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Senthamizh Solaiyile

From Oorukku Oru Raja · 1979

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
S. D. Sekar
Movie name
Oorukku Oru Raja
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
25 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ho hoi ho ho
Lalalalalalalalalala
Mm mm mm la la laa
Senthamizh solaiyilae valarum poongodiyae
Sevidhazh medaiyilae thondrum punnagaiyae
Senthamizh solaiyilae valarum poongodiyae
Sevidhazh medaiyilae thondrum punnagaiyae
En mana maaligaiyai aalum ilavarasae
Kangalin medaiyilae thondrum unnazhagae
En mana maaligaiyai aalum ilavarasae
Kangalin medaiyilae thondrum unnazhagae
Raagam pannodu isaiyodu
Undaagum idhamaana raagam
Male :Mogam nenjodu ninaivodu
Undaagum singaara mogam
Needhaanae kaadhal devan
Male :Needhaanae kaadhal devi
Senthamizh solaiyilae valarum poongodiyae
Sevidhazh medaiyilae thondrum punnagaiyae
Vaanam iravodu nilavodu
Uravaadum azhagaana vaanam
Vaazhkai aanodu pennodu
Arangaerum sugamaana vazhakku
Thenpaandi kavingan neeyae
Thaenoorum kavidhai neeyae
Ho hoy ho ho
La la la la la la la la la
Mmm mmm mmm la la la
O flowering vine growing in the sweet Tamil garden,
O smile blooming on the stage of red lips,
O flowering vine growing in the sweet Tamil garden,
O smile blooming on the stage of red lips,
O prince who rules the palace of my heart,
O your beauty that appears on the stage of my eyes,
O prince who rules the palace of my heart,
O your beauty that appears on the stage of my eyes,
A melody born of tune and music,
A soothing melody comes to life,
Male: A desire born of heart and memory,
A charming passion comes to life,
You are the god of love,
Male: You are the goddess of love,
O flowering vine growing in the sweet Tamil garden,
O smile blooming on the stage of red lips,
The sky, along with the night and the moon,
A beautiful sky sharing sweet closeness,
Life, between a man and a woman,
Is a delightful story that unfolds,
You are the poet of the southern Pandya land,
You are the poem dripping with honey,
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Senthamizh Solaiyilae is a deeply poetic romantic duet from the movie Oorukku Oru Raja (1979). The lovers express their fondness for each other using high literary Tamil metaphors, equating their beloved to pure Tamil literature, sweet melodies, and nature's harmony. The song portrays love as a seamless union comparable to the night sky and moon, or music and melody.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagamm (Metaphor)

“Senthamizh solaiyilae valarum poongodiyae”

Comparing the female beloved to a flowering creeper ('poongodi') in the garden of pure Tamil ('Senthamizh solai').

Metaphor

“Sevidhazh medaiyilae thondrum punnagaiyae”

Comparing red lips to a performance stage ('medai').

Monai (Alliteration)

“Senthamizh solaiyilae... Sevidhazh medaiyilae...”

Initial sound matching with 'Se-' in 'Senthamizh' and 'Sevidhazh'.

Iyaibu (Rhyming end words)

“Thenpaandi kavingan neeyae / Thaenoorum kavidhai neeyae”

Matching end sounds ('neeyae') across consecutive lines.

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Trivia

Composed by S. D. Sekar with lyrics by eminent Tamil scholar-poet Pulamaipithan, this song stands out for its classic 'Senthamizh' (pure Tamil) vocabulary rendered gracefully by S. Janaki and Malaysia Vasudevan.

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