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Lyrics & meaning

Scenu Scenu

From Sigaram Thodu · 2014

Lyricist
Gaana Bala
Singers
Aranarai Natraj, Tha Prophecy
Music director
D. Imman
Details
Sigaram Thodu2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Scene-nu scene-nuPosing, posing
Over-u scene-nuExcessive posing
Potadhellam veenuAll your antics are in vain
Scene-nu scene-nuPosing, posing
Over-u scene-nuExcessive posing
Potadhellam veenuAll your antics are in vain
Male
Jeans pant pottukinnuWearing jeans pants
Heels kaalula maatikunuPutting high heels on your feet
Patti thottiyil film-a kaatturiyaeShowing off like a movie star in rustic villages
Power stara pola moonjiya maathuriyae…Changing your expression like Power Star...
Male
Scene-nu scene-nuPosing, posing
Over-u scene-nuExcessive posing
Potadhellam veenuAll your antics are in vain
Scene-nu scene-nuPosing, posing
Over-u scene-nuExcessive posing
Potadhellam veenuAll your antics are in vain
Male
Scene-nu scene -nuPosing, posing
Show ofShow off
Over-u scene-nuExcessive posing
Set it offSet it off
Scene-nu scene -nuPosing, posing
To repeat it on mirrorTo repeat it on the mirror
Over-u scene-nuExcessive posing
A man is on otherA man is on the other side
Male
Anju rooba kannu maiKohl for eyes worth just five rupees
Adhukku kooda EMIEven for that, you pay in installments (EMI)
Vaaya thorandha fulla lieWhenever you open your mouth, it is full of lies
God-ae ivala adakki vaiOh God, please restrain her
Male
Nose cuttu dhaan pannadhammaDon't insult or cut my nose like that, girl
En manasu thaangaadhammaMy heart cannot bear it
Un face cuttula surukkam vizhundhaIf wrinkles appear on your face
Markettu thaan irukkadhuYour market value won't stay
Chorus
Scene-nu scene-nuPosing, posing
Male :Over-u scene-nuMale: Excessive posing
Chorus :Potadhellam veenuChorus: All your antics are in vain
Chorus :Scene-nu scene-nuChorus: Posing, posing
Male :Over-u scene-nuMale: Excessive posing
Chorus :Potadhellam veenuChorus: All your antics are in vain
Chorus
……………………………...
Male
Anjjarivu jeevan mattumOnly five-sensed creatures
Madiyil vachu konjuriyaeYou pamper on your lap
Kenji naanum kitta vandhaWhen I come near pleading to you
Nee dhaan romba minjuriyaeYou act superior and show attitude
Male
Aana porandhaWe were born as men
Manushan naangaHuman beings
Naaya vida kevallamaAre we worse than dogs?
Male
Ini veenaFrom now on, pointlessly
Unga pinnal dhaanBehind you
Suththa mattom oor valamaWe won't wander around town anymore
Male
Scene-nu scene-nuPosing, posing
Over-u scene-nuExcessive posing
Potadhellam veenuAll your antics are in vain
Scene-nu scene-nuPosing, posing
Over-u scene-nuExcessive posing
Potadhellam veenuAll your antics are in vain
Chorus
Naanga naangaWe are, we are
Naanga naangaWe are, we are
Naanga naanga naanga naangaWe are, we are, we are, we are
Naanga naanga naanga naangaWe are, we are, we are, we are
Naaa…aaa…aaa….aa…We... ah... ah...
Chorus
Naanga illa wastageWe are not waste materials
Engalukkum irukku prestigeWe too have our prestige
Naanga illa wastage…ohWe are not waste materials... oh
Engalukkum irukku prestige..hey..We too have our prestige.. hey..
Chorus
Bitta pottu geththuDropping bits and showing off swag
Kaattuvom diWe will show you, girl
Ungala raatinam polaLike a ferris wheel
Suththa viduvom diWe will make you spin around, girl
Chorus
Scene-nu scene-nuPosing, posing
Over-u scene-nuExcessive posing
Potadhellam veenuAll your antics are in vain
Scene-nu scene-nuPosing, posing
Over-u scene-nuExcessive posing
Potadhellam veenuAll your antics are in vain
Tingu tingu tingu tingu…..Tingu tingu tingu tingu.....

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This upbeat Gaana song is a humorous and sarcastic critique directed at a woman who puts on grand airs and modern pretensions ('posing scene'). The protagonist mocks her superficial fashion choices, like wearing high heels and jeans in traditional village settings, and pokes fun at her fake attitude and cheap cosmetic habits. He laments how she treats pets with love on her lap while rejecting and disrespecting men who pursue her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

End Rhyme / Monorhyme (Iyaipu)

Anju rooba kannu mai / Adhukku kooda EMI / Vaaya thorandha fulla lie

The usage of matching end-rhymes across consecutive lines like 'mai', 'EMI', and 'lie' creates a rhythmic, catchy musicality characteristic of Chennai Gaana folk music.

Simile (Upama / Comparison)

Power stara pola moonjiya maathuriyae… / Ungala raatinam pola suththa viduvom di

Comparing her dramatic facial expressions to comic actor Power Star, and comparing how men will make her spin around to a giant wheel (raatinam).

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Scene-nu scene-nu / Naanga naanga

The repetitive use of 'Scene-nu scene-nu' and 'Naanga naanga' emphasizes the central theme of superficiality and male self-assertion.

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Trivia

'Anju Rooba Kannu Mai' (commonly known as 'Scene-nu Scene-nu') from the 2014 movie Sigaram Thodu was composed by D. Imman and written/sung by popular Gaana artist Gaana Bala, showcasing his signature Madras bashai lyrics.

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