Aambalaiya Latchanama
From Enna Petha Raasa · 1989
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- Mano
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Enna Petha Raasa1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Elloraiyum polavae | Like everyone else |
| Ennai ennaalaagumodi podi | What can happen to me, go girl, go! |
| Elloraiyum polavae | Like everyone else |
| Ennai ennaalaagumodi podi | What can happen to me, go girl, go! |
| Elloraiyum polavae….. | Like everyone else... |
| Chorus | |
| Love love love love love love | Love love love love love love |
| Love love love love love love | Love love love love love love |
| Love love love love love love | Love love love love love love |
| Love love love love love love | Love love love love love love |
| Male | |
| Aambalaiyaa latchanamaa irukkanumnaa | If a man wants to live with true grace and character |
| Kadhalichchu paarungadaa | Try falling in love, my friends! |
| Kadhalikka kanni ponnu maruththuputtaa | And if a maiden refuses your love |
| Ava kaala thottu kelungadaa | Humbly touch her feet and ask her why! |
| Male | |
| Aambalaiyaa latchanamaa irukkanumnaa | If a man wants to live with true grace and character |
| Kadhalichchu paarungadaa | Try falling in love, my friends! |
| Kadhalikka kanni ponnu maruththuputtaa | And if a maiden refuses your love |
| Ava kaala thottu kelungadaa | Humbly touch her feet and ask her why! |
| Male | |
| Podu podu sakka podu | Beat the drum, set a grand rhythm! |
| Katcheriya vachchu paaru | Organize a grand concert and see! |
| Podu podu sakka podu | Beat the drum, set a grand rhythm! |
| Katcheriya vachchu paaru | Organize a grand concert and see! |
| Chorus | |
| Aambalaiyaa latchanamaa irukkanumnaa | If a man wants to live with true grace and character |
| Kadhalichchu paarungadaa | Try falling in love, my friends! |
| Kadhalikka kanni ponnu maruththuputtaa | And if a maiden refuses your love |
| Ava kaala thottu kelungadaa | Humbly touch her feet and ask her why! |
| Aaha haa aahahaa | Aaha haa aahahaa |
| Male | |
| Poovum vechchu pottum vechchu | Adorned with flowers and a bindi on her forehead |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Road-la thaan ponnu nadanthaa | When a girl walks down the street |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Paaththu nikkum aambalaikku | To the man standing and watching her |
| Ennennavo aasa varum | All kinds of desires spring up inside |
| Male | |
| Alli vachchu amukki vachchu | If you gather and suppress those desires |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Aasaiyathaan marachchu vechchaa | And keep your wishes hidden away |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Aambalainga nenjukkulla | Inside the hearts of men |
| Anandhamthaan enga varum | Where will joy ever come from? |
| Male | |
| Nadakkum naaiyum | Her slender, dog-like gait |
| Chorus :Dagu dagudaa | Dagu dagudaa |
| Male :Ava thudikkum idaiyum | And her slender, quivering waist |
| Chorus :Dagu dagu dagudadaa | Dagu dagu dagudadaa |
| Male :Izhukkum izhukkum | It pulls and magnetizes you |
| Chorus :Dagu dagudaa | Dagu dagudaa |
| Male :Nikkum idam vazhukkum vazhukkum | The ground you stand on becomes slippery |
| Chorus :Dagu dagu dagudadaa | Dagu dagu dagudadaa |
| Male | |
| Ponnaalathaan | Only through women |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Inbam undu | Does true joy exist |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Adha purinjukkadaa | Understand that well, my friends |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Mandu mandu | You foolish ones! |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Chorus | |
| Aambalaiyaa latchanamaa irukkanumnaa | If a man wants to live with true grace and character |
| Kadhalichchu paarungadaa | Try falling in love, my friends! |
| Kadhalikka kanni ponnu maruththuputtaa | And if a maiden refuses your love |
| Ava kaala thottu kelungadaa | Humbly touch her feet and ask her why! |
| Male | |
| Thinakkadi thinakkuthaa | Thinakkadi thinakkuthaa |
| Thinakkadi thinakkuthaa | Thinakkadi thinakkuthaa |
| Thinakkadi thinakkadi | Thinakkadi thinakkadi |
