Un Madhama
From Raman Abdullah · 1997
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Nagore E. M. Hanifa
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Raman Abdullah1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hey ethanaiyoo sithanunga | Hey, so many enlightened sages |
| Kaththiyaachu | Have shouted out! |
| Kaththi kaththi thonda thanni | Shouting and shouting, the water in their throat |
| Vaththiyaachu | Has dried up! |
| Suthamaaga sonnadhellaam poraliyaa | Did everything told clearly turn into a lie? |
| Mothamaaga kadhula thaan yeraliyaa | Did it not enter anyone's ears completely? |
| Male | |
| Thandhana thandhana thana | Thandhana thandhana thana |
| Thana thana thana thana | Thana thana thana thana |
| Thandhana thandhana thana doi | Thandhana thandhana thana doi |
| Male | |
| Un mathama en mathama | Is it your religion or my religion? |
| Aandavan entha matham | Which religion is God? |
| Nallavanga em mathamoo | Whichever religion good people belong to, |
| Aandavan antha matham | God belongs to that religion! |
| Male | |
| Ada pongada pongada pongada | Hey, go away, go away, go away! |
| Polladha poosalum yesalum yenda | Why these evil fights and scoldings? |
| Kooda vangada vangada vangada | Come along, come along, come along! |
| Solladha sangadhi solluren keludaa | Listen, I will tell you unsaid truths! |
| Male | |
| Antha aandavan thaan | Is that God Himself |
| Chirsthuvana muslim-ah illa hindu-va | A Christian, a Muslim, or a Hindu? |
| Male | |
| Un mathama en mathama | Is it your religion or my religion? |
| Aandavan entha matham | Which religion is God? |
| Nallavanga em mathamoo | Whichever religion good people belong to, |
| Aandavan antha matham | God belongs to that religion! |
| Male | |
| Manasukulla naaigalum narigalum | Inside the mind, dogs and foxes, |
| Naal vagai peigalum | And four types of ghosts |
| Naatiyam aadudhadaa | Are dancing away! |
| Manidhan ennum porvaiyil irukkudhu | It stays under the cloak of being human, |
| Paarvaiyil nadakkudhu | It walks right in front of our eyes, |
| Naan kanda mirugamada | The beast that I have seen! |
| Male | |
| Ada yaarum thirunthaliyae | Hey, nobody has reformed! |
| Ithukaaga varunthaliyae | Nobody feels sorry for this! |
| Ada yaarum thirunthaliyae | Hey, nobody has reformed! |
| Ithukaaga varunthaliyae | Nobody feels sorry for this! |
| Male | |
| Neeyum naanum onnu | You and I are one, |
| Ithu nesam thaan manasula ennu | Consider this true love in your heart! |
| Poiyaiyum porataiyum pannu | Fight off the lies, |
| Intha boomiya pudhusa pannu | Make this world brand new! |
| Male | |
| Summa sonnatha sonnatha sollava | Should I just repeat what was already said? |
| Sollamal en vazhi en vazhi sellava | Or should I go my own way without telling? |
| Ada unnathaan namburen nallava | Hey, I trust only you, good person, |
| Unnaala maaruthal vanthidum allavaa | A change will come because of you, won't it? |
| Male | |
| Un mathama en mathama | Is it your religion or my religion? |
| Aandavan entha matham | Which religion is God? |
| Nallavanga em mathamoo | Whichever religion good people belong to, |
| Aandavan antha matham | God belongs to that religion! |
| Male | |
| Kanakkil oru kootalum kazhithalum | In mathematics, addition, subtraction, |
| Vaguthalum perukkalum | Division, and multiplication |
| Iruppadhu unmaiyadaa | Truly exist! |
| Koottal mattum vaazhkaiyil nadakudhu | Only addition happens in life, |
| Paavatha perukkudhu | Multiplying sins! |
| Ithu enna jenmamadaa | What kind of birth is this? |
| Male | |
| Ippo pudhusaa kanakku eluthu | Now, write a new equation, |
| Ingu varattum nalla pozhudhu | Let a good time arrive here! |
| Male | |
| Adiyae gyaana thangam | Hey, golden wisdom! |
| Ingu naan oru gnyaana singam | Here, I am a lion of wisdom! |
| Itha paartha poigal oodum | Seeing this, lies will run away, |
| Rendu pottaa ulagam maarum | If you take two shots, the world changes! |
| Male | |
| Ada bathiram bathiram bathiram | Hey, careful, careful, careful! |
| Theerppu naal pakkathil pakkathil varuthu | Judgment day is coming closer and closer! |
| Idhu sathiyam sathiyam sathiyam | This is true, true, true! |
| Sathiyathil sangathi seekiram varudhu | News of the truth is coming soon! |
| Male | |
| Un mathama en mathama | Is it your religion or my religion? |
| Aandavan entha matham | Which religion is God? |
| Nallavanga em mathamoo | Whichever religion good people belong to, |
| Aandavan antha matham | God belongs to that religion! |
| Male | |
| Ada pongada pongada pongada | Hey, go away, go away, go away! |
| Polladha poosalum yesalum yenda | Why these evil fights and scoldings? |
| Kooda vangada vangada vangada | Come along, come along, come along! |
| Solladha sangadhi solluren keludaa | Listen, I will tell you unsaid truths! |
| Male | |
| Antha aandavan thaan | Is that God Himself |
| Chirsthuvana muslim-ah illa hindu-va | A Christian, a Muslim, or a Hindu? |
| Male | |
| Un mathama en mathama | Is it your religion or my religion? |
| Aandavan entha matham | Which religion is God? |
| Nallavanga em mathamoo | Whichever religion good people belong to, |
| Aandavan antha matham | God belongs to that religion! |
ஹே எத்தனையோ
சித்தனுங்க கத்தியாச்சு
கத்தி கத்தி தொண்ட தண்ணி
வத்தியாச்சு
Hey, so many enlightened sages
Have shouted out!
