Uyya Paat

One of the folk lore ballads called Uyya ppat is sung during few times of the Aaipani

Author of this article

Kaibulira Devaiah

Source

Extracted from the folklore ballads

About

Uyya Paat is sung in the paddy fields , while the Naati Pani  that is transplanting rice saplings. As the people transplanting gets tired and bored , usually few minutes before ending the work, one among them starts singing Uyya Paat , others respond to it as “O uyya” .

Concept

The lyrics revolves around rice cultivation and the environment of that day in the rice field, with little bit of humour , and the lyrics changes from village to village . In some villages , the lyrics starts from Bisu Changrandhi  and ends  by singing about Puthari, in some villages only the current happy environment in the field will be sung. Like song talks about a young person whose style of transplanting is very good . This song reminds the glorious days of Kodavas following “Mui Aal ” concept. (In Mui Aal , everybody in the village works in each other’s paddy fields, if one goes to work in 20 villagers rice transplanting work ,later during his transplanting work day, he’ll have those 20 people helping him out with transplanting.  No daily wage workers were used in this concept ).

 Lyrics of Uyya Paat sung by Kodavas of Porād village , Marenaad .

O Uyya

O uyyal ïtta

Aaka thenvathl

Aaira baalanga

Naati kh illanja

Naati kh illanjavo

Dhaar da baala?

Naati kh illanjavo

Oor da baala

Aaka thenvathl

Naati kh illanja

Naati kh illanjali

Anda naati kaaruh

Dhaar da maava

Anda naati kaaruh

Thammaavi baaluh

Thammaavi baalanda

Bél modhra

Meppuni poapadh

Dhaar da ponga?

Meppuni poapadh

Thammaavi moodi

Thammaavi moodi ra

Mél modhra

Neela kaib ra

Thand modhra

Aaira baalanga

Naati kh illanja

Aaka thenvathl

Naati kh illanjali

Saal naati kaaruh

Dhaar da baaluh?

Saal naati kaaruh

Thammaavi baaluh

Thammaavi baalanda

Naati ra boaja

Saal naati nattuh

Thammaavi baaluh

Thammaavi baalanda

Naati ra chaai

Naati ra boaja

Thammaavi baaluh

Aaira baalanga

Naati kh illanja

Koodé naati kaara

Aaira baalanga

Aaka thenvathl

Naati ra boaja

Aaira baalanga

Naati pani kejja

Aaira baalanga

Oththormél naati nattath

Naati nattith

Aaira baalanga

Und-udthl

Chammadhi aachi

O Uyya

Uyyal ïtta

Aaira baalanga

Naati chammachi

O Uyya O Uyya

Singers

• Balliyameederira C. Nanaiah
•  Meederira.C. Somaiah
•  Balliyameederira N Ponnappa
• Balliyameederira C. Monnappa.

Song 

• Audio of uyya paat

Song recording

• John Napier, Australia