Seiginra Velaiyil
From Dinasari · 2024
- Lyricist
- Isaignani Ilayaraja
- Singer
- Madhu Balakrishnan
- Music director
- Isaignani Ilayaraja
- Details
- Dinasari2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan | With focus on the work being done, |
| Seidhu mudithidum ookkamudan | With enthusiasm to complete it, |
| Velai seidhadhu oru kaalam | Working was a practice of a past era. |
| Kaasupanamthannil kavanamudan | With focus purely on money and wealth, |
| Kalinthidum vaazhkaiyin kavalaiyudan | With worry over a passing life, |
| Velai nattam illaamale seivadhu kalikaalam | Doing work solely without loss is the nature of this modern Kali Yuga era. |
| Male | |
| Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan | With focus on the work being done, |
| Seidhu mudithidum ookkamudan | With enthusiasm to complete it, |
| Velai seidhadhu oru kaalam | Working was a practice of a past era. |
| Male | |
| Needhiyum nyaayamum nermaiyudan | With justice, fairness, and honesty, |
| Dharmam kadaipidithirunthadhu oru kaalam | Following righteousness was a way of the past era. |
| Poruladhaaramum pudhu vinyaanamum | Economics and modern science |
| Manidharai maatriyathu ikkaalam | Have transformed humanity in this present era. |
| Male | |
| Maariya ulagathai ninaithaale | Just thinking about this changed world, |
| Vendhu vendhu manam nogiradhae | My heart burns and aches deeply. |
| Tholaindha vaazhvuthanil elanthathellam | Thinking about all that was lost in this lost life, |
| Ninaithu ninaithu manam vegirathae | Thinking repeatedly makes the heart boil. |
| Manidha manangalai keduthathudan | Beyond corrupting human minds, |
| Uravaiyum anbaiyum aruththadhudan | And severing relationships and love, |
| Men karuvi ulaginaiyae olikirathae | Software devices rule and echo throughout the world. |
| Male | |
| Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan | With focus on the work being done, |
| Seidhu mudithidum ookkamudan | With enthusiasm to complete it, |
| Velai seidhadhu oru kaalam | Working was a practice of a past era. |
| Male | |
| Pathum seithidum panathudanae | With money that can accomplish anything, |
| Sithu aaduraar manidhar ellam | Humans play mind games and tricks. |
| Ottukudithana kudumbam ellam | Joint families that once lived together, |
| Ottrai maramaachu parithaabam | Have pitifully become isolated single trees. |
| Male | |
| Kaasu panam thanil kattundu | Bound by money and material wealth, |
| Kalisadai anadhai ariyaamal | Unaware of turning into trash, |
| Pesidum pechinil unmaigalae | In the words being spoken, truths |
| Ingu ondrumindri ponadhai unaraamal | Have completely vanished without people realizing. |
| Aatril vellathil adithu sellum | Swept away in a river's flood, |
| Kuppaigal pol indha manidha kulam | Like trash, this human race floats. |
| Meendidavae vazhi illaiyae | There is no way to recover, |
| Midhanthiduthae | It merely drifts along. |
| Male | |
| Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan | With focus on the work being done, |
| Seidhu mudithidum ookkamudan | With enthusiasm to complete it, |
| Velai seidhadhu oru kaalam | Working was a practice of a past era. |
| Kaasupanamthannil kavanamudan | With focus purely on money and wealth, |
| Kalinthidum vaazhkaiyin kavalaiyudan | With worry over a passing life, |
| Velai nattam illaamale seivadhu kalikaalam | Doing work solely without loss is the nature of this modern Kali Yuga era. |
| Male | |
| Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan | With focus on the work being done, |
| Seidhu mudithidum ookkamudan | With enthusiasm to complete it, |
| Velai seidhadhu oru kaalam | Working was a practice of a past era. |
செய்கிற வேலையில் கவனமுடன்
செய்து முடித்திடும் ஊக்கமுடன்
வேலை செய்தது ஒரு காலம்
காசுபணம் தண்ணில் கவனமுடன்
கலிந்திடும் வாழ்க்கையின் கவலையுடன்
வேலை நாட்டம் இல்லாமலே செய்வது கலிக்காலம்
With focus on the work being done,
With enthusiasm to complete it,
Working was a practice of a past era.
