Madhura Veeran Saami
From Thai Mozhi · 1992
- Lyricist
- Piraisoodan
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Thai Mozhi1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hoi madhura veeran saami saami | Oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity! |
| Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi | Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land! |
| Chorus :Hoi madhura veeran saami saami | Chorus: Oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity! |
| Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi | Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land! |
| Male | |
| Hoi kaiyeduththu kumbiduvom | Let us fold our hands and worship Him, |
| Kai kodukkum nambiduvom | Let us trust Him who extends a helping hand. |
| Mangalamaaga kolava podu | Make auspicious ululation cries, |
| Pongala padachchu poosa podu podu | Prepare sweet pongal and perform the worship! |
| Chorus : Mangalamaaga kolava podu | Chorus: Make auspicious ululation cries, |
| Pongala padachchu poosa podu podu | Prepare sweet pongal and perform the worship! |
| Male | |
| Hoi madhura veeran saami saami | Oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity! |
| Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi | Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land! |
| Chorus | |
| Madhangal pala aanaalum | Though religions are many, |
| Nokkam anaivarukkum ondru | The core purpose for everyone is one. |
| Anbum karunaiyum iraivan thanthathu | God gave us love and compassion, |
| Inimaiyum inbamum engilum nirainthathu | Sweetness and joy are filled everywhere. |
| Anbudan inbamaai anaivarum vaazhvom aamen | Let us all live with love and joy, amen! |
| Male | |
| Innaaru inna jaathi innaarkku inna needhi | That so-and-so belongs to a certain caste, and a specific justice applies to a specific person— |
| Endrellaam saamikkillaiyae | God does not have any such divisions! |
| Saamiya suththi suththu vanthaalum intha puththi | Even if people go around worshiping God, this wisdom— |
| Ennaalum bhoomikkillaiyae | The world never seems to learn! |
| Male | |
| Veechcharuvaa kaiyil kondu | Holding a curved sickle in hand, |
| Vinai arukka vantha saami | The deity came to destroy evil karma. |
| Sootchamaththa ulla vechchu | Keeping divine secrets within, |
| pagai mudikka nindra saami | The deity stood to eliminate enmity. |
| Male | |
| Paktharkalai aadharikkum paavigalai verarukkum | He supports devotees and uproots sinners, |
| Nallavarkkellaam kaaval nirkkum | He stands as a guard for all good people, |
| Naan paada enthan naavil nirkkum | And stands on my tongue as I sing! |
| Male | |
| Hoi madhura veeran saami saami | Oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity! |
| Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi | Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land! |
| Chorus :Madhura veeran saami saami | Chorus: Madhura Veeran deity, deity! |
| Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi | Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land! |
| Chorus | |
| Dheivangal thamakkul | Deities among themselves |
| Sandai ittu kolvathillai | Do not fight with each other. |
| Dheivangal thamakkul | Deities among themselves |
| Sandai ittu kolvathillai | Do not fight with each other. |
| Manithargalai manithanae thunpurutha vendumaa | Should human beings torture fellow human beings? |
| Pona uyir meendum ingu thiruppi tahra koodumaa | Can a lost life ever be returned back to earth? |
| Anbudan inbamaai anaivarum vaazhvom | Let us all live with love and joy! |
| Male | |
| Saamiyin pera solli | In the name of God, |
| Sandaikal pottu pottu | By constantly fighting and fighting, |
| Bhoomiyae kettu pochchudaa | The earth itself has become ruined! |
| Kondaadum saami ellaam | All the gods whom people celebrate, |
| Undaana sanda paaththi | Seeing the fights that broke out, |
| Koyila vittu pochchudaa | Have abandoned the temples and left! |
| Male | |
| Aduththavanin thavarugala | The one who keeps an account |
| Kanakkezhuthi paakkuravan | Of other people's mistakes, |
