Senthoora Poove
From Senthoora Poove · 1988
- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Music director
- Manoj – Gyan
- Details
- Senthoora Poove1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Sendhoora poovae ingu | O reddish Sindhoora flower here, |
| Thaen sindha vaa vaa | Come to spill honey! |
| Thenpaangu kaatrae neeyum | O sweet southern breeze, you too |
| Ther kondu vaa vaa | Come bringing a chariot! |
| Female | |
| Iru karai meethilae | Between two riverbanks, |
| Than nilai meeriyae | Exceeding its bounds, |
| Oru nadhi polae en | Like a surging river, my |
| Nenjam alai modhudhae … aeaeae | Heart ebbs and surges... aeaeae |
| Female | |
| Ooo sendhoora poovae ingu | Ooo reddish Sindhoora flower here, |
| Thaen sindha vaa vaa | Come to spill honey! |
| Thenpaangu kaatrae neeyum | O sweet southern breeze, you too |
| Ther kondu vaa vaa | Come bringing a chariot! |
| Male | |
| ……………………………………………………………. | ................................................. |
| Male | |
| { Ven pani polae kangalil aadum | { Like white snow dancing in the eyes, |
| Malligai thottam kanden | I saw a garden of jasmine flowers; |
| Azhagaana vellaikingae kalagangal illai } (2) | In this beautiful white flood, there are no conflicts } (2) |
| Male | |
| Adhudhaanae endrum ingae naan thedum ellai | Is that not forever the boundary I search for here? |
| Sendhoora poovae ingu thaen sindha vaa vaa | O reddish Sindhoora flower here, come to spill honey! |
| Thenpaangu kaatrae neeyum ther kondu vaa vaa | O sweet southern breeze, you too come bringing a chariot! |
| Male | |
| Minnalai thedum thaazhampoovae | O screwpine flower seeking lightning, |
| Un ezhil minnal naanae pani paarvai | I am your beautiful lightning; a single cool glance |
| Ondrae podhum pasi theerum maanae | Is enough to quench my hunger, my deer-like girl! |
| Male | |
| Aa ha haa minnalai thedum thaazhampoovae | Aa ha haa, O screwpine flower seeking lightning, |
| Un ezhil minnal naanae pani paarvai | I am your beautiful lightning; a single cool glance |
| Ondrae podhum pasi theerum maanae | Is enough to quench my hunger, my deer-like girl! |
| Uravaadum endhan nenjam unakaaga thaanae | My loving heart belongs only to you! |
| Male | |
| Sendhoora poovae ingu thaen sindha vaa vaa | O reddish Sindhoora flower here, come to spill honey! |
| Thenpaangu kaatrae neeyum ther kondu vaa vaa | O sweet southern breeze, you too come bringing a chariot! |
| Male | |
| { Annangal polae ennangal | { Like swans, millions of thoughts |
| Kodi oorvalam pogum velai nizhal | Go on a procession, at which time a shadow- |
| Thedum solai ondrai vizhi oram kanden } (2) | Seeking grove I caught a glimpse of at the corner of my eyes } (2) |
| Nizhalaaga naanum maara parandhodi vandhen | To turn into that shade myself, I came flying and running! |
| Male | |
| Sendhoora poovae ingu thaen sindha vaa vaa | O reddish Sindhoora flower here, come to spill honey! |
| Thenpaangu kaatrae neeyum ther kondu vaa vaa | O sweet southern breeze, you too come bringing a chariot! |
செந்தூர பூவே
இங்கு தேன் சிந்த வா
வா தென்பாங்கு காற்றே
நீயும் தேர் கொண்டு வா
வா
O reddish Sindhoora flower here,
Come to spill honey!
O sweet southern breeze, you too
Come bringing a chariot!
இரு கரை மீதிலே
தன் நிலைமீறியே ஒரு
நதிபோல என் நெஞ்சம்
அலை மோதுதே......
Between two riverbanks,
Exceeding its bounds,
Like a surging river, my
Heart ebbs and surges... aeaeae
ஓ செந்தூர பூவே
இங்கு தேன் சிந்த வா
வா தென்பாங்கு காற்றே
நீயும் தேர் கொண்டு வா
வா
Ooo reddish Sindhoora flower here,
Come to spill honey!
O sweet southern breeze, you too
Come bringing a chariot!
.........................
.................................................
{ வெண்பனி போலே
கண்களில் ஆடும் மல்லிகை
தோட்டம் கண்டேன் அழகான
வெள்ளைக்கிங்கே கலகங்கள்
இல்லை } (2)
{ Like white snow dancing in the eyes,
I saw a garden of jasmine flowers;
In this beautiful white flood, there are no conflicts } (2)
அதுதானே என்றும்
இங்கே நான் தேடும் எல்லை
செந்தூர பூவே இங்கு தேன்
சிந்த வா வா தென்பாங்கு
காற்றே நீயும் தேர் கொண்டு
வா வா
Is that not forever the boundary I search for here?
