Senthoora
From Bogan · 2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Nidha nidha | Calmly, calmly |
| Nidhanamaga yosithalum | Even if I think calmly |
| Nilla nilla | Without stopping, without stopping |
| Nillamal odi yosithalum | Even if I think while running without stopping |
| Female | |
| Nee than manam thedum | You are the noble man |
| Maanbaalan | That my heart searches for |
| Poovaai enai yendhum | Holding me gently like a flower |
| Boobalan | My king of dawn |
| Female | |
| En madiyin manavalan | It feels like you are the groom of my lap |
| Ena thondruthae….ae…. | So it feels to me... |
| Female | |
| Senthoora… ah… ah… | Oh crimson one... ah... ah... |
| Sernthae selvom | Let us go together |
| Senthoora… ah… ah… | Oh crimson one... ah... ah... |
| Sengandhal poo | Flame lily flower |
| Female | |
| Un theraa… ah… ah… | Is your chariot... ah... ah... |
| Maran ambu | Cupid's arrow |
| Ainthum veithu | Holding all five |
| Ondrai kaatril | Into the air |
| Yeithayaa….. | Did you shoot one? |
| Female | |
| Senthoora… ah… ah… | Oh crimson one... ah... ah... |
| Sernthae selvom | Let us go together |
| Senthoora… ah… ah… | Oh crimson one... ah... ah... |
| Sengandhal poo | Flame lily flower |
| Female | |
| Un theraa… ah… ah… | Is your chariot... ah... ah... |
| Maran ambu | Cupid's arrow |
| Ainthum veithu | Holding all five |
| Ondrai kaatril | Into the air |
| Yeithayaa….. | Did you shoot one? |
| Female | |
| Nadakaiyil anaithavaru | Embracing while walking |
| Poga vendum | We must go |
| Viralgalai pinaithavaru | Interlocking our fingers |
| Pesa vendum | We must talk |
| Female | |
| Kaalai ezhum podhu | When waking up in the morning |
| Nee vendum | I need you |
| Thokkam varum bothu | When sleep arrives |
| Thozh vendum | I need your shoulder |
| Female | |
| Nee piriya varam thandhal | If you grant a boon never to separate |
| Adhuvae pothum…mmm… | That alone is enough... mmm... |
| Female | |
| Senthoora… ah… ah… | Oh crimson one... ah... ah... |
| Sernthae selvom | Let us go together |
| Senthoora… ah… ah… | Oh crimson one... ah... ah... |
| Sengandhal poo | Flame lily flower |
| Female | |
| Un theraa… ah… ah… | Is your chariot... ah... ah... |
| Maran ambu | Cupid's arrow |
| Ainthum veithu | Holding all five |
| Ondrai kaatril | Into the air |
| Yeithayaa….. | Did you shoot one? |
| Female | |
| Mazhayin iravil | On a rainy night |
| Oru kudayinil nadappoma.. | Shall we walk under one umbrella? |
| Female | |
| Marathin adiyil | Underneath the shade of a tree |
| Mani kanakkinil kadhaipoma | Shall we talk for hours together? |
| Female | |
| Paadal ketpoma | Shall we listen to a song? |
| Paadi paarpoma | Shall we try singing together? |
| Moozhgathan vendamaa…aa.. | Shouldn't we immerse ourselves completely? |
| Female | |
| Yarum kaanaatha | Unseen by anyone else |
| Inbam ellamae | All the happiness |
| Kaiyil vandhu vizhuma… | Will it fall into our hands? |
| Female | |
| Nee indri ini ennal | Without you, from now on |
| Irundhida mudiyuma…. | Can I even exist? |
| Female | |
| Senthoora… ah… ah… | Oh crimson one... ah... ah... |
| Sernthae selvom | Let us go together |
| Senthoora… ah… ah… | Oh crimson one... ah... ah... |
| Sengandhal poo | Flame lily flower |
| Female | |
| Un theraa… ah… ah… | Is your chariot... ah... ah... |
| Maran ambu | Cupid's arrow |
| Ainthum veithu | Holding all five |
| Ondrai kaatril | Into the air |
| Yeithayaa….. | Did you shoot one? |
| Female | |
| Senthoora… ah… | Oh crimson one... ah... |
| Female | |
| Alaidhu naan kalaithu | When I wander and get tired |
| Pogumbothu alli | Gathering me close as I come |
| Female | |
| Melindhu naan ilaithu | Noticing that I have become thin |
| Povathaga solli | And saying I have lost weight |
| Female | |
| Veetil nalabagam | Delicious food at home |
| Seivaiyaa | Will you prepare for me? |
| Poiyaga sila neram | Playfully for a little while |
| Vaivaaya | Will you scold me? |
| Female | |
| Naan tholainthal unai sera | If I get lost, to reach you |
| Vazhi solvaayaaa..aahh… | Will you show me the way? |
| Female | |
| Senthoora… ah… ah… | Oh crimson one... ah... ah... |
| Sernthae selvom | Let us go together |
| Senthoora… ah… ah… | Oh crimson one... ah... ah... |
| Sengandhal poo | Flame lily flower |
| Female | |
| Un theraa… ah… ah… | Is your chariot... ah... ah... |
| Maran ambu | Cupid's arrow |
| Ainthum veithu | Holding all five |
| Ondrai kaatril | Into the air |
நிதா நிதா நிதானமாக
யோசித்தாலும் நில்லா நில்லா
நில்லாமல் ஓடி யோசித்தாலும்
Calmly, calmly
Even if I think calmly
Without stopping, without stopping
Even if I think while running without stopping
நீ தான் மனம் தேடும்
மான்பாலன் பூவாய் எனையேந்தும்
பூபாலன் என் மடியின் மணவாளன்
என தோன்றுதே
You are the noble man
That my heart searches for
Holding me gently like a flower
My king of dawn
{ செந்தூரா ஆ…ஆ…
சோ்ந்தே செல்வோம்
செந்தூரா ஆ…ஆ…
செங்காந்தள் பூ
It feels like you are the groom of my lap
So it feels to me...