| Avan kanakku saamikilla | Forgets that God does not hold |
| Irukkuratha maranthiduvaan | An account like his! |
| Male | |
| Oor mudhuga paakkum munnae | Before pointing at the back of others, |
| Um mudhuga paaththukkadaa | Look at your own back first! |
| Paavaththa paaththaa bhoomi melae | If you see sin on this earth, |
| Paaraththa podu saami melae | Surrender your burden onto God! |
| Male | |
| Hoi madhura veeran saami saami | Oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity! |
| Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi | Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land! |
| Chorus :Hoi hoi madhura veeran saami saami | Chorus: Oh oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity! |
| Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi | Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land! |
| Male | |
| Kaiyeduththu kumbiduvom | Let us fold our hands and worship Him, |
| Kai kodukkum nambiduvom | Let us trust Him who extends a helping hand. |
| Mangalamaaga kolava podu | Make auspicious ululation cries, |
| Pongala padachchu poosa podu podu | Prepare sweet pongal and perform the worship! |
| Chorus :Mangalamaaga kolava podu | Chorus: Make auspicious ululation cries, |
| Pongala padachchu poosa podu podu | Prepare sweet pongal and perform the worship! |
| Male | |
| Aahaan madhura veeran saami saami | Aha, Madhura Veeran deity, deity! |
| Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi | Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land! |
| Chorus :Hei hei madhura veeran saami saami | Chorus: Hey hey, Madhura Veeran deity, deity! |
| Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi | Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land! |
ஹோய் மதுர வீரன் சாமி சாமி
உள்ளதெங்க பாண்டி பூமி பூமி
குழு :
மதுர வீரன் சாமி சாமி
உள்ளதெங்க பாண்டி பூமி பூமி
Oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
Chorus: Oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
ஹோய் கையெடுத்து கும்பிடுவோம்
கை கொடுக்கும் நம்பிடுவோம்
மங்கலமாக கொலவ போடு
பொங்கல படச்சு பூச போடு போடு
குழு :
மங்கலமாக கொலவ போடு
பொங்கல படச்சு பூச போடு போடு
Let us fold our hands and worship Him,
Let us trust Him who extends a helping hand.
Make auspicious ululation cries,
Prepare sweet pongal and perform the worship!
Chorus: Make auspicious ululation cries,
Prepare sweet pongal and perform the worship!
ஹோய் மதுர வீரன் சாமி சாமி
உள்ளதெங்க பாண்டி பூமி பூமி
Oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
மதங்கள் பல ஆனாலும்
நோக்கம் அனைவருக்கும் ஒன்று
அன்பும் கருணையும் இறைவன் தந்தது
இனிமையும் இன்பமும் எங்கிலும் நிறைந்தது
அன்புடன் இன்பமாய் அனைவரும் வாழ்வோம் ஆமேன்...
Though religions are many,
The core purpose for everyone is one.
God gave us love and compassion,
Sweetness and joy are filled everywhere.
Let us all live with love and joy, amen!
இன்னாரு இன்ன சாதி இன்னார்க்கு இன்ன நீதி
என்றெல்லாம் சாமிக்கில்லையே
சாமியச் சுத்திச் சுத்தி வந்தாலும் இந்த புத்தி
எந்நாளும் பூமிக்கில்லையே
That so-and-so belongs to a certain caste, and a specific justice applies to a specific person—
God does not have any such divisions!
Even if people go around worshiping God, this wisdom—
The world never seems to learn!
வீச்சருவா கையில் கொண்டு
வினை அறுக்க வந்த சாமி
சூட்சுமத்த உள்ள வெச்சு
பகை முடிக்க நின்ற சாமி
Holding a curved sickle in hand,
The deity came to destroy evil karma.
Keeping divine secrets within,
The deity stood to eliminate enmity.
பக்தர்களை ஆதரிக்கும் பாவிகளை வேரறுக்கும்
நல்லவர்க்கெல்லாம் காவல் நிற்கும்
நான் பாட எந்தன் நாவில் நிற்கும்.....
He supports devotees and uproots sinners,
He stands as a guard for all good people,
And stands on my tongue as I sing!
ஹோய் மதுர வீரன் சாமி சாமி
உள்ளதெங்க பாண்டி பூமி பூமி
குழு :
மதுர வீரன் சாமி சாமி
உள்ளதெங்க பாண்டி பூமி பூமி
Oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
Chorus: Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
தெய்வங்கள் தமக்குள்
சண்டை இட்டுக் கொள்வதில்லை
தெய்வங்கள் தமக்குள்
சண்டை இட்டுக் கொள்வதில்லை
மனிதர்களை மனிதனே துன்புறத்த வேண்டுமா
போன உயிர் மீண்டும் இங்கு திருப்பித் தரக் கூடுமா
அன்புடன் இன்பமாய் அனைவரும் வாழ்வோம்
Deities among themselves
Do not fight with each other.
