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Saamikaley Saamikaley

From En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan · 1989

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
24 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Saamigalae saamigalae sontha kadha kelunga
Needhigalai niyaayangalai kettuttu sollidunga
Saamigalae saamigalae sontha kadha kelunga
Needhigalai niyaayangalai kettuttu sollidunga
Ullatha sonnaa kuththamilla
Ullaththil ingae kallam illa
Vazhakka theeththu vaiyi
Oru vilakka yaeththi vaiyi
Intha vazhakka theeththu vaiyi
Oru vilakka yaeththi vaiyi
Saamigalae saamigalae sontha kadha kelunga
Needhigalai niyaayangalai kettuttu sollidunga
Kannaadi maaligaiyaa naan iruntahen ingae
Kalleduththu veesi puttaa maalai itta mangai
Thol meedhu oonjal katti naan valarththa thangai
Sollaalae thee eriya ponguthammaa gangai
Adi patta panthaaga aai vittaen ippothu
Midhi patta poonjolai idi vizha thaangaathu
Sontham enbathu poiyadaa
Pantham enbathu poiyadaa
Paasam enpathu noyadaa
Vaada vaikkira theeyadaa
Ondru pattathu sendru vttathu
Rendu pattathu vaazhve
Saamigalae saamigalae sontha kadha kelunga
Needhigalai niyaayangalai kettuttu sollidunga
Nilavinil kalangam endru sonnavanga yaaru
Sonnavanga vaarththaiyila unmai undaa kooru
Chndhiranum thaeivathendru sonnavanga yaaru
Thaei piraiyum valar piraiyum chandhiranil yaedhu
Thannikkullae ennaalum thamarai poo nindraalum
Thanni adhil ottaathu unmai endrum poikkaathu
Veen pazhigal sollavae aal irunthaa pothumae
Paththiniyaana pothilum paavam vanthu saerumae
Kaalam engira dhevan kaiyilae aadum pambaram naamae
Saamigalae saamigalae sontha kadha kelunga
Needhigalai niyaayangalai kettuttu sollidunga
Ullatha sonnaa kuththamilla
Ullaththil inae kallam illa
Vazhakka theeththu vaiyi
Oru vilakka yaeththi vaiyi
Intha vazhakka theeththu vaiyi
Oru vilakka yaeththi vaiyi
Saamigalae saamigalae sontha kadha kelunga
Needhigalai niyaayangalai kettuttu sollidunga….
O respected elders, O respected elders, listen to my personal story,
Listen to the truth and justice, and give your verdict.
O respected elders, O respected elders, listen to my personal story,
Listen to the truth and justice, and give your verdict.
There is no wrong in speaking the truth,
There is no deceit in this heart of mine.
Settle this dispute,
And light a lamp!
Settle this dispute,
And light a lamp...
O respected elders, O respected elders, listen to my personal story,
Listen to the truth and justice, and give your verdict.
I stood here like a palace of glass,
And the woman I wed threw a stone at it.
The sister I raised, carrying her on my shoulders,
Hurled fire with her words, making tears surge like a flood.
Now I have become like a ball that gets kicked around,
A trampled flower garden cannot bear a thunderbolt.
Family ties are a lie,
Bonds of love are a lie.
Affection is a sickness,
A fire that withers you away.
What was once united is gone,
And my life is torn in two.
O respected elders, O respected elders, listen to my personal story,
Listen to the truth and justice, and give your verdict.
Who was it that said the moon has a stain?
Tell me, is there any truth in what they said?
Who was it that said the moon actually wanes?
How can the moon itself truly wax or wane?
Though a lotus flower rests in water every day,
Water never clings to it; the truth never fails.
As long as there are people to make baseless accusations,
Even the purest woman will be stained with blame.
We are spinning tops dancing in the hands of Time.
O respected elders, O respected elders, listen to my personal story,
Listen to the truth and justice, and give your verdict.
There is no wrong in speaking the truth,
There is no deceit in this heart of mine.
Settle this dispute,
And light a lamp!
Settle this dispute,
And light a lamp...
O respected elders, O respected elders, listen to my personal story,
Listen to the truth and justice, and give your verdict.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional song expresses the deep pain of a man who feels betrayed by those he cherished most—his wife and the younger sister he raised with love. Describing his once-happy life as a fragile glass palace shattered by false accusations and family conflict, he pleads to the elders or divine forces ('Saamigalae') to hear his story and deliver justice. He laments the transience and deceptive nature of human relationships, viewing love as a burning affliction and humans as mere spinning tops manipulated by Time.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Kannaadi maaligaiyaa naan iruntahen ingae”

Life and fragile domestic happiness are compared to a palace made of glass ('Kannaadi maaligaiyaa').

Simile (Uvamai)

“Adi patta panthaaga aai vittaen ippothu”

The protagonist compares his battered emotional state to a ball that has been struck repeatedly ('Adi patta panthaaga').

Rhyme / Monai (Initial Assonance)

“Sontham enbathu poiyadaa / Pantham enbathu poiyadaa / Paasam enpathu noyadaa”

Alliteration of the initial letters across lines ('Sontham', 'Pantham', 'Paasam').

Analogy / Traditional Philosophical Imagery

“Thannikkullae ennaalum thamarai poo nindraalum”

Uses the classical metaphor of a lotus in water ('Thamarai poo') to describe purity unaffected by worldly taint or false blame.

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Trivia

The song comes from the 1989 Tamil film 'En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan', starring Vijayakanth, Suhasini, and Rekha. The soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with poignant lyrics penned by Muthulingam, highlighting the emotional turmoil of familial misunderstandings.

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