| Male | |
| Kannupadum kaalazhagum | Her beautiful feet that draw all eyes |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Ponnizhukkum melazhagum | And her alluring golden elegance |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Enni enni paaththathilae | Looking at her repeatedly |
| Un pola yaarum illa | There is no one quite like you |
| Male | |
| Sangathiya marachchu vachchu | Hiding her secrets slyly |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Saagasaththa padichcha pulla | She is a girl skilled in clever charms |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Sammathaththa kitta vanthu | If she comes close and grants her consent |
| Solli puttaa enna pulla | What a wonder she is, my girl! |
| Male | |
| Pudichchaa sirippaa | If she likes you, she smiles softly |
| Chorus :Dangu dangudaa | Dangu dangudaa |
| Male :Nenja thottu poova parippaa | She touches your heart and plucks a flower |
| Chorus :Dangu dangu dangudadaa | Dangu dangu dangudadaa |
| Male :Valaithaan virippaa | She casts her gentle net |
| Chorus :Dangu dangudaa | Dangu dangudaa |
| Male :Mudivula avathaan jeyippaa | And in the end, she is the one who wins! |
| Chorus :Dangu dangu dangudadaa | Dangu dangu dangudadaa |
| Male | |
| Ponnaalathaan | Only through women |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Inbam undu | Does true joy exist |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Adha purinjukkadaa | Understand that well, my friends |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Mandu mandu | You foolish ones! |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male | |
| Aambalaiyaa | For a man |
| Chorus :Aambalaiyaa | For a man |
| Male :Latchanamaa | To have grace |
| Chorus :Latchanamaa | To have grace |
| Male | |
| Aambalaiyaa latchanamaa irukkanumnaa | If a man wants to live with true grace and character |
| Kadhalichchu paarungadaa | Try falling in love, my friends! |
| Kadhalikka kanni ponnu maruththuputtaa | And if a maiden refuses your love |
| Ava kaala thottu kelungadaa | Humbly touch her feet and ask her why! |
| Male | |
| Podu podu | Strike it, strike it! |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Sakka podu | Set a grand beat! |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Katcheriya | A celebration musical... |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Male :Vachchu paaru | Set it up and watch! |
| Chorus :Hoi | Hoi |
| Chorus | |
| Aambalaiyaa latchanamaa irukkanumnaa | If a man wants to live with true grace and character |
| Kadhalichchu paarungadaa | Try falling in love, my friends! |
| Kadhalikka kanni ponnu maruththuputtaa | And if a maiden refuses your love |
| Ava kaala thottu kelungadaa | Humbly touch her feet and ask her why! |
| Aaha haa aahahaa | Aaha haa aahahaa |
எல்லோரையும் போலவே
என்னை எண்ணலாகுமோடி போடி
எல்லோரையும் போலவே
என்னை எண்ணலாகுமோடி போடி
எல்லோரையும் போலவே.......
Like everyone else
What can happen to me, go girl, go!
Like everyone else
What can happen to me, go girl, go!
Like everyone else...
லவ்லவ் லவ் லவ் லவ்லவ்
லவ்லவ் லவ் லவ் லவ்லவ்
லவ்லவ்......லவ்லவ்லவ் லவ்
லவ்லவ்.......லவ்லவ்லவ் லவ்
Love love love love love love
Love love love love love love
Love love love love love love
Love love love love love love
ஆம்பளையா லட்சணமா இருக்கணும்னா
காதலிச்சு பாருங்கடா
காதலிக்க கன்னிப் பொண்ணு மறுத்துபுட்டா
அவ கால தொட்டு கேளுங்கடா
If a man wants to live with true grace and character
Try falling in love, my friends!
And if a maiden refuses your love
Humbly touch her feet and ask her why!
ஆம்பளையா லட்சணமா இருக்கணும்னா
காதலிச்சு பாருங்கடா
காதலிக்க கன்னிப் பொண்ணு மறுத்துபுட்டா
அவ கால தொட்டு கேளுங்கடா
If a man wants to live with true grace and character
Try falling in love, my friends!
And if a maiden refuses your love
Humbly touch her feet and ask her why!
போடு போடு சக்கப் போடு
கச்சேரிய வச்சுப் பாரு
போடு போடு சக்கப் போடு
கச்சேரிய வச்சுப் பாரு.......
Beat the drum, set a grand rhythm!
Organize a grand concert and see!
Beat the drum, set a grand rhythm!
Organize a grand concert and see!
ஆம்பளையா லட்சணமா இருக்கணும்னா
காதலிச்சு பாருங்கடா
காதலிக்க கன்னிப் பொண்ணு மறுத்துபுட்டா
அவ கால தொட்டு கேளுங்கடா....