Deities among themselves
Do not fight with each other.
Should human beings torture fellow human beings?
Can a lost life ever be returned back to earth?
Let us all live with love and joy!
சாமியின் பேரச் சொல்லி
சண்டைகள் போட்டுப் போட்டு
பூமியே கெட்டுப் போச்சுடா
கொண்டாடும் சாமி எல்லாம்
உண்டான சண்ட பாத்து
கோயில விட்டுப் போச்சுடா
In the name of God,
By constantly fighting and fighting,
The earth itself has become ruined!
All the gods whom people celebrate,
Seeing the fights that broke out,
Have abandoned the temples and left!
அடுத்தவனின் தவறுகள
கணக்கெழுதிப் பாக்குறவன்
அவன் கணக்கு சாமி கிட்ட
இருக்குறத மறந்திடுவான்
The one who keeps an account
Of other people's mistakes,
Forgets that God does not hold
An account like his!
ஊர் முதுக பாக்கும் முன்னே
உம் முதுக பாத்துக்கடா
பாவத்தப் பாத்தா பூமி மேலே
பாரத்தப் போடு சாமி மேலே.....
Before pointing at the back of others,
Look at your own back first!
If you see sin on this earth,
Surrender your burden onto God!
ஹோய் மதுர வீரன் சாமி சாமி
உள்ளதெங்க பாண்டி பூமி பூமி
குழு :
ஹேய் ஹேய் மதுர வீரன் சாமி சாமி
உள்ளதெங்க பாண்டி பூமி பூமி
Oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
Chorus: Oh oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
கையெடுத்து கும்பிடுவோம்
கை கொடுக்கும் நம்பிடுவோம்
மங்கலமாக கொலவ போடு
பொங்கல படச்சு பூச போடு போடு
குழு :
மங்கலமாக கொலவ போடு
பொங்கல படச்சு பூச போடு போடு
Let us fold our hands and worship Him,
Let us trust Him who extends a helping hand.
Make auspicious ululation cries,
Prepare sweet pongal and perform the worship!
Chorus: Make auspicious ululation cries,
Prepare sweet pongal and perform the worship!
ஆஹான் மதுர வீரன் சாமி சாமி
உள்ளதெங்க பாண்டி பூமி பூமி
குழு :
ஹேய் ஹேய் மதுர வீரன் சாமி சாமி
உள்ளதெங்க பாண்டி பூமி பூமி
Aha, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
Chorus: Hey hey, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
Hoi madhura veeran saami saami
Oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
Chorus :Hoi madhura veeran saami saami
Chorus: Oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
Hoi kaiyeduththu kumbiduvom
Let us fold our hands and worship Him,
Kai kodukkum nambiduvom
Let us trust Him who extends a helping hand.
Mangalamaaga kolava podu
Make auspicious ululation cries,
Pongala padachchu poosa podu podu
Prepare sweet pongal and perform the worship!
Chorus : Mangalamaaga kolava podu
Chorus: Make auspicious ululation cries,
Pongala padachchu poosa podu podu
Prepare sweet pongal and perform the worship!
Hoi madhura veeran saami saami
Oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
Madhangal pala aanaalum
Though religions are many,
Nokkam anaivarukkum ondru
The core purpose for everyone is one.
Anbum karunaiyum iraivan thanthathu
God gave us love and compassion,
Inimaiyum inbamum engilum nirainthathu
Sweetness and joy are filled everywhere.
Anbudan inbamaai anaivarum vaazhvom aamen
Let us all live with love and joy, amen!
Innaaru inna jaathi innaarkku inna needhi
That so-and-so belongs to a certain caste, and a specific justice applies to a specific person—
Endrellaam saamikkillaiyae
God does not have any such divisions!
Saamiya suththi suththu vanthaalum intha puththi
Even if people go around worshiping God, this wisdom—
Ennaalum bhoomikkillaiyae
The world never seems to learn!
Veechcharuvaa kaiyil kondu
Holding a curved sickle in hand,
Vinai arukka vantha saami
The deity came to destroy evil karma.
