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Lyrics & meaning

Kizhaku Sivakayile

From Seevalaperi Pandi · 1994

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Rajagopal, Sujatha Mohan
Music director
Adithyan
Movie name
Seevalaperi Pandi
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
14 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kizhakku sivakkayilae
Male :Kizhakku sivakkayilae
Male :Keera arukkayilae
Male :Naan keera arukkayilae
Male :Andha karumbu kadikkayilae
Male :Andha karumbu kadikkayilae
Naan pazhasai nenaikkayilae
Pal aruvaa pattiduchae
Male :Sabaash konare
Kizhakku sivakkayilae
Keera arukkayilae
Andha karumbu kadikkayilae
Naan pazhasai nenaikkayilae
Pal aruvaa pattiduchae
Meesai vettaruvaa
En aasai suttirumaa…
Un vesham kalainchiruma?
Naan nesam ninaikkayilae
Nenjurugi poyiruchae
Nenjurugi poyiruchae
Manasu aaralayae
En kobam theeralaiyae
Naam vaazhvum maaralaiyae
Un mugathai paarkkaiyilae
En thunbam parandhiruchae
Raasaa maaridanum
En paasam purinchikkanum
Puthu paadhai paarthukkanum
Nalla thisaiyil nadakkaiyilae
Edhir kaalam porandhidumae
Edhir kaalam porandhidumae
Vaazhkkai naadagamaa
En porappu poi kanakkaa…
Dhinam dhorum verum kanavaa…
En vidhiya ezhudhaiyilae
Andha saamiyum urangiyadhae
Aiyaa kalangaadhae
Sooriyan udaiyaadhae
Oor vancham nilaikkaadhae
Nee ula naal mattum dhaan
Indha usirum pogaadhae
Indha usirum pogaadhae
When the eastern sky turns red at dawn,
Male: When the eastern sky turns red at dawn,
Male: While cutting the greens,
Male: As I was cutting the greens,
Male: While chewing on sweet sugarcane,
Male: While chewing on sweet sugarcane,
When I thought about the days gone by,
My sickle accidentally struck my teeth.
Male: Well done, Konar!
When the eastern sky turns red at dawn,
While cutting the greens,
While chewing on sweet sugarcane,
When I thought about the days gone by,
My sickle accidentally struck my teeth.
Your moustache is as sharp as a machete,
Will it scorch my desires?
Will your tough disguise fall away?
Whenever I think of your love,
My heart completely melts.
My heart completely melts.
My troubled heart finds no peace,
My anger refuses to fade,
Our life hasn't changed either.
Yet when I look at your face,
All my sorrows fly away.
My king, you must change your ways,
You must understand my love,
You must choose a new path.
When you walk in the right direction,
A bright future will surely be born.
A bright future will surely be born.
Is life just a play?
Was my very birth an error in math?
Is every day merely an empty dream?
While writing my destiny,
Even God must have fallen asleep.
Do not lose heart, my lord,
The sun will never shatter,
This town's malice will not last.
For as long as you walk this earth,
My life will never leave this body.
My life will never leave this body.
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Male
Female
Male
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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