Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Shingu Lingu Lala

From Alli Arjuna · 2001

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Alli Arjuna
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
3 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Shinghu linghu lala
Shinghu linghu lala
Shinghu linghu lala
Shinghu linghu lala
Shinghu linghu lala} (2)
Rojaa solladi raajaa yaaradi
Sundhari en sodhari nee solladi
Ah ha rojaa solladi raajaa yaaradi
Sundhari en sodhari nee solladi
{Moriyeah moriyeah
Moriyeah yeah yeah
Moriyeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah} (2)
Solladi solladi
La la laa laa la laa
Hey hey hey hey hey hey
Nettriyil minnal vettumae
Vaarthaigal naavil ottumae
Vennilaa thalaiyil muttumae
Megangal kaigal thattumae
Rojaa solladi raajaa yaaradi
Sundhari en sodhari nee solladi
Ah ha rojaa solladi raajaa yaaradi
Sundhari en sodhari nee solladi
Ah ha rojaa solladi raajaa yaaradi
Sundhari en sodhari nee solladi
Papapaabha papapaabha
Papapaabha papapaabha
{Shinghu linghu lala
Shinghu linghu lala
Shinghu linghu lala
Shinghu linghu lala
Shinghu linghu lala} (2)
Manidharin baashaigal maraiyum
Pookkalin baashaigal puriyum
Indha oru maattram
Vandhu serndhaal adhu kaadhal
Idhuvarai nadandhadhu ennadi
Iruvadhu sadham nee solladi
Idhuvarai nadandhadhu ennadi
Iruvadhu sadham nee solladi
Inimel nilaa nilaa nilaa theyaadhu
Hey vizhaa vizhaa vizhaa oyaadhu
Inimel nilaa nilaa nilaa theyaadhu
Hey vizhaa vizhaa vizhaa oyaadhu
{Shinghu linghu lala
Shinghu linghu lala
Shinghu linghu lala
Shinghu linghu lala
Shinghu linghu lala} (2)
Rojaa solladi raajaa yaaradi
Sundhari en sodhari nee solladi
Ah ha rojaa solladi raajaa yaaradi
Sundhari en sodhari nee solladi
Nilavin kannathil kungumam yeno
Indha niram maattram dhaan yeno
Nilavin kannathil kungumam yeno
Indha niram maattram dhaan yeno
Nettriyil minnal vettumae
Vaarthaigal naavil ottumae
Vennilaa thalaiyil muttumae
Megangal kaigal thattumae
Rojaa solladi raajaa yaaradi
Sundhari en sodhari nee solladi
Ah ha rojaa solladi raajaa yaaradi
Sundhari en sodhari nee solladi
Ah ha sundhari en sodhari nee solladi
{Shingu lingu lala
Shingu lingu lala
Shingu lingu lala
Shingu lingu lala
Shingu lingu lala} (2)
Tell me, my rose, who is your king?
Beautiful girl, my sister, won't you tell me?
Ah ha, tell me, my rose, who is your king?
Beautiful girl, my sister, won't you tell me?
{Moriye moriye
Moriye ye ye
Moriye ye ye
Ye ye ye} (2)
Tell me, tell me!
La la la la la la
Hey hey hey hey hey hey
Lightning strikes across the forehead,
Words get stuck on the tongue,
The white moon gently touches your head,
And the clouds clap their hands!
Tell me, my rose, who is your king?
Beautiful girl, my sister, won't you tell me?
Ah ha, tell me, my rose, who is your king?
Beautiful girl, my sister, won't you tell me?
Ah ha, tell me, my rose, who is your king?
Beautiful girl, my sister, won't you tell me?
Pa pa pa pa, pa pa pa pa
Pa pa pa pa, pa pa pa pa
{Shingu lingu lala
Shingu lingu lala
Shingu lingu lala
Shingu lingu lala
Shingu lingu lala} (2)
Human languages will fade away,
The language of flowers will be understood.
When a change like this
Arrives, that is love!
What has happened so far, my dear?
Tell me at least twenty percent of it!
What has happened so far, my dear?
Tell me at least twenty percent of it!
From now on, the moon will never fade,
Hey, the celebration will never end!
From now on, the moon will never fade,
Hey, the celebration will never end!
{Shingu lingu lala
Shingu lingu lala
Shingu lingu lala
Shingu lingu lala
Shingu lingu lala} (2)
Tell me, my rose, who is your king?
Beautiful girl, my sister, won't you tell me?
Ah ha, tell me, my rose, who is your king?
Beautiful girl, my sister, won't you tell me?
Why is there red powder on the moon's cheek?
Why has its color changed like this?
Why is there red powder on the moon's cheek?
Why has its color changed like this?
Lightning strikes across the forehead,
Words get stuck on the tongue,
The white moon gently touches your head,
And the clouds clap their hands!
Tell me, my rose, who is your king?
Beautiful girl, my sister, won't you tell me?
Ah ha, tell me, my rose, who is your king?
Beautiful girl, my sister, won't you tell me?
Ah ha, beautiful girl, my sister, won't you tell me?
Chorus
Female
Chorus
Female
Female
Female
Chorus
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and festive song portrays a group of close friends and sisters teasing a young woman who has recently fallen in love. They playfully query her about her 'king' (lover), pointing out all the enchanting bodily and psychological changes she is undergoing—blushing cheeks, tongue-tied moments, and seeing magic in everyday nature.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Nettriyil minnal vettumae / Vaarthaigal naavil ottumae

The stanza ends with matching phonetics across four consecutive lines: 'vettumae', 'ottumae', 'muttumae', 'thattumae'.

Personification

Megangal kaigal thattumae

Attributing human traits like clapping hands to clouds ('Megangal kaigal thattumae') and having cheeks smeared with vermilion to the moon ('Nilavin kannathil kungumam yeno').

Metaphor

Manidharin baashaigal maraiyum / Pookkalin baashaigal puriyum

Comparing the internal sensation of speechlessness and excitement caused by falling in love to lightning striking the forehead and human language giving way to flower language.

Did you know?

Trivia

The track featured in the 2001 Tamil film 'Alli Arjuna' starring Manoj Bharathiraja and Richa Pallod. The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu, delivering a vibrant fusion of folk rhythm and modern pop elements.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Alli Arjuna

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.