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Senthoora Poove

From Senthoora Poove · 1988

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. S. Sasirekha
Music director
Manoj – Gyan
Movie name
Senthoora Poove
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
19 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sendhoora poovae ingu
Thaen sindha vaa vaa
Thenpaangu kaatrae neeyum
Ther kondu vaa vaa
Iru karai meethilae
Than nilai meeriyae
Oru nadhi polae en
Nenjam alai modhudhae … aeaeae
Ooo sendhoora poovae ingu
Thaen sindha vaa vaa
Thenpaangu kaatrae neeyum
Ther kondu vaa vaa
…………………………………………………………….
{ Ven pani polae kangalil aadum
Malligai thottam kanden
Azhagaana vellaikingae kalagangal illai } (2)
Adhudhaanae endrum ingae naan thedum ellai
Sendhoora poovae ingu thaen sindha vaa vaa
Thenpaangu kaatrae neeyum ther kondu vaa vaa
Minnalai thedum thaazhampoovae
Un ezhil minnal naanae pani paarvai
Ondrae podhum pasi theerum maanae
Aa ha haa minnalai thedum thaazhampoovae
Un ezhil minnal naanae pani paarvai
Ondrae podhum pasi theerum maanae
Uravaadum endhan nenjam unakaaga thaanae
Sendhoora poovae ingu thaen sindha vaa vaa
Thenpaangu kaatrae neeyum ther kondu vaa vaa
{ Annangal polae ennangal
Kodi oorvalam pogum velai nizhal
Thedum solai ondrai vizhi oram kanden } (2)
Nizhalaaga naanum maara parandhodi vandhen
Sendhoora poovae ingu thaen sindha vaa vaa
Thenpaangu kaatrae neeyum ther kondu vaa vaa
O bright red flower, come here
and spill your sweet nectar, come, come!
O sweet southern breeze, you too,
bring your chariot and come, come!
Over both its banks,
breaking beyond its own limits,
just like a river, my
heart surges and crashes in waves...
Oh, bright red flower, come here
and spill your sweet nectar, come, come!
O sweet southern breeze, you too,
bring your chariot and come, come!
...
Dancing before my eyes like white snow,
I saw a garden of jasmine flowers.
In this lovely whiteness, there is no turmoil.
Isn't this the very realm I have always searched for?
O bright red flower, come here and spill your sweet nectar, come, come!
O sweet southern breeze, bring your chariot and come, come!
O thazham (fragrant screw-pine) flower yearning for lightning,
I am your beautiful lightning; a single cool glance
is enough to satisfy my hunger, my dear.
Ah ha ha, O thazham (fragrant screw-pine) flower yearning for lightning,
I am your beautiful lightning; a single cool glance
is enough to satisfy my hunger, my dear.
This heart of mine that bonds with love belongs only to you.
O bright red flower, come here and spill your sweet nectar, come, come!
O sweet southern breeze, bring your chariot and come, come!
Like a flock of swans, when millions of thoughts
march in procession,
I saw a grove in search of shade from the corner of my eye.
To become that protective shade, I came flying and running.
O bright red flower, come here and spill your sweet nectar, come, come!
O sweet southern breeze, bring your chariot and come, come!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Sendhoora Poovae' is a classic Tamil romantic song expressing the deep yearnings, overflowing emotions, and romantic reveries of a maiden. She addresses nature—the red bloom (Sendhoora Poove) and the southern wind (Thenpaangu Kaatru)—inviting them to bring joy, sweetness, and her beloved to her. Her heart overflows like a river bursting past its banks, filled with pure, serene thoughts likened to white jasmine and swans in procession.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Oru nadhi polae en Nenjam alai modhudhae”

Compares the turbulence of the heart to a river overflowing its banks ('Oru nadhi polae en nenjam').

Ethirukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

“Iru karai meethilae / Than nilai meeriyae”

Rhyming of second letters 'ru' in 'Iru' and 'Than' (phonetic rhyming/assonance across couplets).

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Ven pani polae kangalil aadum Malligai thottam kanden”

Likening white pure thoughts dancing in her vision to a white jasmine garden and snow.

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Trivia

Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the benchmark 1977 film '16 Vayathinile' (directed by P. Bharathiraja), this classic was penned by lyricist Muthulingam and rendered exquisitely by S. Janaki. S. Janaki won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her soulful rendition of this legendary song.

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