Kizhaku Sivakayile
From Seevalaperi Pandi · 1994
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Rajagopal, Sujatha Mohan
- Music director
- Adithyan
- Details
- Seevalaperi Pandi1994
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kizhakku sivakkayilae | As the east turns red at dawn |
| Male :Kizhakku sivakkayilae | Male: As the east turns red at dawn |
| Male :Keera arukkayilae | Male: While harvesting the greens |
| Male :Naan keera arukkayilae | Male: While I am harvesting the greens |
| Male :Andha karumbu kadikkayilae | Male: While chewing that sugarcane |
| Male :Andha karumbu kadikkayilae | Male: While chewing that sugarcane |
| Naan pazhasai nenaikkayilae | As I remember the past |
| Pal aruvaa pattiduchae | The sharp sickle struck me |
| Male :Sabaash konare | Male: Bravo, Konare! |
| Male | |
| Kizhakku sivakkayilae | As the east turns red at dawn |
| Keera arukkayilae | While harvesting the greens |
| Andha karumbu kadikkayilae | While chewing that sugarcane |
| Naan pazhasai nenaikkayilae | As I remember the past |
| Pal aruvaa pattiduchae | The sharp sickle struck me |
| Female | |
| Meesai vettaruvaa | A moustached billhook |
| En aasai suttirumaa… | Will my desire burn me? |
| Un vesham kalainchiruma? | Will your disguise fall away? |
| Naan nesam ninaikkayilae | As I think of love and affection |
| Nenjurugi poyiruchae | My heart melted away |
| Nenjurugi poyiruchae | My heart melted away |
| Male | |
| Manasu aaralayae | My heart has not healed |
| En kobam theeralaiyae | My anger has not subsided |
| Naam vaazhvum maaralaiyae | Our lives have not changed |
| Un mugathai paarkkaiyilae | When looking at your face |
| En thunbam parandhiruchae | My sorrow flew away |
| Female | |
| Raasaa maaridanum | O King, you must change |
| En paasam purinchikkanum | You must understand my affection |
| Puthu paadhai paarthukkanum | You must choose a new path |
| Nalla thisaiyil nadakkaiyilae | When walking in the right direction |
| Edhir kaalam porandhidumae | A new future will be born |
| Edhir kaalam porandhidumae | A new future will be born |
| Male | |
| Vaazhkkai naadagamaa | Is life just a drama? |
| En porappu poi kanakkaa… | Is my birth a wrong calculation? |
| Dhinam dhorum verum kanavaa… | Is every single day merely a dream? |
| En vidhiya ezhudhaiyilae | While writing my destiny |
| Andha saamiyum urangiyadhae | Even God fell asleep |
| Female | |
| Aiyaa kalangaadhae | Sir, do not be distressed |
| Sooriyan udaiyaadhae | The sun will not break |
| Oor vancham nilaikkaadhae | The town's malice will not last |
| Nee ula naal mattum dhaan | Only as long as you live |
| Indha usirum pogaadhae | This life of mine will not leave |
| Indha usirum pogaadhae | This life of mine will not leave |
கிழக்கு சிவக்கயிலே
கிழக்கு சிவக்கயிலே
கீரை அறுக்கையிலே
நான் கீரை அறுக்கையிலே
அந்த கரும்பு கடிக்கயிலே
அந்த கரும்பு கடிக்கயிலே
நான் பழசை நெனைக்கயிலே
பல் அருவா பட்டிருச்சே
சபாஷ் கோனாரே
As the east turns red at dawn
Male: As the east turns red at dawn
Male: While harvesting the greens
Male: While I am harvesting the greens
Male: While chewing that sugarcane
Male: While chewing that sugarcane
As I remember the past
The sharp sickle struck me
Male: Bravo, Konare!
கிழக்கு சிவக்கயிலே
கீரை அறுக்கையிலே
அந்த கரும்பு கடிக்கயிலே
நான் பழச நெனைக்கயிலே
பல் அருவா பட்டிருக்கே
As the east turns red at dawn
While harvesting the greens
While chewing that sugarcane
As I remember the past
The sharp sickle struck me
மீசை வெட்டருவா
என் ஆசை சுட்டிருமா
உன் வேஷம் கலைஞ்சிருமா
நான் நேசம் நினைக்கயிலே
நெஞ்சுருகி போயிருச்சே
நெஞ்சுருகி போயிருச்சே
A moustached billhook
Will my desire burn me?
Will your disguise fall away?
As I think of love and affection
My heart melted away
My heart melted away
மனசு ஆரலையே
என் கோபம் தீரலையே
நம் வாழ்வும் மாறலையே
உன் முகத்தை பார்க்கையிலே
என் துன்பம் பறந்திருச்சே
My heart has not healed
My anger has not subsided
Our lives have not changed
When looking at your face
My sorrow flew away
ராசா மாறிடணும்
என் பாசம் புரிஞ்சிக்கணும்
புது பாதை பார்த்துக்கணும்
நல்ல திசையில் நடக்கையிலே
எதிர் காலம் பொறந்திடுமே
O King, you must change
You must understand my affection
You must choose a new path
When walking in the right direction
A new future will be born
A new future will be born
வாழ்க்கை நாடகமா
என் பொறப்பு பொய் கணக்கா
தினந் தோரும் வெறும் கனவா
ஏன் விதியை எழுதையிலே
அந்த சாமியும் உறங்கியதையே
Is life just a drama?