ஆஹ ஹா ஆஹஹா
If a man wants to live with true grace and character
Try falling in love, my friends!
And if a maiden refuses your love
Humbly touch her feet and ask her why!
Aaha haa aahahaa
பூவும் வெச்சு பொட்டும் வெச்சு
குழு :
ஹோய்
ரோட்டுலதான் பொண்ணு நடந்தா
குழு :
ஹோய்
பாத்து நிக்கும் ஆம்பளைக்கு
என்னென்னவோ ஆச வரும்
Adorned with flowers and a bindi on her forehead
Hoi
When a girl walks down the street
Hoi
To the man standing and watching her
All kinds of desires spring up inside
அள்ளி வச்சு அமுக்கி வச்சு
குழு :
ஹோய்
ஆசையத் தான் மறச்சு வெச்சா
குழு :
ஹோய்
ஆம்பளைங்க நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
ஆனந்தம் தான் எங்க வரும்
If you gather and suppress those desires
Hoi
And keep your wishes hidden away
Hoi
Inside the hearts of men
Where will joy ever come from?
நடக்கும் நடையும்
குழு :
டகு டகுடா
அவ துடிக்கும் இடையும்
குழு :
டகு டகு டகுடடா
இழுக்கும் இழுக்கும்
குழு :
டகு டகுடா
நிக்கும் இடம் வழுக்கும் வழுக்கும்
குழு :
டகு டகு டகுடடா
Her slender, dog-like gait
Dagu dagudaa
And her slender, quivering waist
Dagu dagu dagudadaa
It pulls and magnetizes you
Dagu dagudaa
The ground you stand on becomes slippery
Dagu dagu dagudadaa
பொண்ணாலதான்
குழு :
ஹோய்
இன்பம் உண்டு
குழு :
ஹோய்
அத புரிஞ்சுக்கடா
குழு :
ஹோய்
மண்டு மண்டு
குழு :
ஹோய்
Only through women
Hoi
Does true joy exist
Hoi
Understand that well, my friends
Hoi
You foolish ones!
Hoi
ஆம்பளையா லட்சணமா இருக்கணும்னா
காதலிச்சு பாருங்கடா
காதலிக்க கன்னிப் பொண்ணு மறுத்துபுட்டா
அவ கால தொட்டு கேளுங்கடா....
If a man wants to live with true grace and character
Try falling in love, my friends!
And if a maiden refuses your love
Humbly touch her feet and ask her why!
தினக்கடி தினக்குதா
தினக்கடி தினக்குதா
தினக்கடி தினக்கடி
Thinakkadi thinakkuthaa
Thinakkadi thinakkuthaa
Thinakkadi thinakkadi
கண்ணுபடும் காலழகும்
குழு :
ஹோய்
பொண்ணிழுக்கும் மேலழகும்
குழு :
ஹோய்
எண்ணி எண்ணி பாத்ததிலே
உன் போல யாரும் இல்ல
Her beautiful feet that draw all eyes
Hoi
And her alluring golden elegance
Hoi
Looking at her repeatedly
There is no one quite like you
சங்கதிய மறச்சு வச்சு
குழு :
ஹோய்
சாகசத்த படிச்ச புள்ள
குழு :
ஹோய்
சம்மதத்த கிட்ட வந்து
சொல்லி புட்டா என்ன புள்ள
Hiding her secrets slyly
Hoi
She is a girl skilled in clever charms
Hoi
If she comes close and grants her consent
What a wonder she is, my girl!
புடிச்சா சிரிப்பா
குழு :
டங்கு டங்கு டா
நெஞ்ச தொட்டு பூவ பறிப்பா
குழு :
டங்கு டங்கு டங்குடடா
வலதான் விரிப்பா
குழு :
டங்கு டங்கு டா
முடிவுல அவதான் ஜெயிப்பா
குழு :
டங்கு டங்கு டங்குடடா
If she likes you, she smiles softly
Dangu dangudaa
She touches your heart and plucks a flower
Dangu dangu dangudadaa
She casts her gentle net
Dangu dangudaa
And in the end, she is the one who wins!
Dangu dangu dangudadaa
பொண்ணாலதான்
குழு :
ஹோய்
இன்பம் உண்டு
குழு :
ஹோய்
அத புரிஞ்சுக்கடா
குழு :
ஹோய்
மண்டு மண்டு
குழு :
ஹோய்
Only through women
Hoi
Does true joy exist
Hoi
Understand that well, my friends
Hoi
You foolish ones!
