Shenbagame Shenbagame Duet
From Enga Ooru Pattukaran · 1987
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Enga Ooru Pattukaran1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Pattu pattu poochi polae | Like a bright, colorful butterfly |
| Ethanaiyo vannam minnum | Shining with so many colors |
| Nattu vachu naan parikkaa | A garden that I grew |
| Naan valartha nandhavanam | For me to plant and pick from |
| Female | |
| Katti vaikum en manasa | And the fragrant jasmine flower |
| Vaasam varum malligaiyum | That keeps my heart bound |
| Thottu thottu naan parikka | To touch and pick again and again |
| Thudikkidhu andha shenbagamum | That Shenbagam flower is eager too |
| Female | |
| Shenbagamae shenbagamae | Oh Shenbagam, oh Shenbagam |
| Thenpodhigai sandhanamae | Fragrant like the sandalwood of Thenpodhigai |
| Thedi varum en manamae | My heart comes searching for you |
| Serndhirundhaa sammadhamae | If we are united, it has my wholehearted consent |
| Female | |
| Shenbagamae shenbagamae | Oh Shenbagam, oh Shenbagam |
| Thenpodhigai sandhanamae | Fragrant like the sandalwood of Thenpodhigai |
| Female | |
| {Un paadham pogum paadhai | Along the path where your feet tread |
| Naanum poga vandhenae | I too came along to walk |
| Un melae aasaipattu | Having fallen in love with you |
| Kaathu kaathu ninnenae} (2) | I stood waiting patiently for a long time |
| Female | |
| Un mugam parthu | Just looking at your face |
| Nimmadhi aachu | Brought peace to my soul |
| En manaam thaana | My heart effortlessly |
| Paadidalaachu | Began to burst into song |
| Female | |
| Ennoda pattu satham | The sound of my song |
| Thedum unna pinnala | Will follow and seek you from behind |
| Eppodhum unna thottu | Always touching your heart gently |
| Paadaporen thannala | I will sing on my own accord |
| Female | |
| Shenbagamae shenbagamae | Oh Shenbagam, oh Shenbagam |
| Thenpodhigai sandhanamae | Fragrant like the sandalwood of Thenpodhigai |
| Female | |
| {Moonampiraiyai pola | Like the third-day crescent moon |
| Kaanum neththi pottoda | With the beautiful bindi on your forehead |
| Naanum kalandhirukka | For me to blend into one with you |
| Venum indha pattoda} (2) | I need to be with this song |
| Female | |
| Karuthadhu megam | Did the darkened raincloud |
| Thalaimudithaano | Become your soft, flowing hair? |
| Izhuthadhu enna | What pulled me toward you, |
| Poovizhithaano | Was it your flower-like eyes? |
| Female | |
| Elluppoo rasi pathi | Talking endlessly about |
| Pesi pesi theeradhu | The sweetness and essence of love |
| Male | |
| Un pattukaaran pattu | The song of your musician lover |
| Unna vittu pogaadhu | Will never fade away from you |
| Male | |
| Shenbagamae shenbagamae | Oh Shenbagam, oh Shenbagam |
| Thenpodhigai sandhanamae | Fragrant like the sandalwood of Thenpodhigai |
| Thedi varum en manamae | My heart comes searching for you |
| Serndhirundhaa sammadhamae | If we are united, it has my wholehearted consent |
| Male | |
| Shenbagamae shenbagamae | Oh Shenbagam, oh Shenbagam |
| Thenpodhigai sandhanamae | Fragrant like the sandalwood of Thenpodhigai |
பட்டுப் பட்டு பூச்சி
போல எத்தனையோ
வண்ணம் மின்னும் நட்டு
வச்சு நான் பறிக்க நான்
வளர்த்த நந்தவனம்
Like a bright, colorful butterfly
Shining with so many colors
A garden that I grew
For me to plant and pick from
கட்டி வைக்கும்
என் மனச வாசம் வரும்
மல்லிகையும் தொட்டுத்
தொட்டு நான் பறிக்க
துடிக்கிது அந்த செண்பகமும்
And the fragrant jasmine flower
That keeps my heart bound
To touch and pick again and again
That Shenbagam flower is eager too
செண்பகமே
செண்பகமே தென்பொதிகை
சந்தனமே தேடி வரும் என்
மனமே சேர்ந்திருந்தா
சம்மதமே
Oh Shenbagam, oh Shenbagam
Fragrant like the sandalwood of Thenpodhigai
My heart comes searching for you
If we are united, it has my wholehearted consent
செண்பகமே
செண்பகமே தென்பொதிகை
சந்தனமே
Oh Shenbagam, oh Shenbagam
Fragrant like the sandalwood of Thenpodhigai
{ உன் பாதம் போகும்
பாதை நானும் போக வந்தேனே
உன் மேலே ஆசைப்பட்டு
காத்து காத்து நின்னேனே } (2)
Along the path where your feet tread
I too came along to walk
Having fallen in love with you
I stood waiting patiently for a long time
உன் முகம் பார்த்து
நிம்மதி ஆச்சு என் மனம்
தானா பாடிடலாச்சு
Just looking at your face
Brought peace to my soul
My heart effortlessly
Began to burst into song
என்னோட பாட்டு
சத்தம் தேடும் உன்ன
பின்னால எப்போதும்
உன்ன தொட்டு பாடப்போறேன்
தன்னால
The sound of my song
Will follow and seek you from behind
Always touching your heart gently
I will sing on my own accord
செண்பகமே
செண்பகமே தென்பொதிகை
சந்தனமே
Oh Shenbagam, oh Shenbagam
Fragrant like the sandalwood of Thenpodhigai
{ மூணாம்பிறையைப்
போல காணும் நெத்தி
பொட்டோட நானும்
கலந்திருக்க வேணும்
இந்தப் பாட்டோட } (2)
Like the third-day crescent moon
With the beautiful bindi on your forehead
For me to blend into one with you
I need to be with this song
கருத்தது மேகம்
தலை முடி தானோ
இழுத்தது என்ன
பூவிழி தானோ
Did the darkened raincloud
Become your soft, flowing hair?
