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En Seval

From Scene Number 62 · 2022

Lyricist
Siva Prakasam S
Singers
Nanjamma, Velmurugan
Music director
GKV
Movie name
Scene Number 62
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
22 Aug 2022

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
……………….
Chinna kada veedhiyila
Silundhu vandha seval
Silundhu vandha sevalnu
Yetrukondadhaaro
Yetrukondadhaaro
…………………
Pasvaada raayanukku
Nenthuvitta seval
Nenthuvitta seval
Sevalu pona idam
Enaku theriyalu
Enaku theriyalu
Mala paadha ara koottam
Mazha megam vizhi engum
Uyir oorum udal koorum
Vizhi podhae mala payanam
Kuyil koovum sevigal thedum
Malai oram manam pogum
Kan aattum dhisaigal ellaam
Kanneeraa panimoottam
Pachai neram pachi koottam
Paakkum bodhae kulira ootum
Mela pogum sooriyanum
Ullukkulla vara vazhiya kekkum
Kannaadi karkandaaga
Mazhai thooral inippa koottum
Pul kooda thuliya yendhi
Kannukku virunthaakkum
Silvandu saththamellaam
Sillarai pol vizhunthodum
Moththama paakum bodhae
Sokka vaikkum
………………….
Chinna kadai veedhiyila
Silundhu vandha seval
Kovapattu pona seval
Koyamu penchaavaa
Koyamu penchasvaa
……………..
Komootti vaasalilae
Kokkaruththa seval
Kokkaruththa sevalnu
Kollai kondadhaaro
Kollai kondadhaaro
Kollai kondadhaaro
Hae…ae….ae….
Mala kaathu mozhi pesa
Manamellaam adhu veesa
Poonjolai thala aatta
Poondheni koothaada
Isai ellaam ingae dhaan
Uruvaagum uru maarum
Ragangal thaalangal
Thannaalae pirandhodum
Ingae vaazhum namma koottam
Ingaeyae saaga ellaam yengum
Bhoomi ellaam pookkal vannam
Alli vilaiyada konjam ennum
Ellaamae payanam dhaanae
Inbangal thunbangal
Oru podhum niruththaadhae
Nee unna thedu
Vidai illa vidaiya thedi
Malapaadha unna thedi
Vandhomae varuvomae
Vidhiya thedi
………………..
En seval pona idam
Enaku theriyalae
Enaku theriyalae
...
In the little market street,
A rooster that came strutting with pride,
Saying it was a strutting rooster,
Who took it away?
Who took it away?
...
Offered to Lord Basaveshwara,
A rooster pledged as a vow,
A rooster pledged as a vow,
Where that rooster has gone,
I do not know,
I do not know.
A few travelers on the mountain path,
Rain clouds wherever the eyes turn,
Life stirs deep within the body,
A mountain journey as far as sight goes,
The cuckoo calls, the ears search for its song,
The heart wanders along the hillside,
In every direction the eyes wander,
Is this thick mist a veil of tears?
Greenery all around and flocks of birds,
Just looking at it brings a soothing chill,
Even the sun climbing high above,
Asks for a way to slip inside,
Like sparkling rock candy,
The gentle drizzle adds sweetness,
Even the grass holds up a dewdrop,
Turning it into a feast for the eyes,
The buzzing song of the crickets,
Scatters away like falling coins,
Taking it all in at once,
It leaves you spellbound.
...
In the little market street,
A rooster that came strutting with pride,
The rooster that walked off in anger,
Did it get caught in the heavy rain?
Did it get caught in the heavy rain?
...
Right at the merchant's doorstep,
The rooster that crowed so loud,
Saying it was a crowing rooster,
Who stole it away?
Who stole it away?
Who stole it away?
Hey...
As the mountain breeze speaks its words,
And blows gently through the heart,
The flowering grove nods its head,
The honeybee dances in joy,
All music is made right here,
Taking shape and transforming,
Melodies and rhythms,
Are born and flow on their own,
Our people who live right here,
Long to breathe their last only here,
The whole earth colored with flowers,
To gather in hands and play forever,
Isn't everything just a journey?
Through all the joys and sorrows,
Never bring it to a halt,
Search for who you are,
Looking for an answer where none exists,
Searching for you along the mountain trail,
We came, and we will keep coming,
In search of our destiny...
...
Where my rooster has gone,
I do not know,
I do not know.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Scene Number 62' blends traditional Tamil folk narrative with a contemplative, nature-centric journey. It begins with a folk refrain about a lost rooster pledged as a ritual offering to a local deity (Pasvaadarayan), wondering where it disappeared and who stole or accepted it. This folk mystery serves as a framing device for a deep, sensory exploration of mist-shrouded mountain landscapes. As the song progresses, the lyricist paints the mountain journey as a metaphor for human life and self-discovery. Raindrops resemble crystal sugar candy, cricket chirps sound like scattered coins, and wind speaks its own melody. Nature itself is described as the origin of all music and rhythm. The path through joys, sorrows, and unanswered questions becomes a spiritual quest where searching for the lost rooster evolves into a search for one's own destiny and true self.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Kannaadi karkandaaga

Compares rain drizzles to glass rock candy ('Kannaadi karkandaaga') adding sweetness to the sensory experience.

Auditory Imagery & Simile

Silvandu saththamellaam / Sillarai pol vizhunthodum

Compares the high-pitched buzzing sound of crickets to small coins dropping and rolling away ('Sillarai pol vizhunthodum').

Personification

Mala kaathu mozhi pesa

Attributes human qualities of speech and communication to the mountain breeze ('Mala kaathu mozhi pesa').

Moonaai (Alliteration)

Pachai neram pachi koottam

Re-occurrence of the consonant sound 'Pa' at the beginning of adjacent words ('Pachai', 'pachi').

Iyaibu (Rhyming Endings)

Isai ellaam ingae dhaan / Uruvaagum uru maarum

Matching end sounds with 'ingae dhaan', 'uru maarum', 'pirandhodum', creating a rhythmic musical flow.

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Trivia

'Scene Number 62' (2022) is an independent Tamil film directed by Adamzan with music composed by GKV. The song incorporates authentic Tamil rural folk storytelling tropes—specifically referencing village vows made with roosters to guardian deities— sung by acclaimed folk artists Velmurugan and veteran singer Nanjamma.

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