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Sevvandhi Poove Song Lyrics – Karumegangal Kalaigindrana

From Karumegangal Kalaigindrana · 2023

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Sathya Prakash
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Karumegangal Kalaigindrana
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
8 Mar 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sevvandhi poove
Sevvandhi poove
Semicha usure
Vaa ooo…
Ammaikku peragu
Aandavan enakku
Kaamicha urave
Vaa ooo…
Nee pona peragu
Mooche pochu
Nee vantha udane
Uyir vanthuchchu
Nee illa pozhappu
Thanniyillaa kaadu
Nee vantha perage
Eeram vanthuchchu
Uyire… ooo…
Urave… ooo…
Uyire… ooo…
Urave… ooo…
Deivaththa enakku
Kaattiya dheivam
Oiyaara azhage
Nee thaan
Kallukul erunthum
Kannneer kasiyum
Kaattiya dhevathai
Nee thaan
Karumbu mozhiyum
Kurumbu nagaiyum
Kavala pokkuthu thaaye
Enathu kula dheivam neeya
Enakku arul kodu thaaye
Uyire… ooo…
Urave… ooo…
Uyire… ooo…
Urave… ooo…
Oththa elaiyil
Nikkira maram pol
Unna sumandhu
Naanirukken
Onna nenachu
Uppu kanneer vadichu
Usura sumanthu
Naan kedakken
Paratta thalaiyila
Surutta mudiiyla
Koodu kattikollu kuyile
Kaadu vittu vantha mayile
Kannukku oli thantha veyile
Uyire… ooo…
Urave… ooo…
Uyire… ooo…
Urave… ooo…
Sevvandhi poove
Sevvandhi poove
Semicha usure
Vaa ooo…
Ammaikku peragu
Aandavan enakku
Kaamicha urave
Vaa ooo…
Nee pona peragu
Mooche pochu
Nee vantha udane
Uyir vanthuchchu
Nee illa pozhappu
Thanniyillaa kaadu
Nee vantha perage
Eeram vanthuchchu
Uyire… ooo…
Urave… ooo…
Uyire… ooo…
Urave… ooo…
My Sevvanthi flower,
My Sevvanthi flower,
My saved-up life,
Come, oh...
After my mother,
the relation that God
revealed to me,
Come, oh...
After you left,
my breath was gone.
The moment you came,
my life returned.
Life without you
is a forest without water.
Only after you arrived,
did the moisture return.
My life... oh...
My dearest bond... oh...
My life... oh...
My dearest bond... oh...
The god who showed me
what God is like,
O graceful beauty,
is none other than you.
That even from a stone,
tears can trickle out,
the angel who showed me this
is none other than you.
Your words sweet as sugarcane
and your playful smile
take away my sorrow, my child.
Are you my family's guardian deity?
Shower your blessings on me, my little one.
My life... oh...
My dearest bond... oh...
My life... oh...
My dearest bond... oh...
Like a tree standing
with just a single leaf,
bearing you with care,
here I remain.
Thinking only of you,
shedding salty tears,
holding onto dear life,
here I lie.
In my messy hair,
in my curly locks,
build your nest, my cuckoo.
O peacock who left the woods,
O sunshine who gave light to my eyes,
My life... oh...
My dearest bond... oh...
My life... oh...
My dearest bond... oh...
My Sevvanthi flower,
My Sevvanthi flower,
My saved-up life,
Come, oh...
After my mother,
the relation that God
revealed to me,
Come, oh...
After you left,
my breath was gone.
The moment you came,
my life returned.
Life without you
is a forest without water.
Only after you arrived,
did the moisture return.
My life... oh...
My dearest bond... oh...
My life... oh...
My dearest bond... oh...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sevvandhi Poove from Karumegangal Kalaigindrana is a deeply emotional melody expressing intense parental love, longing, and spiritual devotion toward a loved one who fills a void left by a mother. The speaker compares life without this presence to a dry, barren forest and describes their arrival as a rejuvenating rain that brings vitality back to their existence. Through tender rural imagery and metaphors—such as comparing the loved one to a single leaf keeping a tree alive or a cuckoo nesting in untamed hair—the song captures the innocence, warmth, and sanctuary found in unconditional human bonds.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Nee illa pozhappu Thanniyillaa kaadu

Compares a life without the loved one directly to a barren, waterless forest.

Simile (Upamai)

Oththa elaiyil Nikkira maram pol

Compares the speaker's solitary yet enduring existence to a lone tree standing with only a single leaf left.

Alliteration (Moonaai)

Karumbu mozhiyum / Kurumbu nagaiyum / Kavala pokkuthu thaaye

Repetition of the 'K' consonant sound across lines to create rhythmic lyricism.

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Trivia

Karumegangal Kalaigindrana (2023) marks another emotional collaboration between director Thangar Bachan and lyricist Vairamuthu. The song 'Sevvandhi Poove', composed by G.V. Prakash Kumar and sung by Sathyaprakash, highlights deep-rooted rural Tamil sensibilities and filial affection.

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