“The Great Thai Country Singer”
“Sayan Sanya” is the superficial name, the true name is Sayan Deesamer, who has a nickname “Pouw”, born on January 31, 1953, at Pasakae sub-district, Dermbangnangbauch, Suphanburi province. His saying as personal: “Love Sayan not much but little for long time”. When I was a boy, my ears often heard a voice from far a radio impressively. The important period of that time; in cultivating the rice, in greening-rice field, in harvest the rice, the sound of a radio that gave the beautiful voice of a singer was Sayan Sanya. His voice was high pitch and echo around the area. I very much felt happy and relaxing suddenly. Sometimes I hummed as its sound too. Someday I was riding on a buffalo in the field I had heard his voice happily. So the sound that made me pleasure and freely it was of a real good time. Today, September 16, 2013, it has just pasted a few day of his departing, on sept. 11, it is so sad news for his fan-clubs including me as well, even if we know that he is ill pitifully.
Aftermath of his death on 11 September, 2013; 12: 35 am., of liver cancer for a just short time. At first moment when I know news about his passing away I felt very sad and all of my feeling go to the picture in the past time suddenly and then I quick access internet for search the albums of his old song. I met them and turn on them all day and I reflect my old atmosphere during in the field. Even if that time there were many singers in his contemporary but there was only the one for me like. When five years ago, a famous singer as his friend had departed of liver cancer, it is wonder that why singers are likely such that. He had achieved in his occupation in 1960’s - 1970’s with having own band. After he was operated the throat his voice changed a little until got a called name; “charming raspy sound”.
With his popularity is gradually decrease and there are many new singers make him down and keep silent with family. This also comes from a cause of his jest to Yodruk Salukjai that “makes a fake for his own interest”. The result is all of Yodruk’s fan-clubs suddenly response to Sayan. Moreover, all hosts who had reserved cancel all, Sayan didn’t have a show any more. After then a few years we have received bad news of his personal manager, Manit Angkinan, told to reporters that Sayan Sanya gets sick with a radical disease. During healing he rejects the doctors give to remedy with chemical system. Whereas he wishes to up the stage for the last time in a few places. Even though many previous singers warn and ask him for doctors healing. They have known well about his bigot, especially Pongsri, past female singer, as a mother said “I am concerned about him because he is disobedient”.
Sayan, however, had entertained us to be happy and treated us with singing song. He has reflected the picture of the country field for all walks of life. All of us who have forty-years old, had been in the local area before they have realized to the content of his songs. Many generations who have him as their idol, making the Thai country song, Kru-surapol to the present period is popular around the country. I believe that those who had been to see his live concert may be appreciate him unforgettable especially those who are Isaan people. I am as a member of loving Sayan too. When we met the same favorite persons we will talk about his songs and that event of that what happen and how felt. It is as everything just pasts really.
What do we get of his death? Sayan is a famous singer and successful for his dream. Almost fifty years for his lifetime as singer that makes others happy. It seems that he spent his life carelessly and got lost the essence of life. As Buddhist way regards that he is careless and doesn’t provide for next life. He still thinks that he is healthy and strong before fifty. Unfortunately, he says the last before dying hopelessly that “why I do lose everything, it shouldn’t be me, if I believed mother, Pongsri, it may be better this”.
