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-nu | Posing, posing |
| Over-u scene-nu | Excessive posing |
| Potadhellam veenu | All your antics are in vain |
| Scene-nu scene-nu | Posing, posing |
| Over-u scene-nu | Excessive posing |
| Potadhellam veenu | All your antics are in vain |
| Male | |
| Jeans pant pottukinnu | Wearing jeans pants |
| Heels kaalula maatikunu | Putting high heels on your feet |
| Patti thottiyil film-a kaatturiyae | Showing off like a movie star in rustic villages |
| Power stara pola moonjiya maathuriyae… | Changing your expression like Power Star... |
| Male | |
| Scene-nu scene-nu | Posing, posing |
| Over-u scene-nu | Excessive posing |
| Potadhellam veenu | All your antics are in vain |
| Scene-nu scene-nu | Posing, posing |
| Over-u scene-nu | Excessive posing |
| Potadhellam veenu | All your antics are in vain |
| Male | |
| Scene-nu scene -nu | Posing, posing |
| Show of | Show off |
| Over-u scene-nu | Excessive posing |
| Set it off | Set it off |
| Scene-nu scene -nu | Posing, posing |
| To repeat it on mirror | To repeat it on the mirror |
| Over-u scene-nu | Excessive posing |
| A man is on other | A man is on the other side |
| Male | |
| Anju rooba kannu mai | Kohl for eyes worth just five rupees |
| Adhukku kooda EMI | Even for that, you pay in installments (EMI) |
| Vaaya thorandha fulla lie | Whenever you open your mouth, it is full of lies |
| God-ae ivala adakki vai | Oh God, please restrain her |
| Male | |
| Nose cuttu dhaan pannadhamma | Don't insult or cut my nose like that, girl |
| En manasu thaangaadhamma | My heart cannot bear it |
| Un face cuttula surukkam vizhundha | If wrinkles appear on your face |
| Markettu thaan irukkadhu | Your market value won't stay |
| Chorus | |
| Scene-nu scene-nu | Posing, posing |
| Male :Over-u scene-nu | Male: Excessive posing |
| Chorus :Potadhellam veenu | Chorus: All your antics are in vain |
| Chorus :Scene-nu scene-nu | Chorus: Posing, posing |
| Male :Over-u scene-nu | Male: Excessive posing |
| Chorus :Potadhellam veenu | Chorus: All your antics are in vain |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Anjjarivu jeevan mattum | Only five-sensed creatures |
| Madiyil vachu konjuriyae | You pamper on your lap |
| Kenji naanum kitta vandha | When I come near pleading to you |
| Nee dhaan romba minjuriyae | You act superior and show attitude |
| Male | |
| Aana porandha | We were born as men |
| Manushan naanga | Human beings |
| Naaya vida kevallama | Are we worse than dogs? |
| Male | |
| Ini veena | From now on, pointlessly |
| Unga pinnal dhaan | Behind you |
| Suththa mattom oor valama | We won't wander around town anymore |
| Male | |
| Scene-nu scene-nu | Posing, posing |
| Over-u scene-nu | Excessive posing |
| Potadhellam veenu | All your antics are in vain |
| Scene-nu scene-nu | Posing, posing |
| Over-u scene-nu | Excessive posing |
| Potadhellam veenu | All your antics are in vain |
| Chorus | |
| Naanga naanga | We are, we are |
| Naanga naanga | We are, we are |
| Naanga naanga naanga naanga | We are, we are, we are, we are |
| Naanga naanga naanga naanga | We are, we are, we are, we are |
| Naaa…aaa…aaa….aa… | We... ah... ah... |
| Chorus | |
| Naanga illa wastage | We are not waste materials |
| Engalukkum irukku prestige | We too have our prestige |
| Naanga illa wastage…oh | We are not waste materials... oh |
| Engalukkum irukku prestige..hey.. | We too have our prestige.. hey.. |
| Chorus | |
| Bitta pottu geththu | Dropping bits and showing off swag |
| Kaattuvom di | We will show you, girl |
| Ungala raatinam pola | Like a ferris wheel |
| Suththa viduvom di | We will make you spin around, girl |
| Chorus | |
| Scene-nu scene-nu | Posing, posing |
| Over-u scene-nu | Excessive posing |
| Potadhellam veenu | All your antics are in vain |
| Scene-nu scene-nu | Posing, posing |
| Over-u scene-nu | Excessive posing |
| Potadhellam veenu | All your antics are in vain |
| Tingu tingu tingu tingu….. | Tingu tingu tingu tingu..... |
சீனு சீனு ஓவரு சீனு
போட்டதெல்லாம் வீனு
சீனு சீனு ஓவரு சீனு
போட்டதெல்லாம் வீனு
Posing, posing
Excessive posing
All your antics are in vain
Posing, posing
Excessive posing
All your antics are in vain
ஜீன்ச் பான்ட் போட்டுக்கினு
ஹீல்சு காலுல மாட்டிக்கினு
பட்டி தொட்டியில் ஃபிலிம காட்டுறியே
பவர் ஸ்டார் போல மூஞ்சிய மாத்துறியே
Wearing jeans pants
Putting high heels on your feet
Showing off like a movie star in rustic villages
Changing your expression like Power Star...
