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Lyrics & meaning

Yen Paattan Saami Varum

From Idli Kadai · 2025

Lyricist
Dhanush
Singer
Anthony Daasan
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Idli Kadai
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
7 Aug 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
En paattan saami varum
Engaeyum kooda varum
En thaayi thoonga sonna paattu varum
Engappan moochu vitta kaathum varum
Ooraana ooru varum
Munnorin paeru varum
Engooru karuppasaami aadi varum
Engooru karuppasaami aadi varum
En paattan saami varum
Engaeyum kooda varum
Raathiri vazhi neduga
Nelavu varum
Kathiri veyil kadakka
Garudan varume enjaami
Kovil sela kavuli sonna
Sagunam varum
Kaalayum veppilayum
Thodarndhu varume enjaami
Aagaasa boomiyellaam
Aarudhalaa kooda varum
Annaandhu paakkayile thooral varum
Oyyaara thooli thandha
Aalamaram kooda varum
Aathora kaal nadandha saeru varum
Ammikallum kooda varum
Aattukallum kooda varum
Ammanum semmannum
Enthonaiya kooda varum
En paattan saami varum
Engaeyum kooda varum
En thaayi thoonga sonna paattu varum
Engappan moochu vitta kaathum varum
Ooraana ooru varum
Munnorin paeru varum
Engooru karuppasaami aadi varum
Engooru karuppasaami aadi varum
Engooru karuppasaami aadi varum
Engooru karuppasaami aadi varum
My ancestral god will come
He will come along everywhere
The lullaby my mother sang will come
The breeze my father breathed will come
My whole village will come
The names of my ancestors will come
Karuppasamy (guardian deity) of our village will come dancing
Karuppasamy (guardian deity) of our village will come dancing
My ancestral god will come
He will come along everywhere
All through the night along the path
The moonlight will come
To cross the scorching summer heat
The sacred eagle will come, my lord!
Just as the lizard on the temple statue called out
A good omen will come
The bull and the neem leaves
Will follow me along, my lord!
The sky and the earth
Will come along to comfort me
When I look up, a gentle drizzle will fall
That offered me a graceful swing
The banyan tree will come along
The riverside mud my feet walked upon will come
The flat grinding stone will come along
The stone mortar will come along
The mother goddess and the red soil
Will come along as my companions
My ancestral god will come
He will come along everywhere
The lullaby my mother sang will come
The breeze my father breathed will come
My whole village will come
The names of my ancestors will come
Karuppasamy (guardian deity) of our village will come dancing
Karuppasamy (guardian deity) of our village will come dancing
Karuppasamy (guardian deity) of our village will come dancing
Karuppasamy (guardian deity) of our village will come dancing
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic folk track celebrates deep ancestral roots, spiritual protection, and nostalgic connection to one's native land. The speaker expresses a firm belief that wherever he travels in life, he is never alone—his grandfather's guardian deity (Karuppasamy), the lingering love of his mother's lullaby, his father's memory, and the spirit of his ancestors accompany him constantly.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“En paattan saami varum / Engaeyum kooda varum / ... / Nelavu varum”

Extensive use of 'varum' at the end of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic, chant-like flow typical of folk deity songs.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

“Ammikallum kooda varum / Aattukallum kooda varum”

The second consonant sound ('m' in Ammi and 't' in Aattu paired with similar syllable structure) creates internal rhythm.

Anaphora / Epizeuxis

“Engooru karuppasaami aadi varum”

Repetition of the chorus line at the end builds emotional peak and mimics the ecstatic trance associated with village deity worship.

Personification

“Engappan moochu vitta kaathum varum / Aalamaram kooda varum”

Inanimate objects and natural elements like the wind carrying a father's breath, banyan trees, and grinding stones are spoken of as living companions accompanying the speaker.

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Trivia

'Idli Kadai' (2025) marks the fourth directorial venture of Dhanush, who also stars in the lead role and penned the lyrics for this song. The film features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, renewing their acclaimed actor-composer and lyricist-composer dynamic previously seen in landmark films like 'Polladhavan', 'Aadukalam', and 'Asuran'. The track is rendered by popular folk artist Anthony Daasan, celebrated for bringing authentic Tamil rural energy to film soundtracks.

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