Sootchamaththa ulla vechchu
Keeping divine secrets within,
pagai mudikka nindra saami
The deity stood to eliminate enmity.
Paktharkalai aadharikkum paavigalai verarukkum
He supports devotees and uproots sinners,
Nallavarkkellaam kaaval nirkkum
He stands as a guard for all good people,
Naan paada enthan naavil nirkkum
And stands on my tongue as I sing!
Hoi madhura veeran saami saami
Oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
Chorus :Madhura veeran saami saami
Chorus: Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
Dheivangal thamakkul
Deities among themselves
Sandai ittu kolvathillai
Do not fight with each other.
Dheivangal thamakkul
Deities among themselves
Sandai ittu kolvathillai
Do not fight with each other.
Manithargalai manithanae thunpurutha vendumaa
Should human beings torture fellow human beings?
Pona uyir meendum ingu thiruppi tahra koodumaa
Can a lost life ever be returned back to earth?
Anbudan inbamaai anaivarum vaazhvom
Let us all live with love and joy!
Saamiyin pera solli
In the name of God,
Sandaikal pottu pottu
By constantly fighting and fighting,
Bhoomiyae kettu pochchudaa
The earth itself has become ruined!
Kondaadum saami ellaam
All the gods whom people celebrate,
Undaana sanda paaththi
Seeing the fights that broke out,
Koyila vittu pochchudaa
Have abandoned the temples and left!
Aduththavanin thavarugala
The one who keeps an account
Kanakkezhuthi paakkuravan
Of other people's mistakes,
Avan kanakku saamikilla
Forgets that God does not hold
Irukkuratha maranthiduvaan
An account like his!
Oor mudhuga paakkum munnae
Before pointing at the back of others,
Um mudhuga paaththukkadaa
Look at your own back first!
Paavaththa paaththaa bhoomi melae
If you see sin on this earth,
Paaraththa podu saami melae
Surrender your burden onto God!
Hoi madhura veeran saami saami
Oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
Chorus :Hoi hoi madhura veeran saami saami
Chorus: Oh oh, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
Kaiyeduththu kumbiduvom
Let us fold our hands and worship Him,
Kai kodukkum nambiduvom
Let us trust Him who extends a helping hand.
Mangalamaaga kolava podu
Make auspicious ululation cries,
Pongala padachchu poosa podu podu
Prepare sweet pongal and perform the worship!
Chorus :Mangalamaaga kolava podu
Chorus: Make auspicious ululation cries,
Pongala padachchu poosa podu podu
Prepare sweet pongal and perform the worship!
Aahaan madhura veeran saami saami
Aha, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
Chorus :Hei hei madhura veeran saami saami
Chorus: Hey hey, Madhura Veeran deity, deity!
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Where is it? Right here in the Pandya land, land!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the film 'Thai Mozhi' (1992), composed and rendered by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Piraisoodan, is a vibrant folk hymn dedicated to Madurai Veeran, a prominent guardian deity of the southern region of Tamil Nadu (Pandi Bhoomi). It combines folk festive enthusiasm—complete with traditional village rituals like pongal offerings and ululation cries—with profound social commentary on communal harmony, human hypocrisy, and caste equality.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Paktharkalai aadharikkum paavigalai verarukkum / Nallavarkkellaam kaaval nirkkum”
Matching second consonants across lines, e.g., 'Innaaru' and 'Endrellaam' (nn/nd match), 'Paktharkalai' and 'Nallavarkkellaam'.
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Pongala padachchu poosa podu podu”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds within a line, such as 'Sootchamaththa' and 'Saami' or 'Pongala' and 'Poosa'.
Repetition / Anaphora
“Hoi madhura veeran saami saami / Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi”
Emphasis through rhythmic repetition of words like 'saami saami', 'bhoomi bhoomi', and 'pottu pottu'.
Rhetorical Question
“Pona uyir meendum ingu thiruppi tahra koodumaa”
Challenging social conflict through questioning human morality, asking if lost lives can ever be returned.
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Trivia
'Thai Mozhi' (1992) featured music by Ilaiyaraaja, who also sang this high-energy village folk anthem. The song uses authentic Madurai folk dialect and rhythm, blending regional worship traditions of guardian deities (kaval deivam) with universal humanistic philosophical messages against caste discrimination and religious conflict.
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