உன் தேரா ஆ…ஆ…
மாறன் அம்பு ஐந்தும் வைத்து
ஒன்றாய் காற்றில் எய்தாயா.....} (2)
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Let us go together
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Flame lily flower
நடக்கையில்
அணைத்தவாறு போக
வேண்டும் விரல்களை
பினைத்தவாறு பேச வேண்டும்
Is your chariot... ah... ah...
Cupid's arrow
Holding all five
Into the air
Did you shoot one?
காலை எழும் போது
நீ வேண்டும் தூக்கம் வரும்
போது தோள் வேண்டும்
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Let us go together
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Flame lily flower
நீ பிாியா வரம்
தந்தால் அதுவே போதும்.....ம்ம்..
Is your chariot... ah... ah...
Cupid's arrow
Holding all five
Into the air
Did you shoot one?
செந்தூரா ஆ…ஆ…
சோ்ந்தே செல்வோம்
செந்தூரா ஆ…ஆ…
செங்காந்தள் பூ
Embracing while walking
We must go
Interlocking our fingers
We must talk
உன் தேரா ஆ…ஆ…
மாறன் அம்பு ஐந்தும் வைத்து
ஒன்றாய் காற்றில் எய்தாயா
When waking up in the morning
I need you
When sleep arrives
I need your shoulder
செந்தூரா ஆ…ஆ…
If you grant a boon never to separate
That alone is enough... mmm...
மழையின் இரவில்
ஒரு குடையினில் நடப்போமா
மரத்தின் அடியில் மணிக்கணக்கினில்
கதைப்போமா
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Let us go together
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Flame lily flower
பாடல் கேட்போமா
பாடி பாா்ப்போமா மூழ்கத்தான்
வேண்டாமா
Is your chariot... ah... ah...
Cupid's arrow
Holding all five
Into the air
Did you shoot one?
யாரும் காணாத
இன்பம் எல்லாமே
கையில் வந்துவிழுமா
நீயின்றி இனி என்னால்
இருந்திட முடியுமா
On a rainy night
Shall we walk under one umbrella?
செந்தூரா ஆ…ஆ…
சோ்ந்தே செல்வோம்
செந்தூரா ஆ…ஆ…
செங்காந்தள் பூ
Underneath the shade of a tree
Shall we talk for hours together?
உன் தேரா ஆ…ஆ…
மாறன் அம்பு ஐந்தும் வைத்து
ஒன்றாய் காற்றில் எய்தாயா
Shall we listen to a song?
Shall we try singing together?
Shouldn't we immerse ourselves completely?
செந்தூரா ஆ…
Unseen by anyone else
All the happiness
Will it fall into our hands?
அலைந்து நான் களைத்து
போகும்போது அள்ளி மெலிந்து
நான் இளைத்து போவதாக சொல்லி
வீட்டில் நளபாகம் செய்வாயா
பொய்யாக சில நேரம் வைவாயா
Without you, from now on
Can I even exist?
நான் தொலைந்தால்
உனை சேர வழி சொல்வாயா
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Let us go together
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Flame lily flower
செந்தூரா ஆ…ஆ…
சோ்ந்தே செல்வோம்
செந்தூரா ஆ…ஆ…
செங்காந்தள் பூ
Is your chariot... ah... ah...
Cupid's arrow
Holding all five
Into the air
Did you shoot one?
உன் தேரா ஆ…ஆ…
மாறன் அம்பு ஐந்தும் வைத்து
ஒன்றாய் காற்றில்
Oh crimson one... ah...
When I wander and get tired
Gathering me close as I come
Noticing that I have become thin
And saying I have lost weight
Delicious food at home
Will you prepare for me?
Playfully for a little while
Will you scold me?
If I get lost, to reach you
Will you show me the way?
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Let us go together
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Flame lily flower
Is your chariot... ah... ah...
Cupid's arrow
Holding all five
Into the air
Nidha nidha
Calmly, calmly
Nidhanamaga yosithalum
Even if I think calmly
Nilla nilla
Without stopping, without stopping
Nillamal odi yosithalum
Even if I think while running without stopping
Nee than manam thedum
You are the noble man
Maanbaalan
That my heart searches for
Poovaai enai yendhum
Holding me gently like a flower
Boobalan
My king of dawn
En madiyin manavalan
It feels like you are the groom of my lap
Ena thondruthae….ae….
