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Lyrics & meaning

Senorita I Love You

From Johnny · 1980

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Johnny1980

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics↻ English translation
Male
{Senorita I love youSenorita, I love you
My sweet heart you love me}(2)My sweetheart, you love me
Azhago azhagu adhilor uravuBeauty of beauties, and a relationship within it
Arugae irunthu thavikkum manathu…Being nearby, the heart yearns in yearning agony...
Male
Senorita I love youSenorita, I love you
My sweet heart you love meMy sweetheart, you love me
Male
Raagangal paadungindraMelodies that are singing
Naatha vellangalFloods of musical sound
Naan endrum kaanugindraThat I always behold
Paavai vannangalColors of the young maiden
Male
Hey hey heyHey hey hey
Haan haan haaanHaan haan haaan
Raagangal paadungindraMelodies that are singing
Naatha vellangalFloods of musical sound
Naan endrum kaanugindraThat I always behold
Paavai annangalSwan-like graces of the young maiden
Male
Aanantham ondrallaJoy is not just one thing
Aarambam indrallaThe beginning is not today
Hae hae hae…Hae hae hae...
Engengo selluthaeIt wanders everywhere
Ennenjai killuthaeIt teases my heart
Angae angangaeThere and everywhere
Vaavennum angangal…Limbs that beckon me to come...
Male
Senorita I love youSenorita, I love you
My sweet heart you love meMy sweetheart, you love me
Azhago azhagu adhilor uravuBeauty of beauties, and a relationship within it
Arugae irunthu thavikkum manathu…Being nearby, the heart yearns in yearning agony...
Male
Poomeththai podugindraLaying a bed of flowers
Vaasa puspangalFragrant blossoms
Pon thattil aadugindraDancing on a golden plate
Poovai ennangalThoughts of the young maiden
Male
Ha ha haHa ha ha
Hey hey heyHey hey hey
Poomeththai podugindraLaying a bed of flowers
Vaasa puspangalFragrant blossoms
Pon thattil aadugindraDancing on a golden plate
Poovai ennangalThoughts of the young maiden
Male
Thoovaatho vaasangalWon't fragrance shower down?
Thullaatho ullangalWon't hearts leap with joy?
Hae hae hae…Hae hae hae...
Vaan engum oorvalamA procession across the entire sky
Vaavennum un mugamYour face beckoning me to come
Kandaal mayakkumSeeing it brings enchantment
Kalanthaal inikkum…Uniting with it brings sweetness...
Male
Senorita I love youSenorita, I love you
My sweet heart you love meMy sweetheart, you love me
Azhago azhagu adhilor uravuBeauty of beauties, and a relationship within it
Arugae irunthu thavikkum manathu…Being nearby, the heart yearns in yearning agony...
Male
Senorita I love youSenorita, I love you
My sweet heart you love meMy sweetheart, you love me
Ahaa ha ha …la la la laa..Ahaa ha ha... la la la laa...
Hey hey hey …turu ru ruHey hey hey... turu ru ru

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Senorita I Love You is a catchy, westernized romantic track from the 1980 film Johnny, featuring Rajinikanth and Sridevi. Composed by Ilaiyaraaja and penned by Gangai Amaran, the song features a lover passionately professing his affection for his beloved in a playful blend of English and Tamil. He describes the sweet agony of being close to her and how her charm fills his life with music, color, and fragrance. The lyrics paint a picture of romantic bliss, comparing the maiden's elegance to swans, melodies to rising floods, and her thoughts to blossoms dancing on a golden plate. The track seamlessly captures youthful passion, boundless joy, and the ecstasy of love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Engengo selluthae / Ennenjai killuthae”

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'E' in 'Engengo' and 'Ennenjai'.

Edhukai (Second Letter Assonance)

“Aanantham ondralla / Aarambam indralla”

Matching of the second consonant 'n' in 'Aanantham' and 'Aarambam'.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Engengo selluthae / Ennenjai killuthae”

Matching line endings with the suffix '-uthae' in consecutive lines.

Metaphor (Uruvagim)

“Raagangal paadungindra naatha vellangal”

Music and melodies are poetically described as overflowing floods ('Naatha vellangal').

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Trivia

Johnny (1980) was directed by J. Mahendran and featured Rajinikanth in a memorable dual role alongside Sridevi. The soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with this track sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. It remains an iconic example of 1980s Tamil cinema integrating disco and pop influences with Tamil lyrics.

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