Shouting and shouting, the water in their throat
Has dried up!
Did everything told clearly turn into a lie?
Did it not enter anyone's ears completely?
சுத்தமாக சொன்னதெல்லாம்
போறலியா
மொத்தமாக காதுலதான் ஏறலியா
Thandhana thandhana thana
Thana thana thana thana
Thandhana thandhana thana doi
தந்தன தந்தன தான
தான தான தான தான
தந்தன தாந்தன தான டேய்.....
Is it your religion or my religion?
Which religion is God?
Whichever religion good people belong to,
God belongs to that religion!
உன் மதமா என் மதமா
ஆண்டவன் எந்த மதம்
நல்லவங்க எம் மதமோ
ஆண்டவன் அந்த மதம்
Hey, go away, go away, go away!
Why these evil fights and scoldings?
Come along, come along, come along!
Listen, I will tell you unsaid truths!
அட போங்கடா
போங்கடா போங்கடா
பொல்லாத பூசலும் ஏசலும் ஏனடா
கூட வாங்கடா வாங்கடா வாங்கடா
சொல்லாத சங்கதி சொல்லுறேன் கேளடா
Is that God Himself
A Christian, a Muslim, or a Hindu?
அந்த ஆண்டவன்தான்
கிறிஸ்துவனா முஸ்லிம்மா
இல்ல ஹிந்துவா.......
Is it your religion or my religion?
Which religion is God?
Whichever religion good people belong to,
God belongs to that religion!
உன் மதமா என் மதமா
ஆண்டவன் எந்த மதம்
நல்லவங்க எம் மதமோ
ஆண்டவன் அந்த மதம்
Inside the mind, dogs and foxes,
And four types of ghosts
Are dancing away!
It stays under the cloak of being human,
It walks right in front of our eyes,
The beast that I have seen!
மனசுக்குள்ள நாய்களும் நரிகளும்
நாள் வகை பேய்களும்
நாட்டியம் ஆடுதடா
மனிதன் என்னும் போர்வையில் இருக்குது
பார்வையில் நடக்குது
நான் கண்ட மிருகமடா
Hey, nobody has reformed!
Nobody feels sorry for this!
Hey, nobody has reformed!
Nobody feels sorry for this!
அட யாரும் திருந்தலையே
இதுக்காக வருந்தலையே
அட யாரும் திருந்தலையே
இதுக்காக வருந்தலையே
You and I are one,
Consider this true love in your heart!
Fight off the lies,
Make this world brand new!
நீயும் நானும் ஒண்ணு
இது நெசம்தான் மனசுல எண்ணு
பொய்யையும் பொரட்டையும் பண்ணு
இந்த பூமியா புதுசா பண்ணு
Should I just repeat what was already said?
Or should I go my own way without telling?
Hey, I trust only you, good person,
A change will come because of you, won't it?
சும்மா சொன்னத சொன்னத
சொல்லவா
சொல்லாமல் என் வழி என் வழி
செல்லவா
அட உன்னத்தான் நம்புறேன் நல்லவா
உன்னால மாறுதல் வந்திடும் அல்லவா...
Is it your religion or my religion?
Which religion is God?
Whichever religion good people belong to,
God belongs to that religion!
உன் மதமா என் மதமா
ஆண்டவன் எந்த மதம்
நல்லவங்க எம் மதமோ
ஆண்டவன் அந்த மதம்
In mathematics, addition, subtraction,
Division, and multiplication
Truly exist!
