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 poonjolai | Oh, beautiful flower garden! |
| Senbhaga malaraadum ponnaana velai | Golden time when the Shenbagam flower sways! |
| Female :Ooooo..singaara poonjolai | Female: Oh, beautiful flower garden! |
| Senbhaga malaraadum ponnaana velai | Golden time when the Shenbagam flower sways! |
| Male | |
| Jillendru thendral veesudhae | A cool breeze blows gently. |
| Adhil serndhu inba thaen vaasam nenjil poosudhae | Joined with it, the sweet fragrance of honey smears over the heart. |
| Senbhagam | Shenbagam! |
| Jillendru thendral veesudhae | A cool breeze blows gently. |
| Adhil serndhu inba thaen vaasam nenjil poosudhae | Joined with it, the sweet fragrance of honey smears over the heart. |
| Senbhagam | Shenbagam! |
| Female | |
| Jivvendru paaindhidudhae kendai | The Kendai fish leaps swiftly, |
| Alai melae | Over the waves! |
| Jivvendru paaindhidudhae kendai | The Kendai fish leaps swiftly, |
| Alai melae | Over the waves! |
| Male :Theriyudhu un kangal | Male: Your eyes appear, |
| Indha neerilae adhu polae | In this water, just like that! |
| Female | |
| Ooooo..singaara poonjolai | Oh, beautiful flower garden! |
| Senbhaga malaraadum ponnaana velai | Golden time when the Shenbagam flower sways! |
| Male :Ooooo..singaara poonjolai | Male: Oh, beautiful flower garden! |
| Senbhaga malaraadum ponnaana velai | Golden time when the Shenbagam flower sways! |
| Male | |
| Anbaaga mullai poongodi | Lovingly, the jasmine creeper, |
| Maamarathil thaavi | Leaping onto the mango tree, |
| Ondraagum kaatchi paaraadho senbhagam | Doesn't Shenbagam see the sight of them uniting? |
| Anbaaga mullai poongodi | Lovingly, the jasmine creeper, |
| Maamarathil thaavi | Leaping onto the mango tree, |
| Ondraagum kaatchi paaraadho senbhagam | Doesn't Shenbagam see the sight of them uniting? |
| Female | |
| Undo namm vaazhvinilae | Is there in our lives, |
| Inbam adhu polae | Happiness like that? |
| Undo namm vaazhvinilae | Is there in our lives, |
| Inbam adhu polae | Happiness like that? |
| Male | |
| Unakkaeno sandhegam | Why do you have a doubt, |
| Kanmani inimelae | My beloved, from now on? |
ஓஓஓஓஒ ......சிங்காரப் பூஞ்சோலை
செண்பக மலராடும் பொன்னான வேளை
ஓஓஓஓஒ ......சிங்காரப் பூஞ்சோலை
செண்பக மலராடும் பொன்னான வேளை
Oh, beautiful flower garden!
Golden time when the Shenbagam flower sways!
Female: Oh, beautiful flower garden!
Golden time when the Shenbagam flower sways!
ஜில்லென்று தென்றல் வீசுதே
அதில் சேர்ந்து இன்பத் தேன் வாசம் நெஞ்சில் பூசுதே
செண்பகம்
ஜில்லென்று தென்றல் வீசுதே
அதில் சேர்ந்து இன்பத் தேன் வாசம் நெஞ்சில் பூசுதே'
செண்பகம்
A cool breeze blows gently.
Joined with it, the sweet fragrance of honey smears over the heart.
Shenbagam!
A cool breeze blows gently.
Joined with it, the sweet fragrance of honey smears over the heart.
Shenbagam!
ஜிவ்வென்று பாய்ந்திடுதே கெண்டை
அலை மேலே
ஜிவ்வென்று பாய்ந்திடுதே கெண்டை
அலை மேலே....
தெரியுது உன் கண்கள்
இந்த நீரிலே அது போலே
The Kendai fish leaps swiftly,
Over the waves!
The Kendai fish leaps swiftly,
Over the waves!
Male: Your eyes appear,
In this water, just like that!
