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Singara Poonjolai

From Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom · 1959

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singers
Seerkazhi Govindarajan, K. Jamunarani
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Details
Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom1959

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ooooo..singaara poonjolaiOh, beautiful flower garden!
Senbhaga malaraadum ponnaana velaiGolden time when the Shenbagam flower sways!
Female :Ooooo..singaara poonjolaiFemale: Oh, beautiful flower garden!
Senbhaga malaraadum ponnaana velaiGolden time when the Shenbagam flower sways!
Male
Jillendru thendral veesudhaeA cool breeze blows gently.
Adhil serndhu inba thaen vaasam nenjil poosudhaeJoined with it, the sweet fragrance of honey smears over the heart.
SenbhagamShenbagam!
Jillendru thendral veesudhaeA cool breeze blows gently.
Adhil serndhu inba thaen vaasam nenjil poosudhaeJoined with it, the sweet fragrance of honey smears over the heart.
SenbhagamShenbagam!
Female
Jivvendru paaindhidudhae kendaiThe Kendai fish leaps swiftly,
Alai melaeOver the waves!
Jivvendru paaindhidudhae kendaiThe Kendai fish leaps swiftly,
Alai melaeOver the waves!
Male :Theriyudhu un kangalMale: Your eyes appear,
Indha neerilae adhu polaeIn this water, just like that!
Female
Ooooo..singaara poonjolaiOh, beautiful flower garden!
Senbhaga malaraadum ponnaana velaiGolden time when the Shenbagam flower sways!
Male :Ooooo..singaara poonjolaiMale: Oh, beautiful flower garden!
Senbhaga malaraadum ponnaana velaiGolden time when the Shenbagam flower sways!
Male
Anbaaga mullai poongodiLovingly, the jasmine creeper,
Maamarathil thaaviLeaping onto the mango tree,
Ondraagum kaatchi paaraadho senbhagamDoesn't Shenbagam see the sight of them uniting?
Anbaaga mullai poongodiLovingly, the jasmine creeper,
Maamarathil thaaviLeaping onto the mango tree,
Ondraagum kaatchi paaraadho senbhagamDoesn't Shenbagam see the sight of them uniting?
Female
Undo namm vaazhvinilaeIs there in our lives,
Inbam adhu polaeHappiness like that?
Undo namm vaazhvinilaeIs there in our lives,
Inbam adhu polaeHappiness like that?
Male
Unakkaeno sandhegamWhy do you have a doubt,
Kanmani inimelaeMy beloved, from now on?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic duet captures the joyful exchange between two lovers set against the picturesque backdrop of a flower garden and a rippling water body. The heroine praises nature's beauty, comparing the fragrant cool breeze to sweet honey that touches her heart and watching fish leap in the water. The hero tenderly responds by comparing the agile fish to her gleaming eyes and pointing to a creeper embracing a mango tree as a symbol of their eternal togetherness, reassuring her that their love will be filled with infinite happiness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

Theriyudhu un kangal / Indha neerilae adhu polae

The hero compares the quick, sparkling movement of the Kendai fish in the water waves to the heroine's lively eyes.

Uuruvagam / Imagery (Nature Metaphor)

Anbaaga mullai poongodi / Maamarathil thaavi / Ondraagum kaatchi paaraadho senbhagam

The jasmine creeper twining lovingly around the mango tree serves as a natural metaphor for the union and love between the romantic partners.

Onomatopoeia (Erattai Kilavi / Dhvani)

Jillendru thendral veesudhae / Jivvendru paaindhidudhae kendai

Keywords like 'Jillendru' (cool feeling) and 'Jivvendru' (swift darting motion) evoke sensory experiences.

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Trivia

Although from the 1959 movie 'Vannakkili' (which features the popular song 'Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom'), 'Singaara Poonjolai' remains one of the iconic classical-based duets composed by K. V. Mahadevan, highlighting lyricist A. Maruthakasi's deep imagery rooted in rural Tamil landscapes.

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