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Vechuthaan Seiyyuranga

From Azhagiya Kanne – 2022 Film · 2022

Lyricist
Ekadasi
Singers
Mano Eswaran, Meenakshi Elayaraja
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Details
Azhagiya Kanne – 2022 Film2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Vechuthaan seiyurangaThey are targeting and messing with us
Vayathila thaan adikkiraangaThey are hitting us right in the stomach
Vechuthaan seiyurangaThey are targeting and messing with us
Vayathila thaan adikkiraangaThey are hitting us right in the stomach
Male
Road paaru kundu kuzhiLook at the road, it is full of potholes
Pithunguthinga kannu muzhiEyeballs are popping out looking at it
Road paaru kundu kuzhiLook at the road, it is full of potholes
Pithunguthinga kannu muzhiEyeballs are popping out looking at it
Male
Ennangada nyayamWhat kind of justice is this, guys?
Ippo velukka povuthu saayamNow their true colors are going to fade away
Ennangada nyayamWhat kind of justice is this, guys?
Ippo velukka povuthu saayamNow their true colors are going to fade away
Male
MaasupettaPolluted area
Ayya maasupettaSir, it is a polluted area
Ippadi maasupettaA polluted area like this
KaathulathaEven in the air
Moochu muttuthuSuffocation happens
Male
Ada kosukoottam nursattamHey, mosquito swarms and police laws
Oosi kuthuthuAre pricking like needles
Female :Aama aama aama aamaFemale: Yes, yes, yes, yes
Unmai than saamiThat is the truth, my lord
Male
Private aaspathiriPrivate hospitals
Pursa paakuthuLook at your purse first
Namma GH ku thookkiponaIf we take the patient to our GH (Government Hospital)
Usira kekkuthuIt demands life itself
Female
Muttakkullil irukkurappoWhile still inside the egg shell
Muppathu books aamaThey say there are thirty books
Moonn appp padikkurappoWhile studying in third grade
Public examaIs it a public exam?
Female
Tasmac thuranthu vechuBy keeping TASMAC liquor shops open
Thaliyatha akkuraanHe ruins people's minds and lives
Corparatuku India vaTo corporations, India is
Kooru ketti vikkuraanBeing auctioned off in pieces
Male
Ennangada nyayamWhat kind of justice is this, guys?
Ippo velukka povuthu saayamNow their true colors are going to fade away
Ennangada nyayamWhat kind of justice is this, guys?
Ippo velukka povuthu saayamNow their true colors are going to fade away
Female
Arisi paruppu podamalae…Without even putting rice and lentils...
Arisi paruppu podamalae…Without even putting rice and lentils...
Adhisayama samakkavomWe cook miraculously
Kaikarinnu perezhuthiBy labeling paper as vegetables
Kaigithatha rusikkavomShall we taste paper?
Male
Ey aama aama aamaHey yes, yes, yes
Aama appadipoduYes, hit it like that!
Male
Seeppu soap kannadikkumFor comb, soap, and mirror
Kattana variyaExorbitant taxes are charged
Seerukatta velan sattamHow can farm laws that ruin agriculture
Eppadi sariyaamBe considered correct?
Male
Gas cylinder onnu ippoOne cooking gas cylinder now costs
Aayiram roobaOne thousand rupees
Petrol vela thaarumaaruPetrol price is skyrocketing out of control
EnnagadappaWhat is this state of affairs, man?
Male
Vottu poatta nammalukkuFor us who cast our precious votes
Varuthu aathiramRage is boiling up
Ayya ula vekka kodukkuraaneSir, to cook our meals he gives us
Otta paathiramA leaky pot
Ayya otta paathiramSir, a leaky pot
Male
Ennangada EnnangadaWhat is this, what is this
Ennangada nyayamWhat kind of justice is this, guys?
Ippo velukka povuthu saayamNow their true colors are going to fade away
Ennangada nyayamWhat kind of justice is this, guys?
Ippo velukka povuthu saayamNow their true colors are going to fade away
Male
Vechuthaan seiyurangaThey are targeting and messing with us
Vayathila thaan adikkiraangaThey are hitting us right in the stomach
Vechuthaan seiyurangaThey are targeting and messing with us
Vayathila thaan adikkiraangaThey are hitting us right in the stomach
Male
Road paaru kundu kuzhiLook at the road, it is full of potholes
Pithunguthinga kannu muzhiEyeballs are popping out looking at it
Road paaru kundu kuzhiLook at the road, it is full of potholes
Pithunguthinga kannu muzhiEyeballs are popping out looking at it
Male
Ennangada nyayamWhat kind of justice is this, guys?
Ippo velukka povuthu saayamNow their true colors are going to fade away
Ennangada nyayamWhat kind of justice is this, guys?
Ippo velukka povuthu saayamNow their true colors are going to fade away
Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a sharp, satirical protest track highlighting the socio-economic struggles of the common working-class citizen in contemporary Tamil Nadu and India. The lyrics critique corrupt administration, crumbling public infrastructure like pothole-ridden roads and inadequate government hospitals, high commercial healthcare costs, inflation, heavy taxation on basic household goods, rising fuel and LPG prices, controversial farm bills, and state-sponsored alcohol sales (TASMAC). Using colloquial, earthy Tamil, the song voices the frustration of voters who feel neglected and betrayed by political promises while coping with the daily burdens of inflation and administrative apathy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Assonance)

Vechuthaan seiyuranga / Vayathila thaan adikkiraanga

Repetition of the second consonant sound 'ch' in consecutive lines ('Vechuthaan' and 'Vayathila').

Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Road paaru kundu kuzhi / Pithunguthinga kannu muzhi

End rhyme matching the sounds 'kuzhi' and 'muzhi'.

Hyperbole & Metaphor

Vayathila thaan adikkiraanga / Pithunguthinga kannu muzhi

Metaphorical usage of 'hitting in the stomach' to represent ruining someone's livelihood, and hyperbole regarding potholes popping eyeballs out.

Social Satire & Rhetorical Question

Ennangada nyayam / Ippo velukka povuthu saayam

Questioning the absurdity of social inequalities, public exams for third graders, and taxing everyday items.

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Trivia

The song serves as a socio-political anthem within the 2022 movie 'Azhagiya Kanne', directed by R. Vijayakumar. Lyricist Ekadasi uses hyper-local Tamil folk idioms and street-protest style phrasing to criticize contemporary economic issues such as GST taxes, LPG gas cylinder price hikes, and controversial agricultural laws.

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