Hoi
ஆம்பளையா
குழு :
ஆம்பளையா
லட்சணமா
குழு :
லட்சணமா
For a man
For a man
To have grace
To have grace
ஆம்பளையா லட்சணமா இருக்கணும்னா
காதலிச்சு பாருங்கடா
காதலிக்க கன்னிப் பொண்ணு மறுத்துபுட்டா
அவ கால தொட்டு கேளுங்கடா....
If a man wants to live with true grace and character
Try falling in love, my friends!
And if a maiden refuses your love
Humbly touch her feet and ask her why!
போடு போடு
குழு :
ஹோய்
சக்கப் போடு
குழு :
ஹோய்
கச்சேரிய
குழு :
ஹோய்
வச்சுப் பாரு
குழு :
ஹோய்
Strike it, strike it!
Hoi
Set a grand beat!
Hoi
A celebration musical...
Hoi
Set it up and watch!
Hoi
ஆம்பளையா லட்சணமா இருக்கணும்னா
காதலிச்சு பாருங்கடா
காதலிக்க கன்னிப் பொண்ணு மறுத்துபுட்டா
அவ கால தொட்டு கேளுங்கடா....
ஆஹ ஹா ஆஹஹா
If a man wants to live with true grace and character
Try falling in love, my friends!
And if a maiden refuses your love
Humbly touch her feet and ask her why!
Aaha haa aahahaa
Elloraiyum polavae
Like everyone else
Ennai ennaalaagumodi podi
What can happen to me, go girl, go!
Elloraiyum polavae
Like everyone else
Ennai ennaalaagumodi podi
What can happen to me, go girl, go!
Elloraiyum polavae…..
Like everyone else...
Love love love love love love
Love love love love love love
Love love love love love love
Love love love love love love
Love love love love love love
Love love love love love love
Love love love love love love
Love love love love love love
Aambalaiyaa latchanamaa irukkanumnaa
If a man wants to live with true grace and character
Kadhalichchu paarungadaa
Try falling in love, my friends!
Kadhalikka kanni ponnu maruththuputtaa
And if a maiden refuses your love
Ava kaala thottu kelungadaa
Humbly touch her feet and ask her why!
Aambalaiyaa latchanamaa irukkanumnaa
If a man wants to live with true grace and character
Kadhalichchu paarungadaa
Try falling in love, my friends!
Kadhalikka kanni ponnu maruththuputtaa
And if a maiden refuses your love
Ava kaala thottu kelungadaa
Humbly touch her feet and ask her why!
Podu podu sakka podu
Beat the drum, set a grand rhythm!
Katcheriya vachchu paaru
Organize a grand concert and see!
Podu podu sakka podu
Beat the drum, set a grand rhythm!
Katcheriya vachchu paaru
Organize a grand concert and see!
Aambalaiyaa latchanamaa irukkanumnaa
If a man wants to live with true grace and character
Kadhalichchu paarungadaa
Try falling in love, my friends!
Kadhalikka kanni ponnu maruththuputtaa
And if a maiden refuses your love
Ava kaala thottu kelungadaa
Humbly touch her feet and ask her why!
Aaha haa aahahaa
Aaha haa aahahaa
Poovum vechchu pottum vechchu
Adorned with flowers and a bindi on her forehead
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Road-la thaan ponnu nadanthaa
When a girl walks down the street
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Paaththu nikkum aambalaikku
To the man standing and watching her
Ennennavo aasa varum
All kinds of desires spring up inside
Alli vachchu amukki vachchu
If you gather and suppress those desires
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Aasaiyathaan marachchu vechchaa
And keep your wishes hidden away
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Aambalainga nenjukkulla
Inside the hearts of men
Anandhamthaan enga varum
Where will joy ever come from?
Nadakkum naaiyum
Her slender, dog-like gait
Chorus :Dagu dagudaa
Dagu dagudaa
Male :Ava thudikkum idaiyum
And her slender, quivering waist
Chorus :Dagu dagu dagudadaa
Dagu dagu dagudadaa
Male :Izhukkum izhukkum
It pulls and magnetizes you
Chorus :Dagu dagudaa
Dagu dagudaa
Male :Nikkum idam vazhukkum vazhukkum
The ground you stand on becomes slippery
Chorus :Dagu dagu dagudadaa
Dagu dagu dagudadaa
Ponnaalathaan
Only through women
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Inbam undu
Does true joy exist
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Adha purinjukkadaa
Understand that well, my friends
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Mandu mandu
You foolish ones!
