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Lyrics & meaning

Singara Pen Oruthi

From Oruvar Vaazhum Aalayam · 1988

Lyricist
Ponnadiyan
Singer
Mano
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Oruvar Vaazhum Aalayam
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
28 Jul 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
: Singaara penn oruththi singaara pen oruththi
Nalla seeraana semparuththi nalla seeraana semparuththi
Poovai pol aanukku poovai thevaiyappaa
Aval kaval thevaiyappaa
: Singaara penn oruththi
Nalla seeraana semparuththi
Andraadam uzhaiththu ennaalum aluththu
Poraadum en thozhaa hoi
Dhinam poraadum en thozha
Unakkaga uzhaiththu anbodu kakka
Pen ondru thevaiyappaa
Nalla pen ondru thevaiyappaa
Unnai thaalaattinaal aval thaai thaanappaa
Anbu seeraattinaal neeyum saei thaanappaa
Poovai thevaiyappaa aval kaaval thevaiyappaa
Singaara penn oruththi
Nalla seeraana semparuththi
Poovai pol aanukku poovai thevaiyappaa
Aval kaaval thevaiyappaa
Nee sellum kadalin karai kandu varalaam
Aazhangal arinthidalaam hoiii
Kadal aazhangal arinthidalaam
Penn ennum kadalin anbennum aazham
Edhuvendru yaar arivaar
Edhuvendru yaar arivaar
Intha mann meedhilae nalla udal thanthathu
Oru pennthaanappaa aval thaai thaanappaa
Poovai thevaiyappaa aval kaaval thevaiyappaa
Singaara penn oruththi
Nalla seeraana semparuththi
Poovai pol aanukku poovai thevaiyappaa
Aval kaaval thevaiyappaa
Poovai thevaiyappaa aval kaaval thevaiyappaa
A lovely woman, a lovely woman,
like a graceful red hibiscus, a graceful red hibiscus!
For a man, a woman gentle like a flower is needed, my friend,
and her loving care is needed, my friend!
A lovely woman,
like a graceful red hibiscus!
Working hard every day, growing weary all the time,
my friend who struggles through life, hey,
my friend who struggles every single day!
To toil for you and look after you with love,
you need a woman, my friend,
you need a good woman, my friend!
If she sings you a lullaby, she is truly like a mother to you,
and when she showers you with affection, you become her child!
A woman is needed, her loving care is needed, my friend!
A lovely woman,
like a graceful red hibiscus!
For a man, a woman gentle like a flower is needed, my friend,
and her loving care is needed, my friend!
You may reach the shore of the ocean you sail upon,
you may even measure its depths, hey,
you can know the depths of the ocean!
But in the ocean called woman, the depth of her love—
who can ever measure what it is?
Who can ever truly know what it is?
The one who gave you this body upon this earth
was a woman indeed, your very own mother!
A woman is needed, her loving care is needed, my friend!
A lovely woman,
like a graceful red hibiscus!
For a man, a woman gentle like a flower is needed, my friend,
and her loving care is needed, my friend!
A woman is needed, her loving care is needed, my friend!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Oruvar Vaazhum Aalayam' highlights the indispensable presence and virtues of a woman in a man's life. Comparing a woman to a beautiful hibiscus flower and an endless ocean of love, the lyrics address a hard-working man, explaining how a good companion provides care, comforting affection, and protection from life's exhaustion. It also pays homage to womanhood as the maternal force that grants life itself, emphasizing that her love is incomprehensibly deep.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvameyam)

“Nalla seeraana semparuththi nalla seeraana semparuththi”

Comparing a woman to a well-proportioned hibiscus ('seeraana semparuththi') and an ocean of love ('penn ennum kadalin anbennum aazham').

Simile (Upama)

“Poovai pol aanukku poovai thevaiyappaa”

Using 'pol' to compare the man to a delicate flower who needs a woman's touch.

Rhyme / Monai & Ethirai

“Unnai thaalaattinaal aval thaai thaanappaa / Anbu seeraattinaal neeyum saei thaanappaa”

Rhyming words like 'thaalaattinaal' and 'seeraattinaal', as well as 'thaai' and 'saei'.

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Trivia

The film 'Oruvar Vaazhum Aalayam' (1988) starred Prabhu and Sivakumar, featuring a rich, melodic soundtrack composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Ponnadiyan. Singer Mano performed this popular rhythmic track.

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