What pulled me toward you,
Was it your flower-like eyes?
எள்ளு பூ ராசி
பத்தி பேசிப் பேசி தீராது
Talking endlessly about
The sweetness and essence of love
உன்பாட்டுக்காரன்
பாட்டு உன்ன விட்டுப்
போகாது
The song of your musician lover
Will never fade away from you
செண்பகமே
செண்பகமே தென்பொதிகை
சந்தனமே தேடி வரும் என்
மனமே சேர்ந்திருந்தா
சம்மதமே
Oh Shenbagam, oh Shenbagam
Fragrant like the sandalwood of Thenpodhigai
My heart comes searching for you
If we are united, it has my wholehearted consent
செண்பகமே
செண்பகமே தென்பொதிகை
சந்தனமே
Oh Shenbagam, oh Shenbagam
Fragrant like the sandalwood of Thenpodhigai
Pattu pattu poochi polae
Like a bright, colorful butterfly
Ethanaiyo vannam minnum
Shining with so many colors
Nattu vachu naan parikkaa
A garden that I grew
Naan valartha nandhavanam
For me to plant and pick from
Katti vaikum en manasa
And the fragrant jasmine flower
Vaasam varum malligaiyum
That keeps my heart bound
Thottu thottu naan parikka
To touch and pick again and again
Thudikkidhu andha shenbagamum
That Shenbagam flower is eager too
Shenbagamae shenbagamae
Oh Shenbagam, oh Shenbagam
Thenpodhigai sandhanamae
Fragrant like the sandalwood of Thenpodhigai
Thedi varum en manamae
My heart comes searching for you
Serndhirundhaa sammadhamae
If we are united, it has my wholehearted consent
Shenbagamae shenbagamae
Oh Shenbagam, oh Shenbagam
Thenpodhigai sandhanamae
Fragrant like the sandalwood of Thenpodhigai
{Un paadham pogum paadhai
Along the path where your feet tread
Naanum poga vandhenae
I too came along to walk
Un melae aasaipattu
Having fallen in love with you
Kaathu kaathu ninnenae} (2)
I stood waiting patiently for a long time
Un mugam parthu
Just looking at your face
Nimmadhi aachu
Brought peace to my soul
En manaam thaana
My heart effortlessly
Paadidalaachu
Began to burst into song
Ennoda pattu satham
The sound of my song
Thedum unna pinnala
Will follow and seek you from behind
Eppodhum unna thottu
Always touching your heart gently
Paadaporen thannala
I will sing on my own accord
Shenbagamae shenbagamae
Oh Shenbagam, oh Shenbagam
Thenpodhigai sandhanamae
Fragrant like the sandalwood of Thenpodhigai
{Moonampiraiyai pola
Like the third-day crescent moon
Kaanum neththi pottoda
With the beautiful bindi on your forehead
Naanum kalandhirukka
For me to blend into one with you
Venum indha pattoda} (2)
I need to be with this song
Karuthadhu megam
Did the darkened raincloud
Thalaimudithaano
Become your soft, flowing hair?
Izhuthadhu enna
What pulled me toward you,
Poovizhithaano
Was it your flower-like eyes?
Elluppoo rasi pathi
Talking endlessly about
Pesi pesi theeradhu
The sweetness and essence of love
Un pattukaaran pattu
The song of your musician lover
Unna vittu pogaadhu
Will never fade away from you
Shenbagamae shenbagamae
Oh Shenbagam, oh Shenbagam
Thenpodhigai sandhanamae
Fragrant like the sandalwood of Thenpodhigai
Thedi varum en manamae
My heart comes searching for you
Serndhirundhaa sammadhamae
If we are united, it has my wholehearted consent
Shenbagamae shenbagamae
Oh Shenbagam, oh Shenbagam
Thenpodhigai sandhanamae
Fragrant like the sandalwood of Thenpodhigai
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Shenbagamae is a deeply expressive romantic folk-classical song from the 1987 film Enga Ooru Pattukaran. The protagonist serenades his beloved, Shenbagam, comparing her purity and beauty to fragrant blossoms, sandalwood from the southern Podhigai hills, and natural wonders. He describes how her very presence calms his spirit and inspires him to sing, portraying love as a natural, unforced flow of harmony between two souls.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Pattu pattu poochi polae / Moonampiraiyai pola”
Compares the vibrant beauty and innocence of the beloved to a colorful butterfly and her forehead with bindi to a crescent moon.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thenpodhigai sandhanamae”
Directly compares the heroine to fragrant sandalwood from Thenpodhigai and a cherished flower garden.
Anaphora / Repetition (Edukku Thodar)
“Thottu thottu naan parikka”
Uses repeated words like 'Pattu pattu', 'Thottu thottu', 'Kaathu kaathu', and 'Pesi pesi' to add rhythmic emphasis and emotional intensity.
Rhetorical Question (Vina)
“Karuthadhu megam thalaimudithaano”
Poetic questioning attributing dark rainclouds to her hair and flower-like eyes as the magnetic force drawing him in.
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Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and rendered famously by singer Mano (as well as S. Janaki in a female version), this song became an enduring classic in Tamil cinema. Set in a sweet melody incorporating raga elements like Sunadhavinodhini, it remains one of Gangai Amaran's most cherished lyric compositions.
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