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Madhura Veeran Saami

From Thai Mozhi · 1992

Lyricist
Piraisoodan
Singer
Ilayaraja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Thai Mozhi
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
18 Apr 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hoi madhura veeran saami saami
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Chorus :Hoi madhura veeran saami saami
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Hoi kaiyeduththu kumbiduvom
Kai kodukkum nambiduvom
Mangalamaaga kolava podu
Pongala padachchu poosa podu podu
Chorus : Mangalamaaga kolava podu
Pongala padachchu poosa podu podu
Hoi madhura veeran saami saami
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Madhangal pala aanaalum
Nokkam anaivarukkum ondru
Anbum karunaiyum iraivan thanthathu
Inimaiyum inbamum engilum nirainthathu
Anbudan inbamaai anaivarum vaazhvom aamen
Innaaru inna jaathi innaarkku inna needhi
Endrellaam saamikkillaiyae
Saamiya suththi suththu vanthaalum intha puththi
Ennaalum bhoomikkillaiyae
Veechcharuvaa kaiyil kondu
Vinai arukka vantha saami
Sootchamaththa ulla vechchu
pagai mudikka nindra saami
Paktharkalai aadharikkum paavigalai verarukkum
Nallavarkkellaam kaaval nirkkum
Naan paada enthan naavil nirkkum
Hoi madhura veeran saami saami
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Chorus :Madhura veeran saami saami
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Dheivangal thamakkul
Sandai ittu kolvathillai
Dheivangal thamakkul
Sandai ittu kolvathillai
Manithargalai manithanae thunpurutha vendumaa
Pona uyir meendum ingu thiruppi tahra koodumaa
Anbudan inbamaai anaivarum vaazhvom
Saamiyin pera solli
Sandaikal pottu pottu
Bhoomiyae kettu pochchudaa
Kondaadum saami ellaam
Undaana sanda paaththi
Koyila vittu pochchudaa
Aduththavanin thavarugala
Kanakkezhuthi paakkuravan
Avan kanakku saamikilla
Irukkuratha maranthiduvaan
Oor mudhuga paakkum munnae
Um mudhuga paaththukkadaa
Paavaththa paaththaa bhoomi melae
Paaraththa podu saami melae
Hoi madhura veeran saami saami
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Chorus :Hoi hoi madhura veeran saami saami
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Kaiyeduththu kumbiduvom
Kai kodukkum nambiduvom
Mangalamaaga kolava podu
Pongala padachchu poosa podu podu
Chorus :Mangalamaaga kolava podu
Pongala padachchu poosa podu podu
Aahaan madhura veeran saami saami
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Chorus :Hei hei madhura veeran saami saami
Ullathenga pandi bhoomi bhoomi
Hoy, Lord Madurai Veeran, our deity!
He is right here in this Pandya land!
Chorus: Hoy, Lord Madurai Veeran, our deity!
He is right here in this Pandya land!
Hoy, let us fold our hands and worship him!
Let us believe that he will lend a helping hand!
Raise an auspicious ululation (kulavai)!
Offer the sweet Pongal and perform the sacred worship!
Chorus: Raise an auspicious ululation (kulavai)!
Offer the sweet Pongal and perform the sacred worship!
Hoy, Lord Madurai Veeran, our deity!
He is right here in this Pandya land!
Though there are many religions,
the true purpose is one and the same for all.
Love and compassion were gifted by God;
sweetness and joy are filled everywhere.
Let us all live happily with love, Amen.
"This person belongs to this caste, and this is the justice for that person"—
God has no such distinctions!
Even though people keep circling around God in prayer, this wisdom
has never been understood by this world!
Holding a curved machete in his hand,
he is the deity who came to cut away our troubles and sins!
Keeping divine secrets within,
he is the deity who stood to destroy enmity!
He supports the faithful devotees and uproots the wicked;
he stands guard for all good people,
and rests upon my tongue as I sing!
Hoy, Lord Madurai Veeran, our deity!
He is right here in this Pandya land!
Chorus: Lord Madurai Veeran, our deity!
He is right here in this Pandya land!
The gods among themselves
never fight with one another.
The gods among themselves
never fight with one another.
Should one human being torment another?
Can a lost life ever be brought back here?
Let us all live happily with love!
In the name of God,
by fighting again and again,
the whole world has ruined itself!
Seeing the fights that broke out,
all the gods we worship
have left their temples and gone away!
The one who keeps keeping score
of the mistakes of others
forgets that God keeps no such petty score,
and forgets what is truly real!
Before you look at the backs of others to criticize them,
take a look at your own back first!
When you see all the sin upon this earth,
surrender your burdens to God!
Hoy, Lord Madurai Veeran, our deity!
He is right here in this Pandya land!
Chorus: Hoy hoy, Lord Madurai Veeran, our deity!
He is right here in this Pandya land!
Let us fold our hands and worship him!
Let us believe that he will lend a helping hand!
Raise an auspicious ululation (kulavai)!
Offer the sweet Pongal and perform the sacred worship!
Chorus: Raise an auspicious ululation (kulavai)!
Offer the sweet Pongal and perform the sacred worship!
Ahaan, Lord Madurai Veeran, our deity!
He is right here in this Pandya land!
Chorus: Hey hey, Lord Madurai Veeran, our deity!
He is right here in this Pandya land!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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