சீனு சீனு ஓவரு சீனு
போட்டதெல்லாம் வீனு
சீனு சீனு ஓவரு சீனு
போட்டதெல்லாம் வீனு
Posing, posing
Excessive posing
All your antics are in vain
Posing, posing
Excessive posing
All your antics are in vain
....................................................
Posing, posing
Show off
Excessive posing
Set it off
Posing, posing
To repeat it on the mirror
Excessive posing
A man is on the other side
அஞ்சு ரூபா கண்ணு மை
அதுக்கு கூட ஈஎம்ஐ
வாய தொறந்தா ஃபுல்லா லை
காடே இவள அடக்கி வை
Kohl for eyes worth just five rupees
Even for that, you pay in installments (EMI)
Whenever you open your mouth, it is full of lies
Oh God, please restrain her
நோஸ் கட்டு தான் பன்னாதம்மா
என் மனசு தாங்காதம்மா
உன் பேஸ் கட்டுல சுருக்கம் விழுந்தா
மார்க்கெட்டு தான் இருக்காது
Don't insult or cut my nose like that, girl
My heart cannot bear it
If wrinkles appear on your face
Your market value won't stay
சீனு சீனு ஆண் :
ஓவரு சீனு
குழு :
போட்டதெல்லாம் வீனு
குழு :
சீனு சீனு ஆண் :
ஓவரு சீனு
குழு :
போட்டதெல்லாம் வீனு
Posing, posing
Male: Excessive posing
Chorus: All your antics are in vain
Chorus: Posing, posing
Male: Excessive posing
Chorus: All your antics are in vain
அஞ்சறிவு ஜீவன் மட்டும்
மடியில் வச்சு கொஞ்சுறியே
கெஞ்சி நானும் கிட்ட வந்தா
நீ தான் ரொம்ப மிஞ்சுறியே
...
ஆணா பொறந்த
மனுஷன் நாங்க
நாய விட கேவலமா
இனி வீணா உங்க
பின்னால் தான்
சுத்த மாட்டோம் ஊர்வலமா
Only five-sensed creatures
You pamper on your lap
When I come near pleading to you
You act superior and show attitude
சீனு சீனு ஒவரு சீனு
போட்டதெல்லாம் வீனு
சீனு சீனு ஒவரு சீனு
போட்டதெல்லாம் வீனு
We were born as men
Human beings
Are we worse than dogs?
நாங்க நாங்க
நாங்க நாங்க
நாங்க நாங்க..நாங்க நாங்க
நாங்க நாங்க..நாங்க நாங்க
நா...
From now on, pointlessly
Behind you
We won't wander around town anymore
நாங்க இல்ல வேஸ்டேஜ்
எங்களுக்கும் இருக்கு ப்ரெஸ்டீஜ்
நாங்க இல்ல வேஸ்டேஜ்
எங்களுக்கும் இருக்கு ப்ரெஸ்டீஜ்
Posing, posing
Excessive posing
All your antics are in vain
Posing, posing
Excessive posing
All your antics are in vain
பிட்ட போட்டு
கெத்து காட்டுவோம் டீ
உங்கள ராட்டினம் போல
சுத்த விடுவோம் டீ
We are, we are
We are, we are
We are, we are, we are, we are
We are, we are, we are, we are
We... ah... ah...
சீனு சீனு ஒவரு சீனு
போட்டதெல்லாம் வீனு
சீனு சீனு ஒவரு சீனு
போட்டதெல்லாம் வீனு
டிங்கு டிங்கு டிங்கு டிங்கு ....
