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Lyrics & meaning

Aaha Thamizamma

From Kangalal Kaithu Sei · 2003

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singer
Mathangi Jagadish
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Kangalal Kaithu Sei
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
27 Aug 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Booyaku booyaku sha……….
Booyaku booyaku sha……….
Nanan nanan naa
Booyaku booyaku sha……….
Nanan nanan naa
Booyaku booyaku sha……….
Nanan nanan naa
Booyaku booyaku sha……….
Nanan nanan naa
Booyaku booyaku sha……….
Aaa…aaa…thamizhamma
Mullillaa roja naangaladi
Ee eee india gate-kku
Kadhavugal illaiyadi
Aaa…aaa…thamizhamma
Mullillaa roja naangaladi
Ee eee india gate-kku
Kadhavugal illaiyadi booyaku sha……….
Thanthi kambam melae
Ka kaa ki
Kothi dhaan pesum
Kee kee kuu
Aalamaram ullae
Kuu kuu ke
Aththai penn kanavan
Maa maa mi
Vathi pettikullae
Thee thee thu
Selai katti vandhaal
Naa naa nee
{Booyaku booyaku sha…….
Nana nana na….} (2)
Aaa…aaa…thamizhamma
Mullillaa roja naangaladi
Ee eee india gate-kku
Kadhavugal illaiyadi
Thalai vali pokkidavae
Chorus :Booyakusha
Female :Thalai aruththaal sariya
Chorus :Booyakusha
Female :Oru pen yemaatrinaal
Chorus :Booyakusha
Female :Pengalai pizhai enbadha
Chorus :Booyakusha
Nana nana naaa
Nana nana naaa
Nana nana naaa
Nana nana naaa
Arai kuraigal aadai
Aa aa ee
Varai muraigal illai
Ee ee uu
Oru murai nee paarthu
Ae ae aii
Iru vizhiyai pothu
Oh oh ow
Thumbikkai koondhalai
Surutida varava
Aangalin veerathai
Thuvaithida varava
{Booyaku booyaku sha…….
Nana nana na….} (2)
Aaa…aaa…thamizhamma
Mullillaa roja naangaladi
Ee eee india gate-kku
Kadhavugal illaiyadi
Nana nana naaa
Nana nana naaa
Nana nana naaa
Nana nana naaa
Pughai piditha megham
Aa aa ee
Mazhai pozhindhaal azhagu
EE ee oo
Vidukadhai dhaan aangal
Ae ae ai
Vidai arindhu pazhagu
Oh oh ow
Vannathu poochiyin
Niram kuraindhidumo
Penngalin vaazhvil
Tharam kuraindhidumo
{Booyaku booyaku sha…….
Nana nana na…. } (2)
Aaa…aaa…thamizhamma
Mullillaa roja naangaladi
Ee eee india gate-kku
Kadhavugal illaiyadi booyaku sha……….
Thanthi kambam melae
Ka kaa ki
Kothi dhaan pesum
Kee kee kuu
Aalamaram ullae
Kuu kuu ke
Aththai penn kanavan
Maa maa mi
Vathi pettikullae
Thee thee thu
Selai katti vandhaal
Naa naa nee
Booyaku booyaku sha…….
Nana nana na….
Aaa…aaa…thamizhamma
Mullillaa roja naangaladi
Ee eee india gate-kku
Kadhavugal illaiyadi booyaku sha……….
Booyagu booyagu sha...
Booyagu booyagu sha...
Nanan nanan naa...
Booyagu booyagu sha...
Nanan nanan naa...
Booyagu booyagu sha...
Nanan nanan naa...
Booyagu booyagu sha...
Nanan nanan naa...
Booyagu booyagu sha...
Ah... ah... O Tamil woman!
We are roses without thorns, my dear!
E E E, the gates of India
have no doors to bar us, my dear!
Ah... ah... O Tamil woman!
We are roses without thorns, my dear!
E E E, the gates of India
have no doors to bar us, my dear! Booyagu sha...
Up on the telegraph post,
Ka Kaa Ki,
pecking as they chatter,
Kee Kee Koo.
Inside the banyan tree,
Koo Koo Kay,
the aunt's daughter's husband,
Maa Maa Mi.
Inside the matchbox,
Thee Thee Thoo,
when she comes wearing a saree,
Naa Naa Nee.
{Booyagu booyagu sha...
Nana nana naa...} (2)
Ah... ah... O Tamil woman!
We are roses without thorns, my dear!
