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Sari Gama Pathani

From Paruthiveeran · 2007

Lyricist
Snehan
Singer
Srimathumitha
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Paruthiveeran
Movie release year
2007
Lyrics added on
3 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sa ri ga ma pa tha ni
Sollithaaren
Oru vaatti
Seriyaa kettuttu paaduviya
Eh paatti
Kodukkapuliya parichchu
Naan thovaiyal araichchu thaaren
Kalli paala karanthu
Naan kaapi pottu thaaren
Kudichcha
Naakkula esai varum
Naathaswaram thevai illa
Raagangala kaththukkavae
Thatchchanaiyum thevai illa
Ozhappu kaatta sirukkikki
Purushan paththu paarungadi
Thaazhambu sangili pottathaen
Nakkalum vikkalum adangundi
Yela raththam egiri kuthikkuthoo
Adi podi
Naangalellaam podaatha aattangala
Summa podi
Sa ri ga ri sa
Sa ri ga ri sa
Sa ri ga ri sa
Sa sa ni ni sa
Sa ri ga ri sa
Sa sa ni ni dha
Sa ri ga ri sa
Sa sa ni ni sa
Sa ri ga ri sa
Sa sa ni ni dha
Eh dan dan khaan
Dan dan khaan
Eh dan dan khaan
Dan dan khaan
Yegappatta sarakkirukku
Vaai vasamthaan enkitta
Vaangi nalla eththikkira
Kaathirukka unkitta
Thandakkiri rendum
Paththarandi
Mammutti kaaren vaaraandi
Sa ri ga ma pa tha ni
Solliththaaren
Oru vaatti
Seriyaa kettuttu paaduviya
Eh paatti
Sa ri ga ri sa
Sa sa ni ni sa
Sa ri ga ri sa
Sa sa ni ni dha
Sa ri ga ri sa
Sa sa sa sa sa
Sa sa sa
Sa ri ga ma ga ri ga ri sa
Sa ri ga ma pa tha ni
Solliththaaren
Oru vaatti
: Kaathu vettuven mavalukku
Buththiyum kiththiyum kettupochcho
Ada pora varavelellaam paattu paadi
Kaambichchirukka
Puttailla utkaanthukittu
Sa ri ga ma pa tha ni
Solliththaaren
Oru vaatti
Seriyaa kettuttu paaduviya
Eh paatti
Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni
I will teach you,
just this once—
will you listen properly and sing,
hey grandma?
I will pluck sweet tamarinds
and grind chutney for you,
I will milk the cactus spurge
and brew coffee for you.
If you drink it,
music will flow from your tongue,
no wind pipe will be needed!
And to learn the musical scales,
you will not have to pay any fee!
Look at this cheeky girl showing off,
go find a husband for her, girls!
Once she wears a screwpine wedding chain,
all her mockery and cheekiness will settle down!
Hey, my young blood is leaping with energy!
Oh, get lost, girl!
Is there any dance or game we haven't already done?
Just go away, girl!
Sa Ri Ga Ri Sa
Sa Ri Ga Ri Sa
Sa Ri Ga Ri Sa
Sa Sa Ni Ni Sa
Sa Ri Ga Ri Sa
Sa Sa Ni Ni Dha
Sa Ri Ga Ri Sa
Sa Sa Ni Ni Sa
Sa Ri Ga Ri Sa
Sa Sa Ni Ni Dha
Hey, tan tan kahn
Tan tan kahn
Hey, tan tan kahn
Tan tan kahn
I have plenty of potent lines
ready on the tip of my tongue!
To take it all in and handle the kick,
do you have what it takes?
Both the leafy green stems
are trembling in fear,
for here comes the man with the spade!
Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni
I will teach you,
just this once—
will you listen properly and sing,
hey grandma?
Sa Ri Ga Ri Sa
Sa Sa Ni Ni Sa
Sa Ri Ga Ri Sa
Sa Sa Ni Ni Dha
Sa Ri Ga Ri Sa
Sa Sa Sa Sa Sa
Sa Sa Sa
Sa Ri Ga Ma Ga Ri Ga Ri Sa
Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni
I will teach you,
just this once—
I'll chop her ears off!
Has she lost her mind completely?
Singing songs to everyone passing by,
she is showing off,
sitting right there on the mound!
Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni
I will teach you,
just this once—
will you listen properly and sing,
hey grandma?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a lively, humorous rural folk dialogue track from the movie Paruthiveeran. It features playfulness, teasing, and competitive banter between characters in a village setting. The lyrics blend classical musical notes (swaras) with comical village exaggerations, such as making coffee out of cactus milk or grinding chutney from wild tamarind to induce musical ability without needing formal training or fees.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Humorous Hyperbole

“Kalli paala karanthu / Naan kaapi pottu thaaren”

Exaggerated imagery such as making coffee out of poisonous cactus milk to make one's voice musical.

Ethukai (Second-letter Assonance)

“Kodukkapuliya parichchu / Kalli paala karanthu”

Rhyming of the second letter in consecutive lines, common in Tamil folk poetry (e.g., Kodukkapuliya / Kalli).

Swaram Integration (Rhythmic Scatting)

“Sa ri ga ma pa tha ni”

Blending Indian classical solfege (Sa Re Ga Ma) directly into folk lyrics for satirical effect.

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Trivia

The soundtrack of Paruthiveeran, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, is celebrated for its authentic usage of Madurai folk instruments and rural Tamil dialects, winning widespread critical acclaim.

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