Is my birth a wrong calculation?
Is every single day merely a dream?
While writing my destiny
Even God fell asleep
ஐயா களங்காததே
சூரியன் உடையாததே
ஊர் வஞ்சம் நிலைக்காதே
நீ உள நாள் மட்டும் தான்
இந்த உசிரும் போகாதே
இந்த உசிரும் போகாதே
Sir, do not be distressed
The sun will not break
The town's malice will not last
Only as long as you live
This life of mine will not leave
This life of mine will not leave
Kizhakku sivakkayilae
As the east turns red at dawn
Male :Kizhakku sivakkayilae
Male: As the east turns red at dawn
Male :Keera arukkayilae
Male: While harvesting the greens
Male :Naan keera arukkayilae
Male: While I am harvesting the greens
Male :Andha karumbu kadikkayilae
Male: While chewing that sugarcane
Male :Andha karumbu kadikkayilae
Male: While chewing that sugarcane
Naan pazhasai nenaikkayilae
As I remember the past
Pal aruvaa pattiduchae
The sharp sickle struck me
Male :Sabaash konare
Male: Bravo, Konare!
Kizhakku sivakkayilae
As the east turns red at dawn
Keera arukkayilae
While harvesting the greens
Andha karumbu kadikkayilae
While chewing that sugarcane
Naan pazhasai nenaikkayilae
As I remember the past
Pal aruvaa pattiduchae
The sharp sickle struck me
Meesai vettaruvaa
A moustached billhook
En aasai suttirumaa…
Will my desire burn me?
Un vesham kalainchiruma?
Will your disguise fall away?
Naan nesam ninaikkayilae
As I think of love and affection
Nenjurugi poyiruchae
My heart melted away
Nenjurugi poyiruchae
My heart melted away
Manasu aaralayae
My heart has not healed
En kobam theeralaiyae
My anger has not subsided
Naam vaazhvum maaralaiyae
Our lives have not changed
Un mugathai paarkkaiyilae
When looking at your face
En thunbam parandhiruchae
My sorrow flew away
Raasaa maaridanum
O King, you must change
En paasam purinchikkanum
You must understand my affection
Puthu paadhai paarthukkanum
You must choose a new path
Nalla thisaiyil nadakkaiyilae
When walking in the right direction
Edhir kaalam porandhidumae
A new future will be born
Edhir kaalam porandhidumae
A new future will be born
Vaazhkkai naadagamaa
Is life just a drama?
En porappu poi kanakkaa…
Is my birth a wrong calculation?
Dhinam dhorum verum kanavaa…
Is every single day merely a dream?
En vidhiya ezhudhaiyilae
While writing my destiny
Andha saamiyum urangiyadhae
Even God fell asleep
Aiyaa kalangaadhae
Sir, do not be distressed
Sooriyan udaiyaadhae
The sun will not break
Oor vancham nilaikkaadhae
The town's malice will not last
Nee ula naal mattum dhaan
Only as long as you live
Indha usirum pogaadhae
This life of mine will not leave
Indha usirum pogaadhae
This life of mine will not leave
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the film Seevalaperi Pandi (1994) is a deeply emotional folk track expressing hardship, fate, fraternal bond, and the desire for redemption. Using rural agricultural imagery like cutting greens and harvesting sugarcane, the song draws parallels between physical labor and emotional pain, showing how resurfacing past memories can wound a person deeper than a sharp blade.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kizhakku sivakkayilae / Keera arukkayilae / Andha karumbu kadikkayilae”
The repetitive use of the suffix '-ayilae' across multiple lines (sivakkayilae, arukkayilae, kadikkayilae, nenaikkayilae) creates a harmonious melodic rhythm characteristic of southern Tamil folk songs.
Metaphor
“Naan pazhasai nenaikkayilae / Pal aruvaa pattiduchae”
The accidental cut from a sharp sickle ('pal aruvaa') acts as a metaphor for the sharp, sudden pain triggered by bitter memories of the past.
Rhetorical Question
“Vaazhkkai naadagamaa / En porappu poi kanakkaa…”
The singer questions the existential unfairness of life, asking if human existence is merely a play or a mathematical error made by fate.
Personification
“En vidhiya ezhudhaiyilae / Andha saamiyum urangiyadhae”
The song personifies God as an exhausted scribe who accidentally fell asleep while writing the protagonist's tragic fate.
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Trivia
Seevalaperi Pandi (1994) is a acclaimed Tamil film based on the real-life story of a legendary village hero from southern Tamil Nadu. The soundtrack was composed by Adithyan with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. The rustic folk score was widely praised for capturing the authentic rural flavor of Thirunelveli.
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