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Aambalaiyaa latchanamaa irukkanumnaa
If a man wants to live with true grace and character
Kadhalichchu paarungadaa
Try falling in love, my friends!
Kadhalikka kanni ponnu maruththuputtaa
And if a maiden refuses your love
Ava kaala thottu kelungadaa
Humbly touch her feet and ask her why!
Thinakkadi thinakkuthaa
Thinakkadi thinakkuthaa
Thinakkadi thinakkuthaa
Thinakkadi thinakkuthaa
Thinakkadi thinakkadi
Thinakkadi thinakkadi
Kannupadum kaalazhagum
Her beautiful feet that draw all eyes
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Ponnizhukkum melazhagum
And her alluring golden elegance
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Enni enni paaththathilae
Looking at her repeatedly
Un pola yaarum illa
There is no one quite like you
Sangathiya marachchu vachchu
Hiding her secrets slyly
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Saagasaththa padichcha pulla
She is a girl skilled in clever charms
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Sammathaththa kitta vanthu
If she comes close and grants her consent
Solli puttaa enna pulla
What a wonder she is, my girl!
Pudichchaa sirippaa
If she likes you, she smiles softly
Chorus :Dangu dangudaa
Dangu dangudaa
Male :Nenja thottu poova parippaa
She touches your heart and plucks a flower
Chorus :Dangu dangu dangudadaa
Dangu dangu dangudadaa
Male :Valaithaan virippaa
She casts her gentle net
Chorus :Dangu dangudaa
Dangu dangudaa
Male :Mudivula avathaan jeyippaa
And in the end, she is the one who wins!
Chorus :Dangu dangu dangudadaa
Dangu dangu dangudadaa
Ponnaalathaan
Only through women
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Inbam undu
Does true joy exist
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Adha purinjukkadaa
Understand that well, my friends
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Mandu mandu
You foolish ones!
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Aambalaiyaa
For a man
Chorus :Aambalaiyaa
For a man
Male :Latchanamaa
To have grace
Chorus :Latchanamaa
To have grace
Aambalaiyaa latchanamaa irukkanumnaa
If a man wants to live with true grace and character
Kadhalichchu paarungadaa
Try falling in love, my friends!
Kadhalikka kanni ponnu maruththuputtaa
And if a maiden refuses your love
Ava kaala thottu kelungadaa
Humbly touch her feet and ask her why!
Podu podu
Strike it, strike it!
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Sakka podu
Set a grand beat!
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Katcheriya
A celebration musical...
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Male :Vachchu paaru
Set it up and watch!
Chorus :Hoi
Hoi
Aambalaiyaa latchanamaa irukkanumnaa
If a man wants to live with true grace and character
Kadhalichchu paarungadaa
Try falling in love, my friends!
Kadhalikka kanni ponnu maruththuputtaa
And if a maiden refuses your love
Ava kaala thottu kelungadaa
Humbly touch her feet and ask her why!
Aaha haa aahahaa
Aaha haa aahahaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Aambalaiyaa Latchanamaa from Enna Petha Raasa (1989) is a vibrant and playful folk track where the singer exuberantly shares lessons on romance, chivalry, and emotional honesty. The lyrics argue that true manhood is defined not by dominance, but by the capacity to love genuinely and to treat women with humility and respect. If a woman declines a man's romantic interest, the singer cheekily advises men to set aside pride and ask her with utmost humility. Filled with rhythmic folk beats, lively chorus call-and-response interactions, and witty observations about attraction, the song celebrates women as the ultimate source of happiness in life. Gangai Amaran's lyrics blend rural humor with lighthearted wisdom, creating a celebratory anthem about love and youthful passion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Esaiporu / Onomatopoeic Rhythm
“Dagu dagu dagudadaa”
Folk rhythmic syllables such as 'Dagu dagudaa' and 'Dangu dangudaa' are inserted throughout to build cadence and musical punch.
Ethukai (Second Letter Assonance)
“Aambalaiyaa latchanamaa irukkanumnaa”
Rhyming of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines, such as 'Aambalaiyaa' and 'Kadhalichchu'.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Love love love love love love”
The repeated phrase 'Love love love love love love' and repeated chorus lines create a catchy, hypnotic rhythm.
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Trivia
Enna Petha Raasa (1989) features a celebrated soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja, starring Ramarajan and Gautami. Written by Gangai Amaran, this track highlights the signature 1980s Tamil rural folk-pop blend with energetic chorus banter.
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