“Ethana Saami” by Pushpavanam Kuppusaamy is from the album Idli Kadai, featuring Dhanush and Nithya Menon. Raju Murugan wrote the lyrics and Gv Prakash Kumar composed the music. The song begins by asking how many gods have passed through, questioning their role.
Released: October 30, 2025
Ethana Saami
Pushpavanam Kuppusaamy • From “Idli Kadai”
Idli Kadai’s Ethana Saami Lyrics Translation
The lyrics then turn to the ground beneath one’s feet. One line states this land was carved by a hundred generations of ancestors. Another notes that a single seed holds the entire story of a family lineage.
Ethana Saami VandhadhaiyaHow many gods have come here?
Idhu Endhendha Saami ThanthaiyaAnd which of those gods gave this to us?
Ethana Paattan SonnadhaiyaHow many ancestors have spoken of this?
Adha Suthura Bhoomi KandathaiyaThis revolving Earth has witnessed it all.
Adichu Veesum KaathulaiyumEven in the wind that blows so fiercely,
Andha Thagappan Aasai SuthuthaiyaThe hopes of our forefathers swirl around.
Vedichu Pookkum VidhaiyilumEven in the seed that bursts open to bloom,
Oru Vamsathu Kadhaiye UllathaiyaThe story of a whole lineage resides within.
Nooru Thalamura Senthu SethukkunaCarved and shaped by a hundred generations,
Eera Nilamidhu PaaraiyaLook upon this moist, sacred land.
Vaazhum Varaiyilum NeeyumFor as long as you live,
Vidhaikkura Kadamai Irukku KelaiyaYou have a duty to sow your seeds, listen.
Kodi Vilakka Yendhi KedandhaOnce, this home held a million lamps,
Veedum Irundhadhu YenaiyaIt was a home that truly shone, my friend.
Maada Vilakka Neeyum VarathaanNow, for you to arrive as its guiding light,
Veedum Yengi NikkuthaiyaThe home itself stands here, yearning.
Ethana Saami VandhadhaiyaHow many gods have come here?
Idhu Endhendha Saami ThanthaiyaAnd which of those gods gave this to us?
Ethana Paattan SonnadhaiyaHow many ancestors have spoken of this?
Adha Suthura Bhoomi KandathaiyaThis revolving Earth has witnessed it all.
Thannanaane Thannanna NaaneThannanaane Thannannaa
Thannanna Naane Thannanna NaaneThannanna Naane Thannanaa
Thanthana Naane ThanthaanaaThanthana Naane Thanthaanaa
Thanthana Naane ThanthaanaaThana Thanthana Naane Thanthaanaa
Kalangidathe Nenjukkul NeeyumDon’t you let your heart be troubled.
Kalangidathe Nenjukkul NeeyumDon’t let despair settle in your soul.
Palikkum Ooru Enna SeiyumWhat can a scornful village do?
Kalangam Serum Nilavil ThaaneEven the moon, which gathers blemishes,
Iruttum Inge VilagidumStill manages to push the darkness away.
Odanjidathe Ullukkul NeeyumDon’t you break down on the inside.
Idhuvum Kooda KadanthidumThis, too, shall surely pass.
Malaiyil Aaru Pallathil KoodaA river from the mountain, even in a valley,
Aruvi Aagi NadanthidumBecomes a waterfall and flows onward.
Bhoomi Kaathu AagaasamThe earth, the wind, the sky,
Pola Vaazhum Un PaasamYour love lives on, just like them.
Paadhai Maarum KaadellaamThe paths through the forest may change,
Oora Sera SandhoshamBut reaching the village brings joy.
Nooru Thalamura Senthu SethukkunaCarved and shaped by a hundred generations,
Eera Nilamidhu PaaraiyaLook upon this moist, sacred land.
Vaazhum Varaiyilum NeeyumFor as long as you live,
Vidhaikkura Kadamai Irukku KelaiyaYou have a duty to sow your seeds, listen.
Kodi Vilakka Yendhi KedandhaOnce, this home held a million lamps,
Veedum Irundhadhu YenaiyaIt was a home that truly shone, my friend.
Maada Vilakka Neeyum VarathaanNow, for you to arrive as its guiding light,
Veedum Yengi NikkuthaiyaThe home itself stands here, yearning.
Ethana Saami VandhadhaiyaHow many gods have come here?
Idhu Endhendha Saami ThanthaiyaAnd which of those gods gave this to us?
Ethana Paattan SonnadhaiyaHow many ancestors have spoken of this?
Adha Suthura Bhoomi KandathaiyaThis revolving Earth has witnessed it all.
Adichu Veesum KaathulaiyumEven in the wind that blows so fiercely,
Andha Thagappan Aasai SuthuthaiyaThe hopes of our forefathers swirl around.
Vedichu Pookkum VidhaiyilumEven in the seed that bursts open to bloom,
Oru Vamsathu Kadhaiye UllathaiyaThe story of a whole lineage resides within.
Ethana Saami Music Video
The song elevates the inherited land to a sacred status. Listeners receive a direct instruction to continue this legacy by sowing their own seeds. The meaning of the ‘Ethana Saami’ lyrics is a call to honor one’s ancestors by nurturing the earth they left behind.