With focus purely on money and wealth,
With worry over a passing life,
Doing work solely without loss is the nature of this modern Kali Yuga era.
செய்கிற வேலையில் கவனமுடன்
செய்து முடித்திடும் ஊக்கமுடன்
வேலை செய்தது ஒரு காலம்
With focus on the work being done,
With enthusiasm to complete it,
Working was a practice of a past era.
நீதியும் நியாயமும் நேர்மையுடன்
தர்மம் கடைபிடித்திருந்தது ஒரு காலம்
பொருளாதாரமும் புது விஞ்ஞானமும்
மனிதரை மாற்றியது இக்காலம்
With justice, fairness, and honesty,
Following righteousness was a way of the past era.
Economics and modern science
Have transformed humanity in this present era.
மாறிய உலகத்தை நினைத்தாலே
வெந்து வெந்து மனம் நோகிறதே
தொலைந்த வாழ்வுதனில் இழந்ததெல்லாம்
நினைத்து நினைத்து மனம் வேகிறதே
மனித மனங்களை கெடுத்ததுடன்
உறவையும் அன்பையும் அறுத்ததுடன்
மென் கருவி உலகினையே ஒழிக்கிறதே
Just thinking about this changed world,
My heart burns and aches deeply.
Thinking about all that was lost in this lost life,
Thinking repeatedly makes the heart boil.
Beyond corrupting human minds,
And severing relationships and love,
Software devices rule and echo throughout the world.
செய்கிற வேலையில் கவனமுடன்
செய்து முடித்திடும் ஊக்கமுடன்
வேலை செய்தது ஒரு காலம்
With focus on the work being done,
With enthusiasm to complete it,
Working was a practice of a past era.
பத்தும் செய்திடும் பணத்துடனே
சித்து ஆடுறார் மனிதர் எல்லாம்
ஓட்டுக்குடித்தன குடும்பம் எல்லாம்
ஒற்றை மரமாச்சு பரிதாபம்
With money that can accomplish anything,
Humans play mind games and tricks.
Joint families that once lived together,
Have pitifully become isolated single trees.
காசு பணம் தனில் கட்டுண்டு
கழிச்சடை ஆனதை அறியாமல்
பேசிடும் பேச்சினில் உண்மைகளே
இங்கு ஒன்றுமின்றி போனதை உணராமல்
ஆற்றில் வெள்ளத்தில் அடித்து செல்லும்
குப்பைகள் போல இந்த மனித குளம்
மீண்டிடவே வழி இல்லையே
மிதந்திடுதே
Bound by money and material wealth,
Unaware of turning into trash,
In the words being spoken, truths
Have completely vanished without people realizing.
Swept away in a river's flood,
Like trash, this human race floats.
There is no way to recover,
It merely drifts along.
செய்கிற வேலையில் கவனமுடன்
செய்து முடித்திடும் ஊக்கமுடன்
வேலை செய்தது ஒரு காலம்
காசுபணம் தண்ணில் கவனமுடன்
கலிந்திடும் வாழ்க்கையின் கவலையுடன்
வேலை நாட்டம் இல்லாமலே செய்வது கலிக்காலம்
With focus on the work being done,
With enthusiasm to complete it,
Working was a practice of a past era.
With focus purely on money and wealth,
With worry over a passing life,
Doing work solely without loss is the nature of this modern Kali Yuga era.
செய்கிற வேலையில் கவனமுடன்
செய்து முடித்திடும் ஊக்கமுடன்
வேலை செய்தது ஒரு காலம்
With focus on the work being done,
With enthusiasm to complete it,
Working was a practice of a past era.
Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan
With focus on the work being done,
Seidhu mudithidum ookkamudan
With enthusiasm to complete it,
Velai seidhadhu oru kaalam
Working was a practice of a past era.
Kaasupanamthannil kavanamudan
With focus purely on money and wealth,
Kalinthidum vaazhkaiyin kavalaiyudan
With worry over a passing life,
Velai nattam illaamale seivadhu kalikaalam
Doing work solely without loss is the nature of this modern Kali Yuga era.
Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan
With focus on the work being done,
Seidhu mudithidum ookkamudan
With enthusiasm to complete it,
Velai seidhadhu oru kaalam
Working was a practice of a past era.
Needhiyum nyaayamum nermaiyudan
With justice, fairness, and honesty,
Dharmam kadaipidithirunthadhu oru kaalam
Following righteousness was a way of the past era.
Poruladhaaramum pudhu vinyaanamum
Economics and modern science
Manidharai maatriyathu ikkaalam
Have transformed humanity in this present era.
Maariya ulagathai ninaithaale
Just thinking about this changed world,
Vendhu vendhu manam nogiradhae
My heart burns and aches deeply.
Tholaindha vaazhvuthanil elanthathellam
Thinking about all that was lost in this lost life,
Ninaithu ninaithu manam vegirathae
Thinking repeatedly makes the heart boil.
Manidha manangalai keduthathudan
Beyond corrupting human minds,
Uravaiyum anbaiyum aruththadhudan
And severing relationships and love,
Men karuvi ulaginaiyae olikirathae
Software devices rule and echo throughout the world.
Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan
With focus on the work being done,
Seidhu mudithidum ookkamudan
With enthusiasm to complete it,
Velai seidhadhu oru kaalam
Working was a practice of a past era.
Pathum seithidum panathudanae
With money that can accomplish anything,
Sithu aaduraar manidhar ellam
Humans play mind games and tricks.
Ottukudithana kudumbam ellam
Joint families that once lived together,
Ottrai maramaachu parithaabam
Have pitifully become isolated single trees.
Kaasu panam thanil kattundu
Bound by money and material wealth,
Kalisadai anadhai ariyaamal
Unaware of turning into trash,
Pesidum pechinil unmaigalae
In the words being spoken, truths
Ingu ondrumindri ponadhai unaraamal
Have completely vanished without people realizing.
Aatril vellathil adithu sellum
Swept away in a river's flood,
Kuppaigal pol indha manidha kulam
Like trash, this human race floats.
Meendidavae vazhi illaiyae
There is no way to recover,
Midhanthiduthae
It merely drifts along.
Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan
With focus on the work being done,
Seidhu mudithidum ookkamudan
With enthusiasm to complete it,
Velai seidhadhu oru kaalam
Working was a practice of a past era.
Kaasupanamthannil kavanamudan
With focus purely on money and wealth,
Kalinthidum vaazhkaiyin kavalaiyudan
With worry over a passing life,
Velai nattam illaamale seivadhu kalikaalam
Doing work solely without loss is the nature of this modern Kali Yuga era.
Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan
With focus on the work being done,
Seidhu mudithidum ookkamudan
With enthusiasm to complete it,
Velai seidhadhu oru kaalam
Working was a practice of a past era.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song presents a poignant social commentary comparing the noble values of the past with the materialistic driven realities of the modern era (Kali Yuga). In earlier times, people performed their work with complete dedication, integrity, and joy, bound together by strong familial ties and moral ethics. The lyricist laments how modern economics, greed, and technology ('men karuvi') have eroded genuine human emotions and broken joint families into isolated individuals.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukku Thodar (Iterative Repetition)
“Vendhu vendhu manam nogiradhae”
Repetition of words like 'Vendhu vendhu' and 'Ninaithu ninaithu' to emphasize intense emotional suffering and deep rumination.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Kuppaigal pol indha manidha kulam”
Comparing humanity drifting aimlessly without moral direction to trash floating helplessly in a river flood.
Uruvagamm (Metaphor)
“Ottrai maramaachu parithaabam”
Metaphorically describing the collapse of joint family structures into isolated 'single trees'.
Moonaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan”
Matching starting consonant sounds across adjacent words like 'Seigira' and 'Seidhu'.
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Trivia
'Seigira Velaiyil' from the movie Dinasari (2024) showcases Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja's multi-faceted creative brilliance, where he serves as both the music composer and lyricist. Sung by Madhu Balakrishnan, the song carries Ilaiyaraaja's signature philosophical lyrical style, addressing contemporary technological detachment.
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