E E E, the gates of India
have no doors to bar us, my dear!
Just to get rid of a headache,
Chorus: Booyagusha
Female: is it right to chop off your head?
Chorus: Booyagusha
Female: Just because one woman betrays you,
Chorus: Booyagusha
Female: should you call all women a mistake?
Chorus: Booyagusha
Nana nana naa
Nana nana naa
Nana nana naa
Nana nana naa
When it comes to revealing clothes,
Aa Aa Ee,
there are no set boundaries.
Ee Ee Oo,
Take one quick look,
Ae Ae Ai,
and then cover both your eyes!
O O Au.
With hair thick as an elephant's trunk,
shall I come and roll it up?
To challenge the puffed-up pride of men,
shall I come and beat it down?
{Booyagu booyagu sha...
Nana nana naa...} (2)
Ah... ah... O Tamil woman!
We are roses without thorns, my dear!
E E E, the gates of India
have no doors to bar us, my dear!
Nana nana naa
Nana nana naa
Nana nana naa
Nana nana naa
A dark cloud filled with smoke,
Aa Aa Ee,
is beautiful when it pours as rain.
Ee Ee O,
Men are just like riddles,
Ae Ae Ai,
find the answer and understand them.
O O Au.
Can the bright colours of a butterfly
ever fade away?
In the lives of women,
can our worth ever diminish?
{Booyagu booyagu sha...
Nana nana naa... } (2)
Ah... ah... O Tamil woman!
We are roses without thorns, my dear!
E E E, the gates of India
have no doors to bar us, my dear! Booyagu sha...
Up on the telegraph post,
Ka Kaa Ki,
pecking as they chatter,
Kee Kee Koo.
Inside the banyan tree,
Koo Koo Kay,
the aunt's daughter's husband,
Maa Maa Mi.
Inside the matchbox,
Thee Thee Thoo,
when she comes wearing a saree,
Naa Naa Nee.
Booyagu booyagu sha...
Nana nana naa....
Ah... ah... O Tamil woman!
We are roses without thorns, my dear!
E E E, the gates of India
have no doors to bar us, my dear! Booyagu sha...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Aaa...aaa...thamizhamma' (popularly known as 'Enna Seidhaayo') from the film Kangalal Kaithu Sei is a playful yet bold feminist anthem sung from a modern woman's perspective. Lyricist Kabilan uses creative Tamil vocalic exercises (Uyir Ezhuthukkal rhythmic play) mixed with catchy scats to question societal hypocrisy and gender stereotypes. It challenges men's double standards regarding women's clothing, relationships, and freedom, urging men to change their perception rather than blame women.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Mullillaa roja naangaladi

Comparing women to 'roses without thorns' (Mullillaa roja) and welcoming, open monuments like India Gate.

Assonance / Uyir Ezhuthu Patterning

Aa aa ee / Ee ee uu / Ae ae aii / Oh oh ow

Clever integration of Tamil vowel sounds (Aa, Ee, Uu, Ae, Ai, Oh, Ow) at the end of alternating lines as rhythmic filler.

Rhetorical Question

Oru pen yemaatrinaal / Pengalai pizhai enbadha

Posing direct questions to challenge society's tendency to blame all women for one person's fault or control women's choices.

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Trivia

Although credited as unknown in some song listings, the music for Kangalal Kaithu Sei (2003), directed by Bharathiraja, was composed by A. R. Rahman. The song features rhythmic vocalic chants incorporating Tamil alphabets.

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