Seyyea Yen Siragey
From Kannagi · 2023
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Singer
- Bombay Jayashree
- Music director
- Shaan Rahman
- Details
- Kannagi2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Seyyea | Oh child! |
| En sirage…! | My wing...! |
| Silirpae | Oh gentle thrill! |
| Sudar poove…! | Oh radiant flower...! |
| Female | |
| Arul vaazhvil veesume | Grace shall blow through life |
| Porul yaavum koodume | All purpose and meaning shall unite |
| Unakenna | For you... |
| Aaraari raaroo | Aaraari raaroo |
| Aaraari raaroo | Aaraari raaroo |
| Madiyil eduthu vidiyal paadume | Holding you on its lap, dawn shall sing |
| Female | |
| Ulle oor eeram | A deep tenderness within |
| Uruvaagum neram | The moment it takes form |
| Kanneerin vali yaavum | All the pain of tears |
| Suvaiyaagi pogum | Will turn into sweetness |
| Female | |
| Eppothum kaanum | Everything ever witnessed |
| Edhuvondrum maarum | Each and every thing will change |
| Inithu thungamma | Sleep sweetly, dear child |
| Female | |
| Kollai pona oar manam | A heart once plundered |
| Annai aana oar ganam | The instant it became a mother |
| Unakena | For you |
| Aaraari raaroo | Aaraari raaroo |
| Unakena aaraari raaroo | For you, aaraari raaroo |
| Unakena aaraari raaroo | For you, aaraari raaroo |
| Aaraari raaroo | Aaraari raaroo |
| Uyiril surakum…. | Wellspring flowing from the soul... |
| Female | |
| Arul vaazhvil veesuthe | Grace blows through life |
| Udal poothu koosuthe | The body blooms and tingles |
| Unakenna | For you |
| Aaraari raaroo | Aaraari raaroo |
| Aaraari raaroo | Aaraari raaroo |
| Unadhu virupam | Your wish and desire |
| Ennai eendrathe | Has given birth to me |
சேயே
என் சிறகே…!
சிலிர்பே
சுடர் பூவே…!
Oh child!
My wing...!
Oh gentle thrill!
Oh radiant flower...!
அருள் வாழ்வில் வீசுமே
பொருள் யாவும் கூடுமே
உனக்கென
ஆராரி ராரோ
ஆராரி ராரோ
மடியில் எடுத்து விடியல் பாடுமே
Grace shall blow through life
All purpose and meaning shall unite
For you...
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo
Holding you on its lap, dawn shall sing
...............
A deep tenderness within
The moment it takes form
All the pain of tears
Will turn into sweetness
உள்ளே ஓர் ஈரம்
உருவாகும் நேரம்
கண்ணீரின் வலி யாவும்
சுவையாகி போகும்
Everything ever witnessed
Each and every thing will change
Sleep sweetly, dear child
எப்போதும் காணும்
எதுவொன்றும் மாறும்
இனிது தூங்கம்மா
A heart once plundered
The instant it became a mother
For you
Aaraari raaroo
For you, aaraari raaroo
For you, aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo
Wellspring flowing from the soul...
கொள்ளை போன ஓர் மனம்
அன்னை ஆன ஒர் கணம்
உனக்கென்ன ஆராரி ராரோ
உனக்கென்ன ஆராரி ராரோ
உனக்கென்ன ஆராரி ராரோ
ஆராரி ராரோ
உயிரில் சுரக்கும்….
Grace blows through life
The body blooms and tingles
For you
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo
Your wish and desire
Has given birth to me
அருள் வாழ்வில் வீசுதே
உடல் பூத்து கூசுதே
உனக்கென்ன
ஆராரி ராரோ
ஆராரி ராரோ
உனது விருப்பம்
என்னை ஈன்றதே
Seyyea
Oh child!
En sirage…!
My wing...!
Silirpae
Oh gentle thrill!
Sudar poove…!
Oh radiant flower...!
Arul vaazhvil veesume
Grace shall blow through life
Porul yaavum koodume
All purpose and meaning shall unite
Unakenna
For you...
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo
Madiyil eduthu vidiyal paadume
Holding you on its lap, dawn shall sing
Ulle oor eeram
A deep tenderness within
Uruvaagum neram
The moment it takes form
Kanneerin vali yaavum
All the pain of tears
Suvaiyaagi pogum
Will turn into sweetness
Eppothum kaanum
Everything ever witnessed
Edhuvondrum maarum
Each and every thing will change
Inithu thungamma
Sleep sweetly, dear child
Kollai pona oar manam
A heart once plundered
Annai aana oar ganam
The instant it became a mother
Unakena
For you
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo
Unakena aaraari raaroo
For you, aaraari raaroo
Unakena aaraari raaroo
For you, aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo
Uyiril surakum….
Wellspring flowing from the soul...
Arul vaazhvil veesuthe
Grace blows through life
Udal poothu koosuthe
The body blooms and tingles
Unakenna
For you
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo
Unadhu virupam
Your wish and desire
Ennai eendrathe
Has given birth to me
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Seyyea from the 2023 Tamil film Kannagi is a poignant lullaby expressing the sacred transformation of motherhood and the overwhelming purity of a child's love. The lyrics describe how the arrival of a child brings grace, turns tears into sweetness, and renews a woman's sense of purpose. The mother addresses her child as her wings and a blooming light, acknowledging that holding the child heals past sorrows. As the lullaby unfolds, it highlights a profound spiritual realization: while a mother gives physical birth to a child, it is the child's existence and desire that truly gives birth to the mother within her. Sung gently by Bombay Jayashri, the song serves as an ode to emotional healing, maternal tenderness, and absolute rebirth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“En sirage…!”
The child is metaphorically referred to as 'siragu' (wing) and 'sudar poove' (radiant flower), symbolizing warmth, freedom, and beauty.
Personification
“Madiyil eduthu vidiyal paadume”
Dawn ('vidiyal') is personified as a mother figure taking the child onto its lap to sing a lullaby.
Paradox / Imagery
“Kanneerin vali yaavum / Suvaiyaagi pogum”
Contrasting tearful pain ('kanneerin vali') with sweetness ('suvaiyaagi'), symbolizing emotional transformation.
Etukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Arul vaazhvil veesume / Porul yaavum koodume”
Tamil poetic rhyme scheme where the second letter matches ('ru' in Arul / Porul).
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Trivia
The track is rendered by renowned Carnatic vocalist Bombay Jayashri, known for her soul-stirring lullabies including the Oscar-nominated 'Pi's Lullaby' from Life of Pi. Composed by Malayalam composer Shaan Rahman, 'Seyyea' marks one of his distinct compositions in Tamil cinema, beautifully capturing the core theme of womanhood in the film Kannagi (2023).
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