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Lyrics & meaning

Basavanna

From Seetha Payanam · 2025

Lyricist
Suresh Jithan
Singers
Mahalingam, L Keerthana
Music director
Anup Rubens
Details
Seetha Payanam2025

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Oh..Eashwra..aaa..aaa..Oh Lord Shiva...
Nandheeshwara.. haa..Oh Lord Nandheeshwara...
Male
Sooriyanai pola vandhaan paaru..Look, he came like the bright sun!
Magaveeranai pola kaathiduvaan paaru..Look, he will protect you like a great hero!
Male
Un kangal sindhum kanneerinai kandaalIf he sees the tears shedding from your eyes,
Than kannai pola unnai kaappan paaru..Look, he will guard you as fiercely as his own eyes!
Male
Thottaa un tholurippanIf you mess with him, he will skin your shoulders,
Pakka sulukkeduppaanHe will straighten out your joints and arrogance completely!
Getthaa therikka viduvaan..aaahn..He will blow everyone away with pure swagger...
Ottha aalaga nippaan.He will stand strong and solitary as a one-man force.
Nittham anbai koduppaan..He will shower love every single day,
Petha pullaya polathaan..Just like one's own born child...
Female
Gokulatthin kuladheivamdaa..He is the family deity of Gokulam, my friend!
Annaikellam annai thaanada..He is the mother of all mothers, my friend!
Nam pillayin vaazhkayin dheepamadaa..He is the guiding light of our child's life, my friend!
Paasam konda pasuthaayada..A loving mother cow, my friend!
Male
Hey..Hey..
Male
Heyyy..ohhh..heyy..(2)Heyyy..ohhh..heyy..
Male
Sooriyanai pola vandhaan paaru..Look, he came like the sun!
Oru minnalai pol thulli vandhaan paaru..Look, he leaped forward like a flash of lightning!
Male
Seeri varum vegatthai nee paaru..Look at the fierce speed with which he charges!
Ivan veerathukku nigar ingu yaaru..Who here can match his bravery?
Male
Sooravaliya polaLike a mighty whirlwind,
Vandhaan murattukkaala..He arrived, the wild bull...
Suthi adikkum aalada…A force that strikes in all directions...
Mosam panna nenachaIf anyone dares to betray or harm,
Modhi uyireduppaanHe will charge into them and take their life!
Veeram ivan veetu peradaa..Valor is his family name, my friend!
Female
Vaayillaatha jeevan thaanadaa..He is a voiceless living soul, my friend!
Nammel anbai kondaHe holds immense love for us,
Thyaaga moorthida..An embodiment of pure sacrifice, my friend!
Dheivangal ellaamAll the gods and deities,
Panindhe vanangumBow down and worship,
Annaiyaval kamadhenuda..Mother Kamadhenu, my friend!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'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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