணாம் உன் அப்பா அம்மா
சம்மதமும் வேணாம் உனக்கின்னுதான்
சேத்துவச்ச சொத்து சொகம்
எதுவுமே வேணாமே வேணாம் வேணாம்
Right from that very first look, smack in the heart
She dealt me a punch, dealt me a punch
She opened up a book of love inside my heart
போற போக்கில்
ஒரு லுக்க விட்டு என்ன
செஞ்சிட்டாளே என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
பாரபட்சம் பாக்காம கூட
வச்சு செஞ்சிட்டாளே
With a single side-glance
What did she do to me?
What did she do to me... what did she do to me...
ஃபா்ஸ்ட்டு லுக்க வச்சி
பொக்குன்னுதான் ஒன்னு
வச்சிட்டாளே ஒன்னு வச்சிட்டாளே
லவ்யு புக்கு ஒன்னு நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
ஓப்பன் செஞ்சிட்டாளே
My heart stumbles and struggles
It celebrates and praises you
Just seeing you again and again makes my mind sway
My heart stumbles and struggles
It tosses me around like a ball
Searching for you repeatedly, my heart gets restless
ஓரப்பாா்வையாளே
என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
What did she do to me?
What did she do to me, did to me, what did she do to me, did to me!
காதல் அம்பு உட்டு
என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
வச்சு செஞ்சிட்டாளே
{ உள்ளம் திண்டாடுதே
உன்ன கொண்டாடுதே உன்னப்பாா்க்க
பாா்க்க பாா்க்க மனம் தள்ளாடுதே
உள்ளம் திண்டாடுதே என்ன
பந்தாடுதே உன்ன தேடி தேடி தேடி
நெஞ்சு அள்ளாடுதே } (2)
என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
என்னசெஞ்சிட்டா செஞ்சிட்டா
என்னசெஞ்சிட்டா செஞ்சிட்டா
என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
வச்சு செஞ்சிட்டா செஞ்சிட்டா
வச்சு செஞ்சிட்டா செஞ்சிட்டா
என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
என்னசெஞ்சிட்டா செஞ்சிட்டா
என்னசெஞ்சிட்டா செஞ்சிட்டா
என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
வச்சு செஞ்சிட்டா செஞ்சிட்டா
வச்சு செஞ்சிட்டா செஞ்சிட்டா
என்ன செஞ்சிட்டாளே
Pora pokkil oru look ah vittu
Throwing a casual glance in passing
Enna senjitaley enna senjitaley
What did she do to me, what did she do to me?
Parabatcham paakama kooda
Without showing any partiality at all
Vechu senjutaley
She completely wrecked me!
First-u look-u ah vachu bokkunu thaan
Right from that very first look, smack in the heart
Onnu vachutale onnu vachutale
She dealt me a punch, dealt me a punch
Love-u book-u onnu nenjukulla open senjitale
She opened up a book of love inside my heart
Ora paarvaiyale
With a single side-glance
Enna senjitaley
What did she do to me?
Enna senjitaley.. enna senjitaley..
What did she do to me... what did she do to me...
Enaku nee easy ah thaan venam
I don't want you to come easily to me
Pesi pesi correct pannuven naana
I want to talk to you and woo you myself
Tholla panni alaiyama thiriyama kedaikura
A love that comes without chasing, bothering, or wandering around
Kadhale venam venam
I don't want such a love!
Enaku un jathagamum venam
I don't even need your horoscope matching
Un appa amma samathamum venam
I don't need your parents' consent
Unakunuthaan seththu vacha soththu sogam
The wealth or comfort saved up just for you
Ethuvume venama venam venam
I don't want any of it, no, no!
{Ullam thindaaduthe
My heart stumbles and struggles
Unna kondaaduthe
It celebrates and praises you
Unna paaka paaka paaka manam thalaaduthe
Just seeing you again and again makes my mind sway
Ullam thindaaduthe
My heart stumbles and struggles
Enna panthaaduthe
It tosses me around like a ball
Unna thedi thedi thedi nenju allaaduthe} (2)
Searching for you repeatedly, my heart gets restless
Hey iruttu room la
Hey, inside a dark room
LED light ah potuta
You turned on an LED light
Tha tha tha tha
Tha tha tha tha
Thalli thalli ootum ennoda vandila
In my vehicle that I was manually pushing along
Petrol ah oothita
You poured petrol!
Ponnungala paathathum
Just looking at girls
Pammi poi pathunguna enna thaan
I used to cower and hide away, but me...
Pa pa pa pa
Pa pa pa pa
Papparapa nu palla kaatta vachu
You made me grin wide like a fool
Pakkava mathitta
You transformed me perfectly!
Enakku nu eranguna dhevatha
You are an angel descended just for me
Unakunu poranthavan naan
I am the man born just for you
Iruvathu varushama idhukune
For twenty long years, for this exact moment
Theruvellam therinjavan thaan
I am the guy who roamed every street
Enaku un jathagamum venam
I don't even need your horoscope matching
Un appa amma samathamum venam
I don't need your parents' consent
Unakunuthaan seththu vacha soththu sogam
The wealth or comfort saved up just for you
Ethuvume venama venam venam
I don't want any of it, no, no!
Pora pokkil oru look ah vittu
Throwing a casual glance in passing
Enna senjitaley enna senjitaley
What did she do to me, what did she do to me?
Parabatcham paakama kooda
Without showing any partiality at all
Vechu senjutaley
She completely wrecked me!
First-u look-u ah vachu bokkunu thaan
Right from that very first look, smack in the heart
Onnu vachutale onnu vachutale
She dealt me a punch, dealt me a punch
Love-u book-u onnu nenjukulla open senjitale
She opened up a book of love inside my heart
Ora paarvaiyale
With a single side-glance
Enna senjitaley
What did she do to me?
Enna senjitaley.. enna senjitaley..
What did she do to me... what did she do to me...
{Ullam thindaaduthe
My heart stumbles and struggles
Unna kondaaduthe
It celebrates and praises you
Unna paaka paaka paaka manam thalaaduthe
Just seeing you again and again makes my mind sway
Ullam thindaaduthe
My heart stumbles and struggles
Enna panthaaduthe
It tosses me around like a ball
Unna thedi thedi thedi nenju allaaduthe} (2)
Searching for you repeatedly, my heart gets restless
Enna senjitaley
What did she do to me?
EnnasSenjita senjita enna senjita senjita
What 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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