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Unakku Kumbam Vilakki

From Yer Munai · 1992

Lyricist
Chellamuthu
Singer
Chellamuthu
Music director
L. Vaithiya Nathan
Movie name
Yer Munai
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
27 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mmmmmmmm….
Unakku kumbam vilakkiyallo
Kumbam vilakkiyallo
Guru poosa naan mudichchen
Guru poosa naan mudichchen
Male :Saami
Unakku keragam vilakkiyallo
Keragam vilakkiyallo
Kadaisi poosa naan mudichchen
Male :Saami
Inga kulaththa pulambuthaiyyaa
Kulaththa pulambuthaiyyaa
Kuvalaiyaththil vanthirangi
Kuvalaiyaththil vanthirangi
Male :Saami
Ingu yaezhai pulambuthaiyyaa
Yaezhai pulambuthaiyyaa enjaami vanthirangu
Enjaami vanthirangu
Male :Saami
Nee vengakkallum maedu vittu
Veguthooram vanthirangu
Veguthooram vanthirangu
Male :Saami
Nee sennimalaiya vittu
Seevanmala ella vittu
Seekkiramaa vanthirangu
Male :Saami
Angae Naalu kattu veedumappaa
Nada vachcha santhumappaa
Keezhamelu veedhiyappaa
Semmanaaru santhumapaa
Male :Saami
Angae naalu kaal seevanappaa
Nadakkum porulumappaa
Paadhaala jodi kannu
Paaththitturunthu sonnaen
Male :Saami
Adaei…..undunnaa undunnaen
Illaiyinnaa illaiyinnaaen
Male :Ennappaa….kanakku vanthathaa
Male: saami oru pirivu sikkalaiyae saami
Male :Dei engappan thottaa vedi eduththu
Thupaakki kundeduththu vaaraandaa vaarandaa
Ippa kanakku vanthathaa
Male :Saami ippa kanakku vantha maadhuri irukku
Male :Enna nenachchae sollu paarkkalam
Male :Saami mettu kaattula kenaru vettinaa
Thanni varumaanu ketten
Adaei naan appan aayaa sonnaendaa
Appan aayaa sonnaendaa
Padhaala jodinnu paaththuttu vanthu sonnaen
Paaththuttu vanthu sonnaen
Male :Saami
Ennaiya nenachchu neeyi
Padhinaaru mozham vettappaa
Naan thanniya eduththu thaaraen
Thaagaththa theerththu thaaraen
Un thaagaththa theerththu thaaraen
Sari saamil intha varusam
Eppa mazha peiyyum
Kaveriyil eppa saami thanni varum
Dei ennai vambukku izhukkaathadaa
Vambukku izhukkaathadaa
Varambu meeri pesaathadaa
Naan pala maadum maeikkiravan
Pala maadum meikkirvan
Malai yeari poraendo
Malai yeari poraendo
Arakaraa arakaraa arokaraa……
Mmmmm...
I cleaned the sacred pot for you,
Cleaned the sacred pot,
And finished the prayer to the Guru,
Finished the prayer to the Guru.
Man: Swami...
I cleaned the deity's pot for you,
Cleaned the deity's pot,
And completed the final prayer.
Man: Swami...
Our clan is crying out here, my Lord,
Our clan is crying out here, my Lord,
Descend upon this earth,
Descend upon this earth!
Man: Swami...
The poor are weeping here, my Lord,
The poor are weeping, come down my Lord,
Come down, my Lord!
Man: Swami...
Leave the stony mound behind,
And travel far to come down,
Travel far to come down.
Man: Swami...
Leave Chennimalai hill,
Leave the border of Sivanmalai,
And come down quickly!
Man: Swami...
There is a four-cornered courtyard house,
With a walking lane right there,
A street from east to west,
And a lane by the red soil stream.
Man: Swami...
There is a four-legged creature there,
A moving, living thing,
With deep underground vision,
I watched and told you.
Man: Swami...
Hey... if it is there, I said it is there,
If it is not, I said it is not!
Man: What, my man... did the calculation work out?
Man: Swami, one part didn't click, Swami!
Man: Hey, if my Father is provoked, taking explosives,
Taking gun bullets, he comes, here he comes!
Did the calculation work out now?
Man: Swami, now it feels like the calculation worked out!
Man: Tell me what you had in mind, let's see!
Man: Swami, if I dig a well in the high dry field,
I wondered if water would come.
Hey, I swore upon Father and Mother,
Swore upon Father and Mother!
With underground vision, I checked and told you,
I checked and came to tell you!
Man: Swami...
Keep me in your thoughts and
Dig sixteen cubits deep, my man,
I will bring out the water for you,
I will quench your thirst,
I will quench your thirst!
All right Swami, this year,
When will the rains fall?
When will water flow in the Cauvery, Swami?
Hey, don't drag me into trouble!
Don't drag me into trouble!
Don't cross the line and talk too much!
I am just a man who grazes cattle,
A man who grazes cattle,
I'm climbing back up the mountain!
I'm climbing back up the mountain!
Hara Hara, Hara Hara, Arogara...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This dramatic folk-dialogue song from 'Yer Munai' portrays a traditional village scene featuring a local oracle/shaman ('Saami') and villagers seeking divine guidance. The villagers perform sacred rituals (kumbam, karagam, guru poojai) and invite the deity to descend and solve their worldly worries, property distribution dilemmas, and agricultural hardships.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora (Repetition)

Kumbam vilakkiyallo / Keragam vilakkiyallo

Repetition of invocation lines and refrains creates a hypnotic, ritualistic tempo suited for shamanic trance.

Dialectal Register (Vattara Vazhakku)

Nee vengakkallum maedu vittu

Use of specific Kongu Tamil rural vocabulary like 'vengakkallu', 'seevanappaa', and 'padhinaaru mozham' grounds the song in authentic local agricultural lore.

Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Nee sennimalaiya vittu / Seevanmala ella vittu

Matching second consonants across consecutive lines provides rhythm in spoken dialogue.

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Trivia

The song vividly captures the folk practice of 'Sami Aaduval' (deity invocation) and water divining ('Paadhala jodi kannu') widespread in rural Western Tamil Nadu.

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