We are not waste materials
We too have our prestige
We are not waste materials... oh
We too have our prestige.. hey..
Dropping bits and showing off swag
We will show you, girl
Like a ferris wheel
We will make you spin around, girl
Posing, posing
Excessive posing
All your antics are in vain
Posing, posing
Excessive posing
All your antics are in vain
Tingu tingu tingu tingu.....
Scene-nu scene-nu
Posing, posing
Over-u scene-nu
Excessive posing
Potadhellam veenu
All your antics are in vain
Scene-nu scene-nu
Posing, posing
Over-u scene-nu
Excessive posing
Potadhellam veenu
All your antics are in vain
Jeans pant pottukinnu
Wearing jeans pants
Heels kaalula maatikunu
Putting high heels on your feet
Patti thottiyil film-a kaatturiyae
Showing off like a movie star in rustic villages
Power stara pola moonjiya maathuriyae…
Changing your expression like Power Star...
Scene-nu scene-nu
Posing, posing
Over-u scene-nu
Excessive posing
Potadhellam veenu
All your antics are in vain
Scene-nu scene-nu
Posing, posing
Over-u scene-nu
Excessive posing
Potadhellam veenu
All your antics are in vain
Scene-nu scene -nu
Posing, posing
Show of
Show off
Over-u scene-nu
Excessive posing
Set it off
Set it off
Scene-nu scene -nu
Posing, posing
To repeat it on mirror
To repeat it on the mirror
Over-u scene-nu
Excessive posing
A man is on other
A man is on the other side
Anju rooba kannu mai
Kohl for eyes worth just five rupees
Adhukku kooda EMI
Even for that, you pay in installments (EMI)
Vaaya thorandha fulla lie
Whenever you open your mouth, it is full of lies
God-ae ivala adakki vai
Oh God, please restrain her
Nose cuttu dhaan pannadhamma
Don't insult or cut my nose like that, girl
En manasu thaangaadhamma
My heart cannot bear it
Un face cuttula surukkam vizhundha
If wrinkles appear on your face
Markettu thaan irukkadhu
Your market value won't stay
Scene-nu scene-nu
Posing, posing
Male :Over-u scene-nu
Male: Excessive posing
Chorus :Potadhellam veenu
Chorus: All your antics are in vain
Chorus :Scene-nu scene-nu
Chorus: Posing, posing
Male :Over-u scene-nu
Male: Excessive posing
Chorus :Potadhellam veenu
Chorus: All your antics are in vain
……………………………
...
Anjjarivu jeevan mattum
Only five-sensed creatures
Madiyil vachu konjuriyae
You pamper on your lap
Kenji naanum kitta vandha
When I come near pleading to you
Nee dhaan romba minjuriyae
You act superior and show attitude
Aana porandha
We were born as men
Manushan naanga
Human beings
Naaya vida kevallama
Are we worse than dogs?
Ini veena
From now on, pointlessly
Unga pinnal dhaan
Behind you
Suththa mattom oor valama
We won't wander around town anymore
Scene-nu scene-nu
Posing, posing
Over-u scene-nu
Excessive posing
Potadhellam veenu
All your antics are in vain
Scene-nu scene-nu
Posing, posing
Over-u scene-nu
Excessive posing
Potadhellam veenu
All your antics are in vain
Naanga naanga
We are, we are
Naanga naanga
We are, we are
Naanga naanga naanga naanga
We are, we are, we are, we are
Naanga naanga naanga naanga
We are, we are, we are, we are
Naaa…aaa…aaa….aa…
We... ah... ah...
Naanga illa wastage
We are not waste materials
Engalukkum irukku prestige
We too have our prestige
Naanga illa wastage…oh
We are not waste materials... oh
Engalukkum irukku prestige..hey..
We too have our prestige.. hey..
Bitta pottu geththu
Dropping bits and showing off swag
Kaattuvom di
We will show you, girl
Ungala raatinam pola
Like a ferris wheel
Suththa viduvom di
We will make you spin around, girl
Scene-nu scene-nu
Posing, posing
Over-u scene-nu
Excessive posing
Potadhellam veenu
All your antics are in vain
Scene-nu scene-nu
Posing, posing
Over-u scene-nu
Excessive posing
Potadhellam veenu
All 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.
Did you know?
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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