So it feels to me...
Senthoora… ah… ah…
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Sernthae selvom
Let us go together
Senthoora… ah… ah…
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Sengandhal poo
Flame lily flower
Un theraa… ah… ah…
Is your chariot... ah... ah...
Maran ambu
Cupid's arrow
Ainthum veithu
Holding all five
Ondrai kaatril
Into the air
Yeithayaa…..
Did you shoot one?
Senthoora… ah… ah…
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Sernthae selvom
Let us go together
Senthoora… ah… ah…
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Sengandhal poo
Flame lily flower
Un theraa… ah… ah…
Is your chariot... ah... ah...
Maran ambu
Cupid's arrow
Ainthum veithu
Holding all five
Ondrai kaatril
Into the air
Yeithayaa…..
Did you shoot one?
Nadakaiyil anaithavaru
Embracing while walking
Poga vendum
We must go
Viralgalai pinaithavaru
Interlocking our fingers
Pesa vendum
We must talk
Kaalai ezhum podhu
When waking up in the morning
Nee vendum
I need you
Thokkam varum bothu
When sleep arrives
Thozh vendum
I need your shoulder
Nee piriya varam thandhal
If you grant a boon never to separate
Adhuvae pothum…mmm…
That alone is enough... mmm...
Senthoora… ah… ah…
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Sernthae selvom
Let us go together
Senthoora… ah… ah…
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Sengandhal poo
Flame lily flower
Un theraa… ah… ah…
Is your chariot... ah... ah...
Maran ambu
Cupid's arrow
Ainthum veithu
Holding all five
Ondrai kaatril
Into the air
Yeithayaa…..
Did you shoot one?
Mazhayin iravil
On a rainy night
Oru kudayinil nadappoma..
Shall we walk under one umbrella?
Marathin adiyil
Underneath the shade of a tree
Mani kanakkinil kadhaipoma
Shall we talk for hours together?
Paadal ketpoma
Shall we listen to a song?
Paadi paarpoma
Shall we try singing together?
Moozhgathan vendamaa…aa..
Shouldn't we immerse ourselves completely?
Yarum kaanaatha
Unseen by anyone else
Inbam ellamae
All the happiness
Kaiyil vandhu vizhuma…
Will it fall into our hands?
Nee indri ini ennal
Without you, from now on
Irundhida mudiyuma….
Can I even exist?
Senthoora… ah… ah…
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Sernthae selvom
Let us go together
Senthoora… ah… ah…
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Sengandhal poo
Flame lily flower
Un theraa… ah… ah…
Is your chariot... ah... ah...
Maran ambu
Cupid's arrow
Ainthum veithu
Holding all five
Ondrai kaatril
Into the air
Yeithayaa…..
Did you shoot one?
Senthoora… ah…
Oh crimson one... ah...
Alaidhu naan kalaithu
When I wander and get tired
Pogumbothu alli
Gathering me close as I come
Melindhu naan ilaithu
Noticing that I have become thin
Povathaga solli
And saying I have lost weight
Veetil nalabagam
Delicious food at home
Seivaiyaa
Will you prepare for me?
Poiyaga sila neram
Playfully for a little while
Vaivaaya
Will you scold me?
Naan tholainthal unai sera
If I get lost, to reach you
Vazhi solvaayaaa..aahh…
Will you show me the way?
Senthoora… ah… ah…
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Sernthae selvom
Let us go together
Senthoora… ah… ah…
Oh crimson one... ah... ah...
Sengandhal poo
Flame lily flower
Un theraa… ah… ah…
Is your chariot... ah... ah...
Maran ambu
Cupid's arrow
Ainthum veithu
Holding all five
Ondrai kaatril
Into the air
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Senthoora' from the movie Bogan is a deeply expressive romantic melody voiced from a woman's perspective, pouring her heart out to her beloved. She reflects on how her thoughts, whether calm or restless, constantly lead back to him as the ideal life partner. She paints poetic pictures of shared moments—walking under a single umbrella on a rainy night, talking for hours under a tree, and sharing affectionate, domestic domestic life together where he cooks for her and guides her when lost.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Head Alliteration)
“Nidha nidha / Nidhanamaga yosithalum”
Repetition of the initial consonant sound across words in a line or adjacent lines, such as 'Nidha' and 'Nidhanamaga' or 'Senthoora' and 'Sengandhal'.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Oru kudayinil nadappoma.. / Mani kanakkinil kadhaipoma / Paadal ketpoma”
Rhyming endings used to create rhythmic flow and musicality, as seen in the repeated 'poma' suffix.
Mythological Allusion & Metaphor
“Maran ambu / Ainthum veithu / Ondrai kaatril / Yeithayaa…..”
Reference to 'Maran ambu' (the five floral arrows of Manmatha/Kamadeva, the God of Love) shooting an arrow in the air to evoke falling in love.
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Trivia
The track was composed by D. Imman and sung by Canadian Tamil playback singer Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam. Her rendition earned her widespread acclaim and the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil in 2018.
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