Sean Roldan and Uma Devi collaborate on ‘Un Saami En Saami’ from the album Parari. Roldan’s folk vocals carry Uma Devi’s direct challenge to artificial human divisions.
Released: December 27, 2024
Un Saami En Saami
Sean Roldan | Uma Devi • From “Parari”
Un Saami En Saami Lyrics Translation Sean Roldan | Uma Devi | Parari
Uma Devi compares external conflicts to severed umbilical cords in ‘Karuvaana Thoppul / Kodiya Arukuraan.’ She notes death’s equalizing drumbeat in ‘Neeyum Naanum Setha / Adikum Mela Satham Onnu Thaan.’
Un Saami En SaamiYour God and my God,
VediyappanAre both ‘Vediyappan’, the village deity.
Un Koothum En KoothumYour folk dance and my folk dance,
Onnu ThaandaAre exactly the same.
Un Vesham Un VeshamYour costume and my costume,
Vera IllaAren’t any different at all.
Namma Veshatha KalachuttuOnce we strip away our masks,
Povum BothuAnd move on from this life.
Un Saami En SaamiYour God and my God,
VediyappanAre both ‘Vediyappan’, the village deity.
Un Koothum En KoothumYour folk dance and my folk dance,
Onnu ThaandaAre exactly the same.
Un Vesham Un VeshamYour costume and my costume,
Vera IllaAren’t any different at all.
Namma Veshatha KalachuttuOnce we strip away our masks,
Povum BothuAnd move on from this life.
Nee Yaro Naan YaaroWho are you? Who am I?
Nee Yaro Naan YaaroWho are you? Who am I?
Nee Yaro Naan Yaaro AanomadaLook at what we’ve become, strangers to one another.
Nee Yaro Naan YaaroWho are you? Who am I?
Nee Yaro Naan YaaroWho are you? Who am I?
Nee Yaro Naan Yaaro Aanomada AanomadaLook at what we’ve become, we’ve become complete strangers.
Kaadu Enna Maedu EnnaWhat does the forest or the highland matter?
Kadal Enna Malai EnnaWhat does the sea or the mountain matter?
Boomiku Mazhai Ingu Onnu ThaandaThe rain that falls on this earth is the same for everyone.
Nee Vera Naan VeraNo matter who says you and I are different,
Evan Ingu SonnalumOr who claims we’re worlds apart.
Un Verum En Verum Onnu ThaandaYour roots and my roots are actually the same.
Un Verum En Verum Onnu ThaandaYour origins and my origins are truly the same.
Nee Yaro Naan YaaroWho are you? Who am I?
Nee Yaro Naan YaaroWho are you? Who am I?
Nee Yaro Naan Yaaro AanomadaLook at what we’ve become, strangers to one another.
Nee Yaro Naan YaaroWho are you? Who am I?
Nee Yaro Naan YaaroWho are you? Who am I?
Nee Yaro Naan Yaaro Aanomada AanomadaLook at what we’ve become, we’ve become complete strangers.
PasiyodaFilled with hunger,
Neeyum Naanum NikkirromYou and I stand here together.
Nammala Thoondi VittuHe’s provoking and inciting us,
Vaal Edukka VaikkiraanAnd forcing us to pick up weapons.
Koluthavan Thoondi VittuThe one who started the fire is egging us on,
Vaal Edukka VaikkiraanForcing us to take up arms.
Karuvaana ThoppulThe sacred ‘umbilical cord’,
Kodiya ArukuraanIs being cut by him.
Naama Karuvaana ThoppulThe cord that gave us both life,
Kodiya ArukuraanHe is severing it completely.
Adha Ariyaadha Bali AadaLike ignorant sacrificial lambs,
KolaiyaaguromWe’re being slaughtered.
Ippa Naame Namma RathuthulaNow, we’re even playing,
VilaiyaaduromIn our own spilled blood.
Buthi Baethaluchu NaamaHaving lost our minds,
Ingu KolaiyaaguromWe’re being murdered here.
KolaiyaaguromWe’re being destroyed.
Neeyum Naanum SethaWhen you and I die,
Adikum Mela Satham Onnu ThaanThe sound of the funeral drum will be exactly the same.
Onna Enna Paathu AndhaLooking at the both of us together,
Vaanam Boomi SirikuthuThe sky and the earth are laughing at our folly.
Neeyum Naanum SethaWhen you and I pass away,
Adikum Mela Satham Onnu ThaanThe final beat of the drum will be the same for both.
Onna Enna Paathu AndhaAs they witness our struggle,
Vaanam Boomi SirikuthuThe heaven and the earth can’t help but laugh.
Poi Ellam Poi IllaAll the lies aren’t truly just lies,
Nejam Ellam Nesam IllaAnd all the truths aren’t filled with love.
Kaalam Oru VeeranadaTime is a brave warrior, my friend.
Nyaayam Adhan ThozhanadaAnd justice is his loyal companion.
Kaalam Oru VeeranadaTime stands as a fearless warrior.
Nyaayam Adhan ThozhanadaRighteousness follows as his constant friend.
Un Saami En SaamiYour God and my God,
VediyappanAre both ‘Vediyappan’, the village deity.
Un Koothum En KoothumYour folk dance and my folk dance,
Onnu ThaandaAre exactly the same.
Un Vesham Un VeshamYour costume and my costume,
Vera IllaAren’t any different at all.
Namma Veshatha KalachuttuOnce we strip away our masks,
Povum BothuAnd move on from this life.
Nee Yaro Naan YaaroWho are you? Who am I?
Nee Yaro Naan YaaroWho are you? Who am I?
Nee Yaro Naan Yaaro AanomadaLook at what we’ve become, strangers to one another.
Nee Yaro Naan YaaroWho are you? Who am I?
Nee Yaro Naan YaaroWho are you? Who am I?
Nee Yaro Naan Yaaro Aanomada AanomadaLook at what we’ve become, we’ve become complete strangers.
Un Saami En Saami Music Video
Parari’s lyrics translation exposes how caste and creed dissolve when masks fall. Uma Devi frames shared origins as humanity’s only lasting truth.