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Seiginra Velaiyil

From Dinasari · 2024

Lyricist
Isaignani Ilayaraja
Singer
Madhu Balakrishnan
Music director
Isaignani Ilayaraja
Movie name
Dinasari
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
25 Nov 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan
Seidhu mudithidum ookkamudan
Velai seidhadhu oru kaalam
Kaasupanamthannil kavanamudan
Kalinthidum vaazhkaiyin kavalaiyudan
Velai nattam illaamale seivadhu kalikaalam
Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan
Seidhu mudithidum ookkamudan
Velai seidhadhu oru kaalam
Needhiyum nyaayamum nermaiyudan
Dharmam kadaipidithirunthadhu oru kaalam
Poruladhaaramum pudhu vinyaanamum
Manidharai maatriyathu ikkaalam
Maariya ulagathai ninaithaale
Vendhu vendhu manam nogiradhae
Tholaindha vaazhvuthanil elanthathellam
Ninaithu ninaithu manam vegirathae
Manidha manangalai keduthathudan
Uravaiyum anbaiyum aruththadhudan
Men karuvi ulaginaiyae olikirathae
Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan
Seidhu mudithidum ookkamudan
Velai seidhadhu oru kaalam
Pathum seithidum panathudanae
Sithu aaduraar manidhar ellam
Ottukudithana kudumbam ellam
Ottrai maramaachu parithaabam
Kaasu panam thanil kattundu
Kalisadai anadhai ariyaamal
Pesidum pechinil unmaigalae
Ingu ondrumindri ponadhai unaraamal
Aatril vellathil adithu sellum
Kuppaigal pol indha manidha kulam
Meendidavae vazhi illaiyae
Midhanthiduthae
Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan
Seidhu mudithidum ookkamudan
Velai seidhadhu oru kaalam
Kaasupanamthannil kavanamudan
Kalinthidum vaazhkaiyin kavalaiyudan
Velai nattam illaamale seivadhu kalikaalam
Seigira velaiyil kavanamudan
Seidhu mudithidum ookkamudan
Velai seidhadhu oru kaalam
With focus on the work being done,
And the drive to see it through,
There was a time when people truly worked.
With focus only on money and wealth,
And worries about a draining life,
Working without any interest is the curse of this modern age.
With focus on the work being done,
And the drive to see it through,
There was a time when people truly worked.
With justice, fairness, and honesty,
There was a time when righteousness was upheld.
The chase for wealth and modern science
Have changed humanity in this present era.
Just thinking about this changed world,
My heart burns and aches in sorrow.
Over everything lost in this broken life,
Thinking of it again and again makes my heart burn.
Along with corrupting human minds,
And cutting off relationships and love,
Digital gadgets are destroying the whole world.
With focus on the work being done,
And the drive to see it through,
There was a time when people truly worked.
With money that can make anything happen,
People are playing deceptive games.
Families that once lived together under shared roofs
Have sadly become lone, isolated trees.
Bound and trapped by cash and wealth,
Without realizing they have become worthless,
In the words they speak,
Without realizing not a shred of truth is left,
Like the garbage swept away
In the flood of a river, the human race
Has no way to save itself,
It simply drifts along.
With focus on the work being done,
And the drive to see it through,
There was a time when people truly worked.
With focus only on money and wealth,
And worries about a draining life,
Working without any interest is the curse of this modern age.
With focus on the work being done,
And the drive to see it through,
There was a time when people truly worked.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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