“Chenthaamara” is from the album Chaver and features vocals from Pranav C P and Santhosh Varma. Hareesh Mohanan wrote the lyrics for Justin Varghese’s composition. It begins with the invocation “Varikavenam,” a call for a divine spirit to come and see.
Chenthaamara
Pranav C P | Santhosh Varma • From “Chaver”
Chaver’s Chenthaamara Lyrics Translation
The verses compare a young man’s beauty to a red lotus before noting he has fallen. A central question asks what this person did to deserve his blood staining the ground. This points to the senselessness of the act.
Varavaayoru VaravaayoruAn arrival, an arrival
Dhaivathaare DhaivathaareOh, divine spirit, oh divine spirit
Varikavenam Varika VenamYou must come, you must come
Chenthaamara Poovin Chantham KanakkullaOne with the beauty of a red lotus flower
Chenthalirppoo Thedi VeenithayyoA tender bud, sought out and fallen, alas
Ittittu Chorum Ee Choppum ChorayumeWith this redness and this blood dripping down
Venthupovaanivan Enthu CheyvoWhat did he do to deserve being consumed by fire?
Varikavenam Varika VenamYou must come, you must come
Vandaarmudichole AnthimayangumpamIn the beetle-hymned grove, as twilight sleeps
Ambaramenthithu Chonnu PoyeeWhy has this sky turned so very red?
Chanthamezhunnontae Chora PodinjinnuBecause the blood of the beautiful one was spilled
Ambili Polume NonthupoyeeEven the moon itself is now in pain
Varikavenam Varika VenamYou must come, you must come
Chenthaamara Music Video
The grief expands when the lyrics mention that even the moon is in pain over the spilled blood. This transforms the personal sorrow into a universal one. The song serves as a ritualistic lament against political violence.