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Silu Silu Sirippai

From Yamakaathaghi · 2025

Lyricist
Saravanan Rajendran
Singer
Thanjai Selvi
Music director
Jecin George
Movie name
Yamakaathaghi
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
4 Apr 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Silu silu sirippai sumanthukkittu
Kaani karai nirappa
Karai marangal poochchooda
Kannadi udai uduththi
Thullum meengal kangalena
Mazhaiya oru karaikkum
Kulirkaaththa marukaraikkum
Alli eduthukittu
Alli kulam nirappa
Aanai katti poradikka
Vaaraalaam kaaveri
Namma aaththu thanni vandhuchunnaa
Thannanne nananne
Urukkulla kaaththu varum
Thaannanne nananne
Urukkulla kaaththu vandha
Thannanne nananne
Thaalamodu pattu varum
Thaannanne nananne
Inga mannukkunthan vaasam varum
Thannanne nananne
Nilamellaam pachai varum
Thaannanne nananne
Nilaththukku pachchai vanthaa
Thannanne nananne
Patchiyellaam parandhu varum
Thaannanne nananne
Suriyana koodikkittu
Thannanne nananne
Vayalukku naanga varrom
Thannanne nananne
Vayalukku veli undu
Thannanne nananne
Vaazhkaikku veli undaa
Thaananne nananne
Vayalukku veli undu
Thannanne naananne
Vaazhkaikku veli undaa
Kelammaa chellamaa..(4)
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Carrying a cool, rippling smile,
To fill the fields and the riverbanks,
As the trees along the banks bloom with flowers,
Wearing a dress clear as glass,
With leaping fish like sparkling eyes,
With rain showering on one bank,
And a cool breeze blowing on the other,
Gathering all of this along her path,
To fill the ponds with water lilies,
Bringing a harvest grand enough for elephants to thresh,
They say Mother Cauvery is coming!
When the water from our river arrives,
Thannanne nananne,
A fresh breeze will blow into the village,
Thaannanne nananne,
And when that breeze enters the village,
Thannanne nananne,
Songs will rise to a lively beat,
Thaannanne nananne,
The sweet smell of the earth will rise here,
Thannanne nananne,
The entire land will turn lush and green,
Thaannanne nananne,
And when green covers the land,
Thannanne nananne,
Flocks of birds will come flying in,
Thaannanne nananne,
Bringing the morning sun with us,
Thannanne nananne,
We head out to work in the fields,
Thannanne nananne,
A field can have a fence around it,
Thannanne nananne,
Can life ever have a fence?
Thaananne nananne,
A field can have a fence around it,
Thannanne naananne,
Can life ever have a fence?
Tell me, dear Chellama! (x4)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a joyful Tamil folk composition celebrating the arrival of River Cauvery and the vibrant agricultural life it sustains. The river is personified as a graceful, radiant woman whose flow revitalizes the land, adorns the riverbanks with flowers, fills lily ponds, and brings green prosperity to the farming village. As the water flows, a cool breeze sweeps through the village, setting off songs, birds, and the rich scent of wet soil.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

“Kannadi udai uduththi / Thullum meengal kangalena”

River Cauvery is personified as a woman wearing a shimmering glass dress made of water, with leaping fish as her eyes.

Rhetorical Question

“Vaazhkaikku veli undaa”

The singer contrasts a physical field, which has a fence, with human life, asking rhetorically whether life can ever be bounded or fenced in.

Sensory Imagery

“Inga mannukkunthan vaasam varum / Nilamellaam pachai varum”

Vivid visual and olfactory imagery evokes the rural landscape, from green fields and flying birds to the fragrance of fresh soil.

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Trivia

The song is rendered by renowned Tamil folk artist Thanjai Selvi for the film Yamakaathaghi (2025), composed by Jecin George, capturing traditional Tanjore harvest folk motifs.

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