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Un Saami En Saami

From Parari · 2024

Lyricist
Uma Devi
Singer
Sean Roldan
Music director
Sean Roldan
Movie name
Parari
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
29 Oct 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
U saami en saami
Vediyappan
Un koothum en koothum
Onnu thaanda
Un vesham un vesham
Vera illa
Namma veshatha kalachuttu
Povum bothu
U saami en saami
Vediyappan
Un koothum en koothum
Onnu thaanda
Un vesham un vesham
Vera illa
Namma veshatha kalachuttu
Povum bothu
Nee yaro naan yaaro
Nee yaro naan yaaro
Nee yaro naan yaaro aanomada
Nee yaro naan yaaro
Nee yaro naan yaaro
Nee yaro naan yaaro aanomada aanomada
Kaadu enna maedu enna
Kadal enna malai enna
Boomiku mazhai ingu onnu thaanda
Nee vera naan vera
Evan ingu sonnalum
Un verum en verum onnu thaanda
Un verum en verum onnu thaanda
Nee yaro naan yaaro
Nee yaro naan yaaro
Nee yaro naan yaaro aanomada
Nee yaro naan yaaro
Nee yaro naan yaaro
Nee yaro naan yaaro aanomada aanomada
Pasiyoda
Neeyum naanum nikkirrom
Nammala thoondi vittu
Vaal edukka vaikkiraan
Koluthavan thoondi vittu
Vaal edukka vaikkiraan
Karuvaana thoppul
Kodiya arukuraan
Naama karuvaana thoppul
Kodiya arukuraan
Adha ariyaadha bali aada
Kolaiyaagurom
Ippa naame namma rathuthula
Vilaiyaadurom
Buthi baethaluchu naama
Ingu kolaiyaagurom
Kolaiyaagurom
Neeyum naanum setha
Adikum mela satham onnu thaan
Onna enna paathu andha
Vaanam boomi sirikuthu
Neeyum naanum setha
Adikum mela satham onnu thaan
Onna enna paathu andha
Vaanam boomi sirikuthu
Poi ellam poi illa
Nejam ellam nesam illa
Kaalam oru veeranada
Nyaayam adhan thozhanada
Kaalam oru veeranada
Nyaayam adhan thozhanada
U saami en saami
Vediyappan
Un koothum en koothum
Onnu thaanda
Un vesham un vesham
Vera illa
Namma veshatha kalachuttu
Povum bothu
Nee yaro naan yaaro
Nee yaro naan yaaro
Nee yaro naan yaaro aanomada
Nee yaro naan yaaro
Nee yaro naan yaaro
Nee yaro naan yaaro aanomada aanomada
Your god and my god
is Vediappan (a folk guardian deity),
your street-play and my street-play
are one and the same, my friend!
Your disguise, your disguise
is no different from mine.
Once we wash away our makeup
and depart this stage,
your god and my god
is Vediappan (a folk guardian deity),
your street-play and my street-play
are one and the same, my friend!
Your disguise, your disguise
is no different from mine.
Once we wash away our makeup
and depart this stage,
who are you, and who am I?
Who are you, and who am I?
Who are you and who am I, we became total strangers, my friend!
Who are you, and who am I?
Who are you, and who am I?
Who are you and who am I, we became total strangers, my friend, oh friend!
Whether it is forest or high mound,
whether it is sea or mountain,
the rain that falls on this earth is one and the same, my friend!
"You are one kind, I am another"—
no matter who claims so here,
your roots and my roots are one and the same, my friend!
Your roots and my roots are one and the same, my friend!
Who are you, and who am I?
Who are you, and who am I?
Who are you and who am I, we became total strangers, my friend!
Who are you, and who am I?
Who are you, and who am I?
Who are you and who am I, we became total strangers, my friend, oh friend!
Starving with hunger,
you and I stand here.
Goading us into a fury,
he makes us take up swords.
The well-fed master provokes us
and makes us take up swords.
The umbilical cord that joined us
in the womb, he cuts apart.
The umbilical cord that formed us,
he ruthlessly severs.
Unaware of the trap, like sacrificial sheep,
we end up slaughtered.
Now we are splashing around
in our own spilled blood!
Losing our minds to frenzy,
we are slaughtered here,
we are slaughtered!
When you and I die,
the funeral drum beats with the very same sound.
Looking down at you and me,
the sky and the earth are laughing.
When you and I die,
the funeral drum beats with the very same sound.
Looking down at you and me,
the sky and the earth are laughing.
Not every lie is truly false,
not every truth is born of love.
Time is a fearless warrior, my friend,
and justice is its true companion!
Time is a fearless warrior, my friend,
and justice is its true companion!
Your god and my god
is Vediappan (a folk guardian deity),
your street-play and my street-play
are one and the same, my friend!
Your disguise, your disguise
is no different from mine.
Once we wash away our makeup
and depart this stage,
who are you, and who am I?
Who are you, and who am I?
Who are you and who am I, we became total strangers, my friend!
Who are you, and who am I?
Who are you, and who am I?
Who are you and who am I, we became total strangers, my friend, oh friend!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This powerful, socially conscious song from 'Parari' explores the artificiality of human divisions such as caste, religion, and social status. Using the metaphor of street theatre ('koothu') and folk deities like Vediyappan, the song highlights how all human beings play roles wearing temporary disguises. Regardless of external labels, rain falls equally on all land, and human roots remain fundamentally connected. The lyrics critique instigators who divide hungry, ordinary people and manipulate them into violent conflicts, turning brothers into victims like sacrificial animals. Ultimately, death is the great equalizer; when people pass away, the funeral drum beats the same tune for everyone. Nature (the sky and earth) laughs at human folly, while the song reassures that time and justice will eventually expose these falsehoods and reveal our shared humanity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

“Un vesham un vesham vera illa / Namma veshatha kalachuttu povum bothu”

Human life and social roles are compared to street drama ('koothu') and theatrical costumes ('vesham').

Anaphora (சொற்பின்வருநிலையணி)

“Nee yaro naan yaaro / Nee yaro naan yaaro”

Repetition of the phrase 'Nee yaro naan yaaro' for emotional emphasis on artificial alienation.

Emona / Rhyme (எதுகை)

“Kaadu enna maedu enna / Kadal enna malai enna”

Second letter harmony across consecutive lines (Kaadu / Kadal / Boomiku).

Personification (தற்காப்பணி / உருவகப்படுத்துதல்)

“Vaanam boomi sirikuthu / Kaalam oru veeranada Nyaayam adhan thozhanada”

Attributing human actions like laughing to the sky and earth, and depicting Time as a warrior and Justice as a friend.

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Trivia

'Parari' (2024) is directed by Ezhil Periyavedi, a former associate of acclaimed director M. Sasikumar. Lyricist Uma Devi and composer-singer Sean Roldan collaborated to capture the raw, evocative ethos of rural Tamil Nadu folk traditions, specifically referencing local guardian deities like Vediyappan, to underline themes of social equality and anti-caste unity.

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