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Aasai Mama En Aasai Mama

From Raja Malaiya Simman · 1959

Lyricist: A. Maruthakasi
Singers: S. C. Krishnan, K. Jamunarani
Music director: Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name: Raja Malaiya Simman
Movie release year: 1959
Lyrics added on: 20 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

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Female :Aasai maama en aasai maama

Alaimelae thaavura maama

Maasangal moona ennai

Marandhu ponadhaen maama

Marandhu ponadhaen maama

Aasai thangam en aasaithangam

Marappena aambilai singam

Kaasai naan thaedi vandhu katti kolven

Thangam unnai katti kolven

Thikkudhisai theriyadha kadal naduvilae

Sukkanumillaadha padagu polae

Sikkikittu thavikkirenae

En Pakkathilae neeyum illaamalae

Paadhaiyil naan kannai vechu

Paathu paathu yenguvadhaalae

Pala perum kusukusu endru

Parigaasam panraanga

Karaikaaana kadalin alaiyil

Kannae un koondhlai kandu

Iravellaam un ninaivaaga

Irundhenae kann thoongaamal

Aasai maama en aasai maama

Alaimelae thaavura maama

Maasangal moona ennai

Marandhu ponadhaen maama

Kaadhal konda sagunthalai pol

Kan kalanagi nindren maama

Kaattil vitta seethai polae

Kavlai konden maama

Aasai thangam en aasaithangam

Marappena aambilai singam

Kaasai naan thaedi vandhu katti kolven

Thangam unnai katti kolven

Aasai vechu mosam seiya

Arasanum illa un maama

Paasathodu unnai thedi

Paranthodi varuvenmaaa

Aasai maama en aasai maama

Alaimelae thaavura maama

Maasangal moona ennai

Marandhu ponadhaen maama

...

Dearest darling, my beloved darling,

you who ride across the waves,

it has been three whole months—

why did you forget me, my love?

Why did you forget me?

My precious sweetheart, my treasured love,

would I, a lion of a man, ever forget you?

I will earn some money, come back, and marry you,

my precious darling, I will marry you!

In the middle of a vast sea with nowhere to turn,

just like a boat without a rudder,

I am trapped and suffering in distress,

because you are not here by my side.

Keeping my eyes glued to the path,

watching and yearning for you all the time,

so many people whisper behind my back

and make fun of me.

In the waves of the shoreless sea,

seeing the motion of your flowing hair, my love,

lost in thoughts of you all through the night,

I stayed awake without a wink of sleep.

Dearest darling, my beloved darling,

you who ride across the waves,

it has been three whole months—

why did you forget me, my love?

Like Shakuntala who fell deeply in love,

I stood with tears filling my eyes, my love.

Like Sita abandoned alone in the forest,

I was drowning in worry, my love.

My precious sweetheart, my treasured love,

would I, a lion of a man, ever forget you?

I will earn some money, come back, and marry you,

my precious darling, I will marry you!

To make you fall in love and then betray you,

your man is no heartless king.

Filled with deep affection, searching for you,

I will come flying back to you, my girl!

Dearest darling, my beloved darling,

you who ride across the waves,

it has been three whole months—

why did you forget me, my love?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aasai Maama from Raja Malaiya Simman (1959) is a charming and emotional folk duet depicting a conversation between two longing lovers separated by time and ocean waves. The female protagonist laments her lover's three-month absence, sharing her feelings of helplessness, fear of abandonment, and the embarrassment of public gossip. She compares her anguish to that of mythical heroines Shakuntala and Sita. Her lover reassures her of his unconditional love, explaining that his absence is solely to earn a livelihood so they can unite, promising to hurry back to her arms.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Sukkanumillaadha padagu polae”

Compares her helpless state in the absence of her lover to a rudderless boat trapped in a vast sea.

Mythological Allusion

“Kaadhal konda sagunthalai pol ... Kaattil vitta seethai polae”

Invokes the classic tragic longing of Shakuntala and Sita to express her emotional distress.

Metaphor / Visual Imagery

“Karaikaaana kadalin alaiyil Kannae un koondhlai kandu”

The male protagonist visualizes the dark, wavy ocean water as his lover's long cascading hair.

Repetition / Alliteration (Anaphora & Monai)

“Paadhaiyil naan kannai vechu Paathu paathu yenguvadhaalae”

Repetition of words like 'Aasai maama' and 'Paathu paathu' enhances the rhythmic folk quality and emotional depth.

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Trivia

Raja Malaiya Simman (1959) was a action-adventure film starring Ranjan and Rajasulochana, released simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu. Composed by the legendary Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy pair with lyrics by A. Maruthakasi, this song highlights S. C. Krishnan and K. Jamunarani's iconic energetic folk-duet styling.

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