- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Mudivalla Arambam
- Movie release year
- 1984
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Oct 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Jumsunakkaa
Haan jumsunakkaa
Jumsunakkaa jum
Jumsunakkaa jum
Jumsunakkaa jumsunakkaa
Jumsunakkaa jumsunakkaa
Aasaiyinnaa aasai
Ammaa sutta dosai
Aasaiyinnaa aasai
Ammaa sutta dosai
Neyil suttaalunga
Thinneenganna veengidunga
Aei thappu vazhi ponaa
Mariyaatha kidaiyaathu
Ada thillum mullum ingae palikkaathu
Hae haei…..
Aasaiyinnaa aasai
Ammaa sutta dosai
Neyil suttaalunga
Thinneenganna veengidunga
Konjam vazhiya vidungadaa
Annan periya manusandaa
Chorus :Konjam vazhiya vidungadaa
Annan periya manusandaa
Intha thalaiya mazhingadaa
Antha azhaga vazhingadaa
Chorus :Satti vazhiyattum pudinga
Santhu monaiyila odainga
Aalaanaa Mundakkanni
Yeahae etto peththaalaam
Koonooru santhaiyila kooru katti viththaalaam
Aththaana peththuputtu
Ava paththimi kuththukallu
Aa….kanniya kattiittu
Paya konjattum vittu thallu
Chorus :Oru thambattam kondu vanthu
Thattungadaa kottungadaa hoi…
Aasaiyinnaa aasai
Male :Soi soi
Male :Amma sutta dosai
Male :Soi soi
Male :Neiyil suttaalunga
Thinneenganna veengidunga
Thappu vazhi ponaa
Mariyaatha kidaiyaathu
Ada thillum mullum ingae pazhikkaathu
Paappaa pappara pappara papara paa
Keppaa eppara eppara epparappaa
Koppara thengaa kuppura pottaa
Koppara thengaa kuppura pottaa
Pappara pappara pappara pappara
Intha idichcha pulikkumaa
Manja kayiru kedaikkumaa
Chorus :Intha idichcha pulikkumaa
Manja kayiru kedaikkumaa
Pattapagalil urakkumaa
Pagal kanavu pazhikkumaa
Chorus :Alli kolaththula thavala
Thambi neraththula mothala
Odaathu unga vandi
Paakaathinga panjaangam
Paayaathu unga thanni
Podaatheengaa vellaama
Sillara vanthuvittaa
Athu sinthikka vittathilla
Kallara pettikulla
Adhu kattiyum vaippathilla
Chorus :Oru thambattam kondu vanthu
Thattungadaa kottungadaa hoi
Aasaiyinna aasai
Male :Soi soi
Male :Amma sutta dosai
Male :Soi soi
Male :Neiyil suttaalunga
Thinneenganna veengidunga
Thappu vazhi ponaa
Mariyaatha kidaiyaathu
Ada thillum mullum ingae palikkaathu hae
Aasaiyinna aasai
Male :Soi soi
Chorus :Amma sutta dosai
Male :Soi soi
Chorus :Neiyil suttaalunga
Thinneenganna veengidunga
Aasaiyinnaa aasai
Ammaa sutta dosai
Aasaiyinnaa aasai
Ammaa sutta dosai
Joom-sunakka
Haan, joom-sunakka
Joom-sunakka joom
Joom-sunakka joom
Joom-sunakka joom-sunakka
Joom-sunakka joom-sunakka
Craving, oh what a craving!
Like the dosa mother baked!
Craving, oh what a craving!
Like the dosa mother baked!
Even if it is roasted in ghee, sir,
If you eat too much, you will swell up!
Hey, if you take the wrong path,
You will get no respect!
Ah, your tricks and fraud will not work here!
Hey hey...!
Craving, oh what a craving!
Like the dosa mother baked!
Even if it is roasted in ghee, sir,
If you eat too much, you will swell up!
Hey boys, make some way!
Brother here is an important man!
Chorus: Hey boys, make some way!
Brother here is an important man!
Shave this head bald, boys!
Scrape off that fancy look, boys!
Chorus: Catch the pot as it overflows,
And smash it at the street corner!
The big-eyed woman grew into a lady,
Ye-hey, and gave birth to eight, they say!
She sorted them in piles and sold them at Coonoor market, they say!
After giving birth to this fellow,
She stands like a stone pillar of virtue!
Ah... after marrying the girl,
Let the lad cuddle her, just let it be!
Chorus: Bring a hand-drum here,
Strike it and beat it, hoy...!
Craving, oh what a craving!
Male: Soy soy
Male: Like the dosa mother baked!
Male: Soy soy
Male: Even if it is roasted in ghee, sir,
If you eat too much, you will swell up!
If you take the wrong path,
You will get no respect!
Ah, your tricks and fraud will not work here!
Paapa pappara pappara papara paa
Keppa eppara eppara epparappaa
If you turn the dried coconut upside down,
If you turn the dried coconut upside down,
Pappara pappara pappara pappara
Will this crushed tamarind turn sour?
Will she receive the sacred yellow marriage thread?
Chorus: Will this crushed tamarind turn sour?
Will she receive the sacred yellow marriage thread?
Sleeping in broad daylight?
Will a daydream ever come true?
Chorus: A mere frog in the lily pond,
Becomes a crocodile when its time comes, brother!
Your cart will not run,
Do not bother checking the astrological calendar!
Your water will not flow,
Do not bother sowing your crops!
When loose coins come into your hands,
It never lets you think straight!
Inside the wooden box of a grave,
No one can pack it and take it along!
Chorus: Bring a hand-drum here,
Strike it and beat it, hoy!
Craving, oh what a craving!
Male: Soy soy
Male: Like the dosa mother baked!
Male: Soy soy
Male: Even if it is roasted in ghee, sir,
If you eat too much, you will swell up!
If you take the wrong path,
You will get no respect!
Ah, your tricks and fraud will not work here, hey!
Craving, oh what a craving!
Male: Soy soy
Chorus: Like the dosa mother baked!
Male: Soy soy
Chorus: Even if it is roasted in ghee, sir,
If you eat too much, you will swell up!
Craving, oh what a craving!
Like the dosa mother baked!
Craving, oh what a craving!
Like the dosa mother baked!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic Tamil folk-style track uses lively colloquial idioms, playful rhythmic refrains, and satirical metaphors to convey moral advice and street philosophy. Starting with the famous childhood rhyme comparing true simple desire to a hot dosa made by one's mother, the lyricist warns against excess, greed, deceit, and vanity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Aasaiyinnaa aasai / Ammaa sutta dosai”
Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, common in Tamil poetry (Aasai / Dosai).
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Ada thillum mullum ingae palikkaathu”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words (Thillu / Mullu).
Metaphor & Idiom
“Aasaiyinnaa aasai / Ammaa sutta dosai”
Using 'Ammaa sutta dosai' (mother's cooked dosa) as a metaphor for wholesome, genuine human desire versus gluttony or ill-gotten gains.
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Trivia
The opening lines 'Aasaiyinnaa Aasai, Ammaa Sutta Dosai' are adapted from a widely popular traditional Tamil children's nursery rhyme. Lyricist Gangai Amaran incorporated this nostalgic folk trope into the film 'Mudivalla Arambam' (1984) to create an instant hook.
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