Only addition happens in life,
Multiplying sins!
What kind of birth is this?
கணக்கில் ஒரு கூட்டலும் கழித்தலும்
வகுத்தலும் பெருக்கலும்
இருப்பது உண்மையடா
கூட்டல் மட்டும் வாழ்க்கையில் நடக்குது
பாவத்த பெருக்குது
இது என்ன ஜென்மமடா
Now, write a new equation,
Let a good time arrive here!
இப்போ புதுசா கணக்கெழுது
இங்கு வரட்டும் நல்ல பொழுது
Hey, golden wisdom!
Here, I am a lion of wisdom!
Seeing this, lies will run away,
If you take two shots, the world changes!
அடியே ஞானத்தங்கம்
இங்கு நான் ஒரு ஞான சிங்கம்
இத பார்த்தா பொய்கள் ஓடும்
ரெண்டு போட்டா உலகம் மாறும்
Hey, careful, careful, careful!
Judgment day is coming closer and closer!
This is true, true, true!
News of the truth is coming soon!
அட பத்திரம் பத்திரம் பத்திரம்
தீர்ப்பு நாள் பக்கத்தில் பக்கத்தில் வருது
இது சத்தியம் சத்தியம் சத்தியம்
சத்தியத்தில் சங்கதி சீக்கிரம் வருது...
Is it your religion or my religion?
Which religion is God?
Whichever religion good people belong to,
God belongs to that religion!
உன் மதமா என் மதமா
ஆண்டவன் எந்த மதம்
நல்லவங்க எம் மதமோ
ஆண்டவன் அந்த மதம்
Hey, go away, go away, go away!
Why these evil fights and scoldings?
Come along, come along, come along!
Listen, I will tell you unsaid truths!
அட போங்கடா
போங்கடா போங்கடா
பொல்லாத பூசலும் ஏசலும் ஏனடா
கூட வாங்கடா வாங்கடா வாங்கடா
சொல்லாத சங்கதி சொல்லுறேன் கேளடா
Is that God Himself
A Christian, a Muslim, or a Hindu?
அந்த ஆண்டவன்தான்
கிறிஸ்துவனா முஸ்லிம்மா
இல்ல ஹிந்துவா.......
Is it your religion or my religion?
Which religion is God?
Whichever religion good people belong to,
God belongs to that religion!
உன் மதமா என் மதமா
ஆண்டவன் எந்த மதம்
நல்லவங்க எம் மதமோ
ஆண்டவன் அந்த மதம்
Hey ethanaiyoo sithanunga
Hey, so many enlightened sages
Kaththiyaachu
Have shouted out!
Kaththi kaththi thonda thanni
Shouting and shouting, the water in their throat
Vaththiyaachu
Has dried up!
Suthamaaga sonnadhellaam poraliyaa
Did everything told clearly turn into a lie?
Mothamaaga kadhula thaan yeraliyaa
Did it not enter anyone's ears completely?
Thandhana thandhana thana
Thandhana thandhana thana
Thana thana thana thana
Thana thana thana thana
Thandhana thandhana thana doi
Thandhana thandhana thana doi
Un mathama en mathama
Is it your religion or my religion?
Aandavan entha matham
Which religion is God?
Nallavanga em mathamoo
Whichever religion good people belong to,
Aandavan antha matham
God belongs to that religion!
Ada pongada pongada pongada
Hey, go away, go away, go away!
Polladha poosalum yesalum yenda
Why these evil fights and scoldings?
Kooda vangada vangada vangada
Come along, come along, come along!
Solladha sangadhi solluren keludaa
Listen, I will tell you unsaid truths!
Antha aandavan thaan
Is that God Himself
Chirsthuvana muslim-ah illa hindu-va
A Christian, a Muslim, or a Hindu?
Un mathama en mathama
Is it your religion or my religion?
Aandavan entha matham
Which religion is God?
Nallavanga em mathamoo
Whichever religion good people belong to,
Aandavan antha matham
God belongs to that religion!
Manasukulla naaigalum narigalum
Inside the mind, dogs and foxes,
Naal vagai peigalum
And four types of ghosts
Naatiyam aadudhadaa
Are dancing away!
Manidhan ennum porvaiyil irukkudhu
It stays under the cloak of being human,
Paarvaiyil nadakkudhu
It walks right in front of our eyes,
Naan kanda mirugamada
The beast that I have seen!
Ada yaarum thirunthaliyae
Hey, nobody has reformed!
Ithukaaga varunthaliyae
Nobody feels sorry for this!
Ada yaarum thirunthaliyae
Hey, nobody has reformed!
Ithukaaga varunthaliyae
Nobody feels sorry for this!
