Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Kaaka Muttai album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Sel Sel

From Kaaka Muttai · 2014

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Sathya Prakash
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Kaaka Muttai
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
1 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Chal chalae
Chal chalae chal chal
Charae chal chalae
Chal chalae chal
Chal chalae
Chal chalae chal chal
Charae chal chalae
Chal chalae chal
Chal chalae chal chalae
Chal chalae chal chalae
Siragai virithu sel
Chal chalae chal chalae
Chal chalae chal chalae
Kaattril yeri sel
Po po vaazhvae
Kaakkaa mutta thaan
Kotta vitta
Otta satta thaan…
Mazhai veyil
Rendum engal
Annan thambi thaan.
Natchathiram varuvadhu
Nammai nambi thaan
Ingae vali yaavum
Nerillai sandhula
Pondhula po po
Po poda po poda
Pudhu inbam thaedi po
Kann paarkkum yaavum
Un sondham endrenni po po
Innum melae po…
Theraenaaa…..aaa…
Thooral vandhaal ingae
Koni kudaiyaagumae
Oru quater bottlulai
Vilakkaai maattri
Iruttai ottiduvom
Ada kattaandharayil
Kaigalai neetti
Paduththadhum thoongiduvom
Sandaigal adithadi
Ingum undu naal thorumae
Sattena anbaai
Anaithida odum nam nenjamae
Kadhavugal undu
Mugavari illai nam veedhiyilae
Ada yaar veedum
nam veedu endrenni
Vazhugirom po po
Po poda po poda
Pudhu inbam thaedi po
Kann paarkkum yaavum
Un sondham endrenni po po
Innum melae po…
Theraenaaa…..aaa…
Trouser dhapaal petti
Dhosthu aattu kutti
Dhinam anjae rupaai
Kidachaa podhum
Hero naangaladaa
Ada anjaan class-a
Thaandala aanaa
Anubavam adhigamadaa
Koovam enbadhai
Saakkadai endru yaar sonnadhadaa
Koovam engalai
Thaai madiyaaga thaalaattumadaaa
Rathiri engal kachchaerikku
Vandugal paadumadaa
Ada ration card adhil engal
Naai per serthiduvom po po
Po poda po poda
Pudhu inbam thaedi po
Kann paarkkum yaavum
Un sondham endrenni po po
Innum melae po…
Theraenaaa…..aaa…
Chal chalae
Chal chalae chal chal
Charae chal chalae
Chal chalae chal
Chal chalae
Chal chalae chal chal
Charae chal chalae
Chal chalae chal
Chal chalae chal chalae
Chal chalae chal chalae
Siragai virithu sel
Chal chalae chal chalae
Chal chalae chal chalae
Kaattril yeri sel
Come on, let's go
Come on, let's go, let's go
Come, just let's go
Come on, let's go
Come on, let's go
Come on, let's go, let's go
Come, just let's go
Come on, let's go
Come on, let's go, come on, let's go
Come on, let's go, come on, let's go
Spread your wings and fly
Come on, let's go, come on, let's go
Come on, let's go, come on, let's go
Ride the wind and fly
Go on, go, life
Is just like a crow's egg
If it slips and drops,
It is just an empty shell...
Rain and sunshine
Are both like
Our own brothers.
Even the stars shine
Trusting only in us.
Here, all the paths
Are never straight; through the alleys
And tiny corners, go, go!
Go on, boy, go on, boy!
Go search for new joy!
Believing all your eyes see
Is yours alone, go, go!
Fly even higher...
Oh... ah...
When it drizzles here,
A gunny sack turns into an umbrella.
Turning an empty quarter bottle
Into a little lamp,
We chase away the dark.
Stretching out our arms
On the bare, hard floor,
We fall asleep the moment we lie down.
Fights and brawls
Happen here every day.
Yet in an instant, with love,
Our hearts rush to embrace each other.
There are doors,
But no addresses on our street.
Thinking anyone's house
Is our very own home,
We live our lives, go on, go!
Go on, boy, go on, boy!
Go search for new joy!
Believing all your eyes see
Is yours alone, go, go!
Fly even higher...
Oh... ah...
Shorts like a red postbox,
A little goat for a buddy,
If we just get five rupees
A day, that's enough,
We are the heroes, man!
We didn't cross fifth grade,
But when it comes to life,
We have plenty of experience, man!
Who said the Cooum river
Is just an open sewer?
The Cooum cradles us
Like a mother's lap, rocking us to sleep!
For our concert at night,
The beetles sing along, man!
Hey, we'd even add our dog's name
To the ration card, go on, go!
Go on, boy, go on, boy!
Go search for new joy!
Believing all your eyes see
Is yours alone, go, go!
Fly even higher...
Oh... ah...
Come on, let's go
Come on, let's go, let's go
Come, just let's go
Come on, let's go
Come on, let's go
Come on, let's go, let's go
Come, just let's go
Come on, let's go
Come on, let's go, come on, let's go
Come on, let's go, come on, let's go
Spread your wings and fly
Come on, let's go, come on, let's go
Come on, let's go, come on, let's go
Ride the wind and fly
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic song from the critically acclaimed film 'Kaaka Muttai' (2014) captures the carefree, resilient, and imaginative spirit of two young brothers living in a Chennai slum. Written by Na. Muthu Kumar and composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, the lyrics portray how children transform hardship into an adventure, regarding nature—rain and sun—as family, gunny sacks as umbrellas, and bare ground as a comfortable bed. The song celebrates innocent joy and boundless freedom that transcend material wealth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Mazhai veyil Rendum engal Annan thambi thaan.

Treating natural elements like rain and sun as brothers ('Mazhai veyil... Annan thambi thaan') and the Cooum river as a comforting mother ('Thaai madiyaaga thaalaattumadaaa').

Metaphor

Oru quater bottlulai Vilakkaai maattri Iruttai ottiduvom

Comparing a discarded quarter bottle filled with oil to a lamp that drives away darkness.

Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Trouser dhapaal petti Dhosthu aattu kutti

Rhyming structure popular in Tamil poetry where the second letter aligns across lines (Trouser / Dhosthu / Dhinam).

Did you know?

Trivia

'Kaaka Muttai' (2014), directed by M. Manikandan and produced by Dhanush and Vetrimaaran, won two National Film Awards, including Best Children's Film. The soundtrack composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar features evocative lyrics by late National Award-winning lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Kaaka Muttai

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.