- Lyricist
- Suresh Jithan
- Singers
- Mahalingam, L Keerthana
- Music director
- Anup Rubens
- Movie name
- Seetha Payanam
- Movie release year
- 2025
- Lyrics added on
- 30 Dec 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Seetha Payanam' is a powerful celebratory song glorifying the divine bull and cow in rural Indian culture. The lyrics revere the animal as both a fierce protector (Nandheeshwara/Bull) and a compassionate, self-sacrificing mother (Kamadhenu/Cow). It praises the animal's lightning speed, immense valor, and loyalty, while emphasizing its sacred role as a beloved family member and a divine guardian of the village.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Sooriyanai pola vandhaan paaru.. / Oru minnalai pol thulli vandhaan paaru..”
Compares the arrival and movement of the animal to the sun and lightning using the comparative marker 'pola/pol'.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Veeram ivan veetu peradaa..”
Directly equates the bull's heritage to courage itself, elevating its status to a warrior line.
Alliteration / Monai
“Mosam panna nenacha / Modhi uyireduppaan”
Repetition of the initial 'M' sound across adjacent lines ('Mosam', 'Modhi').
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Trivia
The song incorporates imagery of both 'Nandheeshwara' (the sacred bull, vehicle of Lord Shiva) and 'Kamadhenu' (the divine wish-fulfilling cow), seamlessly blending fierce masculine protection with tender feminine care.
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