O reddish Sindhoora flower here, come to spill honey!
O sweet southern breeze, you too come bringing a chariot!
மின்னலை தேடும்
தாழம்பூவே உன் எழில்
மின்னல் நானே பனிபார்வை
ஒன்றே போதும் பசி தீரும்
மானே
O screwpine flower seeking lightning,
I am your beautiful lightning; a single cool glance
Is enough to quench my hunger, my deer-like girl!
ஆ ஹா ஹா மின்னலை
தேடும் தாழம்பூவே உன் எழில்
மின்னல் நானே பனிபார்வை
ஒன்றே போதும் பசி தீரும் மானே
உறவாடும் எந்தன் நெஞ்சம்
உனக்காக தானே
Aa ha haa, O screwpine flower seeking lightning,
I am your beautiful lightning; a single cool glance
Is enough to quench my hunger, my deer-like girl!
My loving heart belongs only to you!
செந்தூர பூவே
இங்கு தேன் சிந்த வா
வா தென்பாங்கு காற்றே
நீயும் தேர் கொண்டு வா
வா
O reddish Sindhoora flower here, come to spill honey!
O sweet southern breeze, you too come bringing a chariot!
{ அன்னங்கள் போலே
எண்ணங்கள் கோடி ஊர்வலம்
போகும் வேளை நிழல் தேடும்
சோலை ஒன்றை விழியோரம்
கண்டேன் } (2)
நிழலாக நானும் மாற
பறந்தோடி வந்தேன்
{ Like swans, millions of thoughts
Go on a procession, at which time a shadow-
Seeking grove I caught a glimpse of at the corner of my eyes } (2)
To turn into that shade myself, I came flying and running!
செந்தூர பூவே
இங்கு தேன் சிந்த வா
வா தென்பாங்கு காற்றே
நீயும் தேர் கொண்டு வா
வா
O reddish Sindhoora flower here, come to spill honey!
O sweet southern breeze, you too come bringing a chariot!
விஷ்லிங் :
..........................
Sendhoora poovae ingu
O reddish Sindhoora flower here,
Thaen sindha vaa vaa
Come to spill honey!
Thenpaangu kaatrae neeyum
O sweet southern breeze, you too
Ther kondu vaa vaa
Come bringing a chariot!
Iru karai meethilae
Between two riverbanks,
Than nilai meeriyae
Exceeding its bounds,
Oru nadhi polae en
Like a surging river, my
Nenjam alai modhudhae … aeaeae
Heart ebbs and surges... aeaeae
Ooo sendhoora poovae ingu
Ooo reddish Sindhoora flower here,
Thaen sindha vaa vaa
Come to spill honey!
Thenpaangu kaatrae neeyum
O sweet southern breeze, you too
Ther kondu vaa vaa
Come bringing a chariot!
…………………………………………………………….
.................................................
{ Ven pani polae kangalil aadum
{ Like white snow dancing in the eyes,
Malligai thottam kanden
I saw a garden of jasmine flowers;
Azhagaana vellaikingae kalagangal illai } (2)
In this beautiful white flood, there are no conflicts } (2)
Adhudhaanae endrum ingae naan thedum ellai
Is that not forever the boundary I search for here?
Sendhoora poovae ingu thaen sindha vaa vaa
O reddish Sindhoora flower here, come to spill honey!
Thenpaangu kaatrae neeyum ther kondu vaa vaa
O sweet southern breeze, you too come bringing a chariot!
Minnalai thedum thaazhampoovae
O screwpine flower seeking lightning,
Un ezhil minnal naanae pani paarvai
I am your beautiful lightning; a single cool glance
Ondrae podhum pasi theerum maanae
Is enough to quench my hunger, my deer-like girl!
Aa ha haa minnalai thedum thaazhampoovae
Aa ha haa, O screwpine flower seeking lightning,
Un ezhil minnal naanae pani paarvai
I am your beautiful lightning; a single cool glance
Ondrae podhum pasi theerum maanae
Is enough to quench my hunger, my deer-like girl!
Uravaadum endhan nenjam unakaaga thaanae
My loving heart belongs only to you!
Sendhoora poovae ingu thaen sindha vaa vaa
O reddish Sindhoora flower here, come to spill honey!
Thenpaangu kaatrae neeyum ther kondu vaa vaa
O sweet southern breeze, you too come bringing a chariot!
{ Annangal polae ennangal
{ Like swans, millions of thoughts
Kodi oorvalam pogum velai nizhal
Go on a procession, at which time a shadow-
Thedum solai ondrai vizhi oram kanden } (2)
Seeking grove I caught a glimpse of at the corner of my eyes } (2)
Nizhalaaga naanum maara parandhodi vandhen
To turn into that shade myself, I came flying and running!
Sendhoora poovae ingu thaen sindha vaa vaa
O reddish Sindhoora flower here, come to spill honey!
Thenpaangu kaatrae neeyum ther kondu vaa vaa
O sweet southern breeze, you too come bringing a chariot!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'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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