ஓஓஓஓஒ ......சிங்காரப் பூஞ்சோலை
செண்பக மலராடும் பொன்னான வேளை
ஓஓஓஓஒ ......சிங்காரப் பூஞ்சோலை
செண்பக மலராடும் பொன்னான வேளை
Oh, beautiful flower garden!
Golden time when the Shenbagam flower sways!
Male: Oh, beautiful flower garden!
Golden time when the Shenbagam flower sways!
அன்பாக முல்லைப் பூங்கொடி
மாமரத்தில் தாவி
ஒன்றாகும் காட்சி பாராதோ செண்பகம்...
அன்பாக முல்லைப் பூங்கொடி
மாமரத்தில் தாவி
ஒன்றாகும் காட்சி பாராதோ செண்பகம்...
உண்டோ நம் வாழ்வினிலே
இன்பம் அது போலே
உண்டோ நம் வாழ்வினிலே
இன்பம் அது போலே
உனக்கேனோ சந்தேகம்
கண்மணி இனிமேலே....
Lovingly, the jasmine creeper,
Leaping onto the mango tree,
Doesn't Shenbagam see the sight of them uniting?
Lovingly, the jasmine creeper,
Leaping onto the mango tree,
Doesn't Shenbagam see the sight of them uniting?
இருவரும் :
ஓஓஓஓஒ ......சிங்காரப் பூஞ்சோலை
செண்பக மலராடும் பொன்னான வேளை.....
ஓஓஓஓஒ ......சிங்காரப் பூஞ்சோலை
செண்பக மலராடும் பொன்னான வேளை
Is there in our lives,
Happiness like that?
Is there in our lives,
Happiness like that?
Why do you have a doubt,
My beloved, from now on?
Ooooo..singaara poonjolai
Oh, beautiful flower garden!
Senbhaga malaraadum ponnaana velai
Golden time when the Shenbagam flower sways!
Female :Ooooo..singaara poonjolai
Female: Oh, beautiful flower garden!
Senbhaga malaraadum ponnaana velai
Golden time when the Shenbagam flower sways!
Jillendru thendral veesudhae
A cool breeze blows gently.
Adhil serndhu inba thaen vaasam nenjil poosudhae
Joined with it, the sweet fragrance of honey smears over the heart.
Senbhagam
Shenbagam!
Jillendru thendral veesudhae
A cool breeze blows gently.
Adhil serndhu inba thaen vaasam nenjil poosudhae
Joined with it, the sweet fragrance of honey smears over the heart.
Senbhagam
Shenbagam!
Jivvendru paaindhidudhae kendai
The Kendai fish leaps swiftly,
Alai melae
Over the waves!
Jivvendru paaindhidudhae kendai
The Kendai fish leaps swiftly,
Alai melae
Over the waves!
Male :Theriyudhu un kangal
Male: Your eyes appear,
Indha neerilae adhu polae
In this water, just like that!
Ooooo..singaara poonjolai
Oh, beautiful flower garden!
Senbhaga malaraadum ponnaana velai
Golden time when the Shenbagam flower sways!
Male :Ooooo..singaara poonjolai
Male: Oh, beautiful flower garden!
Senbhaga malaraadum ponnaana velai
Golden time when the Shenbagam flower sways!
Anbaaga mullai poongodi
Lovingly, the jasmine creeper,
Maamarathil thaavi
Leaping onto the mango tree,
Ondraagum kaatchi paaraadho senbhagam
Doesn't Shenbagam see the sight of them uniting?
Anbaaga mullai poongodi
Lovingly, the jasmine creeper,
Maamarathil thaavi
Leaping onto the mango tree,
Ondraagum kaatchi paaraadho senbhagam
Doesn't Shenbagam see the sight of them uniting?
Undo namm vaazhvinilae
Is there in our lives,
Inbam adhu polae
Happiness like that?
Undo namm vaazhvinilae
Is there in our lives,
Inbam adhu polae
Happiness like that?
Unakkaeno sandhegam
Why do you have a doubt,
Kanmani inimelae
My 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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