Pudukotta Suganthi sings “En Selvame (Oppari)” from the album Maayakoothu. Nagarajan Kannan wrote the lyrics; Anjana Rajagopalan composed the music. The Tamil song captures the raw lament of a parent grieving a lost child.
En Selvame (Oppari)
Pudukotta Suganthi • From “Maayakoothu”
En Selvame (Oppari) Lyrics Meaning Pudukotta Suganthi | Maayakoothu
Nagarajan Kannan’s writing conveys a mother’s shock at sudden loss. She asks, “Where’s your scent that lingered here yesterday?” The parent laments the child “melted away right as my eyes opened,” questioning fate.
Kekkavillai KidaichaI couldn’t hear you, even when you’d been given to me.
En SelvameMy treasure.
Kan Vizhikka KaraindhaYou melted away right as my eyes opened.
En VellameMy flood.
Kathirundhen KanmaniyeI’d waited for you, my darling.
En ChellameMy precious one.
Nee Nethirundha Vasam EngaWhere’s your scent that lingered here yesterday?
En SelvameMy treasure.
Kalanavan KalaithanKaalanavan ‘the god of death’ has scattered.
En VannameMy colors.
Idhu Kathirundha VakkiramThis is the malice that was waiting.
En SondhameMy kin.
Kettirundha VazhndhiruppaIf I’d only listened, you’d be alive.
En ChellameMy darling.
Nee Thoongidave Padai YengoWhere’s your bier for you to sleep?
Yen SelvameMy treasure.
Un Vinaiyum Vidumo Nee VazhaveWill your karma ever let you live?
Un Ulagam Tharumo Kodum PadameWill your world grant you such a cruel fate?
Nyayam Illa Vettai Onnu Nee AdaveYou had to dance in an unfair hunt.
Un Kurudhi Ingu Panjidumo Nee OdaveWill your blood spill out here as you run?
En Selvame (Oppari) Music Video
Inconsolable mourning for a lost child defines the core message. The traditional Oppari form frames the “En Selvame (Oppari)” lyrics meaning as a direct address to the departed. Pudukotta Suganthi’s voice anchors the song’s traditional structure.