Neeyum naanum onnu
You and I are one,
Ithu nesam thaan manasula ennu
Consider this true love in your heart!
Poiyaiyum porataiyum pannu
Fight off the lies,
Intha boomiya pudhusa pannu
Make this world brand new!
Summa sonnatha sonnatha sollava
Should I just repeat what was already said?
Sollamal en vazhi en vazhi sellava
Or should I go my own way without telling?
Ada unnathaan namburen nallava
Hey, I trust only you, good person,
Unnaala maaruthal vanthidum allavaa
A change will come because of you, won't it?
Un mathama en mathama
Is it your religion or my religion?
Aandavan entha matham
Which religion is God?
Nallavanga em mathamoo
Whichever religion good people belong to,
Aandavan antha matham
God belongs to that religion!
Kanakkil oru kootalum kazhithalum
In mathematics, addition, subtraction,
Vaguthalum perukkalum
Division, and multiplication
Iruppadhu unmaiyadaa
Truly exist!
Koottal mattum vaazhkaiyil nadakudhu
Only addition happens in life,
Paavatha perukkudhu
Multiplying sins!
Ithu enna jenmamadaa
What kind of birth is this?
Ippo pudhusaa kanakku eluthu
Now, write a new equation,
Ingu varattum nalla pozhudhu
Let a good time arrive here!
Adiyae gyaana thangam
Hey, golden wisdom!
Ingu naan oru gnyaana singam
Here, I am a lion of wisdom!
Itha paartha poigal oodum
Seeing this, lies will run away,
Rendu pottaa ulagam maarum
If you take two shots, the world changes!
Ada bathiram bathiram bathiram
Hey, careful, careful, careful!
Theerppu naal pakkathil pakkathil varuthu
Judgment day is coming closer and closer!
Idhu sathiyam sathiyam sathiyam
This is true, true, true!
Sathiyathil sangathi seekiram varudhu
News of the truth is coming soon!
Un mathama en mathama
Is it your religion or my religion?
Aandavan entha matham
Which religion is God?
Nallavanga em mathamoo
Whichever religion good people belong to,
Aandavan antha matham
God belongs to that religion!
Ada pongada pongada pongada
Hey, go away, go away, go away!
Polladha poosalum yesalum yenda
Why these evil fights and scoldings?
Kooda vangada vangada vangada
Come along, come along, come along!
Solladha sangadhi solluren keludaa
Listen, I will tell you unsaid truths!
Antha aandavan thaan
Is that God Himself
Chirsthuvana muslim-ah illa hindu-va
A Christian, a Muslim, or a Hindu?
Un mathama en mathama
Is it your religion or my religion?
Aandavan entha matham
Which religion is God?
Nallavanga em mathamoo
Whichever religion good people belong to,
Aandavan antha matham
God belongs to that religion!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This philosophical track from the film 'Raman Abdullah' questions communal prejudice, religious fanaticism, and human hypocrisy. Lyricist Vaali argues that God does not belong to any organized religion like Hinduism, Islam, or Christianity, but rather resides wherever goodness, morality, and true humanity exist. He laments that despite centuries of teachings by sages and saints, humans continue to harbour internal malice, greed, and divisiveness. Using clever mathematical metaphors—such as addition, subtraction, and multiplication—the song highlights how humans constantly multiply their sins instead of adding love and harmony. Ultimately, the song delivers a strong message urging people to shed religious animosity, reform their inner character, and work together to create a peaceful and unified world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Kaththiyaachu / Vaththiyaachu”
The second consonant 'th' rhymes between consecutive lines, creating traditional Tamil rhythmic flow.
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kaththi kaththi thonda thanni”
Repetition of the 'K' sound at the beginning of words in the line.
Metaphor
“Manasukulla naaigalum narigalum / Naal vagai peigalum naatiyam aadudhadaa”
Evil thoughts, craftiness, and negative emotions are personified as dogs, foxes, and ghosts dancing inside the human mind.
Rhetorical Question
“Chirsthuvana muslim-ah illa hindu-va”
The lyricist poses a direct question about God's religion to challenge the listener's narrow religious views.
Extended Metaphor (Mathematical Imagery)
“Kanakkil oru kootalum kazhithalum / Vaguthalum perukkalum”
Arithmetic operations (addition, multiplication) are used metaphorically to represent the accumulation of human sins and life choices.
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Trivia
The song is composed by Ilaiyaraaja for the 1997 Tamil film 'Raman Abdullah', directed by Balu Mahendra. The movie focuses on the deep bond between two friends from Hindu and Muslim backgrounds, fitting the song's strong anti-communal message. Vaali's lyrics stand out for using simple, folk-inflected conversational Tamil to convey high philosophical truths.
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